Thanks, Man!I never really intended for it to be so budget... -it just turned out that way. Ended up picking up cards for it as a secondary project, while I was actively looking for things for my other 2 EDH decks. I'll certainly trade for those amazing tutors if the opportunity arises, but I'm not wanting enough to spend money on them at present.
I'd not thought of putting such card advantage as Blue Sun's Zenith in, as filling the grave seemed much more efficient, for my mana, but I suppose it would be a good idea to mix the two throughout.
I loooove Eldrazi Conscription... It's just so unreasonable. I'd not heard of Flickering Ward. I'll certainly be adding that as soon as I can! Thanks!
and yeah, I'm not heavy on ramp, though I may of course throw in a sol ring when possible, because stalling-stuff always helps, and ramp can be a dead draw when you need otherwise.
Thanks a bunch, Man! =)
November 7, 2013 5:22 p.m.
Spirit of the Labyrinth , Hero of Iroas , Archetype of Courage , Eidolon of Countless Battles , Hopeful Eidolon all belong in this deck.
March 27, 2014 7:27 p.m.
How so, Saljen? ...Bruna won't put them onto the field from hand or graveyard, since the ones with Bestow aren't Auras when they aren't on the field, and she grabs Auras. ...I really wish she pulled Enchantments. :P
...I must say, I'd been considering Eidolon of Countless Battles nonetheless, and I hadn't thought of Hero of Iroas . Hmm....
March 27, 2014 7:46 p.m.
You don't need to be able to recycle them from the graveyard for them to be good. Enchantment creatures also boost Sphere of Safety and Ethereal Armor , but even without that, those are good. Maybe not Hopeful Eidolon , but Spirit of the Labyrinth stops everyones drawing power, and since you have almost no drawing power, that woul be mega powerful in edh in particular. Hero of Iroas for obvious reasons, Archetype of Courage - first strike is powerful, and Eidolon of Countless Battles is just good.
March 27, 2014 7:55 p.m.
Yeah, I certainly agree as to Hero of Iroas and Eidolon of Countless Battles --I'll work on what I might slip out in place of those two--but I don't think I'm likely to have enough creatures on the board, often, to justify Archetype of Courage .
As for Spirit of the Labyrinth ... I love the card, but I feel like I'd just hurt myself too much in this deck. I've got draw in: Ponder , Curiosity , Ordeal of Thassa , Pentarch Ward , Righteous Authority , Unquestioned Authority , Jace, Memory Adept , Sometimes in Lonely Sandbar and Secluded Steppe , and Drogskol Reaver , Isperia, Supreme Judge . That's more than 10% of the deck. ...I was actually thinking about adding a Blue Sun's Zenith , or even a Sphinx's Revelation if they drop enough upon rotation or I can trade for one from a friend. ...Wouldn't that make more sense than adding a limitation?
Thanks for your thoughts! :)
March 27, 2014 8:14 p.m.
loosemagoose0 says... #7
Hero of Iroas is pointless because you're never going to cast your auras and your most expensive enchantments that arent auras are on 3 to play. The object shouldn't be to pump your other creatures it should be to pump Bruna. Consider all of your auras in hand and graveyard as in play. Check out my girlfriends deck for some more brutal ideas Mer's Deck
March 30, 2014 3:50 p.m.
That's how I've been playing, and it's worked nicely, except when somebody can deal with Bruna herself, efficiently. Void Stalker-ing her into my deck leaves me a slow control deck that's praying for an awesome draw. I don't really want to spend a bunch on tutors, so right now I think I just want to improve the control/add or improve possible back-ups in case of a decked commander.
anRkey says... #1
I see how budget you've kept the deck and I applaud you for that. It's also that fact that I'm not sure what to suggest to you, as the cards will perhaps be out of your price range, but here goes:
Tutor and draw are your friends in a Bruna deck since she also activates from your hand, so things like Enlightened Tutor , Idyllic Tutor , and Academy Rector are good at getting specific cards. A full hand also goes a long way with Bruna, not to mention the benefits of having counters on hand, so Blue Sun's Zenith -type effects are good. And because Bruna activates from the graveyard as well, you could potentially work with more Windfall -type effects which have the added bonus of possibly hindering your opponent (though it could also help them so watch out).
As far as Enchantments go themselves, I think you have a lot of good ones. Eldrazi Conscription is a must have in any Bruna deck and you do have it. Another one I really like is Flickering Ward .
Other than that, I think you did a good job, especially with your budget. Maybe you'd like more ramp to get Bruna out quicker? It doesn't really matter. You have a bunch of stall. So, good job.
November 5, 2013 5:04 p.m.