MTG Salvation

Quote from Monkmiroku

What source did you see this from? I wasn't aware SP got banned.

Check the EDH deck construction page. Also, their forums. It was announced just today.

And gentlemen, Sylvan Primordial is outta here! It got the axe today. Can't say that I'm too sad to see it go.

Quote from ElliotS

Snap and Capsize are 2 good reasons not to run it. Not tapping for mana means you need to be running Chromatic Lantern and Urborg, Tomb of Yawgramoth to avoid losing tempo too often. Meh imo.

Neither sees play in my meta really. Thespian's Stage helps a great deal here, as does Crucible of Worlds. Also, if you run it as a spell and not as a land (like I do for Maze of Ith), it's not actually a tempo hit. It's a late-game play.

I'd be willing to entertain it. I might proxy one up and give it a shot for awhile.

Quote from Legion564

Man I had a ton of fun playing 1v1 vs that red god from theros. just racing against each other. Just wondering has anyone tried out dark depths in this deck? we run thespians stage so it could be doable.

Man, if I had a Depths or the money to buy one, I'd run it here in a heartbeat! I love it and it'd be pretty good I think. Juwdah might have tried it though.

Cloak is solid, if unexciting. It's a nice card for battlecruiser decks that need to find a way to hit with their scary fatties and want to protect them at the same time. A Whispersilk Cloak on a Darksteel Colossus is pretty terrifying, since not much handles that Colossus anymore.

I don't actually like it in Voltron lists, because of the shroud. Getting "Greaves-locked" with the Cloak just sucks and can actively hinder a Voltron game plan.

Fun card though. I generally like the Cloak. It feels EDH-y to me.

Quote from cryogen

Double-edit: I don't know how I feel about this Commander book. My huunch is that it's going to be a good resource but laden with preachy DON'T PLAY MLD U GUIZE ITS BAED.

I've got a short real-life story in that book! It's awesome, check it out! (Pg. 46)

Sorry, felt like I should shill it a little bit. It's my second published writing, so I'm pretty happy right now.

Quote from HexagonalZebra

Windriddle Palace banned as a general.

Sounds like it's still too powerful. I mean, you can tutor for it with Demonic Tutor. RC messed up.

Quote from HexagonalZebra

OP

Totally. Ban Windriddle Palace.

Quote from HexagonalZebra

Windriddle Palace infect?

Seems legit. Pretty good too. Play their creatures and give them infect! Let your opponent's battlecruiser decks ruin them! Hah!

Quote from Scott

Ha!

Couldn't resist, sorry man.

But seriously, Slobad's a hell of a general. People look at him and instantly dismiss the cute little 1/2 goblin. Later on, when Obliterates are flying around and I've got a rich full board thanks to Slobad, he stops being so cutesy and becomes more beastly. Very fun deck, give it a shot.

Quote from Scott

So I tore all my decks apart and made mono colored decks. I used Odric for white, Yeva for green (although I want Kamahl, I just don't have one), Mikaeus for black, Talrand for blue... And... No one for red yet. I am thinking maybe Jaya, but I don't know yet.

1. Don't you mean Skittles instead of Mikaeus? After all, it's the only way to play infect.

2. Slobad is pretty legit for mono-red. He's a fun guy to play with.

Quote from asteriskreaper

So what was supposed to be 2 Garruk, Caller of Beasts for EDH today... SCGs gave me 2 Garruk, Primal Hunter ...

That's unusual. They're pretty damn good normally. Check your order slip that they put in the package. If it says Caller of Beasts, call them and they'll fix it ASAP. They got my order wrong once and they took care of it (they sent me a 9th Ed Death Pits of Rath, I'd ordered a Tempest one, I let 'em know, and a Tempest Death Pits showed up within 24 hours; I didn't even ask for one, they just said they'd take care of it and sent me the right card for free).

I know people like to hate SCG, but dammit, they're professionals and normally behave like it. If they ****ed up, they'll fix it. It's how you run a good business and they know it.

Quote from Juwdah

Even then, it allows you to go broken pretty damn fast. And when it gets removed, better that than a card you really need, right? I often find it easy imprinting something. A random late-game Mox Opal for instance.

Eh, I often find that it's only meh. It dies rapidly, doesn't often reduce Kozzy's cost, and generally lets me play into a board wipe. Now, the thing it *does* do is it is excellent to cast off of Kozilek. At that point, I have my mana up and running, and it lets me use Kozilek's card advantage to explode in a big burst. For that, Anvil has been excellent.

Quote from FiveFingers

I'd really strongly suggest running Shimmer Myr if you like busting things out of nowhere. You can do some incredible stuff over 3 of your opponents turns with a Shimmer Myr and an Unwinding Clock. I also run Nevinryal's Disk for more boardwipes.

I keep telling Juwdah that, but he still is iffy. Convince him!

Here's a fun alternative: Atogatog voltron tribal. There's a very interesting build I saw that involves Atogatog, normal Atog, and Mycosynth Lattice to turn Atogatog into a nightmare. Give Atog^2 unblockable, eat everything with Atog^1, then eat him with Atog^2 (for a super-massive power boost) and wipe someone out. The problem is that the deck is weak to powerful control decks and it's basically only a 1v1 deck, given that your primary win condition ends with you having only one permanent (Atogatog). It's... unusual.

The list is here (don't watch the match video, it's not very good and have waaaay too many misplays for me to endorse; also I'm pretty sure that David McDarby is cheating in each game he plays, but whatever). The list is fun and very different though, and the deck tech isn't terrible. Give it a shot, if you want something really different that will make everyone scratch their heads when you play it.

Quote from Phil

This may be the funniest thing ever.

Hah! Glad to know Obama's anti-Death Star. The system works, people!