Mikaeus, Extreme Sub $20 Budget EDH
Commander / EDH
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BiGYrri: I'm afraid I don't have a no budget version of Mikaeus yet. I'll have to get around to making one sometime.The problem is that it would likely be an entirely different deck!
March 4, 2015 6:53 a.m.
Hi Sleazebag, thanks for your fast reply! As Lithion also mentioned, I would love to see the deck!
March 4, 2015 10:14 a.m.
Spencerbot15 says... #5
March 4, 2015 10:23 a.m.
Ik this is off topic for your deck but could ya take. A look at my main commander deck and see if you can help?http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/infinite-every-thing/
March 5, 2015 9:26 p.m.
Passed 600 votes! Awesome! Thanks for the support everyone. Just... 600 more to go for the top.
March 10, 2015 5:13 p.m.
What do you think of Retribution of the Ancients? This card rocks with undying!
March 12, 2015 9 a.m.
Krapak: You're absolutely right. Retribution of the Ancients is an awesome card in a Mikaeus deck. If you run Phyrexian Altar you can give all your opponents creatures infinite -X/-X while abusing infinite ETB / Die triggers.
Unfortunately, Phyrexian Altar is outside this decks budget. But if you run Phyrexian Altar, then this card is worth it! It's also good for abusing high power creatures like Kokusho, Rune-Scarred Demon and Gray Merchant. (With Rune-Scarred you can even tutor for Phyrexian Altar, sac it, fetch Retribution of the Ancients when it returns, play it, then tutor your entire library.)
Unfortunately it doesn't work too well without tons of black mana, which this deck doesn't have. But definitely a card worth running in a deck with a higher budget!
March 12, 2015 12:27 p.m.
Spencerbot15 says... #11
What do you think of Undying Price and Sidisi, Undead Viser?
March 12, 2015 7:39 p.m.
Spencerbot15: I think they will be too expensive for this deck. :(
Sidisi especially is AWESOME. She is like a cheaper Rune-Scarred Demon in this deck! Once she rotates out of standard she will -maybe- drop enough for me to run her in this deck, but if you open one in a pack or during an event, don't hesitate to add her to the deck!
As for Ultimate Price, it is also a really good removal spell which again is just a bit too expensive for this deck. Hopefully now that it is getting reprinted the price will drop enough!
March 12, 2015 7:50 p.m.
I still can't figure out what to take out just got ahold of Demonic Tutor still trying to figure out what to add and take out
March 12, 2015 9:20 p.m.
Lithion: Cut any of the 3 mana sac outlets. As there are so many of them in that slot you can afford to drop some when adding tutors. Devouring Swarm, Nantuko Husk, Phyrexian Ghoul
March 12, 2015 9:46 p.m.
Ok well I'm still missing some cards and I can't seem to find them like Spincrusher so I'm trying to sub in some cards like Darksteel Plate
March 12, 2015 11:54 p.m.
And i think ima put Consume Spirit in instead of Essence Harvest
March 12, 2015 11:56 p.m.
FirestormGTX says... #17
If it is not too much to ask, would you mind making a final version of this deck? By this I mean a non-budget version in which you would add some of the mentioned upgrades. I know it is not possible to add all the upgrades you mentioned, so I am looking for what you believe is the best final build.
March 14, 2015 1:36 p.m.
FirestormGTX: It would require a lot of work to make the "final" and fully complete edition, and it would look COMPLETELY different (thus not really work as a deck to work towards) so I'm not sure I can be bothered. There's a lot of people who ask for it though so maybe if I get an afternoon with nothing else to do I'll give it a shot!
March 15, 2015 8:30 a.m.
hosshughes says... #19
Found Contagion Clasp while I was messing around with a different deck this morning.
March 15, 2015 8:57 a.m.
hosshughes says... #20
Also Dying Wish could be useful against chump-blocking token decks for your EOT pump creatures.
March 15, 2015 9:16 a.m.
hosshughes says... #21
Nevermind, thought Contagion Clasp was a creature. I'm an idiot.
March 15, 2015 10:46 a.m.
Im curious how you feel about dusk urchins in the deck for the card draw? it keeps getting -1/-1 and would come back, also a good thing to sac if you get a -1/-1 on it.
March 15, 2015 4 p.m.
jgross18: Only works if Mikaeus is already in play, and if Mikaeus is already in play you hopefully have better things to do than a blocker that doesn't die!
March 15, 2015 4:14 p.m.
12 votes in a day, what happened?
Either way, I want it to keep on happening more often!
I have decided to make a new version of this deck in between $100-200 since that may actually be relevant for people to use as deckbuilding inspiration. I will warn you ahead of time though, the decklist above us here has seen extensive playtesting to get into the form it is today (Probably like half the deck has been swapped out from the original), while the deck(s) I am making now are just "first editions" of how I would try to make my deck IF I were to upgrade it, so I won't be playtesting it and it won't be perfect!
Maybe one with "no budget" just to show you how it would look if I made it with zero restrictions (Would probably be at $2000 or so then.)
Sleazebag says... #1
landowicked: It's in the sideboard together with Altar of Dementia and Grinding Station due to only working against decks without Eldrazis. If you aren't in a meta with Eldrazi titans then they are a must have.
March 4, 2015 6:45 a.m.