Wander the Maelstrom

Commander / EDH* calderstrake

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calderstrake says... #1

February 20, 2014 1:38 p.m.

apt142 says... #2

You have a lot of ramp, but what are you ramping into? Aside from Maelstrom himself, there isn't a lot of really exciting things to ramp into in the current roster.

You may find yourself at the mid game watching big nasties come down with mana dorks in your hand.

I wouldn't run Blue Sun's Zenith , X spells pair terribly with Maelstrom since X is 0 on cascades. I'd instead run Tidings or Opportunity .

I would also suggest tossing out all the mana dorks and replacing them with cards that put land into play. Rampant Growth , Cultivate , Kodama's Reach . Wood Elves pair well with Breeding Pool and Stomping Grounds. It is difficult to keep mana dorks around and every time they go to your graveyard you lose out on the mana they provide. Lands are more difficult to destroy with any frequency.

I'd also cut back a little bit on the mana accelerators. You have 6 mana dorks. 9 mana rocks and 4 sorceries. That makes 19 out of your 63 playable cards mana ramps of some kind. This means that most of your cascades off of the Wanderer are just going to result in more mana hitting the board. Upgrade some of these and swap the rest out for some beat sticks!

February 21, 2014 3:25 p.m.

calderstrake says... #3

Thanks apt142! I did notice that I lack some powerful threats to wither Cascade into or pull with DotH/TnN. Do you have any suggestions?

I also like your suggestion to tone down on the mana dorks and put more land into play. I think I'll swap in Elvish Visionary and keep Joraga Treespeaker for now, but take out all the others that tap for mana. I just spent $3 on a FTV:20 copy of Fyndhorn Elves , but c'est la vie!

February 22, 2014 10:50 p.m.

calderstrake says... #4

In:

+Opportunity +Cultivate +Elvish Visionary

Out:

-Llanowar Elves -Blue Sun's Zenith -Elvish Mystic

More changes to come as I acquire some other cards.

February 22, 2014 11:01 p.m.

calderstrake says... #5

First outing today in a 6-person game. I was a bit overwhelmed, but I cast the Wanderer on turn 3 and things were very exciting. I lost due to not being able to properly exploit Food Chain .

Very impressed and ready to play it again!

March 16, 2014 10:02 p.m.

calderstrake says... #6

Played 3x 4-person games. Game 1, Wanderer got tucked. Game 2 Won through attrition. Game 3 lost to Animar overrun.

March 26, 2014 9:13 p.m.

calderstrake says... #7

Looking forward to finding a place for Scourge of the Throne from the Conspiracy set.

May 23, 2014 9:59 p.m.

calderstrake says... #8

May 27, 2014 4:01 p.m.

calderstrake says... #9

Removed to sell:

Bribery, Palinchron, Temporal Mastery, Time Warp, Treachery, Tooth and Nail, Venser, Shaper Savant

September 26, 2015 10:12 p.m.

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