Just wanted to post a quick budget, casual voltron Orzhov list. The deck can be built for about 30 bones so I thought I would share. The list is pretty much self-explanatory: Play a critter, bestow it. The deck is resilient against boardwipes, funny enough. Mesa Enchantress keeps feeding our hand. I'm not sure Hero of Iroas is that useful in here but I haven't tested him so I figure why not? Orzhov Charm just felt like it would be the most versatile kill/protection spell for the deck and again, we're not too worried about removal since bestow creatures fall onto the battlefield one way or another. Otherwise it's a Terminate. I considered Evershrike but the deck is fast enough as it is and Shrike unfortunately comes down pretty late. More evasion would be nice, Predator's Gambit over Ethereal Armor is a possibility (squeezed a few in).
Thanks for the comments guys. Some awesome suggestions.
Hero of Iroas is already in the deck but since I haven't put this list together yet, I have to admit that I am a bit annoyed by its 3.00$ price tag. It's not worth that much IMHO but considering the rest of the deck, it's a faily strong and budget friendly addition. Having said that, I think the deck can probably function well without it supposing I find a worthy substitute. Any suggestions or is Hero a shoe-in in your opinion?
Meanwhile, Kor Spiritdancer is amazing. Also kinda steep in terms of price tag, Mesa Enchantress is a nice placeholder until I can possibly trade for some kor badgirls.
You guys don't like Predator's Gambit? It can be surprisingly effective, especially in a deck that has little means of pushing damage through. The deck will want to assemble like Voltron and Gambit's evasion will be relevant more often than not. I do like the aura removal approach though. They definitely play well with Ethereal Armor and Eidolon of Countless Battles. I'll swamp the charms out for one of the options mentions above; perhaps even One Thousand Lashes for the extra damage.
The problem is having your Voltron blocked. But you don't necessarily need an aura to solve that problem. You can use a bestow creature to grant evasion, or kill their creatures, or just bestow something that already has evasion, or give it trample, or use equipment, or use other effects to tap their blockers, or whatnot. There are a ton of ways to get around the problem of blockers. We're just saying casting a non-bestow Aura on your non-hexproof Voltron is probably too risky against interactive decks.
Lack of evasion and riskiness of Auras: Gods Willing solves both of these problems. (Just don't give it protection from the colors of your own Auras.)
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Just wanted to post a quick budget, casual voltron Orzhov list. The deck can be built for about 30 bones so I thought I would share. The list is pretty much self-explanatory: Play a critter, bestow it. The deck is resilient against boardwipes, funny enough. Mesa Enchantress keeps feeding our hand. I'm not sure Hero of Iroas is that useful in here but I haven't tested him so I figure why not? Orzhov Charm just felt like it would be the most versatile kill/protection spell for the deck and again, we're not too worried about removal since bestow creatures fall onto the battlefield one way or another. Otherwise it's a Terminate. I considered Evershrike but the deck is fast enough as it is and Shrike unfortunately comes down pretty late. More evasion would be nice, Predator's Gambit over Ethereal Armor is a possibility (squeezed a few in).
Feedback and comments always welcome.
4x Eidolon of Countless Battles
4x Gnarled Scarhide
4x Herald of Torment
4x Hero of Iroas
2x Spiteful Returned
4x Hopeful Eidolon
4x Mesa Enchantress
4x Orzhov Charm
Enchantment (8)
4x Predator'S Gambit
4x Ethereal Armor
Land (22)
11x Plains
11x Swamp
For removal, stuff like Temporal Isolation and Oppressive Rays and Pacifism and Faith's Fetters synergizes extremely well with your cards, costing less, pumping Ethereal and drawing you more cards.
Hero of Iroas is already in the deck but since I haven't put this list together yet, I have to admit that I am a bit annoyed by its 3.00$ price tag. It's not worth that much IMHO but considering the rest of the deck, it's a faily strong and budget friendly addition. Having said that, I think the deck can probably function well without it supposing I find a worthy substitute. Any suggestions or is Hero a shoe-in in your opinion?
Meanwhile, Kor Spiritdancer is amazing. Also kinda steep in terms of price tag, Mesa Enchantress is a nice placeholder until I can possibly trade for some kor badgirls.
You guys don't like Predator's Gambit? It can be surprisingly effective, especially in a deck that has little means of pushing damage through. The deck will want to assemble like Voltron and Gambit's evasion will be relevant more often than not. I do like the aura removal approach though. They definitely play well with Ethereal Armor and Eidolon of Countless Battles. I'll swamp the charms out for one of the options mentions above; perhaps even One Thousand Lashes for the extra damage.
--Buck v Bell, 1927. This case, regarding the compulsory sterilization of inmates at mental institutions, has -- somehow -- never been overturned. Just a wee PSA for ya.