This theme deck is based on the exotic beasts of the Seanchan, from Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series. It's heavy on flavor and I hope to make it more competitive while retaining as much flavor as possible. This deck is a companion to my original Wheel of Time deck featuring Rand al'Thor, Perrin Aybara, and Mat Cauthon leading the charge against the Dark One's forces at Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle.
I made room for Min's visions by dropping Gruul War Chant. Then, I remembered I was playing G and included Mana Reflection instead of Caged Sun, getting rid of Krosan Grip to do so.
I'm questioning Domri Rade's place in the deck. What saith you, Salvation?
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Domri Rade never pulled its weight, even with 38 creatures. Not really sure where Rade's place is in EDH. Teferi's Puzzle Box was the natural choice to replace Rade, allowing the deck to dig deeper for G-Wave or Primal Surge and increase land drop consistency to boot. Being able to "tuck" one of the deck's 3 non-permanent spells is an added bonus.
Oh, before I forget: resolving G-Wave -- or better yet, Primal Surge -- with Rampaging Baloths on the board along with a haste enabler and/or Warstorm Surge has got to be one of the most satisfying feelings ever.
This is unusual to me in that Radha is normally 1 vs.1 commander of edh but then add the theme as well as competitive and I raise an eyebrow to this decklist.
What does Trophy Hunter do competitively for this deck?
THE BEASTS OF SEANCHAN
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Fortuona Athaem Devi Paendrag
1x Radha, Heir to Keld
ARTUR HAWKWING'S
LANDS RECLAIMED
1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
1x Cavern of Souls
1x Command Tower
1x Contested Cliffs
16x Forest
1x Gruul Turf
1x High Market
1x Kessig Wolf Run
1x Miren, the Moaning Well
9x Mountain
1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
1x Raging Ravine
1x Reliquary Tower
1x Rootbound Crag
1x Stomping Ground
ANGREAL
1x Gilded Lotus
1x Reito Lantern
1x Relic of Progenitus
1x Sol Ring
1x Thran Dynamo
THE HAILENE,
THOSE WHO COME BEFORE
1x Farhaven Elf
1x Veteran Explorer
1x Wood Elves
1x Yavimaya Elder
THOSE WHO RETURN
1x Femeref Archers
1x Trophy Hunter
1x Vithian Renegades
THE EVER VICTORIOUS ARMY
OF THE SEANCHAN
1x Aggravated Assault
1x Beast Within
THE RETURN OF THE SEANCHAN
1x Genesis Wave
1x In the Web of War
1x Primal Surge
1x Soul of the Harvest
1x Warstorm Surge
HARTHA, FIRST GARDENER,
DEATHWATCH GUARD
1x Bloodfire Colossus
HERON-MARKED BLADES
1x Sword of Feast and Famine
1x Sword of Fire and Ice
THE PRICE OF
DEATHWATCH FAILURE
1x Greater Good
DER'MORAT
1x Garruk, Primal Hunter
1x Garruk Wildspeaker
1x Sarkhan Vol
MORAT
1x Beastmaster Ascension
1x Fierce Empath
1x Mwonvuli Beast Tracker
1x Ulvenwald Tracker
1x Wirewood Savage
THE BEASTS OF
THE SEANCHAN
1x Chancellor of the Tangle
1x Craterhoof Behemoth
1x Fangren Pathcutter
1x Garruk's Horde
1x Garruk's Packleader
1x Greater Gargadon
1x Gruul Ragebeast
1x Gurzigost
1x Indrik Stomphowler
1x Krosan Tusker
1x Krosan Warchief
1x Paleoloth
1x Rampaging Baloths
1x Rhox
1x Skarrg Goliath
1x Spearbreaker Behemoth
1x Spellbreaker Behemoth
1x Terastodon
THE BOWL OF THE WINDS
1x Eternal Witness
WORKING WITH THE
BOWL OF THE WINDS
1x Mana Reflection
1x Tornado Elemental
ALIVIA ESCAPES THE SEANCHAN
1x Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
LOIAL DISCUSSES A TRUCE
WITH THE SEANCHAN
1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
JAHAR NARISHMA LEARNS
TO WEAVE BALEFIRE
1x Kumano, Master Yamabushi
KNOTAI KEEPS THEM GUESSING
1x Teferi's Puzzle Box
MIN APPOINTED
TUON'S DOOMSEER
1x Mind's Eye
1x Sensei's Divining Top
THE MISTS OF MORDETH
1x Acidic Slime
MOGHEDIEN SPIES
UPON THE SEANCHAN
1x Duplicant
COLLARED BY THE SEANCHAN
1x Stranglehold
1x Radha, Heir to Keld
Creature (38)
1x Acidic Slime
1x Bloodfire Colossus
1x Chancellor of the Tangle
1x Craterhoof Behemoth
1x Duplicant
1x Eternal Witness
1x Fangren Pathcutter
1x Farhaven Elf
1x Femeref Archers
1x Fierce Empath
1x Garruk's Horde
1x Garruk's Packleader
1x Greater Gargadon
1x Gruul Ragebeast
1x Gurzigost
1x Indrik Stomphowler
1x Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
1x Krosan Tusker
1x Krosan Warchief
1x Kumano, Master Yamabushi
1x Mwonvuli Beast Tracker
1x Paleoloth
1x Rampaging Baloths
1x Rhox
1x Skarrg Goliath
1x Soul of the Harvest
1x Spearbreaker Behemoth
1x Spellbreaker Behemoth
1x Terastodon
1x Tornado Elemental
1x Trophy Hunter
1x Ulvenwald Tracker
1x Veteran Explorer
1x Vithian Renegades
1x Wirewood Savage
1x Wood Elves
1x Yavimaya Elder
1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
1x Cavern of Souls
1x Command Tower
1x Contested Cliffs
16x Forest
1x Gruul Turf
1x High Market
1x Kessig Wolf Run
1x Miren, the Moaning Well
9x Mountain
1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
1x Raging Ravine
1x Reliquary Tower
1x Rootbound Crag
1x Stomping Ground
Enchantment (7)
1x Aggravated Assault
1x Beastmaster Ascension
1x Greater Good
1x In the Web of War
1x Mana Reflection
1x Stranglehold
1x Warstorm Surge
Artifact (10)
1x Gilded Lotus
1x Mind's Eye
1x Reito Lantern
1x Relic of Progenitus
1x Sensei's Divining Top
1x Sol Ring
1x Sword of Feast and Famine
1x Sword of Fire and Ice
1x Teferi's Puzzle Box
1x Thran Dynamo
1x Garruk, Primal Hunter
1x Garruk Wildspeaker
1x Sarkhan Vol
Sorcery (2)
1x Genesis Wave
1x Primal Surge
Instant (1)
1x Beast Within
+Mind's Eye, -Gruul War Chant
+Mana Reflection, -Krosan Grip
+Teferi's Puzzle Box, -Domri Rade
+Reito Lantern, -Fires of Yavimaya
+Relic of Progenitus, -Eldrazi Monument
+Soul of the Harvest, -Wild Beastmaster
+Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, -Forest
Any other on-theme suggestions?
I'd like to add more permanent-based card draw and/or ramp to be able to cast Genesis Wave and Primal Surge earlier in the game.
Suggestions?
I was thinking of adding Mind's Eye, but I'm not exactly sure what to drop to make room. Ditto for Caged Sun.
I'm questioning Domri Rade's place in the deck. What saith you, Salvation?
Oh, before I forget: resolving G-Wave -- or better yet, Primal Surge -- with Rampaging Baloths on the board along with a haste enabler and/or Warstorm Surge has got to be one of the most satisfying feelings ever.
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
REMOVED
Forest
This is unusual to me in that Radha is normally 1 vs.1 commander of edh but then add the theme as well as competitive and I raise an eyebrow to this decklist.
What does Trophy Hunter do competitively for this deck?