My Most Expensive Deck! Kenrith, The Returned King EDH

Bit of a different video on the channel this month - Let me tell you the story of my signature deck, show you some of my favourite cards and explain exactly how to play Kenrith!
decklist: www.moxfield.com/decks/i-sKPb...
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  • @andybevington
    @andybevington5 ай бұрын

    Loved all the insight into the cards you picked. I'm doing my best to learn and figure out what can go into my own deck, this really helped to plan out some more insightful choices... maybe.

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    Glad I can help!! Cost reducers are the most important

  • @Emmalition
    @Emmalition5 ай бұрын

    remind me to run 100 miles in the opposite direction if you ever bring this out at game night

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    Hahaha you know I will!

  • @princeofbieltan
    @princeofbieltan5 ай бұрын

    Return of the Bling! Lovely deck tour!

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks Josh! Had a lot of fun doing it and definitely want to film more

  • @MultiGingerwizard
    @MultiGingerwizard5 ай бұрын

    Yaaaaas spore frog. MVP in my Muldrotha deck too 😎

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    Spore Frog is OP!

  • @MultiGingerwizard
    @MultiGingerwizard5 ай бұрын

    Sweet deck dude!

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks! 🙌

  • @n3rdm4n36
    @n3rdm4n366 күн бұрын

    This is my goal with either my Meren deck or Hod Eternal Oketra. Mainly GEO because its not your typical commander that you see across from you at tables. Plus i love white cards 😂😂 im prettt far aling with GEO though. A little less so for Meren. Great video. Also GEO is what im known for in my 2 small cities😂😂

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 күн бұрын

    Nice!! I love Oketra. I think a fully blinged mono colour deck would look awesome, I'm thinking of doing it with K'rrik next 🤔

  • @n3rdm4n36

    @n3rdm4n36

    5 күн бұрын

    @@adamthegathering that's a good pick!!

  • @ItsMeTarquin
    @ItsMeTarquin5 ай бұрын

    OMG I love Kenrith I have never thought about using spore frog in my deck would you be able to give a deck list so I can compare mine to yours

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    It's honestly so good! www.moxfield.com/decks/i-sKPbngKEClW6f6VA8EvQ

  • @hunterwright5528
    @hunterwright55285 ай бұрын

    Flayer of the hatebound does the same as warstorm surge but is reccurable with kenrith but your list looks fun to play and not just turbo to a win im definitely going to use some of your ideas

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    Oh that's a great shout!! Only down side is that it's only triggering when they enter from the graveyard but that's still going to pop off. Glad you like the list! Definitely built not to turbo off

  • @kylecurness2414
    @kylecurness241421 күн бұрын

    How do you go about getting cards signed? I also have a main deck that is foiled out and I would love to get as many of them signed as I can. However I live in Australia so my best chance would be to mail them off to somewhere in the US I think.

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    20 күн бұрын

    I've managed to get all mine signed at conventions but what you could do is message one of the guys that represent a lot of artists to arrange sending them off to be signed? I'd recommend reaching out to Donny Caltrider on Twitter!

  • @Coolduder6989
    @Coolduder69892 ай бұрын

    Great vid! I’ve always wanted to build Kenroth and this is the motivation to finally pull the trigger. Also, where did you get that sick shirt?

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    2 ай бұрын

    Do it! You will not be disappointed. The shirt is actually from a random Instagram ad! 😂

  • @FlawlessP401
    @FlawlessP401Ай бұрын

    I have a human/angels tribal legends matter kenrith deck that cost more than my car.

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    Ай бұрын

    Oh hell yeah! Have you got the list online anywhere?

  • @TheLuckySpades
    @TheLuckySpadesАй бұрын

    How come you use Warstorm Surge over Terror of the Peaks? One mana less and can be recurred with Kenerith Is it the second red pip?

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    Ай бұрын

    The second red pip was a bit of a deciding factor but the main thing I found was that warstorm stuck around more often. People seem to prioritise creature removal over permanent removal so it's a slight advantage. But to be honest you can just run either, they're both great cards!

  • @WaaluigiBoard
    @WaaluigiBoard5 ай бұрын

    This deck just seems like good stuff the deck

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    Oh it absolutely is!

  • @ericr4677
    @ericr46775 ай бұрын

    I use Sarkhan’s unsealing instead of warstorm surge… I like to have that reanimate with the threat board wiping …

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    Nice! I had considered it but the fact it does damage on cast instead of ETB put me off

  • @ericr4677

    @ericr4677

    5 ай бұрын

    @@adamthegathering ohh… I see. Well guess who’s switching to warstorm surge before my play group finds out …😂😂😂 thanks

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@ericr4677haha yes!!! Enjoy the chaos 👊

  • @DjinnMTG
    @DjinnMTG5 ай бұрын

    Kenrith enjoyers IN. Still haven't managed to serialize mine, super jelly.

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    I was like a squealing fan girl when the serialised version arrived 😂

  • @ThePencilWizard
    @ThePencilWizard5 ай бұрын

    I have too much PTSD from the two times I tried playing commander at the GPs, there was always a pod stomper that won by the third or fourth round around the table.

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    That's so frustrating! It's so important to have a conversation beforehand and agree on power level. I think this is what makes precons so good, if everyone plays a precon it helps to keep the table balanced

  • @ThePencilWizard

    @ThePencilWizard

    5 ай бұрын

    @@adamthegathering Yup, and from both weekends forward now half the list is removal and counterspells.

  • @francesc3048
    @francesc30482 ай бұрын

    I cannot put into words how much I liked both your video and deck. Can I ask for some suggestions to both downgrade the price and de power level? I would like to play it casually with my friends and I don't want to either become the final boss every game or either getting the deck banned. Thanks!

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    2 ай бұрын

    Hi! Thank you so much for the kind words, i'm so glad you like it. The quickest way to downgrade this specific deck is definitely to just go for the basic, non-foil versions of a lot of these cards. In terms of building a more relaxed and budget friendly version of Kenrith, I would suggest the following: make sure you have the cost reducers for Kenrith, make sure you have a couple of sac outlets, play plenty of big dumb creatures with enter the battle effects, use all of the cheaper multicolour lands, make sure you still have plenty of protection for Kenrith. All these things can be put together super cheap, you don't need the docksides, the shock lands, the pricey counterspells, etc. to still have a great time playing Kenrith. But my biggest bit of advice is just to play cards that YOU love, Kenrith can enable any playstyle and makes most cards work. So throw together a pile of stuff you love and see how it goes, it's good to see what works and what doesn't when you play the deck and swap cards out for other stuff as you go. Hope that helps, let me know if you have any other questions!

  • @francesc3048

    @francesc3048

    2 ай бұрын

    @@adamthegathering thanks for your answer. I thought in what you said and i think that plus a worse mana base would be enough for lowering the price. Relative to reducing power level, any suggestions?

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    2 ай бұрын

    @@francesc3048 Yeah the manabase is definitely the biggest factor towards to price tag. I think reducing the power level is actually pretty easy to do if you look to reduce the consistency of the deck. Right now the deck runs a lot of tutors and ways to ramp up mana (demonic tutor, seedborn muse, ragavan, etc.), if you were to take a lot of this out the deck will slow right down and seem less threatening in the early game. That being said, there will always be a certain amount of "oh no, the Kenrith deck is going to be strong" in any pod you play in.

  • @francesc3048

    @francesc3048

    2 ай бұрын

    @@adamthegathering huge thanks! Would you mind if I sent you the link to the decklist after all the replacements and changes to get some feedback?

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    2 ай бұрын

    @@francesc3048 absolutely! 👍

  • @liner542
    @liner5422 ай бұрын

    Spore frog and kami of false hope, my mvps in kenrith!! There's Once i had spore frog, seedborne muse, biomancer familar, ancient copper dragon in the field, my friend kind of ban me from using kenrith ever since 😂

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    2 ай бұрын

    Oh my god that is glorious!! Tell your friend I officially overrule the ban 😂

  • @ANGRYGREENMTG
    @ANGRYGREENMTG5 ай бұрын

    Someone fancied flexing today, sweet deck!

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    A pet deck 4 years in the making! Thanks dude

  • @FatalFerret_mtg
    @FatalFerret_mtg5 ай бұрын

    Love. It. And you. But mostly it.

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    I'll take it!!

  • @WilkoPhilip
    @WilkoPhilip5 ай бұрын

    so you are aware at 9:18 you say you tap and store mana then untape with seedborne... you cant do this and effectively do double mana. untap steps are with your opponent and it is not a triggered ability it is a replacement

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    You're absolutely right! I was thinking of a different card interaction from a previous version of the deck!! My bad

  • @heinrichbersalona7645
    @heinrichbersalona76455 ай бұрын

    I have Grimlock dinobot leader, bling bling bling

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    Oh that sounds sick!

  • @Lion-ci8bm
    @Lion-ci8bm3 ай бұрын

    no counter spells in this deck?!

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    3 ай бұрын

    It's got Dovin's Veto and Fierce Guardianship!

  • @Lion-ci8bm

    @Lion-ci8bm

    3 ай бұрын

    fair enough. ever consider adding mana crypt and orcish bowmaster? @@adamthegathering

  • @dingusegg
    @dingusegg5 ай бұрын

    Adam out here calling this deck bling and having 096/500 Kenrith, and doesn't even have a Junior Super Series Sakura-Tribe Elder? False advertising from this AI!

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    5 ай бұрын

    Listen, Steve said he loves himself just the way he is!

  • @moedark4390
    @moedark4390Ай бұрын

    faceroll commander

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    Ай бұрын

    Faceroll comment

  • @gabzsy4924
    @gabzsy49242 ай бұрын

    So basically, your deck is every single cheesy and staple card ever printed in a package with a pentacolor commander just so you can have all the ups without any downside. I mean, if you want to compete I guess that's okay, but commander is supposed to be a very casual format and this is too sweaty for me.

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    2 ай бұрын

    This is my highest power deck, it's only played in pods where we're looking to throw everything at each other. If that power level isn't your bag then that's cool for you 👍

  • @gabzsy4924

    @gabzsy4924

    2 ай бұрын

    @@adamthegathering yeah you're right, not sure why I has to be such an ahole. You do you brother, if you're having fun it's all that really matters.

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    2 ай бұрын

    @@gabzsy4924 all good! That's the beauty of commander, there's something for everyone. I like to play decks at every power level, just for a bit of variety

  • @FlawlessP401

    @FlawlessP401

    Ай бұрын

    Sweaty is cringe zoomer alpha slang the term is "tryhard" New speak is cringe dont engage in it.

  • @adamthegathering

    @adamthegathering

    Ай бұрын

    @@FlawlessP401 I don't wanna ruin your day...... But cringe is in fact.... zoomer talk.