Hey guys so building a budget Zombie Horde deck to try something new with my EDH group, and obviously it must include Summon the Pack (StP), might errata it so the Horde can make use of helpful noncreature spells too.
It has the added bonus of fulfilling my love for cardboard crack and so basically I'm wondering what the best packs to use are?
Firstly I'm thinking Battle for Zendikar & Kaladesh for the added lottery of an expedition/invention.
It seems to be BFZ is probably better than Oath for the average value of the very unlikely Expedition, for general value and better big StP targets, I'm not sure?
Same with Kaladesh, I know that has the much coveted Sol ring, but I think Revolt probably has better average value overall..unsure on each's better StP contenders
Then I was thinking of some other sets which cost a bit more, I appreciate there is a high likelihood that single packs from older sets can be mapped, but I'll just be a few for some added variety/amusement. Max price of a tenner, and ignoring older sets which cost the same as standard ones due to low power level/value, I'm seeing...
Betrayers/Saviours of Kamigawa
Coldsnap
Conspiracy/Take the Crown
Dark Ascension
Eternal Masters
Fifth Dawn
Iconic Masters
Judgement
M10-15
Mirrodin Besieged (also Mirran & Phyrexian variants)
Scars of Mirrodin
9th Edition
Odyssey
Scourge
I'll only get a few of these ones, so wondering what the best middleground between a chance at some value pulls and a set which has quite a few nasty fatties to make good zombies?
StP is one of my favorite commander cards. If you are playing it in a Zombie deck, I would pick something with zombie synergies in the set or something that just has a bunch of creatures. The latter I've found Masters and Core sets to be really good for, but any set that was designed to be drafted would be good to. The best is when you open a set that has something like Archaeomancer, which will get your StP back for you to use again.
The middle-ground between zombies and value though would probably be Innistrad (Liliana, Snapcaster, etc) or Amonket (Invocations)
Legions was all creatures, so there's that. Though I imagine you'd be better off with one of the original Zendikar sets just for the annihilator triggers, in terms of both in-game and out-of-game value.
It has the added bonus of fulfilling my love for cardboard crack and so basically I'm wondering what the best packs to use are?
Firstly I'm thinking Battle for Zendikar & Kaladesh for the added lottery of an expedition/invention.
It seems to be BFZ is probably better than Oath for the average value of the very unlikely Expedition, for general value and better big StP targets, I'm not sure?
Same with Kaladesh, I know that has the much coveted Sol ring, but I think Revolt probably has better average value overall..unsure on each's better StP contenders
Then I was thinking of some other sets which cost a bit more, I appreciate there is a high likelihood that single packs from older sets can be mapped, but I'll just be a few for some added variety/amusement. Max price of a tenner, and ignoring older sets which cost the same as standard ones due to low power level/value, I'm seeing...
Betrayers/Saviours of Kamigawa
Coldsnap
Conspiracy/Take the Crown
Dark Ascension
Eternal Masters
Fifth Dawn
Iconic Masters
Judgement
M10-15
Mirrodin Besieged (also Mirran & Phyrexian variants)
Scars of Mirrodin
9th Edition
Odyssey
Scourge
I'll only get a few of these ones, so wondering what the best middleground between a chance at some value pulls and a set which has quite a few nasty fatties to make good zombies?
The middle-ground between zombies and value though would probably be Innistrad (Liliana, Snapcaster, etc) or Amonket (Invocations)
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