Hey guys, this is my take on Chromantiflayer. I need suggestions for the main deck as well as for the sideboard (I'm not that good at sideboard building yet). The main strategy should be simple: Get a bunch of keyword creatures in the graveyard, then use Soulflayer to get all those keywords combined on one creature. At that point, either outvalue your opponent with a hard-hitting flyer, or use Tainted Strike to instantly kill your opponent, provided you got haste and double strike and they can't block or kill your creature.
I passed on the usual red splash for Faithless Looting and others because of budget issues, the mana base becomes too flimsy if I only play pain lands and basic lands, ally color pains are also relatively expensive.
good build i would add it a secondary win con to help with consistency
best bet is 3-4 Unburial Rites it means adding a little white but you already run Sylvan Caryatid so it doesn't seem like a huge issue 4 cave of koilos (1$ each)
if you do splash a little white you also get Lingering Souls (recon 2-3 of as they are best milled and cast from GY)
also in this scenario avacyn angel of hope is probably worth running as a 1 or 2 of
(her wording is kind of odd but if you look at her oracle text you see she has indestructible that can be taken by flayer)
on a random thought tangent
if you do splash white you could also add in 3 cloudshift and 3 Sagu Mauler, 3Akroma, Angel of Fury as they have good keywords and as you can either mill or play face down for moph 3 then flicker them and they come back transformed
(i know this last recommendation is a bit of a long shot but i thought of it and it looked cool )
EDIT: also maybe Rhonas the Indomitable as good hard cast but also Deathtouch trample (and either indestructible or first strike) is horrific to deal with
second EDIT:
also at the moment the difficulty in triggering delirium makes it really awkward for you to use Traverse the Ulvenwald to its best effect so i recommend SPHINX OF THE STEEL WIND (also provides a reanimation target with different protections (different = more deck flexibility)) (and maybe vault skirge)
4x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
3x Chromanticore
3x Drogskol Reaver
3x Lotleth Troll
1x Samut, Voice of Dissent
4x Satyr Wayfinder
4x Soulflayer
4x Sylvan Caryatid
3x Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
4x Grisly Salvage
4x Tainted Strike
4x Traverse the Ulvenwald
Lands
7x Forest
4x Llanowar Wastes
8x Swamp
Hey guys, this is my take on Chromantiflayer. I need suggestions for the main deck as well as for the sideboard (I'm not that good at sideboard building yet). The main strategy should be simple: Get a bunch of keyword creatures in the graveyard, then use Soulflayer to get all those keywords combined on one creature. At that point, either outvalue your opponent with a hard-hitting flyer, or use Tainted Strike to instantly kill your opponent, provided you got haste and double strike and they can't block or kill your creature.
I passed on the usual red splash for Faithless Looting and others because of budget issues, the mana base becomes too flimsy if I only play pain lands and basic lands, ally color pains are also relatively expensive.
best bet is 3-4 Unburial Rites it means adding a little white but you already run Sylvan Caryatid so it doesn't seem like a huge issue 4 cave of koilos (1$ each)
if you do splash a little white you also get Lingering Souls (recon 2-3 of as they are best milled and cast from GY)
also in this scenario avacyn angel of hope is probably worth running as a 1 or 2 of
(her wording is kind of odd but if you look at her oracle text you see she has indestructible that can be taken by flayer)
on a random thought tangent
if you do splash white you could also add in 3 cloudshift and 3 Sagu Mauler, 3Akroma, Angel of Fury as they have good keywords and as you can either mill or play face down for moph 3 then flicker them and they come back transformed
(i know this last recommendation is a bit of a long shot but i thought of it and it looked cool
but seriously Unburial Rites is what this decks missing (turn 3 Akroma, Angel of Wrath is a beautiful thing
EDIT: also maybe Rhonas the Indomitable as good hard cast but also Deathtouch trample (and either indestructible or first strike) is horrific to deal with
second EDIT:
also at the moment the difficulty in triggering delirium makes it really awkward for you to use Traverse the Ulvenwald to its best effect so i recommend SPHINX OF THE STEEL WIND (also provides a reanimation target with different protections (different = more deck flexibility)) (and maybe vault skirge)
third EDIT:
Grapple with the Past may be useful in long games as it can bring back a milled Soulflayer
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