Should I Keep the Mana Rocks in My Riku Deck?
Commander Deck Help forum
Posted on Dec. 26, 2024, 10:13 a.m. by DemonDragonJ
I am considering replacing the copies of Arcane Signet and Commander's Sphere that are in my Riku of Two Reflections EDH deck with cards that allow me to search my library for lands, most likely Farseek and Cultivate, because of the great synergy that those spells have with Riku, but I first would like to ask everyone else here for advice, about that, before I make any decisions, on this matter.
What does everyone else say, about this? Should I replace the mana rocks in my Riku deck with spells that search for lands, instead?
DemonDragonJ says... #3
Kazierts, thank you, very much, so I shall certainly consider several options, for that deck.
December 26, 2024 9:12 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #4
Does anyone else here have any feedback, on this subject?
Kazierts says... #2
Short answer, yes. If your deck is based around creatures, instants and sorceries then having more of those is always preferable. Also, interacting wih lands is always harder, so your mana would be safer.
Long answer, you need a lot more ramp just in general. Even with Animar, Soul of Elements's discount, Riku is a very mana hungry commander. If you pair that up with Bramble Sovereign's ability, then nothing will cost less than X. I usually exaggerate with ramp in my decks, but you probably should have at least 15 ramp cards.
There's some other stuff I'd like to recommend, but I'll say that on your deck's page.
December 26, 2024 12:03 p.m.