I got rather excited after acquiring Tajic, Legion's Edge and Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice at the prerelease, and having them lead me to a 3-0-1 record. Are these cards and others from Guilds of Ravnica enough make Boros viable in French Duel Commander? I see the new mentor mechanic as having some merits and the idea of mixing sort of a white weenie strategy with something like how you'd build Kari Zev, Skyship Raider, just in Boros, or possibly Boros hatebears, something that utilizes mentor more fully with pump spells to make mentor even better, or possibly something more midrange-y as all being options. Or a mix of some of the above. Having access to cards like Lightning Helix and Boros Charm appeals to me a lot. I know I need to really focus to build a good duel deck. I'm looking for something that's pretty competitive, the tournaments I go to are full of very competitive and tuned decks. I consider myself a good player, I usually go 2-1 or 2-0-1 in those tournaments with Kari Zev, and I'd want to build something somewhere in that ballpark in power level. An occasional 3-0 would be nice. My meta is usually Izzet walkers, Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow in a faerie tribal with the odd ninja shell, and U/X control decks. Occasionally we get the odd white weenie, Abzan tempo, Saskia the Unyielding or green ramp/stompy deck. I'd like to use both the new Tajic and the new Aurelia, if at all possible, and I see one of the two being the commander, and the other inside the deck.
What direction do you think would be most fruitful to these ends? I'll keep playing Kari Zev, because she's fun and effective. I've pretty much put the other ideas I've posted pretty far on the back burner, and likely won't build any of them at this point. Any ideas? My deckbuilding skill is questionable, so help would be much appreciated.
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Tajic is very pushed, he's much stronger as a commander, although this deck with a three drop commander is gonna be more midrange than Kari Zev. On the upside, w & r gives you a lot of Savannah Lions but where this shines most is blanking pyroclasms...but he comes down the turn after Pyro.
What direction do you think would be most fruitful to these ends? I'll keep playing Kari Zev, because she's fun and effective. I've pretty much put the other ideas I've posted pretty far on the back burner, and likely won't build any of them at this point. Any ideas? My deckbuilding skill is questionable, so help would be much appreciated.
RWArchangel Avacyn, GWNazahn, Revered Bladesmith, RKari Zev, Skyship Raider (French Duel)
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RWArchangel Avacyn, GWNazahn, Revered Bladesmith, RKari Zev, Skyship Raider (French Duel)
For this kind of deck (like Kytheon WW), I think the best walker you can play is Ajani, Called of the Pride.
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RWArchangel Avacyn, GWNazahn, Revered Bladesmith, RKari Zev, Skyship Raider (French Duel)