That's what Luminarch Ascension ultimately is, a hate magnet. I've had it go off once but I only produced about 2 tokens with it. It may get cut once I find something better.
I am a big fan of Genesis Wave and Genesis Hydra . I'll have to see about that card though, I may need to run a few more permanents to justify adding them to the deck.
August 15, 2014 12:45 a.m.
FancyTuesday says... #3
The only non-permanents I'd cut would be Harmonize and maybe Decree of Justice , though I don't know how bomby those cards are for you in practice. In their stead I'd consider maybe Slate of Ancestry and Selvala, Explorer Returned .
Slate is board dependent but I imagine between all those token producing Planeswalkers, a populating Commander, and 25% of your deck being creatures with a serious bend towards token production and reanimation that most of the time it will be like your own personal Wheel of Fortune . Selvala is ramp and lifegain with mutual card draw, so not exactly card advantage but it's still putting cards into your hand.
I'd also consider Garruk's Packleader , since he triggers off of tokens as well as a healthy amount of power 3+ creatures. I think I count 14 creatures as a base, 6 or 7 other effects that put tokens into play that would trigger, then Elesh Norn/Elspeth for making all tokens trigger, so that's about 20 triggers. Not exactly fool proof, but man, card advantage is rough when you aren't in Blue or Black.
August 15, 2014 6:26 p.m.
Something fun for when you are searching your deck could be a Panglacial Wurm . Also, the new Ajani Steadfast could probably find a home in this deck.
My measly 2 cents worth to add to the discussion of an already awesome deck! +1
August 16, 2014 8:17 p.m.
FancyTuesday I'm quite happy with how the deck looks now. Adding a Genesis Wave would throw off the deck I've built, as I'm not planning on ramping into a big Genesis Wave . I prefer Genesis Hydra because the nonpermanents are reshuffled into the deck, but even then there wouldnt be a lot of targets for it.
Zemikis I don't quite have room for Panglacial Wurm , because he doesnt really add much to my strategy. I've considered Ajani Steadfast but his abilities also dont add anything big to the board empty or not.
August 19, 2014 2:50 a.m.
Might seem like a weird suggestion but Time of Need could be a simi-toutor for cards like Avacyn, Angel of Hope and Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite . Extremely cool deck, already +1nd.
August 26, 2014 8:18 p.m.
HydraOoze I already have a lot of tutors at the moment, but Time of Need seems pretty good. Thanks for the suggestion!
August 26, 2014 8:22 p.m.
Here some cards to think about:
Chalice of Life Flip : with Trostani as your commander it is easy to get to 50+ life so that you can start hit for 5 indirect each turn.
Angelic Accord : pairs very well with Trostani as you can populate the angel then get another one. Angels are good coverage.
Growing Ranks : populate every turn, paired with Doubling Season and that two creatures every turn for free.
Seraph of the Masses Convoke is good for this deck and a Voice of Resurgence elemental in the air is something not to take lightly.
Great Deck for a fellow Selesnya and Trostani player +1
August 28, 2014 6:17 p.m.
HydraOoze I'll see if I can make room for it, in the deck and in terms of budget. Thanks for the suggestion!
September 18, 2014 12:50 a.m.
strongrad I like attacking with all all of my creatures, also I don't really have a lot of evasion.
October 7, 2014 9:56 p.m.
PlattBonnay says... #13
Since you're adding off colour fetch lands, have you considered adding a Crucible of Worlds ? It would allow you to pull a land out of your library every turn for as long as you had it in play (and a target for the fetches).
October 8, 2014 5:53 a.m.
PlattBonnay I thought about it, but it's too expensive for me at the moment, so, for now it's not added to the list. I might add it at some point.
October 8, 2014 9:30 a.m.
JakeHarlow says... #16
Beautiful deck! Thanks for sharing, was a joy to look at and playtest. +1
October 9, 2014 2:38 a.m.
jraynor eh, I don't know. I try to look for a title that's catchy or rhyme-y, sometimes I get bored of it and change the name.
October 9, 2014 3:32 p.m.
Thanks, Ze_Geuse81! I've been changing it up a bit recently.
October 21, 2014 8:05 p.m.
Ze_Geuse81 says... #24
Yeah i saw that really good stuff !!! would you consider Sacred Mesa
October 21, 2014 8:11 p.m.
Ze_Geuse81 says... #25
it just produces so many tokens @ instant speed i've won gmes with just that and Beastmaster Ascension
FancyTuesday says... #1
I can see your point about late game Karametra and she is a pinch expensive for her role in ramp.
Out of curiosity, does Luminarch's Ascension get much work done in the deck? I've never seen that card go off, it's like a lightning rod for hate.
Genesis Wave > Storm Herd - For one more mana Genesis Wave hits every permanent in your top 8 cards, and late in the game you could be looking at the top half of your deck.
This is a major personal preference thing given how potent Storm Herd probably is in a deck with a lifegain Commander. I just don't like Storm Herd because all three times I've seen someone cast it I've had Massacre Wurm in my hand. And I really like the "EDHness" of Genesis Wave; random, possibly a complete missfire but incredible potential and really playing with the cards in your deck.
August 14, 2014 8:03 p.m.