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Jace_the_Mind_Rapist says... #2
Anyone else remember when EDH was a format that was supposed to be fun, not competitive? Nope? Neither do I. That being said, Myojin of Life's Web Is a card that essentially says "Are you ready? Cool I win." From staring Mindlessly at your build for probably longer than I should have, I noticed that you really like killing lands, and to that I say shame on you, but if you must, I'd recommend Life from the Loam and Restore (For Strip Mine or some less mean fetch lands) because who needs friends? And also Natural Affinity Because people who play against Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite don't deserve lands.
February 16, 2016 8:47 p.m.
I say add karametra for value of ramping if you are going that route. She is a legend and can be easily tutored for.
February 17, 2016 5:38 p.m.
Uh... because it can fetch Dryad Arbor, Canopy Vista, and Temple Garden??? You're allowed to play off color fetches in commander
February 19, 2016 11:55 a.m.
Thanks for the meaningful words Jace_the_Mind_Rapist. I started as a casual EDH player, but as I grew and our meta did as well we went more competitive each week :-)I hardly ever destroy masses of lands. It's just a sidestep I could be doing :-) Mainly I like to activate Titania, Protector of Argoth when I get the chance to use her full potential :-)
For Natural Affinity I already have a good alternative in the deck, which is easily found with Sisay -> Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
Thanks for your comment!
February 19, 2016 4:35 p.m.
Hi takio18. Thanks for your comment. In the past I played with Karametra, God of Harvests in a less competitive build. The thing is that she ramps too late for me; the ramp already present gives me a lighting fast start staight away. And finding her takes me a turn, which I would rather use to get something more threatening to my opponent.
February 19, 2016 4:38 p.m.
Thanks for your comments RupertPhd
Mageta the Lion & Shield of Kaldra are both interesting, but not good enough to make it to the mainboard. I believe that my current cards are stronger.
Wooded Foothills is indeed a perfect card to get lands like Ocelot44 mentioned.
Great mana fixers, these off-color fetches. And you are allowed yes :-)
February 19, 2016 4:53 p.m.
Hi,
very nice deck, indeed.I was searching and filtered for "legendary land" and I found one that you could put in.Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx that can generate a good ramp for mid-late game, if you need it as mentioned above.
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale may cause some problems to other aggro decks due to huge mana mantainment. Combine it with your Gaea's Cradle and I think you can calm down huge armies and/or cause problems and delay to other decks.
Being Legendary lands, you can tutor them whenever you need
+1 for you deck, anyway:)
February 29, 2016 7:29 a.m.
Hi mr_lag, thank you for your nice comment. I had Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx in this build before Gaea's Cradle was in my possesion. But having the cradle means that I no longer really need the shrine.
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale is a sweet card indeed. The pricetag is steep and I don't think I will be able to afford this any time soon ;-)
Meanwhile I was able to obtain a copy of Horizon Canopy and put it in the mainboard. Saffi Eriksdotter gave up his spot for this land card. enpc made me aware of this card, payed more attention to him during the latest plays, which gave me the feeling I would not miss him so much in this build.
March 7, 2016 4:01 p.m.
Perfect_Phyrexia says... #16
I would suggest Burgeoning, Joraga Treespeaker, Kataki, War's Wage, Fauna Shaman, Gaea's Blessing, Time of Need, Angelic Renewal, Gift of Immortality, Journey of Discovery, Calming Verse, and Wrath of God.
Cool deck PartyJ +1 from me
March 9, 2016 9:49 a.m.
Heroes' Podium is good for when you have a bunch of legendary creatures out.
March 10, 2016 11:14 a.m.
PlattBonnay says... #18
The inclusion of Scapeshift seems a little confusing to me, you do have a fair number of utility lands, but nothing particularly game winning. I feel like you'd be better off playing more ramp to accelerate into Sisay more consistently. Maybe something like Voyaging Satyr that would be relevant early with ramp and then you can pair it with cradle in the late game for extra value.
March 17, 2016 12:55 p.m.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #19
What's your thoughts on new Sigarda in here? You have a decent amount of humans. Any use for the token gen?
March 17, 2016 2:04 p.m.
New Sigarda is a meta call card. She has some benefits in that she shuts down spells and abilities that target you which is useful. She also lets you turn spent ramp cards (like Nature's Lore) into creatures which help fuel Gaea's Cradle which can be relevant. The ability is also good against Reanimate effects effects on your creatures if needs be. Comes down to your playgroup a bit.
March 17, 2016 9:51 p.m.
Eh, I'd rather Concerted Effort. Only one you really care about is indestructible and Avacyn does that anyway.
March 18, 2016 5 a.m.
Yes, but Odric is fetable with Sisay. And spreading Hexproof and lifelink endgame is something worth noting.Not that I feel its groundbreaking, but nevertheless something to debate about :-)
March 18, 2016 5:05 a.m.
I do like Sigarda and as you stated, she can help Gaea's Cradle produce more mana :-) Perhaps I leave both Sigarda's in the deck and swap 8.5 tails for the new one....
March 18, 2016 5:11 a.m.
Seems like a good swap. As for Odric, sure you get hexproof during combat, but that still leaves you open to precombat sorcery speed removal. Just seems underwhelming.
PartyJ says... #1
Hi enpc , thanks for your thoughful comment.
I still want to double up on mana at some point. But I see that it will not bring the result I am hoping for, because the doublers that are interesting can't be found easily. Randomness is something I do not wish to add more than I have already.
Scapeshift and Seedborn Muse are both nice flavour cards in the deck. Although they might not always be the ideal cards to draw, but I like them enough to give them a longer playtest. I do want to test them more before they end up elsewhere. They bring some nice synergy to certain situations...
Saffi Eriksdotter is just so kewl together with Sun Titan. I had some great results. I can see why you are doubting, but for now I think it adds a nice twist in some situations.
Now let's move to what I should be doing next:
Cultivate is indeed slower than Sakura-Tribe Elder. I found a copy and replaced it.
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre is one of the eldrazi that I picked hardly. The other two are mana and offer better options in most situations I encountered. Let's replace this card for a Forest to get an extra land in as you suggested.
Bow of Nylea I had mixed results with. But I want to give another option room, so let's swap it for an old copy I still had : Mana Crypt
Thanks for your efforts, as always!
February 13, 2016 4:47 p.m.