Hey all, I'm currently working on a Rafiq deck (not competitive, but not casual either. Good but fun is the goal) and I'm stuck with direction for the deck. I like the goal of having a bunch of Exalted creatures out, but I don't want the strategy to be too linear. Maybe just stall/control for a while, do some combo-ish/synergistic stuff to build, then drop Rafiq and wipe everyone in one or two turns? I guess I'm looking for a side strategy other than exalted, or just something that won't be boring to play after about a week. Here's the current list:
I'm not the best deck builder, so I'm just looking for a direction to take this list in. I should cut down on utility stuff (mana and removal) to make way for more strategy based cards, but I can't convince myself to take anything out. Any and all advice is definitely welcome! Thanks!
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Exalted isn't very powerful or efficient on large tables. You're better off with a creature-based build emphasizing ETB and combat triggers combined with a few swords.
Try lowering your curve. Cards such as Might of oaks or invigorate make for very fast kills out of no where. Rancor + deathtouch means you deal all but 1 damage per blocking creature to their face.
1 Birds of Paradise
2 Sakura Tribe Elder
2 Qasali Pride Mage
3 Fierce Empath
3 Rhox War Monk
3 Giltspire Avenger
3 Yavimaya Elder
4 Commander Eesha
4 Stoic Angel
4 Solemn Simulacrum
4 Knight of New Alara
4 Sublime Archangel
5 Karametra, God of Harvests
5 Indrik Stomphowler
5 Ant Queen
5 Overbeing of Myth
5 Acidic Slime
5 Battlegrace Angel
6 Sovereigns of Lost Alara
6 Sun Titan
7 Windbrisk Raptor
8 Terastodon
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Swords to Plowshares
2 Counterspell
3 Beast Within
3 Spell Crumble
3 Hinder
3 Bant Charm
4 Fact or Fiction
Sorceries-
1 Green Sun's Zenith
2 Curse of the Swine
3 Wargate
3 Kodama's Reach
3 Cultivate
4 Skyshroud Claim
4 Day of Judgement
4 Harmonize
4 Rite of Replication
5 Overwhelming Stampede
6 Recurring Insight
Artifacts-
1 Sol Ring
1 Skullclamp
2 Lightning Greaves
3 Whispersilk Cloak
3 Chromatic Lantern
3 Coalition Relic
3 Mimic Vat
3 Bow of Nylea
5 Gilded Lotus
3 Oblivion Ring
3 Rhystic Study
4 Marshal's Anthem
4 Bear Umbra
5 Finest Hour
6 Collective Blessing
6 Celestial Mantle
8 Eldrazi Conscription
Planeswalkers-
4 Garruk Wildspeaker
4 Ajani Goldmane
5 Venser, the Sojourner
39 Lands
I'm not the best deck builder, so I'm just looking for a direction to take this list in. I should cut down on utility stuff (mana and removal) to make way for more strategy based cards, but I can't convince myself to take anything out. Any and all advice is definitely welcome! Thanks!
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