Thanks for the help micah1! I Love Viscera Seer, now I can start sacrificing earlier! and then find the combopiece I want. In this deck it's basically a tutor.
I'm no so keen on Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit, as she doesn't help the combo that much. I would think it's better to keep with something like Blood Artist to just go at the life total directly if you are going to use the cards "outside" the combo.
July 7, 2015 6:28 p.m.
Anafenza removes the neg 1 counter when the persist creature comes into play. It is Melira 4-8.
July 8, 2015 8:13 a.m.
That's true, didn't think about that. Thanks for clarifying!
July 8, 2015 8:20 a.m.
Sorry I've been doing this in so many posts, but Cartel Aristocrat would be able to protect melira or other vital creatures from removal. Where it is right now, I think that safehold elite and rendclaw trow are your weakest cards, since you only need 8 persist cards, especially with your collected companies. I also think that there would be a better sacrifice outlet than nantuko husk, and that there should still be four Blood Artist, for similar reasons as more murderous redcaps (below)
Cartel Aristocrat would give creatures protection so they cant be blocked when you attack with a 10000/10000, and protects them from removal.
Murderous Redcap can kill them without having to attack, and is dangerous without melira/anafenza.
July 8, 2015 11:10 a.m.
Many posts makes it easier to swallow, so don't worry about that! Yu're doing a great job!I can agree on the higher number of Blood Artist and Murderous Redcap. It was a mistake to cut the numbers. I was just conserned for the speed of the deck.
Cartel Aristocrat only gives herself protection, so it doesn't protect my other creatures. For protection I'm considering Cauldron Haze as it keeps the persist strategy and is cheap, although just a one-shot.
I should indeed search for ways to get evasion, or perhaps make the deck more focused on somehing like Blood Artist.
I'll cut the Rendclaw Trow but the cheap Safehold Elite I believe is worth it just because of the low cost. Having to play my other combo pieces (that are more difficult to protect) early to combo of as early as possible is not something I would like to build the deck towards.
But the again, perhaps I should move away from the all in combo strategy and more towards a tempo build that can win/survive without a combo on turn 4?
July 8, 2015 6:24 p.m.
If I were to cut Safehold Elite and/or Nantuko Husk completely, what could/should I add in?
July 8, 2015 7 p.m.
Cauldron haze seems sorta ok, but I would add removal, namely Path to Exile, and Abzan Ascendancy could fit in. However , junk ascendancy makes you look towards more of a value aristocrats deck.
July 9, 2015 10:19 a.m.
Removal added, I'm not sure about Abzan Ascendancy, but I'll give it a shot! It could be good, like you said.
But do you think it would work to tune down the combo a little, and add in strong creatures that work with Collected Company like Voice of Resurgence?
July 10, 2015 1:18 p.m.
This current list seems really solid now. I like it. More combo than most aristocrats, which is REALLY cool. I really dig this deck.
micah1 says... #1
Needs to have Viscera Seer and Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit.
July 7, 2015 6:15 p.m.