You can certainly play him that way, but punishing is pretty much what Mardu does best. I was thinking of making him more like: X dies, everyone draws a card, loses some life, you gain life. Just wondering if he is better in slot over queen marchesa for a punishing control commander.
I believe treasure keeper is the cut for the new lich as well.
Chasm skulker >>>>>>>>>>>>>hangarback
Inalla is better then a clone in my opinion. The worst is you have a 4/5, the best is you living death for double your graveyard. The limit is sky high and she has to be answered.
Venser becomes capsize + a bear for 5 with inalla, and sneak attack can make it 2 mana. I think she is incredibly strong in our deck. That is just 1 example of obsurd things we can do.
Been puzzling over how to make him either trigger more or maximize his effect. Only things ive come up with is punishing lifegain, punishing draws, and strionic resonator. Any ideas out there?
So new spoiler, Inalla, she's a grixis wizard that clones wizards on etb for 1, definitely worth considering even though she costs 5. She can also let 5 wizards tap for a 7 targetted life loss.
I don't like kindred or the vampire, i am sure we will get something nice though. The new tribal land might be pretty decent, it's slow but can filter every now and again.
Even less incentive to play. Glad i stick to EDH, their management of the game is just awful on so many levels. I'd occasionally come in to draft or try and get a particular promo when it comes up, but now there is 0 incentive at all. Also if they are trying to fix standard and keep folks engaged, they should stop printing absolute garbage. Having a meta dissolve into 2-3 decks is super boring.
I can't imagine ever running this deck without living death, i'd run 4 copies if i could. It's a boardwipe, it reanimates us entirely most of the time, especially after a large swing. It goes infinite with dualcaster mage and an outlet, or one-eyed with some dudes with a phyrexian altar. This deck's number 2 card should be living death, right after marchesa. I don't think i've ever lost a game after a resolved living death, even if it was my opponent's.
Chasm skulker >>>>>>>>>>>>>hangarback
Inalla is better then a clone in my opinion. The worst is you have a 4/5, the best is you living death for double your graveyard. The limit is sky high and she has to be answered.