indianpancake says... #2
Brain Maggot is a solid card in this deck, and helps your curve too.
January 19, 2015 2:21 a.m.
Thanks for the suggestion indianpancake, I didn't get that one because of the weak body but after thinking about it I might try to swap despise for a couple of brain maggots.
That wouldn't help the mana curve but I feel like I'm not really able to cut any more from the top.
January 19, 2015 3:10 a.m.
Kind of surprised to see Liliana Vess in the maybe-board with the deck named after her. I'd take out the Erebos, God of the Dead for her. She will do more for your deck than he will.
To improve/lower cmc of your constellation theme I might suggest: Gnarled Scarhide would fit well into your theme and bestow is nice mid to late-game; Spiteful Returned is perfect for here imo; Hopeful Eidolon get the constellation trigger, lifelink, bestow late; and Nyx-Fleece Ram at least in SB as an answer to aggro, lifegain a bonus.
For what to cut for these additions, it's a mix. Love Fate Unraveler and I realize it mitigates Master of the Feast's downside but is it worth 4 slots? I don't know. Grim Guardian seems underwhelming, Spiteful is better imo. Dreadbringer Lampads has an interesting ability but its costly for a single intimidate, Mogis's Marauder is better but lacks being an enchantment (ultimately gotta decide between function or theme).
Intriguing ideas here, curious how it will evolve.
January 19, 2015 4:19 a.m.
Thanks alot for the great suggestions Pal00ka. Liliana was in there from the start and I really wanted to get her back in so I'll try your suggestion on that. I was a bit hesitant to Spiteful Returned and Gnarled Scarhide because I'm not really sold on bestow effects but I'll give it a shot.
January 19, 2015 4:49 a.m.
I just realized that using bestow could be a really good idea since when the enchanted creature dies, each enchantment will trigger the constellations as they come back as creatures.
January 19, 2015 5:14 a.m.
That is my interpretation as well. Plus bestow creatures are generally pretty flexible so drawing one any time of the match can be a boon.
I suggest you pick out some core constellation effects, add bestow creatures to compliment those, build your other spells around reinforcing that core, and it should be wicked in the end.
kotter says... #1
-1 Athreos, God of Passage
-1 Despise
+2 Molting Snakeskin
January 16, 2015 4:20 a.m.