Hey guys!
So i’m Super excited about The Haunt of Hightower , because I totally see it being an awesome mono-black voltron commander, making use of discard, mill, removal and board wipes to buff the commander to lethal. Any cool cards for it that would power up your commander while having other effects?
Some of my thoughts:
Sure, there is a chance of spending $4 on a booster and getting the Mythic Rare $30 super card. There is also a chance of surviving putting your tongue in a light socket.
Bloodhusk Ritualist = helps put a body on the field as well as add to Haunt's counters. Sangromancer = not necessarily something that helps Haunt, but loves to ride on his cape-tails. Megrim = see below Liliana's Caress = just in case Haunt is targeted, might as well get more value out of all that discard you be doing. Sword of Feast and Famine = always(?) a good Voltron addition, if only for the untap trigger...but the singleton discard is good for another boost(too bad it comes post-damage). Decree of Pain = cycling this sucker will probably get you a considerable amount of value, but if you need the wrath, you've got it. Plague Wind = that CMC...can be worth it if you want to just be one-sided. Mind Sludge = since you're going mono-black, this should be an auto-include. Liliana's Specter/Hypnotic Specter = more 'discard creatures'...every little bit you know about helps point you towards the best.
Two iwinlol two-card combos are suggested by Haunt's abilities. Synergy with Mindcrank suggests Bloodchief Ascension. Haunt has lifelink, suggestinig bloodbond.
And of course, Avatar of Woe is reusable removal which will often just cost BB. See? you knew that would still have value.
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Card advantage is not the same thing as card draw. Something for 2B cannot be strictly worse than something for BBB or 3BB. If you're taking out Swords to Plowshares for Plummet, you're a fool. Stop doing these things!
Reason enough to play this deck? With your Waste Not out it's even funnier; with an expensive general like this, too, you could easily do a ramp/high CMC theme.
Card advantage is not the same thing as card draw. Something for 2B cannot be strictly worse than something for BBB or 3BB. If you're taking out Swords to Plowshares for Plummet, you're a fool. Stop doing these things!
So i’m Super excited about The Haunt of Hightower , because I totally see it being an awesome mono-black voltron commander, making use of discard, mill, removal and board wipes to buff the commander to lethal. Any cool cards for it that would power up your commander while having other effects?
Some of my thoughts:
Keening Stone
Dark Deal
Life’s Finale
Shared Trauma
Dictate of Erebos
Niv-Mizzet Reborn
Feather, the Redeemed
Estrid, the Masked
Teshar
Tymna/Ravos
Najeela, Blade-Blossom
Firesong & Sunspeaker
Zur the Enchanter
Lazav, the Multifarious
Ishai+Reyhan
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-Prime Speaker Vannifar
---------------------Will & Rowan Kenrith
Definitely! Perfect card for this deck
8.RG Green Devotion Ramp/Combo 9.UR Draw Triggers 10.WUR Group stalling 11.WUR Voltron Spellslinger 12.WB Sacrificial Shenanigans
13.BR Creatureless Panharmonicon 14.BR Pingers and Eldrazi 15.URG Untapped Cascading
16.Reyhan, last of the Abzan's WUBG +1/+1 Counter Craziness 17.WUBRG Dragons aka Why did I make this?
Building: The Gitrog Monster lands, Glissa the Traitor stax, Muldrotha, the Gravetide Planeswalker Combo, Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa Clues, and Tribal Scarecrow Planeswalkers
Altar of the Brood isn't too shabby, if you build around it somewhat.
Either way Tainted Strike and Hatred should go into that deck and basically any BX Voltron deck.
Sangromancer = not necessarily something that helps Haunt, but loves to ride on his cape-tails.
Megrim = see below
Liliana's Caress = just in case Haunt is targeted, might as well get more value out of all that discard you be doing.
Sword of Feast and Famine = always(?) a good Voltron addition, if only for the untap trigger...but the singleton discard is good for another boost(too bad it comes post-damage).
Decree of Pain = cycling this sucker will probably get you a considerable amount of value, but if you need the wrath, you've got it.
Plague Wind = that CMC...can be worth it if you want to just be one-sided.
Mind Sludge = since you're going mono-black, this should be an auto-include.
Liliana's Specter/Hypnotic Specter = more 'discard creatures'...every little bit you know about helps point you towards the best.
EDH decks: 1. RGWMayael's Big BeatsRETIRED!
2. BUWMerieke Ri Berit and the 40 Thieves
3. URNiv's Wheeling and Dealing!
4. BURThe Walking Dead
5. GWSisay's Legends of Tomorrow
6. RWBRise of Markov
7. GElvez and stuffz(W)
8. RCrush your enemies(W)
9. BSign right here...(W)
Two iwinlol two-card combos are suggested by Haunt's abilities. Synergy with Mindcrank suggests Bloodchief Ascension. Haunt has lifelink, suggestinig blood bond.
And of course, Avatar of Woe is reusable removal which will often just cost BB. See? you knew that would still have value.
On phasing:
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And that's what Avatar of Woe is awesome with.
On phasing: