So long time lurker my brother got me into commander in a big way and it fit the assortment of cards I was randomly collecting.
We came across Vorel and a Lux Cannon centric casual multi-player was already kinda in the works so I asked him and he said sure take the stuff and make a Simic Commander out of Vorel.
The thing we wanted to avoid however was just spawning a bunch of tokens and overrunning people with damage so it became about finding all the weird counters out there and building the machine of doom.
Clock Spinning Has been an all-star for me in decks that aren't counter focused. The mana cost is a bit too prohibitive to stave off a Luminarch Ascension for more than a turn or two, but it randomly kills opposing planeswalkers, strengthens yours, helps anything else that likes counters, and often interacts favorably in some way for you with whatever your opponent brings.
Clock Spinning Has been an all-star for me in decks that aren't counter focused. The mana cost is a bit too prohibitive to stave off a Luminarch Ascension for more than a turn or two, but it randomly kills opposing planeswalkers, strengthens yours, helps anything else that likes counters, and often interacts favorably in some way for you with whatever your opponent brings.
I've got a Vorel deck as well and I've a few suggestions for ya, if you're willing.
First, add a few things and remove one. I'd cut the Mystic Genesis and replace it with Plasm Capture and Draining Whelk. I ran Mystic Genesis for awhile and always found it both really expensive and not very good. The token doesn't do anything that I wanted it to do (it wasn't double-able via Vorel). On the other hand, the Whelk goes from big to HUGE with Vorel around and is a nice "surprise!" card. The Capture on the other hand turns their spells into your mana, which is something I've always found Vorel to badly need. The deck really wants mana. Like, a lot of mana.
Second, if you want some funny counters, try out the Chimera cycle from Visions. Additionally, give the ManaBatteries a try. Both are surprisingly fun to play with.
Those are some interesting suggestions, the Chimera's don't really work because I wanted to deliberately avoid just pumping creatures to swing with (although when in a pinch it is fun).
I ended up cutting and adding a lot of stuff since that first post so.
Deck has went through some pretty massive changes and now I think I have gotten it to a very nice place. The only thing I would look to improve is the mana base / individual cards now.
We came across Vorel and a Lux Cannon centric casual multi-player was already kinda in the works so I asked him and he said sure take the stuff and make a Simic Commander out of Vorel.
The thing we wanted to avoid however was just spawning a bunch of tokens and overrunning people with damage so it became about finding all the weird counters out there and building the machine of doom.
1 Vorel of the Hull Clade
Creature
1 Triskelion
1 Duplicant
1 Kuldotha Forgemaster
1 Spike Weaver
1 Etched Oracle
1 Lodestone Golem
1 Master Transmuter
1 Forgotten Ancient
1 Sporeback Troll
1 Triskelavus
1 Memnarch
1 Progenitor Mimic
1 Pentavus
1 Prime Speaker Zegana
1 Fertilid
1 Fathom Mage
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Gyre Sage
1 Laboratory Maniac
1 Treasure Mage
1 Shimmer Myr
1 Myr Retriever
1 Mulldrifter
1 Arcum Dagsson
1 Etherium Sculptor
1 Thopter Assembly
1 Glen Elendra Archmage
1 Zameck Guildmage
1 Simic Manipulator
1 Draining Whelk
1 Synod Artificer
1 Gilder Bairn
1 Coretapper
1 Eternity Vessel
1 Mana Web
1 Contagion Engine
1 Staff of Nin
1 Coalition Relic
1 Magistrate's Scepter
1 Unwinding Clock
1 Darksteel Reactor
1 Mirrorworks
1 Arcane Spyglass
1 Sol Ring
1 Ratchet Bomb
1 Contagion Clasp
1 Liquidmetal Coating
1 Serrated Arrows
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Semblance Anvil
1 Voltaic Key
1 Ensnaring Bridge
1 Grindclock
1 Lux Cannon
1 Darksteel Forge
1 Illusionist's Bracers
1 Power Conduit
Enchantment
1 Inexorable Tide
1 Doubling Season
1 Beast Within
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Counterlash
1 Relic Crush
1 Spell Crumple
Sorcery
1 Inundate
Planeswalker
1 Tezzeret The Seeker
Land
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Simic Growth Chamber
1 Lonely Sandbar
1 Urza's Mine
1 Urza's Tower
1 Urza's Power Plant
1 Command Tower
1 Seat of the Synod
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Temple of the False God
1 Alchemist's Refuge
11 Forest
10 Island
There are things I am still looking to get for it.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
EDIT: I hit the post button instead of the preview button decklist should be working now.
EDIT2: All of my wanted list was gotten, deck has changed considerably.
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That is totally the name of it thanks.
Oooo I like that one.
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First, add a few things and remove one. I'd cut the Mystic Genesis and replace it with Plasm Capture and Draining Whelk. I ran Mystic Genesis for awhile and always found it both really expensive and not very good. The token doesn't do anything that I wanted it to do (it wasn't double-able via Vorel). On the other hand, the Whelk goes from big to HUGE with Vorel around and is a nice "surprise!" card. The Capture on the other hand turns their spells into your mana, which is something I've always found Vorel to badly need. The deck really wants mana. Like, a lot of mana.
Second, if you want some funny counters, try out the Chimera cycle from Visions. Additionally, give the Mana Batteries a try. Both are surprisingly fun to play with.
Third, a few random bombs: Awakening, Kazandu Tuskcaller, Doubling Season, and City of Shadows all have been all-stars for me. The City is the worst of these four and takes some effort to get running, but I really do love it.
Hope you have fun with the Vorel machine. He's an awesome general and makes a fun deck!
Radha, Heir to Keld, Vorel of the Hull Clade, Kemba, Kha Regent, Vela the Night-Clad, Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, Barrin, Master Wizard, Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer, Patron of the Orochi, Oloro, Ageless Ascetic, Thraximundar, Roon of the Hidden Realm, Prossh, Skyraider of Kher, Marath, Will of the Wild, Teneb, the Harvester
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I ended up cutting and adding a lot of stuff since that first post so.
Added:
Cut:
Still looking for some of the cards and sadly haven't found that Gilder Bairn yet.
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