Hello! This is my Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant EDH deck. It's essentially designed to build up a defense while simultaneously building and using an offense. This is achieved by, in addition to Rune-Tail's Essence, cards like Weathered Bodyguards for defense, cards like Hero of Bladehold for offense, and vigilance creatures for a combination of both. There are equipment and token subthemes as well, although I wish I owned more of the Swords to make this deck better. Sometimes the deck wins through cards like Felidar Sovereign, but mostly it's just by making myself impenetrable and building up my board position.
There are obviously a few improvements that could be made. For instance, I don't have all the best nonbasics and mana rocks. I'm also missing cards like Gauntlet of Power and the aforementioned Swords. Anyway, it's a fun deck, even if it can be a bit slow to get started. Any advice on how to improve it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Anyway, here's the deck:
1 Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant
Lands:
27 Plains
1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
1 Temple of the False God
1 Secluded Steppe
1 Homeward Path
1 Buried Ruin
1 Sejiri Steppe
1 Inkmoth Nexus
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Crystal Vein
1 Windbrisk Heights
1 Reliquary Tower
Creatures:
1 Goldenglow Moth
1 Spurnmage Advocate
1 Weathered Wayfarer
1 Serra Ascendant
1 Mother of Runes
1 Leonin Relic-Warder
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Grand Abolisher
1 Mentor of the Meek
1 Palace Guard
1 Dawnglare Invoker
1 Ranger of Eos
1 Hero of Bladehold
1 Celestial Crusader
1 Emeria Angel
1 Kjeldoran Royal Guard
1 Baneslayer Angel
1 Serra Angel
1 Pentarch Paladin
1 Geist-Honored Monk
1 World Queller
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Weathered Bodyguards
1 Admonition Angel
1 Sunblast Angel
1 Adarkar Valkyrie
1 Felidar Sovereign
1 Sun Titan
1 Victory's Herald
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1 Archangel of Strife
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Artifacts:
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Sol Ring
1 Basilisk Collar
1 Armillary Sphere
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Crystal Ball
1 Loxodon Warhammer
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Pariah's Shield
1 Mind's Eye
1 Planar Portal
1 Caged Sun
1 Akroma's Memorial
Enchantments:
1 Crusade
1 Honor of the Pure
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Endless Horizons
1 Marshal's Anthem
1 True Conviction
Instants:
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Oblation
1 Return to Dust
1 Increasing Devotion
1 Spectral Procession
1 Mass Calcify
1 Storm Herd
There are obviously a few improvements that could be made. For instance, I don't have all the best nonbasics and mana rocks. I'm also missing cards like Gauntlet of Power and the aforementioned Swords. Anyway, it's a fun deck, even if it can be a bit slow to get started. Any advice on how to improve it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!