I was attempting to see if Emmara, with her value generation, could work in a stax shell. Any thoughts or tips to it would be nice, as I feel I've made it too unfocused with potential combos and finishers.
Parity is broken through Glare of Subdual tapping down stax pieces or with creature mana. Tangle Wire actually accelerates token generation early game, surprisingly.
Ultimately, however, I think that Derevi, Empyrial Tactician is the superior stax commander for a multitude of reasons, and new Emmara could work pretty well with him.
That's the kind of thinking I was following as well. I'm trying to sort it down and focus it, and I'll be including Armageddon.
I'm avoiding Derevi simply for the sake of doing something new, so it likely won't be quite as efficient, but I'm trying it regardless lol.
I feel that Ashnod's Altar is required for most of the combos, and so is a bit of an unstable lightning rod, but is too useful on its own.
Swapping more to fit a combo rather than just a go wide win con would be great, but I'm not sure what else to use other than Phyrexian Altar.
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Untappers include Thornbite Staff, Umbral Mantle, and Sword of the Paruns. Ashnod's Altar is my go to to make them go infinite (with either Cryptolith Rite or Anointed Procession). Both combo alterers work well on their own in the deck, so they're fine to me.
Parity is broken through Glare of Subdual tapping down stax pieces or with creature mana. Tangle Wire actually accelerates token generation early game, surprisingly.
1 Llanowar Elves
1 Rhys the Redeemed
1 Argothian Enchantress
1 Gaddock Teeg
1 Eternal Witness
1 Mentor of the Meek
1 Mirror Entity
1 Hokori, Dust Drinker
1 Seedborn Muse
1 Sun Titan
1 Land Tax
1 Nature's Chosen
1 Blind Obedience
1 Cryptolith Rite
1 Earthcraft
1 Quest for Renewal
1 Rest in Peace
1 Song of Freyalise
1 Sterling Grove
1 Sylvan Library
1 Aura of Silence
1 Aura Shards
1 Crackdown
1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc
1 Presence of Gond
1 Anointed Procession
1 Glare of Subdual
1 Privileged Position
1 Canopy Vista
8 Forest
1 Fortified Village
1 Gaea's Cradle
1 Gavony Township
1 Holdout Settlement
1 Maze of Ith
8 Plains
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Rogue's Passage
1 Savannah
1 Scattered Groves
1 Strip Mine
1 Sunpetal Grove
1 Survivors' Encampment
1 Temple Garden
1 Wasteland
1 Windswept Heath
1 Wirewood Lodge
1 Wooded Bastion
1 Mox Amber
1 Mox Diamond
1 Paradise Mantle
1 Skullclamp
1 Sol Ring
1 Springleaf Drum
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Mind Stone
1 Selesnya Signet
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Thornbite Staff
1 Thought Vessel
1 Winter Orb
1 Ashnod's Altar
1 Staff of Domination
1 Static Orb
1 Tangle Wire
1 Umbral Mantle
1 Smokestack
1 Sword of the Paruns
1 Mind's Eye
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Worldly Tutor
1 Krosan Grip
1 Cultivate
1 Idyllic Tutor
1 Harmonize
1 Wrath of God
WUBRG Some of these decks can actually win games...WUBRG
How I know I should build a deck:
I think Armageddon and Ravages of War could suit this list nicely.
Ultimately, however, I think that Derevi, Empyrial Tactician is the superior stax commander for a multitude of reasons, and new Emmara could work pretty well with him.
I'm avoiding Derevi simply for the sake of doing something new, so it likely won't be quite as efficient, but I'm trying it regardless lol.
I feel that Ashnod's Altar is required for most of the combos, and so is a bit of an unstable lightning rod, but is too useful on its own.
Swapping more to fit a combo rather than just a go wide win con would be great, but I'm not sure what else to use other than Phyrexian Altar.