Tenebu's Gravedigging Tendencies | Primer

Commander / EDH hkhssweiss

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ThoAlmighty says... #4

Back to Nature seems mediocre unless you have an enchantment-heavy meta. You have plenty of powerful enchantments of your own, so more repeatable/recurrable enchantment removal akin to the Caterpillar seems worthwhile. Not really sure what else to suggest, as the deck looks great!

April 25, 2019 12:47 p.m.

hkhssweiss says... #5

ThoAlmighty

Thanks for commenting! I been running into a lot of enchantment/artifact heavy meta. My meta is anti-graveyard so it's a testament to the fact of why I built the deck to be so resilient towards it.

I actually added in Fracturing Gust just due to the amount of artifact/enchantments there are in my meta. Also hitting my own enchantments or artifacts doesn't matter imo. All my reanimation spells are meant to win the turn I cast them or if it is my card advantage engines, than I am always ripping the top three from Sylvan or Necro I can in response activate it before I pop it, so it is negligible.

I'll post an update of my deck as I did change it again to suit towards my meta again.

April 26, 2019 6:34 a.m.

hkhssweiss says... #6

Hey Vlasiax, thank you for your comment! I have thought of running Cruel Celebrant before, but at the moment I don't have enough slots open enough for it to test and at my current meta it's not needed. If I run into more Sadistic Sacrament , Praetor's Grasp , Extract type of cards in my meta than I will consider running it in.

Edgar Aristocrats is fun, you can definitely be running some synergy, tbh it will be an interesting build for sure, but I am unsure exactly how many playable vampires there will be. Is there a reason you want to play Edgar aristocrats instead of lets say Alesha, Who Smiles at Death ?

May 27, 2019 6:10 p.m.

lifemtg says... #7

Hey I came from the Advertise your Commander deck! Your Primer is very detailed, and I love it.+1 upvote! I always like having one way of countering a spell in almost all my decks, but that’s just me. If your like me I would add Mana Tithe , it’s very helpful when someone plays a good ol Sol Ring turn one, but besides those turn one plays it’s kinda inconsistent, just wanted to ,just wanted to mention that. Since this is graveyard themed, Sepulchral Primordial is good. Even though Abrupt Decay can’t be countered I still suggest Path to Exile over it, because it’s mana cost, and also versatility, and versatility wins games.

June 6, 2019 9:33 a.m.

bushido_man96 says... #8

I think Abrupt Decay is more versatile that Path to Exile . AD can target a variety of permanents, where Path only hits creatures. Abrupt Decay is probably going to be able to hit important combo pieces in heavier metas.

June 6, 2019 9:22 p.m.

hkhssweiss says... #9

Heya lifemtg, I have thought about using Mana Tithe but it just doesn't do enough for a fast combo deck. Don't get me wrong I love the card to death, in fact I built a deck here that makes use of those types of cards. I appreciate the thoughts of Sepulchral Primordial , but I play in a competitive meta and it doesn't do enough unfortunately. Thanks for the upvote though glad you liked it, it took a long time to get it where it's at!!!

I would also agree with what bushido_man96 said earlier, Abrupt Decay is universally more versatile and the "can't be countered clause" is highly relevant as I mentioned before, I play in a competitive meta. Path to Exile also gives them more ramp which is why I also am currently choosing not to play it currently, it's in the sideboard right now if I need to switch it back in if I need more removal spells, but it doesn't do enough to warrant it back into main deck for now. I am looking for more value spells at low cost that can do a multitude of things, like the new modern horizon cards. I am going to be testing out the Ranger-Captain of Eos , Force of Vigor , as well as Force of Despair for sure!

June 7, 2019 6:11 a.m.

PlattBonnay says... #10

Is Veil of Summer something that this list might be interested in? Its sort of like a Silence that cantrips. A lot of spot removal is black and blue spells are everywhere in EDH.

August 5, 2019 7:07 p.m.

hkhssweiss says... #11

Thanks for the upvote PlattBonnay, I tried out Veil of Summer (I even picked up a foiled one) but so far its been alright. I would try it again if I am in a more control oriented pod and would cut Night's Whisper , thanks for the feedback!

August 5, 2019 8:33 p.m.

hkhssweiss says... #12

On second thought after talking to a couple of my buddies I decided to slot in Veil of Summer , thanks PlattBonnay!

August 6, 2019 5:24 a.m.

Jeez... between the feature card and all those foils I found myself a little turned on by this deck... so shiny...

August 6, 2019 10:17 p.m.

I can really appreciate another deck that uses a commander that is likely not as strong as one could be, since thras/tymna is likely just stronger than any abzan commander. Karador, Ghost Chieftain was one of my first decks, and I have done my best to make my deck more competitive.

I know you aren't really using hatebears (I am and love having Eldritch Evolution off a hatebear into Academy Rector ) but I honestly think Collector Ouphe is worth a slot. It has really saved my butt vs storm and some of the more artifact heavy decks in my meta.

August 6, 2019 10:37 p.m.

hkhssweiss says... #15

Haha thanks Art-n-Lutherie, I just recently finished off collecting the foils for Teneb about a month back, now I'm just working on acquiring all the foils that I like of a specific type!~ Need to get that Gaea's Cradle promo than I am done!

GhostChieftain I haven't really had a problem dealing with artifacts as much, Collector Ouphe has been an idea I been playing on and off with but I can't find a slot to try it out tbh. For the mana rocks sometimes I tech in Fracturing Gust or Pernicious Deed , hell even Seeds of Innocence as they are all great cards that resets the artifacts. Definitely for Karador, hatebears is the way to go, I play more of a fast combo deck and as you can tell that is how I built the deck :3

Thanks for the upvotes you two, appreciate it! I'll take a look at your deck as well GhostChieftain!

August 6, 2019 11:04 p.m.

Mordamen says... #16

This deck page is amazing and I love every single thing about it! Way to go! I love the primer, the atmosphere of the page, the deck itself... this shows some serious love for the deck and I for one am impressed at the level of detail and care shown!

February 26, 2020 2:10 a.m.

hkhssweiss says... #17

Thanks Mordamen! Its been a long journey for both Teneb and I but I am definitely glad ya like it! Recently acquired a foil cradle and putting it into good use!

February 26, 2020 3:39 a.m.

Hexapod says... #18

Difficult to add anything, with the incredible amount of detail you have provided on your card selection!

This is very different from what goes on in my meta, but as a fellow foil junkie I can appreciate the effort that went into this build. Now you need BB duals! ;)

All around a great page, very comprehensive and a good example of how to contribute to this community.

March 1, 2020 10:32 a.m.

hkhssweiss says... #19

Haha thanks Heliogabale!

Yeah I'm working on getting FBB duals, it will be awhile but thats my goal for this deck!!!

March 27, 2020 3:54 a.m.

Fatboy26105 says... #20

Do you ever have mana issues? 30 lands doesn’t seem like enough.

April 12, 2020 7:49 p.m.

hkhssweiss says... #21

Fatboy26105 maybe once every fifteen games I get land screwed but that happens to all of us. Usually you want to set up card advantage, other than that once you get up to three mana you can generally cast all the spells due to the low CMC curve.

April 12, 2020 10:49 p.m.

Fatboy26105 says... #22

Got ya. Love the deck!!!

April 13, 2020 4:57 p.m.

hkhssweiss says... #23

Thanks Fatboy26105!

April 14, 2020 12:18 a.m.

Jeenyus says... #24

Corpse Knight May be worth a look. You would be trading death trigger for etb trigger. Also trading life gain for a 2/2 body that could attack with tymna.

June 11, 2020 5:39 a.m.

hkhssweiss says... #25

Yo Jeenyus, maybe I dunno if I need the redundancy for it. Never had a problem just having Zulaport Cutthroat or Blood Artist as my sole outlets for the infinites. There is also the place of having free spots as my flex spots rn are Tymna the Weaver and Kenrith's Transformation. What would your thoughts be?

June 11, 2020 7:56 a.m.

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