Dune: He Who Can Destroy a Thing, Controls a Thing
Commander / EDH
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FenIsABasicSwamp says... #2
GrimlockVIII Sandwurm Convergence used to be in there and I’ve wanted to put more wurms in over the years but they detract from the plan too much unfortunately. If they start making landfall wurms with relevant abilities then we’ll be in business.
July 5, 2021 10:40 a.m.
GrimlockVIII says... #3
Apologies for the late reply, but yeah wait why aren't there any landfall wurms in Magic's vast pool of cards?
In fact, are there even any wurms that care about lands to begin with?
July 7, 2021 3:13 a.m.
OptionalIntel says... #4
How about Access Tunnel to get Shai-Hulud through more often? I notice you don't have much evasion for Him.
September 27, 2021 1:16 a.m.
OptionalIntel says... #5
Nevermind, I have now read your previous comment on recommendations.
I love this deck though; Dune is my favourite book, and you've inspired me to make my own Dune-Brood Nephilim deck (although without the vorthos element mine will never be as cool as yours).
Can you update the cards on here with the altered versions you've posted on reddit, or is it too much bother?
September 27, 2021 1:29 a.m.
FenIsABasicSwamp says... #6
Thanks for the comments and for caring enough to read my previous comments OptionalIntel. Dune is one of my favorite things too. I have intended to update the alters on here for a while but I started a new job a few months ago and just haven’t had any time. I will eventually though. Thanks for the interest!
September 27, 2021 2:01 a.m.
SpecimeN87 says... #7
Its me again. Typo/error?
Death's Presence: every land entering the battlefield is a Swamp and so this can be a wincon if you can loop all of the lands over and over or just a ton of card draw. Valakut, the Molten Pinacle: another damage based wincon potentially.
I think you mean Dread Presence and valakut isn't clickable, has two "n"s.
October 8, 2021 10:53 a.m.
FenIsABasicSwamp says... #8
Lol yeah good catch. My Dread Presence is German so I forget it’s English name sometimes as the two English words are so close. I’ll fix it thanks.
October 8, 2021 6:46 p.m.
Wow, neat deck! Is this actually EDH legal? I've never seen that commander before and when I click on it I'm shown a non-legendary creature Dune-Brood Nephilim
November 24, 2021 12:30 p.m.
FenIsABasicSwamp says... #10
You can probably google previous discussions with Maro on the Nephilim and the consensus that they should’ve been legendary. Anything is EDH legal if you talk about it during Rule 0 conversations with people. I’ve never had anyone complain about me playing a terrible commander for my Vorthos meme deck.
November 24, 2021 5:25 p.m.
Hey, awesome work through and through! Did you ever consider Canyon Jerboa? I feel like hat illustration might already be inspired by dune :) and it could even be a decent finisher with your token producers!
December 2, 2021 6:49 p.m.
FenIsABasicSwamp says... #12
Wow no I had no idea that card existed. Definitely exactly Muad’dib. Wow. It’s too specific for me to play in this deck but I love having it as a visual reference for the deck glossary I’m building out. Thanks for the look and suggestion!
December 3, 2021 9:49 p.m.
zapyourtumor says... #14
Gotta update the description with clips from the new dune movie which was actually done correctly
January 5, 2022 10:28 a.m.
FenIsABasicSwamp says... #15
…correctly is a helluva word. They’re different movies and different sorts of adaptations. I’ll agree the new one is definitely better in every respect but the old one still holds a special place in my part. I may get around to updating the description someday.
January 5, 2022 6:38 p.m.
'He who can destroy a thing, makes a thing's controller want to keep attacking you'
May 28, 2024 3:14 a.m.
Respect the amount of effort you put into this, good work!
September 22, 2024 1:35 a.m.
ReticleMouse says... #18
I would love to know where that custom card came from??
October 9, 2024 12:58 a.m.
FenIsABasicSwamp says... #19
ReticleMouse which one? There are many. If you mean the commander, it’s a real card, but I had it altered to look like Shai Hulud. It was painted by Cereal Alters.
December 6, 2024 11:46 p.m.
I am astounded by the effort you put into this deck. The art printings you chose all give Dune aesthetics, especially that basic swamp. I wanted to mention the card Pianna, Nomad Captain, as it reminds me of Dune as well. Not a great card, but it's pretty neat looking.
December 8, 2024 12:49 a.m.
FenIsABasicSwamp says... #21
Foxycide thanks for the kind words and mentioning Pianna. You’re right that it’s a great card for the feel of Dune based on the art. Unfortunately it’s nowhere near the power level for EDH relevance, but you know that. They definitely appear to be wearing still suits and loose desert cloaks!
December 9, 2024 11:26 p.m.
I have the card in a pretty casual Ishiin, Two Heavens as One deck (unoriginal, I know). Anyway, how does this deck run? I have never made a deck nearly as complex, although I am a relatively new player.
December 11, 2024 3:02 a.m.
FenIsABasicSwamp says... #23
Foxycide nothing wrong with or unoriginal about Ishiin! I love that card! And your suggestion is great for that deck. This deck is highly complex as you said and very difficult to play. I would say the vast majority of players should not attempt it. It is not going to be a pleasant experience for newer players to try to run it given the complexity.
GrimlockVIII says... #1
Yo, curious, would you ever consider adding some more wurms to the deck? Like, Massacre Wurm or Wurmcoil Engine ? Or maybe a Wurm token generator like Sandwurm Convergence ?
July 5, 2021 9:39 a.m.