Tuvasa of the Eternal Aeon | Primer
Commander / EDH
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hkhssweiss says... #2
Yo cascadien, thanks for the upvote appreciate it!
Already running Replenish, but thanks for the suggestions! I used to run Starfield of Nyx but it was deemed too slow unfortunately. Enchanted Evening while very awesome and can be used with other combos likes Aura Thief and Cleansing Meditation but not what I am going for. Thanks again though!
March 9, 2020 3:02 a.m.
Hi hkhssweiss. First of all - nice deck! I love Tuvasa and this deck is really neat. I used to play her with a lot of combos (Academy Rector, Aura Thief, Enchanted Evening, .... Bant Enchantress Combo v2.1) but it wasn't fun for me. So I am switching to more Voltron style.
Have you considered for example Sigarda, Host of Herons as an alternative lieutenant? She may become a really big problem for your opponents. :-)
March 17, 2020 4:18 a.m.
hkhssweiss says... #4
Yo cPute, thank you for being my 100th upvote!
Tuvasa has been a super fun deck to play and one of the more infamous ones in my circle. I been tempted to convert her into a more cEDH version of it and move to enchantress stax, but I been having a lot of fun with her.
My friends do recommend Sigarda, Host of Herons to me before, however the only thing is 5 CMC is quite of an investment and doesn't provide enough of an impact for a 5 drop. Hexproof is extremely good but I wouldn't know what to cut for it to be honest. I even though of running Bruna, Light of Alabaster as another option as well. Any suggested cuts or edits to try it out?
March 17, 2020 5:07 a.m.
What is your experience with Leyline of Anticipation? After some bad games (I played this card for 4 mana and nothing happened in that turn, it took another turn to do anything, or it got destroyed right after it hit the battlefield) I decided to cut this card. Basically it costs 4 mana and does nothing at the moment you play it.
March 17, 2020 5:46 a.m.
hkhssweiss says... #6
Hmm, only one or two games where I didn't care for it when it was in my hand. All the other times it has been pretty value. Sigarda's Aid comes in a lot better being both a low drop, however it does help when you do start the game with it as you can be more sneaky. Being in an aggro deck having flash really helps and with Tuvasa triggering the ability once per turn, it helps quite a bit.
Aside from the card mentioned earlier, the weakest cards I have seen while playing is actually Blessing of the Nephilim and Faeburrow Elder. The only thing is, would Sigarda be worth it in it's card slot? As yes she is a bomb, but thats only damage on the board, whereas the other creatures draws me cards. The only plus side is that Sigarda is flying and Hexproof, with the additonal ability of not letting my opponents sac my boardstate. My meta currently doesn't use much sac effects (I'm actually the one who does it ironically enough haha)
March 17, 2020 6:23 a.m.
Noelqkazoo says... #7
Hey have you thought about adding in Pyleas and shielded by faith combo for this deck?
March 17, 2020 12:45 p.m.
hkhssweiss says... #8
Yo Noelqkazoo, I have thought about it, but not for this current build. I would use it if I was going for a more traditional enchantress build. As this one is more on the voltron route, going wide isn't the main strategy as I just want to crack people in the face with a huge Tuvasa.
Aside from that though, I would definitely include that combo in for a different brew as it is very simple and easy to do especially since Bant has a plethora of different ways getting both creatures and enchantments out on the battlefield.
March 17, 2020 10:17 p.m.
hkhssweiss says... #9
Hmm good suggestions Vlasiax, Herald of the Pantheon is decent, but with most of my spells being low CMC, it doesn't help out as much as it should generally. I tried it in before, but most of the time you would already want to draw cards and the 1 cmc cost reduction hasn't really give it the extra oomph I needed.
For Nylea, God of the Hunt, I never really had trouble getting Tuvasa to swing through, as usually she would have unblockable, flying, pro creature, or trample already. Thanks for the input and upvote!!!
March 29, 2020 7:56 a.m.
how do you stand up against board wipes that hit enchantments and creatures? Does the draw power keep up with getting wiped once or twice?
July 21, 2020 9:34 p.m.
hkhssweiss says... #11
sopcich04 Yes it does, the amount of draw you can get is pretty insane. We have back ups in the forms of Replenish and Retether when shit hits the fans. Other than that the card draw engines will help you bounce back up fairly fast.
July 22, 2020 5:14 p.m.
I finally built my version of the deck, about a 10 card difference. Few things I noticed after 10ish games(1v1 not duel)
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Mana seems very tight here, feel like I’m always missing an early land drop even after I draw an extra card a turn, thinking of adding a few more lands
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steel and shield are commander only enchantments, they are very good cards but really no targets for them
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after wondering why no FoW or FoN, I realize there aren’t many blue cards just hanging out in your hand to pitch to them. They are nice for instant speed protection.
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sphere of safety and some stax seems necessary, go-wide or removal heavy strats where I need a second to snowball without falling behind are difficult
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some games I just needed a creature to slam a bunch of enchantments on to just win, maybe Heliod to quickly rebuild after a wrath?
Overall I love this deck and I’m keeping it together, I know it’s not meant to take down a cedh table but it’s nice that it doesn’t struggle against precons (like Merfolk that I just unsleeved). Looking forward to your feedback
August 2, 2020 8:41 a.m.
Testostrodon says... #13
Awesome deck! I've been looking to make my Rafiq deck focused on enchantments and this has helped with inspiration a lot! One question I have is if you wanted to run Rafiq as the commander for this deck in particular, how would you change it up to accommodate?
August 24, 2020 1:57 a.m.
MagicBr3w81: As someone who loves going against the grain, I highly implore that you play the deck as is. CA is a sure fire way to stay in the game at all times, whereas Rafiq could be cut off from it then throttled for lack thereof.
August 24, 2020 2:05 a.m.
Testostrodon says... #15
Inkmoth: That's a very fair argument. In that case, I will be sure to give the deck a try as it is and see how I like it. Thanks!
August 24, 2020 2:24 a.m.
hkhssweiss says... #16
sopcich04 Yo! So sorry for the late response, haven't been on tapped out to often and been streaming a bit more lately!
But yes this deck was definitely built with multiplayer in mind, if you are going more in the 1v1 aspect you would be running a different suite of enchantments and also more creatures that would be hard hitting!
Replenish and Retether are your backups in the advent of a boardwipe or lets say a Bane of Progress, if ya need any more ideas feel free to message me!
MagicBr3w81, what Inkmoth is pretty much correct. Rafiq is definitely a fun commander to switch into, what I would suggest to run in addition to Rafiq would be cards like Qasali Pridemage, Noble Hierarch, as well as Sublime Archangel (personal favorite card). What Rafiq does is that he hits hard and threatens more of a 2 shot or heck even ohko. Solid commander for more aggro play, I just like Tuvasa more as it is CA in the command zone.
Inkmoth appreciate ya buddy glad to see ya!
August 24, 2020 3:16 a.m.
hkhssweiss: Any time! This is still one of my all-time favorite primers, this and your Teneb :)
August 24, 2020 9:25 a.m.
hkhssweiss says... #18
Inkmoth, heh thankies! Out of all of the primers I written I also agree this is my personal favorite. Too bad there wasn't much stuff that came out in the recent sets for Tuvasa.
Also I piloted your Yeva deck on stream a few weeks back! It went terrific! Definitely love all the thoughts put behind it :)
August 25, 2020 12:50 a.m.
hkhssweiss: This and Abzkaban's Kadena list are my absolute favorite primers on this power level... Like I couldn't play anything else, and dude!! We got Destiny Spinner! What more could we want lol.
But umm, sir... I need that link! Was it on twitch. Omg I'm so honored!! Thank you so much!!!!
August 25, 2020 2:19 a.m.
hkhssweiss says... #20
Inkmoth are ya still on discord? I'll message you our twitch channel. We play every Sat at 7pm HST time. Lemme know when ya watching and I'll build up Yeva and pilot her haha, or heck even better if ya have a webcam set up join us for a game or two!
Here is the link in case ya not on discord: https://www.twitch.tv/thecollective808
August 25, 2020 5:35 a.m.
hkhssweiss: I am on discord! :) Inkmoth#4507
I actually just acquired a webcam set up two weeks ago for the purpose of playing on the cEDH Nexus server, since it's what I am supposed to do in order to get Yeva submitted to the cEDH database -__-. But yeah, I am gonna be streaming Saturdays 5/6pm EST with my pod on Twitch.
I am on my way to check out the game play! (super excited, do you know which video it was?) :)
August 25, 2020 8:40 a.m.
hkhssweiss says... #22
Inkmoth, I think it's already been deleted for that stream ><, I'll build it again and pilot it haha! The games were pretty good when I played it, it was against Thrasios/Tymna, Kenrith, and Kess!
August 26, 2020 2:31 a.m.
hkhssweiss: You don't have to!! Thank you so much for the thought though.
I'm just happy she performed well for you. Especially in a meta like that. :)
August 26, 2020 8:57 a.m.
hkhssweiss says... #24
Inkmoth, it's definitely fun plus I love playing the fringe decks as ya can tell with all the decks I play haha! Yeah it plays well as long ya know exactly what to do and what cards to tutor for, playing like a blue player in mono green is definitely fun xD
cascadien says... #1
Starfield of Nyx and Replenish seem good in this deck, also Enchanted Evening combos with Opalescence to destroy all your opponents lands, or with Privileged Position or Sterling Grove to set up a pillow fort.
March 8, 2020 12:54 p.m.