Aurelia: Assembling Voltron

Commander / EDH dbl_dbl

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Drilnoth says... #1

Hello from a Reddit lurker. :)

You have 1 card too many here. An EDH deck is 100 cards including its general, not 100 cards plus its general.

You may get some ideas from my Aurelia deck, RW - Aurelia, the Warleader. I consider it one of my best decks at this point, and I'm sure there's some cards in it that would be worth adding here.

Some more specific ideas for this deck:

If you want to run a card like Reforge the Soul , consider the classic Wheel of Fortune either instead or in addition.

In an aggro deck you don't want your lands coming into play tapped. I'd cut Boros Guildgate and Evolving Wilds (replace them with one of each basic), and perhaps even Temple of Triumph .

Intangible Virtue is a good card, but I don't think you're running enough tokens for it to be really worthwhile. I'd recommend either taking it out or adding in more token-related cards, like Assemble the Legion .

Once you add Sword of Feast and Famine , consider also sticking in Hellkite Charger as an additional way to get unlimited combat phases, on top of Aggravated Assault . In a singleton format, redundancy is not a bad thing.

I would definetely recommend Steelshaper's Gift if you add any more Swords.

November 25, 2013 11:10 p.m.

Kazahad says... #2

What he said. Yes. Also, You da best! :)

November 26, 2013 11:02 a.m.

dbl_dbl says... #3

Hey Drilnoth, thanks for the suggestions! I didn't realize the commander counted. Those are some great additions - I think card draw is going to be one of my biggest problems from testing. Wheel of Fortune will definitely be added. I may also add Staff of Nin or a similar card draw artifact. I didn't know Steelshaper's Gift existed so I definitely would like to run that.

As for Intangible Virtue ....I really considered taking it out. I am not sure I want to keep the token subtheme long term, I may switch into a more heavy artifact theme. If I don't add more artifacts, I will probably take out Jor Kardeen, the Prevailer as well. Do you think I need more mana rocks?

Hellkite Charger is a suggestion I have heard a few times and I think I will snatch one up. Dragons really fit this deck style well I feel, give me a good late game, but I will probably need more ways to add land.

Really appreciate the advice!

And Kazahad, I look forward to stomping your Goblin horde!

November 26, 2013 2:24 p.m.

Drilnoth says... #4

I don't know if you really need many more mana rocks (maybe one or two). I'd consider Gilded Lotus for late-game ramp, and Darksteel Ingot and Boros Keyrune may also be good. The problem with those two is that they're both 3-drops, and in an aggro EDH deck you want to be doing other stuff by turn 3.

Probably your best bet actually isn't in mana rocks, but Pearl Medallion and (to a lesser extent) Ruby Medallion . They don't help with colored mana, but they have the potential to make multiple spells cheaper in a single turn.

For card draw, maybe Infiltration Lens would help?

November 26, 2013 4:29 p.m.

Kazahad says... #5

I really like Pearl Medallion for this deck! Get on that man!

November 26, 2013 5:16 p.m.

dbl_dbl says... #6

Drilnoth, I've added Pearl Medallion to my wishlist at my LGS...once they have one in stock, I will definitely order one. Thanks for another great suggestion!

November 27, 2013 11:19 a.m.

dbl_dbl says... #7

I think I am going to stray away from the token/swarm/anthem theme. Going to focus more on some bigger threats and more equipment, considering I will be playing this deck a lot in multiplayer.

November 27, 2013 12:02 p.m.

Myroo400 says... #8

Divine Reckoning is a good boardwipe for a deck like this

December 7, 2013 5:11 p.m.

Kazahad says... #9

Grand Abolisher is legit! Get dat in yo life!

December 7, 2013 8:17 p.m.

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