I've been looking for an underused white general to have the other half of the two worst mono colors in edh to run, and this guy obviously hasn't been utilized whatsoever considering all the comments about him being "unplayable" due to the edh color rules.
Basic strategy is to get a couple samurai in play/hand along with a card or two that makes them cost less so that because of kentaro's ability of giving them an alternate cost, can be cast for free and infinitely chained through the likes of cloudstone curio, enduring ideal(with a sac outlet), or in the case of legendaries, Yomiji, Who Bars the Way.
I'm seriously thinking of building this deck in real life, just doing some testing on a couple other generals as well in his stead but this is probably the most unique strategy I can possibly find. So any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Bushi Tenderfoot is not a samurai himself, and I don't see him getting flipped easily in this deck. I'm still looking through everything, but he seems a little bit off.
Ah nice catch, i'll go ahead and change him to something else... just to what I don't know.
Then I realized that Samurai of the Pale Curtain kills my strategy when I want to go infinite with Yomiji or Enduring Renewel so I took that out for a Skullclamp.
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Added link to decklist on tappedout for those who might want to test play or check it out in a different format.
Removed Dust Elemental for Deathrender because that allows me to combo out in another way and dust ele wasn't doing much in the online testing.
EDIT*
Also considering Sigil of the New Dawn, although it can't go infinite in any scenario in this deck it still could have potential as a tutor target and backup combo enabler, what does everyone else think?
Reveillark combo isn't really on theme but since the pieces are good on their own and you have all the sac outlets already it would make the deck better. If you want to straight up kill everyone instead of going infinite on tokens/mana/life you could add in Triskelion or Inquisitor Exarch in addition to Reveillark and Karmic Guide though they are not that great by themselves (not that individual card quality is a high priority for this deck).
Basic strategy is to get a couple samurai in play/hand along with a card or two that makes them cost less so that because of kentaro's ability of giving them an alternate cost, can be cast for free and infinitely chained through the likes of cloudstone curio, enduring ideal(with a sac outlet), or in the case of legendaries, Yomiji, Who Bars the Way.
1 Cloud Key - 1
1 Helm of Awakening - 1
1 Pearl Medallion - 1
1 Stone Calendar - 1
1 Urza's Incubator - 2
1 Planar Gate - 2
1 Semblance Anvil - 2
1 Devoted Retainer - 1
1 Araba Mothrider - 2
1 Hand of Honor - 2
1 Inner-Chamber Guard - 2
1 Konda's Hatamoto - 2
1 Sensei Golden-Tail - 2
1 Avian Changeling - 3
1 Mirror Entity - 3
1 Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo - 3
1 Kitsune Blademaster - 3
1 Changeling Sentinel - 4
1 Mothrider Samurai - 4
1 Nagao, Bound by Honor - 4
1 Indebted Samurai - 4
1 Takeno's Cavalry - 4
1 Kitsune Dawnblade - 5
1 Takeno, Samurai General - 6
1 Enduring Renewal
1 Yomiji, Who Bars the Way
1 Cloudstone Curio
1 Stormfront Riders
1 Deathrender
1 Twilight Shepherd
1 Soul Warden
1 Soul's Attendant
1 Genesis Chamber
1 Door of Destinies
1 Mantle of Leadership
1 Martyr's Bond
1 Ashnod's Altar
1 Phyrexian Altar
1 Altar of Dementia
1 Blasting Station
1 Martyr's Cause
1 Academy Rector
1 Citanul Flute
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Idyllic Tutor
1 Ranger of Eos
1 Mind's Eye
1 Scroll Rack
1 Land Tax
1 Weathered Wayfarer
1 Skullclamp
1 Kor Cartographer
1 Oath of Lieges
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Extraplanar Lens
1 Caged Sun
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Windswept Heath
1 Arid Mesa
1 Flooded Strand
1 Marsh Flats
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Strip Mine
1 Wasteland
1 Dust Bowl
1 Scrying Sheets
29 Snow-Covered Plains
Decklist on tappedout for testing purposes...
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/kentaro-samurai-combo/
I'm seriously thinking of building this deck in real life, just doing some testing on a couple other generals as well in his stead but this is probably the most unique strategy I can possibly find. So any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated.
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=307453
Ah nice catch, i'll go ahead and change him to something else... just to what I don't know.
EDIT*
I just added a Caged Sun in his stead.
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=307453
Then I realized that Samurai of the Pale Curtain kills my strategy when I want to go infinite with Yomiji or Enduring Renewel so I took that out for a Skullclamp.
EDIT*
Added link to decklist on tappedout for those who might want to test play or check it out in a different format.
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=307453
EDIT*
Also considering Sigil of the New Dawn, although it can't go infinite in any scenario in this deck it still could have potential as a tutor target and backup combo enabler, what does everyone else think?
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=307453
On some other cards, Kor Cartographer over Solemn Simulacrum is highly questionable and monowhite can always benefit from Emeria, the Sky Ruin (you'll notice I check mana bases even in mono color decks :P).
Other than that props on a very unique rogue deck.