This is my second EDH deck that is still in use, my first deck being nath stax and the second, a really dirty Numot Stax, the numot deck is slow and everyone hates me for it so I needed to make a new deck, and this is that deck.
Why Phage?
Do you like to win by not dealing damage?
Do you like to do shenanigans?
I like shenanigans.
Do you like weird bad yet really powerful card combos?
Why wouldn't you like Phage?
Can't cast general without at other card combos
Not a synergy general
no Zombies
There is a high percent chance that you actually kill yourself
Phage suicide EDH! now with 10x more kill yourself!
The deck is played by drawing or turoring for lich to get your life to 0, you could also necropotence yourself down to 0 if you have a platinum angel out. After you have 0 life and cant die you trade your life with someone, preferably with Repay in Kind.
-Visara the Dreadful
+Shauku, Endbringer
In this deck the 3 life means nothing, the exile is much better than just destroy especially with all the different recursion in my meta.
Return to Ravnica: Underworld Connections: Could be good, no reason to be put in, adds up to more mana then I'm comfortable spending on one card a turn. Grave Betrayal: Could be very very good, may pick one up and try it in the deck. Rogue's Passage: Really really really broken, doesnt cost anything, doesnt take up a space that I care about, makes sure Phage gets in for beats. Really good.
It's my favorite way to abuse Phage, just pop it with her "you lose" trigger on the stack. It stops you from slapping a greaves on her and swinging immediately, but consistency is never a bad thing. There are other odd situations where it can be useful too, though I'm not sure how many of those you'd actually run into.
Also, I notice you have Magus of the Mirror but not the original Mirror Universe. The latter is probably a bit easier to keep on the board for a turn due to Magus' low toughness and creature typing, and again more consistency is always nice.
EDIT: Oh, and another thing. Nefarious Lich doesn't stop you from dying if you hit 0.
It's my favorite way to abuse Phage, just pop it with her "you lose" trigger on the stack. It stops you from slapping a greaves on her and swinging immediately, but consistency is never a bad thing. There are other odd situations where it can be useful too, though I'm not sure how many of those you'd actually run into.
Also, I notice you have Magus of the Mirror but not the original Mirror Universe. The latter is probably a bit easier to keep on the board for a turn due to Magus' low toughness and creature typing, and again more consistency is always nice.
EDIT: Oh, and another thing. Nefarious Lich doesn't stop you from dying if you hit 0.
I dont really like Sundial of the infinte, It doesnt fit in the deck, everyone of the other ones I can use for at least one other thing but no that.
Mirror is also $45 and can't be recurred as easily in this deck.
Why Phage?
Do you like to do shenanigans?
I like shenanigans.
Do you like weird bad yet really powerful card combos?
Why wouldn't you like Phage?
Not a synergy general
no Zombies
There is a high percent chance that you actually kill yourself
Phage suicide EDH!
now with 10x more kill yourself!
The deck is played by drawing or turoring for lich to get your life to 0, you could also necropotence yourself down to 0 if you have a platinum angel out. After you have 0 life and cant die you trade your life with someone, preferably with Repay in Kind.
If you cant do that, winning with Phage:
The Deck! by type!
1x Ambition's Cost
1x Ancient Craving
1x Ashes to Ashes
1x Beacon of Unrest
1x Cabal Conditioning
1x Cruel Bargain
1x Cruel Tutor
1x Damnation
1x Decree of Pain
1x Demonic Collusion
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Diabolic Revelation
1x Diabolic Tutor
1x Increasing Ambition
1x Life's Finale
1x Nightmare Incursion
1x Plague Wind
1x Profane Command
1x Promise of Power
1x Repay in Kind
1x Yawgmoth's Will
Planeswalker (3)
1x Liliana Vess
1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
1x Sorin Markov
1x Black Market
1x Bloodchief Ascension
1x Carnival of Souls
1x Dawn of the Dead
1x Exquisite Blood
1x Greed
1x Lich
1x Necropotence
1x Nefarious Lich
1x Oversold Cemetery
1x Phyrexian Arena
1x Phyrexian Etchings
1x Polluted Bonds
1x Wound Reflection
Instant (4)
1x Dark Ritual
1x Dash Hopes
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Withering Boon
Artifact (4)
1x Extraplanar Lens
1x Torpor Orb
1x Library of Leng
1x Lich's Mirror
1x Lightning Greaves
Land (41)
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Scrying Sheets
1x Barren Moor
1x Bloodstained Mire
1x Bojuka Bog
1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
1x Cabal Coffers
1x Crypt of Agadeem
1x Marsh Flats
1x Polluted Delta
1x Reliquary Tower
28x Snow-Covered Swamp
1x Rogue's Passage
1x Verdant Catacombs
1x Chainer, Dementia Master
1x Dread Cacodemon
1x Guardian Beast
1x Sangromancer
1x Magus of the Coffers
1x Magus of the Mirror
1x Nirkana Revenant
1x Platinum Angel
1x Rune-Scarred Demon
1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
1x Shauku, Endbringer
The Deck by what it does!
1x Ambition's Cost
1x Ancient Craving
1x Cruel Bargain
1x Greed
1x Necropotence
1x Phyrexian Arena
1x Phyrexian Etchings
1x Promise of Power
Removal:
1x Ashes to Ashes
1x Damnation
1x Decree of Pain
1x Dread Cacodemon
1x Life's Finale
1x Nightmare Incursion
1x Plague Wind
1x Shauku, Endbringer
1x Beacon of Unrest
1x Profane Command
1x Oversold Cemetery
1x Dawn of the Dead
1x Yawgmoth's Will
1x Chainer, Dementia Master
Disruption:
1x Cabal Conditioning
1x Sorin Markov
1x Bloodchief Ascension
1x Exquisite Blood
1x Polluted Bonds
1x Wound Reflection
1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
1x Cruel Tutor
1x Demonic Collusion
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Diabolic Revelation
1x Diabolic Tutor
1x Increasing Ambition
1x Liliana Vess
1x Rune-Scarred Demon
1x Vampiric Tutor
Ramp:
1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
1x Black Market
1x Carnival of Souls
1x Nirkana Revenant
1x Dark Ritual
1x Extraplanar Lens
1x Magus of the Coffers
Not dying:
1x Lich
1x Lich's Mirror
1x Platinum Angel
Counters:
1x Withering Boon
1x Dash Hopes
Life Trade:
1x Magus of the Mirror
1x Repay in Kind
Good Stuff:
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Torpor Orb
1x Library of Leng
1x Sangromancer
1x Guardian Beast
1x Nefarious Lich
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Scrying Sheets
1x Barren Moor
1x Bloodstained Mire
1x Bojuka Bog
1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
1x Cabal Coffers
1x Crypt of Agadeem
1x Marsh Flats
1x Polluted Delta
1x Reliquary Tower
28x Snow-Covered Swamp
1x Rogue's Passage
1x Verdant Catacombs
Change Log:
-Demonic Collusion I already had to many tutors and this was the weakest one.
+Sangromancer With Lich up basically a card draw engine.
-Leechridden Swamp
+Snow-Covered Swamp
-Yawgmoth's Bargain
+Promise of Power
I forgot that Yawgmoth's was banned when building this deck
-Visara the Dreadful
+Shauku, Endbringer
In this deck the 3 life means nothing, the exile is much better than just destroy especially with all the different recursion in my meta.
-Snow-Covered Swamp
+Rogue's Passage
Play Phage, Equip greaves, activate, win.
Cards from New Set?
Return to Ravnica:
Underworld Connections : Could be good, no reason to be put in, adds up to more mana then I'm comfortable spending on one card a turn.
Grave Betrayal: Could be very very good, may pick one up and try it in the deck.
Rogue's Passage: Really really really broken, doesnt cost anything, doesnt take up a space that I care about, makes sure Phage gets in for beats. Really good.
Numot stax
Phage Suicide
GWUBAtraxa, Praetor's Voice PrimerGWUB
GWURoon Bant Blink WhateverGWU
BRGLord Windgrace LandsBRG
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
Turn 5 or so probably, depending on the hand you could probably get it out sooner.
Numot stax
Phage Suicide
It's my favorite way to abuse Phage, just pop it with her "you lose" trigger on the stack. It stops you from slapping a greaves on her and swinging immediately, but consistency is never a bad thing. There are other odd situations where it can be useful too, though I'm not sure how many of those you'd actually run into.
Also, I notice you have Magus of the Mirror but not the original Mirror Universe. The latter is probably a bit easier to keep on the board for a turn due to Magus' low toughness and creature typing, and again more consistency is always nice.
EDIT: Oh, and another thing. Nefarious Lich doesn't stop you from dying if you hit 0.
I dont really like Sundial of the infinte, It doesnt fit in the deck, everyone of the other ones I can use for at least one other thing but no that.
Mirror is also $45 and can't be recurred as easily in this deck.
I keep thinking that for some reason...
Numot stax
Phage Suicide
Numot stax
Phage Suicide
Modern RGRed/Green UrzatronRG
Numot stax
Phage Suicide