Now however I'm wondering if it may be better to use Odric as the front man. Aside from the death touch the deck really looked to use Concerted effort to give my creatures a range of abilities and protections so that I could do some damage. With Odric I think the deck will be less controlling but will give most of the same combat safety.
So which commander of the two do you think would be better more of the time? Thanks
Edit: It is probably helpful to autocard the two options...
Odric, Lunarch Marshal is my choice. Just simple equipment like Chariot of Victory, Haunted Cloak, or even Bladed Pinions make the rest of your army deadly with little investment, and those you can easily pump out via white token makers, reinforced with Cathars' Crusade.
There is an important difference between Concerted Effort and Odric 2: Concerted effort also can grant fear and, more importantly, landwalk and protections to your entire team, unlike Odric. Your entire team getting the protections from one sword, making them unblockable against a player, or everyone gaining a landwalk to waltz past an opponent's defenses is similar to Odric 1's ability to choose opponent's blockers. It is worth considering running Concerted Effort and/or Odric 1 in order to assure you push through damage.
I like both Odrics a lot, and I feel Odric 2 can make an impact even though he is limited in his colors to white.
I would argue that Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile can be more of a danger to anyone on the board and IMO with less setup. If nothing else it gives more time to stabilise. Building on this however I think I may have had a further thought.
In each case the idea of the deck is to get one or several creature particularly nasty in combat by giving it a number of key words whether naturally or through equipment. The main issue then becomes that Odric with any kind of board state, that the deck is capable of reliably producing, is a very credible threat but does require a board state. Brigid alternatively is a strong defensive asset with minimal board state required, but will never be a significant offensive asset without a larger board state than Odric requires.
Thanks for the input so far guys, although additional input would be appreciated.
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Modern: RG Titanshift. A deck made of cards too stupid for EDH.
Retired: Lots. More than I feel you should suffer through or I should type out.
One thing I would say is that I don't think 2 damage really goes a long way in EDH unless you're in a really token/weenie flooded meta. It also doesn't help you if your opponent is running a control deck that doesn't care about attacking or blocking and just wipes the board a lot. Brigid actually does look like she'd do work in an Odric deck though; she can give your creatures first strike, and if you can get out a deathtouch-granting equipment Odric can turn your army into Ankle Shankers, AND wipe out any creatures attacking you. Giving her vigilance would be pretty cool as well, so you can attack and keep the threat looming. Ultimately I prefer Odric because his ability is aggro, Brigid's utility depends on your opponents decisions to attack or block.
Now however I'm wondering if it may be better to use Odric as the front man. Aside from the death touch the deck really looked to use Concerted effort to give my creatures a range of abilities and protections so that I could do some damage. With Odric I think the deck will be less controlling but will give most of the same combat safety.
So which commander of the two do you think would be better more of the time? Thanks
Edit: It is probably helpful to autocard the two options...
BRGKresh the BloodbraidedBRG, A box of lands and ideas.
Modern:
RG Titanshift. A deck made of cards too stupid for EDH.
Retired: Lots. More than I feel you should suffer through or I should type out.
There is an important difference between Concerted Effort and Odric 2: Concerted effort also can grant fear and, more importantly, landwalk and protections to your entire team, unlike Odric. Your entire team getting the protections from one sword, making them unblockable against a player, or everyone gaining a landwalk to waltz past an opponent's defenses is similar to Odric 1's ability to choose opponent's blockers. It is worth considering running Concerted Effort and/or Odric 1 in order to assure you push through damage.
I like both Odrics a lot, and I feel Odric 2 can make an impact even though he is limited in his colors to white.
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Beatrice, the Golden Witch
In each case the idea of the deck is to get one or several creature particularly nasty in combat by giving it a number of key words whether naturally or through equipment. The main issue then becomes that Odric with any kind of board state, that the deck is capable of reliably producing, is a very credible threat but does require a board state. Brigid alternatively is a strong defensive asset with minimal board state required, but will never be a significant offensive asset without a larger board state than Odric requires.
Thanks for the input so far guys, although additional input would be appreciated.
BRGKresh the BloodbraidedBRG, A box of lands and ideas.
Modern:
RG Titanshift. A deck made of cards too stupid for EDH.
Retired: Lots. More than I feel you should suffer through or I should type out.
Brigid basically does nothing until you give her deathtouch
Odric can at least make your army start beating on people with any decent keyword like double strike or haste
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