Mage-Ring Network or Gavony Township?
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on June 30, 2019, 12:45 a.m. by DemonDragonJ
In my Atraxa EDH deck, I currently have four "storage lands:" Saltcrusted Steppe , Dreadship Reef , Calciform Pools , and Mage-Ring Network , because they have great synergy with such a deck.
However, I really want to put a Gavony Township in that deck, so I am contemplating removing the Mage-Ring Network , since a land that can produce only colorless mana may not be the best option for a four-colored deck, but I wish to ask the advice of other users here, before I make a decision. Ironically, that deck did have the township, originally, but I removed it in favor of Karn's Bastion .
What does everyone else say about this? Between Mage-Ring Network and Gavony Township , which is the better card for my deck?
DemonDragonJ says... #3
ThoAlmighty, I was already considering doing that, so I am very pleased to hear your suggestion, but I would like to receive further feedback before I make my final decision on this matter.
June 30, 2019 9:12 a.m.
Easily drop the network. Definitely listen to the first person. 4-color decks should never run colorless non-utility lands in my opinion. Do you want a 3rd opinion? Here's another one: Drop the network
June 30, 2019 12:09 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #5
IMMG54, in that case, I am convinced; I shall remove Mage-Ring Network in favor of Gavony Township .
June 30, 2019 2:16 p.m.
Nerdytimesorwhatever says... #6
Unnecessary other opinion that I guess is #4? Township adds more to the decks table dynamics as a minimum.
June 30, 2019 4:29 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #7
TypicalTimmy, the deck has 40 lands with an average converted mana cost of 3.65, so I believe that I can afford to lose the mana generating abilities of the network.
June 30, 2019 11:27 p.m.
Nerdytimesorwhatever says... #8
If you run the rocks/dorks to support it, drop your land count to 36-37. You may find you flood out less and draw interaction/stuff to do when you need it more often
July 1, 2019 1:16 a.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #9
Nerdytimesorwhatever, I have four mana-generating artifacts in that deck ( Sol Ring , Chromatic Lantern , Everflowing Chalice , and Astral Cornucopia ; all EDH decks of mine have the first two artifacts, and every deck except this one has Thran Dynamo and Gilded Lotus , but I replaced those with the chalice and cornucopia, since the deck can easily give them additional counters). I have one mana-generating creature, Gyre Sage , so lands are still the main source of mana in this deck. I also have several mana sinks, so I feel that I do not need to worry about being mana flooded.
July 1, 2019 8:52 p.m.
Nerdytimesorwhatever says... #10
You should consider running a few mana dorks, there are loads. They smooth out earlier turns a lot. And maybe some of the beefier artifact ramp would be okay. Thran Dynamo is honestly fine, and I doubt your meta is so brutal its a bad card. When it's playable its really good.
My decks are usually pretty... Stabby... Scaramucci front stab style... So they run 30-32 lands that tap for mana at max, have a curve below 2.0 usually. To compensate, I run 6-7 artifact ramp cards if I can, and sometimes as many as 4 or more mana dorks. Seeing a dork t1 feels super good unless someone... Idk... Flashhulks. then sadboi.
ThoAlmighty says... #2
I'd drop the Network. The small colorless mana advantage you get is so insignificant compared to an extra +1/+1 counter each activation and each end step.
June 30, 2019 12:57 a.m.