My Daxos of Meletis EDH deck geared toward multiplayer. The deck looks to place permanents (and sometimes spells) controlled by opponents on the top of their deck so they can be taken/cast or exiled by Daxos. I haven't updated here in a while but I have made a lot of changes to the deck since it's inception. The deck plays very voltron-like when Daxos has on his armor and weapons and plays very controling when he is not on the field. The deck is very fun to play and very interactive with your opponents. Made a lot of changes based on comments made here a long time ago I appreciate the feedback. It really helped make this deck into what it is today.
Daxos looks like such a fun commander. If budget isn't a concern (I'm not sure if it is or not), Jace, the Mind Sculptor (I know what blue deck doesn't want Jace?) is especially good here with his +2 ability. So I feel pretty good about suggesting him ESPECIALLY for a Daxos list. Looking through your list.. I think you can drop things like Whispersilk Cloak (which makes other equipment unattachable) for some more mana ramp like Coldsteel Heart, Marble Diamond, Sky Diamond, or Talisman of Progress. Since you want to be all about stealing and setting up your opponent's best cards, you're going to want as much ramp as you can get. I'm not seeing the point of the legendary dragons. If you want to run them, I'd definitely include your own sac outlet (High Market and Miren, the Moaning Well both). Since you're running Minamo, you might as well pick up Eiganjo Castle to pair with it. No harm in that. Finally, a card you must include has to be Unexpectedly Absent. Cast for 2, it's one of your better "top of library" removals. It can also set you up for a couple of turns down the road. Steel of the Godhead is a great Voltron enchantment, as well. Turns Daxos into a legitimate threat. Thada Adel, Acquisitor plays along with Daxos' theme. As your list currently stands, I'd consider cutting : Opportunity, Argentum Armor, Whispersilk Cloak, Darksteel Plate, Loxodon Warhammer, Yosei, the Morning Star, Keiga, the Tide Star, Luminate Primordial, and Diluvian Primordial.
Totally in agreement about Jace TMS, but I only have a single copy and it's current home is my cube so it will be staying there and I can do without for this.
Agree about more ramp and less Whispersilk Cloak though and will see about making those changes.
Yep sac outlets would be a welcome addition here, agreed on that point.
I totally forgot about Unexpectedly Absent for this deck, thank you for reminding me. I usually thought of the card as removal and not assisting Daxos.
Steel of the Godhead and Thada should be in here as well. Thanks for the suggestions about inclusion and cuts, I really appreciate it and will be making some of them real soon I think!
It's too bad there's no Psychic Network for EDH (unless you're in one of THOSE groups). The more I think about your list the more convinced I am that high cost, off-theme things like the Primordials and Dragons just don't do enough for you. The Dragons really require their own support network to be worth inclusion, namely sac outlets AND recursion outlets. If you're dead-set on the dragons, definitely consider adding Karmic Guide, Emeria, the Sky Ruin, etc. to get value out of them. As one-shot effects they're not so impressive. Oh, one more uniquely Azorius source of mana ramp that's very appropriate for this deck : Rasputin Dreamweaver. Early Eldrazi titan on the field? No problem! Let's see what else. If there are a lot of Homeward Path in your group you probably want to increase your targeted land hate. Dust Bowl and the like. You could also consider a blink package for the aforementioned Karmic Guide, along with Venser, the Sojourner, Mistmeadow Witch, Galepowder Mage and Conjurer's Closet. Then you could make better use of things like Frost Titan, Stoneforge Mystic, Mulldrifter, Mnemonic Wall, Archaeomancer, Reveillark, and the like. But that's just me, I love value. it seems like you've got so many spells worth casting over and over again that it could be worth a go.
1 Daxos of Meletis
Creatures
1 Drift of Phantasms
1 Mulldrifter
1 Nevermaker
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Restoration Angel
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Soltari Visionary
1 Sphinx of Uthuun
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Sun Titan
1 Thada Adel, Acquisitor
Planeswalkers
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1 Jace, Architect of Thought
1 Nahiri, the Lithomancer
Enchantments
1 Faith's Fetters
1 Treachery
Sorceries
1 Acquire
1 Austere Command
1 Deep Analysis
1 Excommunicate
1 Retribution of the Meek
1 Rite of Replication
1 Rout
1 Supreme Verdict
Instants
1 AEtherize
1 Azorius Charm
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Ether Well
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Hinder
1 Impulse
1 Lapse of Certainty
1 Memory Lapse
1 Opportunity
1 Path to Exile
1 Return to Dust
1 Spell Crumple
1 Spin into Myth
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Totally Lost
1 Unexpectedly Absent
1 Vanishment
1 Azorius Signet
1 Dreamstone Hedron
1 Marble Diamond
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Sky Diamond
1 Sol Ring
1 Thran Dynamo
1 Worn Powerstone
Equipment
1 Batterskull
1 Darksteel Plate
1 Fireshrieker
1 Mask of Memory
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Sword of Body and Mind
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Sword of War and Peace
1 Umezawa's Jitte
Lands
1 Academy Ruins
1 Azorius Guildgate
1 Celestial Colonnade
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Faerie Conclave
1 Flooded Strand
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Hallowed Fountain
10 Island
1 Lonely Sandbar
1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11 Plains
1 Rogue's Passage
1 Seachrome Coast
1 Secluded Steppe
1 Strip Mine
1 Temple of the False God
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Tundra
Feedback would be greatly appreciated Thanks in advance!
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Thanks for posting your list, hope this helps!!
Agree about more ramp and less Whispersilk Cloak though and will see about making those changes.
Yep sac outlets would be a welcome addition here, agreed on that point.
I totally forgot about Unexpectedly Absent for this deck, thank you for reminding me. I usually thought of the card as removal and not assisting Daxos.
Steel of the Godhead and Thada should be in here as well. Thanks for the suggestions about inclusion and cuts, I really appreciate it and will be making some of them real soon I think!
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Will be picking up some of your suggestions and will make some changes when I get them.
So far I am thinking about these changes:
Plains --> Celestial Colonnade
Plains --> Faerie Conclave
I like the manland idea but will probably stay away from the infect land, mostly a meta decision here, otherwise I think it's a great idea.
I agree with the dragons not being that great, they were just tossed in there because I had them Some theoretical changes...
Yosei, the Morning Star --> Stoneforge Mystic
Luminate Primordial --> Thada Adel, Acquisitor
Keiga, the Tide Star --> Karmic Guide
Diluvian Primordial --> Soltari Visionary
Argentum Armor --> Azorius Signet
Loxodon Warhammer --> Mask of Memory
Whispersilk Cloak --> Fireshrieker
Excommunicate --> Oust
Grasp of Phantoms --> Unexpectedly Absent
Griptide --> Ether Well
Opportunity --> Lapse of Certainty
Banishment Decree --> Spell Crumple
Gotta run to work but this is a starting point for changes at least. Thanks to all who made suggestions!!!
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