Here is what I'm working with sort of, I've gotta run and look at a condo, so I'll ad more stuff. But this is a rough draft. Also, lots of this stuff is already in my Bruna Deck, so if I can avoid playing the hard counterspells and such I'd like to, but thats not necessary, I can just use the same color sleeves and switch up the deck before I run it. This is a rough draft meaning I just puked all my good white and blue cards onto a list before I ran out the door to look at a condo, so I'll fine tune it soon, thanks for the patience. Advice is much appreciated.
Yea? Can I do that without spending over a hundo? I was thinking about running that tempo list, I read it over, and I don't currently have an EDH decklist that runs black so all my good black stuff can go in there like Tutors and removal.
How does the Spike's deck typically win? Does he always play the same deck or does he have several that try to combo out early? Knowing what you're up against will help everyone here suggest relevant cards to combat his strategy.
He runs a handful of decks, most recently he is playing a krenko combo deck that generates a billion tokens. I have no problem playing such a person in a group setting, I have a couple decks that are all built for multiplayer, but when I go head to head with any of my decks I get blows out by turn 4 or 5. So I need a level of speed, I also will run a counter package to disrupt the combo. Finally I'm going to play with enchantment and equipment tutors and packages including eldrazi conscription and the swords.
Tibalt is terrible, I'd recommend cutting him and just playing Faithless Looting for additional card draw or cycling. Another great EDH card is staff of nin it gives you an extra card per turn, acts as a pinger to remove pests or apply pressure to a player. I play one in every edh deck.
Hi everyone, I just joined the forums here and wanted to see what everyone thinks of my Gisela EDH Deck. I have been playing Commander for about 2 months and this is my favorite of the 3 commanders I have tried. Let me know of anywhere in this deck that I could improve on. Also on a side note I don't have too much money to improve this deck. So here is my Deck list.
I'm developing an EDH deck to play casually in 1 vs 1 games against a few friends but primarily against this Spike that hangs at my LGS. This guy takes a different direction toward EDH than most, he combos and turn 4 kills and always is going for the throat (no pun intended).
We play 1 vs 1 with 40 life in between more typical Commander games, and I want a deck that I can use to put him in his place. Please help me build it. I would like to keep the deck on a budget, but I already have a lot of the cards that will make the deck tick, things like a copy of each sword, along with stoneforge mysticstonehewer giant and steelshaper's gift, so it's not a true budget deck but I don't want to spend more than an additional 50 on the build.
I selected Geist because he comes out turn 3, is a perfect target to carry equipment and enchantments and that seems like the quickest way to go about smashing. I'll put together a tentative list, but more than anything I want advice, I've read dozens of lists on this site and I don't see any budget 1 vs 1 decks, so hopefully I'll get some input. Thanks
Are you saying that $100 is only a fair price if it's worth closer to $200?
No I'm asking if its worth a hundred and trying to speculate its lasting value. I don't want to spend 100 bucks on something that ends up selling for 80 on ebay 12 moths down the road. But thanks for the excellent feedback, your comment will surely help me make my decision.
I've been playing for about 8 months, but I play a lot. I play EDH a few times a week and I'm constantly building decks for that format. I'm trying to decide whether to reserve a copy of the upcoming from the vaults set. My local gaming store is charging 100 bucks even for the set. I need to know if that is a fair price. I looked up each card from from the vaults legends and the 15 cards in the set are currently valued at around 118 together, so hopefully the extra 5 cards we get in from the vaults 20 makes it worth close to 200. But I'm not overly familiar with the product, so any advice is MUCH appreciated.
Alright, I'm trying to put together this deck, but I have parts all over the place in other decks so I'm trying my best to make things happen with what I have, for instance playing Mirri's Guile instead of Sensei's Divining Top to try and maximize my card pool. I think the enchantment can be better than the top anyway, and my playgroup has a ton of artifact hate but not much enchantment.
Anyway, its a work in progress, and only my 3rd EDH deck ever, so any advice or assistance would be much appreciated. I've already borrowed a couple ideas from the guy that started the thread; Dragonmaster Outcast for example Thanks.
Vampiric fury? Really? You don't have any human sack outlets for your Falkenrath Aristocrat. I recommend atleast putting Knight of Infamy and Ash Zealot as a sack outlet. Dark Imposter is very hard to get off. Thats why no one is running it. Full set blood crypt and dragonskull summit.
Lastly, i played BR vamps back in the day where Bloodghast Ghoul, Kalastrya Highborn, Keeper of Malakir, vampire lacerator, and other efficient vampires were existent. Right now, any vampire you want to cast is 3 mana and above. Your sort of playing midrange here. I've played against B/R vamps in my meta as mono red aggro and i've 2-0'd it consistently. The guy running it has alot of problems against Agrro and Control. The only matchups that are easy for him are GW and Jund Midrange. Either aggro will beat the crap out of you before you do anything or Control would play a well timed sweeper and its game over. Bloodline Keeper and Nocturnous revolve around 1 thing. Board Presence. You need that to have alot of creatures out before either of the 2 are going to do anything for you.
I play at a very competitive shop and my friend goes 4-0 with a black red vamps list once a month or so. It can be done, but the deck needs to be more streamlined and focused. Top of the curve should be Falkenrath Aristocrat and Vampire Nocturnus, Olivia is too slow for this deck. You want 4 Stromkirk Captains and 4 Stromkirk Nobel and you want Bloodline Keeper and Vampire Nighthawk and the 2 drop that can't block. He had success with blood artist for a while so you can run that. He runs 10 removal spells. hope this helps
When I run into folks running heavy artifact decks in my meta, I pull out the Energy Flux, with Bruna you should already be running things that fetch enchantments and return enchantments. Yes it will affect your artifacts too, but in a deck based around enchantments, do you really need that many artifacts?
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Excellent response, and no I don't need many artifacts, the only ones I rely on are mana rocks and they can tap to protect themselves I assume..
Any thoughts on which card adds to most to my aura deck. I've played with Iridescent Angel and she didn't blow me away, so I've pulled the other two cards out of other decks to look at and try to make a change if I think one of the others offers more to the deck. Thanks
I've been playing Magic since April of 2012, and last year the people on this board helped me build my first ever edh deck, a deck built around Sigarda Host of Herons, it had all the edh staples of both Green and White, ways to protect itself, draw cards, and of course big fatties other than my general.
I'm looking to build a new deck, I've scraped my old one, so edh staples like Sol Ring are available for my new build. I'm targeting Bruna, Light of Alabaster for my new general, the Voltron style deck appeals to me and I want to do some cool things with Aura's, like win.
My play group is a very strong multiplayer bunch. Somebody plays an artifact deck that ramps up to turn 2 Wurmcoil Engine, another guy plays a Faerie deck with Bitterblossom, I'm telling you all this with hopes that you all can help me develop my deck into a contender.
Without further explanation here is what I'm working with right now.
I'm obsessed with this deck, I love the flying tokens and the anthems that act like Honor of the Pure in this deck. I'm running a slightly more aggro build, I'm clueless with what to play in my sideboard, any suggestions are much appreciated. I'll be play testing this deck all week, stay tuned for my results.
I'm trying it with one Rewind to set up Midnight Haunting, I would counter their spell then cast Haunting giving me a favorable tempo swing. I have one Pike in the deck because I had an extra spot open and I guess I will test the Pike even though I don't cast many instants and sorceries, maybe an enchantment would be better like Spectral Flight or even another counter spell or maybe azorius charm hmmmm. I can't wait to play test next week.
And What about running precinct captain instead of doomed traveler? I like having the one drop, by the Captain is more relevant late game, the first strike makes a big difference on defense against aggro decks and the token he generates gets boosted by Intangible Virtue I will probably play test some with the Captain and some without. Anybody who has tried him please speak up. Thanks
1 Geist of Saint Traft
Creatures
1 Academy Rector
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Auriok Steelshaper
1 Geist of Saint Traft
1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
1 Leonin Abunas
1 Knight of the White Orchid
1 Knight-Captain of Eos
1 Kor Outfitter
1 Pursteel Paladin
1 Reveillark
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Stonecloaker
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Stonehewer Giant
1 Sun Titan
1 Baneslayer Angel
1 Consecrated Sphinx
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1 Mother of Runes
1 Hanna, Ship’s Navigator
1 Phantasmal Image
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Sovereigns of Lost Alara
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 Totem-Guide Hartebeest
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Venser, the Sojourner
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1 Gideon Jura
1 Karn Liberated
1 Jace Beleren
Sorcery
1 Austere Command
1 Wrath of God
1 Duplicant
1 Brass Squire
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Batterskull
1 Sol Ring
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Sword of War and Peace
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Martyr’s Bond
1 Eldrazi Conscription
1 Force of Will
1 Pact of Negation
1 Mana Drain
Yea? Can I do that without spending over a hundo? I was thinking about running that tempo list, I read it over, and I don't currently have an EDH decklist that runs black so all my good black stuff can go in there like Tutors and removal.
I've got most of that stuff, but I don't have Bloodghast, Aether Vial, Dark Confidant or Vendillion Clique
He runs a handful of decks, most recently he is playing a krenko combo deck that generates a billion tokens. I have no problem playing such a person in a group setting, I have a couple decks that are all built for multiplayer, but when I go head to head with any of my decks I get blows out by turn 4 or 5. So I need a level of speed, I also will run a counter package to disrupt the combo. Finally I'm going to play with enchantment and equipment tutors and packages including eldrazi conscription and the swords.
We play 1 vs 1 with 40 life in between more typical Commander games, and I want a deck that I can use to put him in his place. Please help me build it. I would like to keep the deck on a budget, but I already have a lot of the cards that will make the deck tick, things like a copy of each sword, along with stoneforge mystic stonehewer giant and steelshaper's gift, so it's not a true budget deck but I don't want to spend more than an additional 50 on the build.
I selected Geist because he comes out turn 3, is a perfect target to carry equipment and enchantments and that seems like the quickest way to go about smashing. I'll put together a tentative list, but more than anything I want advice, I've read dozens of lists on this site and I don't see any budget 1 vs 1 decks, so hopefully I'll get some input. Thanks
No I'm asking if its worth a hundred and trying to speculate its lasting value. I don't want to spend 100 bucks on something that ends up selling for 80 on ebay 12 moths down the road. But thanks for the excellent feedback, your comment will surely help me make my decision.
THANKS
Anyway, its a work in progress, and only my 3rd EDH deck ever, so any advice or assistance would be much appreciated. I've already borrowed a couple ideas from the guy that started the thread; Dragonmaster Outcast for example Thanks.
1 Borborygmos Enraged
Creatures
1x Allosaurus Rider
1x Anger
1x Budoka Gardener
1x Deus of Calamity
1x Dragonmaster Outcast
1x Groundskeeper
1x Krosan Tusker
1x Nantuko Cultivator
1x Rubblehulk
Spells
1 Staff of Nin
1 Farseek
1 Basilisk Collar
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Eternity Vessel
1 Expedition Map
1 Fireshrieker
1 Horn of Greed
1 Mana Vault
1 Mirri's Guile
1 Skullclamp
1 Sol Ring
1 Storm Cauldron
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Burgeoning
1 Greater good
1 Rage Reflection
1 Rites of Flourishing
1 Sylvan Library
1 Psychotic Fury
1 Savage Beating
1 Sprouting Vines
1 Explore
1 Harmonize
1 Savage Conception
1 Seek the Horizon
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Keen Sense
1 Memory Jar
1 Gaea's Touch
1 Praetor's Counsel
1 Chromatic Lantern
Lands
1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
1 Vesuva
1 Kessig Wolf Run
A few cards I'm considering include;
I play at a very competitive shop and my friend goes 4-0 with a black red vamps list once a month or so. It can be done, but the deck needs to be more streamlined and focused. Top of the curve should be Falkenrath Aristocrat and Vampire Nocturnus, Olivia is too slow for this deck. You want 4 Stromkirk Captains and 4 Stromkirk Nobel and you want Bloodline Keeper and Vampire Nighthawk and the 2 drop that can't block. He had success with blood artist for a while so you can run that. He runs 10 removal spells. hope this helps
Excellent response, and no I don't need many artifacts, the only ones I rely on are mana rocks and they can tap to protect themselves I assume..
Any thoughts on which card adds to most to my aura deck. I've played with Iridescent Angel and she didn't blow me away, so I've pulled the other two cards out of other decks to look at and try to make a change if I think one of the others offers more to the deck. Thanks
Also, I'm going to test next week with Spellskite Dispeller's Capsule(to deal with pesky artifacts) Counterspell and hindering light I pulled Beacon of Immortality force spike and rite of replication
I'm looking to build a new deck, I've scraped my old one, so edh staples like Sol Ring are available for my new build. I'm targeting Bruna, Light of Alabaster for my new general, the Voltron style deck appeals to me and I want to do some cool things with Aura's, like win.
My play group is a very strong multiplayer bunch. Somebody plays an artifact deck that ramps up to turn 2 Wurmcoil Engine, another guy plays a Faerie deck with Bitterblossom, I'm telling you all this with hopes that you all can help me develop my deck into a contender.
Without further explanation here is what I'm working with right now.
Firstly - my current list:
1 Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Creatures - 17
1 Mangara of Corondor
1 Clone
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Phantasmal Image
1 Trinket Mage
1 Jace's Archivist
1 Meddling Mage
1 Mother of Runes
1 Auratouched Mage
1 Sovereigns of Lost Alara
1 Thran Golem
1 Geist of Saint Traft
1 Hanna, Ship's Navigator
1 Invisible Stalker
1 Totem-Guide Hartebeest
1 Chromeshell Crab
1 Iridescent Angel
Enchantments - 10
1 Alexi's Cloak
1 Righteous Authority
1 Battle Mastery
1 Steel of the Godhead
1 Unquestioned Authority
1 Angelic Destiny
1 Curiosity
1 Rhystic Study
1 Runed Halo
1 Eldrazi Conscription
1 Steel of the Godhead
1 Brainstorm
1 Force Spike
1 Condemn
1 Banishing Stroke
1 Oblation
1 Spin into Myth
1 Time Stop
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Beacon of Immortality
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Telekinesis
1 Cyclonic Rift
Artifacts - 17
1Sol Ring
1 Darksteel Ingot
1 Azorius Signet
1 Thran Dynamo
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Chromatic Lantern
1 Expedition Map
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Gilded Lotus
1 Darksteel Plate
1 Whispersilk Cloak
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Staff of nin
1 Spellskite
1 Sundial of the Infinite
1 Phyrexian Dreadnought
1 Nevinyrrals Disk
1 Rite of Replication
1 Fabricate
1 Reshape
1 Three Dreams
1 Braingeyser
1 Acquire
1 Rush of Knowledge
Lands 37
1 Boreal Shelf
1 Land Cap
1 Celestial Colonnade
1 Coastal Tower
1 Tolaria West
1 Azorius Chancery
1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
1 Maze of Ith
1 Winding Canyons
1 Temple of the False God
1 Kor haven
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Sejiri Refuge
1 Halimar Depths
1 Alorius Guildgate
1 Strip Mine
1 Command Tower
1 Hallowed Fountain
7 islands
11 plains
Lands
4 Isolated Chapel
4 Hallowed Fountain
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Drowned Catacomb
4 Azorius Guildgate
2 Island
1 Plains
4 Doomed Trarveler
4 Drogskol Captain
4 Geist of Saint Traft
4 Dungeon Geists
2 Geist-Honored Monk
Instants
4 Unsummon
1 Rewind
3 Midnight Haunting
2 Dissipate
2 Intangible Virtue
2 Favorable Winds
Sorceries -
4 Lingering Souls
Artifacts -
1 Runechanter's Pike
I'm trying it with one Rewind to set up Midnight Haunting, I would counter their spell then cast Haunting giving me a favorable tempo swing. I have one Pike in the deck because I had an extra spot open and I guess I will test the Pike even though I don't cast many instants and sorceries, maybe an enchantment would be better like Spectral Flight or even another counter spell or maybe azorius charm hmmmm. I can't wait to play test next week.
And What about running precinct captain instead of doomed traveler? I like having the one drop, by the Captain is more relevant late game, the first strike makes a big difference on defense against aggro decks and the token he generates gets boosted by Intangible Virtue I will probably play test some with the Captain and some without. Anybody who has tried him please speak up. Thanks