MTG Combo: Emrakul, the Aeons Torn + Nahiri, the Harbinger
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Squirrelbacon on
grixsis crule control
8 years ago
Hello!
Ultimately, I like the way this deck looks, however, I do not know much about standard(modern player at heart) so take what I have to say with a grain of salt, but here goes nothing...
I know one major deck archetype in standard is tokens. Forcing a player to sacrafice a creature and a planeswalker is great value in To the Slaughter which I feel is your strongest card against them, however, you have a ton of single target creature removal which against tokens just isn't going to cut it. To fix this, how about adding Languish?? Killing off all tokens simultaneously would just be a complete shut down, and yes they can be remade but that takes time, so Languish in the least gives you an extra 3 ish turns. The next suggestion to combat tokens is Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet for the lifegain and to fill your board, but you had commented that you were going to pick these up soon anyway, so i won't go in depth on her.
Along with Languish being huge(I believe), I feel Jace, Vryn's Prodigy Flip would also be a huge help. If you want the madness/delirium enabling from Reckless Scholar then just go with jace until he rotates out. He is so much stronger than scholar for one less mana, but if it comes down to card prices and affordability go with scholar, especially since Jace, Telepath Unbound Flip is about to rotate out, although he can flash back your languishes to handle the second wave of tokens.
Another strong card that comes to mind is Chandra, Flamecaller. She is so strong for her +1 as well as her 0 being an amazing madness/delirium enabler. It's 6 mana, but, you have enough removal to last until then and force her down, giving you 6 damage per turn with her +1 and a fresh hand if need be. I personally dislike her since she's a 6 mana card for only 4 loyalty, but her, i play modern... i'm used to Tarmogoyfs and Emrakul, the Aeons Torn + Nahiri, the Harbinger xD.
On a last note, perhaps Kozilek's Return would work as another board wipe that WON'T hit your own Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet, Thing in the Ice Flip or Goblin Dark-Dwellers. However, it is significantly weaker in this deck for several reasons.One-- It's -2/-2, not -4/-4 obviously, which hinders you a little bit...Two-- you're not playing any eldrazi spells, so you don't receive the bonus -5/-5.
Again, take what i have to say with a grain of salt since i don't play standard, but those are just my initial thoughts on the deck. Goodluck in the future!
JoshRigone on what deck to build now?
8 years ago
I second the suggestion of TheAnnihilator - though I would look into playing Kiki-Chord. It plays the creatures that TheAnnihilator mentioned but by playing Chord of Calling you get to run a sweet toolbox of 1-of creatures.
Here are a few example lists that have all also adopted the Emrakul, the Aeons Torn + Nahiri, the Harbinger combo.