The GingerBant Man!
Commander Deck Help forum
Posted on Aug. 24, 2023, 2:43 p.m. by Tsukimi
It's me again
I've had a Bant Copy and Populate deck for years that has been a blast to play but never had commander who was a good fit, until now with Brenard Ginger Sculptor. I've put a lot of work into this deck and I'd like to make it as fun/optimized as I can!
I'd really love some feedback on the deck, tips, or any card interactions I may have missed. Thanks y'all!
FormOverFunction You're making my day with the input, thank you!
At first I thought you were referencing the mana curve, which I know is 4 CMC heavy, but there's too many over performers at that cost, not to mention every token doubler. Can't wait to hear what you come up with, always enjoy your suggestions. Always appreciate an upvote if you enjoy the deck!
August 24, 2023 6:07 p.m.
FormOverFunction says... #4
Nope - I’m sorry to have brought it up. It looks like having zero CMC is apparently always used against you (which, in all honesty, is the only way I had ever approached the topic before). I hope none of your future opponents read this thread and find that tokens are a lot easier to mess with than regular creatures because of their default-zero CMC. Again; sorry to have brought it up ;p
August 24, 2023 6:22 p.m.
FormOverFunction Nothing to apologize for! Let me know if you think of anything else (;
One piece of tech I do use to take advantage of the CMC is stuff like Austere Command which destroys all ceatures above a certain mana cost, keeping all of our tokens on the board.
August 24, 2023 6:27 p.m.
FormOverFunction says... #6
Exactly. Generally I'm focused on destroying power stones with Xenic Poltergeist or wiping out all the treasures with Titania's Song. I thought I was going to be a hero and turn that knowledge around for good, but I’ve failed. Your deck looks like a blast though!!
August 24, 2023 6:28 p.m.
FormOverFunction says... #7
The various bombs (like Engineered Explosives) start off immediately not hitting your tokens, so those could be fun too. Who doesn’t like a good kitchen bomb. Do you know what they call a bomb in a French kitchen? Linoleum Blownapart. Sorry everybody.
August 24, 2023 6:30 p.m.
FormOverFunction says... #8
That joke will improve your deck’s performance by almost 14%. So you know.
August 24, 2023 7:04 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #9
Without looking at the list, Tempered Steel and Dusk / Dawn seem like fine additions. Riftsweeper would also be a pretty fine addition. Also, turning things into food gives you nice value with cards such as Academy Manufactor.
August 25, 2023 1:24 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi dusk/dawn will kill our tokens unfortunately, and I'm pretty sure Academy manufacturer is a nonbo from what I have read, because it would have us make a regular food token instead of our copy. Thankfor the suggestions though!
FormOverFunction says... #2
This looks like a lot of fun, and I’m going to roll this around in my head for a while to see what I can come up with. One thing that I always start with, though, when it comes to tokens is their CMC. Anyone can search for the key word “token” but the REAL pros think about their CMC lol. Usually it’s a negative (like with super-cheap Dominate or Feed the Swarm costs) but let’s see if there’s something we can do with it here.
August 24, 2023 5:39 p.m.