MTG Salvation

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Tap, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Prismatic View: Search your library for an basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.

Source: https://www.journaldugeek.com/2019/05/20/exclu-voici-nouvelle-carte-magic-the-gathering-nouveau-set-modern-horizon-vue-prismatique/

Quote from Xcric »

snow lands look like ass and i'm not even sure why you're all so excited over them.

that new counterspell is nifty, pretty much confirms no force of will in this set

some of these are going to be artificially expensive due to the premium nature of this set, and thats very frustrating.

I'm going to copy and paste my remarks on the Snow Lands from the EDH section of the forums.

It's really people forget that the Snow-Covered lands have a real financial cost, and while they're cheap in comparison to things like Scalding Tarn, they're a card you're potentially running up to 15 to 30-ish, depending on the format, if you're running them. In addition, unlike things like Shadowborn Apostle they're cards that have serious competitive applications, which people also forget. I showed them to a local Magic Facebook group that they're getting reprinted, and no-one understood why I'm so excited by them being reprinted.

It's really people forget that the Snow-Covered lands have a real financial cost, and while they're cheap in comparison to things like Scalding Tarn, they're a card you're potentially running up to 15 to 30-ish, depending on the format, if you're running them. In addition, unlike things like Shadowborn Apostle they're cards that have serious competitive applications, which people also forget. I showed them to a local Magic Facebook group that they're getting reprinted, and no-one understood why I'm so excited by them being reprinted.

Quote from Hermes_ »

holy cow SNOW COVERED LANDS!!!!!! *runs off to buy more extraplanar lens *

Don’t forget your Mouth of Ronom for Mono-Colored decks. Seriously, I think people are sitting on how much a reprint of Snow Lands means for Mono decks. The trade-off for running them is minimal, and gives you access to some tech that can help you.

So Ravnica Allegiance is just around the corner, and by the looks of it there's no real must have goodies for this deck, much to my chagrin. Though, there are a few cards that bear mentioning.

• Gateway Sneak: This is the card I'm most confident on making the cut. It has most of the qualities that this deck wants. Drawing cards and having 1 power is definitely tempting, though I would of preferred the power and toughness reversed for equipment usage. He's probably going to see play within the deck, and most likely will be taking the place of Riptide Entrancer, imo.
• Eyes Everywhere: Okay, I actually like this card in a more budget focused decklist. It provides constant value and some political applications. While it's not going to make my current build, I could see this going into a much casual oriented Tetsuko decklist.
• Mass Manipulation: I'm seeing this as an adequate finisher for people that don't have access to Expropriate. It does have the ability to steal Planeswalkers which is fairly unique in the world of blue Mind Control spells. It might be more preferable in a meta that runs rife with Superfriends decks though.
• Verity Circle: Another interesting card that probably doesn't make the cut. The abilities are all fine, but I'd rather have a way to tap down creatures that wasn't so monstrously expensive. Play Opposition instead, it's much more flexible, and can provide huge tempo swings on stalled boards unlike the circle here. Hmmm, now that I think about it I might need to find a place for Opposition.
• Sage's Row Savant: Should most likely just play Augury Owl instead if you're considering this card...

That's my thoughts on the upcoming Ravnica Allegiance for this deck, while not great, it's does provide some tools worth pondering. Hopefully, I'll see all of you guys back for the set, or some decklists of your own. Keep brewing and see you all later.

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Quote from Rizso »

Almost looks like an Phyrexian Altar. Would be a bit hype if the phyrexian have been on Ravnica as well

While... interesting, to say the least, the Phyrexians aren't much given to subterfuge. If they were on Ravnica before the Guildpact (as the flavor text would imply), then that's a long time. Now, if the oil had been completely destroyed, that would be one thing (and something that many people, Karn and Elspeth included, would want to know). However, if any of the oil had remained, I think we would have seen some overt Phyrexians running around by now.

i've seen people on tweeter talk about a mask/face that is phyrexian that looks like her face paint.

Now that you mention it, her dagger could be seen as half of a Phyrexian symbol, hmmmmmm...

Vannifar I actually find kind of boring. She's blatantly powerful, and much of the deck's setup has already been done because Birthing Pod is such a well known card. I'd rather have something that has a little bit known mystery to it, rather than just staple a pre-existing powerful card onto a powerful color combo.

Smothering Tithe with Selvala, Explorer Returned seems really hot. The amount of value to be generated off of that seems really good.

So just a side-note, I just realised that Mishra, Artificer Prodigy decks can actually fight through Lavinia.

Lavinia flavour text in a nutshell:
Non-local man ruins everything

The non-Promo art for Lavinia is even better in my opinion.

I wouldn't say that Tetsuko is the most powerful Commander in her color, but she's certainly fun to play. I love personally sitting down to a table, and getting that quizzical stare because of my choice of Commander. Tetsuko also has the added benefit of being backed up by some pretty powerful tricks, due to her color. In addition, I'm looking at a fairly largish overhaul in the near future, dropping some of the more niche hate pieces like Revoker and Obstructionist, and adding in some more pieces to speed up our game plan.

That being all said, I will say that Tetsuko, since I first made this list, has had her steam somewhat usurped by Yuriko, but she's always been seen as a different variant of a commander like Edric anyways. I prefer to bring to the table a Commander that others haven't seen. That was part of the reason I use to run Diaochan, Artful Beauty for Mono-R. I love seeing different variants of specific Commanders, but after playing for so long it does get fairly blasé after sitting down to a Commander game to see a Kaalia, Nekusar, and Edgar Markov deck across from me. It's not even that I dislike when people play popular commanders, but rather it does feel like there is a reluctance for people to try out some of the more innocuous legends.

In summary, yes she's a little bit janky, but running some of the more underutilized legends does have a charm all of its own. I would rather when playing a format like Commander, one that I would say is rife with player self-expression, play something that isn't seen frequently enough. Me making decks and potentially inspiring people to make something that they can be proud of does make me happy. Besides just because it's janky doesn't mean it can't have moments of power.

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk, and remember keep brewing.

Just got back from GP Portland, and I was able to pick up some sweet swag for the deck. I was able to get my Bloodforged Battle-Axe altered, and I'm way too pleased with the results. Military Intelligence got a nice signature over it. In addition, I'm probably dropping in a Mutavault as just an Island replacement. The ability to trigger Prowl, and a few other abilities is really nice. Finally the big change, I was able to snag a copy of one of M:tG's most infamous cards. Invoke Prejudice is going in, and is currently replacing Tezzeret, Artifice Master.

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Lately, this deck has been a blast to play, and I'm hoping the updates don't stop for awhile. If anyone has any suggestion be sure to pop-in with them. I'm always up for some discussion.

Hey, I like the Teshar deck. As somewhat of a mono-colored deck connoisseur I was curious if you've tried either Mishra's Bauble or Urza's Bauble? With Restoration Specialist, Teshar, and a Bauble you can start drawing your deck. Also while on the topic of Restoration Specialist, try Salvage Scout in your deck for 1 CMC you get pretty much a better Specialist when it comes to your deck.

Quote from oshus96 »

I just finished building a Tetsuko deck based heavily on this list and from the two games I've played, it's a lot of fun (won one, lost one).

I would love to hear your thoughts on Quietus Spike. I thought it was an auto include for the deck at first but I had it in my hand one of the games I played and I didn't want to cast it. 6 CMC for a card that halves someone's life at the expense of a lot of hate from the rest of the table felt bad at the time. I'm gonna to try swapping it out for a Loxodon Warhammer, the lifegain seems nice for grindy games and the trample can help my Chasm Skulker and few other beaters get in for damage.

First and foremost, thanks for the kind regards. It always makes me smile a bit when I hear other people enjoy my work. Secondly, Quietus Spike is a little odd as you said. I've been having similar issues with it recently. It's an incredibly hard card to gauge when to use properly as the mana requirements are high and the political climate at the table changes greatly when played. To be honest, Loxodon Warhammer could probably slot into its spot relatively well. It does have the problem of not buffing our higher toughness creatures, but they're relatively minimal in number.