MTG Combo: Eldrazi Displacer + Siege Rhino

GS10 on Anafenza (A Deck Made to Hate Your Graveyard)

8 years ago

Okay, you hit a lot of Graveyard centered decks, but how does the deck fare against decks that have no graveyard recursion? Does it feel powerful by itself or is it just a go-to option to bring hate to graveyard players?

I'm asking because I genuinely can't figure it out, looking at the list. Looks too narrow, too focused on one objective and that's not winning (unless all your opponents abuse their graveyards)

I do play a Meren deck, and sure, I can't see a way in which I could win consistently against this build, but suppose you face a Mizzix of the Izmagnus deck, I suspect you'd have a bad time. In fact, in my playgroup there are all kinds of graveyard based decks, from Prossh, Skyraider of Kher, to my Meren, a Grimgrin, Corpse-Born, Marchesa, the Black Rose (which isn't on your list, but is also hurt with Anafenza, since creatures with counters don't stay in the graveyard to comeback at EoT), and the one deck with 100% win rate is Mizzix of the Izmagnus since the day it came out. All this to say, maybe the answer to Meren and other GY strategies isn't GY hate, but a good control shell.

About the deck itself, well, I played a lot of Abzan when it was standard legal, so I kind of have a thing for those KTK block Abzan cards. I don't know what to cut but I'd definitely run Eldrazi Displacer + Siege Rhino that work beautifully together in multiplayer, and also take advantage of Anafenza's counters with cards like Daghatar the Adamant, Abzan Falconer, Mer-Ek Nightblade, Ainok Bond-Kin and High Sentinels of Arashin. Anyway, as I said, I can't figure out if the deck can hold its own against non GY centered decks, so at first glance I have no idea what exactly is your best route to victory and so I can't say what's best to cut or to include here.

tylercrowe on Vampire Allies

8 years ago

I would sub 2 Stoneforge Masterwork for 2 Captain's Claws.
I'd also consider Beastcaller Savant somewhere because Eldrazi Displacer + Siege Rhino is a pricey combo. +1

tylercrowe on Vampire Allies

8 years ago

I would sub 2 Stoneforge Masterwork for 2 Captain's Claws.
I'd also consider Beastcaller Savant somewhere because Eldrazi Displacer + Siege Rhino is a pricey combo