Here's the current version of my Rafiq deck. It performs pretty well, but obviously the manabase is still under constructions.
Feel free to share your ideas!
p.s. thanks for Swift2210 for his Rafiq thread which inspired me to create this deck
Nice list! I've been tweaking my Rafiq list. One of the things I noticed was how smoothly the list plays after including a certain amount of draw and mana/ramp: 10-12 draw sources and 13-14 mana/ramp sources. In an opening hand we want to see one of each. And if we do it's a great start! I'd recommend increasing your counts in both categories to try and get near there. And Academy Ruins would be very helpful getting back Skullclamp/Ostone/Birthing Pod
Made couple changes which can be seen under the spoiler tags. I actually originally had Day Of Judgment in the deck, which I replaced with Terminus. I own one Hallowed Burial too, but I wanna see how Terminus plays.
I've also been thinking of adding one extra aura in the list, so Sovereigns wouldn't be such dead draw if I'm already holding Eldrazi Conscription in hand.
And yeah, I really should add Academy Ruins in to my shopping list!
Made some changes, and now Rafiq is two swords richer. Also going to test Trygon Predator in Terastodon's spot again. Alchemist Refuge probably will be cut, I don't even remember when I have activated it last time...
3 potential auras you could add: Bear Umbra, Shielding Plax, or Celestial Mantle. I like Bear Umbra the most due to Totem Armor. The trigger doesn't go off sadly if you are playing it with Sovereigns, but it will the next time you attack
Bear Umbra was pretty nice with Primeval Titan. It doesn't give any evasion though, so it was eventually cut from the list. I guess Serra's Embrace could be worth considering also.
Since you have been oh so kind as to comment on my decklist, I thought i'd visit yours. Wow, our decks are fairly different lol. There are a few cards I was interested in how they played so far are: Alchemist's Refuge - Could be good, but i tend to play more offensively and not have a lot of extra mana at the end of my turns lol Voidslime - You only run a few counterspells; is this really that effective? Are you running it for the Stifle option? Deadeye Navigator - just curious; I have one but i've never used it Wargate - I like this card but it seems a bit clunky. What do you normally tutor up with it?
Voidslime: It's okay, I rarely use it's stifle ability, but it's nice bonus to have. Could be replaced with some other counterspell.
Deadeye Navigator: Quite recent addition in the deck. I run so many ETB creatures, it's pretty good. Goes infinite turns with Eternal Witness and Time Warp. Somewhat mana intensive though, so it's more late game card for me.
Wargate: Depends entirely when I draw it. Early game it's usually land, manadork or clamp and later on some evasion/pump in form of swords, finest hour or putrefax. It's really versatile.
I recently switched my greaves out for Swiftfoot Boots. I don't regret it one bit, regardless of the difference. I also just recently put in Rogue's Passage, which can guarantee Rafiq getting through.
Deadeye is almost useless without Palinchron in your hand. If you are playing with more than 2 maybe 3 opponents then Sovereigns and Condcription both become a lot less useful
If you're going with the exoskeleton, consider using Stonehewer Giant. It gives you a repeatable equipment tutor and you'll be able to hit people with an infect kill by surprise.
7x Forest
6x Island
4x Plains
1x Nimbus Maze
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Breeding Pool
1x Brushland
1x Adarkar Wastes
1x Strip Mine
1x Seaside Citadel
1x Reliquary Tower
1x Sunpetal Grove
1x Misty Rainforest
1x Sejiri Refuge
1x Graypelt Refuge
1x Stirring Wildwood
1x Halimar Depths
1x Evolving Wilds
1x Seachrome Coast
1x Command Tower
1x Hinterland Harbor
1x Glacial Fortress
1x alchemist's refuge
1x Return to Dust
1x Voidslime
1x Eladamri's Call
1x Hinder
1x Fact or Fiction
1x Mystical Tutor
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Bant Charm
1x Path to Exile
1x Beast Within
1x Spell Crumple
1x Sensei's Divining Top
1x Sword Of Feast And Famine
1x Skullclamp
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Oblivion Stone
1x Sol Ring
1x Darksteel Plate
1x Birthing Pod
1x Sword Of Fire And Ice
1x Sword Of Light And Shadow
1x Sylvan Library
1x Finest Hour
1x Eldrazi Conscription
1x Hallowed Burial
1x Austere Command
1x Primal Command
1x Kodama's Reach
1x Wargate
1x Terminus
1x Harmonize
1x Cultivate
1x Green Sun's Zenith
1x Time Warp
1x Tezzeret the Seeker
1x Venser, the Sojourner
1x Reveillark
1x Mulldrifter
1x Body Double
1x Harmonic Sliver
1x Coiling Oracle
1x Birds of Paradise
1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
1x Eternal Witness
1x Trinket Mage
1x Fierce Empath
1x Farhaven Elf
1x Sovereigns of Lost Alara
1x Qasali Pridemage
1x Acidic Slime
1x Oracle of Mul Daya
1x Stoneforge Mystic
1x Sun Titan
1x Deadeye Navigator
1x Phyrexian Metamorph
1x Putrefax
1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
1x Archaeomancer
1x Elvish Visionary
1x Trygon Predator
1x Consecrated Sphinx
Here's the current version of my Rafiq deck. It performs pretty well, but obviously the manabase is still under constructions.
Feel free to share your ideas!
p.s. thanks for Swift2210 for his Rafiq thread which inspired me to create this deck
edits:
edit 1:
- Island
- Faerie Trickery
- Hallowed Burial
+ Alchemist's Refuge
+ Cold-Eyed Selkie
+ Terminus
edit 2:
- Miren
- Minamo
- Dissipate
- Mana Vault
- Trailblazer's Boots
- Knowledge Exploitation
- Darksteel Ingot
- Trygon Predator
- Cold-Eyed Selkie
- Primeval Titan
- Sphinx Of Uthuun
+ Island
+ Breeding Pool
+ Darksteel Plate
+ Inquisitor's Flail
+ Hallowed Burial
+ Time Warp
+ Sword Of Feast And Famine
+ Garruk
+ Archaeomancer
+ Deadeye Navigator
+ Putrefax
+ Elvish Visionary
edit3.
- Inquisitor's Flail
- Treetop Village
- Terastodon
- Garruk Wildspeaker
- Hydra Omnivore
- Llanowar Elves
+ Sword Of Light and Shadow
+ Sword Of Fire and Ice
+ Consecrated Sphinx
+ Brushland
+ Trygon Predator
BRGrenzo, Dungeon Warden EDH
GAzusa, Always in a Rush EDH
GWUDerevi, Empyrial Warlord EDH
Trade thread on MOTL
I've also been thinking of adding one extra aura in the list, so Sovereigns wouldn't be such dead draw if I'm already holding Eldrazi Conscription in hand.
And yeah, I really should add Academy Ruins in to my shopping list!
BRGrenzo, Dungeon Warden EDH
GAzusa, Always in a Rush EDH
GWUDerevi, Empyrial Warlord EDH
Trade thread on MOTL
Alchemist's Refuge - Could be good, but i tend to play more offensively and not have a lot of extra mana at the end of my turns lol
Voidslime - You only run a few counterspells; is this really that effective? Are you running it for the Stifle option?
Deadeye Navigator - just curious; I have one but i've never used it
Wargate - I like this card but it seems a bit clunky. What do you normally tutor up with it?
WUB Sharuum the Hegemon, the Destroyer of Darksteel
BGW Teneb, the Harvester, my Pimped Out Reanimator
GUB The Mimeoplasm Ooze-Mill
GWU Rafiq the Exalted
Alchemist Refuge: It's decent with untap effects (Seedborn Muse, Sword Of Feast and Famine, Bear Umbra). But yeah I tend to tapout alot, so I will probably replace it, atleast when I get my hands on Academy Ruins.
Voidslime: It's okay, I rarely use it's stifle ability, but it's nice bonus to have. Could be replaced with some other counterspell.
Deadeye Navigator: Quite recent addition in the deck. I run so many ETB creatures, it's pretty good. Goes infinite turns with Eternal Witness and Time Warp. Somewhat mana intensive though, so it's more late game card for me.
Wargate: Depends entirely when I draw it. Early game it's usually land, manadork or clamp and later on some evasion/pump in form of swords, finest hour or putrefax. It's really versatile.
Rafiq | Jeleva | Zedruu
Brion | Vela
Talrand | Erebos
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Other things I'm thinking of removing are Sovereigns Of Lost Alara, Eldrazi Conscription and Deadeye Navigator which has been disappointing. It just seem to be too mana intensive and too often dead card in the hand.
I finally got Phantasmal Image, so that's going to be added atleast.
Deadeye is almost useless without Palinchron in your hand. If you are playing with more than 2 maybe 3 opponents then Sovereigns and Condcription both become a lot less useful
BRGrenzo, Dungeon Warden EDH
GAzusa, Always in a Rush EDH
GWUDerevi, Empyrial Warlord EDH
Trade thread on MOTL
Rafiq | Jeleva | Zedruu
Brion | Vela
Talrand | Erebos
Otherworld Atlas Collection
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