Looking at Battles, possibly a Battle deck.
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Posted on April 21, 2023, 12:49 p.m. by DrukenReaps
So as the title, thinking about a Gimmicky theme deck around Battles. Not sure if there's anything worth building there yet though... What I've got so far is as follows-
36 total Battles making a 5 color deck possible but no 5 color commanders really have much if any synergy to me. Maybe Omnath, Locus of All for the flavor and connection to Further comments explain why black is important I think.
Each 3 color combination has 17 or 18 Battles, about the minimum to make it feel like a "Battle" deck imo.
So looking at 3/4/5 colors for the deck. With the following cards I think black is the best possible color for it - Vampire Hexmage, Hex Parasite, Cemetery Desecrator, Aether Snap, Marchesa, Resolute Monarch Flip, and Render Inert. There are some things in other colors but they only removed 1 counter at a time. I'd rather remove all or most of them in one cast. Alternate use on these is killing Planeswalkers and making certain commanders sad.
Glissa Sunslayer exists but as a commander she'd only get 11 Battles currently and only 1 of those dies to her trigger. Others take two triggers to kill at least. Maybe with another few sets she becomes much better? If they keep printing Battles...
So Looking towards
- Sultai
- Jund
- Grixis
- Abzan
- Mardu
- Esper
If there are any commanders you think would work well in those colors let me know. Or other things you think would go well in this sort of idea like Dark Depths. I'm thinking commanders that are hard or difficult to block or can cause non-combat damage to any target have the most synergy.
FormOverFunction says... #3
......maaaaaybe we make our own story and have slivers save the day..? ;p They’ve got plenty of evasion and tricks to help them fight the battles. Certainly not what the lore folks might have considered, but could be a blast.
April 21, 2023 1:22 p.m.
With theme aspect you could try using General Tazri to build a deck about finding allies to help fight your battles?
Tazri, Beacon of Unity might also work if you want to build a party to fight your battles.
Honestly I think that right now you really, really want five colors for a battle deck. Some of the battles are just not that good in commander (looking at you Invasion of Eldraine Flip...) or really pull you into a specific strategy (looking at you Invasion of Tarkir Flip...). I think if you want the deck to be functional you'll really want to roll with all five colors for now.
April 21, 2023 2:42 p.m.
I agree that 5 color is probably the way to go, simply to get the most out of battles. Maybe Jared Carthalion with plenty of trample granters so you can make kavu, pump them and swing through.
On the other side, Sen Triplets could work for esper, take control of your opponent, use them take out battles for you. Alela, Artful Provocateur is another option if you build around flying tribal for evasion.
Atraxa, Grand Unifier would be flavorful, helps you dig, gives you access to colors that have plenty of counter removal and evasive creatures, plus three swings with her is lethal commander damage if the battle aren't working.
Hope this helps, I'm curious to see what you decide.
Deezy829 says... #2
Begin the Invasion is cool. I cant remember off the top of my head if Solemnity works with battles.
April 21, 2023 12:55 p.m.