MTG Salvation

Hi everyone!
This is a pretty fun control deck I built for multiplayer EDH groups. Here's the list:


Tips for playing the deck:
1. Don't overcommit to the board. Putting more than one card advantage engine onto the field is just asking to be hit with an Austere Command/Purify/Oblivion Stone.
2. Don't play your general too early. You want Vish Kal to have an effect on the board as soon as you play him, as he's unlikely to survive long enough for you to untap with him. Make sure you have expendable dudes to sac whenever you cast him.
3. Don't use your best answer when your second best will do. There's a lot of redundancy in this deck, so make sure you play out your weaker cards first (i.e., Necrotic Sliver before [/c]Archon of Justice[/c], Attrition before Grave Pact, Infernal Tribute before Skullclamp).

Potential Cuts:
Mortify: Not easily recurred/abused. Doesn't generate card advantage. Doesn't exile.
Geth, Lord of the Vault: Has no immediate effect on the board. Usually requires you to untap with him in order for him to be good.
Iname, Death Aspect: Bloodghast & Nether Traitor are very important to this deck (and Kagemaro and Karmic Guide are also handy to have in your graveyard), but 6 mana is a steep price to pay to tutor them up.

Potential adds:
Debt to the Deathless: Wins you the game if you draw it late enough. Kind of a dead card if you draw it before the endgame.
Enduring Ideal/Sanguine Bond[/c]/Exquisite Blood: Offers a potential combo win if the game goes long enough. The cards don't do much on their own, though.
Braids, Cabal Minion: Fits the Stax theme. However, I care more killing creatures and artifacts than killing lands, which is what it will probably end up doing most of the time.

Anyway, if you have questions or suggestions, I'm more than happy to discuss the deck with you. Thanks for reading!

Keep in mind this is just my opinion. I really don't like Army of the Damned outside of a token heavy or ramp deck. I personally prefer Storm Herd as it's less of a colored requirement and produces more tokens on average. I don't really see a need for Endless Horizons either. I understand that it can thin the deck in a pinch but that will be all it ever does. I don't really like Moat here either. You run too few flyers to work well with it. Take these comments for what they are, just opinion without malice intended.

Onto things that could be added. I really think you need a sacrifice outlet here, Ashnod's Altar, Phyrexian Altar or Altar of Dementia could work wonders. I could also see Return to Dust finding a place because it is a 2-for-1 art/ench removal spell. Mikaeus the Unhallowed synergizes very well with Vish. It gives you a powerful board control engine. If you want to check my Vish list in sig.

Personally, I like Army of the Damned over Storm Herd. In the late game, it's still a threat if someone has a wrath for the first half, and in the early game, I have the potential to go T7 Vish Kal, T8 Army of the Damned, kill someone. I'm also reluctant to run Ashnod's Altar, Phyrexian Altar, and Altar of Dementia because the other sac outlets in my deck either generate card advantage (Vish Kal, Attrition, Infernal Tribute) or don't cost me a card slot (Phyrexian Tower, High Market).

However, I do think you're completely right about taking out Endless Horizons and Moat. I'll also be adding Mikaeus, as I didn't realize that he combo'd with Vish Kal until you mentioned it. Thanks for your advice