You have a fantastic curve for your first EDH deck.

You've got the right idea here and the right kind of ratio between creatures, removal, etc. My only advice is to remove some of your weaker removal, like Coma Veil in favor of something a little rougher. 5 mana for an enchant that only locks something down is way overpriced, especially in a slugfest like EDH.

not sure how much rougher Mark of Eviction is compared to Coma Veil but i liked the idea of repeatedly bouncing their general even if they can see it coming

Nice work, I like it. LOTS of control!

I would personally make a little more use out of your General's ability by letting her deal damage to creatures and get those counters. I would use one of those enchantments that make her into a pinger (tap to deal damage) like Arcane Teachings , Fire Whip , Hermetic Study , Hypervolt Grasp (probably the best one) card:Lavamancer's Skill, Power of Fire and Psionic Gift . You are in the colors to use all of the auras that do that. And maybe include a Basilisk Collar so each shot is a kill. Extra Arms can also allow her to kill a creature on the way over and get both bonuses at the same time. You could make a sub-theme out of that and put them on all kinds of other creatures for nifty creature-kill like Horseshoe Crab and the other blue creatures that untap themselves.

Then you could even put something in to untap Garza Zol herself so you can swing as well, like Freed from the Real or Crab Umbra to get the card draw bonus too.

Speaking of drawing cards, pingers can also be outfitted with Quicksilver Dagger , curiocity, Ophidian Eye and Sigil of Sleep to get extra effects going when they hit the opponent.

Sorry...Didn't spell Curiosity correctly.

i rly like the idea of givin her Extra Arms so she can blast creatures on the ground while flying over them as for the ways to make her a pinger i thought about that but i lacked any of them i am tryin to get my hands on hypervolt

The others are all commons and uncommons, you could probably pick up one of each for just a couple bucks. Much cheaper than those rares you have in. But yeah, the Extra Arms is sweet. Expensive to cast in normal magic, but easy in EDH :)

I was trying to suggest things that would give her all kinds of +1/+1 counters so that you can deal your 21 points of general damage for the win. Oh! Blade of the Bloodchief since she's a Vampire!! Stuff will be dying all the time, especially with all the removal you are packing. She will get 2(!!) counters each time something dies! Nice.

well as of right now the only three things that i will need to buy is Extra Arms Blade of the Bloodchief and Counterspell depending on where i go thats on average only $2.50 to $3

Extra Arms is like 8 cents: http://magiccards.info/sc/en/92.html

And the Blade is like 50 cents: http://magiccards.info/zen/en/196.html

You should spring for the rest of them, they are probably all around a quarter each. That's what I love about EDH! The best cards for the format are SO CHEAP!

Anyway, it looks like a fun deck regardless.

I wish they didn't have such a crappy painting of her on the card. If the artist from Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief had painted this card, I would probably have two or three decks featuring her :)

i know i love how drana looks vs garza

i had a problem with shroud any suggestions?

What's the source of the shroud that is giving you headaches? Gotta go to the source. I recommend Ratchet Bomb /Prototype Portal , and a lot of tutoring spells to get them.

Btw, +1 from me for the clever name.

mostly its the enemy general

i do agree that is a really good combo... only thing is it has the chance of blowing up my enchantments/artifacts/planeswalkers something i really do not want to do that and with out proliferate it is kinda slow and by the time it has the necessary charge counters the damage has been done

Ratchet Bomb portaling has it's uses even without proliferate. Bomb the field on zero and wipe out all the tokens!

hmmm ill add it to my to get list cause i can pull it out of my grave yard multiple times if i really need to

how do you guys feel about Unscythe, Killer of Kings i would prob give it to gara and use the zombays as chump blockers

I really like it.

Why?

IT EXILES

SO GLORIOUS

what makes it better is they hit the grave yard first so i still get to use outa garza

ok i did lots of changes here is what i took out Abyssal Specter honestly didnt like it, it didnt really seam nessisary Mana Leak kinda useless when i drew it they almost always had the three to spare Soaring Seacliff honestly no idea why this was in here in the first place considering i mostly use my creatures for some cheap D card:Summoner's Bane was a tough call but end the end it didnt make it if i still had room it would be in here 2x Swamp swapped out for better ways to blend my mana Volcanic Fallout another tough call Zoetic Cavern i was using the morph as a creature D but i found something better

Darkslick Shores better mana blend even though most of the time it comes into play tapped Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth used in combo with another new card for some mass removal and it helps blend for some mana River of Tears mana blend Painful Quandary not sure how this will play in here but it sounded fun it says your mind or your soul pick one Mystifying Maze traded that ole Zoetic Cavern for this one... ya i have to use the 4 mana everytime but i can use it over and over Mutilate used with a certain tomb for some mass removal fun Mountain just found that when i needed a red mana i was short one some times Dread helps against shroud and makes my opp cast their commander over if they dare lay a finger on me Dissipation Field kinda like Dread only a lesser form kinda-sorta-ish

while i was doing all these changes i found a few cards that i like but i couldnt find room for card:Mage's Guile prob get used to counter either my opps buffs or their removal Shunt redirecting is always a fun time i enjoy the one i have in here (cough Swerve cough) alot so i figured i might like this too Corrupt it would be used with a certain tomb for a single case removal and/or spot life gain

i also got my hands on an unscyth,-killer-of-kings just now sure what to take out for it

thats Unscythe, Killer of Kings

Need to get a song going here.

Unnnnnndead ev'rywhere

A Blightning gets cast to your face

And Bolas blows up your Jace

Through the smells of rotted flesh and burning haaaiiiiir

It's beginning to look at lot like Grixis

With Zoooooooombie As-sass-ins!

Thrax makes them sac in attacks

Crumbling Necropolis has your back

And Slave of Bolas just threw Baneslayer in the biiiiiiin

If you play a Jund hack and they Blightning right back

You Swerve it back into their dome.

Polymorph has no chance 'gainst your Terminate dance

Now their Emrakul ain't got a home

Control and burn with a late-game turn, plus Unearth for your Life from the Loam

It's beginning to look a lot like Grixis

On turn seeeevvvvven they succuuummmb

Double blue, triple black, double red,

And your enemies' faces turn red

At your Crrrruuuueeeel Ulllltimatuuuuuum!

L-O-freaking-L

Don't forget to leave 1B open to Mana Leak ugly Christmas sweaters! +1 and Merry Christmas!

i had Mana Leak but it got cut because by the time i drew it, the opp would be top decking and would have the 3 open T.T

Cards to take out: Gorgon Recluse (5 mana for an untargeted Dark Banishing is less than awesome). Wall of Spears (Doesn't do anything). Reassembling Skeleton (Unless you're doing Skullclamp stuff, you're better off with Wall of Shadows or something). Mage's Guile (Swap for Diplomatic Immunity, or Eel Umbra if you want to keep the instant speed). Mark of Eviction (doesn't permanently kill the creature). Inquisition of Kozilek (You should be worried about big spells, not CMC 3 or less spells).

Cards to put in:

Hinder , Spin into Myth , and Proteus Staff bury your opponents generals. Mind Shatter and Mind Twist wreck your opponents' hands. Loxodon Warhammer lets Garza kill in three swings and gains you life in the meantime. Trusty Machete and Darksteel Axe aren't as good as the warhammer, but still let you kill in 3 swings. Coalition Relic is awesome. I would run it in addition to Darksteel Ingot since your land count is low.

Good luck!