#General deckbuilding Q&A and Short Discussion

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queen ivy
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Satyr typal is pretty goofy and fun

rotund forge
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Red clones are obviously more like Kiki. So I guess looking at "We're here for a good time, not a long time"

queen ivy
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Definitely a low power theme but a fun one

gray nest
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....[[Gruff Triplets]] are satyrs?

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rotund forge
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I'm not even talking about just going satyrs. Just, what are things that synergize with her

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Yep

gray nest
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Wow

rotund forge
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So even if you make a clone of it, while it doesn't make more tokens it does at least give out counters when it dies.

gray nest
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Also gets significant value from the lord effect

rotund forge
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I call something pseudo-typal when there's a synergy developing but there aren't enough creatures to be a deck based around it.

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But they give some direction to build around.

queen ivy
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There are a good few Satyrs with a tap ability that ramps you so I see what you mean

rotund forge
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I generously have 14 satyr in that + Xenagos

graceful knot
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What are your "sultai superfriends must haves" that aren't planeswalkers? (Already have my 16 choices for those slots)

Bonus points for permanents, double bonus points if they somehow work well with Muldrotha as that's the commander

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Ignore the landbase for the most part, it's just the cheap package.

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Thinking of cutting some of the proliferate in favour of better protection but no idea what form that would take.

gray nest
hollow latchBOT
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Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Whenever Carth the Lion enters the battlefield or a planeswalker you control dies, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal a planeswalker card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Planeswalkers' loyalty abilities you activate cost an additional [+1] to activate.
3/5

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Creature — Human Scout
Fallaji Wayfarer is all colors. This ability doesn't affect its color identity. (It can be in any deck whose commander's color identity includes green.)
Multicolored spells you cast have convoke. (Your creatures can help cast those spells. Each creature you tap while casting a multicolored spell pays for mana1 or one mana of a color that creature is.)
2/4

rotund forge
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I think [[Staff of Compleation]] has a point in this deck

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rotund forge
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Destroying a permanent you own means you can replay it with Muldrotha or trigger death/ltb effects without flickering.

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I'd probably swap it with [[Throne of Geth]] even though the staff is one more.

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graceful knot
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Really? Throne being a 2 mana proliferate on my turn every turn is really nice to me, and a way to dodge exile removal on artifacts

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Fallaji Wayfarer? Why?

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I'm not sold on the staff. I've heard people say it's good but it's a lot of life to be giving up

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Plus with kitten, Throne becomes repeatable (sac itself, cast, blink muldy, repeat)

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Staff I get, and could feasibly make a cut for. But it likely won't be Throne

rotund forge
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I found I would run out of artifacts with throne but Muldrotha's flicker reset helps a lot

graceful knot
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You can just sacrifice it to itself, hard to run out

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At least that's how I've used it in my current build (muldrotha poison)

rotund forge
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Yeah, as I said Muldrotha's ability helps there. In a Naya golem deck, less so

graceful knot
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Oh yea I see that

rotund forge
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But triggering Carth's ability seemed like a good thing too.

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I'd have to think more on suggestions for swaps though.

gray nest
# graceful knot Fallaji Wayfarer? Why?

Cos a lot of Planeswalkers are multicoloured and convoke is so much better than everyone thinks it is.
Yeah you aren't doing the big convoke turns but the card can do wonders for making wierd mana costs much way more castable and expensive things slightly cheaper

rotund forge
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OH! [[Honor Worn Shaku]]

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rotund forge
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You can tap planeswalkers to untap the shaku

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That was the one that was bothering me because I hadn't seen in the list

graceful knot
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I have one spare from dihada

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I think i often forget I will want colourless mana cause walkers are intensive but like.. they also have generic costs lol

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Yeah I'll find a space for that.

rotund forge
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It just also helps on doing the recasting loop for the throne šŸ˜…

royal pewter
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Do I cut Bloodchief Ascension or Exquisite Blood for The Meathook Massacre?

https://www.moxfield.com/decks/0wVrNryzOU6MDpr3Cxtc_Q

rotund forge
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I'd almost say marble diamond

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But between those two choices probably blood chief

royal pewter
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Ramp is only coming out for other ramp - 2mv or less ramping by an equal or lesser amount. Gotta keep mulligans smooth.

I’ve been leaning on yeeting Bloodchief, since it usually wants 2~ turn cycles to come online while Exquisite Blood twists the game immediately. So while Exquisite is the big spell for the turn, the impact is there immediately.

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I’ll take out Bloodchief Ascension tomorrow.

tardy prawn
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I don't love the design of Fallaji but damn do they pop off in my [[Aragorn the uniter]] soldiers list

hollow latchBOT
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Legendary Creature — Human Noble
Whenever you cast a white spell, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.
Whenever you cast a blue spell, scry 2.
Whenever you cast a red spell, Aragorn, the Uniter deals 3 damage to target opponent.
Whenever you cast a green spell, target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.
5/5

tribal jetty
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I really like the new [[Virtue of Loyalty]] enchantment from WOE but I don't know if this deck really needs it. And when I say that, the decklist is very tight as it is so finding something to cut for it is almost impossible.

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tribal jetty
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And in addition, I'm sure we've all heard the discussion of [[Stroke of Midnight]] vs [[Generous Gift]], and while I would like to run both, I have lots of other removal in Orzhov that I don't think I can.

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tribal jetty
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So I run the borderless Generous Gift for the bling aspect, and if I really need to hit a Tabernacle or Glacial Chasm. But I am still open to considering cutting it for the new Stroke of Midnight.

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But I still would like some advice on whether or not I can fit [[Virtue of Loyalty]] into my Karlov deck, thx

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graceful knot
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I don't think it actually does enough for the deck as a whole imo.

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Not at the level and gameplan it sits at

rotund forge
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Quick opinion. [[Tazri, Stalwart Survivor]] food

hollow latchBOT
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Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Each creature you control has "manat: Add one mana of any of this creature's colors. Spend this mana only to activate an ability of a creature. Activate only if this creature has another activated ability."
manawmanaumanabmanarmanag, manat: Mill five cards. Put all creature cards with activated abilities that aren't mana abilities from among the milled cards into your hand.
3/3

rotund forge
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Does that at least sort of feel connected or does it feel too much like it's for color ID?

queen ivy
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Too much for color id

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Not too many food synergy creatures have activated abilities

tribal jetty
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terse dust
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What do you think about [[shakedown Heavy]] ? I'm wondering to give it a try in my [[Kamiz, Obscura]] deck ...

hollow latchBOT
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Legendary Creature — Cephalid Rogue
Whenever you attack, target attacking creature can't be blocked this turn. It connives. Then choose another attacking creature with lesser power. That creature gains double strike until end of turn. (To have a creature connive, draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)
2/4

rotund forge
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Shakedown heavy is interesting especially if you can keep the life pressure up so people start giving you the card draw to prevent attacks

queen ivy
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It’s always been a super interesting card to me

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In control lists it’s backbreaking

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In aggro lists it’s a lose lose for your opponent

rotund forge
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If they use removal on it, its been a pretty low resource investment on your part.

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Which is always win-win

queen ivy
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It’s so good in every aspect, though giving your opponents a choice kinda sucks

rotund forge
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I think there has to be a deck that's both fun and miserable to play in BX that's just choice for your opponents.

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Not entirely a political one

queen ivy
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That’s how I built my [[Garna bloodfist of keld]] deck

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rotund forge
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But like [[Protection Racket]]

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queen ivy
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Make tokens with haste and they either take it or I draw a card

queen ivy
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This is my [[smugglers share]], it literally has never worked and has managed to exile about half my lands in one game before

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rotund forge
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I know a lot of people have felt that way but its done well for my husband in his Henzie deck

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But then the average mv of that deck is absurd.

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[[Henzie, Toolbox, Torre]]

hollow latchBOT
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Legendary Creature — Devil Rogue
Each creature spell you cast with mana value 4 or greater has blitz. The blitz cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may choose to cast that spell for its blitz cost. If you do, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)
Blitz costs you pay cost mana1 less for each time you've cast your commander from the command zone this game.
3/3

queen ivy
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The only good thing I hit off protection racket was [[beacon of tomorrows]] but… I wanted to cast it, not hit someone for 8.

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queen ivy
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The exile is probably the main egregious thing it does, if it was graveyard then it’d be pretty good

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Like a triple [[sin prodder]]

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rotund forge
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Mm

queen ivy
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But like I said before, you’ll never draw a land from it and those lands are just gone

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So good luck

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Run [[Keen Duelist]] instead

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queen ivy
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Or bob, or twilight prophet, or my favorite [[Duskmantle seer]]

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rotund forge
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mm party bob

queen ivy
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Or hell, run party [[Jace beleren]]

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queen ivy
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I think he’s better than phyrexian arena tbh

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Ofc it’s a different color but still

calm tartan
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He will last shorter than an arena, but I generally run him if I want to give everyone cards, which was my mono-blue deck

livid condor
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Is there any way to get a list of all creatures with power/toughness defining abilities?

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Like Ashaya or Scourge of the Skyclaves

gray nest
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power=x or toughness=x gets a lot

pale monolith
proud elm
gray nest
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Are there song of serenity type effects in orzhov?
Thinking of building an [[Eriette]] list and don't really wanna go whoops all pacifisms

hollow latchBOT
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Multiple cards match ā€œErietteā€, can you be more specific?

gray nest
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[[Eriette of the charmed apple]]

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gray nest
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Nvm

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I need to read the card as that may contain clues to what the card does

rotund forge
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They can still attack, they just can't attack you.

gray nest
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I have just read [[dragon shadow]] this will end badly

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rotund forge
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[[Dragon Scales]] also exists

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gray nest
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...and objectively the funniest way to use [[mantle of the ancients]]

hollow latchBOT
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Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature you control
When Mantle of the Ancients enters the battlefield, return any number of target Aura and/or Equipment cards that could be attached to enchanted creature from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Aura and Equipment attached to it.

livid condor
shrewd spire
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how do we feel about [[call of the wild]] and what does a deck need for it to be worthwhile? a lot of top deck manipulation for sure. but like a lot of big beaters?

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gray nest
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So it isn't good, but it is cool

To maximise value we need to think of what it's actually doing
We are paying 4 mana for an effect that either mills 1 or puts a creature into the battlefield from the top.

You make the card better in your deck by either:

  1. Maximising potential wins (running creatures that you gain the most from hitting)
  2. Mitigating losses (if you're deck wants to spend 4 mana to mill 1 you can laugh all the way to the bank with this)
  3. Reducing your odds of losing.

3 is easily done via scrying or other topdeck manipulation, 2 is usually done by having access to a lot of mana or some forms of gy recursion for non creatures, 1 is easiest done by running good high cost creatures

reef yacht
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Based on what you said, you would need to make a deck with access to Black and Blue. Sultai would work well for it

gray nest
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Selesnya big stuff with stuff like E witness would probably do it

graceful knot
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Or hear me out just do it green only. [[Hau physician]]

hollow latchBOT
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No card found for ā€œHau physicianā€

graceful knot
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[[Hua tou]]

hollow latchBOT
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No card found for ā€œHua touā€

graceful knot
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Sigh

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[[Hua tuo]]

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graceful knot
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Enables a lot, including [[lurking predators]]

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wheat glen
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I'd like some feedback to improve my decklist

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The goal is simply to ramp and draw a lot in a turn to make many tokens and eventually attack with them or win because I drain life

trim rock
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[[Raise the Palisade]] could be a great finisher or control tool depending on the match if you'd like to consider it.

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trim rock
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Not sure if you really need Regna, since she is slower than this deck is looking to have and she also is the same mana cost as your commander.

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[[Virtue of Loyalty]] could be a great asset.

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trim rock
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Since it'll create a Knight token and then later become a powerful buffing anthem for your board.

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Similarly, since you seem to have a decent number of ETB's [[Virtue of Knowledge]] could be useful as well.

hollow latchBOT
trim rock
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Also might be a good idea to consider a [[Winds of Abandon]] as another mass removal spell that won't completely remove your board and also works well of your own ramping.

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trim rock
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And if you can afford her or have one, [[Sheoldred the Apocalypse]] provides great value for a deck that draws heavy like this and can also punish your own opponents.

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trim rock
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And if you are up for a potential ramp option, [[Lilliana of the Dark Realms]] can pull you a Swamp each turn and it shouldn't be too hard to protect her with all your Vigilance and tokens and potential fliers. As well as providing very powerful tools in her other abilities.

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trim rock
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Otherwise your deck is looking pretty good I think!

wheat glen
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@trim rock I appreciate the help tho yea Sheoldred is really out of budget, I'll never buy it and the vertues a big pricy too but eventually why not

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If you say the deck is pretty solid I guess I can go like that

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Do I want counterspells

trim rock
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One or two at least is safe.

wheat glen
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So you suggest tp cut Regna

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What else would be the first cards to be cut

trim rock
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Hmm... tbh it seems like you have more knight synergies than vampire synergies.

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Especially since most of your creatures are knights so if you can find more utility as opposed to the vampire synergy creatures maybe cut those?

wheat glen
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Mmh right

gray nest
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[[Alhammaret's archive]] [[ayara first of locthwain]] [[drogskol reaver]] [[exsanguinator cavalry]] [[herald of hoofbeats]]

Would be my recs
I'm not a fan of greyfax or ojutai and yeah I'm not sold on the vamp synergies in this deck or some of

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wheat glen
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Just did some cuts

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I removed Ragna, Monastery Siege, Markov Baron

gray nest
# wheat glen I see, actually there's Ayara in the list, also I didn't know Exanguinator was a...

Sorry must have missed aryara in your list

Exsanguinator has a tendency to be the 105th card in a lot of knight lists
It's solid but doesn't quite do what most decks want
However it does exactly what your deck wants to do, it makes your small knights a bit bigger and gives you a load of stored up draw you can leave until you throw down a big piece and want to draw a lot (and your deck has enough mana to make that work)

wheat glen
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I added Exsanguinator Cavalry, Syr Konrad

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I'll cut Ojutai

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Is it a good idea to add Narset, the one that restrict draw

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For opp

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I might add counterspells too

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Like Negate and Wash Away

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Idk if I want March of Swirling Mist and Unbreakable Formation in the list
After all I don't really care that much if my creatures die... I guess?

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I personally like Greyfax a lot so i'll keep that one

dusk oasis
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https://www.moxfield.com/decks/ioCZMlWJQ0ussUQkVRgkLg need to make two cuts!

currently am considering survival so it's tutorless. bowmasters is another card that I'm wary about for the power level, but I also haven't seen the card on the table and am morbidly curious.

general approach: as little tutors, fast mana, free spells as possible; damage is the most common way games end

reef yacht
rotund forge
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I'm wondering about the two additional artifact ability related copy creatures

reef yacht
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Which ones?

rotund forge
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[[Tawnos|C18]] and [[Kurkesh]]

hollow latchBOT
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Legendary Creature — Ogre Spirit
Whenever you activate an ability of an artifact, if it isn't a mana ability, you may pay manar. If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.
The Onakke were masters of dark arts and artifice. Their creations continue to spread foul magic, paving the way for their return.
4/3

reef yacht
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Oh those guys. I have them and I forgot

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To put them in I mean

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It always does the thing but rarely wins and I feel it will need to be focused

rotund forge
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Mm

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Arcum feels like he needs more artifact creature support. Without encroaching mycosynth you have like 8 sources of them.

reef yacht
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Yeah.

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I just smashed stuff together and hoped for the best

rotund forge
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I don't know if that just looks like [[Sai, master thopterist]] instead of the sage or if there are other things like [[Mirrodin Beseiged]]

hollow latchBOT
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Enchantment
As Mirrodin Besieged enters the battlefield, choose Mirran or Phyrexian.
• Mirran — Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token.
• Phyrexian — At the beginning of your end step, draw a card, then discard a card. Then if there are fifteen or more artifact cards in your graveyard, target opponent loses the game.

rotund forge
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I like how low to the ground the deck is

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And I'm probably overly fond of KCI loops

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[[Liquimetal Torque]] feels like it deserves a slot

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rotund forge
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Just because it can make things like Daretti an artifact

reef yacht
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Yeah. Just is stuff that I had laying about so I haven’t improved it.

reef yacht
rotund forge
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If you have a [[Thopter Spy Network]] that might be better than Efficient construction

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rotund forge
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It's one of those things where I know you said you haven't had a chance to update it, I'm just trying to think of cards that you realistically may have as a "have an extra one" just because i know you like artifact decks as much as I do

reef yacht
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Yeah. I have it. Just tends to not do as much when I use it lately.

reef yacht
rotund forge
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LOL. You've said it in other threads and both Breya and Drafna discussions.

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Also, I point out even if I didn't know that, you said it was what you had lying around and you have [[Etherium Astrolabe]] in the deck

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rotund forge
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An uncommon from Shards of Alara that's a pretty deep cut for inclusion that you just have.

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It's in 8% of Ashnod the Uncaring decks as surveyed by EDHRec

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Though I'm shocked [[Retrofitter Foundry]] is as low as it is there...

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rotund forge
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Yes I did read/watch a lot of Sherlock Holmes books/TV as a child...

reef yacht
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Lol

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Yeah. I had that Astrolabe almost 4 years now and just now found the right deck for it.

reef yacht
rotund forge
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Yeah, it's at least not the absurd prices it was at for a bit (when I sold the second one I'd bought)

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It's still $10 though

reef yacht
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I got rid of it back when It was still around 40$

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So its been awhile

rotund forge
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Yeah, I got $30 for it at my store.

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It was in the trade I did for the one dual land I have.

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I paid 60 cents for it so it owed me nothing.

reef yacht
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I get it. If you’re not using it, might as well get rid of it.

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I won 2 lotus petals foil etched from the FNM and ended up trading one away.

reef yacht
rotund forge
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[[Mirran Spy]] at least helps loop with Emry, but you need both at the same time.

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reef yacht
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I keep forgetting about that but wont i run out of mana?

rotund forge
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It depends what you're casting with Emry

reef yacht
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Umm. Yeah.

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But recasting him from GY and then recasting something else.. zšŸ¤”

reef yacht
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Im back. I gave up on making a new Mono-White deck. Brain can’t compute to make something work, so I went back to some of the old ā€œTo Doā€ deck lists I have and found this. Just want to run it through the wringer to have an extra set of eyes look at it and give me any ideas/pointers as to what should be swapped to make it better before I start buying the modifications to the Necron deck.

https://www.moxfield.com/decks/rXVz7eLCd0i0jKRaja-PnA

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Its designed to run with Tormod or Imotekh at the helm.

reef yacht
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this is the new thing I want to focus. Aside from Ashnod @rotund forge.

rotund forge
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I've been looking at it and I'm having to spend some time on it just because most of the ideas I've had for the Necron are combo decks.

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@reef yacht What are you finding about it that you think needs adjusting?

reef yacht
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I haven’t built it yet. Just wanted someone to give it a second look before I started modifying thoid deck

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As in the OG necron deck

rotund forge
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Yeah

reef yacht
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Probs it could use better recursion than what It has atm. But šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

rotund forge
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I don't know if Imotekh does as much but one thing I found is the deck wants lifelink.

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Or just incidental ways of gaining life like [[Scrapyard]]

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rotund forge
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wrong one

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[{Scrapheap]]

reef yacht
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[[Scrapheap]]

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rotund forge
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Thanks.

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Lembas and the elixir help

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I don't like the [[Scrapheap Scavenger]] here.

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reef yacht
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Yeah. Hence why they’re there.

reef yacht
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Very limiting though so I see why

rotund forge
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What about [[Codex Shredder]]?

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reef yacht
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Oh

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That could work

rotund forge
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Other artifacts that might be useful. [[Blood Fountain]] [[Resurrection Orb]] [[Spine of Ish Shah]] [[Trading Post]] [[Vat of Rebirth]]

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rotund forge
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Orb is expensive to equip. So that's an issue.

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But the fountain and the vat are pretty low-maintenance.

reef yacht
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My issue as to why I didn’t add Vat and Orb was because of how delayed the trigger was. I wanted to get more stuff back out as quickly as possible. Ish sah is something I should actually put in both in this deck and Drafna

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I have some stuff in considering too that i didn’t know if ti was good. Changed the scrap dude for Codex Shredder

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Like [[Scourge of Nel Toth]] and [[Raise the Draugr]]

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rotund forge
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I like [[Back for Seconds]] a little more than Raise the Draugr

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rotund forge
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Even if it's a sorcery and costs 1 more.

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It doesn't care about the types of the creatures and can put one on the battlefield instead.

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And that includes your commander.

reef yacht
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What ya suggest cutting for thst sorcery?

rotund forge
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[[Haunted Crossroads]]?

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rotund forge
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You don't have the mill->battlefield commander in the deck

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I know Tortured Existence forces the exchange but that can be sculpted to your advantage.

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And costs 2 less to cast.

reef yacht
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Removed Haunted Crossroads

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Added Back for seconds

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Been on the fence if I want to keep Portal to Phyrexia in the deck and replace it for more Early-game gains

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Same with Scarecrone

rotund forge
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I'd keep them both in for now

reef yacht
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Makes sense. I did get rid of my old scarecrone a few weeks ago before I remembered I had this list 🫠

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What are your thoughts on [[Lifeline]]

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rotund forge
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I think my thought on lifeline are tied up with [[Polukranos Reborn]]

hollow latchBOT
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Legendary Creature — Hydra
Reach
mana6manawp: Transform Polukranos Reborn. Activate only as a sorcery. (manawp can be paid with either manaw or 2 life.)
Freed from the Underworld, the World Eater resumed his endless feast with reckless enthusiasm.
4/5

Polukranos, Engine of Ruin
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Hydra
Reach, lifelink
Whenever Polukranos, Engine of Ruin or another nontoken Hydra you control dies, create a 3/3 green and white Phyrexian Hydra creature token with reach and a 3/3 green and white Phyrexian Hydra creature token with lifelink.
6/6

reef yacht
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<.<

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That makes sense

rotund forge
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Cast any 0/0 for x=0

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get hydras

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bring back. get more hydras

reef yacht
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Gross. I love the synnergy

rotund forge
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Now, you have to have spent a lot of mana to get there

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But it's silly

reef yacht
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More battle cruiser type unless you ramp like a maniac but I can see it working

rotund forge
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I'd probably take ramp like a maniac

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And [[maskwood nexus]] to use the cards like [[Moonmist]]

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reef yacht
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This.. šŸ‘€

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I love the jankp

rotund forge
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This is how my brain works (or fails to)

reef yacht
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Yeah. I get it. Sometimes my brain can’t make ideas work and I just have to give up and pivot somewhere else

rotund forge
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I'm just over here working but also thinking about what Columbo episodes are my decks

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I realized that I think all of my decks that I like have a Columbo episode that they work with

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So I've been on the process of matching them.

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I got 2 more today, which feels good

reef yacht
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<.<

rotund forge
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Torbran gets to be "Short Fuse" and Shadowfax is "Strange Bedfellows."

reef yacht
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Never saw the show myself but heard about it

rotund forge
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Short Fuse involves small explosions on a mountain and Strange Bedfellows involves thoroughbred horses.

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My favorite one is my [[Jinnie Fay]] is "How to Dial a Murder"

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rotund forge
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Where a person trained his dogs to respond do a command to kill someone that he was able to deliver through the phone.

graceful knot
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I'd love to say "spoilers" but that's not how columbo works šŸ˜…

rotund forge
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Yeah, the spoilers are usually for how the murderer gets caught.

graceful knot
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I always thought it was fun how much they reused actors

rotund forge
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There weren't that many repeat murderers. But there were definitely some

graceful knot
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More than most!

rotund forge
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Yeah. We can move it to #tv-and-film for more discussion?

reef yacht
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Lol.

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I need to redo Jinnie Fay from the ground up but I’m not too keen on brewing at the moment. Ashnod and Imotehk are because I already have a list built and will just need adjustments to make them better

trim rock
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Just be sure to hit me up.

reef yacht
trim rock
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Ofc! šŸ™‚

zinc minnow
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Need to figure out best cards to break [[river song]]

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tardy prawn
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[[Arjun, the shifting flame]] is funny, even if he doesn't do very much. Future sight effects are also improved with her.

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[[Field of Ruin]] is essential, [[From the Ashes]] is fantastic

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Legendary Creature — God
Alrund gets +1/+1 for each card in your hand and each foretold card you own in exile.
At the beginning of your end step, choose a card type, then reveal the top two cards of your library. Put all cards of the chosen type revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
1/1

Hakka, Whispering Raven mana1manau
Legendary Creature — Bird
Flying
Whenever Hakka, Whispering Raven deals combat damage to a player, return it to its owner's hand, then scry 2.
Alrund's raven soars between realms; no secret is beyond his grasp.
2/3

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Though [[Timestream Navigator]] is the more obvious one

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rotund forge
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[[Teferi's Puzzle Box]] is asymmetrical

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rotund forge
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Anything that lets you put things on the bottom of your deck in any order is good.

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[[Dig Through Time]] might be an exception though because it feels like a good way to put 5 cards you don't want where you're drawing.

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rotund forge
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It's worth noting she's a rogue too, so prowl works for things like [[Thieves Fortune]]

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prime snow
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prime snow
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it also lets you [[brainstorm]] and not nessicarly have a shuffle on standby too

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livid condor
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Is there anything that does what [[Hive Mind]] does (force opponents to cast spells)?

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wispy sinew
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[[Possibility Storm]] forces players to change whatever spell they cast from hand to the next spell from their deck that matches the card type. [[Knowledge Pool]] forces players to exchange spells they cast from hand to whatever is available in the pool. In both cases, players are forced to cast spells, but this affects everyone, not just opponents.

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Enchantment
Whenever a player casts a spell from their hand, that player exiles it, then exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a card that shares a card type with it. That player may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then they put all cards exiled with Possibility Storm on the bottom of their library in a random order.

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Demonstrate makes them copy

reef yacht
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Found out I need Spot Removal in my Drafna deck and I have a [[Cityscape Leveler]] and a [[Meteor Golem]] I would like to include, but at this point, the deck functions rather well and its a combination of cards I:

  1. Want to play because I can't play them in any other deck I own
  2. Are good synnergistcally with Drafna's game/battle plan.

So I need help figuring out what to replace

https://www.moxfield.com/decks/Nza4O8KNHUCwQieHLGs3wQ

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rotund forge
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Maybe one of the lattice effects?

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what feels more artifact to you guys? [[megatron, tyrant]] fling, or [[mishra, eminent one]] "fast and furious" vehicles

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Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot
More Than Meets the Eye mana1manarmanawmanab (You may cast this card converted for mana1manarmanawmanab.)
Your opponents can't cast spells during combat.
At the beginning of your postcombat main phase, you may convert Megatron. If you do, add manac for each 1 life your opponents have lost this turn.
7/5

Megatron, Destructive Force
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
Living metal (As long as it's your turn, this Vehicle is also a creature.)
Whenever Megatron attacks, you may sacrifice another artifact. When you do, Megatron deals damage equal to the sacrificed artifact's mana value to target creature. If excess damage would be dealt to that creature this way, instead that damage is dealt to that creature's controller and you convert Megatron.
4/5

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Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a token that's a copy of target noncreature artifact you control, except its name is Mishra's Warform and it's a 4/4 Construct artifact creature in addition to its other types. It gains haste until end of turn. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
5/4

reef yacht
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For me, mishra is too slow, and requires you to set up a board that heavily depends on Mishra. Don’t get me wrong, you can make it work and I’ve seen it, but as far as mishra abilities are, there aren’t that many. Now, for Megatron, your commander is too expensive? Well, there’s other options out there and you’re able to work around it if you’re stuck without nothing to do. Yeah, tou want fo be throwing things at people, but you can also use [[Bosh Iron Golem]] or just your old regular [[Fling]]. All else fails, set up a combo and you don’t have to depend on Megatron so much.

Idk, i just had a bad time making Mishra work.

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tardy prawn
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I'd go Mishra all day every day

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Especially if you want to do vehicles

reef yacht
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I ended up using [[Kasla]] for vehicles tbh

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reef yacht
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Has anyone had luck making Meria not stax central?

gray nest
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you could do a solid equipment list if you felt that way inclined

reef yacht
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Equipment is also expensive AF. I dunno. I just don’t like stax. My mind actually goes to Artifact Value

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And big beaters

wheat glen
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Heyo

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I'd like some help to improve that list

reef yacht
rotund forge
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I can see that

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It feels off the tempo drafna wants?

reef yacht
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I can't bank on it by duplicating it. Yeah I will have two big face smackers but I won't get two removal triggers.

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most of the jank stuff I have in the deck (Coveted Jewel, Powerstone Shard, Soul-Guide Lantern, etc) I can exploit by copying them. Cityscape Leveler is nice as a beater but not much else.

reef yacht
# wheat glen Heyo

I wouldn't use Danitha myself and I would add [[Inviolability]] and [[Entangler]] myself to the deck. Also more card draw would be nice.

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reef yacht
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can also add [[Mask of Law and Grace]]

My experience is mostly on Selesnya aura-tron

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wheat glen
reef yacht
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personally I never get any of the cards in the graveyard so it just sits on my hand doing nothing. But in general, you do need card draw.

wheat glen
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I see

reef yacht
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I tend to remove players by the time it becomes relevant

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but yeah. those auras are some of my personal favorites

wheat glen
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Do you think I've too many creatures?

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Or creatures that shouldn't be there

reef yacht
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The Reality Chip is also weird to see, but in my personal experience, only you will know what works or not. I have realized that when you play your deck, if you keep drawing a card and not playing it, it needs to be cut because it is not helping you advance your game plan.

The Auras I suggested are because i feel like you would benefit from having protection from several different sources. Also [[Dryad's Favor]] would be a nice addition with [[Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth]]

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wheat glen
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On the top

reef yacht
wheat glen
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But very situational

reef yacht
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Thats why you use YAviyama, cradle of growth. It becomes to situational to By Force

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it also somewhat fixes your mana a bit.

wheat glen
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What would you cut from my deck overall

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Both Danitha?

reef yacht
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Im just talking about Danitha that lets you cast auras/equipments from graveyard.

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but thats just my opinion

wheat glen
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Oh that one

reef yacht
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you can add [[Knickknack ouphe]]

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Creature — Ouphe
Knickknack Ouphe enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When Knickknack Ouphe enters the battlefield, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put any number of Aura cards with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then put all cards revealed this way that weren't put onto the battlefield on the bottom of your library in a random order.
1/1

reef yacht
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Lightpaws is weird to run personally

wheat glen
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I see, I take notes

reef yacht
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unless you focus on it, for me it feels like a waste.

wheat glen
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Aight, any enchantements you think I'm missing or should cut

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Besides the ones you mentioned

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And is Ellivere of the Wild Court weird here?

reef yacht
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no. But in all honesty, If I was to actually cut cards, Danitha is a "EH, it could help" because I don't know how your playgroup works and it could help you in the long run.

But Light-Paws and Ardenn would be instant cuts for me.

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because I asume you will be equiping your commander with the auras/equipments right?

wheat glen
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Tbf, games are long in my playgroup

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Danitha can make value

wheat glen
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Thoughts about Tanglespan Lookout?

reef yacht
reef yacht
wheat glen
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Maybe I've too many creatures that can draw

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5 creatures does basically the same thing

reef yacht
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card draw is always good.

wheat glen
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Right

reef yacht
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unless it becomes too much. only you can tell. im just spitballing

wheat glen
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Any equipements/aura you think I should cut?

reef yacht
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Sword of Light and Shadow can backfire on you FWI

wheat glen
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Oh? It can???

reef yacht
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since you wouldn't be able to target your creature with white spells. unsure if attach gets aroud it

wheat glen
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How so

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Oh

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Yea

reef yacht
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i would check ruling on that

wheat glen
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Fair!

reef yacht
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just keep that in mind.

wheat glen
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Sigil of the Empty Throne good idea?

reef yacht
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Another good Aura (IMHO) is [[Ancestral Mask]]

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reef yacht
wheat glen
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Oh, forgot about that one

reef yacht
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im only going to suggest the good auras that will make your commander a problem/protect it.

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Also Karmic Justice is weird and useless for me but if it works for you, then keep it

wheat glen
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Rancor weak?

reef yacht
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no

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self-recurs

wheat glen
reef yacht
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then cut it for something better

wheat glen
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Winged Boots cut?

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I already have aura that allow me to fly and be unblockable

reef yacht
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the good part of it is the ward

wheat glen
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Lion Sash seems to be just good stuff no?

reef yacht
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is good to have a bit of redundancy.

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wheat glen
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Mmmh, just one player but in fact, not much

reef yacht
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[[Aqueous Form]] only suggesting it for the scry ability only.

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wheat glen
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I've this

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Last time to told me to cut Armadillo Cloak, no? You told me it's not great

reef yacht
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was that me? I don't remember

wheat glen
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Yes

reef yacht
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I am sorry.

wheat glen
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That's why I decided to cut it

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Oh?

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Oh wait no, it wasn't you

reef yacht
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ok

wheat glen
reef yacht
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cuz i was going to say. that would be hypocritical of me. I run it.

My recommendation is to always build a deck that works but that doesn;t end up being dead draws in your playgroup.

karmic guide is good but if its a dead draw, then its useless for you.

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Yea, defo

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I agree with that

reef yacht
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also Armadillo Cloak stacks with Lifelink

wheat glen
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Sterling Grove sounds good no?

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So you would put back Armadillo Cloak

reef yacht
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up to you. Do you want to win the game faster or last longer?

wheat glen
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Win faster

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lmao

reef yacht
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then yea. add it. (Then again Lifelink plus Armadillo Cloak you would gain twice whatever damage you deal)

wheat glen
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Aight

reef yacht
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I DO recommend you add [[Entangler]] because most likely commander will be the only creature you'd have on board and it will help you against token decks

hollow latchBOT
reef yacht
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also, if you want to remove Winged Boots for another aura, [[Combat Research]] is a neat alternative. VOltron commanders will make you the target.

hollow latchBOT
wheat glen
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I prefer Winged Boots there

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I love Combat Research tho, I run it in Alela

reef yacht
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:šŸ‘:

wheat glen
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Well, I'm at 103 cards

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I need help to cut

reef yacht
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lol yeah. im just making suggestions. you don't need to add them to the main deck šŸ˜…

wheat glen
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Oh, I didn't add everything

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Also I don't just add because you told me

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I like the cards

reef yacht
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okay just making sure.

wheat glen
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I love the idea of Dryad's Favor + Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Entangler is wonderful, I had it in my mind but wasn't sure

reef yacht
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I mean you can cut the sword.

wheat glen
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Ancestral Mask is defo something I considered, it's good

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I did

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Just refresh the page

reef yacht
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also [[Inviolability]] for preventing deathtouch damage or Blas Act damage

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wheat glen
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Mask of Law and Grace is relevant because my group often play those colors

reef yacht
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good.

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always play things to get an advantage

wheat glen
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I don't need that one

reef yacht
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its fine.

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just a suggestion

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Is a fav card for me

wheat glen
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Yup

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I need to cut 2 cards

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Eventually

reef yacht
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yeah. One of my favorite "I will become a problem now" cards is [[Pollenrbight Wings]]

wheat glen
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Dunno what to think about Timber Paladin but I was told it's very good

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wheat glen
reef yacht
wheat glen
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Do I really need counter?

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Unwind is probably useless there

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ngl

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wheat glen
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I feel like, I lack removals

reef yacht
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Also at least one good Boardwipe would be neat. Also depends on what your playgroup plays usually and what the deck lacks in games, which I won't know that

wheat glen
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Bant Charm seems underwhelming

reef yacht
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replace it with something like either Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, Winds of Abandon (Boardwipe or spot removal)

reef yacht
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I would cut Eel Umbra and add [[Umbra Mystic]]

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wheat glen
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eel Umbra is that bad?

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You aren't the first one that tells me to cut it

reef yacht
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its not good for the total gains you're getting.

wheat glen
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I see

reef yacht
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also, [[Blanchwood Armor]] is another good to add with the combo for Dryad's Favor + Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

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wheat glen
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Yup, tho I'm not guaranteed to hit Yavi

reef yacht
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I'm all up for Keyword Soup

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true

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Dryad's Favor is cool because 2 of the friends I often play against play forest

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So even without Yavi it's good

reef yacht
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but even if you have 5 forests, thats +5/+5 right out of the bat

wheat glen
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But Blanchwood is too inconsistent

reef yacht
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true

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im just janky luls

wheat glen
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I mean, I already have All That Glitters, Ancestral Mask, Ethereal Armor and Sage's Reverie

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That all mega boost

reef yacht
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yeahp

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[[Daybreak Coronet]]

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wheat glen
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If I rmb that card cost a bit

reef yacht
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yeah, its a bit pricey

wheat glen
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Well, I think I'm good now

reef yacht
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[[Shielding Plax]] feels kind of a waste IMO

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reef yacht
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you can just remove it for something else but thats just me

wheat glen
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Was reco on EDHREC that's why

reef yacht
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up to you. You have copy enchantments on your list, so if you can get to copy it like 3-5 times consistently, then go for it

wheat glen
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Well, last game I could copy easily 2 or 3 times

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Each aura

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I didn't have that card but I had Angelic Gift

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And could draw extra cards every single turn

reef yacht
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yeah if it works, then ok.

Angelic Gift for me doesn't do it (remember, its for my tastes, I personally want the most value for what I play in auras)

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so I recommend for you to look at [[Asha's Favor]]

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reef yacht
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as I said, depends on you and how the deck works for you.

wheat glen
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mmmh

reef yacht
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I forgot it gave you card draw

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if you copy it, it can be good either way

wheat glen
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Yea

reef yacht
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just keep it in the back pocket I guess

wheat glen
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I mean, my deck specifically easily copy aura

reef yacht
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yeah. Also good removal I like is [[Lignify]] and [[Song of the Dryads]] which you can copy

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wheat glen
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Song of the Dryads is wonderful

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Tho a bit pricy

reef yacht
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also [[Darksteel Mutation]] and [[Probation]]

hollow latchBOT
wheat glen
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[[Giant Inheritance]] looks good, no?

hollow latchBOT
reef yacht
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yeah. I also made note of it for my Sythis deck.

If you need proection, consider [[Flickerform]]

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wheat glen
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What I noticed with my list is that, I've indeed Hexproof and Robe of Stars to protect my board but

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Even if I get boardwipe, I don't really care

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Unfinished Business, Retether and Mantle of the Ancients fix all

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This is one of the first impression I had with my deck, is that I'm not afraid of being wiped

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I simply comeback easily

reef yacht
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okay. if that works for you, then thats fine. just offering my limited experience with voltron aura commanders

wheat glen
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Dw

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I like your opinions

reef yacht
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cools

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but yeah, the enchantment removals are because you may be able to copy it and nothing is worse than casting Frogify and copying it times

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hope it helps tbh

wheat glen
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I looked at it!

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I picked some ideas

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But yea copy "removals" is a good thing

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I might add Emprisoned in the moon

reef yacht
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I knew I was forgetting one. Is one, if not my favorite. XD

wheat glen
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I play it in my Alela lol

reef yacht
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Like I said, My thing is keyword soup. I hope it doesn't mess your deck too much

wheat glen
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Naaah

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Dw

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I listen, take in count and make my choices

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At the end of the day

reef yacht
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new additions can be a bit tricky.

reef yacht
wheat glen
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I removed Starfield of Nyx and Court of Grace from my Alela list

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And added Misleading Signpost and Dawn of a New Age

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Tho I'll probably Dawn of a New Age somewhere else, in a deck without blue

reef yacht
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never used it myself so I can't speak for Dawn of New Age

wheat glen
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It's a solid draw engine if you can play it early

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It's slow

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And that's the "issue"

reef yacht
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Tocasia's Welcome is better

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tbh

wheat glen
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In blue decks you don't need it at all

reef yacht
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Dawn NA works best as a Lord

wheat glen
reef yacht
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Welcoming Vamp?

wheat glen
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From what I understood Dawn of a New Age is good in non blue decks

wheat glen
reef yacht
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good card draw from my ex

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exo*

wheat glen
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I mean...

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Not like I really need Daw of a new age anyway

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It's because it was 2 mana

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easy trigger

reef yacht
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lol

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the new faerie deck brough with it a card that copies your faerie spells and wizard? spells. (Only played it once)

wheat glen
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I'll replace it by The One Ring

reef yacht
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just saying. its a CMC 5 card though. 4U

wheat glen
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What is CMC 5

reef yacht
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[[Archmage of Echoes]]

hollow latchBOT
wheat glen
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Oh that one

reef yacht
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yup

wheat glen
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It's cool but totally whatever in my deck

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I don't have many faeries

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I've 8 faeries

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Not the theme of the deck

reef yacht
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oh yeah. just came to mind is all so I thought id mention it

wheat glen
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The One Ring will be bonkers there I guess

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I mean, it's good anywhere so

reef yacht
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if you can keep it from killing you, yes

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I do like your alela deck. I could never make a list work

wheat glen
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What do you like about it? And why you could never make a list work?

reef yacht
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idk. My brain didn;t click with the way alela works.

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and just looking at it is pleasing to me is all I can say. I am unable to provide better feedback unless i personally play against it.

wheat glen
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Oh dw I don't need feedback for that one

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It works pretty well

reef yacht
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oh meant it as in what I liked but yeha'

wheat glen
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It's fair

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Like, yes it's strong but it's not cedh and not super stax

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Like most alela

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or super control

reef yacht
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yeah

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you just gave me an idea. I have a breya deck bordering cEDH, and I will probably break it down to make cEDH alela.

wheat glen
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It works lol

reef yacht
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breya list

wheat glen
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Breya looks fun to build

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The only issue is that the mana base cost a lot

reef yacht
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it was my first deck

reef yacht
wheat glen
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Yea lol, your mana base is insane

reef yacht
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and is still not done.

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the deck is 1:1 with the IRL version

wheat glen
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My first deck is Alela

reef yacht
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WRONG EMOJI SORRY

wheat glen
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Lol

reef yacht
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yeah. Just considering now the swaps I can make to i

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to make her cEDH (I would rather not break breya apart)

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Hey everyone! I'm looking into building a new budget deck, which is something I haven't really tinkered with yet. I want to keep it to around $50 and I'd like to use a manab manaw commander. [[Elas il-kor, Sadistic Pilgrim]] definitely interests me.

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queen ivy
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Could always make it a [[Lurrus]] companion deck haha

hollow latchBOT
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Legendary Creature — Cat Nightmare
Companion — Each permanent card in your starting deck has mana value 2 or less. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for mana3 as a sorcery.)
Lifelink
Once during each of your turns, you may cast a permanent spell with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard.
3/2

molten crystal
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I read that card and was very confused by it haha

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I've not played a partner commander either

queen ivy
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They’re less like partner and more like ā€œa commander you can get and cast only onceā€

rotund forge
molten crystal
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I haven't dabbled in these colors much yet, so I want to get a bit more familiar with them. It seems like making tokens should be decently accomplishable with manab

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And then I suppose you board wipe and deal a ton of damage to everyone?

molten crystal
queen ivy
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Regardless of what you do, I recommend my boi [[Reassembling Skeleton]] for Elas

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molten crystal
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Done haha

queen ivy
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But yea, tokens that you can board wipe is a pretty fun way to do it

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There’s lots of good ways to make lots of bodies

molten crystal
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Goooood

queen ivy
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[[Denethor]] is fantastic here

hollow latchBOT
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Multiple cards match ā€œDenethorā€, can you be more specific?

queen ivy
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[[Denethor, ruling steward]]

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queen ivy
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[[Thallise Rev]] is really good in general for tokens

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No card found for ā€œThallise Revā€

queen ivy
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[[Thalisse]]

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molten crystal
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I saw that one when looking for a commander and that definitely caught my eye!

queen ivy
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Every orzhov inclusive token deck should run her

molten crystal
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Is orzhov the name for this color combo?

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I definitely don't know those yet

queen ivy
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Yes

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manawmanau = Azorius
manawmanab = Orzhov
manawmanar = Boros
manawmanag = Selesnya
manaumanab = Dimir
manaumanar = Izzet
manaumanag = Simic
manabmanar = Rakdos
manabmanag = Golgari
manarmanag = Gruul

trim rock
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The Guilds of Ravnica colors.

queen ivy
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Ye

molten crystal
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Thanks!

rotund forge
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Elas Il-Kor has a combo I use in the deck I have her in, but I don't know if you want those.

molten crystal
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My group mostly plays precons rn, but we're toying with making decks on a $50 budget and bringing those together

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We're casual for sure. So I don't want to try to build anything overtly oppressive

molten crystal
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Is it OK to post moxfield links here? Or is this an archideckt house?

manic bear
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people use what they want to use

still hemlock
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Automod will 100% flag a plaintext decklist though lmao

molten crystal
molten crystal
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was finally able to get some time to put a list together! trying to keep it budget friendly, but suggestions are welcome!

reef yacht
reef yacht
rotund forge
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I mean, I get that feeling

reef yacht
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to say it was hard tearing apart breya after so many years would be an understatement. I will be trying out this deck today, but I wanted some feedback. Drafna and Urza are two different beasts.

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(I am missing an Unctus)

rotund forge
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I keep looking at Skystrike Officer. I both like it but I want to recommend [[Retrofitter Foundry]] and want to have a suggestion in hand for a cut.

hollow latchBOT
reef yacht
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IDK if I have one and if I do, is just laying about somewhere in one of my other decks.

reef yacht
hollow latchBOT
rotund forge
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I can see that. I've been wanting to try to build that Urza but did Hylda instead.

reef yacht
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Hylda seems like a fun commander to try with all the tap cards that have been printed over the years.

rare parcel
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What’s the best green card draw and black card draw?

reef yacht
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Black would be Necropotence? Green? Theres a lot so it depends on what you’re playing but I would say The Great Henge & Guardian Project

reef yacht
queen ivy
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As a fun fact, Sylvan library + [[Abundance]] is a combo that lets you draw three cards with no downside

hollow latchBOT
queen ivy
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Black card draw has a lot of different flavors, depends on what you want with ā€œbestā€

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Arguably, [[Ad Nauseam]] is the best card draw because for 5 mana it can draw like 30-40 cards

hollow latchBOT
reef yacht
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I forgot that card exists.

gray nest
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There's a strong argument for [[braids, arisen]] or [[grim haruspex]] being the best mono black card draw

hollow latchBOT
royal pewter
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Necropotence can be used in a large burst for 20+ cards, or to keep refilling your hand if your deck isn’t trying to win off a large burst. For creature-based card draw, I recommend Vilis, Broker of Blood.

Ad Nauseam wants a lower average cmc and has an expectation that you’ll win shortly after or die.

Braids and Grim Haruspex want expendable fodder in the deck. They’re premium options in a certain kind of deck, rather than a color per se.

reef yacht
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Yeah. mono-black card draw that is universally good would only Phyrexian Arena and Black Market Connections.

graceful knot
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Braids so gooooood.

tardy prawn
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Braids is crazy

queen ivy
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Braids is pretty darn good, yeh.

young patrol
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Tentatively exploring not really having wincons or removal and just being easy to kill and using my turns doing fun silly things until someone else ends the game. Already very close to that with my Nashi list.

rare parcel
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Thanks all

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Can someone explain [[necropotence]]

hollow latchBOT
tardy prawn
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What is there to explain?

wheat walrus
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Looking to make my first commander deck. I have a lot of white phyrexian cards from mom. So I thought bout a deck with elesh norn as commander. I know it wouldn't be great but might be fun. Any opinions?

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This what I have as a base atm

wheat glen
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Elesh Norn as commander is stupid strong

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If we're talking about the newest one

wheat walrus
wheat glen
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Oh that one

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It's aight

tardy prawn
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Oh that one slaps

wheat walrus
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I just think it might could be a cheap fun first deck

tardy prawn
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I have a build of it as phyrexian tribal for a friend

wheat walrus
tardy prawn
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Yeah

wheat glen
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Mono white is pretty bad tho for low power

tardy prawn
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He loves it, doesn't tend to ruin games even though it's strong

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my build is pricey but the commander should work on any budget

wheat glen
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Mono white can get pricy pretty fast

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Especially to fix the ramp

wheat walrus
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Thanks ill look into getting it built

wheat walrus
wheat glen
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I honestly wouldn't advice building a mono white deck if you want to go on budget

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Unless you wanna play something that'll get shit on pretty often

tardy prawn
wheat glen
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What can get pricy in white is the ramp and finisher

tardy prawn
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This list is 300, but there's a lot of easy cuts

wheat walrus
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Ouch

tardy prawn
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There's like a hundred dollars worth of really simple cuts

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Norn is your finisher

wheat walrus
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Ok thanks for the help!

wheat glen
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If you really want budget you can look for green

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Decks with green can be pretty cheap to build

terse dust
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That's a pretty nice start !

royal pewter
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What are people's thoughts on a Thrasios deck? Just thrasios, not optimized, but I want to get infinite mana fast

queen ivy
royal pewter
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Thats fair

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I just don't want to have itbe a cEDH Deck

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which it cant if I'm not running it with a partner

queen ivy
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I mean, it can, just not a high tier one

royal pewter
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As a standalone card, [[Gretchen Titchwillow]] gets more mileage off the activated ability. Thrasios paired with Kydele is something I’ve seen occasionally.

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reef yacht
queen ivy
hollow latchBOT
reef yacht
queen ivy
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Is it just too slow of a deck?

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You might try adding some big token cards to play into the populate more

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Like [[rampaging Baloths]]

hollow latchBOT
queen ivy
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Then there’s also good anthems like [[thunder foot baloth]]

hollow latchBOT
queen ivy
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And [[Loyal Guardian]]

hollow latchBOT
reef yacht
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I can do thunderfoot. Usually avoid many landfall strategies unless I lean into landfall

queen ivy
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Rampaging makes 4/4s with trample which works great with populate

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Also.. you do have scute swarm in the deck

reef yacht
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Usually i tend to have card draw issues. I haven’t played the deck much but it tends to be derpy to pilot. Different from my other token decks

queen ivy
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I see

reef yacht
queen ivy
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People tend to underrate rampaging baloths in the light of scute swarm nowadays

reef yacht
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I like baloths, but I just like to be able to abuse abilities as well. (Hence why i play artifact decks so much)

queen ivy
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Well, for one thing, you’ve only got 7 sources of card draw and most of them are either one offs or don’t synergize with the deck

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[[Welcoming Vampire]] [[tocasia’s welcome]] will do wonders

hollow latchBOT
queen ivy
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Specifically tocasia’s I guess

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The mana value is where I was going with it

reef yacht
queen ivy
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Also [[Glimmer Lens]], [[Staff of the Storyteller]], [[Ohran Frostfang]] are great

hollow latchBOT
queen ivy
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I would bump the draw density up to 12-15

reef yacht
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FML. Those are cards I have spread out. I also want to get a Loran of the Third Path for this deck.

queen ivy
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Loran smooths out decks so well

reef yacht
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Yeah. I have three copies already but… as I said, spread out across several decks

queen ivy
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Mind making your own thread or post in your mega thread if you have one? Don’t want to flood this chat too much

reef yacht
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Usually token decks don’t give me issues, just this one. And its fine. Just wanted general feedback for the time being.

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Made post

royal pewter
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So I would basically never be using mana to activate thrasios unless I've already gone infinte

tardy pebble
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stable gate
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has anyone tried to build [[wild pair]] secret commander with dash effects?

hollow latchBOT
stable gate
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it seems strong to tutor every turn

royal sail
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like i won a game where i had [[deflecting palm]] in my opener against 3 opponents trying to win with damage and never cast it. doesn’t mean it was it dead because it could be held up if i needed extra insurance and it never hurt because i was fine without it

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reef yacht
opal roost
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Creature — Human Warlock
Temporal Foresight — When Sibylline Soothsayer enters the battlefield, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonland card with mana value 3 or greater. Exile that card with three time counters on it. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. Put the rest of the revealed cards on the bottom of your library in a random order.
3/2

reef yacht
queen ivy
young patrol
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I am thinking about cutting Boros Charm for Swerve in my attacky I'm the threat deck as a second copy of Bolt Bend

reef yacht
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As someone who won thanks to Boros Charm, I would advise against it

young patrol
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Oh it's definitely very good, but I have a two counterspells and two creatures that already protect from board wipes and am feeling like I want more ways to protect my all-in turns from disruption which tends to be spot removal like swords and path. I've also just been generally liking how Bolt Bend has played in protecting my big threat while answering another. It's kind of a go tall deck that just sometimes ends up going wide and Boros Charm doesn't always actually protect from boardwipes people play. It's not a clear decision. I might just make the swap to see how it feels.

reef yacht
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Been having issues with my angel deck where I always get mana flodded and not draw more angels. Also due to this Deep Gnome Terramancer ends up being useless in the deck.

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Which is weird in mono-white

trim rock
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Well if you need more Mono White draw engines, try [[Four Knocks]]

hollow latchBOT
reef yacht
tribal jetty
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Okay so I did a slight rehaul of this deck adding more synergistic pieces with tokens and treasures and removing generic cards and some removal spells, because I'm intentionally making this deck less powerful overall and more focused on the things I want to do with it. Any and all recommendations are welcome, thanks.
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/kHtRKImI2ESHJSZaR7chwQ

young patrol
hollow latchBOT
wheat hill
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How does this deck look

trim rock
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Will check it tomorrow!

rotund forge
hollow latchBOT
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No card found for ā€œPeace of Memoryā€

rotund forge
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[[Peace of Mind]]

hollow latchBOT
rotund forge
hollow latchBOT
trim rock
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@wheat hill [[Retribution of the Ancients]]

hollow latchBOT
trim rock
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It'll let you use Amalia's ability again and also potentially get rid of a big threat that's hard to get rid of normally.

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[[Nykthos Paragon]] could also be helpful since you are going more of a pure Lifegain route.

hollow latchBOT
terse dust
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I'm lacking draw and removal in my Kaalia of the vast deck. What should I cut ?

queen ivy
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[[Riot Control]]

hollow latchBOT
reef yacht
queen ivy
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I was recommending it as a cut but sure lol

terse dust
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riot control was already in th chopping block. But I need more cuts šŸ˜‰

reef yacht
vivid pulsar
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Has anyone here tried building Elenda and Azor? How did it go for you?

rotund forge
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I worked at it for a bit but never got a functional draft

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But that was due to dying to scope creep

reef yacht
rotund forge
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Howso?

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Are you running out of life too quickly?

reef yacht
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it used to be teysa karlov but works better with bartolome and i run out of card draw or bodies

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rather quickly or not have enough sack payoffs

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i think what I want to do is do sack stuff and recur things more often than it does now.

rotund forge
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I wonder if [[Prowling Geistcatcher]] would work.

hollow latchBOT
rotund forge
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Or [[Teysa, Orzhov Scion]]

hollow latchBOT
rotund forge
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To help with the bodies

reef yacht
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i considered it too. I also considered using my [[Coffin Queen]] which would help me a bit

hollow latchBOT
reef yacht
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also get [[tormod the desecrator]]

hollow latchBOT
rotund forge
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If you had a token doubler [[Mite Overseer]] would work.

hollow latchBOT
rotund forge
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I'm annoyed at how much stuff gets gummed up at 4

reef yacht
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yeah.

rotund forge
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Teysa and Coffin Queen being 3 seems meaningful

reef yacht
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indeed.

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good thing about queen is that it only exiles if queen stops being on my board

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or she untaps while I have control of it

reef yacht
rotund forge
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If it gets exiled

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You hopefully could sacrifice it in response to the spell. But yeah.

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Oh [[Elenda's Heirophant]]

hollow latchBOT
reef yacht
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i need to get that tbhj for several decks. is on my to buy list

young patrol
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It's been a hot second since I've built for sunforger. Is there anything better than [[Mistveil Plains]] yet?

hollow latchBOT
young patrol
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I was really hoping there would be an instant or an equipment that could selectively tuck my graveyard.

trim rock
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I think there certainly should be an instant or sorcery at least.

young patrol
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unfortunately the only instant is in blue

trim rock
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Tragic.

rotund forge
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There are artifacts that can do it.

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[[Soldevi Digger]]

hollow latchBOT
rotund forge
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[[Ardent Dustspeaker]] will do it for instants/sorceries on attack

hollow latchBOT
rotund forge
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[[Epitaph Golem]] will do any card

hollow latchBOT
reef yacht
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[[Phyrexian Archivist]]

hollow latchBOT
rotund forge
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Yep. To clarify, the ones I suggested either were free or can do it multiple times a turn. [[Tel-Jilad Stylus]] also works

hollow latchBOT
rotund forge
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Wait just saw it's permanents

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I don't have it in decks, it just kept being suggested for the decks I run that function along similar lines of needing to get cards back into the library. I didn't like that it tapped

reef yacht
slate sluice
wild trail
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I'm converting the Necron Warhammer to Silas Renn and Armix, has anyone done this? Any tips?

slate sluice
rotund forge
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There's also the statue from NEO

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[[Reito Sentinel]]

hollow latchBOT
slate sluice
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Oh and a new one from Ixalan [[Hoverstone Pilgrim]] I actually prefer Reito Lantern because creature's tend to be too vulnerable.

hollow latchBOT
rotund forge
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Yes, I was saying they did a call back to the card

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The new one is 5 but at least has ward

shrewd kiln
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it's a proliferate/charge counters deck

slate sluice
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What I do when I'm stuck on which non land cards to remove is to remove 2 lands and goldfish, play a couple of turns and see which cards you wish were lands.

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Those cards get removed and set aside. After i play a couple of real games I can ask myself which cards I didn't like seeing in those games and decide to replace them with the other two.

last wind
slate sluice
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Do you guys have any general tips on balancing your decks? My playgroup tends to play decks where it's heavily focused on building their board state with little to no interaction and games tend to drag on quite a bit. However I either stomp with too much disruption or decks that are too quick, or lose because of not having enough interaction.

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A good example is my yuriko deck. I've never won a game because I rely on sort of chance for the yuriko triggers which either wiff or deal heavy damage which gets me targeted. I know I could optimise it more but then it'll just stomp.

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Another deck I have for example is Codie with [[Hyper Genesis]] and [[Inevitable betrayal]] which is highly optimised to always hit those two cards by casting a two cost spell and has aftermath sorceries that will trigger Codie to hit 3 cost spells that will get those two suspend cards back in my deck.

hollow latchBOT
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Sorcery
Suspend 3—mana1manaumanau (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay mana1manaumanau and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Search target opponent's library for a creature card and put that card onto the battlefield under your control. Then that player shuffles.