Whelp, looks like they printed the mechanic from Azgol that I showed you guys a few days ago Only in a slightly different from (Azgol's forced sacrifice to basically inspire some interactions with Immolate)
Ahhh! I have a lot of custom sets, although none finished yet D:
The current one I'm working on is called "Strife of Azgol" and takes place on the same location as the plane shown in Lair of the Ashen Idol. The basic story is one of colonization, essentially. Invaders coming to this "new world" and trying to take over.
The mechanics are Immolate (a reworked version of offering), Overwhelm (a mechanic that does something if you control the creature with the greatest power), Level Up (Returning from Rise of the Eldrazi) and Rush (A mechanic that lets you play creatures for less, and with haste, but makes you sacrifice them at EOT.)
Here, actually! Have some of my favorite cards currently in the set!
Shadow Broker1B
Creature- Human Wizard (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay 4 life. If you do, put a 4/4 black Horror creature token onto the battlefield. The nobles back in the motherland outbid each other, each hoping to take home one of her imported horrors.
Savage Hellkite5RR
Creature- Dragon (R)
Flying, trample
Rush 3RR(You may cast this card for its Rush cost. If you do, it gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.) R: Savage Hellkite gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
7/7
Blessing of ArgamW
Enchantment- Aura (R)
Level Up 3
Enchant Creature
[1-8]: Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying.
[9+]: Enchanted creature gets +6/+6 and has flying, vigilance, and lifelink.
Endless Stampede3G
Enchantment (R) Overwhelm- At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control the creature with the greatest power, creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.
Mind ExtensionXUU
Sorcery (R)
Choose one-
Draw X cards
Target player puts the top X cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
Your mind. Either you have it or you don't. There is no in between.
Ancestral Effigy4
Artifact Creature- Construct (R)
Indestructible 1, T: Exile target creature card in a graveyard.
Sacrifice Ancestral Effigy, T: Exile target creature with converted mana cost equal to or less than the number of creature cards exiled with Ancestral Effigy.
0/3
Annnnnd, a planeswalker:
Vraska, Servant of Idols4BG
Planeswalker- Vraska (M)
{+1}: Put a 1/1 black Assassin creature token with deathtouch onto the battlefield.
{-3}: Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Put X loyalty counters on Vraska, where X is half that card's converted mana cost rounded down.
{-10}: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your upkeep, choose a number. Destroy each nonland permanent with converted mana cost equal to that number."
{5}
I don't ALTER per se, but I made a full art proxy for Drana (using art for Rize Kamishiro from Tokyo Ghoul) and printed it out.
I do funny sharpie alters on crap cards, too. "Turn to slag" became "Turn to Swag" and "Mirror of Fate" became "Mirror of Hate" (for the first, I put a chain and sunglasses on the dying nim. For the second, I drew a big frowny face on the mirror)
I'm pretty sure you can build them pretty much like Sharuum.
I think there are a few cards that help you cast off-color things, even in edh, right? You might want to add that (those?)
Hehe, Sharp. This was back in, like, 2012 and I was stupid anyway
For planechase games, I think one of my favorites was a duel commander match where we got an early Lethe Lake while I was playing Mimeoplasm. Pretty sure a giant Lord of Extinction killed him really, really quickly.
My stage name is Mr. Sharp. I have "pretended" to be female on MTGS in the past, but hardly anything good came out of that. (It's been two years since I broke the Stained Glass, so to say...)
Weird fact, for awhile on MTGS I pretended to be male (was kind of intimidated, especially not knowing many female magic players at the time.) and then just got pretty ambiguous about my gender for awhile.
@PegasusBishop: Either seems good, but if you want to go with a list similar to mine, I think Sen would be more useful. The are a lot of boardwipes in the deck and they get used liberally. Merieke's ability might not end up mattering a whole lot.
Ahhh, nice! Do you use Karrthus himself much? Didn't he get a little nerfed by the legend ruling?
Also, @Pegasusbishop, what did you think of my Sharuum deck? I guess I should mention that I omitted the fact that you can kind of go infinite with Mindslaver, but that's mostly because that's only really a kill if they have no artifact destruction or anything like that.
I love my name (Katherine is my real name, btw. Although I suppose that would have been a pretty weird UN if it wasn't.) but I've always found it just a bit too long for regular conversation, I tend to go by Kat (which I'm kind of phasing out after having this be my IRL nickname for pretty much ever) or Katie (which is what I prefer now.)
Lamia is fine, too. I'll even answer to Medusa if you're so inclined!
Anyyyyyway. I wouldn't mind a new thread, but I have no problem keeping the old one, either.
Hero's Downfall
Slaughter Pact
Reckless Spite
Dismember
Victim of Night
And alright. I'll think about posting a Sharuum list. In the meantime, I could use some suggestions for Phelddagrif. I feel like it's not "all there" yet.
Pernicious Deed was in an earlier version, but I'm honestly not sure how I feel about that one... it's on the shortlist, at least.
Greater good and Survival are a little out of my budget for this deck, I think. Courser might be worth looking into. Dark Prophecy I'm on the fence about. Sylvan is similar to Survival and Greater good.
Archetype of Finality IS a flavor win, but I'm not sure if she's justifiable in the deck... I'll think about it.
I realize I need to be posting more of my decks on Salvation. I have a ton of them. I mainly did Hippo first because I didn't really want to post a deck and have everyone go "This is horrid" and such.
Sharuum I've tried posting here before, but, eh. It's really my pet deck, and Sharuum is my pet commander, so I highly doubt I'd take anyone's advice.
Which decklist do you want me to post? Either for "I want to see an example of a deck around this general" or in a "I have some cool ideas for this deck I want to share with you?" way?
I think we already have a Sharuum primer, if I remember correctly, but I wouldn't mind trying to make a primer for combo-less Esper Control Sharuum (The build I run is artifact-based Esper control)
And I was talking about a standard deck, actually. But yeah, Crosis would be a worthy Commander.
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I'll be looking forward to the Gruul dragon. Might get me to update my standard deck.
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The current one I'm working on is called "Strife of Azgol" and takes place on the same location as the plane shown in Lair of the Ashen Idol. The basic story is one of colonization, essentially. Invaders coming to this "new world" and trying to take over.
The mechanics are Immolate (a reworked version of offering), Overwhelm (a mechanic that does something if you control the creature with the greatest power), Level Up (Returning from Rise of the Eldrazi) and Rush (A mechanic that lets you play creatures for less, and with haste, but makes you sacrifice them at EOT.)
Here, actually! Have some of my favorite cards currently in the set!
Shadow Broker 1B
Creature- Human Wizard (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay 4 life. If you do, put a 4/4 black Horror creature token onto the battlefield.
The nobles back in the motherland outbid each other, each hoping to take home one of her imported horrors.
Savage Hellkite 5RR
Creature- Dragon (R)
Flying, trample
Rush 3RR (You may cast this card for its Rush cost. If you do, it gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)
R: Savage Hellkite gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
7/7
Blessing of Argam W
Enchantment- Aura (R)
Level Up 3
Enchant Creature
[1-8]: Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying.
[9+]: Enchanted creature gets +6/+6 and has flying, vigilance, and lifelink.
Endless Stampede 3G
Enchantment (R)
Overwhelm- At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control the creature with the greatest power, creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.
Mind Extension XUU
Sorcery (R)
Choose one-
Ancestral Effigy 4
Artifact Creature- Construct (R)
Indestructible
1, T: Exile target creature card in a graveyard.
Sacrifice Ancestral Effigy, T: Exile target creature with converted mana cost equal to or less than the number of creature cards exiled with Ancestral Effigy.
0/3
Annnnnd, a planeswalker:
Vraska, Servant of Idols 4BG
Planeswalker- Vraska (M)
{+1}: Put a 1/1 black Assassin creature token with deathtouch onto the battlefield.
{-3}: Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Put X loyalty counters on Vraska, where X is half that card's converted mana cost rounded down.
{-10}: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your upkeep, choose a number. Destroy each nonland permanent with converted mana cost equal to that number."
{5}
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I do funny sharpie alters on crap cards, too. "Turn to slag" became "Turn to Swag" and "Mirror of Fate" became "Mirror of Hate" (for the first, I put a chain and sunglasses on the dying nim. For the second, I drew a big frowny face on the mirror)
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I think there are a few cards that help you cast off-color things, even in edh, right? You might want to add that (those?)
Hehe, Sharp. This was back in, like, 2012 and I was stupid anyway
For planechase games, I think one of my favorites was a duel commander match where we got an early Lethe Lake while I was playing Mimeoplasm. Pretty sure a giant Lord of Extinction killed him really, really quickly.
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Weird fact, for awhile on MTGS I pretended to be male (was kind of intimidated, especially not knowing many female magic players at the time.) and then just got pretty ambiguous about my gender for awhile.
@PegasusBishop: Either seems good, but if you want to go with a list similar to mine, I think Sen would be more useful. The are a lot of boardwipes in the deck and they get used liberally. Merieke's ability might not end up mattering a whole lot.
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Also, @Pegasusbishop, what did you think of my Sharuum deck? I guess I should mention that I omitted the fact that you can kind of go infinite with Mindslaver, but that's mostly because that's only really a kill if they have no artifact destruction or anything like that.
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If you really want to step up your elf game, I recommend Umbral Mantle, Sword of the Paruns or both. Staff of Domination can also work there.
And that is VERY weird. Seriously?
And yes, Pika, although I insist you add the -san if you do that.
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Lamia is fine, too. I'll even answer to Medusa if you're so inclined!
Anyyyyyway. I wouldn't mind a new thread, but I have no problem keeping the old one, either.
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I have made the Sharuum thread That only took up like two hours of my time
Now I'm gonna go get food.
Also, @madhatter00o Glad to help! But I really do heavily endorse Slaughter Pact. It and Pact of Negation are some of my favorite cards in commander.
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Hero's Downfall
Slaughter Pact
Reckless Spite
Dismember
Victim of Night
And alright. I'll think about posting a Sharuum list. In the meantime, I could use some suggestions for Phelddagrif. I feel like it's not "all there" yet.
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Pact, Dictate, and Ritual are all in the deck!
Pernicious Deed was in an earlier version, but I'm honestly not sure how I feel about that one... it's on the shortlist, at least.
Greater good and Survival are a little out of my budget for this deck, I think. Courser might be worth looking into. Dark Prophecy I'm on the fence about. Sylvan is similar to Survival and Greater good.
Archetype of Finality IS a flavor win, but I'm not sure if she's justifiable in the deck... I'll think about it.
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I realize I need to be posting more of my decks on Salvation. I have a ton of them. I mainly did Hippo first because I didn't really want to post a deck and have everyone go "This is horrid" and such.
Sharuum I've tried posting here before, but, eh. It's really my pet deck, and Sharuum is my pet commander, so I highly doubt I'd take anyone's advice.
Which decklist do you want me to post? Either for "I want to see an example of a deck around this general" or in a "I have some cool ideas for this deck I want to share with you?" way?
Currently I have:
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
The Mimeoplasm
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
Swordless Kemba, Kha Regent
Intet, the Dreamer
Mayael, the Anima
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge (Relatively untested and unplayed)
And Grimgrin, Corpse-Born is about half complete.
EDIT:
I think we already have a Sharuum primer, if I remember correctly, but I wouldn't mind trying to make a primer for combo-less Esper Control Sharuum (The build I run is artifact-based Esper control)
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