Wish I had a snappy name for this thread. Maybe I'll think of one in the future.
Anyways, I guess I just wanted to post my list here for a couple different reasons. First and foremost just having a place where I keep the list stored besides my EDH decks spreadsheet seems like a good idea. Past that just the typical reason of having people look at it and maybe take ideas from it or maybe suggest things for it.
Before we get to that, it's worth mentioning I'm pretty happy around the spot it's currently in because it's more fun for my playgroup with it being less consistent and more random. I do keep a tooth and nail in the 99 in case of emergencies (I only pull it out if I can win a game that is taking too long or really need it to act as spot removal).
If you have any questions, concerns, if you'd just like to talk to a fellow saffi player or any reason, feel free to drop a reply.
Despotic Scepter was something that I've wanted to try just to see how it works but you're probably right on it being too bad to actually include. If I had a Phyrexian Altar, I'd use that in a heartbeat. I'll probably swap out Evolutionary Leap's spot with it and keep Culling Dais in for now. Search for Tomorrow is an alter that I got a while back and has become quite renown as "Search for Guitar-row" and has grown on me in an oddly sentimental way so it's gonna be a hard one to give up for me but if they print another really good ramp creature (which we'll probably see in Zendikar anyways) I'll swap then.
I agree on Afterlife going to Path to Exile, but PtE is currently sitting around 9$, which is above my budget currently. Perhaps, I should label it like I plan to switch it eventually. Haze Frog started as a filler for Spore Frog. It's just a card I forgot to switch out because of it's similarities. Reveillark is in there already.
Finally, yeah Mana base is something that's always a bit in progress; could use a Miren, the Moaning Well, Arcane Lighthouse seems OK, Emeria, the Sky Ruin definitely has a place here and a couple others.
I probably wont cut too many of the sac outlets since it's a combo deck that relies on getting them out and I'm purposefully low on tutors. Including the Enlightened Tutor as a source, I have 8 Sac Outlets. 2 of which are creatures. I'll get 12 with Evolutionary Leap, Blasting Station and High Market so that will put me around 10% of the deck as sac outlets, which I think is a number I'm OK with.
I remember seeing it a while ago and checking it out, probably a year ago now. It's part of the reason I never made my own thread, thought whats the point of having my own thread when I could discuss Saffi there, but then recently I just wanted to post my list too.
Anyways, I just checked it out again and there's a lot of good info there. I'll probably check out his list further once I get past getting rid of , as I update and get rid of some of the less thematic cards (looking at you Silvos). His list is a lot more flexible than mine and while I'm liking the position my deck is in, it could stand to be a bit more flexible.
Have you considered some of the creatures that sac themselves so you can use saffi as a value creature to get more? I see a few in the list here are some others: viridian zealot and dauntless escort.
A few other things are reusing EtB triggers. You have quite a few of the best ones but I feel harmonic sliver should be added. You can sac him with your outlets and saffi it back.
Perhaps it just a "I feel sorry that my friend runs an equipment deck that has games where he wont see equipment stick to the board due to my repeatable destruction and other decks that happen to be running green with repeatable destruction" that I don't have more, however you're right that I should include them. Caustic Caterpillar will also be in the deck because it's just too cute.
Also I vaguely remember looking for a Dauntless Escort at one time but never found anyone that had him in their trade binder, so I probably forgot back before I actually wrote what I wanted for the deck down somewhere
Harmonic Sliver is one of the 'bread and butter' disenchants. It does so many things for the deck, and is probably the most clutch disenchant.
The biggest question I have is, why no Emeria? You play a healthy amount of plains for it.
Also, Feel free to post your list in my thread (or I can link it in my OP if the editing issues have been resolved). I made it to be a hub for all Saffi related discussion. It helps to keep all the conversation in one spot. This way people would not have to jump from thread to thread to learn about or discuss the best general in the format
I just wish I had more time to update it. Two full time jobs takes a lot out of a person.
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Anyways, I guess I just wanted to post my list here for a couple different reasons. First and foremost just having a place where I keep the list stored besides my EDH decks spreadsheet seems like a good idea. Past that just the typical reason of having people look at it and maybe take ideas from it or maybe suggest things for it.
Before we get to that, it's worth mentioning I'm pretty happy around the spot it's currently in because it's more fun for my playgroup with it being less consistent and more random. I do keep a tooth and nail in the 99 in case of emergencies (I only pull it out if I can win a game that is taking too long or really need it to act as spot removal).
If you have any questions, concerns, if you'd just like to talk to a fellow saffi player or any reason, feel free to drop a reply.
2 Saffi Eriksdotter
Creatures
1 Caustic Caterpillar
1 Starved Rusalka
1 Martyred Rusalka
2 Inquisitor Exarch
2 Melira, Sylvok Outcast
2 Riftsweeper
2 Qasali Pridemage
2 Elvish Visionary
2 Sakura-Tribe Elder
3 Yavimaya Elder
3 Fertilid
3 Kitchen Finks
3 Fiend Hunter
3 Eternal Witness
3 Reclamation Sage
3 Burnished Hart
3 Wood Elves
4 Solemn Simulacrum
5 Karmic Guide
5 Haze Frog
5 Oversoul of Dusk
5 Reveillark
5 Seedborn Muse
3 Acidic Slime
6 Sun Titan
6 Bane of Progress
6 Triskelion
7 Hornet Queen
7 Emeria Shpherd
8 Woodfall Primus
11 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshare
1 Condemn
1 Enlightened Tutor
2 Naturalize
3 Krosan Grip
3 Oblation
3 Harrow
Sorceries
2 Martial Coup
2 Regrowth
3 Idyllic Tutor
3 Search fo Tomorrow
3 Genesis Wave
7 Tooth an Nail
Artifacts
0 Claws of Gix
1 Skullclamp
1 Sol Ring
2 Culling Dais
3 Phyrexian Altar
3 Ashnod's Altar
3 Blasting Station
3 Crawlspace
5 Cauldron of Souls
2 Evolutionary Leap
3 Arrest
3 Gift of Immortality
3 Oblivion Ring
6 Martyr's Bond
6 Mana Reflection
Lands
1 Selesnya Sanctuary
1 Graypelt Refuge
1 Sunpetal Grove
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Windswept Heath
1 High Market
1 Temple Garden
1 Evolving Wilds
17 Forest
14 Plains
Looking to make these changes as soon as I finish up my Cube (so within the next 2-12 months :V).
(In > Out)
Spore Frog > Haze Frog
Emeria, the Sky Ruin > Graypelt Refuge
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Semi-Retired EDH: Saffi Infinite Combo | Grenzo Mono-Red Aggro
Modern: Shamanism
Thread | CubeTutor :Jank Cube
If you ever feel like changing some stuff I'd take out some of your sac outlets, trade out Despotic Scepter for something else (It's just bad...), replace Search for Tomorrow with a creature ramp card, Afterlife with Path to Exile, replace Haze Frog with Spore Frog, throw in Reveillark, and if you so desire: tamper with your mana base.
Search for Tomorrow is an alter that I got a while back and has become quite renown as "Search for Guitar-row" and has grown on me in an oddly sentimental way so it's gonna be a hard one to give up for me but if they print another really good ramp creature (which we'll probably see in Zendikar anyways) I'll swap then.
I agree on Afterlife going to Path to Exile, but PtE is currently sitting around 9$, which is above my budget currently. Perhaps, I should label it like I plan to switch it eventually.
Haze Frog started as a filler for Spore Frog. It's just a card I forgot to switch out because of it's similarities.
Reveillark is in there already.
Finally, yeah Mana base is something that's always a bit in progress; could use a Miren, the Moaning Well, Arcane Lighthouse seems OK, Emeria, the Sky Ruin definitely has a place here and a couple others.
I probably wont cut too many of the sac outlets since it's a combo deck that relies on getting them out and I'm purposefully low on tutors. Including the Enlightened Tutor as a source, I have 8 Sac Outlets. 2 of which are creatures. I'll get 12 with Evolutionary Leap, Blasting Station and High Market so that will put me around 10% of the deck as sac outlets, which I think is a number I'm OK with.
All in all, thanks for the suggestions!
Semi-Retired EDH: Saffi Infinite Combo | Grenzo Mono-Red Aggro
Modern: Shamanism
Thread | CubeTutor :Jank Cube
Have you checked out the Saffi thread by BEDERNDERN? That's where I live
Anyways, I just checked it out again and there's a lot of good info there. I'll probably check out his list further once I get past getting rid of , as I update and get rid of some of the less thematic cards (looking at you Silvos). His list is a lot more flexible than mine and while I'm liking the position my deck is in, it could stand to be a bit more flexible.
Semi-Retired EDH: Saffi Infinite Combo | Grenzo Mono-Red Aggro
Modern: Shamanism
Thread | CubeTutor :Jank Cube
A few other things are reusing EtB triggers. You have quite a few of the best ones but I feel harmonic sliver should be added. You can sac him with your outlets and saffi it back.
WBR Alesha's Death Brigade WBR
WWW Brigid the Battlefield Saboteur WWW
UB Wydwen, the Biting Gale UB
Also I vaguely remember looking for a Dauntless Escort at one time but never found anyone that had him in their trade binder, so I probably forgot back before I actually wrote what I wanted for the deck down somewhere
Semi-Retired EDH: Saffi Infinite Combo | Grenzo Mono-Red Aggro
Modern: Shamanism
Thread | CubeTutor :Jank Cube
The biggest question I have is, why no Emeria? You play a healthy amount of plains for it.
Also, Feel free to post your list in my thread (or I can link it in my OP if the editing issues have been resolved). I made it to be a hub for all Saffi related discussion. It helps to keep all the conversation in one spot. This way people would not have to jump from thread to thread to learn about or discuss the best general in the format
I just wish I had more time to update it. Two full time jobs takes a lot out of a person.