Extra Deck 3 Great Mammoth of Goldfine X DARK Level 6 [ Zombie / Fusion ] ATK 2200 DEF 1800 "The Snake Hair" + "Dragon Zombie" Pumpking the Great Ghost King X DARK Rank 6 [ Zombie / XyzEffect ] ATK 2400 DEF 2600 2 Level 6 Zombie monsters While you control "Call of the Haunted", your opponent cannot target Zombie monsters you control with monster effects
Rarity: M Cost: 2GWU Pow/Tgh: 4/4 Card Type: Legendary Creature - Rhino Soldier Artist: Steve Prescott Finish: Foil Card Number: 206/356 Set Name: Commander 2013
By using the discard to power itself, youre getting to cast a spell and set up for future turns all at once
In this case, the decision to play 18 lands is unorthodox, given the mana curve which looks optimal for 17 lands at first glance
If we wanted to, we could add some different cards for a super-special surprise
First, mono-red aggro decks were a major part of the pre-Theros metagame, and so cards like Frostburn Weird (as an early blocker that can eat many of the mono-R creatures) and Master of Waves (as a protection card that's almost impossible to get through even without the additional bodies that he brings) are solid metagame choices against that deck even without the devotion aspects