Hey Dan! Just subbed to you on your channel the other day, I also make duel commander content on my channel(my Force of Commander series) I do deck techs as well, trying to make them fun and as short as possible to get people interested in the format. Just to give you guys some inside information, I will be hosting a duel commander tournament in the next couple of months *cough* with prizes *cough* Also I'm working on some collabs with some other larger YouTube channels to really get the duel commander word out there.
Hope you guys enjoy my videos, I try to make them the best I possibly can. (given that I have a crummy graphics tablet)
Anyway my latest video features Titania, Protector of Argoth. Not a bad commander if you don't play against a turn two reanimated Griselbrand lol.
Hey @KriggY thanks for the comment about the video,
I was trying to make the video more accessible to people newer to the format, focusing more on how interesting the commander is and what they could do with him, rather than what I personally think is best to play. But, for my next video I'll be sure to go a little deeper and mention card choices.
Hey guys I've been playing around with Surrak for about a week and I'm really excited about him. He seems pretty good, especially if you are in a field of blue based control decks.
Anyway here is my video review for Surrak I'd really like to hear your guys' feedback.
Nah, your probably right, its just that I'm testing against my mono-black deck, and its full of removal spells so haste was a must. I might end up putting more counters in the deck, even though it sucks to have so many in there.
@KriggY
Yeah I tested Lightning Mauler and Generator Servant, Servant is ok because he can be a form of acceleration but mauler was a bit of a let down. Not sure if lightning greaves is the answer i'm looking for but I think I might try it out in place of the mauler.
are you still stuck on Narset? I'm currently building a deck around her for my next video, so far I have realized that haste is really good for her, so much so that I chose to include Generator Servant and Lightning Mauler along with Hall of the Bandit Lord.
Still a bit away from finishing the deck to my liking but it's getting better each time I go back to it.
ps take out endless horizons
Nice video series, haven't seen them before.
Regarding to the deck, I think she is better than doran in almost any aspect. but I would play more disruption to fight combo decks.
Thanks @MassD I really enjoy making them and I hope it brings a few more people to the format
Yeah she's pretty good but its just that her ability is so... well i guess its a little better than being vanilla lol. Doran does make Clique a 1/1 though (if doran stays on the board that is... lol).
I'm doing a series of videos that spotlight the KTK legends. First spotlight is Anafenza, I like her graveyard hate ability but I am not sure just when a person should say "okay I think I'll roll with Anafenza, the Foremost instead of Doran, the Siege Tower today"
Anyway I'm working on a decklist for her and here is where I'm starting, going to be testing it along with a Narset, Enlightened Master deck that I'm working on this week.
So is she viable? what do you guys think? Check out my spotlight video on her here:
Awesome decklist! I've only been experimenting with nin in duel commander for about a month now, and I am still using the kiki-jiki package in the deck and It does give me some clunky draws...? I may end up cutting it. Dack seems pretty cool, how is he during matches? Frost Titan always sounds like a good choice but for me whenever I draw him i'm just like... meh.
Anyway if you guys are curious here is a link to my Nin, the Pain Artist YouTube video, i try to put up Duel Commander content on youtube to get the word out there. My videos aren't the best but I try to make them better each time! Deck list in the description box.
That would be great! There isn't much duel commander content on YouTube. I try to put up duel commander stuff but I'm only 1 person. There are some cockatrice games that are recorded but I feel like they need commentary to be enjoyed. All in all I think that the more duel commander content we put online the better. Most people at my locals just don't take this format seriously, understandably they are all standard scrubs. But people need to realize that Duel Commander is a great format who's only rival is probably legacy IMHO.
I was running weekly duel commander tournaments at my LGS for about 4 months. A small group of myself and 5 friends were having a blast playing this format and wanted others to join in as well. In our little playgroup we had, Gaddock Teeg, Geist of Saint Traft, Vendilion Clique x2 (one was the polymorph list), Nin the Pain Artist, Maelstrom Wanderer, and Xiahou Dun the One-Eyed built. At first people were kind of excited about the tournaments. But, after they all started losing every week they decided that it wasn't worth playing anymore... for some reason instead of wanting to change their deck to beat the decks we had in the playgroup the other players just gave up... So once the tournaments barely brought in 6 people I decided to stop.
I even allowed the use of up to 15 proxies, so to open up deck building ideas for the players that are new to the format
Nice post! I agree with your stance on banning Zur, he is just too versatile. I could definitely see the ban of Zur as a commander and the un-banning of vanishing.
Interesting build, Mine is a bit different. Sphinx's revelation seems pretty enticing not sure if I'll be putting it in my build but it does sound sweet. I would recommend that you find a spot for hokori dust drinker, one of the best cards in my build and able to just poop on your opponent. You can check out my build here its in the description box.
Hope you guys enjoy my videos, I try to make them the best I possibly can. (given that I have a crummy graphics tablet)
Anyway my latest video features Titania, Protector of Argoth. Not a bad commander if you don't play against a turn two reanimated Griselbrand lol.
I was trying to make the video more accessible to people newer to the format, focusing more on how interesting the commander is and what they could do with him, rather than what I personally think is best to play. But, for my next video I'll be sure to go a little deeper and mention card choices.
Anyway here is my video review for Surrak I'd really like to hear your guys' feedback.
Click here for video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJaVGJSmkIg
Surrak Decklist:
1 Anger of the Gods
1 Arid Mesa
1 Batterskull
1 Beast Within
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Brainstorm
1 Breeding Pool
1 Brittle Effigy
1 Chandra, Pyromaster
1 City of Brass
1 Command Tower
1 Condescend
1 Counterspell
1 Courser of Kruphix
1 Cryptic Command
1 Dack Fayden
1 Dig Through Time
1 Dismiss
1 Dualcaster Mage
1 Electrolyze
1 Eternal Witness
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Flooded Grove
1 Flooded Strand
1 Force of Will
2 Forest
1 Frost Titan
1 Gargoyle Castle
1 Garruk Wildspeaker
1 Grove of the Burnwillows
1 Hinterland Harbor
1 Hull Breach
3 Island
1 Izzet Charm
1 Izzet Staticaster
1 Jace the Mind Sculptor
1 Keranos, God of Storms
1 Kessig Wolf-Run
1 Kiora, the Crashing Wave
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Mana Confluence
1 Mana Leak
1 Mishra’s Factory
1 Misty Rainforest
2 Mountain
1 Muddle the Mixture
1 Nature’s Claim
1 Negate
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Pithing Needle
1 Polluted Delta
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Primeval Titan
1 Pyroclasm
1 Raging Ravine
1 Ratchet Bomb
1 Remand
1 Rishadan Port
1 Rootbound Crag
1 Savage Knuckleblade
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Seat of the Synod
1 Serum Visions
1 Shivan Reef
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Spell Pierce
1 Spell Snare
1 Steam Vents
1 Stomping Ground
1 Stubborn Denial
1 Sulfur Falls
1 Sylvan Library
1 Taiga
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Temur Charm
1 Think Twice
1 Thundermaw Hellkite
1 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Treetop Village
1 Trinket Mage
1 Tropical Island
1 True-Name Nemesis
1 Turn / Burn
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Volcanic Fallout
1 Volcanic Island
1 Wasteland
1 Windswept Heath
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Xenagos the Reveler
1 Yavimaya Coast
Video found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAvcgd_TDAc
Zurgo Smash Decklist:
1 Arid Mesa
1 Marsh Flats
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta
1 Windswept Heath
1 Badlands
1 Plateau
1 Scrubland
1 Blood Crypt
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Godless Shrine
1 Dragonskull Summit
1 Clifftop Retreat
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Sulfurous Springs
1 Battlefield Forge
1 Caves of Koilos
1 Graven Cairns
1 Command Tower
1 City of Brass
1 Mana Confluence
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Shizo Death's Storehouse
1 Rogue's Passage
1 Mishra's Factory
1 Flagstones of Trokair
1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Vault of the Archangel
1 Wasteland
1 Tectonic Edge
2 Swamp
2 Plains
2 Mountain
1 Dark Confidant
1 Academy Rector
1 Mother of Runes
1 Stoneshaker Shaman
1 Spirit of the Labyrinth
1 Grand Abolisher
1 Dualcaster Mage
Artifacts and Enchantments
1 Rakdos Signet
1 Boros Signet
1 Orzhov Signet
1 Chromatic Lantern
1 Coalition Relic
1 Defense Grid
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Blood Moon
1 Rest in Peace
1 Parallax Wave
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Underworld Connections
1 Assemble the Legion
1 Price of Glory
1 Bitterblossom
1 Sword of War and Peace
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Ratchet Bomb
Planeswalkers:
1 Ajani, Caller of the Pride
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1 Liliana of the Veil
Instants and Sorceries:
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Path to Exile
1 Lightning bolt
1 Dismember
1 Hero's Downfall
1 Wear//Tear
1 Boros Charm
1 Rakdos Charm
1 Anger of the Gods
1 Obliterate
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Wrath of God
1 Council's Judgment
1 End Hostilities
1 Damnation
1 Jokulhaups
1 Decree of Annihilation
1 Armageddon
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Dreadbore
1 Catastrophe
1 Burning of Xinye
1 Night's Whisper
1 Thoughtseize
1 Duress
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Unexpectedly Absent
1 Pyroclasm
1 Faithless Looting
Yeah I tested Lightning Mauler and Generator Servant, Servant is ok because he can be a form of acceleration but mauler was a bit of a let down. Not sure if lightning greaves is the answer i'm looking for but I think I might try it out in place of the mauler.
Still a bit away from finishing the deck to my liking but it's getting better each time I go back to it.
ps take out endless horizons
Thanks @MassD I really enjoy making them and I hope it brings a few more people to the format
Yeah she's pretty good but its just that her ability is so... well i guess its a little better than being vanilla lol. Doran does make Clique a 1/1 though (if doran stays on the board that is... lol).
Yeah ninajinx I think I agree, but do you think she would warrant more play if Oloro, Ageless Ascetic wasn't banned?
Anyway I'm working on a decklist for her and here is where I'm starting, going to be testing it along with a Narset, Enlightened Master deck that I'm working on this week.
So is she viable? what do you guys think? Check out my spotlight video on her here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_hwxQBR40g&index=1&list=PLOCQo0LI7pXhQ2OeF5Hbii_0XPdqJNAls
1 Windswept Heath
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Arid Mesa
1 Marsh Flats
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Bayou
1 Savannah
1 Scrubland
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Temple Garden
1 Godless Shrine
1 Llanowar Wastes
1 Brushland
1 Caves of Kolios
1 Woodland Cemetery
1 Sunpetal Grove
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Command Tower
2 Forest
2 Swamps
1 Plains
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Stirring Wildwood
1 Wasteland
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Gavony Township
1 Vault of the Archangel
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Mutavault
1 Birds of Paradise
1 Elvish Mystic
1 Sakura, Tribe Elder
1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Acidic Slime
1 Dark Confidant
1 Mayor of Avabruck
1 Champion of the Parish
1 Fiend Hunter
1 Reclamation Sage
1 Eternal Witness
1 Blood-Soaked Champion
1 Hero of Bladehold
1 Knight of the Reliquary
1 Soul Warden
1 Soul's Attendant
1 Auriok Champion
1 Mother of Runes
1 Athreos, God of Passage
1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
1 Ranger of Eos
1 Silverblade Paladin
1 Ulvenwald Tracker
1 Grand Abolisher
1 Gideon's Lawkeeper
1 Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
1 Abzan Falconer
1 High Sentinels of Arashin
1 Tuskguard Captain
1 Ainok Bond-Kin
1 Archangel of Thune
1 Spike Feeder
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Abzan Charm
1 Golgari Charm
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Go for the Throat
1 Dismember
1 Snuff Out
1 Hymn to Tourach
1 Council's Judgment
1 Beast Within
1 Lingering Souls
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Heroes' Downfall
1 Ready // Willing
Other 14
1 Ajani, Caller of the Pride
1 Sylvan Library
1 Survival of the Fittest
1 Hardened Scales
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Underworld Connections
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Banishing Light
1 Journey to Nowhere
1 Batterskull
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Sword of Body and Mind
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Bow of Nylea
Anyway if you guys are curious here is a link to my Nin, the Pain Artist YouTube video, i try to put up Duel Commander content on youtube to get the word out there. My videos aren't the best but I try to make them better each time! Deck list in the description box.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCx862HPhAc
That would be great! There isn't much duel commander content on YouTube. I try to put up duel commander stuff but I'm only 1 person. There are some cockatrice games that are recorded but I feel like they need commentary to be enjoyed. All in all I think that the more duel commander content we put online the better. Most people at my locals just don't take this format seriously, understandably they are all standard scrubs. But people need to realize that Duel Commander is a great format who's only rival is probably legacy IMHO.
I even allowed the use of up to 15 proxies, so to open up deck building ideas for the players that are new to the format