Deck # 6: Where Forgiveness is Found (EDH / Commander) [Révision 16]

Dr. Kylie Moriarty, in this new timeline, was prevented from temporarily siding with Tiamat. Seeing through her deception, Dr. Moriarty does not engage in her sin in this timeline, and therefore has no need for forgiveness from Pharika (her patron deity).

At this time, Pharika still wants the forgiveness project to go into fruition. That it remains a forgiveness by way of milling project is not that strange in Pharika's mind. Pharika can take away your sins and make you pure by stripping you of your memory (which means stripping you of your library). She demanded Kylie strip others of their memories of evil so that Pharika could erase their pasts and cleanse them before they came to Athreos. As she began practicing it, Kylie discovered that the forgiveness comes in the process, not the deed itself. And so the quest for redemption had begun.

It seems not all of the dragons created for Tiamat were loyal to her. Led by a clone of Wasitora, Nekoru Queen, these dragons waited on Theros for Kylie to return. When they were informed that she was present again, the dragons came to her (basically all the dragons that appear both in this deck and in Kylie's Revenge). Dr. Moriarty was merely attempting to make cat clones, but the dragons convinced her to make a partial alliance. And that's when, in this new timeline, Arasta of the Endless Webs and Dina, Soul Steeper showed up to aid the situation.

Purphoros loves this token deck, and he convinces Mogis and Erebos to help. To show the gods how the project worked, she used the memory-erasing process to purify the planeswalkers' three souls. Now that the gods understood it, they approved of the process, except for Erebos. He was so livid that he began trying to destroy Kylie. This stopped when Pharika turned the project on him. It did not work, but it certainly gave him a new understanding of things. He wanted to see it tested on Heliod, which Pharika refused to allow. It was Mogis, of all people, who broke up the argument by creating a clone of Beledros Witherbloom and asking Purphoros and Kylie what they thought of him. The two of them found him delightful, and he gave Erebos pests he could take his anger out on. Once the dispute was resolved, Kylie told the gathered company that the only thing that truly mattered was cleaning up time and space so the multiverse wouldn't collapse.

Millstone, Mindcrank, Extractor Demon, and Syr Konrad, the Grim, are part of the deck's mill pattern. Dina, Soul Steeper replaces Bontu (whom I don't have any to spare) as the sacrifice engine this deck was begging for.

Leyline of the Void makes sure everything stays gone. Normally, Dragon Mage would be useless, but with the Leyline of the Void in play, suddenly making people discard their entire hand isn't such a foolish idea after all.

Vivien Reid is present because she can make all creatures indestructible. Infernal Tribute are in the deck only to serve as part of the draw team which will allow Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse, to make cat tokens. Erebos, Bleak-Hearted, Mad Prophet, and Oread of Mountain's Blaze also provide draw.

Lathliss, Dragon Queen, Utvara Hellkite, Moonsilver Spear, Jade Mage, Slimefoot, the Stowaway, Beledros Witherbloom, and Jedit Ojanen of Efrava, are on Purphoros' team. Dr. Moriarty discovered that he does wonders, creating light damage at the arrival of creatures and tokens, especially if Mindcrank should happen to be around.

Mogis, God of Slaughter is there primarily to force a choice for opponents between taking damage or losing someone. Either way. Dr. Moriarty has provided him a Mindcrank. "A non-violent way to slaughter, Mogis," she reassured him.

Pharika, God of Affliction is simply the real commander of the deck. But she can get into the token act at will if needs be.