Into the Vault: Ghired, Conclave Exile Deck Tech

Written by Christian Gil Portugalisa

        Modern has been in an uproar when the battlefield changed from being overrun by Hogaak decks to now being overrun by Stoneforge Mystic decks. The card is very powerful, allowing you search for any equipment that you need and playing that equipment with its tap ability. So why don't we find a way to bring that same gameplan into our beloved Commander format.

The Commander

        The commander whose colors can be found in its name. A new legendary creature from Commander 2019's Primal Genesis. A sweet commander bringing populate back from the brink of death. What set's this commander apart from other populate commanders is that he can generate a huge rhino token when he comes into play and populate it when he attacks. Another good thing here is that the newly created token is also tapped and attacking. If you have a haste enabler on the battle field, you could be seeing 10 power attacking you the same turn Ghired is cast.

Equipped for War

   

        Good help is hard to find these days. Sometimes, if you need something done right, you have to do it yourself. As strong as Ghired is, he will not be able to close the game on his own. However, if we were to make more Ghireds and in turn make more tokens, your opponents will surely be overrun. Helm of the Host is the perfect Equipment for this commander. This equipment can make non-legendary copies of Ghired which in turn makes more Rhinos. Rhinos, Assemble!!

        Stoneforge Mystic and Godo, Bandit Warlord are our go to equipment tutors. Godo has one other important role, he is our backup wincon. When Godo attacks for the first time each turn, you get another combat step. With Helm of the Host equipped to him, you can generate hasty Godo tokens and when they attack, they will give you additional combat steps which will close out the game even faster.

Warlords and Generals

   

        Making sure that your fully equipped for war is very important, however, you might encounter situations where you can't find Stoneforge Mystic in time, not enough mana to cast and equip your commander or someone deals with Helm of the Host. Imperial Recuiter is a great way to help you search for the right creature at the right time. Someone destroyed your Helm of the Host? Don't worry. Goblin Welder will fix that problem and Brass Squire is here when mana is the issue allowing you to equip Helm of the Host to your Ghired at no cost.

        If you guys are looking for budget options or other similar card abilities then you can use any of the following cards: Auriok Survivors, Auriok Windwalker, Batterskull, Hammer of Nazahn, Kor Outfitter, Magnetic Theft, Nahiri, the Lithomancer or Sigarda's Aid.

Battle Frenzy

   

        We need to find ways to protect our Commander and make sure his equipment is untouched by foul hands. If you are having trouble with those pesky permission decks, Veil of Summer is your go to card giving you and your permanents hexproof from blue and black spells and abilities until end of turn. It even replaces itself. Now that is value. Rhytm of the wild is another card that makes your creatures uncounterable and gives non-token creates riot. Don't you hate it when blue players cast a cantrip at your end step? Well punish them with Seedtime. Who says non-blue decks do not have an extra turn card?

Final Thoughts

        Ghired is a very unique populate commander. When all other populate commanders go for those puny 1/1s, Ghired opts for a more hulk like tokens and smashes you when you are not ready. All I can say is, you should not make this commander angry. You would not like it when it is angry.

Ghired, Conclave Exile EDH

Land (32)
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Battlefield Forge
1x Bountiful Promenade
1x Brushland
1x Cinder Glade
1x City of Brass
1x Clifftop Retreat
1x Command Tower
1x Exotic Orchard
1x Forbidden Orchard
1x Forest
1x Gavony Township
1x Jungle Shrine
1x Karplusan Forest
1x Kessig Wolf Run
1x Krosan Verge
1x Mosswort Bridge
1x Mountain
1x Plains
1x Prismatic Vista
1x Reflecting Pool
1x Reliquary Tower
1x Rogue's Passage
1x Rootbound Crag
1x Sacred Foundry
1x Snow-Covered Forest
1x Snow-Covered Mountain
1x Snow-Covered Plains
1x Spire Garden
1x Stomping Ground
1x Sunpetal Grove
1x Temple Garden

Sorcery (4)
1x By Force
1x Triumph of the Hordes
1x Vandalblast
1x Wrath of God

Creature (22)
1x Angel of Sanctions
1x Anger
1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
1x Aven Mindcensor
1x Birds of Paradise
1x Boreal Druid
1x Brass Squire
1x Dire Fleet Daredevil
1x Elvish Mystic
1x Eternal Witness
1x Fyndhorn Elves
1x Goblin Welder
1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
1x Grand Abolisher
1x Imperial Recruiter
1x Llanowar Elves
1x Metalworker
1x Rhys the Redeemed
1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
1x Stoneforge Mystic
1x Taj-Nar Swordsmith
1x Treasonous Ogre

Artifact (12)
1x Chromatic Lantern
1x Commander's Sphere
1x Grafdigger's Cage
1x Gruul Signet
1x Hammer of Purphoros
1x Helm of the Host
1x Mimic Vat
1x Selesnya Signet
1x Sol Ring
1x Swiftfoot Boots
1x Talisman of Impulse
1x Talisman of Unity

Commander (1)
Ghired, Conclave Exile

Instant (21)
1x Beast Within
1x Chaos Warp
1x Crop Rotation
1x Eladamri's Call
1x Enlightened Tutor
1x Generous Gift
1x Krosan Grip
1x Lapse of Certainty
1x Natural State
1x Nature's Claim
1x Path to Exile
1x Pyretic Ritual
1x Pyroblast
1x Red Elemental Blast
1x Reverberate
1x Seedtime
1x Silence
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Teferi's Protection
1x Veil of Summer
1x Wear / Tear

Enchantment (7)
1x Carpet of Flowers
1x Elemental Bond
1x Rhythm of the Wild
1x Sigarda's Aid
1x Smothering Tithe
1x Sylvan Library
1x Wild Growth