I've played Chainer and he is a ton of fun. Lots of synergy with Gray Merchant! I would imagine Sydri would be a lot of fun. Less combo than Sharuum but still artifact-centric.
I am in the process of building Omnath and there are a couple cards I would really like to include. Temur Sabertooth and Surrak, the Huntcaller. I'm planning on playing the instant speed enablers and I see Sabertooth being good at dodging removal for Omanth and allowing me to be able to get more value out of my ETB guys. Sarruk just seems like such a beast by allowing us to swing hard and fast later in the game.
Opinion poll: Is it worth to play one drop mana dorks to enable a two turn Omnath?
So I got tired of recycling the same old commanders and colors (RUG aka Temur) that I play ALL the time. I was flipping through my binder and saw Selvala and Grenzo sitting on a page staring back at me. I want to be a Rakdos mage but I'll be a green mage until I die I believe.
Plus, card draw and mana ramp seemed like a great combination. I will admit that I'm tapped on cash these days so budget is a big concern but I think I have done an admirable job for the budget I had. (Thankfully I had some stuff like Avenger of Zendikar and Elesh Norn on hand.) I know I can go infinite with Spike Feeder but I'm going more for "value" than trying to combo people out. I have 2 buddies I get to play with and we all hate to waste a 45 minutes game on some random combo.
I made a Chainer, Dementia Master edh deck that I love playing! It was originally a Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker deck that always felt clunky. I finally got hold of Chainer and I was hooked. When I first put it together I put a bunch of proxies in but I have since taken them out for more budget cards. I want to slowly start putting in some better stuff but BUDGET IS A CONCERN! I don't have much to spend but I want to maximize every penny I spend. So, what should I buy first? Xiahou Dun (/drool), Sheoldred? Geth?, Rune-Scarred Demon? Just looking for some ideas.
It would be multiplayer the majority of the time. I like the card draw and ramp into fatties idea. I see a lot of pauper decks running infinite mana or the death touch/ping package. That strikes me as pretty fragile and honestly not much fun for the guys i'm playing against.
Me and my buddies started playing pauper this week. I went with Vizkopa Guildmage and Blaze Commando. Both decks performed pretty well but I'm Simic at heart. I looked at the Simic options and I really like Fleetfeather Cockatrice. I can definitely see Trinket Mage and Viridian Longbow shenanigans in the deck. Probably need to include Freed From the Real to clean the board out. I think I will avoid infinite mana or damage. Probably just make a good old fashioned control deck and win in the red zone. Any suggestions on the other 90+ cards?
Ok. So me and my buddies have been trying to make some lower powered decks to make the games more leisurely. I have really enjoyed it. I thought I might try and Adventure Time themed deck and that got me here. Here are some ideas for a rough draft of the deck!
I'm trying to avoid the generals that make people want to punch themselves in the face. I'm playing Riku, Omanth and Shirei. Shirei just isn't my favorite thing to play. I thought about playing Derevi but I felt that going down the Winter and Static Orb road. I want to play something that'll be fun for me and my play group. Downfall is that I'm playing against Skittles, Geist, Kaalia and Mimeoplasm pretty regularly. Makes for super fun games..lol.
Ok. Quick rules question. I'm playing Riku of Two Reflections and I cast Stolen Identity and copy it. If both resolve do I get to Cipher the copy onto a creature or only the original because it is a physical card? Probably a terrible question and I don't think it works but I would rather ask and know for sure.
I just made a Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker deck for pretty cheap. I tried to avoid stax pretty much since that doesn't seem very fun. The deck is a blast to play! Lots of guys that are terrible in any another deck and about the most expensive thing in the deck was Cabal Coffers. One card I'm playing that i especially love is Dark Prophecy, so good in this deck. Sharuum, the Hegemon can be made on a tight budget as well but it is far from the beaten path.
I played DEN and good ETB a lot when I first started playing EDH because it is awesome. The buddies I played with quickly learned that Torpor Orb, removal and the occasional counter stopped most of my shenanigans.
Opinion poll: Is it worth to play one drop mana dorks to enable a two turn Omnath?
Plus, card draw and mana ramp seemed like a great combination. I will admit that I'm tapped on cash these days so budget is a big concern but I think I have done an admirable job for the budget I had. (Thankfully I had some stuff like Avenger of Zendikar and Elesh Norn on hand.) I know I can go infinite with Spike Feeder but I'm going more for "value" than trying to combo people out. I have 2 buddies I get to play with and we all hate to waste a 45 minutes game on some random combo.
1x Acidic Slime
1x Angel of Serenity
1x Ant Queen
1x Arbor Elf
1x Archangel of Thune
1x Archetype of Endurance
1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
1x Avenger of Zendikar
1x Brutalizer Exarch
1x Duplicant
1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1x Elvish Archdruid
1x Elvish Mystic
1x Elvish Piper
1x Fiend Hunter
1x Fierce Empath
1x Garruk's Horde
1x Hydra Broodmaster
1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
1x Karametra, God of Harvests
1x Karmic Guide
1x Llanowar Elves
1x Lotus Cobra
1x Luminate Primordial
1x Mirror Entity
1x Oracle of Mul Daya
1x Priest of Titania
1x Primordial Sage
1x Realm Seekers
1x Reveillark
1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
1x Scavenging Ooze
1x Seedborn Muse
1x Solemn Simulacrum
1x Somberwald Sage
1x Soul of the Harvest
1x Spike Weaver
1x Sun Titan
1x Terastodon
1x Beast Within
1x Chord of Calling
1x Crib Swap
1x Enlightened Tutor
1x Krosan Grip
1x Path to Exile
1x Return to Dust
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Worldly Tutor
Land (36)
1x Blossoming Sands
1x Brushland
20x Forest
10x Plains
1x Reflecting Pool
1x Reliquary Tower
1x Selesnya Guildgate
1x Sunpetal Grove
Sorcery (2)
1x Austere Command
1x Green Sun's Zenith
Enchantment (7)
1x Cathars' Crusade
1x Mana Reflection
1x Mirari's Wake
1x Quest for Renewal
1x Rites of Flourishing
1x Sylvan Library
1x Wild Growth
1x Birthing Pod
1x Crystal Ball
1x Mind's Eye
1x Sol Ring
1x Staff of Nin
1x Temple Bell
1x Abhorrent Overlord
1x Baleful Force
1x Blood Artist
1x Bloodflow Connoisseur
1x Bloodgift Demon
1x Bloodline Keeper Flip
1x Bone Shredder
1x Braids, Cabal Minion
1x Butcher of Malakir
1x Chainer, Dementia Master
1x Crypt Ghast
1x Dark Impostor
1x Dimir House Guard
1x Disciple of Bolas
1x Faceless Butcher
1x Falkenrath Noble
1x Fleshbag Marauder
1x Graveborn Muse
1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
1x Harvester of Souls
1x Kagemaro, First to Suffer
1x Mindslicer
1x Minion of Leshrac
1x Ogre Slumlord
1x Pawn of Ulamog
1x Reaper from the Abyss
1x Reassembling Skeleton
1x Sadistic Hypnotist
1x Sangromancer
1x Sepulchral Primordial
1x Slum Reaper
1x Steel Hellkite
1x Undercity Informer
1x Withered Wretch
1x Altar of Dementia
1x Ashnod's Altar
1x Caged Sun
1x Charcoal Diamond
1x Expedition Map
1x Mind Stone
1x Pristine Talisman
1x Skullclamp
1x Sol Ring
1x Spine of Ish Sah
1x Staff of Nin
1x Trading Post
1x Wayfarer's Bauble
Sorcery (6)
1x Buried Alive
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Exhume
1x Exsanguinate
1x Living Death
1x Victimize
1x Skeletal Scrying
Enchantment (7)
1x Animate Dead
1x Dark Prophecy
1x Dictate of Erebos
1x Grave Pact
1x Infernal Tribute
1x Mind Slash
1x Strands of Night
1x Bojuka Bog
1x Cabal Coffers
1x Ebon Stronghold
1x Ghost Quarter
33x Swamp
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Lady Rainicorn Chromanticore
Finn - Daxos of Meletis (I like the Azorius combination as being lawful good)
Jake - Isamaru, Hound of Konda if I feel like it has to be legendary. Wild Mongrel fits Jake perfectly as far as abilities go.
LSP - someone said Experiment Kraj. can't improve on that
BubbleGum - Hanna, Ship's Navigator or Sydri, Galvanic Genius
the Lich - Nekusar, the MindRazer
Flame Princess - any Chandra, maybe all the Chandra
Sharuum, the Hegemon can be made on a tight budget as well but it is far from the beaten path.