I would like some deck suggestions. I like playing "durdly" decks where I'm building a board with cards that have a lot of interactions, for example Estrid enchantments. I also have a scion of the ur dragon deck but I always find myself turning it into the same dragon, and that's not really what I'd want to go for. What are some decks that are similar to Estrid?
Arcades, the strategist is great for durdling about while you build a board. The deck's main strength is that as you build a board you're actively defending yourself from incoming attacks because of the huge defender creatures.
The good thing about all the defenders is that you can play a huge number of one sided board wipes before a huge attack like slaughter the strong.
The downside its in the same colours as Estrid and I'm the kind of player who won't have two decks of the same colour combination.
Maybe check out @benjameenbear's Arcades Wall Ball Combo deck. Not sure how durdley his specific build is but as its his, it's sure to be strong.
Also, if you have a look under his main decklist there's a budget version too if you want to look at a cheaper version of the build.
Might I recommend something with artifacts? There are plenty of durdly strategies around artifacts, especially my favorite Salvaging Station.
I also enjoyed some fun interactions with Mirrorworks, phyrexian metamorph, Vedalken Archmage, etc. I ran them in a Daxos voltron deck and copied multiple equipments mid-combat due to a bunch of equipment synergy as well.
...snowball durdle is certainly my wheelhouse. To give an example-pile of my best (worst?):
Ephara, God of the Polis Spirits - tokens, repeated ETB's, cycling(with Astral Slide and Drake Haven) to slowly gather a card and board advantage. Athreos, God of Passage 3cmc or less, where most everything 1.)causes discard 2.)benefits from discard 3.)benefits from (my) things dying 4.)causes things to die or 5.)returns stuff to do it all over again. The self-imposed low-cost makes for a lot of mana to use on interactions. Prime Speaker Zegana - play creatures that allow me to play more creatures. Play every Future Sight variant. Cram the board with stuff, with Zegana as a command zone hand-refill. Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord - play everything that fills my graveyard with creatures, reap the benefits with every card that cares about the amount of creatures in my bin. Occasionally kill people by throwing Lord of Extinction at people with Jarad. Zedruu the Greathearted voltron-control(ish): pile auras on Zedruu, donate them for increased card draw, kill people with (...eventual...) commander damage or Eye for an Eye variants. Sunforger package included for extra durdle. Mathas, Fiend Seeker "persistent f*ckery" - cast a lot of mana rocks and removal, preferably all of them with extort/Leyline of Lightning/etc included, slowly bleed folks somewhere between spam, stuff like Kambal, Consul of Allocation and big things like Hellkite Igniter. Damia, Sage of Stone landfall. Possibly my durdliest deck of all. Crafted over the years to make the best and worst ouf of tossing lands in between of my board, hand and graveyard, ad-freaking-infinitum. If you think the combination of Trade Routes and The Gitrog Monster tickles you... General Tazri Ally-combo. Allies. Ways to make token copies of Allies. Slowly building up a stupid. Maelstrom Nexus included. Breya, Etherium Shaper "eggs". Making artifact tokens. Breaking artifact tokens. Benefiting from both. Might eventually even win. Plays Disciple of the Vault, Thopter Foundry and Auriok Salvagers. Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit blink/resurrect stuff like Sandstone Oracle, Luminate Primordial and Meteor Golem until a favorable position slowly appears.
...yeah, I might enjoy my silly incremental-advantage decks. A touch.
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there's also that guy that allows you to play cards from the graveyard. some 6 mana 6/6; don't recall the name. i don't think it's all that good, since it naturally attracts kill spells, and depending on your meta, you're not gonna be able to cast it more than once or twice in any given game.
there's also that guy that allows you to play cards from the graveyard. some 6 mana 6/6; don't recall the name. i don't think it's all that good, since it naturally attracts kill spells, and depending on your meta, you're not gonna be able to cast it more than once or twice in any given game.
there's also that guy that allows you to play cards from the graveyard. some 6 mana 6/6; don't recall the name. i don't think it's all that good, since it naturally attracts kill spells, and depending on your meta, you're not gonna be able to cast it more than once or twice in any given game.
You can easily cast him multiple times per game. If he's your Commander, you can use Command Beacon to cheat the Command Tax, since you can then just replay the beacon once he's out.
If he's not your commander, you can still do it, with Memorial to Folly. (Whcih can be an acceptable backup if he's your commander).
The four stations together started a series/trend of a "pre-made combo for you" design idea which I rather dislike overall. That said, I do love Salvaging station with a 1 drop egg package alone, as it can easily turn into a "I kill all the creatures" or a "whenever a creature dies, I draw a card," or even a "I get 10 extra mana on my turn because reasons."
It then also is very synergistic with Summoning Station alone, as the eggs fuel out a small army quickly. Summoning Station also combos well with Spawning Pit to always keep an available 2/2 on the board.
I would like some deck suggestions. I like playing "durdly" decks where I'm building a board with cards that have a lot of interactions, for example Estrid enchantments. I also have a scion of the ur dragon deck but I always find myself turning it into the same dragon, and that's not really what I'd want to go for. What are some decks that are similar to Estrid?
Arcades, the strategist is great for durdling about while you build a board. The deck's main strength is that as you build a board you're actively defending yourself from incoming attacks because of the huge defender creatures.
The good thing about all the defenders is that you can play a huge number of one sided board wipes before a huge attack like slaughter the strong.
The downside its in the same colours as Estrid and I'm the kind of player who won't have two decks of the same colour combination.
Maybe check out @benjameenbear's Arcades Wall Ball Combo deck. Not sure how durdley his specific build is but as its his, it's sure to be strong.
Also, if you have a look under his main decklist there's a budget version too if you want to look at a cheaper version of the build.
EDH:
[Primer]C Kozilek, Butcher of Truth C
RGNikya of the Old WaysGR
I also enjoyed some fun interactions with Mirrorworks, phyrexian metamorph, Vedalken Archmage, etc. I ran them in a Daxos voltron deck and copied multiple equipments mid-combat due to a bunch of equipment synergy as well.
Retired EDH - Tibor and Lumia | [PR]Nemata |Ramirez dePietro | [C]Edric | Riku | Jenara | Lazav | Heliod | Daxos | Roon | Kozilek
(W/U)(B/R)GForm of Progenitus, Shape of a Scrubland
BRGJund Tokens with Prossh, the Magic Dragon Foil
URGAnimar, the RUG CleanerFoil
RRRFeldon of the Third Path 2.0 Foil
BG(B/G)Not Another Meren DeckFoil
UR(U/R)Mizzix, Y Control and X Burn Spells
(W/U)(B/R)GHarold Ramos - The 35 Foot Long Twinkie (In +1/+1 counters)
UB(U/B)Dragonlord Silumgar
Ephara, God of the Polis Spirits - tokens, repeated ETB's, cycling(with Astral Slide and Drake Haven) to slowly gather a card and board advantage.
Athreos, God of Passage 3cmc or less, where most everything 1.)causes discard 2.)benefits from discard 3.)benefits from (my) things dying 4.)causes things to die or 5.)returns stuff to do it all over again. The self-imposed low-cost makes for a lot of mana to use on interactions.
Prime Speaker Zegana - play creatures that allow me to play more creatures. Play every Future Sight variant. Cram the board with stuff, with Zegana as a command zone hand-refill.
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord - play everything that fills my graveyard with creatures, reap the benefits with every card that cares about the amount of creatures in my bin. Occasionally kill people by throwing Lord of Extinction at people with Jarad.
Zedruu the Greathearted voltron-control(ish): pile auras on Zedruu, donate them for increased card draw, kill people with (...eventual...) commander damage or Eye for an Eye variants. Sunforger package included for extra durdle.
Mathas, Fiend Seeker "persistent f*ckery" - cast a lot of mana rocks and removal, preferably all of them with extort/Leyline of Lightning/etc included, slowly bleed folks somewhere between spam, stuff like Kambal, Consul of Allocation and big things like Hellkite Igniter.
Damia, Sage of Stone landfall. Possibly my durdliest deck of all. Crafted over the years to make the best and worst ouf of tossing lands in between of my board, hand and graveyard, ad-freaking-infinitum. If you think the combination of Trade Routes and The Gitrog Monster tickles you...
General Tazri Ally-combo. Allies. Ways to make token copies of Allies. Slowly building up a stupid. Maelstrom Nexus included.
Breya, Etherium Shaper "eggs". Making artifact tokens. Breaking artifact tokens. Benefiting from both. Might eventually even win. Plays Disciple of the Vault, Thopter Foundry and Auriok Salvagers.
Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit blink/resurrect stuff like Sandstone Oracle, Luminate Primordial and Meteor Golem until a favorable position slowly appears.
...yeah, I might enjoy my silly incremental-advantage decks. A touch.
blasting station, grinding station, salvaging station, summoning station and mycosynth lattice. It's a somewhat durdly combo, but it is what it is.
there's also that guy that allows you to play cards from the graveyard. some 6 mana 6/6; don't recall the name. i don't think it's all that good, since it naturally attracts kill spells, and depending on your meta, you're not gonna be able to cast it more than once or twice in any given game.
Legacy - Solidarity - mono U aggro - burn - Imperial Painter - Strawberry Shortcake - Bluuzards - bom
Muldrotha, the Gravetide?
EDH:
[Primer]C Kozilek, Butcher of Truth C
RGNikya of the Old WaysGR
If he's not your commander, you can still do it, with Memorial to Folly. (Whcih can be an acceptable backup if he's your commander). The four stations together started a series/trend of a "pre-made combo for you" design idea which I rather dislike overall. That said, I do love Salvaging station with a 1 drop egg package alone, as it can easily turn into a "I kill all the creatures" or a "whenever a creature dies, I draw a card," or even a "I get 10 extra mana on my turn because reasons."
It then also is very synergistic with Summoning Station alone, as the eggs fuel out a small army quickly. Summoning Station also combos well with Spawning Pit to always keep an available 2/2 on the board.
Retired EDH - Tibor and Lumia | [PR]Nemata |Ramirez dePietro | [C]Edric | Riku | Jenara | Lazav | Heliod | Daxos | Roon | Kozilek