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Going to update budget card section to be current with deck. Also going to look into putting some more swords in and an Umezawa's Jitte

Added in some Hubs, using Control as a sorta joke since while there are no counterspells it does control other people's stuff usually their creatures.

Due to the updates to how "Tucking" (putting in library) works with commanders now Spell Crumple and Hinder have lost their power (along with other commander cards designed for this exact purpose >.<) so I have cut them from the list for other sac outlets and what not.
Updates
[Note Updates will be moving to update tabs under comments]
- Vedalken Shackles
- Thermopod
+ Fecundity
+ Eternal Witness
+ Spawning Pit
+ Phyrexian Vault
+ Reins of Power
+ Culling Dais
- Beguiler of Wills cut for not doing much
+ Den Protector added in mostly because i have one now but a second E witness is pretty good.

some budget switch ins:
lands:
if you do cut the 6 dual lands for other cheaper duals (gates, life lands, ect) then take out Arbor Elf for Voyaging Satyr as the elf becomes only green.
You could also run Skarrg, the Rage Pits as another pseudo Kessig Wolf Run.

Creatures:
Sylvan Caryatid can be replaced by either Kiora's Follower or Utopia Tree
Sower of Temptation can be replaced by Callous Oppressor
Xenagos, God of Revels can be replaced by Molten Primordial or something like Roil Elemental but isn't that expensive to get.

Planeswalkers:
Garruk Wildspeaker is sorta hard to replace as he has mana ramp and can create some dudes and can pump team but other than that another ramp or pump spell / creature could be used.
Sarkhan Vol can be replaced by a steal effect or something like Jace, Architect of Thought but is again not the easiest to replace.

Enchantments:
Greater Good is such a powerful draw engine that not really anything can replace it maybe Carnage Altar or Culling Dais but even then still not as good.
Stranglehold was mostly a concession to a person in my playgroup abusing Momir Vig, Simic Visionary so any other hate card can go in this slot. (Note Stranglehold has been moved to maybe board for Reins of Power now.)
Treachery can be replaced by either Biting Tether or Abduction not as powerful but still decent (or Mind Control since its been taken off list).

Artifact:
Phyrexian Altar while the altar is one of the best sac outlets its price is problem and a card like Culling Dais or Carnage Altar while not nearly as strong can replace it and not lose too much.
Sword of Fire and Ice or rather any sword for that matter is mostly for both protection and the +2/+2 the only real replacement for SOFI (or any other sword) would be probably Mask of Avacyn as it protects Yasova Dragonclaw and still pumps her for +1/+2. (Champion's Helm was actually $8 so not very budget).

Suggestions

Updates Add

- Jeering Instigator Replaced by Bazaar Trader because of his way to permanently steal something already stolen and because the Instigator never did very much.
- Dominus of Fealty Taking out because of high colored mana cost and seeing as how my deck is mostly green it has problems.
- Blood Rites While i am removing 3 sac outlets and 2 steal creatures for 3 pump creatures 1 steal effect and one utility card I feel that 5 mana is alot to pay for the outlet especially when you then have to pay more mana to use it where Goblin Bombardment is 2 mana and no extra.
- Jalira, Master Polymorphist While adding in more creatures makes her better her sac effect just costs too much mana and Polymorph effects are much better when you aren't turning their 3/3 into a 1/1 and instead turning your 1/1 into a 15/15. Also being a creature makes her vulnerable.
- Perilous Forays Looking back at the explanation of Blood Rites costing 5 mana to cast then 1 each time to use it to "ramp" isn't great especially when you already have 5-6 lands.
+ Forgotten Ancient in four player games he gets a lot of counters and he can then put them on other creatures like Yasova Dragonclaw herself or other good creatures.
+Bazaar Trader The interaction between him and temporary steal effects is good enough that I think running him will be fun if not good.
+Empress Galina Replacing Dominus of Fealty as a way to steal things. She also can steal any non shrouded, hexproofed, pro blued legendary card forever (Im looking at you Animar, Soul of Elements) and is easier to cast than the dominus.
+Wolfir Silverheart Giving +4/+4 to both itself and any other creature is real good especially on Yasova so she can steal up to 7 power guys.
+Master Biomancer Any creature that enters after him gets X counters where X is his power and so with all the other pump spells (including wolfir) giving things 2+ counters is real good and helps when Yasova Dragonclaw gets killed once and needs to be replayed for 5 mana as its cast yasova, it gets killed, cast biomancer, cast yasova again get 2 counters.

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(9 years ago)

+1 Willbreaker maybe
Date added 10 years
Last updated 9 years
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

6 - 0 Mythic Rares

45 - 0 Rares

16 - 0 Uncommons

7 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.54
Tokens 2/2 C Artifact Creature Spawn, Beast 3/3 G, Dragon 4/4 R, Morph 2/2 C, Ooze X/X G
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