Go Not to the Elves for Counsel
Commander / EDH
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griffstick says... #2
With 32 lands you might want to put in 2 or 3 zero drop artifact ramp
Lotus Petal, Chrome Mox, and Mana Crypt
July 19, 2018 12:34 p.m.
WanderingSpirit says... #3
Thanks guys!
@Homelessguy: I've considered doing just that. Need to mess around with a stax set for Selvala or something.
@griffstick: I'd love to get ahold of some of those! My CMC after some recent revision sits at 3.10, but I'd like it to be in the 2 range. Honestly though, if it's effective at 3+, cmc doesn't matter as much.
July 19, 2018 1:02 p.m.
davidsays1 says... #4
welcome to the best party of the year This was my original selvala devk before i changed it a lot. I would also recommend Squall Line over Hurricane as its an instant
July 24, 2018 4:33 a.m.
WanderingSpirit says... #5
Oh gods yes. @davidsays1: Squall Line is a category upgrade and I need to get it the next time I get paid. Thanks!
July 24, 2018 7:05 p.m.
davidsays1 says... #6
Squall Line as i noticed its not in the list yet Mind's Eye with all the mana you produce you can draw on opponents turns Sword of the Paruns as another infinite artifact win-con Land Tax my selvala deck runs less lands than yours so it helps me a lot Sigarda, Host of Herons my playgroup runs sacrifice effects it comes in handy for me Grand Abolisher as i dont like opponents doing stuff to stop me from going infinite. Selvala is hands down my favorite deck that i currently own i have a huge winning record with it and i think its fun to ask my friends/opponents to party (parley)
August 6, 2018 3:31 a.m.
WanderingSpirit says... #7
@davidsays1: Thanks for the feedback! Squall Line is on the "to buy" list. Gotta love those category upgrades. So is Land Tax, and Grand Abolisher- way better than Dosan the Falling Leaf. I just took out Huatli, Radiant Champion, because she was too slow. Mind's Eye could be what I need. We'll see. I like Sword of the Paruns, it's like another Umbral Mantle, and since I'm going for stax, maybe I'll go for it. I also like Sigarda, Host of Herons, but I'll have to do some messing around with the composition and see if I can stay at a low CMC. I make a ton of mana with the deck, so it sbouldn't be too hard to fit her in. What do you think of Angel's Grace?
August 6, 2018 11:31 a.m.
elgosu1337 says... #8
Paradox Engine should be amazing to untap all your Elves. Glimpse of Nature helps you draw more cards to continue casting spells. Shamanic Revelation could work too. Marwyn, the Nurturer would produce a lot of mana with all the Elves you are playing. Selvala, Heart of the Wilds might get some good value from the pump effects. Coat of Arms is an efficient anthem at 5 CMC. Earthcraft could be useful if you don't have any haste effects in play. Conqueror's Flail can stop opponents from responding on your turn.
August 10, 2018 3:46 p.m.
WanderingSpirit says... #9
@elgosu1337: Thanks for the feedback! Paradox Engine, Glimpse of Nature, Shamanic Revelation, and Earthcraft all lend themselves nicely to the stax theme.
I have a Marwyn, the Nurturer I can throw in, and have wanted a Selvala, Heart of the Wilds for some time now. They would absolutely help with the elfball part. I think I might not have enough elfball. Thoughts on what's working and what isn't?
August 11, 2018 11:33 a.m.
elgosu1337 says... #10
I think you have to test the deck, and if you find that you aren't drawing enough Elves, cut some of the high CMC cards and replace them with Elves, until the whole deck runs smoothly. Elfball is a pretty common archetype, so you could refer to some of those other decks for good Elves to include. I suspect Elesh Norn is not very necessary, and Doubling Season just for the two planeswalkers isn't that helpful either. If the vast majority of your mana comes from Elves, you could also cut Vorinclex and Mirari's Wake.
August 11, 2018 3:03 p.m.
ZendikariWol says... #11
Okay sorry if I'm not a ton of help here, I don't play elves with white.
Metallic Mimic and Coat of Arms would be nice to pump your guys up. Consider Kindred Boon for protection and certainly Kindred Summons. Sundering Growth isn't huge power but pretty nice. Mentor of the Meek may be worth it, despite the bad creature type.
Nissa, Genesis Mage is pretty terrible, I think. A simple Signet would serve you better for ramp, and for the ult, well, Kindred Summons.
December 3, 2018 2:08 p.m.
WanderingSpirit says... #12
Thanks for the feedback, ZendikariWol! Metallic Mimic is something to look into.
I don't run Coat of Arms because I don't really token much with the deck, and there are definitely others who do in my meta. Thay'd benefit more than I do using it.
I never even knew Kindred Summons existed! That's gonna take some testing for sure.
Mentor of the Meek would probably do some real work! Definitely gonna nab one.
As far as Nissa, Genesis Mage's role, she isn't ramp at all, but an engine. Her first ability is all Stax. It enables mana elves to tap again, additional Parlays from Selvala, Explorer Returned, and untaps lands to cast whatever gets drawn. If I'm using her - ability, I've probably already got the win. I don't run planeswalkers expecting to actually get their Ult off, but if someone actually lets Nissa stick, I will definitely punish them with a Genesis Wavex10
Give it a playtest, you might find it fun!
Homelessguy says... #1
Personally, I think it's really cool that you have made a deck that can switch between Commanders
But I think you're holding yourself back because how much is Anointed Procession helping you when you have Selvala, Explorer Returned.
if you are putting the other Commander in the 99 you're now putting yourself out of position where you have to get that card before any of your token doublers do anything for you.
So maybe consider a sideboard( if your playgroup is okay with that) and switch out the cards that only favor one Commander.
Anointed ProcessionbecomesMind's Eye and so on.
July 19, 2018 11:29 a.m.