There's few things I love more in magic than having tons of mana and drawing cards. Thrasios, Triton Hero can do both. Early game, he's an engine piece, accelerating my mana and occasionally drawing me a strong utility card. Late game he filters my dead draws and keeps the gas flowing. Much has been written about his combo potential, especially in conjunction with other Partner Commanders, but given my personal distaste of combo, I decided to go in a different direction. Instead of building towards an inevitable infinite loop and having each and every game be the same, I want to ramp hard and dish out haymakers with my giant threats until my opponents don't get up again.
Gameplan is simple: ramp, play some beaters, ramp, play more beaters, beat face. There are some cards I am excluding--namely Seedborn Muse, Consecrated Sphinx, and the Eldrazi Titans--because either I don't own them, don't want to invest in them, or because I just plain don't like the card and don't find it fun or constructive in the multiplayer environment.
There's also a notable lack of a Partner Commander in this list. Adding a third of fourth color to this list would certainly widen the threat pool I have to choose from, and certainly make the deck more explosive. I looked long and hard at Kraum, Ludevic's Opus before deciding to run solo with Thrasios. While the Partner Commanders offer a unique experience, I prefer the flavor of having a single card in my Command Zone. Not to mention running two-color streamlines the mana base (although given I'm in green, that's not too big of an issue).
In testing thus far the deck has played out about how you'd expect. Thrasios does wonders in smoothing out the early game and getting me to a point where my high curve doesn't matter. I do wonder if I need more answers in the form of countermagic; sometimes it's difficult in dealing with threatening permanents when my Plan A of "swing at them until they're dead" does not pan out. Any and all suggestions would be most helpful.
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Bump due to major changes in the deck list. I trimmed down some of the unneeded fat and tried to develop more of a natural curve. I included a lot more ramp too; It's not uncommon to hit double-digit mana by the time turns 5 or 6 comes around. Lotus Cobra has been the crux to these explosive starts.
I originally was running things like Elvish Piper as a way to cheat my fatties in, and while they created a nice "Gotcha!" moment I'd rather just ramp harder to thin my deck out and fuel massive turns.
There were some cards in my original deck list that are staples--Sensei's Divining Top, Sylvan Library--that I thought I had but digging through my collection revealed that I either was already using my one copy, or I just did not own them at all. I want my lists to be an accurate reflection of what I play in real life, so they were cut for the time being.
I still worry about the overall lack of answers in my list. Beating people down is a great solution, but sometimes I would really like a Negate or something to deal with stuff. Not sure exactly what to cut to make room for those things though.
There are other cards I'm looking to bring into the list like haste enablers (Akroma's Memorial, Lightning Greaves) and library manipulation (Future Sight). If anyone has any ideas I'd love to hear them.
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I know you addressed not having a partner of a different color, but what about playing Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix as a partner commander. She is in the same color scheme and she also helps your ramping game plan.
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2 Sakura-Tribe Elder
2 Lotus Cobra
2 Snapcaster Mage
2 Genesis Hydra
3 Eternal Witness
3 Farhaven Elf
3 Lifeblood Hydra
3 Reclamation Sage
4 Solemn Simulacrum
4 Clever Impersonator
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Brawn
4 Wonder
4 Profaner of the Dead
4 Oracle of Mul Daya
5 Acidic Slime
5 Ixidron
6 Oblivion Sower
6 Steel Hellkite
6 Rampaging Baloths
6 Bane of Progress
6 Greenwarden of Murasa
6 Realm Seekers
6 Ulvenwald Hydra
6 Prime Speaker Zegana
7 Diluvian Primordial
7 Phyrexian Ingester
7 World Breaker
7 Avenger of Zendikar
7 Simic Sky Swallower
7 Sphinx of Uthuun
8 Tidespout Tyrant
8 Terastodon
8 Woodfall Primus
9 Inkwell Leviathan
9 Artisan of Kozilek
10 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
10 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
1 Sol Ring
Enchantments: 4
2 Khalni Heart Expedition
2 Evolutionary Leap
3 Rhystic Study
3 Song of the Dryads
Instants: 6
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Worldly Tutor
2 Cyclonic Rift
3 Beast Within
3 Capsize
3 Krosan Grip
Sorceries: 11
2 Regrowth
3 Cultivate
3 Kodama's Reach
3 Genesis Wave
4 Explosive Vegetation
4 Peregrination
5 Nissa's Expedition
5 Urban Evolution
6 Interpret the Signs
6 Seasons Past
7 Biomantic Mastery
Lands: 39
0 Alchemist's Refuge
0 Botanical Sanctum
0 Breeding Pool
0 City of Brass
0 Command Tower
0 Forest
0 Forest
0 Forest
0 Forest
0 Forest
0 Forest
0 Forest
0 Forest
0 Forest
0 Forest
0 Forest
0 Forest
0 Forest
0 Forest
0 Hinterland Harbor
0 Homeward Path
0 Island
0 Island
0 Island
0 Island
0 Island
0 Island
0 Island
0 Island
0 Island
0 Lumbering Falls
0 Mosswort Bridge
0 Reliquary Tower
0 Simic Growth Chamber
0 Simic Guildgate
0 Thornwood Falls
0 Vivid Creek
0 Vivid Grove
0 Yavimaya Coast
Gameplan is simple: ramp, play some beaters, ramp, play more beaters, beat face. There are some cards I am excluding--namely Seedborn Muse, Consecrated Sphinx, and the Eldrazi Titans--because either I don't own them, don't want to invest in them, or because I just plain don't like the card and don't find it fun or constructive in the multiplayer environment.
There's also a notable lack of a Partner Commander in this list. Adding a third of fourth color to this list would certainly widen the threat pool I have to choose from, and certainly make the deck more explosive. I looked long and hard at Kraum, Ludevic's Opus before deciding to run solo with Thrasios. While the Partner Commanders offer a unique experience, I prefer the flavor of having a single card in my Command Zone. Not to mention running two-color streamlines the mana base (although given I'm in green, that's not too big of an issue).
In testing thus far the deck has played out about how you'd expect. Thrasios does wonders in smoothing out the early game and getting me to a point where my high curve doesn't matter. I do wonder if I need more answers in the form of countermagic; sometimes it's difficult in dealing with threatening permanents when my Plan A of "swing at them until they're dead" does not pan out. Any and all suggestions would be most helpful.
GWSelvala and the Return to HumanityGW
UWDragonlord Ojutai, Control's Elder DragonUW
UBGTasigur, the God-Pharaoh's Gift to EDHUBG
UBRNicol Bolas and his Super
friendsPawnsUBRModern
UWUW Control/Midrange/Bad JundUW
WUBRGHumansWUBRG
BGMidrangeBG
I originally was running things like Elvish Piper as a way to cheat my fatties in, and while they created a nice "Gotcha!" moment I'd rather just ramp harder to thin my deck out and fuel massive turns.
There were some cards in my original deck list that are staples--Sensei's Divining Top, Sylvan Library--that I thought I had but digging through my collection revealed that I either was already using my one copy, or I just did not own them at all. I want my lists to be an accurate reflection of what I play in real life, so they were cut for the time being.
I still worry about the overall lack of answers in my list. Beating people down is a great solution, but sometimes I would really like a Negate or something to deal with stuff. Not sure exactly what to cut to make room for those things though.
There are other cards I'm looking to bring into the list like haste enablers (Akroma's Memorial, Lightning Greaves) and library manipulation (Future Sight). If anyone has any ideas I'd love to hear them.
GWSelvala and the Return to HumanityGW
UWDragonlord Ojutai, Control's Elder DragonUW
UBGTasigur, the God-Pharaoh's Gift to EDHUBG
UBRNicol Bolas and his Super
friendsPawnsUBRModern
UWUW Control/Midrange/Bad JundUW
WUBRGHumansWUBRG
BGMidrangeBG