What I am looking for is suggestions for cards that would be beneficial to the hatebears/aristocrats strategy I want to play and also suggestions for what creatures that are greater than 2 power are worth playing. Any other good Abzan suggestions would also be appreciated.
Graveyard hate is where its at to shut down numerous decks because too often it's used as a second hand. Anafenza, the Foremost makes a good commander or fits your 99. She's not fancy, but she can kill strategies all by herself. Preying on people's hands combined with this might be a good way to go too to deprive them of responses that kill your bears. Liliana, Heretical Healer is small enough (2/3) and can revive bears. Lastly, cheap things that destroy any problems that sneak on through the hate, like Caustic Caterpillar keeps the board clear while you swing into them.
I actually started out by trying to use Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa and after playing a few games with it, I didn't like how small my creatures were / how many of them it took to add up. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper gives you a little bigger pool of cards to consider which I ultimately liked.
Doran, the Siege Tower fits well with Sidar's big back end. It also beats in with evasion with Sidar.
Silklash Spider big back end and it fits the power restriction. Its a good blocker option and it can wrath one of the things that gets past your evasion.
Whisperwood Elemental its not the right size but if you are running hatebears they tend to manifest well. It also gives the token quickly after having played itself and gives a little bit of wrath protection.
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I have officially moved to MTGNexus. I just wanted to let people know as my response time to salvation decks being bumped is very hit or miss.
Thanks for all the suggestions. They all look like they would help very much. Funnily enough, while browsing Salvation and watching Youtube I saw the idea of paring Tana, the Bloodsower with Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa for a Naya token deck, making your suggestion of using Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper sound really appealing for the kind of Abzan deck I want to play. The main reason I got inspired to make Tymna and Sidar Kondo was from the winning lists for MTGO 1v1 tournaments, though those probably play better with all the small creatures in a 30 life 1v1 format instead of 40 life multiplayer.
Well, with Kondo, it's basically just flying while attacking. Creatures with flying (and vigilance if you go the Meekstone route) are just as good.
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Card advantage is not the same thing as card draw. Something for 2B cannot be strictly worse than something for BBB or 3BB. If you're taking out Swords to Plowshares for Plummet, you're a fool. Stop doing these things!
Thanks for all the suggestions. They all look like they would help very much. Funnily enough, while browsing Salvation and watching Youtube I saw the idea of paring Tana, the Bloodsower with Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa for a Naya token deck, making your suggestion of using Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper sound really appealing for the kind of Abzan deck I want to play. The main reason I got inspired to make Tymna and Sidar Kondo was from the winning lists for MTGO 1v1 tournaments, though those probably play better with all the small creatures in a 30 life 1v1 format instead of 40 life multiplayer.
Yea I noticed that I had a hard time with multiple opponents with all the life which is part of why I ended up making the change. I still think Tymna gives good incentive to have a good curve but I just wasn't finding Sidar to hold up enough to justify trying to build in the way he wants you to.
When I tried Tymna + Sidar I was also trying to curve both commanders in where I actually like Ikra Shidiqi more in that I tend to drop her after I assemble a board to the point I want what she gives rather than being one of the first things I am trying to set up every time which I find actually helps because it takes a long time to try to be proactive with both commanders every time someone wraths.
If you have any questions or want any help with Tymna / Ikra Shidiqi feel free to PM / or whatever. I have been playing the two partnered for about a year now and I can definately say its one of my favorite decks.
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I have officially moved to MTGNexus. I just wanted to let people know as my response time to salvation decks being bumped is very hit or miss.
What I am looking for is suggestions for cards that would be beneficial to the hatebears/aristocrats strategy I want to play and also suggestions for what creatures that are greater than 2 power are worth playing. Any other good Abzan suggestions would also be appreciated.
Also, Meekstone.
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I actually started out by trying to use Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa and after playing a few games with it, I didn't like how small my creatures were / how many of them it took to add up. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper gives you a little bigger pool of cards to consider which I ultimately liked.
Some suggestions if you want to stick to Sidar:
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Yea I noticed that I had a hard time with multiple opponents with all the life which is part of why I ended up making the change. I still think Tymna gives good incentive to have a good curve but I just wasn't finding Sidar to hold up enough to justify trying to build in the way he wants you to.
When I tried Tymna + Sidar I was also trying to curve both commanders in where I actually like Ikra Shidiqi more in that I tend to drop her after I assemble a board to the point I want what she gives rather than being one of the first things I am trying to set up every time which I find actually helps because it takes a long time to try to be proactive with both commanders every time someone wraths.
If you have any questions or want any help with Tymna / Ikra Shidiqi feel free to PM / or whatever. I have been playing the two partnered for about a year now and I can definately say its one of my favorite decks.
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