I Like Big Butts and I Cannot Lie

Commander / EDH* Livingham

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libraryjoy says... #1

November 30, 2016 3:46 p.m.

Livingham says... #2

I have true conviction but it and Aggravated Assault are going in once I improve my mana base, it's just too inconsistent for now to be able to reliably get 3 of a certain color. Also, I love Cathars' Crusade but it's hated by my meta, most likely because of my Marath deck; you're hated as soon as it hits the field so I tend to only run it in decks that quickly produce/bounce creatures to abuse it, this deck seems like it wouldn't benefit quite as much just because I'm dropping big creatures slowly rather than quickly filling the board with creatures.

November 30, 2016 3:54 p.m.

Errast says... #3

Tree of Perdition and Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim are pretty cool if you're looking for creatures that care about toughness. Luminate Primordial is like casting 3 Swords to Plowshares' at the same time.

Wall of Omens is a second Wall of Blossoms if you're looking for similar effects.

Sun Titan is a must have if you're looking to utilize Doran, the Siege Tower, and Assault Formation reliably.

Wall of Tanglecord can be helpful when you're short a colour for your much needed 2 drop.

Sylvan Caryatid, and Birds of Paradise provide you mana fixing, as well as being useful blockers with an Assault Formation up.

Trostani, Selesnya's Voice/Dragonlord Dromoka are great creatures for their high toughness, as well as their abilities.

November 30, 2016 7:14 p.m.

Livingham says... #4

Aggravated Assault in my last post was supposed to be Gratuitous Violence.

Thanks for the suggestions Errast, I'm looking to get a Tree of Perdition, a Sylvan Caryatid, and Birds of Paradise as soon as I get the chance but my LGS doesn't have them for some reason. I like Wall of Tanglecord and actually have a spare but I tried to avoid putting defenders in the deck that didn't provide card advantage like Wall of Omens which now that I realize isn't $8 anymore I'll definitely pick one up. I have a spare Trostani, Selesnya's Voice but the mana cost is a concern with my cheap mana base. I actually passed by an Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim 15 minutes ago without even considering putting it in my deck for some reason and Dragonlord Dromoka and Luminate Primordial are both great, they provide useful effects and also fit the themes of the deck.

November 30, 2016 7:51 p.m.

Errast says... #5

Remembered a few cards that would be cool to add, so I'll just list them here.

November 30, 2016 8:14 p.m.

libraryjoy says... #6

November 30, 2016 11:33 p.m.

greyninja says... #7

This looks fun!

If you felt like dumping some money into it; I'd replace a few things like Soul of Theros with Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, maybe Oathsworn Giant or Magnigoth Treefolk for Deathbringer Liege. Garruk Wildspeaker is another anthem that can ramp

Your average cmc is pretty high. There's a lot of cheap ramp and mana fixing in green. Rampant Growth, Farseek, Kodama's Reach, Harrow, Crop Rotation, Explosive Vegetation, etc. I'd also suggest Birds of Paradise, Sylvan Caryatid, Deathrite Shaman, Utopia Tree, and maybe Bloom Tender. Chromatic Lantern is incredible. There's always cards like Joiner Adept and the enchantment version to help fix

You could drop $500 on the landbase and still be playing luck-of-the-draw. Just enjoy it and tweak it as you go right?

I like that you went with a creature based deck. I have a lot more boardwipes in my fiance's doran deck. It's pretty fun. Not super competitive. I hope you'll take a sec to check it out (link)

December 1, 2016 12:34 a.m.

Livingham says... #8

greyninja

I actually have an elesh norn lying around somewhere, it did work in Doran especially considering its high toughness, I just have no idea where I went. As for the ramp/fixing you recommended, I have most of the cards but all the cards above a few dollars you mentioned are in other decks so I'll have to figure out what my priority is for decks. Also I can't believe I forgot utopia tree, it's always been one of my favorite cards, and I'm not sure how neither harrow nor Kodama's Reach ended up in the deck since those two and cultivate are almost auto includes whenever I need ramp in a 3+ color deck.

December 3, 2016 3:56 p.m.

Livingham says... #9

I finally got a little spare cash to throw into this deck, more changes are to come in the future including a better mana base but the cuts helped remove cards that didn't quite live up to their expectations and the additions give much more consistency to the deck.

Additions:

+Rhox Faithmender

+Kodama's Reach

+Tree of Perdition

+Dragonlord Dromoka

+Karlov of the Ghost Council

+Mortify

+Anguished Unmaking

+Vindicate

+Utter End

Cuts:

-Accorder's Shield

-Disowned Ancestor

-Jaddi Lifestrider

-Oathsworn Giant

-Omnath, Locus of Rage

-Mina and Denn, Wildborn

-Retribution of the Meek

-Silklash Spider

-Soul of Theros

December 14, 2016 3:19 p.m.

Penthoplayer says... #10

Ajani's Pridemate. It's a weaker Karlov, but it only costs

December 14, 2016 3:29 p.m.

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