Painter's Servant is unbanned. Together with Grindstone it makes for a Mill-everything-at-once combo, and is also an abusable wincon. I don't quite see it in this deck, except for when we want to use Whisper, Blood Liturgist with instant-speed to get any creature we want out of the freshly milled graveyard, before it is shuffled and used as a library again, due to the Eldrazi Titans.
Didn't you consider Cavalier of Thorns? I feel like it could be an awesome card. Dig for 5 then put a land from those 5 onto the battlefield and the rest into your graveyard. Exiling itself grants another creature for selfmilling or something you want to draw again. I like that one a lot.
Also 5/6 with Reach.
Now that this site closes, will you post your primer somewhere else?
Would be sad to see something this extensively written go down because of poor decisions from Curse...
But it's a -ability, so your new zombies won't be able to do it. The Petitioners second activated ability doesn't have a tap-symbol, so you can mill more effectively with them.
Played 2 games with Sidisi, lost the first to a flying 26/26 Hornet Queen created by an Ezuri, Claw of Progress. The second game I won through Doubling Season, Diregraf Captain and Altar of Dementia, by sacrificing infinite Zombies for milling myself.
Those games were both pretty unspectacular, but both games I had Whip of Erebos out and it was a blast! The lifegain it generated was really helpful and if I hadn't made the mistake in the first game, I would have won it. I had the Whip out and played Eternal Witness, to get my Craterhoof Behemoth back from the grave. I played Craterhoof... and it got countered. Only 3 mana left... Should've used Whip to get it into the game and I would've won.
Unfortunately I didn't play against the RiP this time.
I found an Unmoored Ego in my collection and will test it, along with other removal. I like that it searches nearly all zones for the named card, so I'm nearly 100% sure to find and exile it.
With Praetor's Grasp I can only search the library, but I don't have to name a specific card.
The problem is, it doesn't get rid of RiP. Sidisi's whole strategy is shut down, if I don't remove it immediately. I can't make new zombies with Sidisi, as long as this enchantment is lying on the battlefield, because my cards never hit the graveyard.
So no, Elixir of Immortality isn't helping much.
There is only one player playing it, though. But he tutors actively for it. Unmoored Ego or Praetor's Grasp come to mind, and I think, I like them more than a simple counterspell like Voidslime, because they get rid of RiP and I don't need to keep mana open in case it's being casted.
Nope, unless there is a "target" in the text it's not targeted. Same thing with Godsend, you just exile one creature that blocks or is blocked, even if it has shroud, hexproof or even protection from everything (aka Progenitus when it blocks your creature with the Godsend on it).
To keep this on topic:
This friday, I'm going to play again. I'm still pondering which changes to make and what cards to cut. The RiP is hanging like a sword of Damocles over the table and I need to find a way to tackle it. Voidslime is an option, but I don't like one-time-use effects.
Nekusar, the Mindrazer doesn't target, so Witchbane Orb does not protect you against it.
Also cards like Rest in Peace will still exile your graveyard, so I'm not sure if Witchbane Orb is a good choice for this deck.
Yeah, the list is pretty solid! Have you considered the swap from Taigam, Sidisi's Hand to Underealm Lich? Sure, Taigam is better for flavor, but Underrealm Lich is probably strictly better.
Yeah, I considered it and wanted to make the swap but I didn't get my hands on the Lich at that time. Now that it is cheaper I'll probably get one soon.
I concur. A couple of posts back I was considering cutting out Undead Alchemist. I like your logic on Avatar of Woe over Grimgrin, Corpse-Born. Hm, Akroma's Memorial could probably be swapped out for something better; possibly for a creature that gives considerable boons.
I still like Whip of Erebos, because its first ability to give all my creatures Lifelink. It's tutorable with Tezzeret and is a one-way revive for creatures in my graveyard, even though I don't like the exile-part. There aren't any good other options in Sidisi's colors for granting Lifelink to all of our creatures.
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Also 5/6 with Reach.
Maybe I'll cut Expedition Map for him.
Would be sad to see something this extensively written go down because of poor decisions from Curse...
All the tokens. I like the Zombies.
A new threat rises against Sidisi:
Ashiok, Dream Render
Persistent Petitioners looks so juicy with cards like Intruder Alarm, Altar of Dementia, Altar of the Brood and the eldrazi titans.
Those games were both pretty unspectacular, but both games I had Whip of Erebos out and it was a blast! The lifegain it generated was really helpful and if I hadn't made the mistake in the first game, I would have won it. I had the Whip out and played Eternal Witness, to get my Craterhoof Behemoth back from the grave. I played Craterhoof... and it got countered. Only 3 mana left... Should've used Whip to get it into the game and I would've won.
Unfortunately I didn't play against the RiP this time.
With Praetor's Grasp I can only search the library, but I don't have to name a specific card.
So, I made a few changes:
1 Journey to Eternity
1 Phyrexian Reclamation
1 Undead Alchemist
1 Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
1 Akroma's Memorial
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Sequestered Stash
1 Lord of the Accursed
1 Thrashing Brontodon
1 Reclamation Sage
1 Avatar of Woe
1 Whip of Erebos
1 Unmoored Ego
1 Llanowar Wastes
So no, Elixir of Immortality isn't helping much.
There is only one player playing it, though. But he tutors actively for it.
Unmoored Ego or Praetor's Grasp come to mind, and I think, I like them more than a simple counterspell like Voidslime, because they get rid of RiP and I don't need to keep mana open in case it's being casted.
To keep this on topic:
This friday, I'm going to play again. I'm still pondering which changes to make and what cards to cut. The RiP is hanging like a sword of Damocles over the table and I need to find a way to tackle it. Voidslime is an option, but I don't like one-time-use effects.
Also cards like Rest in Peace will still exile your graveyard, so I'm not sure if Witchbane Orb is a good choice for this deck.
Yeah, I considered it and wanted to make the swap but I didn't get my hands on the Lich at that time. Now that it is cheaper I'll probably get one soon.
I still like Whip of Erebos, because its first ability to give all my creatures Lifelink. It's tutorable with Tezzeret and is a one-way revive for creatures in my graveyard, even though I don't like the exile-part. There aren't any good other options in Sidisi's colors for granting Lifelink to all of our creatures.