MTG Salvation

Hi all, I wanted to build a fun strange-themed deck and have been racking my brain for ideas. Tribal blondes, tribal looking-away-from-front tribal, 10 letter cardname tribal...it's been difficult.

So I have a prerelease foil Jodah, Archmage Eternal and I wanted to use it as a commander for a bizarre tribal deck. I've settled on cool flavor text tribal, as I like Jodah's flavor text and always appreciate good flavor text.

But I need your help! I have my own cards that I enjoy the flavor text for, but I want to hear some of your favorite cards with cool flavor text. Bonus points to those cards that also would play well with Jodah as a commander. Thanks in advance for your help! I was having trouble linking specific sets for cards within the deck tag, so for now it is just an ugly list, sorry!

Commander (1)
Jodah, Archmage Eternal

Creatures (25)
Raging Goblin
Black Knight
Clergy en-Vec
Foul Imp
Werebear
Ertai, Wizard Adept
Canyon Minotaur
Root Greevil
Gorilla Titan
Yargle, Glutton of Urborg
Arcanis the Omnipotent
Harvester of Souls
Helldozer
Kamahl, Pit Fighter
Volrath the Fallen
Borborygmos
Enormous Baloth
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Baleful Force
Sphinx of the Steel Wind
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
Impervious Greatwurm
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
Progenitus

Instants/Sorceries (21)
Appetite for Brains
Killing Wave
Celestial Purge
Imp's Mischief
Pyroclasm
Mortify
Painful Truths
Sizzle
Undermine
Dismiss
Divine Verdict
Last Word
Utter End
Hatred
Lava Axe
Inferno
Hex
Violent Ultimatum
Army of the Damned
Obliterate
Conflux

Artifacts (9)
Boros Signet
Azorius Signet
Izzet Signet
Dimir Signet
Golgari Signet
Chromatic Lantern
Fellwar Stone
Fist of Suns
Wheel of Torture

Enchantments (7)
Hidden Gibbons
Rancor
Darksteel Mutation
Pacifism
Reparations
Rhystic Study
Smothering Tithe

Planeswalkers (0) - walkers don't have flavor text!

Land (37)
Cascading Cataracts
Command Tower
Exotic Orchard
Reflecting Pool
Rogue’s Passage
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
City of Brass
10 Shocklands
10 Guildgates
10 Tri-lands

Cut Cards, or Maybeboard
Hedron Archive
Gilded Lotus
Time Stretch
Might of Oaks
Explosive Vegetation
Anguished Unmaking
Wave of Indifference
Day of Judgment
Blazing Archon
Nemesis of Reason
Archangel of Thune
Crypt Rats
Radha, Heir to Keld
Rakdos Signet
Selesnya Signet
Orzhov Signet
Simic Signet
Gruul Signet
Pernicious Deed
Inspiration
Intimidation
Goblin Gardener

It's hard not to do Magics original flavor text 2/2's..

I've always liked the flavor text on need for speed. Plus it's got a sweet card name and solid art.

Ok, so first draft and I have 84 nonland cards. Probably will need to cut that down to 60-62.

If I'm missing a card that you think has AMAZING flavor text, let me know!

Otherwise, I will need to cut some cards. This deck has a mix of cards with amazing flavor text, and some cards that have decent flavor text but are really good with Jodah, Archmage Eternal. I'd rather cut cards whose flavor text is lacking, but I might be willing to cut cards that are actively bad, even if they have cool flavor text.

I think all ten signets is probably overkill, and most of them don't even have great flavor text. However, the mana base for this deck will not be great. I'm considering guildgates. I do really like the most recent set of shock lands, and all have pretty neat flavor text, so I might add those in. That being said, can you find any other mana rocks that have sweet flavor text so that I can start replacing some signets?

There are a few cards that are in here to help the deck actually win, even if their flavor text isn't great: Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur, Kozilek, the Great Distortion, and Painful Truths are at the top of that list. Do you think I should cut these in favor of the theme? Or do you think their flavor text is decent enough to justify their inclusion?

There are a few cards in here that have AMAZING flavor text, but are really bad otherwise for EDH in general or this deck. These include: Raging Goblin, Clergy en-Vec, Canyon Minotaur, Goblin Gardener, and Wheel of Torture. Since they're the epitome of flavor, do you think I should keep them? Or are they so much worse than other options that I should cut them?

Finally, while this deck's main focus is not on winning, but on flavor, this deck is shaping up to have a high density of creatures. Do any of you have good (or even decent) equipment that has good flavor text? I think slapping that on my evasive general, or on one of the big fatties in the list, could be a legitimate way of winning occasionally.

Thanks for your thoughts! Keep them coming!

As far as legitimate cards, that are OK with flavor text, Enter the Infinite and Omniscience.

I’ve made some additions, subtractions, probably even some more complicated functions. The list is at 100 cards, though I do not own all the ones in my list currently. In person I have some other cards as placeholders, so next time I’m home I will update to reflect those cards as well.

But keep your ideas coming! What’s your favorite flavor text? Is it a card that might be useful in this list?

The list is starting to look like it will want to keep the board clear and then drop gigantic creatures and try to get through with them.

I've always enjoyed Terminate