This is my first EDH deck built from the top down.
Why Rafiq of the Many ?
Because he is like a sexy bearded He-man riding on his battle cat. Oh and I love the bant color combo and the Idea of a deck where I only have to attack with one guy pleases me. I like my defense.
Sadly i copy and pasted the order right out of Tapped out and didn't buy my general, so I proxied him till my next order.
I've played about a dozen games with it. 1v1 it wins 50% of the time with most of my friends. in multiplayer I am targeted early on and only manage to ruin one persons game.
Any Subjection please offer them
Changes Made
27/02/12
- Cloud Cover have i ever played this card and used it .... NO... FAIL
+ Rancor Part of a 3 cheap aura combo
Planned Changes
I will be making these changes as soon as I order some cards
- Waveskimmer Aven expensive and does little
+ Hero of Bladehold Battle Cry that works in exalted and generates tokens
- Aven Squire Exalted cheap flier
+ Aven Mindcensor Cheap flier that limits tutors and kills Kaalia
- Angelic Benediction exalted and pretty much useless
+ Inquisitor's flail This is massive beat down and i don't see any downside
- Shape of the Wiitigo I love this card but its pointed out that its kind of awkward and a huge threat
+ might of oaks This is a nice instant kill instant
I really like this general, and the proxy is epic. Here are some suggestions:
IMO the weaker cards:
Waveskimmer Aven, Aven Squire: they don't do much other than the exalted bonus. I'd replace them with equipments or enchantments that give much better value.
Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar: This seems kind of out of place in this deck. There are better draw/draw fixing spells out there.
Ardent Plea: IMO another really weak card. Again exalted is a relatively weak effect, it is nice for the flavour, but that's about it. Cascade is also quite gimmicky in this deck.
Angelic Benediction: I think this is worse than ardent plea. Again, exalted isn't that great, the bonus of tapping a creature may be good in some situations, but often times it wont be relevant at all. I don't think this cards is worth 4 mana, and more importantly, a slot in your deck.
Shape of the Wiitigo: This card looks nice, but it wont last long and draws a ton of hate for your rafiq. The thing i dislike the most about this is that it makes your rafiq swing for a very awkward 20 damage, without other boosts that is. IMO might of oaks is much better for a surprise 1hKO.
Some cards to add(this is assuming no budget restriction:
Inquisitor's flail: one of my fav equipments for any voltron deck. The drawback is not really relevant because if rafiq gets blocked it probably dies anyways because of its 3 toughness. And the point of the deck is to make him unblockable.
The swords and umezawa's jitte: Equipments are generally better than enchantments because they don't die with the creatures. And swords and jitte are absolutely amazing with rafiq.
Cryptic command: Amazing counterspell, and the tap all opponent creature effect allows rafiq to swing in unblocked.
Sun titan: I run it with most of my white decks, because it has amazing interactions with a lot of things. It can retrieve fetch(discarded) lands for ramp, it can bring back dauntless escort, eternal witness, quasali pridemage for reuse. Amazing value.
Sterling Grove: There are some key enchantments in this deck, and tutoring is definitely good. This and previliged position also makes an amazing combo that protects you from all spot removals.
Waveskimmer Aven is a horrible card, i've played it twice and i found it did little but give exalted. I was thinking of replacing it with Hero of Bladehold
Aven Squire was a great 2 drop on my deck who buffed Rafiq but I found it didn't do enough against Kaalia of the Vast which is the general in 3 decks in my group. so much so that we made an exemption for the legendary rules. I will be replacing it with Aven Mindcensor.... anti tutors and instant Kaalia kill
Ardent Plea is exalted but better off its likely a tutor for land or a creature. it stays for now until it pisses me off.
Angelic Benediction on the other hand is complete ****, i've never drawn it and in all honesty i don't want to its out for Inquisitor's flail and rafiq does not die if he gets blocked.... he is exalted so he is a 4/4 and gets first strike then normal strike.... with inquisitor that makes it a 8/8 first strike, if it lives threw that it deserves to kill me.
This allows you to cast Three Dreams on a potential turn 5 (4 if you mana ramped prior)
So on a turn 6, Rafiq is potentially (when attacking) 12/10 Double Striking Trampler. Yes, he will get smaller overtime. But Rafiq w/Three Dreams can be a game winner.
This allows you to cast Three Dreams on a potential turn 5 (4 if you mana ramped prior)
So on a turn 6, Rafiq is potentially (when attacking) 12/10 Double Striking Trampler. Yes, he will get smaller overtime. But Rafiq w/Three Dreams can be a game winner.
I love obscure combos that is amazing, though personally replacing Unstable Mutation with Essence Flare... It gives me a 11/7 double strike with trample. I can kill and it may die faster but unless i get blocked by a 7/13 or better its going threw.
I like to run Swords to Plowshares and Condemn in all my white decks. Condemn is especially good at disposing of aggressive generals.
Along with Lightning Greaves, you could run Whispersilk Cloak. What's better than a shrouded, double-striking general? An unblockable, shrouded, double-striking general.
Nomad Mythmaker would allow you to recur all those auras. Bear Umbra could be ridiculous and pushes the bearishness of the deck. I think you are morally obligated to run it!
This is my first EDH deck built from the top down.
Why Rafiq of the Many ?
Because he is like a sexy bearded He-man riding on his battle cat. Oh and I love the bant color combo and the Idea of a deck where I only have to attack with one guy pleases me. I like my defense.
Sadly i copy and pasted the order right out of Tapped out and didn't buy my general, so I proxied him till my next order.
1x 1GWBRafiq of the many
(21) Creatures
1x Noble Hierarch
1x Aven Squire
1x Sunscape Familiar
1x Qasali Pridemage
1x Cephalid Constable
1x Eternal Witness
1x Trygon Predator
1x Knight Of The Reliquary
1x Cold-Eyed Selkie
1x Giltspire Avenger
1x Dauntless Escort
1x Stoic Angel
1x Mystic Snake
1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
1x Waveskimmer Aven
1x Battlegrace Angel
1x Murkfiend Liege
1x Consecrated Sphinx
1x Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar
1x Sovereigns of Lost Alara
1x Stormtide Leviathan
(16) Enchantments
1x Rancor
1x Cloak of Mists
1x Spirit Mantle
1x Aura of Silence
1x Ardent Plea
1x Aura Shards
1x Rhystic Study
1x Unquestioned Authority
1x Angelic Benediction
1x Mirari's Wake
1x Privileged Position
1x Finest Hour
1x Celestial Mantle
1x Shape of the Wiitigo
1x Mythic Proportions
1x Eldrazi Conscription
1x Relic Of Progenitus
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Crystal Ball
(1) Planeswalkers
1x Venser, the Sojourner
(11) Sorceries (not a real word)
1x Artful Dodge
1x Sylvan Scrying
1x Cultivate
1x kodama's Reach
1x Wargate
1x Bramblecrush
1x harmonize
1x wrath of god
1x akroma's Vengeance
1x austere Command
1x Tooth and Nail
(14) Instants
1x Worldly Tutor
1x Path to Exile
1x Eladamri's Call
1x Krosan Grip
1x Hinder
1x Dissipate
1x Harrow
1x Spell Crumple
1x Bant Charm
1x Reap and Sow
1x Return to Dust
1x Blue Sun's Zenith
1x Primal Command
1x Counterlash
1x Adarkar Wastes
1x Seaside Citadel
1x Mosswort Bridge
1x Reliquary Tower
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Yavimaya Coast
1x Stirring Wildwood
1x Command Tower
1x Mystifying Maze
1x Sunpetal Grove
1x Celestial Colonade
1x Selesnya Sanctuary
5x Forest
8x Planes
8x Island
So this is my deck build as of 26/02/2012.
I've played about a dozen games with it. 1v1 it wins 50% of the time with most of my friends. in multiplayer I am targeted early on and only manage to ruin one persons game.
Any Subjection please offer them
Changes Made
27/02/12
- Cloud Cover have i ever played this card and used it .... NO... FAIL
+ Rancor Part of a 3 cheap aura combo
Planned Changes
I will be making these changes as soon as I order some cards
- Waveskimmer Aven expensive and does little
+ Hero of Bladehold Battle Cry that works in exalted and generates tokens
- Aven Squire Exalted cheap flier
+ Aven Mindcensor Cheap flier that limits tutors and kills Kaalia
- Angelic Benediction exalted and pretty much useless
+ Inquisitor's flail This is massive beat down and i don't see any downside
- Shape of the Wiitigo I love this card but its pointed out that its kind of awkward and a huge threat
+ might of oaks This is a nice instant kill instant
USun Quan, Lord of Wu - Mono Blue Agro
I really like this general, and the proxy is epic. Here are some suggestions:
IMO the weaker cards:
Waveskimmer Aven, Aven Squire: they don't do much other than the exalted bonus. I'd replace them with equipments or enchantments that give much better value.
Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar: This seems kind of out of place in this deck. There are better draw/draw fixing spells out there.
Ardent Plea: IMO another really weak card. Again exalted is a relatively weak effect, it is nice for the flavour, but that's about it. Cascade is also quite gimmicky in this deck.
Angelic Benediction: I think this is worse than ardent plea. Again, exalted isn't that great, the bonus of tapping a creature may be good in some situations, but often times it wont be relevant at all. I don't think this cards is worth 4 mana, and more importantly, a slot in your deck.
Shape of the Wiitigo: This card looks nice, but it wont last long and draws a ton of hate for your rafiq. The thing i dislike the most about this is that it makes your rafiq swing for a very awkward 20 damage, without other boosts that is. IMO might of oaks is much better for a surprise 1hKO.
Some cards to add(this is assuming no budget restriction:
Inquisitor's flail: one of my fav equipments for any voltron deck. The drawback is not really relevant because if rafiq gets blocked it probably dies anyways because of its 3 toughness. And the point of the deck is to make him unblockable.
The swords and umezawa's jitte: Equipments are generally better than enchantments because they don't die with the creatures. And swords and jitte are absolutely amazing with rafiq.
Cryptic command: Amazing counterspell, and the tap all opponent creature effect allows rafiq to swing in unblocked.
Sun titan: I run it with most of my white decks, because it has amazing interactions with a lot of things. It can retrieve fetch(discarded) lands for ramp, it can bring back dauntless escort, eternal witness, quasali pridemage for reuse. Amazing value.
Sterling Grove: There are some key enchantments in this deck, and tutoring is definitely good. This and previliged position also makes an amazing combo that protects you from all spot removals.
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RGWort, Gruulmother (Budget)GR
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Aven Squire was a great 2 drop on my deck who buffed Rafiq but I found it didn't do enough against Kaalia of the Vast which is the general in 3 decks in my group. so much so that we made an exemption for the legendary rules. I will be replacing it with Aven Mindcensor.... anti tutors and instant Kaalia kill
Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar stays, at 6 + mana he filters mana out of my draws and gets me Reliquary Tower
Ardent Plea is exalted but better off its likely a tutor for land or a creature. it stays for now until it pisses me off.
Angelic Benediction on the other hand is complete ****, i've never drawn it and in all honesty i don't want to its out for Inquisitor's flail and rafiq does not die if he gets blocked.... he is exalted so he is a 4/4 and gets first strike then normal strike.... with inquisitor that makes it a 8/8 first strike, if it lives threw that it deserves to kill me.
Shape of the Wiitigo is out for might of oaks
USun Quan, Lord of Wu - Mono Blue Agro
It usually Kills with Rafiq but it uses other creatures for utility.
Rancor i have and am now thinking about taking Cloud Cover out for it.
USun Quan, Lord of Wu - Mono Blue Agro
A spell like Three Dreams will allow you to hunt them up quicker.
Try:
This allows you to cast Three Dreams on a potential turn 5 (4 if you mana ramped prior)
So on a turn 6, Rafiq is potentially (when attacking) 12/10 Double Striking Trampler. Yes, he will get smaller overtime. But Rafiq w/Three Dreams can be a game winner.
They also synergize well with Sovereigns of Lost Alara I'd also recommend adding Green Sun's Zenith to fetch those green utility creatures.
RGWort, Gruulmother (Budget)GR
WRUNumot, Diva-Stasis-erURW
GMultani - MultiplayerG
I love obscure combos that is amazing, though personally replacing Unstable Mutation with Essence Flare... It gives me a 11/7 double strike with trample. I can kill and it may die faster but unless i get blocked by a 7/13 or better its going threw.
USun Quan, Lord of Wu - Mono Blue Agro
I like to run Swords to Plowshares and Condemn in all my white decks. Condemn is especially good at disposing of aggressive generals.
Along with Lightning Greaves, you could run Whispersilk Cloak. What's better than a shrouded, double-striking general? An unblockable, shrouded, double-striking general.
Nomad Mythmaker would allow you to recur all those auras. Bear Umbra could be ridiculous and pushes the bearishness of the deck. I think you are morally obligated to run it!
I second all of A.Minor's suggestions as well.
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