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Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
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R
- Mono Red
Created by  LordAwillo
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8.0 - 8.5
Bracket 5
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

This is a colorless/red Eldrazi ramp deck focusing on accelerating into large Eldrazi creatures and generating massive amounts of mana through artifacts and Tron lands. The commander, Herigast, Erupting Nullkite, provides emerge value and card advantage while enabling cost reduction for large creatures.

Primer:

The deck's primary gameplan revolves around establishing a strong mana base early through artifacts like Sol Ring, Mana Vault, and the Urza lands (Tron) package. The deck aims to deploy powerful Eldrazi titans like Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, and Emrakul, the Promised End as early as possible. The commander serves as both a card advantage engine and an alternative casting method for large creatures through its emerge ability.

The deck features multiple infinite mana combinations using Basalt Monolith or Grim Monolith with Clock of Omens or Rings of Brighthearth. Once established, this mana can be used with outlets like Staff of Domination or Walking Ballista for wins. The deck also includes strong interaction pieces like Deflecting Swat and All Is Dust to control the board while setting up its win conditions.

Weaknesses:

  • Vulnerable to artifact hate and mass artifact removal
  • Can struggle against fast aggro decks before establishing its mana base
  • Heavily reliant on its artifacts and lands for ramp, making it susceptible to stax effects
  • Limited interaction options due to being primarily colorless

Most Important Cards:

  1. Urza's Tower/Urza's Mine/Urza's Power Plant
  2. Sol Ring
  3. Mana Vault
  4. Metalworker
  5. Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
  6. Rings of Brighthearth
  7. Clock of Omens
  8. Staff of Domination
  9. All Is Dust
  10. Eye of Ugin

Attribute Ratings:

  • Speed: 8/10
  • Resilience: 7/10
  • Consistency: 8/10
  • Interaction: 6/10

Rating Justification:

This deck consistently threatens wins or overwhelming board presence by turns 3-4 through its powerful mana acceleration and Eldrazi threats. While it lacks some of the protection and consistency of higher-powered decks, it can regularly establish game-ending board states early and has multiple paths to victory. The deck sits comfortably in the high-power category but falls short of true cEDH due to its somewhat slower setup time and vulnerability to disruption.

Final power level rating: 8.0 - 8.5

The deck demonstrates the hallmarks of a high-power deck with its fast mana, efficient tutors, and powerful win conditions. While it can produce explosive starts and threaten early wins, it doesn't quite reach the consistency and protection levels of top-tier cEDH decks. The inclusion of multiple backup plans and strong interaction pieces helps maintain its high power level even when faced with disruption.

DECK LIST
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
Planeswalker: 1
($0.85)
1
Ugin, the Ineffable
6
Creature: 15
($199.14)
1
Abstruse Archaic
4
1
Breaker of Creation
6 C C
1
Emrakul, the Promised End
13
1
Emrakul, the World Anew
12
1
Glaring Fleshraker
2 C
1
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
10
1
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
8 C C
1
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
3
1
Metalworker
3
1
Oblivion Sower
6
1
Treasonous Ogre
3 R
1
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
10
1
Ulamog, the Defiler
10
1
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
11
1
Walking Ballista
X X
Artifact: 32
($975.05)
1
Basalt Monolith
3
1
Blinkmoth Urn
5
1
Clock of Omens
4
1
Darksteel Monolith
8
1
Dreamstone Hedron
6
1
Eldrazi Monument
5
1
Everflowing Chalice
0
1
Expedition Map
1
1
Forsaken Monument
5
1
Gilded Lotus
5
1
Grim Monolith
2
1
Hedron Archive
4
1
Liquimetal Torque
2
1
Mana Vault
1
1
Manifold Key
1
1
Mind Stone
2
1
Moonsilver Key
2
1
Mox Diamond
0
1
Mox Opal
0
1
Mystic Forge
4
1
Planar Bridge
6
1
Rings of Brighthearth
3
1
Sculpting Steel
3
1
Sensei's Divining Top
1
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Staff of Domination
3
1
Strionic Resonator
2
1
The One Ring
4
1
Thran Dynamo
4
1
Unwinding Clock
4
1
Voltaic Key
1
1
Worn Powerstone
3
Enchantment: 1
($2.1)
1
Echoes of Eternity
3 C C C
Instant: 7
($54.69)
1
Chaos Warp
2 R
1
Deflecting Swat
2 R
1
Kozilek's Command
X C C
1
Lightning Bolt
R
1
Not of This World
7
1
Null Elemental Blast
C
1
Warping Wail
1 C
Sorcery: 5
($30.32)
1
All Is Dust
7
1
Gamble
R
1
Glimpse the Impossible
2 R
1
Jeska's Will
2 R
1
Reckless Handling
1 R
Land: 38
($391.53)
1
Ancient Tomb
1
Buried Ruin
1
Cavern of Souls
1
Cloudpost
1
Eldrazi Temple
1
Eye of Ugin
1
Gemstone Caverns
1
Glacial Chasm
1
Glimmerpost
1
High Market
1
Horizon of Progress
1
Inventors' Fair
1
Mariposa Military Base
1
Maze of Ith
3
Mountain
1
Sanctum of Eternity
1
Scorched Ruins
1
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
1
Talon Gates of Madara
1
Thespian's Stage
1
Trenchpost
1
Ugin's Labyrinth
1
Urza's Cave
1
Urza's Mine
1
Urza's Power Plant
1
Urza's Saga
1
Urza's Tower
1
Urza's Workshop
1
Vesuva
1
War Room
6
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