Huh, Cream of the Crop is an interesting idea. I'll have to test it out! Thanks for the upvote, too, seshiro_of_the_orochi!
January 17, 2017 8:54 p.m. Edited.
Check out my very similar enchantment deck in my profile! It's much more budget than your deck, but you might be able to find some nice cards in there!
January 18, 2017 11:09 p.m.
Thanks, Jarzr! I looked at your deck, and it seems to be a lot more Aura-focused than my deck. My deck is mainly focused on locking up the board and preventing my opponent from doing anything, then overwhelming them in the lategame, but thank you for the suggestions!
January 18, 2017 11:12 p.m.
oh lol sorry no you looked at the wrong deck. The deck I wanted you to look at is http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/starfield-sigil-1/
It locks down the opponent and tries to win with angel tokens or creature enchantments, much like yours.
January 19, 2017 3:12 p.m.
@Jarzr ah yeah, you're right. I left a comment over there :)
January 19, 2017 6:31 p.m.
LumpySpaceJams says... #7
Starfield of Nyx and Lunar Force is a sweet combo.
January 22, 2017 7:59 p.m.
@Legendary_Crush yeah, you're absolutely right, but especially as Starfield of Nyx is a 2-of, I don't think it's that good of a combo to splash a new color for. If you're running a similar deck to mine and are having good results with it, by all means share, but I just don't think it'd be worth it in my deck.
@SaSSolino8 Worship is absolutely a good card, and a little easier on the mana, but the creatures in this deck (excluding Sigil tokens) are so few and easy to remove that I don't really think I'd be able to reliably keep it active.
Thank you both for the feedback!
January 23, 2017 6:41 p.m.
Have you thought about Luminarch Ascension? Maybe as an alternative to Starfield of Nyx, as it is safer to play.
Also you could consider Porphyry Nodes for aggro decks and Rule of Law against combo decks.
January 23, 2017 7:03 p.m.
@Souly7765 I did think about Luminarch Ascension, It's just that I'd generally rather be using my mana to play lots of enchantments for Sigil and Eidolon triggers than just creating the 4/4 directly. I'm still considering it, though.
As for Porphyry Nodes, I'm just worried that it'll kill my Arbor Elfs, which are so critical to the deck. I'll consider it, though.
Finally, as I said above, I generally want to spam a bunch of enchantments in a single turn, so Rule of Law might be a little too restrictive for me. I haven't actually played against combo at all, though, so it might absolutely go in the sideboard.
January 23, 2017 7:25 p.m.
I think Luminarch Ascension would be a nice mana outlet if you lack the necessary draw and as said above Starfield of Nyx is pretty dangerous.
I thought about Rule of Law because you wrote that you wanted to play against Ad Nauseam. This card (if resolved) can counter Ad Nauseam or Storm pretty hard.
January 24, 2017 4:51 a.m.
SaSSolino8 says... #13
Curse of Exhaustion works better than Rule of Law in my opinion, it's just 1 more mana
January 24, 2017 4:55 a.m.
@SaSSolino8 yeah, I forgot about Curse of Exhaustion! I'll give it a try, though I have yet to play against Combo.
@Souly7765 yeah, you're possibly right, I'll try it instead of Starfield for a little bit.
Thanks, guys!
January 26, 2017 10:55 p.m.
Do you feel like Herald of the Pantheon and Arbor Elf give you too much mana? I run a very similar deck and only use Arbor Elf (but see others sometimes only run Herald). It may be just me, but I sometimes find myself getting insane amounts of mana with nothing to spend it on, making land draws and more mana produces (arbors, other utopia spawls, etc) useless. Here's my deck if you want to take a look. I also highly suggest Idyllic Tutor since it helps pick out specific cards. Maybe wait until MM17 is spoiled though, because I can certainly see it getting reprinted and having it's price plummet since modern enchantress isn't tiered right now.
January 29, 2017 10:09 p.m.
@Kale64 I sometimes have too much mana, yes, but it's generally worth it when I can make 10-15 Angel tokens in a single turn. It hasn't been much of an issue, but my meta might be different from yours. I considered Idyllic Tutor, but this isn't really a toolbox deck, and I almost always have the cards that I want. Does it work well for you?
Thanks for the advice, and be sure to leave a +1! ;)
January 29, 2017 11:06 p.m.
Awesome enchantress deck! In regards against Tron maybe splash blue. This gives you access to Spreading Seas to turn specific Tron pieces into islands. With the Abundant Growth does give you access to blue, adding a singleton Breeding Pool may help getting you a blue source. +1!
May 16, 2017 5:36 p.m.
Hey, bakeraj4 Thanks for the upvote!
I considered Spreading Seas, but adding a splash just for sideboard cards against a single matchup didn't seem that good to me. I haven't run into Tron in a while, but if it starts to become prevalent in my metagame, I might test it out. I think Blood Moon and a red splash might be better, but I'm focusing my cash on my EDH decks right now.
May 16, 2017 7:18 p.m.
PositiveMilkHotel says... #20
This deck seems neat - I occasionally play enchantress in edh and I love it. I don't know how I feel about having eidolon of blossoms as your only enchantress effect, though - the archetype is based and even named off of its frankly absurd card draw engine, and legacy enchantress runs playsets of 2 different enchantresses. I'd add mesa enchantress or verduran enchantress as a 4 of, in place of I'm not sure what - probably arbor elf. Nice list though, I always love seeing this archetype. +1 my dude
May 31, 2017 10:07 p.m.
Thanks for the upvote, PositiveMilkHotel!
While I agree that other enchantress effects would be nice, Mesa Enchantress and Verduran Enchantress have a major downside that Eidolon of Blossoms avoids - they don't replace themselves. Lightning Bolt, Path to Exile, and Fatal Push are all over Modern, and spending 3 mana on a card that immediately dies is not what I really want to have happen. (Eidolon of Blossoms also dodges Abrupt Decay). Legacy Enchantress has Argothian Enchantress, but a large part of what makes her so good is the fact that she's difficult to deal with.
In addition, both Mesa Enchantress and Verduran Enchantress are 3-drops, meaning that they compete with my strong 3-drops: Ghostly Prison, Story Circle, Oblivion Ring, and Courser of Kruphix. As Eidolon is my only 4-drop, it occupies a nice little sweet spot that enables it to be cast on turn 2 off of an Arbor Elf + Utopia Sprawl while not competing with anything else.
Finally, while it may seem like there are only 4 sources of card draw in the deck, there is some hidden card selectivity as well. Because Courser of Kruphix allows me to see the top card of my library, if there's a card on top I don't want, I can always use Windswept Heath or even Ghost Quarter if necessary to get a new card on top.
You do make a good point, though, and if you decide to play this deck in Modern and find that the 3-mana enchantresses work well, by all means tell me! I'd love to improve this deck in any way possible.
May 31, 2017 10:22 p.m.
scotchtapedsleeves says... #22
Suggestion; you don't have very expensive creatures, so maybe cut the Arbor Elf down to x2? Anyway, love Selesnya! +1!
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June 11, 2017 9:18 p.m.
Thanks for the feedback and +1, ACDAMAN! While it may not look like I have very expensive cards, a 5-drop like Sigil of the Empty Throne is actually pretty expensive in Modern, especially as it doesn't impact the board the turn it comes into play unless I play another enchantment, which I would need more mana to do. Also, a turn 2 Eidolon of Blossoms can be the difference between winning and losing, and I need an Arbor Elf for that to happen. While there are definitely occasions when I end up with too much mana, I think the reward of being able to more reliably ramp quickly outweighs that risk.
June 12, 2017 8:25 a.m.
scotchtapedsleeves says... #24
Pieguy396 Ah, I see what you mean... Sorry about that!
June 12, 2017 9:42 a.m.
No need to apologize, ACDAMAN! I love it when people give me feedback even if I don't implement it; it helps me think more about why the cards in the deck are in the deck.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #1
Pretty cool list, +1 from me. Wouldn't Cream of the Crop be interesting with starfield? Maybe it matters too late to work, but you could give it a try.
January 14, 2017 3:14 a.m.