A Guide to Goad Decks in EDH | How to Build a Goad Commander Deck

[@ezraezra666]

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[@danacoleman4007]

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[@Bongus_Bubogus]

Firkraag is my goadmander. Slapping a lot of protection spells and a few cheap dragons, and it’s a fun tribal/theme fusion deck that doesn’t need to worry about card draw.

[@beyblade9048]

A personal favorite pet commander that've I've been think about building a goad deck around is Tahngarth, First Mate. All you have to do is give him menace and goad a couple creatures and he becomes an unblockable force threatening commander damage on all your opponents every turn around the table. My only wish is that he had text that simply read, "Can't be sacrificed."

[@thetrinketmage]

I think assault suit will help you with that!

[@paperwatt]

Goad is one of the best keywords ever made. I snatched up that Nelly deck to spread +1 counters on everyone's stuff. Just the right mix of chaos but with a game plan still attached.

[@laricus3647]

I built Nelly immediately. The first night at FNM, between Delney, Roaming Throne, and Nelly's original trigger, I was drawing an absurd amount of cards and getting great value with Smothering Tithe. Convenient Target is also surprisingly good.

[@cool_scatter]

A guy I play with a lot at my LGS has a Nelly goad deck (pretty sure it's one he built himself, not the precon) and it's super fun to play against. He doesn't even play to win, he just wants to see everyone else swing at each other and see what happens

[@redzone4412]

Trinket mage and snail literally carrying niche mtg rn

[@ZOOOMlllll]

3/3 elk

[@deadlypandaghost]

Blast Hellkite and Dictate of the Twin gods. You can flash in dictate after blockers are declared which often leads to kills. Plus its the perfect setup card for finishing the last man on your next turn.

[@dameonpigeon2736]

Queen marchesa is a good goad commander. It helps you keep monarch and if you do lose it the 1/1 deathtouch guys she makes can get it back and help defend yourself when it’s down to the 1v1.

[@canuckguitarist3759]

Making this and calling it “marchesa wrestling federation”

[@Yawgman]

I absolutely love Nelly as a goad commander, her card draw ability really incentivizes people to not swing at you even if you don't really have goad effects up. I don't run Xantcha primarily as a goad deck, its more of a subtheme. But, I do have some goad/goad-ish bangers in there, my favorite being Season of the Witch. You can "shut it off" by sacking it on your upkeep, and it has a crazy interaction with cards like Crawlspace where it destroys all creatures a player didn't attack you with at the end of their turn.

[@aaronprice201]

Just stumbled across this and wanted to add my 0.02 - Isshin, Two Heavens as One is a fantastic goad commander. Mardu is one of the best color combinations for goad, a ton of the repeatable goad effects are based off of attack triggers, and forcing your opponents to attack can also be used to trigger other permanents you control based on attacks. On top of that, with a lot of your opponents’ creatures tapped out, it is easier to swing in and hit someone with a lot of those creatures with strong attack triggers.

[@cameronkueneman2519]

Kros defense contractor is my personal battle cruiser pod deck. He's been very interesting and challenging to build around as the table Dynamics have been wild

[@thetrinketmage]

Kros is super interesting as a card! He really does some unique things

[@Jwhiz24]

I prefer the one time goad effects because they don't tip your hand, act like pre-emptive fogs, and stop opponents from durdling. Simply cut 1 or 2 board wipes for cards like disrupt decorum and watch how you suddenly have time to squeeze in another game that night.

[@coldnhot369]

Kinda new to magic and when playing commander, I always noticed not a lot of attacking. So discovering this will spice up the games a lot

[@thetrinketmage]

Players will usually not attack as much as they should! If that’s what you are seeing goad is perfect for you!

[@peterd8251]

Galea, Kindler of Hope is actually a great goad commander. You're in Bant, so you already have 3 impetus cards, 3 vow of cards, bloodthirsty blade, and other enchantments like Kenrith's Transformation, Eaten by Piranhas, and Petrify. All of these can be cast from the top of your library! I include a lot of protection/evasion like Unquestioned Authority and Winged Boots. Last weekend, I was playing her in a game against a Gargos, Vicious Watcher. When I enchanted one of his scary hydras with Vow of Duty, he got a fight trigger but couldn't target Galea because she had protection from creatures! Making the Gargos player even more of a problem for everyone else while I just chipped away at life totals consistently was hilarious and fun for everybody =)

[@bryceduyvewaardt8136]

That sounds awesome! Is there a deck list online?

[@peterd8251]

@@bryceduyvewaardt8136 oh it looks like my comment didn't post because I put a full link! Hopefully this works, it's for Archidekt /decks/3962689/galea

[@peterd8251]

@@bryceduyvewaardt8136 I tune my decks all the time, so this is just her current form. My goal was to lower her power level, but increase her consistency and interaction. Basically, applying a bunch of what I've been learning from @salubrioussnail. His video "The Way to Fit More Cards into your Cards" in particular. For example, Psychic Impetus is one of my favorite cards in the deck because it fills so many roles. Card advantage from the scry, it can take care of a dangerous creature, or make Galea more dangerous because I'm attacking with her every turn anyway.

[@sullivansmith-fn3ud]

I've got a lot of people in my playgroup who shy away from attacking so I'm trying to make some goad or goad adjacent decks and this video is a big help

[@cameron8703]

I have actually been brewing a Kitt Kanto superfriends deck since goaded creatures basically cannot attack planeswalkers. Since a lot of planeswalkers in Naya colors tend to make tokens, there's some decent synergy with the commander as well. I also have an Izzet goad deck built around Alora, Merry Thief with the Popular Entertainer background. I do love goad decks, and I really like that you pointed out that it is a bit of a control archetype despite looking like an aggro archetype.

[@furnace6441]

Extremeley underrated card that i see NOBODY playing in goad decks is Exquisite Blood. Its not just for infinite combos it will actually put you ahead in life which is huge in decks like these

[@mdrlolcat]

My goad deck is actually my favorite deck ! It uses Karona, the False God. Playing Karona and immediatly goading her with something like a Sly Instigator feels so good, it's kinda like you're tripling the value of your goad since Karona is attacking 4 times per turn cycles, and goad last until your last turn. Also, having your opponents creatures disincentivized to attack you (with pillowfort or whatever) and dropping a Karona that buff everyones board immensely feels very powerful. There is almost always a tribal deck who will very much appreciate the Karona, which allows you to strike tactical deals and temporary alliances.

[@joemontondo9113]

I have a lot of goad synergies in my Kamber and Laurine deck, lots of fun.

[@thetrinketmage]

Never seen that commander pair before seems interesting

[@bryankopkin6869]

I really love Bothersome Quasit in artifact or spellslinger decks. People don’t expect it to do much so they leave it alone and thats when it shines.

[@destinyhero]

Great video! I love Baeloth + Noble Heritage running many of the best Boros cards and Living Equipment / For Mirrodin! equipment cards to voltron up Baeloth.

[@revenvrake7412]

The goad commander I'm brewing up is Kharn the Betrayer. Sure he doesn't actually interact with goad...but he's surprisingly sticky. Fit him with assault suit and send him out to smash stuff. If you can goad him even better.

[@soapy5365]

I've been fiddling around with Aurelia, the Law Above as a goad commander! love the idea of goading everything and just getting to dome people for 3 every turn as well as drawing a card each time. Trickiest part is making the more chaotic theme of goad fit with the vibe of the boros legion lol

[@patpatpatzi7089]

Queen Marchesa with Goad is a fun one~ redirecting attacks while keeping the monarch

[@amphilochusofmallus5070]

I've been running a Tom Bombadil deck that has gloin, dwarf emissary in it. Having the ability to both ramp and goad big threats has been a really nice feature

[@skoogadoo]

i have a saskia goad deck, even though she doesn't deal with goading/forced combat directly. but she does have the best color identity for goading (other than 5 color ig), and her ability lends itself to spreading the damage as you were describing

[@justinendel4292]

I enjoyed my Alela, Cunning Conqueror deck so much I'm working on a Dihada, Binder of Wills goad deck. It's been fun finding cards and working around a Legendary subtheme.

[@rainx381]

Like group hug and stax, I always wanted to learn how to build goad. Thanks for this.

[@damonlouis6536]

I run tetsuo umezawa, one thing no one has seemed to mention is the curse players cards like curse of opulence and curse of verbosity. they make people swing at your enemies every round. the problem with goad is that it's very good at getting you second place so you need to do a lot of policing. Iv'e found individual goad to work best at stopping the problem player, often you make weak players easy target for the guy to your right with beefy blockers. One great card i run is caverns of despair which makes says 2 attackers per combat, hilarious when you goad 2 of their creatures imo

[@pajurr]

I love goad, it is my favorite mechanic because it forces players to talk and interact earlier than the last turn. However, goad is disliked. I really think that you can inadvertently become the arch enemy of the table without a good board if you apply multiple constant goad to targets (Baeloth fof example). If you goad 3/4 of the creatures, rest assured the rest will go to your face, eventhough it might not be the best solution. I do not recommend going off with goad to be honest : goad is not a powerful mechanic so to say. I advise people to always sandbag and be at best, second place on the table. Hide in the shadow of the first player, and force him to attack the others, you are "helping" them dethrone the menace. Or goad the unblockable creature of the other players while saying "you will attack the arch ennemy with it anyway". Indeed, goad connects the card part and the social part of the game in my opinion, you can play politics with goad ! Saying things like "I can help by forcing its value creatures to attack you, and you kill them." (eventhough it rarely matters, in the grand scheme of things lol), these ideas can help your case. Personally, I play Firkraag. It is really fun, my favorite deck ! It is composed of goading cards in red, removal, pillowfort, blue tomfooleries... However ! Do not forget "goading" was first a blue and black mechanic. Many clunky old cards can be great sometimes, look them up in scryfall, things like Dulcet Siren ! Also, funny tech for just Firkraag : Goblin Diplomats ! First, the card is referencing Monty Python, so you need it. An secondly, you know you do not need to anger people with forced combat here, let them declare their attackers, and only after, force the attackers to attack by tapping your diplomats, triggerring Firkraag if it connects ! Have a very nice day

[@vashurgo2661]

can share your list?

[@artenox7579]

Queen Marchesa is my goad deck :)

[@TinyLokiGaming]

Taunt from the Rampart is literally my favorite pseudo board wipe, it's so damn fun watching the other players having to beat the hell out of eachother

[@buratto5541]

I play Goad in my Queen Marchesa Monarch deck. And i will make a new goad deck with the new grixis Marchesa from otj. But i like the idea from using The Rani from the Doctor Who precons too. Goad is the Goat for me.

[@DraXCore]

One of my favorite cards to put into any goad deck is Invasion Plans. It just makes the game even more interesting

[@jmanwild87]

The best goad deck commander in my opinion is Firkraag Cunning Instigator this is because firkraag rapidly becomes a commander damage threat, blue has some shockingly good protection when combined with red. unlike most forced combat decks he counts your creatures as well as your opponents' creatures and unlike a lot of the other forced combat decks that give you card advantage Firkraag doesn't give your opponents more cards when you get cards.

[@thetrinketmage]

I like Firkraag as a good choice for your commander! And backing things up with counter magic is always good

[@vashurgo2661]

can share your list?

[@meekumanu]

I've had a lot of success with Marisi, Breaker of the Coil, Naya is the best colors for goad in my opinion and disabled spells in combat just makes combat steps much smoother.

[@thetrinketmage]

I used to play a Marisi deck and it was very good

[@Torsav]

I'm really happy they made Goad an evergreen keyword. I love turning creatures sideways, I want other people to appreciate it as well. Karazikar goblins was my first goad deck, and it's pretty effective.

[@shawnt8331]

Built an Aurelia, The Law Above goad deck and it slaps! My new fav mechanic

[@xternalpunk]

Would love to see your build

[@williamkeiser7562]

I built karona, false God as a goad commander. Now she gets to attack every turn cycle and I get all her nice combat trick enchantment like songbird blessing and armadillo cloak while she also spreads the love with visions of brutality and treacherous link. I went with that enchantresses theme mentioned in the video too.

[@bennetthyslop]

I run a kros defense contractor goad deck from the new capenna brokers precon. I find it super fun and works along a second control axis by tapping down creatures when you put counters on them to goad things. I have had multiple turn cycles where every player had to full swing at everyone else. I dont win much but i love forcing everyone to make the best of a bad situation.

[@mr.smartypants8807]

Breena Strixhaven precon. Best deck ive played out the box, learned how to play thanks to that deck. Leans into the politics part of commander heavily, makes for very entertaining games ❤

[@thetrinketmage]

I wish there were more goad effects in black

[@MisterMertone]

I'm running a Gahiji goad deck with a Maze End + Scapeshift wincon. Totally love this deck !

[@AxillaryPower2]

I play Kitt Kanto as my goad Commander. It foregoes the classic pillowfort cards for go-wide token makers, which plays triple duty as fuel to goad things, protects my life total, and provides a win condition once all the opponents have brought each other low. Plus, it's the PERFECT deck for Gahiji, Honored One, which I've been trying to get working in a forced combat style deck long before "Goad" became a mechanic.

[@kzerfonz4678]

I have a firkraag cunning instigator deck and it has been really fun. Mostly dragon tribal, so you have a lot of flying and strong dragons. As well as dragon token generation and dragon damage effects

[@bryceduyvewaardt8136]

This is perfect timing! I’m editing my Mazzy, Truesword Paladin that I built around the goad enchantments since the enchanted goaded creatures get +2+0 when attacking my opponents. It’s heavily leaned into enchantress effects and I find Yenna, Sun Clasp, Duelist’s Heritage, Lure, Nils, Mirri and Benevolent Blessing are great includes besides goad all-stars

[@brandoncreek5709]

I just built Aurelia, The Law Above and I'm definitely running Nelly and some of the more impactful goad finishers (Spec. Showdown, Disrupt Decorum, Taunt from the Ramparts, etc) and it's a lot of fun! I tried not to lean too heavily into the goad since it can feel a little too annoying sometimes to play against but I like running at least a little as pseudo fogs/protection

[@beevuu]

i cant believe i just watched the trinket mage calling me goated for ten minutes

[@eliit3888]

At first, i had a cascade chaotic deck, but i realised if I was the only one doing chaotic stuff the game isn't fun enough. So to incite everybody to do it, I went for a baeloth / raised by giants leaning on group Hug and the deck is glorious : play a lot of protection and removal while doubling everybody mana is awesome. It really help you playing your 11 cmc commander and even with a lot of mana available to your opponents, baeloth can easily keep everything in check Of course all of your removal are transmo effect for maximum chaos

[@lautarodesimone54]

Two things to recommend if you wanna discover that goad is the best mechanic in EDH: Hot pursuit turns the greatest weakness of goad into a 2 mana "i win if i end up in a 1v1". And the best goad commander if you wanna rely in hot pursuit is The Rani, repeatable-permanent goads with it's token auras and then investigate out of goaded hits. Run transmutate cards for the hot pursuit and you get a powerful and reliable deck.

[@zazzaboo4955]

i found this vid at the perfect time, i recently found the desire to build a thantis goad deck purely because thantis itself gives access to a lot of the goad cards and is forced combat on legs in my command zone

[@Candyapplebone]

I have a rakdos reanimator deck, the commander is the red and black chainer card. One of the wind conditions for that deck is just a reanimate kardur over and over

[@TheBirdGroves]

Disrupt decorum is a fun finish potential in casual, play it & swing out only having to worry about hasted beaters, turn cycle comes back to you and clean up the table on the next round of combat

[@floppydisk4500]

I just built a goad deck. This is very good information to have

[@RJGold777]

I've been really enjoying my Thantis the Warweaver goad/forced combat deck, can confirm that it makes for much faster (and IMO more exciting) games. Similar to playing pillow fort effects, I can't understate how helpful fog effects are in a goad deck. When someone has no choice but to swing at you, being able to fog and then win on your next combat is fantastic. Also, consider a few "If you do get to attack me, horrible things will happen" cards. Things like Dread are great for discouraging attacks against you. Also for a cheap and unexpected enchantment to discourage flyers coming your way in green decks, try Raking Canopy.

[@Zen_guy]

Decklist? I've been working on my Thantis deck recently.

[@jacobnorris1785]

Baeloth with Clan crafter is my goad deck. Still working to find that balance of goad/voltron/pillow fort/artifact value. But I reliably end up myself and 1 other opponent with it. So I think it's going in the right direction.

[@AJDelRose]

Kros Defense Contractor is my fav commander and he's in bant colors!

[@peggle09]

I have a 5 color goad deck and it is so much fun. Players have to interact with each other and the games are definitely faster. It wins quite a bit as well.

[@thetrinketmage]

Who’s the commander?

[@peggle09]

@@thetrinketmage Kenrith, the returned king.

[@smackyfrog6046]

I had a Tibalt Cosmic imposter deck that was accidentally a goad deck. I have the Fircraag precon, and Blame Game precon. I'm not sure why when I see goad precons I immediately buy those decks, but it is a fun thing to have and in diverse colors.

[@DolanBomb]

I have a slightly upgraded Nelly Borca precon that I really love playing, but I still need to find a coherent subtheme. My first thought was planeswalkers, though the influence of a certain unknown YT channel made me want to tinker with Sunforger and spellslinger-ish/control strategies. It might be trying to fit too many eggs in one basket, but it feels fun!

[@ozzysmith2571]

I haven't specifically made a Goad deck (yet) but I do run a chunk of Goad cards in my chaos deck because ya know... Making everyone punch eachother in the face is pretty chaotic. I will say playing AGAINST a Goad deck is a wild time. My buddy ran the Fairie goad precon fresh outta the Box while everyone else in the 5 player game ran Thier favourite decks. By the time we were able to get the Fairie deck outta the game, one player was already knocked out and the highest life total at the table was 9. Goad is probably one of, if not THE, best keywords they've introduced in the last decade.

[@masterolimario]

I adore goad decks! Though I much prefer to go an aggro route with little defenses, beyond goading itself, over any pillow forting as it aids in speeding the game even more significantly. Karazikar the eye Tyrant is a truly underrated commander for an aggro goad deck.

[@infinitedaryl2267]

Kitt Kanto is underrated. Goaded creatures often can’t get through if they don’t have evasion. Giving something trample deals with that, especially if you’re doubling its power or giving it double strike elsewhere. Plus Kitt Kanto has a token theme too to close the game with your own army.

[@monsieurm0u731]

I got a Khârn the Betrayer Goad deck. It's pretty funny to move your voltron around and to goad creatures, including your commander lol

[@perfectemokid]

The rani has been an absolute Menace at my LGS. I built the deck with the idea that I was trying to play for second and it has won more games than my casual alela anthems. Goading other people's stuff can be good but goading your own stuff can also be fun!

[@thetrinketmage]

I’ve thought about building Rani as a commander seems fun!

[@josefinacabrera589]

i fucking love Goad, i play Aurelia, the Law above, Nelly Borca, Queen Marchesa and Kit Kanto as goad commanders lmao

[@mikeowens40]

Started brewing Thantis, the Warweaver defender goad. This is the sign to finish it.

[@thetrinketmage]

Hell yea build that spider deck! Hope it’s fun!

[@drunkcapybara7004]

I love spiders, so i think it's time i start making one as well My first thought was more vigilance creatures, but defender is a great idea too

[@rafaeldefier]

Marisi, Breaker of the Coil is my personal choice for a goad commander. He is very strong and I really like his color identity.

[@EricVolkmer]

I use Nelly as my goal commander. I put a small initiative/monarchy sub theme which has worked pretty well so far.

[@BobJones-bg4ui]

I run a Re-animator deck with Kardur as a commander. I put big value creatures and get out of the graveyard when they did. Or, reanimate Kardur again and again to protect myself

[@KingQuetzal]

I have a Saskia the Unyielding goad deck with a 'take other players turns' subtheme. Has 'Worst Fears', 'Emrakul the Promised End', and 'Cruel Entertainment'

[@kennypurnell575]

I ran a Fumiko deck a while back and as a challenge tried to make it have no goad at all, just forced combat. I ran lots of pillow fort effects and curses to kind of "carrot or stick" my opponenets into atracking elsewhere. What I learned from this: if you force someone to swing and they can swing at you, they will 9 times out of 10, even if there is a clearly better target. Its weird, they realize they arent technically goaded and then all logic goes out the window

[@power_SERG]

When I got into magic, I was goaded, and ever since I have been obsessed with the Idea of making my opponent go berserk. Problem was that I thought Goaded creatures couldn't attack me on 1v1, so you can imagine how stupid I felt when I goaded my friends just to find out they could just beat the living f### out of me. Man, it was the greatest disappointment... I'm glad you made this video.

[@ianshurtleff806]

Currently working on a budget Kazuul forced combat/goad deck. Adding a token subtheme to take advantage of the fact that people will be tapped down most of the time, and because I wanted the deck to still do something if the commander gets knocked out too often

[@bibingkapox]

What do you think about Isshin as a goad commander? I thought of having the best goad cards in Mardu, then having a "do more" card in the command zone. In my playgroup Isshin is always taken out first if I take the usual attack triggers route so I thought makin a goad deck with him could work

[@thetrinketmage]

I think it can work. There is a downside of having your commander only act as a win more card so he sure to have a lot of card draw in the deck

[@Narasan13]

I've got a varchild, betrayer of kjeldor goad/voltron deck that I love. Give everyone tokens and force them to attack with em, otherwise they just let them sit until a wipe happens

[@khathecleric]

I use Isshin as a soft goad commander, having some forced combat and goad, and then running a ton of effects that profit off of any creature attacking which I double.

[@QuicksilverSG]

Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer partnered with Raised by Giants is hard to resist, but seems like it'd take a lot of ramp to pull off early enough. With goad, Monarch also looks tempting, though its best cards are expensive to cast. Perhaps cheating them into play is the ticket?

[@maxvincent6903]

Karona the False God is my first thought for commander. I can have allllll the goading and some big swings for my opponents

[@daniellekalaskas5666]

I'm currently rocking a dong zhou the tyrant goad deck and it's pretty sweet

[@Doxicyclin]

my fave goad commander is Marisi. just run flyers and unblockables :D

[@FightinTheGorlax]

I didn't know a goaded creature cant attack a planeswalker. Itd be really cool to get a planeswalker commander that was goad themed!

[@thetrinketmage]

One step ahead of you I’m working on a Jeska and Tymna goad deck!

[@FightinTheGorlax]

@@thetrinketmage that sounds super fun! Do you post your decklists?

[@thetrinketmage]

@@FightinTheGorlax www.moxfield.com/decks/personal I keep most of my lists here and the new deck will eventually make it

[@FightinTheGorlax]

@@thetrinketmage the link is just taking me to my own decks xD

[@thetrinketmage]

@@FightinTheGorlax my bad here is a link to one of my decks and you can go to my profile www.moxfield.com/decks/FWNRiW_J00uNBmtiyZZVSA

[@charliescheirmann2926]

I'm a fan of Baeloth with Agent of the Iron Throne as the background. This way you can stockpile the treasures you earn to help ping the last opponent once in the 1v1. Hopefully they will be low enough from the other players attacking them back since they shouldn't have many blockers to work with. Rakdos also has a small package of effects similar to agent of the iron throne such as Marionette Master, which is especially potent, since part of the gameplan with Baeloth is to boost his power, so once he is sufficiently big enough to goad all of our opponents' creatures, we can start pumping the Marionette Master instead to turn our treasures into really potent finishers. Not to mention cards such as Blood Artist and Revel in Riches which will allow us to further capitalize on our opponents' creatures dying!

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

Baeloth is so fun, I built a Noble Heritage deck with them; feels like an arms race since if you don't take the counters your opponents will. I dig how the deck helps everyone's stuff get bigger but gets more benefit than anyone else ;p

[@charliescheirmann2926]

@@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299 I've been kicking around using him with Noble Heritage. But I also really wanted to try Raised by Giants, just because this way you don't need to grow him, he should be bigger than nearly anything you will see your opponents play!

[@greyaye8565]

So I had a Marisi Monarch deck, and it actually became a little bit oppressive. It was mostly just Monarch cards, unblockable creatures, ramp for a T3 Marisi, and ways to stop haste from opponents. It's impressive how much people hate attacking with their utility creatures, and every game became Archenemy to the point where I never really got to play the deck, so I pulled it apart...ended up with a Zacama/Zirda combo deck that was way more powerful.

[@JulesTesla]

My Kitt Kanto deck was fast asleep until Nelly Borca came along and then Kitt said “😎 wanna goad with me?”

[@micastewart7209]

A fun idea: burn/group slug deck with a Goad sub-theme to keep the pressure off of you and allow you to enter the late game at an advantage.

[@happybrain2674]

i play myself baeloth and noble background. having goat in my commandzone, means i dont need much more in the 99 so there is alot of space for protection and for giving enermies creatures to punch each other. that also means most of my removal spells give creature tokens: Mogg Infestation or Descent of the Dragons are my "boardwipes" i love to give enermies stuff and punish them for having those its a very unice playstyle so ofc i also play cards like Suture Priest :D i feel like thats not really possible with other goat commanders

[@diegoferrer915]

I have a question with using Pramikon, Sky Rampart. When you goad the creatures from the enemy that has to attack you, what happens? He still needs to attack you because Pramikon has priority? Or he has to attack another person?

[@PaulSzkibik]

I think if you're going for a goad-theme, then voltron (commander damage) isn't synergizing much besides your opponents potentially having less blockers. Like, if you're forcing your opponents via goad to damage each other, going for commander damage feels a bit like running posing/infect or milling with goad. You're "wasting" the normal damage your goad cards are forcing on your opponents and kind of just use it as a tool to remove blockers and to keep you alive a bit longer since you're less likely to get attacked. So since goad is also increasing the damage done to your opponents it feels to me like you want to build your strategy and card choices on top of that regular damage from goad and then it doesn't matter where your damage comes from, commander or otherwise. So I'd possibly run a couple of cards like Earthquake (XR - deal X damage to all non-flyers and players) it deals damage to all players and can really clean the table up because there's a good chance that you're the player with the highest life total. But also at x= 2 or 3 it can clear the board of smaller creatures -> a lot of really good goad cards target only one creature. A token army deck might still overwhelm you if you can't goad everything all the time, plus newly created tokens, even if goaded can still be used as blockers for your other opponents goaded creatures. So any card like earthquake in my mind is an excellent addition in goad decks. Even goad decks probably want board wipes, but earthquake and co. also provide the means to finish off opponents and lastly, you have a lot of control over which creatures will die to it (and goad the survivors).

[@easypeezy5340]

I can't believe I haven't seen anyone mention Kros. He is such a unique spin on Goad.

[@thousand1183]

LETS GOOOOO MR MAGE BACK 2 BACK UPLOADZ

[@miketothefitz]

I love all your videos!! I don’t know if you’ve already answered this but will you ever post gameplay videos?? Thanks again for all the dope content! 🤙🤙

[@xternalpunk]

I think we would all like to see your goat deck.

[@gil8673]

My favorite goad commander is The Rani. My play group has been complaining about games taking too long so it's time to bring her back out.

[@pedrofrares28]

Someday I would like to build a Marchesa goad deck, it sounds fun

[@chapter_129]

Combining Goad + Politics with my favorite commander Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor.

[@dinosnore4269]

At some point, I might remake a Goad deck around Firkraag again. His precon was my first deck, and I've still got his card from way back then in my binder. He's not the best Goad Commander, but I've still got a soft spot for him for being my first Commander.

[@thetrinketmage]

I think he isn’t that bad as a commander!

[@ozzysmith2571]

My buddies mom got into commander and built that as her first deck and she goes toe to toe with everyone and keeps up well. Very solid commander. You just gotta work the angles right to get it to shine.

[@grillburgerdaq5121]

Karona false god is the best creature to goad. It’s my signature deck.

[@thetrinketmage]

Do you play all the impetus cards?

[@grillburgerdaq5121]

@@thetrinketmage I don’t play the green one or the white one. Green one is too expensive and the white one doesn’t do enough for me. +1 +1 is not a meaningful stat boost and it’s always the last impetus I play so I cut it. I run Nelly borca, Jon irenicus, red death, the rani, agitator ant. Those are the true mvps because it allows me to cast Karona early. Paying 6 mana for Karona, plus 3 to goad, and curving out to do so is not a good plan as you’re susceptible to removal and the board will be crazy by the time you assemble it. Karona won’t survive. Also Jegantha is run as my companion. If all else fails, I put the elk out there and the extra mana allows more flexibility.

[@pajurr]

Playing Karona is very cool

[@mibbzx1493]

I feel different about goad, i played a uh marisi breaker of coil goad deck and it was just forcing them all to attack and they tapped out while i was sitting back and doing nothing the whole time like won both games because it wasn’t an interactive experience for everyone else. I broke the deck apart because the gameplay experience wasn’t interactive at all for the opposing players. And they didnt like playing against it at all. They tried removing it but i ran protective spells cuz i know thats what ppl will do. It is strong, but for them its impossible for them to build a boardstate since small creatures will get picked off. i agree with you saying its strong for sure but idk like its not the gameplay experience i liked omthey would want to play again after they kinda seen what it does and it’s probably the like a lazy way to win. I guess its hard to describe

[@towelguy]

I like goad, the only downside I see to the strat is how some commanders (like the background pair you suggested) end up saying "every opponent creature is goaded always" which removes a lot of player and play decision making and become unfun for the table