Anthousa, Setessan Hero: Heroic Landfall in EDH - A Magic the Gathering (MTG) Commander Deck Profile

by  R.A. Rowell; Co-Owner of Intent-sive Nature & the Brand Shamans network

For quite some time, Anthousa, Setessan Hero was a Commander who just didn’t seem to have enough tools at her disposal to be good. But with Battle for Zendikar and Oath of the Gatewatch came some cards that really help her strategy out. Anthousa is a Heroic creature, meaning that you have to target her with spells to activate her ability. Making some easy creatures out of your lands seems good enough. There were cards to support this theme before, but there were not quite enough.

Now, you have Embodiment of Insight that gives your land creatures vigilance. The Enchantment also has a Landfall ability to make 3/3 lands until end of turn. Sylvan Advocate gives all your land creatures and himself +2/+2 once you have six or more lands. There are a couple other spells such as Earthen Arms and Swell of Growth that continue the Heroic theme while giving you more added benefits.

This deck can do a lot of damage in a hurry and there are plenty of ways to protect Anthousa and her growing Land creature army. Here’s a sample deck list you can start from.

Commander

Anthousa, Setessan Hero

Creatures (15)

1     Sylvan Advocate     
1     Courser of Kruphix     
1     Dungrove Elder     
1     Omnath, Locus of Mana        
1     Yavimaya Elder    
1     Oracle of Mul Daya       
1     Sosuke, Son of Seshiro     
1     Embodiment of Insight   
1     Seedguide Ash      
1     Timber Protector      
1     Kamahl, Fist of Krosa  
1     Rampaging Baloths    
1     Steel Hellkite  
1     Vigor   
1     Avenger of Zendikar     

Spells (47)

1     Mutagenic Growth
1     Prey Upon   
1     Prey's Vengeance    
1     Primal Bellow    
1     Rancor    
1     Sol Ring      
1     Vines of Vastwood       
1     Viridescent Wisps      
1     Warriors' Lesson    
1     Withstand Death      
1     Aggressive Urge    
1     Canopy Cover     
1     Earthen Arms       
1     Emerald Medallion      
1     Gaea's Touch    
1     Livewire Lash     
1     Mortal's Resolve        
1     Naturalize   
1     Runechanter's Pike    
1     Skyshroud Blessing     
1     Swell of Growth     
1     Alpha Status       
1     Beast Within   
1     Beastmaster Ascension    
1     Cultivate    
1     Hunter's Insight   
1     Kodama's Reach    
1     Krosan Grip   
1     Nissa, Voice of Zendikar       
1     Strata Scythe
1     Wild Defiance    
1     Wildsize   
1     Bear Umbra     
1     Earth Surge    
1     Harmonize       
1     Monstrify
1     Nature's Will      
1     Nevinyrral's Disk    
1     Skyshroud Claim     
1     Hunter's Prowess  
1     Relic Crush      
1     Rude Awakening
1     Soul's Majesty   
1     Nissa's Renewal   
1     Primeval Bounty        
1     Boundless Realms        
1     Zendikar Resurgent     

Lands (37)

33     Forest       
1     Mosswort Bridge       
1     Rogue's Passage       
1     Treetop Village       
1     Yavimaya Hollow    

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