Hi everyone! I've been challenging myself with a deck design and thought I'd ask around for advice and suggestions. The challenge was for me to try and create a Sultai-styled deck that incorporated quality delve cards alongside self-mill, recursion and creature-matters cards. My current build is a little-control oriented, attempting to stabilize the board until I can set up a win condition. My creature count is around 35-40, to synergize as well as possible with cards like Sidisi, Brood Tyrant and Kessig Cagebreakers. Where possible, I've been trying to incorporate creatures with ETB control-effects.
Obviously the deck is going to be more casual than competitive, and I'm fine with that; as much as I respect DirkGently's control Tasigur build, I'd rather try something different and see what I can do with it. So are there any obvious cards I've been forgetting? Obscure cards that might fit the theme?
I played Tasigur for a short while. He's very difficult, so kudos if you can get him to work effectively.
One of the funniest, and kind of good, cards I used was Gurzigost. I found it in a dollar bin one day and threw it in the deck. Its first ability allows you to take away options from your opponents and the second dumps things in the graveyard to reanimate or delve away.
If you run Training Grounds, you could also run Heartstone. Anything that reduces Tasigur's ability is awesome.
Also, I see you're running Living Death. Have you considered Rise of the Dark Realms? Playing that with a full graveyard is definitely a game changer, and it seems pretty on theme.
Gurzigost is a good one - I hadn't even thought about his graveyard trimming ability. I think I have one laying around somewhere, so that might make it in for the next round of games.
Heartstone I'm not sure about - I have a limited number of creatures with activated abilities, so I'm not sure it'd really pull its weight, but I'll sit it in my maybe board for now.
I haven't tried Rise of the Dark Realms yet; that would make for another suitable win-con. What edges out Living Death for me between the two is that Living Death can work as a wrath too. I do have to be careful that what I'm supplying the rest of the table with isn't even worse, but I do have some narrow graveyard hate in Pharika, God of Affliction to try and tip things in my favor more. I'll give it a try though
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Obviously the deck is going to be more casual than competitive, and I'm fine with that; as much as I respect DirkGently's control Tasigur build, I'd rather try something different and see what I can do with it. So are there any obvious cards I've been forgetting? Obscure cards that might fit the theme?
Current decklist: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/17-01-15-treachery/
GBUTasigur's Treachery GBU
WBR Heartbreaker Tariel WBR
R Kurkesh Kraziness R
One of the funniest, and kind of good, cards I used was Gurzigost. I found it in a dollar bin one day and threw it in the deck. Its first ability allows you to take away options from your opponents and the second dumps things in the graveyard to reanimate or delve away.
If you run Training Grounds, you could also run Heartstone. Anything that reduces Tasigur's ability is awesome.
Also, I see you're running Living Death. Have you considered Rise of the Dark Realms? Playing that with a full graveyard is definitely a game changer, and it seems pretty on theme.
Gurzigost is a good one - I hadn't even thought about his graveyard trimming ability. I think I have one laying around somewhere, so that might make it in for the next round of games.
Heartstone I'm not sure about - I have a limited number of creatures with activated abilities, so I'm not sure it'd really pull its weight, but I'll sit it in my maybe board for now.
I haven't tried Rise of the Dark Realms yet; that would make for another suitable win-con. What edges out Living Death for me between the two is that Living Death can work as a wrath too. I do have to be careful that what I'm supplying the rest of the table with isn't even worse, but I do have some narrow graveyard hate in Pharika, God of Affliction to try and tip things in my favor more. I'll give it a try though
GBUTasigur's Treachery GBU
WBR Heartbreaker Tariel WBR
R Kurkesh Kraziness R