Yggdrasil's Ire
Commander / EDH
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The Primal Surge Update —March 30, 2018
Swapped out Genesis Wave for Primal Surge. Then to increase the odds for a better Primal Surge we cut down to 4 other spells of witch I felt were too important to cut. Sad to say, one of the cuts was Krosan Grip. Split second is just really good but I swapped it out for a Reclamation Sage instead. We'll see how this plays out. Comments and suggestions are much appreciated.
Cian114, Sorry its been a while. I don't know if you still follow me. But I'll answer your post anyway.
After much play testing, I totally agree with you on the Archetype of Endurance. I ended up with Asceticism, because like you said with Privileged Position It wont get hit by a wrath of god. I ended up leaving Privileged Position out because how the deck turned out. Having such a strong recursion loop, I don't care that much of my non-creature toys hit the bin or otherwise. The regeneration ability really made the difference witch made it the decisive victor. True Conviction... oh boy, that is such a fun card. Good show stopper. And yet I felt like that card seamed more and more like a "Win more" card so I took it out because it is not a creature. It was the aspect that the double strike usually killed all my opponents the turn I played it or the turn after, making the life gain from the life link part of the enchantment a moot point because the game was over. So I put in a Craterhoof Behemoth and get pretty much the same results just its now a creature so it is easier to recur.
Cian114, I can't tank you enough for showing me the Phyrexian Processor that card literally is the embodiment of what I originally wanted the deck to do. It makes stupid big creatures, Those creatures can then be populated with Trostani, the Processor itself can't get hit by wrath effects so it can stick around and remake the tokens with out skipping a beat. I'm not even going to mention how well it does with Seedborn Muse in play. That artifact makes my kind of tokens, in EDH the most fun is had when big things happen and out side of Serra Avatar, nothing beats it. Go big or go home is a nice saying that fits well here.
September 27, 2016 9:03 a.m.
Superwill123, I have not seen the cards from the new set yet but that artifact you suggested looks like it will get along pretty nicely in the deck. I think it might just become the Secretary of value in value town. Right next to the conjurer's closet. It will definitely be a struggle to find what to take out for it. I will have to ponder this one. Thanks for the great suggestion.
October 4, 2016 9:29 p.m.
Oh my, oh my. You don't know how much I appreciate decks that go against the grain. +1
Card suggestion, and sadly there is no creature version for it, however, it still may prove useful in the deck:
October 8, 2016 10:22 a.m.
RazortoothMtg says... #7
Just saying, Eerie Interlude is strictly better than Ghostway since if you just want it for value your creature tokens don't die.
October 8, 2016 11:29 a.m.
Eiti3, I defiantly appreciate your interest into this kind of deck. I still love the look on peoples faces when I play it with a new play group. It totally catches everyone off guard. Theirs creatures poping up everywhere, but not a single creature "token" in sight. (well depending how the deck plays) that opponent that mulligan-ed for that Engineered Explosives is feeling pretty bad about his keep right about now. XD
For your Suggestion, Hunting Grounds, I have only seen the card once before online, at the time I thought it was too situational with the threshold mechanic. Since then there have been many additions that make this card a lot more playable. Most notably the newest addition that I still need to update the deck description for is the Hermit Druid. I will defiantly start considering to making a switch for that card. I'll have to Brainstorm on this one. Thanks for the great suggestion.
October 8, 2016 6:30 p.m.
RazortoothMTg, Thanks for suggesting the Eerie Interlude. I was unaware there was a better reprint of Ghostway. I will be heading up to my local card shop and I'll make that switch tonight. My creature tokens thank you. :)
October 8, 2016 6:37 p.m.
K34, I play with friends at a local card shop in a casual environment where games could last past turn 9 or even go on for more than 3 hours because of all the field wipes and the lack of infinite combos. Which is one of the reasons I love to play there. To be able to get to 10+ mana and play all the biggest cards and see all the huge plays that you just can't get in any other format. It's a synergistic deck that does all this stuff. But at the end of it all, It's still just a honest creature deck that wants to turn large trampling creatures sideways through all the removal and board wipes.
October 9, 2016 3:10 a.m.
I forgot to mention, yes I have a blast pioleting this deck. It has the capability to give large amounts of options of different plays on so many axis that it can make my head spin. The amount of card/deck manipulation this has is something that could rival even blue or black level of card selection. It's definitely a thinking deck which is why I have been nic named solitaire in some play groups.
October 9, 2016 3:27 a.m.
I know tokens isn't the theme but I just love the interaction between Trostani, Selesnya's Voice and Darien, King of Kjeldor. For every life you loose you get a 1/1 solder triggering Trostani, Selesnya's Voice to return each point of life lost. You net life gain if there happen to be any anthem effects.
October 10, 2016 3:40 p.m.
Squirlfood, Darien, King of Kjeldor looks totally sweet, thanks for the suggestion. I completely forgot he was a thing. I have seen him before, but I don't have a copy of him. I honestly don't know where I stand on making the inclusion. I'll have to think about it. At first glance it looks like too many tokens. But it does seam like a great way to counteract direct burn spells... and it forces my opponents to kill me in one hit... huh... Maybe board it is.
October 11, 2016 12:06 a.m.
WithengarUnbound says... #16
Maybe Alhammarret's Archive to double Trostani, Selesnya's Voice's effectiveness?
October 11, 2016 6:46 p.m.
RazortoothMtg says... #17
Also Rhox Faithmender/Boon Reflection since you want more lifegain than tokens.
October 11, 2016 7:36 p.m.
WithengarUnbound and RazortoothMtg, I greatly appreciate your input. Through many years of play testing I have used both Rhox Faithmender and Boon Reflection, and have come to the conclusion that simply doubling the life gain effects is not effective enough. What with infect running around and commander damage still being a thing, being at 1000 life is not much different from having 2000. I ended up with shooting my pocket book, and pick up a copy of Doubling Season. It pretty much does the same thing while producing tokens, but it has the added benefit of getting an additional guy at the same time which can not be said about the cards in question. I have had opponents surrender for just me having to pull out a calculator to find out how much life I gained without a life doubling effect.
LumpySpaceJams says... #1
I really enjoyed playing against your deck! You have some pretty solid combos that just crushed me, sadly. I'll keep working on mine and hopefully we can play again soon!
September 22, 2016 11:48 a.m.