Éomer, Marshal of Rohan
RLegendary Creature — Human Knight

Éomer, Marshal of Rohan

Mana value4EDHREC#5,316

The Commander

Haste

Whenever one or more other attacking legendary creatures you control die, untap all creatures you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Guide

Gameplan

Flood the board with legendary creatures, swing in, then sacrifice or trade an attacking legend to untap everything and get a bonus combat phase for a lethal second swing. Éomer wants aggressive, repeatable extra combats fueled by cheap legends and sacrifice outlets, closing games before opponents stabilize.

Strengths

  • Free extra combat phase that untaps all your creatures, effectively doubling damage output
  • Built-in haste keeps the aggression flowing the turn he lands
  • Mono-red gives access to cheap aggressive legends, sacrifice fodder, and rituals
  • Synergizes with go-wide legendary tokens and aristocrats-style death triggers

Weaknesses

  • Requires an attacking legendary creature to die each turn, so you need fodder and a sac outlet
  • Mono-red lacks card advantage and struggles to grind through removal-heavy control decks
  • Vulnerable to board wipes and Fog effects that blank your alpha strikes
  • No built-in evasion, so big blockers can stonewall the army

Key Cards

  • Goblin BombardmentFree sacrifice outlet to reliably kill an attacking legend and trigger the extra combat while pinging.
  • SkullclampTurns small legendary tokens and sacrificed bodies into a steady stream of cards in card-starved mono-red.
  • Hellkite TyrantA legendary attacker whose death can trigger Éomer, and steals artifacts as an alternate win angle.
  • Ashnod's AltarSacrifices an attacking legend for free and ramps mana to recast threats between combats.
  • Krenko, Mob BossLegendary token-maker that floods the board with attackers to maximize the second combat's damage.
  • Combat CelebrantStacks another exert-based extra combat on top of Éomer for explosive turns.

Upgrade Path

Add fast mana (Mana Crypt, Sol Ring, Jeska's Will) and free sacrifice outlets to consistently fire the trigger turn after turn. Layer in additional extra-combat enablers (Aggravated Assault, Moraug, Fury of Akoum) and efficient legendary token producers to scale damage, and include tutors like Gamble plus payoff finishers such as Impact Tremors to win even through chump blocks.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

  • Alpha strike across two combat phases for lethal commander/creature damage
  • Aristocrats drain via repeated sacrifices of attacking legends
  • Krenko or token engines going wide then doubling damage with extra combats
  • Voltron-style hits with a buffed legend swinging multiple times per turn

Archetypes

  • Aggro / Extra CombatsÉomer's repeatable bonus combat phase doubles your attack steps for fast clocks.
  • Legends MatterHe rewards filling the board with legendary creatures as sacrifice fodder and attackers.
  • AristocratsSacrificing attacking legends fuels death triggers, drain effects, and the combat trigger simultaneously.
  • Tokens / Go-WideUntapping all creatures lets a wide board swing twice for overwhelming damage.

Combos

No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.

Related Commanders

Same color identity (R), by popularity.

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