I'm making a Rubinia Soulsinger deck that I'll be using in a creature-heavy meta. I decided to go with an enchantress subtheme just because I don't have one yet.
Deck Concept: Turn the opponents' creatures against them, sacrifice some for value, then run them over with tokens. Or just plainly steal all their stuff. *Gain incremental advantage from sacrificing creatures.
Can you guys help me come up with some cards that might help with the theme? I'm just listing cards in here i think might be useful. Suggestions are very much welcome. Thanks!
I have a Yasova Dragonclaw deck that is built around stealing something by gaining control of it, then switching control with something else by means of Switcheroo, Djinn of Infinite Deceits, and their kin. Rubinia might be able to play similarly.
I like a Clan/pack theme with Yasova to make it more fun, so I gravitate towards Feed the Pack. Not many other straight-up sac outlets because that's not what I'm trying to do.
My Merieke deck is going much the similar route, so while you can't use everything in my decklist(obviously), here's a few ideas:
Puppet Strings = being that you're running green, I don't imagine it to be too hard to have mana up for its activation, particularly if you're saccing to Ashnod's Altar and the like.
Volition Reins = I'm usually hesitant to throw out such a heavy mono-color investment for 3C and up decks, but it really is good if you can snag a planeswalker with it(I know you said your meta is creature heavy, but just in case...). Think about it, at least.
Conjurer's Closet = Slow, yes...but VERY nice at 'permanently' removing a troublesome creature as a threat to you.
Ghostly Flicker = this and other 'blink' effects are invaluable in theft decks. Make sure that the text says 'target creatures you control' and 'enter battlefield under your control'.
Gather Specimens = hilarious against token decks, so watch out that someone doesn't use it against you.
Thank you for the suggestions. I'll keep these in mind. I did come up with a very rough draft with the cards I originally listed but it seems like going that route isn't too much to my liking. Maybe it's just me or I find not running cantrip effects too much of a burden.
What Chaz said can't be emphasized enough. Cards like Deadeye Navigator and Conjurer's Closet will let you steal something, blink it to own it permanently, then untap and do it again next turn.
I'm making a Rubinia Soulsinger deck that I'll be using in a creature-heavy meta. I decided to go with an enchantress subtheme just because I don't have one yet.
Deck Concept: Turn the opponents' creatures against them, sacrifice some for value, then run them over with tokens. Or just plainly steal all their stuff. *Gain incremental advantage from sacrificing creatures.
Can you guys help me come up with some cards that might help with the theme? I'm just listing cards in here i think might be useful. Suggestions are very much welcome. Thanks!
Here are what I have so far:
Mind Control Effects
Sac Outlets
Untap Effects
Tokens
Combo
Removal
Since the deck uses a lot of auras, might as well include ways to get them back:
Recursion
RBW Mardu Reveler
Commander:
UW Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper - One-Punch Griffin || UR Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain - Historic Tribal Superfriends
GR Omnath, Locus of Rage - Turbo Lands Spellslinger || WURBG Scion of the Ur-Dragon - Living Death Reanimator
BGonti, Lord of Luxury - Gonti's Midnight Party
Under Construction:
WGU Rubinia Soulsinger - Enchantress || RBGU Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder - Cascading Artifacts
RU Jhoira of the Ghitu - Dragonstorm Eldrazi || RU Mizzix of the Izmagnus - Spellslinger
WURBG The Ur-Dragon - Cloning for the Win || WGU Roon of the Hidden Realm - Creature Toolbox
RBGU Vial Smasher the Fierce Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix - Lots'a Combos || BW Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim - Reanimator Combo
WBGU Atraxa, Praetors' Voice - Modified Precon
BUR Nekusar, the Mindrazer || U Arcanis the Omnipotent - Artifact "Storm"
No Retether or Replenish (the latter being a suggestion if you already have it or the budget for it)?
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
(R/W)(R/W)(R/W) RISING FROM THE NEON GLOOM, SHINING LIKE A CRAZY MOON
(U/R)(R/G)(G/U) STEALIN' WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUYIN'
RBW Mardu Reveler
Commander:
UW Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper - One-Punch Griffin || UR Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain - Historic Tribal Superfriends
GR Omnath, Locus of Rage - Turbo Lands Spellslinger || WURBG Scion of the Ur-Dragon - Living Death Reanimator
BGonti, Lord of Luxury - Gonti's Midnight Party
Under Construction:
WGU Rubinia Soulsinger - Enchantress || RBGU Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder - Cascading Artifacts
RU Jhoira of the Ghitu - Dragonstorm Eldrazi || RU Mizzix of the Izmagnus - Spellslinger
WURBG The Ur-Dragon - Cloning for the Win || WGU Roon of the Hidden Realm - Creature Toolbox
RBGU Vial Smasher the Fierce Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix - Lots'a Combos || BW Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim - Reanimator Combo
WBGU Atraxa, Praetors' Voice - Modified Precon
BUR Nekusar, the Mindrazer || U Arcanis the Omnipotent - Artifact "Storm"
RBW Mardu Reveler
Commander:
UW Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper - One-Punch Griffin || UR Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain - Historic Tribal Superfriends
GR Omnath, Locus of Rage - Turbo Lands Spellslinger || WURBG Scion of the Ur-Dragon - Living Death Reanimator
BGonti, Lord of Luxury - Gonti's Midnight Party
Under Construction:
WGU Rubinia Soulsinger - Enchantress || RBGU Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder - Cascading Artifacts
RU Jhoira of the Ghitu - Dragonstorm Eldrazi || RU Mizzix of the Izmagnus - Spellslinger
WURBG The Ur-Dragon - Cloning for the Win || WGU Roon of the Hidden Realm - Creature Toolbox
RBGU Vial Smasher the Fierce Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix - Lots'a Combos || BW Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim - Reanimator Combo
WBGU Atraxa, Praetors' Voice - Modified Precon
BUR Nekusar, the Mindrazer || U Arcanis the Omnipotent - Artifact "Storm"
RBW Mardu Reveler
Commander:
UW Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper - One-Punch Griffin || UR Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain - Historic Tribal Superfriends
GR Omnath, Locus of Rage - Turbo Lands Spellslinger || WURBG Scion of the Ur-Dragon - Living Death Reanimator
BGonti, Lord of Luxury - Gonti's Midnight Party
Under Construction:
WGU Rubinia Soulsinger - Enchantress || RBGU Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder - Cascading Artifacts
RU Jhoira of the Ghitu - Dragonstorm Eldrazi || RU Mizzix of the Izmagnus - Spellslinger
WURBG The Ur-Dragon - Cloning for the Win || WGU Roon of the Hidden Realm - Creature Toolbox
RBGU Vial Smasher the Fierce Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix - Lots'a Combos || BW Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim - Reanimator Combo
WBGU Atraxa, Praetors' Voice - Modified Precon
BUR Nekusar, the Mindrazer || U Arcanis the Omnipotent - Artifact "Storm"
8.RG Green Devotion Ramp/Combo 9.UR Draw Triggers 10.WUR Group stalling 11.WUR Voltron Spellslinger 12.WB Sacrificial Shenanigans
13.BR Creatureless Panharmonicon 14.BR Pingers and Eldrazi 15.URG Untapped Cascading
16.Reyhan, last of the Abzan's WUBG +1/+1 Counter Craziness 17.WUBRG Dragons aka Why did I make this?
Building: The Gitrog Monster lands, Glissa the Traitor stax, Muldrotha, the Gravetide Planeswalker Combo, Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa Clues, and Tribal Scarecrow Planeswalkers
RBW Mardu Reveler
Commander:
UW Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper - One-Punch Griffin || UR Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain - Historic Tribal Superfriends
GR Omnath, Locus of Rage - Turbo Lands Spellslinger || WURBG Scion of the Ur-Dragon - Living Death Reanimator
BGonti, Lord of Luxury - Gonti's Midnight Party
Under Construction:
WGU Rubinia Soulsinger - Enchantress || RBGU Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder - Cascading Artifacts
RU Jhoira of the Ghitu - Dragonstorm Eldrazi || RU Mizzix of the Izmagnus - Spellslinger
WURBG The Ur-Dragon - Cloning for the Win || WGU Roon of the Hidden Realm - Creature Toolbox
RBGU Vial Smasher the Fierce Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix - Lots'a Combos || BW Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim - Reanimator Combo
WBGU Atraxa, Praetors' Voice - Modified Precon
BUR Nekusar, the Mindrazer || U Arcanis the Omnipotent - Artifact "Storm"
Puppet Strings = being that you're running green, I don't imagine it to be too hard to have mana up for its activation, particularly if you're saccing to Ashnod's Altar and the like.
Galvanic Alchemist, Crab Umbra, Captain of the Mists = more untap effects; Captain will get more benefit if you're running human token generators
Adarkar Valkyrie = beautiful to use in response to a boardwipe if no one has a follow up sac effect.
Dominating Licid = one of the few creature/enchantments that can cheat past a boardwipe.
False Demise = Get double value out of a creature you sac.
Gift of Immortality = Putting it on Rubinia can help keep her alive, but couple it with hexproof of some kind for Progressive-type coverage.
Pemmin's Aura = the 'Do Anything Aura' should need no explanation.
Control Magic = one of the cheaper theft effects.
Steal Artifact, Thada Adel, Acquisitor = because why limit yourself to creatures?
Treachery = Free Mind Control is never wrong.
Volition Reins = I'm usually hesitant to throw out such a heavy mono-color investment for 3C and up decks, but it really is good if you can snag a planeswalker with it(I know you said your meta is creature heavy, but just in case...). Think about it, at least.
Illusionist's Bracers, Rings of Brighthearth = Twofers are rarely wrong or bad.
Conjurer's Closet = Slow, yes...but VERY nice at 'permanently' removing a troublesome creature as a threat to you.
Ghostly Flicker = this and other 'blink' effects are invaluable in theft decks. Make sure that the text says 'target creatures you control' and 'enter battlefield under your control'.
Gather Specimens = hilarious against token decks, so watch out that someone doesn't use it against you.
EDH decks: 1. RGWMayael's Big BeatsRETIRED!
2. BUWMerieke Ri Berit and the 40 Thieves
3. URNiv's Wheeling and Dealing!
4. BURThe Walking Dead
5. GWSisay's Legends of Tomorrow
6. RWBRise of Markov
7. GElvez and stuffz(W)
8. RCrush your enemies(W)
9. BSign right here...(W)
I'll try out some of your suggestions.
RBW Mardu Reveler
Commander:
UW Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper - One-Punch Griffin || UR Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain - Historic Tribal Superfriends
GR Omnath, Locus of Rage - Turbo Lands Spellslinger || WURBG Scion of the Ur-Dragon - Living Death Reanimator
BGonti, Lord of Luxury - Gonti's Midnight Party
Under Construction:
WGU Rubinia Soulsinger - Enchantress || RBGU Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder - Cascading Artifacts
RU Jhoira of the Ghitu - Dragonstorm Eldrazi || RU Mizzix of the Izmagnus - Spellslinger
WURBG The Ur-Dragon - Cloning for the Win || WGU Roon of the Hidden Realm - Creature Toolbox
RBGU Vial Smasher the Fierce Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix - Lots'a Combos || BW Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim - Reanimator Combo
WBGU Atraxa, Praetors' Voice - Modified Precon
BUR Nekusar, the Mindrazer || U Arcanis the Omnipotent - Artifact "Storm"
Misc. EDH Stuff: Commander Cube | Zombies (Horde)
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