I built a Tuvasa the Sunlit EDH deck for 4-player multiplayer, but I am having trouble devising a way to finish games. I'm not sure what direction I should take.
Strategy
The deck is mostly an enchantress deck, using non-Aura enchantments to draw cards. Unfortunately, I don't know how to finish games with this deck.
Deck Weaknesses
* Merciless Eviction
* Athreos, God of Passage EDH deck that has tons of sacrifice outlets that targets opponents to gradually force them to lose life while gaining life through Blood Artist effects. I also wonder if I need some kind of life gain in this deck.
Regarding the merciless eviction issue, I´ve found that teferis protection is superb. It saves us from a boardwipe and can buy a turn if you are going very low on life.
Regarding the merciless eviction issue, I´ve found that teferis protection is superb. It saves us from a boardwipe and can buy a turn if you are going very low on life.
Does that mean you play Voltron with Tuvasa? What 4 auras do you play? I wanted to avoid Auras because of 2-for-1 situations but I presume the 4 you play have great impact.
I am not too sure about Enchanted Evening. It is a pricey card, and if I draw it without its support pieces, it is a useless card.
I am think about just producing tons of mana to dump into a X Token spell (Secure the Wastes) or Hurricane.
I have a Teferi's Protection, so I should add that.
The best thing to do with an Enchanted Evening is to force a draw when you have Ajani's Chosen out. It creates an infinite loop that, when unanswered, lets the game end on the spot. It counts as a draw but it will feel like a win. At least it did for me the one time I pulled it off.
The best thing to do with an Enchanted Evening is to force a draw when you have Ajani's Chosen out. It creates an infinite loop that, when unanswered, lets the game end on the spot. It counts as a draw but it will feel like a win. At least it did for me the one time I pulled it off.
I kinda like the idea of a draw, but losing my friends could be tough haha.
I don't think it would cost you your friends. In every other game there is a clear winner and everyone else is a loser. But with a draw no one can be mad because they lost.
The best thing to do with an Enchanted Evening is to force a draw when you have Ajani's Chosen out. It creates an infinite loop that, when unanswered, lets the game end on the spot. It counts as a draw but it will feel like a win. At least it did for me the one time I pulled it off.
And the obligatory Nyx-Fleece Ram shouldn't be left out. Everyone should have a sheep!
I think I prefer Enchanted Evening to power up my Tuvasa as a Voltron-style play. Enchanted Evening with a forced draw (or comboing with Cleansing Meditation) is a little "anti-social" for my tastes. I would only go as far as the Enchanted Evening + Aura Thief combo.
I had thought about Solemnity in conjunction with cards like Force Bubble and Decree of Silence, but Force Bubble isn't good by itself and Decree of Silence costs 8 mana normally.
Strategy
The deck is mostly an enchantress deck, using non-Aura enchantments to draw cards. Unfortunately, I don't know how to finish games with this deck.
Deck Weaknesses
* Merciless Eviction
* Athreos, God of Passage EDH deck that has tons of sacrifice outlets that targets opponents to gradually force them to lose life while gaining life through Blood Artist effects. I also wonder if I need some kind of life gain in this deck.
Cards I Definitely Don't Want to Use or Can't Use
* Enchanted Evening / Aura Thief / Cleansing Meditation: The cards by themselves don't do very much and Enchanted Evening is expensive.
* Moat / Serra's Sanctum / Replenish: Too expensive
Lands
37 lands
Mana Ramp/Filter/Reduction
Burgeoning
Courser of Kruphix
Exploration
Fertile Ground
Herald of the Pantheon
Kruphix, God of Horizons
Mirari’s Wake
Utopia Sprawl
Wild Growth
(I've thought about adding Mana Reflection or Zendikar Resurgent as well)
Tax/Restriction Effects
Aura of Silence
Energy Flux
Karmic Justice
Rest In Peace
Solemnity
Stony Silence
Pillowfort
Ghostly Prison
Propaganda
Sphere of Safety
Protection
Asceticism
Greater Auramancy
Leyline of Sanctity
Phyrexian Unlife
Privileged Position
Sterling Grove
Other Enchantments
Archetype of Imagination
Aura Shards (Not sure)
Clever Impersonator
Estrid’s Invocation
Leyline of Anticipation
Omniscience
Wheel of Sun and Moon
Finishers (?)
Ajani’s Chosen
Heliod, God of the Sun
Opalescence
Sigil of the Empty Throne
Starfield of Nyx
Yavimaya Enchantress
Card Draw/Filter
Argothian Enchantress
Eidolon of Blossoms
Enchantress’s Presence
Mesa Enchantress
Mystic Remora
Rhystic Study
Satyr Enchantress
Thassa, God of the Sea
Verduran Enchantress
Tutors
Enlightened Tutor
Idyllic Tutor
Removal
Austere Command
Beast Within
Final Judgement
Krosan Grip
Path to Exile
Supreme Verdict
Swords to Plowshares
Wrath of God
Counterspells (to stop Merciless Eviction)
Disdainful Stroke
Mystic Confluence (probably should be Counterspell)
Negate
Regarding the merciless eviction issue, I´ve found that teferis protection is superb. It saves us from a boardwipe and can buy a turn if you are going very low on life.
Does that mean you play Voltron with Tuvasa? What 4 auras do you play? I wanted to avoid Auras because of 2-for-1 situations but I presume the 4 you play have great impact.
I am not too sure about Enchanted Evening. It is a pricey card, and if I draw it without its support pieces, it is a useless card.
I am think about just producing tons of mana to dump into a X Token spell (Secure the Wastes) or Hurricane.
I have a Teferi's Protection, so I should add that.
Enchanted evening works really well with other cards in the deck, like sphere of safety or serra´s sanctum (and tuvasa the sunlit, of course;))
I have the four auras you mentioned. I will explore this route. I have to reconfigure my deck to be less focused on taxes and more about creatures.
Serra's Sanctum is out of my budget, and I am not interested in making proxies.
I had forgotten about Enchanted Evening affecting all permanents, including my land. Yeah, it would make Tuvasa super strong late game.
Thanks for the ideas!
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I also have Sigil of the empty throne as a wincon.
You have convinced me to save up money to get an Enchanted Evening.
Have you thought about protecting yourself with Glacial Chasm/Delaying Shield + Solemnity? Solemnity also works well with Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle (if you got him from the precon).
Also a great card: Eidolon of Countless Battles. Doesn't even need that many Auras to be good.
Nylea's Colossus + Thassa, God of the Sea + Hydra Omnivore makes for good finishing combos as well.
And the obligatory Nyx-Fleece Ram shouldn't be left out. Everyone should have a sheep!
I kinda like the idea of a draw, but losing my friends could be tough haha.
I think I prefer Enchanted Evening to power up my Tuvasa as a Voltron-style play. Enchanted Evening with a forced draw (or comboing with Cleansing Meditation) is a little "anti-social" for my tastes. I would only go as far as the Enchanted Evening + Aura Thief combo.
I had thought about Solemnity in conjunction with cards like Force Bubble and Decree of Silence, but Force Bubble isn't good by itself and Decree of Silence costs 8 mana normally.
Lands
37 lands
Mana Ramp/Filter/Reduction
Courser of Kruphix
Exploration
Herald of the Pantheon
Mana Reflection
Mirari’s Wake
Utopia Sprawl
Wild Growth
Tax/Restriction Effects
Aura of Silence
Karmic Justice
Rest In Peace
Stony Silence
Pillowfort
Ghostly Prison
Propaganda
Sphere of Safety
Protection
Asceticism
Greater Auramancy
Leyline of Sanctity
Privileged Position
Sterling Grove
Teferi's Protection
Aura Package
Ancestral Mask
Eldrazi Conscription
Ethereal Armor
Faith's Fetters (or Song of the Dryads or Angelic Destiny)
Rancor
Shield of the Oversoul
Spirit Mantle
Steel of the Godhead
Other Enchantments
Aura Shards
Clever Impersonator
Enchanted Evening
Estrid’s Invocation
True Conviction
Token Producers
Ajani’s Chosen
Heliod, God of the Sun
Sigil of the Empty Throne
Dawn of Hope
Card Draw/Filtering
Argothian Enchantress
Eidolon of Blossoms
Enchantress’s Presence
Mesa Enchantress
Rhystic Study
Satyr Enchantress
Thassa, God of the Sea
Verduran Enchantress
Tutors
Enlightened Tutor
Idyllic Tutor
Removal
Austere Command
Krosan Grip
Path to Exile
Supreme Verdict
Swords to Plowshares
Wrath of God
Counterspells
Counterspell
Negate
Other Creatures
Boon Satyr
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Kestia, the Cultivator
Sun Titan
Yavimaya Enchantress
Other Spells
Retether
Planeswalker
Estrid, the Masked
All seem reasonable to consider.
Casting flash enchantments draws you an extra card kinda Ephara-style.
UW Ephara Hatebears [Primer], GB Gitrog Lands, BRU Inalla Combo-Control, URG Maelstrom Wanderer Landfall