MTG Salvation

This is my take on my favorite of the commander 2013 generals (Nekusar is a close second). The deck is built around the commander given the resilience of her ability, which also lends itself to a natural theme:



notable interactions:

Birthing Pod:
Derevi lets us rip out cmc 4 creatures fairly easily; a number of really useful synergies show up at this cost:

• Heliod, god of the sun
  
• hero of bladehold
  
• glen elendra archmage
  
• emeria angel
  

The sideboard includes the cards I'm currently considering subbing into the main. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

Quote from exteric

This is my take on my favorite of the commander 2013 generals (Nekusar is a close second). The deck is built around the commander given the resilience of her ability, which also lends itself to a natural theme:

Derevi's Tactical MasteryMagic OnlineOCTGN2ApprenticeBuy These Cards
Creatures 1x Adarkar Valkyrie 1x Bloom Tender 1x Cold-Eyed Selkie 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest 1x Emeria Angel 1x Eternal Witness 1x Gilder Bairn 1x Glen Elendra Archmage 1x Heliod, God of the Sun 1x Hero of Bladehold 1x Karmic Guide 1x Knight of the Reliquary 1x Lu Xun, Scholar General 1x Meloku the Clouded Mirror 1x Mentor of the Meek 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch 1x Oracle of Mul Daya 1x Prophet of Kruphix 1x Reveillark 1x Sakura-Tribe Scout 1x Seedborn Muse 1x Skyshroud Ranger 1x Soltari Visionary 1x Somnophore 1x Stonehewer Giant 1x Sun Quan, Lord of Wu 1x Sun Titan 1x Tradewind Rider 1x Trygon Predator 1x Venser, Shaper Savant 1x Voidmage Prodigy Artifacts 1x Birthing Pod 1x Gilded Lotus 1x Glaring Spotlight 1x Mana Vault 1x Scroll Rack 1x Sensei's Divining Top 1x Skullclamp 1x Sol Ring 1x Static Orb 1x Sword of Feast and Famine 1x Tangle Wire 1x Winter Orb Instants and Sorceries 1x Bant Charm 1x Condemn 1x Congregation at Dawn 1x Cryptic Command 1x Hinder 1x Path to Exile 1x Plasm Capture 1x Spell Crumple 1x Swords to Plowshares 1x Spitting Image	Enchantments 1x Aura Shards 1x Bow of Nylea 1x Doubling Season 1x Earthcraft 1x Mana Reflection 1x Mirari's Wake 1x Rising Waters 1x Stasis Planeswalkers 1x Garruk Wildspeaker 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage Lands 1x Academy Ruins 1x Alchemist's Refuge 1x Ancient Tomb 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All 1x Breeding Pool 1x City of Brass 1x Command Tower 1x Forbidden Orchard 3x Forest 1x Gavony Township 1x Glacial Fortress 1x Hallowed Fountain 1x High Market 1x Hinterland Harbor 1x Homeward Path 3x Island 1x Maze of Ith 4x Plains 1x Reliquary Tower 1x Riptide Laboratory 1x Seaside Haven 1x Temple Garden 1x Thawing Glaciers 1x Thespian's Stage 1x Vesuva 1x Windbrisk Heights 1x Wooded Bastion 1x Yavimaya Hollow	Sideboard 1x Azami, Lady of Scrolls 1x Curse of the Swine 1x Cyclonic Rift 1x Fable of Wolf and Owl 1x Krosan Verge 1x Nature's Will 1x Oblation 1x Sacred Mesa 1x Sterling Grove 1x Thassa, God of the Sea

The sideboard includes the cards I'm currently considering subbing into the main. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

A lot of your creature choices don't make sense to me. I posted a list on here earlier today if you're looking for clues.

Glaring Spotlight??

Hokori over Winter Orb due to Birthing Pod

Play Stoic Angel!!

Don't play Curse of the Swine. And you have too little commitment to Stasis for me to think it will work in the deck. You need multiple ways to find Riptide Labs, Vedalken Mastermind, Capsize, etc. One Venser plus Labs is not getting it done in any way. It's frankly not even remotely close.