The Fateshifter | **PRIMER**
Commander / EDH
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Playlog 2.0 —Aug. 26, 2018
Played and won one round with Aminatou in a pod of Kira, Great Glass-Spinner, Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas, and Ayesha Tanaka. Notable experience:
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Ixidron is the MVP and absolutely hosed the entire table
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Ghostly Flicker/Archaeomancer once again proved to be a powerhouse
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Tutoring for a draw permanent like Mulldrifter early game has proven to be a working strategy
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Solemn Simulacrum has proven to be a dead card mid to late game and will be replaced with Thran Dynamo for more impactful ramp
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Glen Elendra Archmage has been monumental in protecting my board from disruption
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This deck has proven to be able to play an effective control game and archenemy provided that the right card is being tutored for the situation and careful planning is executed
Thoughts:
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If my LGS becomes a lot faster, inclusion of Altar of the Brood/Trinket Mage will be needed
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I'm still not convinced that Altar of the Brood needs to be in the deck as it does absolutely nothing outside of a faster combo piece
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I'm still waiting for WOTC to print a card similar to Altar of the Brood/Vela the Night-Clad that synergies with the deck
NeonEndymion says... #3
Well, I did get in another 2x reps today, but the bad news is that my meta/playgroup is now fully aware of what we're up to in your build, so I'm going into most games playing Archenemy from turn one against, mostly, creature-based aggro with artifact/equipment/counters support, and decent graveyard recursion.
To speed things up a little bit, I'm thinking of swapping out the following:
Conjurer's Closet (has underperformed for me, vis a vis the CMC); Gilded Lotus (would rather get the 3x mana boost at 4 CMC via Thran Dynamo); Kaya, Ghost Assassin (only really effective as a combo finish vs value engine); Solemn Simulacrum (low-impact on the whole); Magister Sphinx (draws tons of immediately hate/often ends games, and not in my favor); Ashen Rider (too slow/low-impact)
For the following: Altar of the Brood (need at least one "fast" combo finisher in a pinch); Brainstorm/Ponder/Mystic Remora/Rhystic Study (debating which 2x cards to pick here; even with tutoring, draw/selection feels like it needs a boost. Selection on the cantrips would be better if Miracles were a stronger subtheme, but perhaps raw draw is better, and blinking Mystic Remora to reset to cumulative upkeep seems good); Wrath of God; Merciless Eviction; Thran Dynamo
I feel like I'm also blanking on 1-2 other swap-ins that could help shut down big or evasive creatures swinging in to us; maybe Gonti, who has also underperformed for me outside of combo finishes, can/should come out for an Evacuation, which would also stall the board/give us more ETB triggers that we can re-sequence to our benefit?
I may be overreacting to having played a 3-man pod vs 2 other aggro decks, but it still seems to me like if the curve shifts down slightly and runs a few more answers, it could be a good counter to the hate this deck will draw once/as it becomes a known entity.
August 25, 2018 11:25 p.m.
NeonEndymion: I agree with solemn...I would replace it with Thran Dynamo (I just did) and keep the Gilded Lotus. I'm still on not onboard with Altar of the Brood as it is generally a useless card outside of an easier combo win but if you want to replace it with Conjurer's Closet. I would have to concur with you that you are probably overreacting since playing archenemy in a 3 player pod is generally hard to play. Have you tried tutoring for Ixidron? That card has been really good at keeping degenerate creatures at bay.
SynergyBuild says... #1
Enral minor note, generally use USZ to describe Blue Sun's Zenith, BSZ means Black Sun's Zenith.
August 25, 2018 1:38 p.m.