MTG Salvation

So, I might be making a few of these threads, but help will be appreciated nonetheless.

Here's what I have so far:



So there's the tentative decklist. The last part are cards that I want to include or am thinking about including. Graveyard hate would be nice, Artifact/Enchantment hate is needed, more buffs, ect. I just don't know what to do. Probably cut back on lands a bit and maybe token generators. Also, white card draw sucks, so clamp needs to go in.

Help would be greatly appreciated!

Wow, I totally forgot to include my Commander protection.

• Lightning Greaves
  
• Champion's Helm
  
• Swiftfoot Boots
  
• Whispersilk Cloak

Can all be added to the list of things I want to add.

Intangible Virtue was not added because I wanted to boost my non-tokens seeing as there are a fair number of them. The vigilance will be missed, but it's largely negligible.

Devout Invocation is already included

Mesa was heavily considered, and I wasn't sure if I wanted to effectively have an upkeep of 1W.

Also, I forgot to mention: any land suggestions?

I'm going to second the addition of Sacred Mesa, and suggest it over Storm Herd. When I ran the 'Herd in my Michiko deck, it always seemed that by the time I was able to cast it, it made me <10 tokens and tapped me out for the turn. I don't know what your metagame is like, so you may face much less pressure in the early-mid game, but I just really never liked the 'Herd. 'Mesa is pretty low-key, and can quickly get out of hand when you pair it with Gauntlet of Power or Caged Sun (which I also recommend for you as ramp/anthem effects).

For lands, if you weren't on a budget, I'd easily say you should run a snow-land base with Scrying Sheets. They can get pretty pricy though, and it looks like much of your "end-of-turn" mana is going to go towards token sources allready. Look for Emeria, the Sky Ruin, Mistveil Plains, and the cycling lands (Secluded Steppe and Drifting Meadow). You can get some decent non-basic hate with Tectonic Edge, Dust Bowl, or even Ghost Quarter. Depending on how you want to stretch your budget, you can also look at Kor Haven for some defense (or Mystifying Maze as a less-efficient alternative).

Why no crusade
Should help you loads more than opponent

Land tax and scroll rack would be good too even though scroll rack skirts the edge of budget

I did wind up adding Sacred Mesa after being convinced by another friend, and it did just fine. The deck is also incomplete because my shop didn't have some of the things, like Belfry Spirit, which I found weird. Crusade was added, though I didn't see it in my games. I'll get a full list up tomorrow when my eyes aren't angry for being open anymore.

Things of note:

Cathar's Crusade is busted. I cast a Triplicate Spirits and had 2 8/8s and 3 5/5s just like that. That means I think I should be running enchantment tutors if I can get my hands on them.

I couldn't help buy empty my hand. This was problematic. However, I don't think there's much to do here. I found Skullclamp had a hard time clamping things because of the Anthems.

Radiant got Condemned. This is no ordinary bad. This is advanced bad. I have no idea what to do in this situation. I mean, I had a bunch of 6/6 spirit tokens, but still.

Cutting certain token "generators" like Spirit Bond and Field of Souls. Ironically enough, both get better when more creatures are added.

While the deck didn't win, it did surprise me, especially for how quickly it was put together after I bought everything. It has a real strong start depending on the draw.

With all these spirits Coat of Arms should be a complete blowout.

This is sure a fun strategy. A went with Isperia the Inscrutable to build my fliers EDH though. Do you feel a monowhite deck is better suited for this strategy or was it just because you wanted to build around Radiant?

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This is sure a fun strategy. A went with Isperia the Inscrutable to build my fliers EDH though. Do you feel a monowhite deck is better suited for this strategy or was it just because you wanted to build around Radiant?

Sorry, I missed this somehow.

I wanted to build a mono-white deck, and Radiant seemed like it would be a lot of fun. So far, it has been, but card draw has been a minor problem. I actually wound up cutting Entreat the Angels and Decree of Justice for Carnage Altar and Pyrexian Vault. Like I said before, Skullclamp is hindered by the Anthems, which is a bit of a problem. I've actually used Oblation to draw cards off a token more than I've used it for removal, which is kinda sad.

Candles of Leng and Illuminated Folio serve me well as card draw. Crystal Ball helps me out, as well. Slate of Ancestry, maybe?

While searching them up would be nigh-impossible, some nonbasics might be useful. Kor Haven, at least.

Cheers!

Slate is a great idea. I had forgotten about that one.

It's funny that you mention the non-basic lands because I had forgotten that I made this list BEFORE I put it together. Here's an updated list with what I have: