Well shoot. I hadn't read that article/post, until now, that this site is shutting down. Bummer. I hope the supposed replacement site will be just as good. When I started researching Commander in January, this site seemed to have the best forum in general for deck building. I don't think Tapped Out, DeskStats, Archidekt, or the other sites I've looked at are nearly as good of a resource for online discussions. Fingers crossed the new site maintains the same level of interest.
Thanks for your response Ben! Yeah, I was trying to do the math in my head about Mentor vs Whisperer. Without Aluren, I think it's a toss-up as I'm not sure we blink enough to merit the extra 1 colorless mana each time...or...at the least it's a wash. With Aluren, Mentor is a free card, so that's a decent savings and with blink...yup!! I agree that it synergies better than Whisperer AND I haven't had any problems with card draw. That's for certain. Thanks! Sidenote: I got to use the Eldrazi Displacer for the first time today. It was awesome!! I love the blink on a stick you get with it!
Hey All,
My first post on MTG Salvation. Have played MTG casually since Revised, but took a 10-year hiatus due to kids. Now, I'm just discovering EDH/Commander and I LOVE the format! I finally have a great way to play those singleton bombs. Anyway, I bought of box of M19 and some starter decks to teach my 7 yo to play and pulled an Arcades and became instantly enamored with the idea of creating a functional wall deck. (I tried making a wall deck years ago and of course, it sucked!) As such I found this thread in January and have slowly been building my deck based on your thoughts. Initially, it was a hybrid between Ben's and Pufflex's deck, but it's slowly gravitated to more creature-based like Ben's. It's nearly a clone now. Thanks for all the awesome ideas guys!! (Note: I don't have a playgroup as of yet and haven't made the time to get to my LGS, so I've been playing 1v1 with a coworker; mostly against Nekusar.)
Now my questions: what are your thoughts about Mentor of the Meek vs Beast Whisperer? Without Aluren in play, seems like BW is more efficient after two creatures being cast. With Aluren, maybe not so much. But BW works with all your creatures, whereas MotM still works with only power <= 2 creatures. Of course, Ben only has 4 creatures with power > 2 in his current decklist, so MotM's ability isn't too limiting. I'm not sure about your deck Pufflex since you haven't posted your latest in awhile. Oh yeah, here's mine: https://archidekt.com/decks/88701#Arcades_Wall-Ball_Clone
Also, what are your thoughts about Prismatic Vista and Waterlogged Grove from the new Modern Horizons? Seems like Prismatic Vista is going to be an auto-include in the majority of EDH decks. Yes? However, with Waterlogged Grove I'm not sure how good that series of lands will be or where it fits in the hierarchy of dual lands. Anyway, lots of questions and I'm so looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Cheers!!
Thanks for your response Ben! Yeah, I was trying to do the math in my head about Mentor vs Whisperer. Without Aluren, I think it's a toss-up as I'm not sure we blink enough to merit the extra 1 colorless mana each time...or...at the least it's a wash. With Aluren, Mentor is a free card, so that's a decent savings and with blink...yup!! I agree that it synergies better than Whisperer AND I haven't had any problems with card draw. That's for certain. Thanks! Sidenote: I got to use the Eldrazi Displacer for the first time today. It was awesome!! I love the blink on a stick you get with it!
My first post on MTG Salvation. Have played MTG casually since Revised, but took a 10-year hiatus due to kids. Now, I'm just discovering EDH/Commander and I LOVE the format! I finally have a great way to play those singleton bombs. Anyway, I bought of box of M19 and some starter decks to teach my 7 yo to play and pulled an Arcades and became instantly enamored with the idea of creating a functional wall deck. (I tried making a wall deck years ago and of course, it sucked!) As such I found this thread in January and have slowly been building my deck based on your thoughts. Initially, it was a hybrid between Ben's and Pufflex's deck, but it's slowly gravitated to more creature-based like Ben's. It's nearly a clone now. Thanks for all the awesome ideas guys!! (Note: I don't have a playgroup as of yet and haven't made the time to get to my LGS, so I've been playing 1v1 with a coworker; mostly against Nekusar.)
Now my questions: what are your thoughts about Mentor of the Meek vs Beast Whisperer? Without Aluren in play, seems like BW is more efficient after two creatures being cast. With Aluren, maybe not so much. But BW works with all your creatures, whereas MotM still works with only power <= 2 creatures. Of course, Ben only has 4 creatures with power > 2 in his current decklist, so MotM's ability isn't too limiting. I'm not sure about your deck Pufflex since you haven't posted your latest in awhile. Oh yeah, here's mine: https://archidekt.com/decks/88701#Arcades_Wall-Ball_Clone
Also, what are your thoughts about Prismatic Vista and Waterlogged Grove from the new Modern Horizons? Seems like Prismatic Vista is going to be an auto-include in the majority of EDH decks. Yes? However, with Waterlogged Grove I'm not sure how good that series of lands will be or where it fits in the hierarchy of dual lands. Anyway, lots of questions and I'm so looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Cheers!!