The Cult of Athreos

by serlX on 15 December 2014

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Deck Description

Please... sit down and enjoy some punch!

This is a 75% deck - designed for kooky interactions and fun, casual play.

The God of Passage requires not only sacrifices from his cultists, he demands tribute from his enemies for those recently deceased.

He sends his demonic minions: Archdemon of Greed, Bloodgift Demon and Indulgent Tormentor to make sure the job gets done.

If his minions fail him and all seems lost, Erebos, God of the Dead is always ready to defend his right to collect the souls of the sacrificed; by any means necessary.

The deck does a great job of mitigating hate due to the vast number of low-cost, low-key creatures and the fact that if you want something to stay dead, it will cost you 3 life. Paying 3 life may not seem like a lot in EDH; but keep coming at me and it becomes quite taxing.

This strategy allows me to build and sacrifice my precious cultists at my leisure and picking which opponent to tax.

How to Play

Fun combos:

[Conspiracy (choose human) + Xathrid Necromancer] with Ravenous Demon, Village Cannibals, Teysa, Orzhov Scion and/or Devout Chaplain is pretty awesome.

[Athreos, God of Passage + Doomed Necromancer] is awesomely synergistic.

[Blood Artist + Dark Prophecy] - How about you take that life loss instead.

[Skirsdag High Priest + Village Bell-Ringer] - This can be devastating and very flavorful. Cultists of Athreos love demons.

[King Macar, the Gold-Cursed] has fantastic synergy with Village Bell-Ringer, Skirsdag High Priest and Devout Chaplain.

[Athreos, God of Passage + Death Cultist] - Pretty much a free life drain for 1 each turn and potentially 4 if they choose to let it die (Unlikely the first few times). Also, great morbid trigger. This simple setup is also fantastic with Xathrid Necromancer on the board.

[Athreos, God of Passage + Blood Artist + Killing Wave] Can be absolutely devastating

Deck Tags

  • Orzhov
  • Human
  • Demon
  • Commander

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Not Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

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