This is a deck I've been working on for forever. Esper has always been my favorite 3-color choice and I was initially drawn to Dakkon since he is relatively unknown and tends to not draw too much early hate and because his ability is odd for his colors and decent but not overpowered.
This deck originally began very similar to Cryogen's primer for Dakkon, was reworked to Esper blink, and later alternated between Esper enchants and a stax variant. Eventually I decided I wanted this deck to be heavily land-thematic but distinct from the previously mentioned primer and similar decks. I'm still mulling over a few parts of this list, but it's starting to get there.
No Roil Elemental? Also, how do the Fallen Empire storage lands work for you? I'm more partial to the Time Spiral Calicform Pools and Dreadship Reef if you want to use storage lands, since they don't interfere with your tempo.
No Roil Elemental? Also, how do the Fallen Empire storage lands work for you? I'm more partial to the Time Spiral Calicform Pools and Dreadship Reef if you want to use storage lands, since they don't interfere with your tempo.
I'm playing the Fallen Empire storage lands specifically instead of the Time Spiral ones since I'm planning on locking down lands. They gain storage counters by being tapped during your upkeep so once I've thrown down an orb they can sit tapped gathering counters.
Land count was reduced to 36 and two basics replaced by Wasteland and Lotus Vale. I'm a little vulnerable to Ruination effects now if they get played when I'm not prepared for them so I may end up cutting the storage lands for three additional basic lands.
As for other additions, I've added in additional tap down effects with Static Orb and Winter Orb. Torpor Orb is somewhat situational and may get axed as it also shuts down 5 of my 12 creatures. Frozen Aether and Turnabout have nice synergy with all the Orb effects I've got going and so far seem to be working really well.
This deck originally began very similar to Cryogen's primer for Dakkon, was reworked to Esper blink, and later alternated between Esper enchants and a stax variant. Eventually I decided I wanted this deck to be heavily land-thematic but distinct from the previously mentioned primer and similar decks. I'm still mulling over a few parts of this list, but it's starting to get there.
1 Dakkon Blackblade
// 0
1 Zuran Orb
1 Pact of Negation
// 1
1 Land Tax
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Weathered Wayfarer
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Sol Ring
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Expedition Map
1 Mana Vault
// 2
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Counterspell
1 Animate Dead
1 Counterbalance
1 Dark Confidant
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Grim Monolith
1 Scroll Rack
1 Winter Orb
1 Torpor Orb
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Rest in Peace
// 3
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Oblation
1 Detention Sphere
1 Static Orb
1 Vindicate
1 Necropotence
1 Rhystic Study
1 Chromatic Lantern
1 Beseech the Queen
1 Aura of Silence
1 Mana Vortex
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Windfall
1 Second Sunrise
1 Kor Cartographer
1 Cataclysm
1 Damnation
1 Wrath of God
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Return to Dust
1 Emeria Angel
1 Frozen Aether
1 Leyline of the Void
1 Armageddon
1 Rising Waters
1 Hokori, Dust Drinker
1 Faith's Reward
1 Turnabout
// 5
1 Gilded Lotus
1 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
1 Bribery
1 Sunder
1 Mnemonic Wall
// 6
1 Sun Titan
1 Terminus
1 Consecrated Sphinx
1 Recurring Insight
// 7
1 Herald of Leshrac
1 Patron of the Moon
// Lands
1 Watery Grave
1 Godless Shrine
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Drowned Catacomb
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Marsh Flats
1 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded Strand
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Glacial Chasm
1 Command Tower
1 Flagstones of Trokair
1 Strip Mine
1 Cabal Coffers
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Tolaria West
1 Underground Sea
1 Scrubland
1 Tundra
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Creeping Tar Pit
1 Sand Silos
1 Icatian Store
1 Bottomless Vault
1 Wasteland
1 Lotus Vale
3 Snow-Covered Swamp
3 Snow-Covered Island
3 Snow-Covered Plains
1 Dakkon Blackblade
\\ Artifact (14)
1 Chromatic Lantern
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Expedition Map
1 Gilded Lotus
1 Grim Monolith
1 Mana Vault
1 Scroll Rack
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Static Orb
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Torpor Orb
1 Winter Orb
1 Zuran Orb
\\ Creature (12)
1 Consecrated Sphinx
1 Dark Confidant
1 Emeria Angel
1 Herald of Leshrac
1 Hokori, Dust Drinker
1 Kor Cartographer
1 Mnemonic Wall
1 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
1 Patron of the Moon
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Sun Titan
1 Weathered Wayfarer
\\ Enchantment (10)
1 Animate Dead
1 Aura of Silence
1 Detention Sphere
1 Frozen Aether
1 Land Tax
1 Leyline of the Void
1 Mana Vortex
1 Necropotence
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Rest in Peace
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Rhystic Study
1 Rising Waters
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Faith's Reward
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Oblation
1 Pact of Negation
1 Return to Dust
1 Second Sunrise
1 Sunder
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Turnabout
1 Vampiric Tutor
\\ Sorcery (12)
1 Armageddon
1 Beseech the Queen
1 Bribery
1 Cataclysm
1 Damnation
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Recurring Insight
1 Terminus
1 Vindicate
1 Windfall
1 Wrath of God
\\ Land (36)
1 Watery Grave
1 Godless Shrine
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Drowned Catacomb
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Marsh Flats
1 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded Strand
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Glacial Chasm
1 Command Tower
1 Flagstones of Trokair
1 Strip Mine
1 Cabal Coffers
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Tolaria West
1 Underground Sea
1 Scrubland
1 Tundra
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Creeping Tar Pit
1 Sand Silos
1 Icatian Store
1 Lotus Vale
1 Wasteland
1 Bottomless Vault
3 Snow-Covered Swamp
3 Snow-Covered Island
3 Snow-Covered Plains
The general idea is to drop in one of Dakkon Blackblade,Ob Nixilis, the Fallen, or Emeria Angel and then lock down, destroy, or otherwise remove lands. From there we start swinging and meanwhile try to search up Zuran Orb or Armageddon and one of Faith's Reward or Second Sunrise.
Not sure what to do with this from here. Any comments suggestions?
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Both Roil Elemental and Admonition Angel are maybe cards at the moment, just not sure what I would take out for them.
I'm playing the Fallen Empire storage lands specifically instead of the Time Spiral ones since I'm planning on locking down lands. They gain storage counters by being tapped during your upkeep so once I've thrown down an orb they can sit tapped gathering counters.
- Lightning Greaves
- Skull Clamp
- Storm Cauldron
- Phyrexian Arena
- Counterspell
- Desertion
- Mortify
- Merciless Eviction
- Reanimate
- Snow-Covered Island
- Snow-Covered Plains
- Snow-Covered Swamp
+ Static Orb
+ Winter Orb
+ Torpor Orb
+ Dark Confidant
+ Counterbalance
+ Frozen Aether
+ Mana Vortex
+ Rest in Peace
+ Turnabout
+ Cataclysm
+ Wasteland
+ Lotus Vale
Removed Lightning Greaves and Skull Clamp since I'm not running many creatures and kept drawing them with nothing to use them with.
Storm Cauldron always seemed to underpreform without also having Patron of the Moon out.
Phyrexian Arena is cut since I typically tutor for Necropotence first chance I can. The Arena was also pseudo-replaced by Dark Confidant.
Counterspell was replaced by Counterbalance for the moment not sure if this change will stick around.
Desertion and Merciless Eviction felt a little too high costed for this deck.
I always seemed to be able to grab Vindicate when needed so Mortify also got the axe.
With Leyline of the Void, the addition of Rest in Peace, and the low creature count in this deck Reanimate always seemed to not have a target.
Land count was reduced to 36 and two basics replaced by Wasteland and Lotus Vale. I'm a little vulnerable to Ruination effects now if they get played when I'm not prepared for them so I may end up cutting the storage lands for three additional basic lands.
As for other additions, I've added in additional tap down effects with Static Orb and Winter Orb. Torpor Orb is somewhat situational and may get axed as it also shuts down 5 of my 12 creatures. Frozen Aether and Turnabout have nice synergy with all the Orb effects I've got going and so far seem to be working really well.