So since I am getting Planechase Anthology (in the mail at the moment) I figured I would revisit a deck I have wanted to play in the past for EDH, Ninja Tribal.
Ninjas are sadly scarce with only 10 (excluding changelings, and when it comes to changelings, the best ones are not in U/B)
So I will be using Vela the Night-Clad as the general unless something better comes out. I will be running all 10 ninjas and i want to find a way to ustilize them as much as possible.
With only 10 ninjas that means 10% of my deck will be based on them and that means i can go many games without eve drawing them. This means I need to find a secondary use to the deck. While I will be running black tutors to find these ninjas, I also need to make sure my guys go unblocked and I need ways to return them to my hand. Creatures that do this, along with things such as Crystal Shard will allow me to get a second use of my ninjas. It also allows me to play mind games as I could return skullsnatcher and they allow my creature to go through since it is not scary, and then i sent out Silent-Blade Oni)
One creature i wish to utilize is Sakashima's Student I run him in my Riku Clone deck and I feel beyond the fact that he is a ninja, he is just amazing. I find clones in general to just be a good pick as it would be very useful to have mutiple ninjas. I would love a bunch of Silent-Blade Onis coming at someone.
Intimidate is also a great use to let big guys go by. So a list of useful UB creatures would be nice. In 60 card constructed you can run multiple Ninjas so filling up a dekc with them is not hard, but in EDH it is not so simple so I need to work on this a bit.
I built a mono U ninja deck using Higure, the Still Wind, all of the U ninjas, and the rest of the cards bounced permanents, were unblockable, or gave unblockable. It was quite fun but not really competitive. It won with commander damage.
The plan was to play Higure, get Walker of Secret Ways first, so you can bounce Higure, then keep cycling ninjas for value.
I built a mono U ninja deck using Higure, the Still Wind, all of the U ninjas, and the rest of the cards bounced permanents, were unblockable, or gave unblockable. It was quite fun but not really competitive. It won with commander damage.
The plan was to play Higure, get Walker of Secret Ways first, so you can bounce Higure, then keep cycling ninjas for value.
the more thinning i can do the better chance i have to get the cards needed. I will be running unblockable creatures, if I could get a list of some of the better or cheaper ones that would be great (I would like to refrain from blighted agent but he always does his job. Plus eats removal like a boss.)
As you probably know, once the other guy knows you're trying to do ninja stuff the gig is gonna be pretty much up so you're going to want a bunch of evasive dudes. Running Bitterblossom is a coy way to get Ninjutsu enablers. To that end a lot of Faeries are pretty useful here, Sower of Temptation can grab a new goodie pretty consistently, but even little things like Cloud of Faeries or Pestermite - Quickling lets you get more of whatever ETB you're enjoying if you can't Ninjutsu it. Obviously Baleful Strix too, but yeah I think Faerie dudes can back you up pretty well on your creature base.
As you probably know, once the other guy knows you're trying to do ninja stuff the gig is gonna be pretty much up so you're going to want a bunch of evasive dudes. Running Bitterblossom is a coy way to get Ninjutsu enablers. To that end a lot of Faeries are pretty useful here, Sower of Temptation can grab a new goodie pretty consistently, but even little things like Cloud of Faeries or Pestermite - Quickling lets you get more of whatever ETB you're enjoying if you can't Ninjutsu it. Obviously Baleful Strix too, but yeah I think Faerie dudes can back you up pretty well on your creature base.
I personally used small unblockable or shadow creatures and things like Cipher cards, Swords of X amd Y, Mask of riddles, ect (i.e. anything that procs off dealing damage to opponent). The ninja's were more of a subtheme.
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I personally used small unblockable or shadow creatures and things like Cipher cards, Swords of X amd Y, Mask of riddles, ect (i.e. anything that procs off dealing damage to opponent). The ninja's were more of a subtheme.
Well with only 10 ninjas they have to be. Right now the deck is jank and over time i will tweak it. I think I will go with a bounce/ETB based deck.
Okay so I built my ninja deck and i wnated to keep all 10 ninjas in there, I am curious if that ay be hurting me. 10 ninjas is lacking a bt in terms of teh tribe itself, and then to add to that i may be hurting myself running all 10 when I could be cutting them to add more ETB effects.
I also lose some slots for bounce (like running a Quickling or Shrieking Drake) thing is, the only one that i feel could be removed is Skullsnatcher, yet Recursion is a big thing in my meta.
Cairn Wanderer and Shapesharer can be two Ninja that can be added to the arsenal. Cairn Wanderer can inherit a bunch of abilities. Shapesharer can be made unblockable then clone another creature.
Cairn Wanderer and Shapesharer can be two Ninja that can be added to the arsenal. Cairn Wanderer can inherit a bunch of abilities. Shapesharer can be made unblockable then clone another creature.
I forgot how good the black changeling was, and i didn't think of that for Shapesharer.
Bident of Thassa - Draw support and force an opponent to attack.
I'll look into grabbing them (though I already own thassa so that is one less to buy.)
I use to have Bident as well, maybe it is in my box, if not i probably sold it.
Yep, i sold it (damn)
I guess I should also as if anything from "night of the Ninja" should be kept in the 99 (as I am currently cutting cards to boost the power rather than just looking for things. I also try to keep in mind my meta and certain cards that may be useful. Such as Skullsnatcher removing recursion targets, and Notion thief as so many people like drawing cards in my Meta)
Bident of Thassa - Draw support and force an opponent to attack.
I'll look into grabbing them (though I already own thassa so that is one less to buy.)
I use to have Bident as well, maybe it is in my box, if not i probably sold it.
Yep, i sold it (damn)
I guess I should also as if anything from "night of the Ninja" should be kept in the 99 (as I am currently cutting cards to boost the power rather than just looking for things. I also try to keep in mind my meta and certain cards that may be useful. Such as Skullsnatcher removing recursion targets, and Notion thief as so many people like drawing cards in my Meta)
If you're looking for other options on the higher mana curve.
Ghastlord of Fugue unblock-able, hand control, and a good target to clone.
Necropolis Regent can give out some +1/+1 counters for hitting the opponent. If you're into the idea of buffing your creatures.
Bident of Thassa - Draw support and force an opponent to attack.
I'll look into grabbing them (though I already own thassa so that is one less to buy.)
I use to have Bident as well, maybe it is in my box, if not i probably sold it.
Yep, i sold it (damn)
I guess I should also as if anything from "night of the Ninja" should be kept in the 99 (as I am currently cutting cards to boost the power rather than just looking for things. I also try to keep in mind my meta and certain cards that may be useful. Such as Skullsnatcher removing recursion targets, and Notion thief as so many people like drawing cards in my Meta)
If you're looking for other options on the higher mana curve.
Ghastlord of Fugue unblock-able, hand control, and a good target to clone.
Necropolis Regent can give out some +1/+1 counters for hitting the opponent. If you're into the idea of buffing your creatures.
Hmm, both seem good. I will look into them. I was trying to keep a low mana curve, capping out or 4 with a few cards exceeding that. Rite of replication is meant to be kicked and targeting Vela (So technically my highest costing card, but i could target other things if need be)
Silent-Blade Oni is my highest CMC and i will only be ninjitsuing him anyway, so while he is a CMC 7 he will be costing 6.
Ninjas are sadly scarce with only 10 (excluding changelings, and when it comes to changelings, the best ones are not in U/B)
So I will be using Vela the Night-Clad as the general unless something better comes out. I will be running all 10 ninjas and i want to find a way to ustilize them as much as possible.
With only 10 ninjas that means 10% of my deck will be based on them and that means i can go many games without eve drawing them. This means I need to find a secondary use to the deck. While I will be running black tutors to find these ninjas, I also need to make sure my guys go unblocked and I need ways to return them to my hand. Creatures that do this, along with things such as Crystal Shard will allow me to get a second use of my ninjas. It also allows me to play mind games as I could return skullsnatcher and they allow my creature to go through since it is not scary, and then i sent out Silent-Blade Oni)
One creature i wish to utilize is Sakashima's Student I run him in my Riku Clone deck and I feel beyond the fact that he is a ninja, he is just amazing. I find clones in general to just be a good pick as it would be very useful to have mutiple ninjas. I would love a bunch of Silent-Blade Onis coming at someone.
Intimidate is also a great use to let big guys go by. So a list of useful UB creatures would be nice. In 60 card constructed you can run multiple Ninjas so filling up a dekc with them is not hard, but in EDH it is not so simple so I need to work on this a bit.
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The plan was to play Higure, get Walker of Secret Ways first, so you can bounce Higure, then keep cycling ninjas for value.
they that seems like it would work. i plan on running a lot of deck thinning (Merchant scroll into crad draw or mystical tutor (into a block tutor)
Search for Higure with Demonic, Diabolic, Vampiric or Beseech the Queen)
Will be using fetches and Pseudo fetches (may even run the panoramas that allow me to search for my colors.)
the more thinning i can do the better chance i have to get the cards needed. I will be running unblockable creatures, if I could get a list of some of the better or cheaper ones that would be great (I would like to refrain from blighted agent but he always does his job. Plus eats removal like a boss.)
i will also be running control such as Spot removal and counters.
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Kathari Remnant can be fun. Baleful Strix is great.
Also, cards like Ashling, the Extinguisher, Sphinx Ambassador, Thada Adel, Acquisitor... really anything that triggers when dealing combat damage will benefit from the intimidate.
There are so many cards that fit into this.. ultimately you need to figure out what you like.
Mask of Riddles. Whispersilk Cloak.
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I wish bitterblossom was not so expensive.
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Well with only 10 ninjas they have to be. Right now the deck is jank and over time i will tweak it. I think I will go with a bounce/ETB based deck.
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I also lose some slots for bounce (like running a Quickling or Shrieking Drake) thing is, the only one that i feel could be removed is Skullsnatcher, yet Recursion is a big thing in my meta.
This is tough.
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I forgot how good the black changeling was, and i didn't think of that for Shapesharer.
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Flitterstep Eidolon - Two drop unblockable creature which can be Bestow later.
Open into Wonder - X spell version of Slip Through Space is good in a deck based on creatures that need to hit an opponent.
Thassa, God of the Sea - Scry 1 and add extra unblockable support.
Bident of Thassa - Draw support and force an opponent to attack.
I'll look into grabbing them (though I already own thassa so that is one less to buy.)
I use to have Bident as well, maybe it is in my box, if not i probably sold it.
Yep, i sold it (damn)
I guess I should also as if anything from "night of the Ninja" should be kept in the 99 (as I am currently cutting cards to boost the power rather than just looking for things. I also try to keep in mind my meta and certain cards that may be useful. Such as Skullsnatcher removing recursion targets, and Notion thief as so many people like drawing cards in my Meta)
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If you're looking for other options on the higher mana curve.
Ghastlord of Fugue unblock-able, hand control, and a good target to clone.
Necropolis Regent can give out some +1/+1 counters for hitting the opponent. If you're into the idea of buffing your creatures.
Hmm, both seem good. I will look into them. I was trying to keep a low mana curve, capping out or 4 with a few cards exceeding that. Rite of replication is meant to be kicked and targeting Vela (So technically my highest costing card, but i could target other things if need be)
Silent-Blade Oni is my highest CMC and i will only be ninjitsuing him anyway, so while he is a CMC 7 he will be costing 6.
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