I would like some critique on this EDH deck that I want to build. The General is probably going to stay who it is (Unless someone gives me one heck of a reason to change the general). Anyway, lets get on with the deck:
Anyways, that is the deck. I was trying to aim for a Aggro-Control Deck, but I may have went a little heavy on the creatures. Also, the reason I don't run some of the really good Blue cards (Like Cryptic Command and Force of Will) is because I don't have them and I am not in the mood to get them at this moment. If by some chance I come across a copy of one of those two and I have enough on the table to trade for one, I probably will but other than that I won't. Any suggestions would be great. Thank you for reading.
while this is certainly an inventive idea... I think you will find that it is lacking in some umph. The funny thing is, this idea of yours will give you a huge advantage over any deck that is running Rolling Earthquake However since this is EDH, the fact that any deck running Rolling Earthquake can only run one copy of it, and most of Rolling Earthquakes contemporaries CAN hit things with horsemanship, makes Rolling Earthquake 1 card you want to see over the many other cards you don't want to see. So I don't think that will come up alot.
Additionally, as Oknotok said, Teferi makes a far more suitable Blue General than Sun Quan does, especially for control decks.
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@OKnotOK:: Oh I know that Sun Quan is a bad Blue General in all aspects. As of right now I have a Mono-Blue EDH with in fact Teferi as my general. I was just throwing this deck out there because not many people would see a Mono Blue Sun Quan deck.
@DalkonCledwin:: I know Rolling Earthquake is not going to appear probably at all for the most part on where I play EDH at, so this deck is basically vulnerable to everything else. And you are right, Mono-Blue Aggro doesn't really have that much of an umph, just more there for the surprise aspect.
Who knows, I haven't started trading for this deck yet, so it may get dropped for some other EDH that seems to have a better chance at doing something (I seem to have a short attention span). Either way, keep the ideas coming I guess.
I was just throwing this deck out there because not many people would see a Mono Blue Sun Quan deck.
Well, I guess you're right about that. I actually think that Sakashima could be interesting as a general, if you're just trying to do something different with mono blue. Judging by your name however, I'm guessing it has something more to do with the Sun Quan himself.:)
1 Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
Creatures--25
1 Raven Guild Master
1 Ninja of the Deep Hours
1 Rootwater Thief
1 Riptide Entrancer
1 Thalakos Deciever
1 Aeon Chronicler
1 Keiga, The Tide Star
1 Glen Elendra Archmage
1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 Draining Whelk
1 Mulldrifter
1 Body Double
1 Magus of the Future
1 Vesuvian Shapeshifter
1 Sakashima the Shapeshifter
1 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Duplicant
1 Sundering Titan
1 Memnarch
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Meloku the Clouded Mirror
Enchantments-5
1 Future Sight
1 Take Possession
1 Dream Leash
1 Control Magic
1 Treachery
Sorceries-7
1 Telemin Performance
1 Acquire
1 Bribery
1 Deep Analysis
1 Concentrate
1 Tidings
1 Time Stretch
Planeswalker-1
1 Jace Beleren
Artifacts-11
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Nevinyrral's Disk
1 Skullclamp
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Obilvion Stone
1 Journeyer's Kite
1 Scroll Rack
1 Loxodon Warhammer
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Gush
1 Pact of Negation
1 Trickbind
1 Spelljack
1 Dissipate
1 Dissmiss
1 Counterspell
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Desertion
1 Twincast
1 Logic Knot
1 Hinder
Lands-36
1 Strip Mine
1 Dark Depths
1 Faerie Conclave
1 Lonely Sandbar
1 Urza's Factory
1 Academy Ruins
1 Tolaria West
28 Islands
Anyways, that is the deck. I was trying to aim for a Aggro-Control Deck, but I may have went a little heavy on the creatures. Also, the reason I don't run some of the really good Blue cards (Like Cryptic Command and Force of Will) is because I don't have them and I am not in the mood to get them at this moment. If by some chance I come across a copy of one of those two and I have enough on the table to trade for one, I probably will but other than that I won't. Any suggestions would be great. Thank you for reading.
There are creatures in your deck that would be a better mono blue general than Sun Quan.
You seem to be going for a controlish theme here, so first I would suggest Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir. A general with flash that shuts down your opponents? I'll take it. If you don't like him, Arcanis the Omnipotent would be my second suggestion for a mono blue general. Sakashima the Impostor, Kira, Great Glass-Spinner...anyone but Sun Quan........
Additionally, as Oknotok said, Teferi makes a far more suitable Blue General than Sun Quan does, especially for control decks.
@DalkonCledwin:: I know Rolling Earthquake is not going to appear probably at all for the most part on where I play EDH at, so this deck is basically vulnerable to everything else. And you are right, Mono-Blue Aggro doesn't really have that much of an umph, just more there for the surprise aspect.
Who knows, I haven't started trading for this deck yet, so it may get dropped for some other EDH that seems to have a better chance at doing something (I seem to have a short attention span). Either way, keep the ideas coming I guess.
Well, I guess you're right about that. I actually think that Sakashima could be interesting as a general, if you're just trying to do something different with mono blue. Judging by your name however, I'm guessing it has something more to do with the Sun Quan himself.:)
You could profit more from the unblockableness of your guys with stuff like Ophidian, Fallowsage, and Thieving Magpie.
Maybe even Kukemssa Pirates, Cephalid Constable,