Currently developing a pillow-fort / control Chromium, The Mutable deck, and am trying to settle on a finishing move. The idea is control/survive the game till 1v1, then win with commander damage from chromium. I want to leave a deck slot or two for finishing cards. Currently, my front runner is Blackblade Reforged, but i am also toying with Umezawa's Jitte or something else maybe.
anyone have any thoughts? I dont want to overcommit to finsihing cards, and just run a few to help speed up the clock incase i have to go 1/1 unblockable human mode to make the game end faster.
edit - actually, the more i think about it, the better jitte is looking as a versatile card in a control style deck
hatred should basically be a one-hit kill (if you have enough life to plough into it)
i'm not aware of any good madness cards that go well with the voltron theme.
in my voltron deck, the combination of inquisitor's flail and silverblade paladin (or any other double-strike enabler) has been pretty scary. effectively turns a 6/8 zedruu into a one-shot killing machine (going from 2 power to 6 really isn't hard either).
Madness Unholy Strength is not where you want to be in EDH though.
The thing is that Chromium needs 3 attacks in dragon form. The only worthwhile voltron is to make him 11 power and then double strike is worth something.
Unless you are telling me the goal is to have a voltron Invisible Stalker with upkeep "Discard a card"
Where my head is at, I want him to be able to do either. My objective will be to survive to the last 2 players and then win via Chrome to the dome. With this goal in mind, several of the enchantments are feasible, though I want him to be able to go unblockable in a pinch where I am struggling to get through in the air. That's why I was leaning towards cards like the black blade, which would make a 1/1 still a viable clock (late game, should be a 7/7 or higher easily). I am going to playtest jitte tonight since it allows me to take advantage of other cards in my build via -1/-1 (notably Academy Rector effects)
anyone have any thoughts? I dont want to overcommit to finsihing cards, and just run a few to help speed up the clock incase i have to go 1/1 unblockable human mode to make the game end faster.
edit - actually, the more i think about it, the better jitte is looking as a versatile card in a control style deck
Primer - Mishra, Artificer Prodigy
Thor, Ragnar Röks!
Hela, and the Enemies of Asgard
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
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
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i'm not aware of any good madness cards that go well with the voltron theme.
in my voltron deck, the combination of inquisitor's flail and silverblade paladin (or any other double-strike enabler) has been pretty scary. effectively turns a 6/8 zedruu into a one-shot killing machine (going from 2 power to 6 really isn't hard either).
Legacy - Solidarity - mono U aggro - burn - Imperial Painter - Strawberry Shortcake - Bluuzards - bom
Madness Unholy Strength is not where you want to be in EDH though.
The thing is that Chromium needs 3 attacks in dragon form. The only worthwhile voltron is to make him 11 power and then double strike is worth something.
Unless you are telling me the goal is to have a voltron Invisible Stalker with upkeep "Discard a card"
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
Primer - Mishra, Artificer Prodigy
Thor, Ragnar Röks!
Hela, and the Enemies of Asgard
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs