Light-Paws EDH deck

[tawny obsidian]

hoi hoi, I have been out of the commander loop for a while and would like to get back into it with this funky little enchantment-loving doggo, but since it is quite different from what I have played before, I would appreciate some input on cards to include, cut, and/or replace

my main concern atm is a lack of ramp and card draw, but my commander will technically still give me cards for free so that mitigates it a bit, but I will still also run out of cards in hand without enough draw sooo I am not sure about what to do there

it seems to be working as intended when I playtest it a bit but doing that by yourself online is not always indicative of the final product

but ya here is the deck woooo (I am 100% going to proxy Serra's Sanctum btw lmao that card is like half the full deck's cost) https://www.moxfield.com/decks/R8gHf2JvjEuDqFKmsbN5rw

[south panther]

More 1-drops. Auras are all fine and dandy, but they still need creatures to attach to.

[tawny obsidian]

that is a fair point, but I can not really think of many good 1-drop creatures to add here, since most of them tend to be for utility and many of them sac themselves for an effect which would get rid of whatever auras are on them

and I figured that since I will almost always want to get my commander out as quickly as possible, I would not need that many low-cost creatures

[cyan stump]

Wouldnt the aura go on lightpaw though
So the utility creatures would still do well

[tawny obsidian]

they would, ya, but I am mostly questioning how necessary 1-drops would be

because I do have creatures other than my commander

[tawny obsidian]

or was this meant as two separate notes? more 1-cost card and more creatures?

[empty sinew]

[[Beloved princess]] is a favorite of mine

[tidal blade]

https://scryfall.com/card/eld/7/beloved-princess

Beloved Princess <:manaw:1007102126813610074>

Creature — Human Noble
Lifelink
Beloved Princess can't be blocked by creatures with power 3 or greater.
Sometimes a gentle slipper can travel where an armored boot's been denied.
1/1

[empty sinew]

And [[Skrelv]]

[tidal blade]

Multiple cards match “Skrelv”, can you be more specific?

[south panther]

No built-in protection on Lightpaws (unless you dig some up).
Mother Of Runes, Giver Of Runes, Alseid, Speaker Of The Heavens, Segovian Angel, Healer's Hawk, Isamaru; there's plenty to find if you go looking.

[empty sinew]

[[Skrelv, Defector Mite]]

[tidal blade]

https://scryfall.com/card/one/33/skrelv-defector-mite

Skrelv, Defector Mite <:manaw:1007102126813610074>

Legendary Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Mite
Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.)
Skrelv, Defector Mite can't block.
, : Choose a color. Another target creature you control gains toxic 1 and hexproof from that color until end of turn. It can't be blocked by creatures of that color this turn. ( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
1/1

[empty sinew]

[[Mother of runes]]

[tidal blade]

https://scryfall.com/card/clb/702/mother-of-runes

Mother of Runes <:manaw:1007102126813610074>

Creature — Human Cleric
: Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
"My family protects all families."
1/1

[empty sinew]

[[Giver of runes]]

[tidal blade]

https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/13/giver-of-runes

Giver of Runes <:manaw:1007102126813610074>

Creature — Kor Cleric
: Another target creature you control gains protection from colorless or from the color of your choice until end of turn.
She provides marks of protection to those she chooses as family.
1/2

[tawny obsidian]

what would you suggest that I cut, then, because I looked at the average card type split for Light-Paws decks and I think that my deck is around the same

[tawny obsidian]

oooo I do really like this one

[south panther]

No clue. But a bit of hurry-up-and-go never hurts.

[tawny obsidian]

I am afraid that I have no idea what you mean by that

[south panther]

I'm talking about your T1 land-pass.

[tawny obsidian]

I see, so are you insinuating that I should consider cutting anything in particular with that or was it just a separate comment

[empty sinew]

How many cuts do you want?

[tawny obsidian]

for now, maybe three or four, if I am adding some of those 1-drop creatures

[empty sinew]

Mind Stone, marble diamond, command Sphere and possibly arcane Signet. You aren't really ramping into anything, and you want to be playing out your commander on 2 instead of a mana rock.

[tawny obsidian]

that is a very fair point, thank you

[south panther]

Personally, keep the rocks. Even if you're going pseudo-Ragavan strat and not playing them when you're supposed to, at least have them, so you have a backup plan if your commander gets countered or wiped early.

[tawny obsidian]

ahh that is also a fair point

now I do not know what to do

[south panther]

How's your wallet? If you've got money, make the deck a bit too big, buy it, playtest it with a friend, and figure out what isn't working/what you don't need, and trim it back down to 100.

[tawny obsidian]

I think that my wallet could handle that, and I will keep that idea in mind, but my main issue there is that my friends and I only occasionally meet up to play and I would like to be able to play and not only playtest during our next game night

[south panther]

Bring multiple decks.

[tawny obsidian]

I always do, what I meant was that I would not want to take up play time by having to playtest

[empty sinew]

I mean.. you have to playtest eventually right?