So, after a good while of being retired of mtg in general because of the price of cards and overall being a little burnt out of standard I decided to get back to commander just in time to buy a C14 precon. Of all possible legends available within the decks, the one that I thought was the most fun, had a cool lore and an awesome picture which reminded me of my favorite card of all time, Braids, Cabal Minion, was Ghoulcaller Gisa so I decided to stick to her and buy the black deck. However, the other cards of the deck didn't fit the zombie theme I wanted to build her around so I decided to so something from scratch with some cards I previously owned.
The overall strategy of the deck is pretty simple: play some undercosted big guys and ramp to play Gisa to sac them for lots of zombies. The deck runs some ammount of anthems to make the zombies pretty deadly. In case the plan fails, it runs some generic black goodstuff and some combos mainly regarding Ashnod's Altar and Nim Deathmantle to make lots of tokens with Grave Titan/Wurmcoil Engine. If I could get a Phyrexian Altar I could go infinite with Gisa+Thornbite Staff or Gravecrawler+Blood Artist/Falkenrath Noble.I would love some sugestions on what to add and most of all, on what to cut from the deck. My budget is kind of limited, so I can't afford cards more expensive than 10 bucks. Without further ado, I present you Gisa, the mad Bride.
What do you think on the cards I want to put in? Do you have any suggestions on what to cut to make room for them? Is the creature card count too low for a deck which is primarly based on saccing dudes? Suggestions are really appreciated.
I think you have good judgement with the cards you wish to include, I would recommend them all. Creature count is actually too high right now, run quality over quantity, as black has great tutoring and card draw. You want to boost them or run higher power for cost creatures.
I would cut in the least Liliana - too slow, Coat of Arms - too symmetrical as it will benefit others, Altar of Dementia - in theory it is good, but clashes with commander and Carrion Feeder/Viscera Seer - as while they are combo enablers, I don't need you need them with the current style of your deck.
I also play Weiss Schwarz, Chaos, Vanguard and Wixoss.
Weiss Schwarz Sets
Accel World, Angel Beats, Familiar of Zero, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, Guilty Crown, Kill La Kill, Robotics;Notes, Sword Art Online.
Chaos Partners
Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Iona, Kirishima, Kongou.
Dangan Ronpa: Asahina, Togami.
Freezing: Vibration: Chiffon, Satelizer.
Vanguard Clans Favoured
Angel Feather, Dark Irregulars, Genesis, Neonecter, Pale Moon, Shadow Paladins, Tachikaze.
I think you have good judgement with the cards you wish to include, I would recommend them all. Creature count is actually too high right now, run quality over quantity, as black has great tutoring and card draw. You want to boost them or run higher power for cost creatures.
I would cut in the least Liliana - too slow, Coat of Arms - too symmetrical as it will benefit others, Altar of Dementia - in theory it is good, but clashes with commander and Carrion Feeder/Viscera Seer - as while they are combo enablers, I don't need you need them with the current style of your deck.
Thanks for the suggestions! I haven't had enough time to test Liliana by myself since I just got her via pucatrade, but I'm gonna see how it performs. I think her +1 ability is great, since this deck loves to play a land every turn and her -X ability works pretty well with Gisa.
Coat of Arms has been a powerhouse in the games I've gotten to play it. I usually slam it when I already have a huge army of zombies to finish the game and swing for lethal and luckily there aren't a whole lot of other token players in my playgroup.
Altar of Dementia seems like a clear cut to me. Ashnod's Altar and Phyrexian Altar are way better IMO. Thanks for the suggestion.
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So, after a good while of being retired of mtg in general because of the price of cards and overall being a little burnt out of standard I decided to get back to commander just in time to buy a C14 precon. Of all possible legends available within the decks, the one that I thought was the most fun, had a cool lore and an awesome picture which reminded me of my favorite card of all time, Braids, Cabal Minion, was Ghoulcaller Gisa so I decided to stick to her and buy the black deck. However, the other cards of the deck didn't fit the zombie theme I wanted to build her around so I decided to so something from scratch with some cards I previously owned.
The overall strategy of the deck is pretty simple: play some undercosted big guys and ramp to play Gisa to sac them for lots of zombies. The deck runs some ammount of anthems to make the zombies pretty deadly. In case the plan fails, it runs some generic black goodstuff and some combos mainly regarding Ashnod's Altar and Nim Deathmantle to make lots of tokens with Grave Titan/Wurmcoil Engine. If I could get a Phyrexian Altar I could go infinite with Gisa+Thornbite Staff or Gravecrawler+Blood Artist/Falkenrath Noble.I would love some sugestions on what to add and most of all, on what to cut from the deck. My budget is kind of limited, so I can't afford cards more expensive than 10 bucks. Without further ado, I present you Gisa, the mad Bride.
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Barren Moor
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Ghost Quarter
1 High Market
1 Myriad Landscape
1 Phyrexian Tower
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Strip Mine
27 Swamp
1 Tectonic Edge
Creatures 27
1 Abyssal Persecutor
1 Blood Artist
1 Bloodgift Demon
1 Carrion Feeder
1 Cemetery Reaper
1 Crypt Ghast
1 Desecration Demon
1 Disciple of Bolas
1 Falkenrath Noble
1 Fleshbag Marauder
1 Gempalm Polluter
1 Geralf's Messenger
1 Grave Titan
1 Gravecrawler
1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
1 Grim Haruspex
1 Hunted Horror
1 Kokusho, the Evening Star
1 Lord of the Undead
1 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
1 Rune-Scarred Demon
1 Sheoldred, Whispering One
1 Shriekmaw
1 Unbreathing Horde
1 Undead Warchief
1 Viscera Seer
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Liliana of the Dark Realms
Artifacts 19
1 Akroma's Memorial
1 Altar of Dementia
1 Ashnod's Altar
1 Caged Sun
1 Charcoal Diamond
1 Coat of Arms
1 Commander's Sphere
1 Lashwrithe
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Mind Stone
1 Nevinyrral's Disk
1 Nightmare Lash
1 Nim Deathmantle
1 Skullclamp
1 Sol Ring
1 Thousand-Year Elixir
1 Unstable Obelisk
1 Wayfarer's Bauble
1 Worn Powerstone
Enchantment 5
1 Attrition
1 Dictate of Erebos
1 Endless Ranks of the Dead
1 Grave Pact
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Malicious Affliction
1 Tragic Slip
Sorcery 8
1 Army of the Damned
1 Beseech the Queen
1 Black Sun's Zenith
1 Decree of Pain
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Diabolic Tutor
1 Mutilate
1 Read the Bones
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Bloodghast
1 Phyrexian Dreadnought
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Expedition Map
1 Eldrazi Monument
1 Phyrexian Altar
1 Thornbite Staff
1 Hero's Downfall
1 Murder
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Diabolic Intent
1 Exsanguinate
What do you think on the cards I want to put in? Do you have any suggestions on what to cut to make room for them? Is the creature card count too low for a deck which is primarly based on saccing dudes? Suggestions are really appreciated.
I would cut in the least Liliana - too slow, Coat of Arms - too symmetrical as it will benefit others, Altar of Dementia - in theory it is good, but clashes with commander and Carrion Feeder/Viscera Seer - as while they are combo enablers, I don't need you need them with the current style of your deck.
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Azorius Boros Dimir Golgari Gruul Izzet Korozda
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I also play Weiss Schwarz, Chaos, Vanguard and Wixoss.
Accel World, Angel Beats, Familiar of Zero, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, Guilty Crown, Kill La Kill, Robotics;Notes, Sword Art Online.
Chaos Partners
Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Iona, Kirishima, Kongou.
Dangan Ronpa: Asahina, Togami.
Freezing: Vibration: Chiffon, Satelizer.
Vanguard Clans Favoured
Angel Feather, Dark Irregulars, Genesis, Neonecter, Pale Moon, Shadow Paladins, Tachikaze.
Wixoss - Just trial decks for now!
Thanks for the suggestions! I haven't had enough time to test Liliana by myself since I just got her via pucatrade, but I'm gonna see how it performs. I think her +1 ability is great, since this deck loves to play a land every turn and her -X ability works pretty well with Gisa.
Coat of Arms has been a powerhouse in the games I've gotten to play it. I usually slam it when I already have a huge army of zombies to finish the game and swing for lethal and luckily there aren't a whole lot of other token players in my playgroup.
Altar of Dementia seems like a clear cut to me. Ashnod's Altar and Phyrexian Altar are way better IMO. Thanks for the suggestion.