{Mayael} Naya Beatdown (Needs Help)
Commander / EDH*
SCORE: 3 | 8 COMMENTS | 1397 VIEWS | IN 3 FOLDERS
Thanks for the advice. I like Caravan Vigil because it is a 1 drop, are there other 1 drop ramp options?
Thran Dynamo and Coalition Relic might work, but I am usually low on draw power. I do like Soul's Majesty though.
Will likely replace Harrow with one of those forest ramp spells, they are nice.
For now, Artisan of Kozilek is a placeholder for another Eldrazi, but I might sneak Spearbreaker Behemoth back in.
September 30, 2013 12:40 p.m.
AttilatheFun says... #4
A few suggestions you could find useful Sylvan Library and Cream of the Crop and other effects that let you reorder the top of your library help get targets for Mayael's ability. Rings of Brighthearth and Illusionist's Bracers let you use Mayael's ability more than once off an activation. Defense of the Heart isn't as good as Tooth and Nail because it's situational but having a second copy of an effect is never a bad thing. It'll trigger more often than you think. Avenger of Zendikar and Craterhoof Behemoth are great targets for Tooth and Nail . Other value cards worth considering are Terastodon ,Fervor ,Fires of Yavimaya ,Godsire and Where Ancients Tread .
Over all its a good deck.
November 18, 2013 10:27 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #5
Top deck manipulation doesnt get better than Sensei's Divining Top , although Sylvan Library and even Mirri's Guile are decent.
I think Dreamstone Hedron is too expensive mana-wise. You may be better off with cards like Azusa, Lost but Seeking and Exploration .
Its nice to see another Wild Pair user! Have you considered more draw to benefit from its trigger more often? Eternal Witness , Paleoloth and Regal Force all help put cards in your hand. Soul of the Harvest is great and I run Garruk's Packleader in my build. It pairs with Urabrask nicely, and in your build Thragtusk. Although the 'tusk is kind of underwhelming. I really like how Fauna Shaman +Wild Pair can give you almost any creature you want in your deck. I'll have to consider that tech for mine. Maybe Survival of the Fittest would be more resilient?
January 2, 2014 6:28 p.m.
CTRLurself says... #7
Check out my deck Tier 1 - Mayael the Chubby Chaser it's about as brutal a Mayael deck as I've ever seen. I have killed three people in 8 turns with it... so it seems to work pretty well.
The biggest thing you're missing with Mayael is that you never want to "cast" your creatures, you want way to cheat them out. Windbrisk Heights Spinerock Knoll and Mosswort Bridge are only the beginning.
Things like Lurking Predators let you drop creatures totally for free right out of your library. Call of the Wild lets you play things for 4 mana, or thin your deck so Mayael is more likely to hit creatures when you activate her. Summoning Trap can either let you get a substitute creature if something you cast gets countered, or it's just an instant-speed creature out of your deck to block with. I could go on, but just look at my deck and it'll make a lot more sense... basically if I cast more than 1 creature a game with my deck, then I have failed.
Also, Congregation at Dawn is great because either you can stack ramp creatures on the top of your library early game, or stack 1 small ramp/utility creature to draw, and line up Mayael's activation.
September 9, 2014 7:32 a.m.
BigBamTheory says... #8
hey +1 for a fellow mayael player!
if you're looking to optimize this deck i can suggest a few upgrades.
first of all it looks like honestly you run a little bit too much ramp, as weird as that may sound.
i would cut the worst ones: Search for Tomorrow , Journey of Discoverythis leaves you more room for just some solid utility/deck manipulation cards like Sylvan Library and Mirri's Guile.
then i say upgrade the mana dork: + Bloom Tender and - Yavimaya Elder. Bloom tender is fantastic with mayael out, it taps for
then my only other comment/suggestion is that i tend to go for creatures that have more of an immediate impact (usually with Enter the Battlefield effects, or with some evasion) i recommend the new Dragonlord Atarka takes the place of something like the Hydra Omnivore
Check out my deck and hopefully my comments might make some more sense, and i'd love to hear some of your feedback.
Ages 5 And Up. (Mayael) Playtest
Commander / EDH*
SCORE: 6 | 7 COMMENTS | 1815 VIEWS
Rofelos says... #1
Hey hows it going? A couple things come to mind looking at your deck. The dreamstone could be a Thran Dynamo . Caravan vigil is sub par and explore can be a dead card, so you might think about playing Ranger's Path and/or Skyshroud Claim because those can get you your stomping ground and temple. I think harrow is kinda bad also. Coalition Relic is really good. Artisan of Kozilek doesn't go off when you reveal him though mayael so you might want to cut him. There's a creature from alara block that can be hit my mayael and you pay 2 to make a creature with power 5 or greater indestructible. One neat little trick you might try is Sunblast Angel . I think you can cut a land since you have to much ramp, most of my decks play 37. Finally, you might think about playing Soul's Majesty . Good luck.
September 28, 2013 12:33 p.m.