Five-color Beatdown and Reanimator
Commander / EDH*
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Cobthecobbler says... #2
I honestly had no idea about Bear Umbra or it'd be here already O_O Honestly, an amazing card here.
And Steel Hellkite I'm always on the fence about because I don't always have mana available, in fact, most of the time I don't. But with Bear Umbra that's not a problem.
Any suggestions on what I should take out?
March 31, 2013 12:08 p.m.
king-saproling says... #3
Haha glad I could help . And let's see... I would ditch Counterlash . Keeping six mana open is rough. And what if you have to counter a sorcery and you have no sorceries of your own to play off it? Better to use that six mana to play your own crazy stuff.
By the way, what are your thoughts on Quicksilver Dragon ? He could allow for a neat trick if somebody tries to target Scion by throwing the spell at a different creature. Not sure if that's a common enough situation though.
March 31, 2013 2:54 p.m.
Cobthecobbler says... #4
Hmm, possibly. I will admit, I haven't used it yet because of that reason. But, as for quicksilver dragon, Scion usually doesn't have time to be targeted because as soon as his damage goes through, that's pretty much game. Activate his ability twice, putting skythirix on the stack, then moltensteel dragon on the stack. Use Moltensteel dragon to pump out 6 +1/+1 counters on "this card" and have the damage go through as skythirix for 10 poison counters. So there's really barely any time for that to be useful.
March 31, 2013 2:59 p.m.
king-saproling says... #5
I see what you mean. That's a cool way to use Scion
March 31, 2013 8:43 p.m.
Why not use ALL the power rangers (praetors)? Reanimating Urabrask the Hidden in particular is brutal. Sudden haste on fat creatures is terrifying.
July 31, 2013 7:57 p.m.
Cobthecobbler says... #8
The problem with all of them is I have no idea what to take out for Urabrask or Elesh Norn (I believe that's the white one)
July 31, 2013 7:59 p.m.
Immortal Servitude . Dump your 6-drops in the yard, then bring them all back!
+1
July 31, 2013 8 p.m.
Cobthecobbler says... #10
Immortal Servitude was in there (as indicated in the description), btu I took it out because it was under-performing. It might make its way back in here, or could be replaced by Rise of the Dark Realms .
Thank you for the +1!
July 31, 2013 8:01 p.m.
Also, Karador, Ghost Chieftain would be a good utility creature in here.
You should check out my Karador, ETB Chieftain deck if you're interested in more graveyard play.
July 31, 2013 8:02 p.m.
Cobthecobbler says... #12
I'm not sure he could make it in here because he allows me to hardcast creatures from my graveyard, which would be counterproductive in this decks reanimation intent. But he's a great creature overall, and I thank you for the suggestion.
July 31, 2013 8:03 p.m.
canterlotguardian says... #13
I just played against a deck that was running almost this exact same build in a casual EDH game I played in this past Monday. Hmm... Anyways, it's still an impressive build. +1
August 1, 2013 9:57 a.m.
Cobthecobbler says... #16
Not sure if that would help much. I could end up dumping useful instants and sorceries, enchantments, and dragons into my graveyard. Especially the dragons, with randomly dumped creatures going in there, I could lose some of my combos with my general. I could also be throwing out reanimation cards. It would really only be helpful after a Brainstorm effect and even then, it depends on the cards in hand. Thanks for the suggestion, but it's too risky.
August 20, 2013 9:44 p.m.
The new m14 dragon Scourge of Valkas ? Seems like he could do some good here
August 21, 2013 3:01 a.m.
Cobthecobbler says... #18
I've been thinking about him a lot. He deals direct damage when he or another dragon enters the battlefield; he's a 4/4 flyer for 5; and he has firebreathing -- Really, there's no reason not to put him in here but I just don't know what to take out for him. Suggestions?
August 21, 2013 6:04 a.m.
To my eye, it's between Dragon Tyrant and Kilnmouth Dragon , my reason for the tyrant is the quadruple red upkeep cost but that's it,but the other one is only good if you can use its amplify ability, and the way this deck looks to run is dumping all your dragons in the grave so he's kinda useless in here...I never play cards that need so much fuel just to get in and do something and that's what he seems like
August 21, 2013 10:59 a.m.
Cobthecobbler says... #20
I hear you, but I never have Dragon Tyrant out on the battlefield, I copy him using Scion. He finishes games pretty much when I want to deal that extra bit of damage. Flying, Trample, Double-strike and firebreathing for 2 generic mana, then just dump red mana into his firebreathing for the game.
Kilnmouth Dragon is probably what would go, although I do like him a lot, I might even cut another noncreature card for Scourge if it comes down to it. Kilnmouth may be situational, but when he goes off, man does he go off. As long as you're revealing two other dragons, he's worth his mana cost and then some. It doesn't require a lot.
Definitely considering it though.
August 21, 2013 9:07 p.m.
Another thing I looked at was Lotus Bloom , for edh it just seems to unpredictable, by the time you can use its mana, it won't really matter and if you don't have it very early then it's just useless, my recommendation on that is Chameleon Colossus , you can pseudo Buried Alive him with scion, and he's kinda banana sandwich with this because technically he is still a dragon by the changeling thing...oh and Crucible of Fire , just gonna let that be up to you
August 22, 2013 1:32 a.m.
Cobthecobbler says... #22
Lotus Bloom is in here because I find Black Lotus on a stick incredibly helpful. With my Dragons firebreathing, that can give me 3 extra red mana for them to get more damage through. And obviously, I can cast more cards per turn with it. It's ramp, but you're right. If it comes out late, it's situational at best.
Chameleon Colossus I don't think I would use unless I had a surefire way to pump him. Crucible of Fire is a good card, I'll consider it.
August 22, 2013 11:42 a.m.
I love your deck, great strategy. I don't know if you know the dragonKarrthus, Tyrant of Jund but he is a power house, he give haste too all your dragon, untap them when he come into play and steal the dragons your opponents have on the battlefield and maybe put a Tooth and Nail since you have somme mana accel this can be a pretty useful card especialy in commander.
August 22, 2013 10:23 p.m.
WreckedHim says... #24
2 words for you friend, Mycosynth Lattice. It's colour fixing and combos with Hellkite Tyrant to win you the game.
September 12, 2013 10:03 a.m.
Cobthecobbler says... #25
I've been thinking about it (see: last update). But just about every other card in here is important. What should I take out?
Jace the Firebrand says... #1
Comboing with Hellkite Charger ... MEANING UNLIMITED COMBAT STEPS? THAT'S AWESOME!
that guy should win an award or something.
March 31, 2013 3:19 a.m.