That's right, (almost) creatureless Superfriends EDH deck. It's really fun, and once it locks down the board, it gets really crazy. I started building this deck by just thinking about every planeswalker ever I could play in EDH, and then which ones would work just as well without creatures. So obviously, some of them go right out: Ajani Goldmane, Sarkhan Vol, Koth of the Hammer and Sarkhan the Mad.
Then I thought of cards that work great with Planeswalkers: Rings of the Brighthearth I could devote an entire post speaking the wonders of this card. The amount of cards in this deck besides planeswalkers it works with is astounding. Planar Portal, Contagion Engine, Lux Cannon, the list goes on. Besides making Planeswalkers incredibly threatening, its a wonderful card.
Contagion Engine: The sole reason Ichor Rats is in here, to facilitate an alternate win condition across all players. Either way, it goes great in this deck, being able to pump your planeswalkers up two more counters so they reach their ultimates quickly, as well as helping to neuter someone's field.
Doubling Season: Obvious inclusion. Lets most of these walkers hit their ultimates right away, and for that reason is incredible. I'm 90% sure that it doesn't give their abilities double the counters, so its not coma-inducing goodness, but very close.
Venser, the Sojourner. Setting someone's life at 10, and then blinking Sorin out, only for him to come in with 4 Loyalty (or 8 with Doubling Season) is really strong, and it goes for almost every planeswalker's -Ability. He adds a ton of utility to the deck, and helps protect important artifacts and enchantments during wrath.
Cards I want to put in:
-Moat Would obviously be a powerhouse in this deck, giving your Planeswalkers another level of protection. It wouldn't work against most powerful generals however, and it costs a lot of money. Magus of the Moat is a cheaper alternative but I'd prefer to keep it as creatureless as possible
-Humility Giving utility creatures a kick in the teeth, as well as making Eldrazi into minuscule babies, and ensuring that your planeswalkers will only whittled down.
-Gideon Jura Another superfriend, but I'm a little weary of him in the deck. First of all, his ultimate is only so so as you're mainly hoping to lock them down and kill them with Progenitus, or other tokens. He's good at keeping creatures off of your planeswalkers, but I really don't like drawing attention and forcing people to attack me. His royal assassin ability works great with Rings of the Brighthearth though.
-Sarkhan the Mad Works good with Venser, and has a way to kill dudes, but giving opponents 5/5 dragons seems incredibly dangerous.
-Luminarch Ascension I think would be awesome in this deck. Proliferate, Doubling Season, on and on
-Rule of Law Huge target, but hilarious with Planeswalkers, might be a win more card.
What this deck needs:
-More Ramp: This deck gets off really slow, even with 39 lands, most of them come into play tapped and the initial colors seem incredibly difficult. Mostly this deck has trouble going from 1-2 land to 3-4 land, so I'd really like rampant growth or more way to get earlier ramp, hell even a Lotus Petal would work well.
-More Control: This deck has a lot of answers and is based upon disrupting the opponent's ability to Wrath the field, and the few bombs this deck is really afraid of are All is Dust and Planar Cleansing. Few decks run Cleansing, but All is Dust is almost a must in mono-colored decks. Also more control/counterspells would help me protect my mass amount of artifacts I use as a crutch.
Yes, Doubling Season won't give you double the loyalty counters if you activate a planeswalker's "+" ability: adding counters is a cost of activating the ability, not an effect.
Wayfarer's Bauble and Farseek are good 2 CMC rampers that also help you mana fix (Farseek can search for Alpha/Ravnica duals)
While Progenitus is a decent beater, it's really slow... 3 turn clock without any boosting, that'll be painful in multiplayer if it becomes archenemy. (which i've noticed happens when you board wipe a lot.) I highly recommend Sorin, Lord of Innistrad because his emblem alone turns Brogenitus into a 2 turn clock. I know he gives a dumb little lifelinker but still slightly better than your Elspeth tokens.
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1x Progenitus
Creatures:
1x Ichor Rats
Planeswalkers:
1x Jace Beleren
1x Ajani Vengeant
1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1x Garruk Wildspeaker
1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1x Chandra Nalaar
1x Elspeth Tirel
1x Liliana Vess
1x Tezzeret the Seeker
1x Venser, the Sojourner
1x Sorin Markov
1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Sorcery:
1x Ancestral Vision
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Cultivate
1x Maelstrom Pulse
1x Wheel of Fortune
1x Wargate
1x Explosive Vegetation
1x Wrath of God
1x Global Ruin
1x Hallowed Burial
1x Austere Command
1x Final Judgment
1x Recuring Insight
Instants:
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Allay
1x Hinder
1x Krosan Grip
1x Steady Progress
1x Dismiss
1x Fact or Fiction
1x Prismatic Omen
1x Awakening Zone
1x Karmic Justice
1x Oblivion Ring
1x Pernicious Deed
1x Phyrexian Arena
1x Faith's Fetters
1x Leyline of Anticipation
1x Leyline of Sanctity
1x Leyline of the Void
1x Doubling Season
1x Mana Reflection
Artifacts:
1x Meekstone
1x Sensei's Diving Top
1x Sol Ring
1x Howling Mine
1x Winter Orb
1x Coalition Relic
1x Ensaring Bridge
1x Worn Powerstone
1x Lux Cannon
1x Rings of the Brighthearth
1x Vedalken Orrery
1x Gilded Lotus
1x Contagion Engine
1x Planar Portal
Lands:
1x Akoum Refuge
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Arcane Sanctum
1x Brushland
1x Caves of Kolios
1x Celestial Colonnade
1x Evolving Wilds
1x Glacial Fortress
1x Overgrown Tomb
1x Reflecting Pool
1x Rupture Spire
1x Savage Lands
1x Scrubland
1x Seaside Citadel
1x Sejiri Refuge
1x Sunpetal Grove
1x Tectonic Edge
1x Temple of the False God
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Tropical Island
1x Underground River
1x Underground Sea
1x Verdant Catacombs
1x Vivid Grove
1x Vivid Meadow
1x Wooded Foothills
1x Forest
1x Forest
1x Forest
1x Forest
1x Island
1x Island
1x Mountain
1x Plains
1x Plains
1x Plains
1x Swamp
1x Swamp
1x Swamp
That's right, (almost) creatureless Superfriends EDH deck. It's really fun, and once it locks down the board, it gets really crazy. I started building this deck by just thinking about every planeswalker ever I could play in EDH, and then which ones would work just as well without creatures. So obviously, some of them go right out: Ajani Goldmane, Sarkhan Vol, Koth of the Hammer and Sarkhan the Mad.
Then I thought of cards that work great with Planeswalkers:
Rings of the Brighthearth I could devote an entire post speaking the wonders of this card. The amount of cards in this deck besides planeswalkers it works with is astounding. Planar Portal, Contagion Engine, Lux Cannon, the list goes on. Besides making Planeswalkers incredibly threatening, its a wonderful card.
Contagion Engine: The sole reason Ichor Rats is in here, to facilitate an alternate win condition across all players. Either way, it goes great in this deck, being able to pump your planeswalkers up two more counters so they reach their ultimates quickly, as well as helping to neuter someone's field.
Doubling Season: Obvious inclusion. Lets most of these walkers hit their ultimates right away, and for that reason is incredible. I'm 90% sure that it doesn't give their abilities double the counters, so its not coma-inducing goodness, but very close.
Venser, the Sojourner. Setting someone's life at 10, and then blinking Sorin out, only for him to come in with 4 Loyalty (or 8 with Doubling Season) is really strong, and it goes for almost every planeswalker's -Ability. He adds a ton of utility to the deck, and helps protect important artifacts and enchantments during wrath.
Cards I want to put in:
-Moat Would obviously be a powerhouse in this deck, giving your Planeswalkers another level of protection. It wouldn't work against most powerful generals however, and it costs a lot of money. Magus of the Moat is a cheaper alternative but I'd prefer to keep it as creatureless as possible
-Humility Giving utility creatures a kick in the teeth, as well as making Eldrazi into minuscule babies, and ensuring that your planeswalkers will only whittled down.
-Gideon Jura Another superfriend, but I'm a little weary of him in the deck. First of all, his ultimate is only so so as you're mainly hoping to lock them down and kill them with Progenitus, or other tokens. He's good at keeping creatures off of your planeswalkers, but I really don't like drawing attention and forcing people to attack me. His royal assassin ability works great with Rings of the Brighthearth though.
-Sarkhan the Mad Works good with Venser, and has a way to kill dudes, but giving opponents 5/5 dragons seems incredibly dangerous.
-Luminarch Ascension I think would be awesome in this deck. Proliferate, Doubling Season, on and on
-Crystal Ball Every deck needs a second top.
-Crystal Quary This + Mana Reflection = 10 Mana, 2 of each? = Instant Progenitus
-Rule of Law Huge target, but hilarious with Planeswalkers, might be a win more card.
What this deck needs:
-More Ramp: This deck gets off really slow, even with 39 lands, most of them come into play tapped and the initial colors seem incredibly difficult. Mostly this deck has trouble going from 1-2 land to 3-4 land, so I'd really like rampant growth or more way to get earlier ramp, hell even a Lotus Petal would work well.
-More Control: This deck has a lot of answers and is based upon disrupting the opponent's ability to Wrath the field, and the few bombs this deck is really afraid of are All is Dust and Planar Cleansing. Few decks run Cleansing, but All is Dust is almost a must in mono-colored decks. Also more control/counterspells would help me protect my mass amount of artifacts I use as a crutch.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Wayfarer's Bauble and Farseek are good 2 CMC rampers that also help you mana fix (Farseek can search for Alpha/Ravnica duals)
UBOona, Fae BeaterBU
RPurphoros, God of GoblinsR
XScion of the Ur-DragonX
RWAurelia, the WarwinnerWR
UBROprah, the MindrazerUBR