I've recently come across the card Enchanted Evening again and it inspired me to try and build a deck around it(or at least in theme with it). I know it doesn't have the most immediately powerful affect but with the right deck I can imagine it having a strong impact. My main goal is to create a fun and flavorful deck based around the aforementioned card. I'm not looking to make a super competitive deck but one that can hold its own in multiplayer.
Main Concerns:
Flavor: To me Enchanted Evening is a card the wants a story built around it. But what story am I trying to tell? Do I make a Lorwyn/Shadowmoor themed deck? The card's own flavor text screams enchantment control.
Who should I enlist to lead this deck? None of the enchantment based legends felt right for this deck. While Hanna, Ship's Navigator and Ertai, the Corrupted are potential cards for the 99 they do not inspire me as commanders and I lose access to green. My thought was to use Progenitus, while it is not part of the plane of Lorwyn it has a mystical presence and is the "soul" of Alara. He also adds an additional win condition if needed.
My ideas for sub themes so far:
Enchantments Matter: I would like to have a larger number of enchantments, but not the entire deck. I want to create a sense that the deck fits together thematically. Also meaning that my main win cons should be enchantment based or come from enchantments (i.e. token generators).
Enchantress: This seems like almost an instant include for drawing cards.
Recursion: Life from the Loam is one of my favorite cards in all of magic and while there isn't an enchantment version to this card I would like to build a deck that has similar capabilities to this card. I expect that this deck would be susceptible to massive board destruction so I should plan to have to rebuild at anytime.
Enchantments as a Resource: If the deck is already built to rebuild then why not use the enchantments I don't currently need as a secondary resource? I think a small sacrifice them will fit nicely.
It's not good, but I have an Atogatog deck that does pretty well when I get out Enchanted Evening (list in signature). The draw engine is enchantress-themed, it's also got recursion for days as a result of needing to sacrifice and recast certain cards, and definitely considers enchantments as a resource (or food). It's pretty fun, not great, but definitely something that could be tailored to your desires. Good luck!
So first of all you have to get it out, then you have to protect it.
I actually play several Enchanted Evening decks. Its designed around tutoring and/or cheating it into play, then tutoring and/or cheating Aura Thief as well. But that combo wins on the spot. That might not be your cup-of-tea.
Fountain Watch is nice with Enchanted Evening in play. Everything you control has Shroud. Makes removing the Enchanted Evening incredible difficult, has to be mass removal. Greater Auramancy and Sterling Grove are similar.
Obviously play some enchantment removal. Allay and Soltari Visionary have repeated use. Soul Sculptor this card is quite cool for making your enchantment removal better.
Thanks for suggestions! So clearly I underestimated the potential power of Enchanted Evening when I said the deck wasn't going to be competitive. First off I really like idea of using cards like Calming Verse, Fracturing Gust, and Cleansing Meditation to reset the game for everyone. Potentially running Avacyn, Angel of Hope and Elspeth, Knight-Errant to build a board of indestructible enchantments and when combined with Greater Auramancy and friends it makes a pretty hard board to remove. Academy Rector and especially Aura Thief look like really fun creatures. Adding Defense of the Heart to bring out key creatures seems strong. Going to try and flesh out a list this weekend.
Once you have an anthem effect in place, playing Opalescence should pretty much give you the win. You have just destroyed all their land and they can't play any more.
Note that Starfield of Nyx is extremely dangerous with with Enchanted Evening, because it can cause all your lands, and only your lands, to become 0/0 creatures. Be careful!
Also Soltari Visionary should let you choose any permanent they own and selectively destroy it. People don't tend to play a lot of shadow creatures to block it.
Main Concerns:
My ideas for sub themes so far:
Any thoughts or help would be appreciated!
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Melira PodRIP 1/19/15GWHatebearsI actually play several Enchanted Evening decks. Its designed around tutoring and/or cheating it into play, then tutoring and/or cheating Aura Thief as well. But that combo wins on the spot. That might not be your cup-of-tea.
Academy Rector to get it into play
Enlightened Tutor, Plea for Guidance, Idyllic Tutor get you the card
Fountain Watch is nice with Enchanted Evening in play. Everything you control has Shroud. Makes removing the Enchanted Evening incredible difficult, has to be mass removal.
Greater Auramancy and Sterling Grove are similar.
Obviously play some enchantment removal. Allay and Soltari Visionary have repeated use.
Soul Sculptor this card is quite cool for making your enchantment removal better.
Starfield of Nyx and Open the Vaults for graveyard retrieval.
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