Oh wait, I'm an idiot, no black! XD I would swap out kitesail still though :) maybe a March from the tombs and stasis snares or more allies :D
November 5, 2015 2:51 p.m.
If you go Abzan then get rid of kitesail, reduce the number of angels and get some kalastria healers and zulaport cutthroats! Drana's emissary are good too
November 18, 2015 5:15 p.m.
Replace warcaller with Hero of Goma Fada? Or does warcaller's ability proc really change games? Also, maybe even Natural Connection to allow for a surprise ally on your opponent turn for small combat trix, aside I love the deck!
December 17, 2015 6:50 p.m.
hawk393 Hero of Goma Fada is a great idea thank you it will make it a lot easier to buff up my allies with Drana, Liberator of Malakir when all the allies are indestructible.
December 18, 2015 3:31 p.m.
You're stuck halfway between a planeswalker-oath midrange and an ally-aggro strategy. If you want to do the ally thing, cut the mana dorks and oaths and add more aggressive stuff like Expedition Envoy, Veteran Warleader, and Collected Company.
January 28, 2016 10:17 a.m.
You should add some Abzan Charm! So much value & you are already in Abzan colors. I think it offers much more than Call the Gatewatch . My other recommendation would be to remove Ob Nixilis Reignited & add Sorin, Solemn Visitor . He is a much better option for an ally deck & a far cheaper option than Gideon, Ally of Zendikar. Good luck with the deck!
January 28, 2016 10:22 a.m.
the5ervant says... #11
If you're getting Ob Nixilis for the card draw, you could get Malakir Soothsayer instead. If you dropped to just Gideon as a two-of, you'd be able to replace Call the Gatewatch with a useful ally like Zulaport Cutthroat or Nirkana Assassin. If you drop to fewer planeswalkers you might even want to drop Oath of Gideon. Just some thoughts on how to tighten your strategy and get more value out of your your lifegain.
January 28, 2016 10:27 a.m.
Vonderbar Abzan Charm and Sorin, Solemn Visitor are no longer standard legal, but if they were they would be in the deck
January 29, 2016 12:26 p.m.
?http://whatsinstandard.com/? Yes they are lol. Until April 8 when soi comes out.
January 30, 2016 1:59 p.m.
Rohack_28 - Yes, I believe they are until April 8th 2016. At that time Khans & Fate will rotate. So if you already posses copies of these cards, I would recommend trying them out. If not, I wouldn't worry about Sorin; as he's a little pricey to play with for three months. Having a set of Abzan Charms through is always good to have and cost very little. Best of luck with the deck.
February 1, 2016 2:19 p.m.
oh sorry about that Vonderbar I thought it was after OGW came out Khans and fate went out this is great news for me because I can continue to test this deck before getting forced to use it at torments. See I've only been play since Fate came out some My first and only deck Ive used my other deck Dragonlord's Ascent so I have become very attached to it. I have won a lot of torments useing it and even a game day and am very sad to see it go.
February 1, 2016 7:50 p.m.
NotSquishedYet says... #17
+1 for the idea. I'd give many, many suggestions, but they can be fairly well summarized by simply looking at a deck I worked on with a friend. See: The Canadian Inquisition, A.K.A Eldrazi Bloodlust . Compare and see what you like about it - that one's kinda similar but with many, many more win conditions at the huge cost of combat capability. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it and if/how you modify this one.
February 12, 2016 10:33 p.m.
If I might suggest a few things to consider:
- Remove at least 2 Hero of Goma Fada; great Rally effect but terrible stats and very expensive.
- Remove at least 2 Munda's Vanguard; while he is good for going big, he is very expensive, his stats are terrible, and you want to try to win by or shortly after turn 5 if possible.
- Remove 2 Stoneforge Masterwork; this is indeed a good card, but as Allies are generally weak vanilla and super susceptible to board wipe, this might not work as well as you hope.
- Consider removing Nirkana Assassin all together; it is likely that he will remain unblocked except by chump creatures and you will not likely be gaining life on defense to kill any major attackers.
- Add at least 2 March from the Tomb and/or Rally the Ancestors; imagine that you've been lucky enough to get out all 4 K Healers in your first 5 turns then get board wiped, with Tomb in your hand you can bring back all 4 and gain/deal an immediate 16 life/damage.
- Add a 4 of Zulaport Cutthroat; makes your opponent think twice about board wipes and blocking even your chump creatures.
- Add 2 Captain's Claws; more allies in the field = more Rally triggers, permanent chump blockers, and more pump to your Masterworks if you have them out.
- Definitely need to work in some spot removal such as Stasis field, Infinite Obliteration, etc.; as mentioned before, Ally is generally pretty weak in the stat area, you need to be ready to remove things that will mow you down or get past your blockers with Trample.
- Consider adding some hand disruption into sideboard such as Duress, Despise, etc.; these can really help against ramp decks, giving you an extra turn or two of wiggle room.
I know this seems like a lot to change, remember it's just my opinion.
February 12, 2016 10:57 p.m.
NotSquishedYet says... #19
Building enough around Zulaport Cutthroat and going Abzan for Veteran Warleader might give you enough board state support to totally ignore removal, except for 2-4 Bone Splinters.
February 12, 2016 11 p.m.
Thank you both NotSquishedYet and GearNoir I have a lot to look at and change.
February 13, 2016 2:07 a.m.
dragoon12272 says... #21
Vampire Envoy and Nirkana Assassin are nothing too interesting, so get something like Makindi Patrol that's amazing in certain match-ups and good enough in all others. Felidar Sovereign would be a goofy 2 of that i would love to see you play aswell. keep up the work though, it's looking nice.
March 3, 2016 6:24 p.m.
dragoon12272 Thanks for your suggestions I love the vigilance and I will test out Felidar Sovereign as a 2 of. btw I love your username
March 3, 2016 7:22 p.m.
RapesofGrath says... #23
Bloodbond Vampire is almost a must here. Hero of Goma Fada is almost too much CMC for this deck. Also, consider main-boarding at least 2 march from tombs. Bringing back healers is a giant slap to the face for draining and combos nicely with bloodbond.
March 12, 2016 4:47 a.m.
RapesofGrath says... #24
Also you should run at least 2 Ally Encampment no more than that though
March 12, 2016 10:07 p.m.
Thank you RapesofGrath for your idea will defiantly put in Ally Encampment and will look in to Bloodbond Vampire.
Iron_Fang says... #1
I'd say get rid of kitesail scouts mate, maybe swap them for kalastria healer? It also procs from Retreat to Emeria and Gideon's abilities :)
November 5, 2015 2:49 p.m.