MTG Salvation

This is my first attempt at building an EDH deck, ive been pressured and pressured my whole magic career to build one and i finally have. i fell inlove with the gisela when it first came out it is one of my favorite cards. one of the reasons is because it is extremely similar to my most valued card that i own (my favorite by the way) a foil russian Furnace of Rath. i know its not very valuable, but it is my favorite card. but anyway back to the deck. i wanted to do something to help abuse gisela's ability (which i assume is the basis of this format....abuse your commander's abilities?) so that is what this is......creatures that can potentially deal a hell of alot of damage for almost nothing. and also protecting myself so i can deal that damage with out my creatures getting killed (hints all the Holy Day variants, which shall henseforth be refered to as "HD", along with the Cho-Manno, Revolutionary/Pariah combo haha one of my favorite combos btw. after running it a few times on deckbuilder, i have lethal direct damage (no attacking, unless hellrider is on board, then i only count his abilities damage) by around turn 10 with a handful of HD. but being new to the format, ive no clue if this is good or not, or even worth trying in a multiplayer setting, so dont get all upset and report this if it is a 1v1 deck, i didnt know. but yeah any advice at all would be great. Thank you for looking.

Hmm, so you like damage multipliers huh?

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Heartless Hidetsugu this one could get a little weird, better give him lifelink or prepare yourself somehow. Pariah will do just fine.

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Heartless Hidetsugu this one could get a little weird, better give him lifelink or prepare yourself somehow. Pariah will do just fine.

yes......i like that one haha......done and done

I have been playing Gisela for a few months now. My deck is focused more on dealing damage to an entire board full of creatures (and usually all players) at once (Ashling the Pilgrim, Hammerfist Giant, Earthquake and variants, etc.) while selectively protecting my board (Hedron-Field Purists, Lashknife Barrier, Eight-and-a-Half Tails) with some lifelink, Purity, and Repercussion to take advantage of the mass damage.

Even with your deck that has more of a focus on damage-prevention spells and creatures with combat-related abilities there are some clear swaps that can be made. Mark of Asylum does more for your creatures than Light of Sanction, for less mana, while Gisela is such a tempting target for thievery that cutting a basic land for Homeward Path makes sense. You have enough creatures that deal damage that finding space for a Basilisk Collar and maybe Loxodon Warhammer would be wise, and with that in mind I think that Ashling, Jaya Ballard, Task Mage, and Balefire Dragon should go in place of the weaker direct-damage hitters like Cinder Elemental and Ballista Squad.

In place of the creature-saving instants, I would also consider Otherworldly Journey or Ghostway to join the Charms for added versatility and for protection from your opponents' Wraths and the mass damage spells of your own that will be going into the deck, while cutting some of the Holy Day instants for mass creature removal (preferably the kind that can deal damage directly to players), Land Tax, and some enchantment/artifact removal (Return to Dust, Orim's Thunder, Wear/Tear). You could add back pseudo-HDs by replacing one or two basics with Kor Haven or Mystifying Maze.

You already have a lot of support cards for Earthquake effects (General's Regalia, Pariah, Boros Charm, Light of Sanction) but not enough actual Earthquakes. The best are Rolling Earthquake (if you play online where it's inexpensive), Fault Line, Earthquake, the aforementioned Ashling, Inferno, Pyrohemia, etc.

Boros creature heavy? Beating as the main win con?

How about Aurelia, the Warleader and or Aggravated Assault?

Hellkite Charger?

Boros aggro needs multiple attack phases. Though all of those cards might blow out the low mana curve you seem to want.

Also what about Tajic, Blade of the Legion?

well thank you.....very good ideas haha. i had a few myself, and along with your suggestions, i changed it around a little bit....heres the updated list

Balefire Dragon is also a great card to use. Sorry I'm new to this forum, and I don't know how to hyperlink. 5RR 6/6 Flying, Whenever Balefire Dragon deals combat damage to a player, it deals that much damage to each creature that player controls. Works great with Gisela. Also, Pandemonium, Warstorm Surge, and Reprecussion work great with Gisela. If you are going to use creatures that deal damage to others when they are damaged themselves, or that prevent damage, Blasphemous Act and Chain Reaction combo well also.