Willowmaker

Commander / EDH LastEdegy

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LastEdegy says... #1

@fargojose1234 - Skullclamp won't be as effective in this deck compared to sacrifice and/or token decks, the -1 in toughness can be crucial since when Doran is on the battlefield the damage of my creatures is based on their toughness.. Guardian Project might be okay, but i feel that Beast Whisperer is better since it's a creature as well.. But i get what you're saying, card draw is rather fewer than normal, thanks for the suggestion.

@TRANSFORMERS159 - Jaddi Lifestrider is good because of its toughness, but its ETB effect is not useful to this deck.. Arcane Signet is expensive for a tiny bit better version of Fellwar Stone .. Jareth, Leonine Titan is interesting though.. if only his +7/+7 affects when it is blocked as well, that would be OP though.. Thanks for the suggestions..

November 4, 2019 6:44 p.m.

Cloud777 says... #2

Don't you need a way to push through chump blockers? probably cards like Primal Rage would help..

November 11, 2019 9:48 p.m.

masayoshishido says... #3

why don't you run Phyrexian Arena ? it's one of the black staple cards for constant card draw

Greater Good Momentous Fall Painful Truths or Sign in Blood are also good card draws for abzan colors

also why not Slaughter the Strong ?

November 11, 2019 11:35 p.m.

masayoshishido says... #4

Ooops! i didn't saw the earlier comment about Slaughter the Strong ! my bad.

November 11, 2019 11:36 p.m.

LastEdegy says... #5

@Cloud777 - Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't know what to replace it with.. The deck already has a lot of enchantments for my liking.. I'll see how I can fit it..

@masayoshishido - no problem.. I'm just trying to find a seller of Slaughter the Strong , I'm going to replace Fumigate .. I'm already considering on including Phyrexian Arena as a constant draw engine itself.. Tune in for new updates, it will definitely be included.. Greater Good on the other hand, won't be effective, since most creature i have, has less than 4 power, which will only make me draw 1.. I also had tried Momentous Fall before, but it's a bit clunky for my taste.. It relies on me having 4 mana untapped for a possibility of sacrificing a creature to draw card/s.. both Painful Truths and Sign in Blood are lesser versions of Harmonize and Read the Bones in my opinion, I may include one of them, but will depend on the cards that can be replaced.. But thanks overall for the upvote and suggestions!

November 12, 2019 6:40 a.m.

antlers12 says... #6

Asceticism feels so slow. Ready / Willing or Heroic Intervention might be better replacements on the category of protecting your treefolks.

November 12, 2019 11:12 p.m.

LastEdegy says... #7

@antlers12 - thanks for the suggestion! I already have Ready / Willing , i may try to include and replace Asceticism . I don't know yet about Heroic Intervention , it's still costs a lot. If i can find a cheaper seller, i may include it too..

November 13, 2019 2:13 a.m.

sigiledwatch says... #8

since you're updating lately from throne of eldraine how about Crashing Drawbridge ?

November 14, 2019 9:07 p.m.

LastEdegy says... #9

@sigiledwatch - aside from a possible Zetalpa, Primal Dawn haste attack with Crashing Drawbridge , then Tainted Strike , it's pretty situational.. It might be better on token strategies.. Plus, it can't attack unless Assault Formation is in the battlefield, and i pay 1 green mana for it to attack.. but thanks for the suggestion!

November 15, 2019 9:32 p.m.

mylene800 says... #10

Do you get mana screwed? I think you need 1-2 more lands

November 17, 2019 6:44 p.m.

you can replace Explosive Vegetation with Circuitous Route , and replace Blossoming Sands and Jungle Hollow for guild gates that can be more effective to ramp with the aforementioned Circuitous Route . for this 3-color deck, Golgari Guildgate , Selesnya Guildgate and Orzhov Guildgate .

November 17, 2019 9:32 p.m.

LastEdegy says... #12

@mylene800 - i get what you're saying, and I do, sometimes.. my problem is, i currently don't have in mind what card to replace 1-2 lands with.. but thanks for noticing, I'll just keep on playing this deck until i feel that a couple of cards can be replaced with lands. Thanks!

@megantrongriffin13 - hmm.. that's interesting.. it does have a more significant effect on mana fixing than gaining that 1 life.. but based on the number of color percentage, i might only include Golgari Guildgate and Selesnya Guildgate .. Thanks for the advice!

November 18, 2019 7:29 a.m.

jakenickel says... #13

you can add suffocating creatures like Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite and Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger

November 29, 2019 10:04 a.m.

lola82600 says... #14

might wanna consider other pillowfort cards, Ghostly Prison , Baird, Steward of Argive , Archangel of Tithes , Authority of the Consuls to name a few.

November 30, 2019 2:14 a.m.

ZXddgsw12 says... #15

Selesnya colors without Aura Shards ?

November 30, 2019 5:30 a.m.

LastEdegy says... #16

@jakenickel - ouch! sorry, but aside from being expensive, those card would only draw hate from all players on the table, especially Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger .. thanks for the suggestion anyway..

@lola82600 - Thanks for the suggestions.. If you can check the older version of this deck thru the updates, i had Ghostly Prison in this deck before.. I cut it because, every time I play it, it doesn't feel like it doesn't belong in a creature majority deck like mine.. I'd rather pillowfort using high toughness creatures, and making opponents think twice in attacking me.. The other 2 suggestions can be useful though, but it feels less effective if i replace other creatures in the deck already..

@ZXddgsw12 - I think, although this deck is creature-based deck, it doesn't benefit as much as it would a token deck.. plus I can't replace any of the cards for it, I might include Primal Rage rather than that.. but thanks anyway for the suggestions!

November 30, 2019 9:16 a.m.

Cloud777 says... #17

No problem. Also, you need more finishers to this deck. Aside from Tainted Strike + Zetalpa, Primal Dawn . You can add Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper and Dragonlord Dromoka as possible replacements for zetalpa.

November 30, 2019 10:08 p.m.

vehiclemaster says... #18

Cloud777 has a point. You can also add sorcery finishers, such as Exsanguinate or Torment of Hailfire ..

November 30, 2019 11:10 p.m.

VEILofAUTUMN says... #19

December 1, 2019 1:16 a.m.

LastEdegy says... #20

@Cloud777 - Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper might be included once I update this deck soon.. I'm not sure about Dragonlord Dromoka though.. It's a bit expensive.. but thanks again for the suggestions!

@vehiclemaster - I had Exsanguinate before in this deck, but i removed it since i rarely use it even before as a finisher.. but should I feel that I rarely win due to lacking finishers, I might add it back or Torment of Hailfire or both.. thanks!

@VEILofAUTUMN - I prefer Swiftfoot Boots over Lightning Greaves for this particular deck, since i have spells that i need to target my creature/s. I also prefer Serra's Blessing and Brave the Sands over Cathar's Shield and Accorder's Shield , since it harder to remove enchantments than artifacts and both enchantments covers my whole board.. Slagwurm Armor though might replace my Ensouled Scimitar .. So far, when I play, I rarely use its activated ability, and Slagwurm Armor has lower cmc to put in the battlefield, which opens for more mana to cast other spells.. Thanks for the suggestions!

December 1, 2019 8:09 p.m.

vileplume23 says... #21

Maze of Ith and Demonic Tutor are some good card i think. if you can spare the extra budget for them.

December 1, 2019 9:43 p.m.

vileplume23 says... #22

also Council's Judgment is expensive, but fun card for removal politics.

December 1, 2019 9:52 p.m.

backdoorbonus says... #23

have you tired God-Eternal Oketra ?

December 1, 2019 10:42 p.m.

ah, that's fine. I'm glad to have helped.

December 2, 2019 12:25 a.m.

LastEdegy says... #25

@vileplume23 - I'm currently trying to reduce the CMC of this deck, so probably changing Diabolic Tutor with Demonic Tutor is an option for me.. Maze of Ith is very situational, and i have a lot of defensive creatures to deal with probable creatures that can kill me.. the only way i see that it can be useful is when my opponent steals Sun Titan for example and attacks me with it for a turn, then i can null the attack.. or if I'm against a voltron deck.. Council's Judgment is also situational.. I can see when i play this spell, that I can't even remove the nonland permanent that I wanted on the spot, if 2 or more opponents voted on another permanent.. politic-wise, it looks fun though..

@backdoorbonus - hmmm.. that's an interesting creature.. It can be another commander in the 99, that can recur itself to the 3rd card in the deck, but still.. It can also replace Zetalpa in the Tainted Strike + Zetalpa, Primal Dawn combo as a possible redundancy since it has double strike too.. thanks for the suggestion!

December 2, 2019 3:44 a.m.

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