Commander Tourny Tonight! Help me choose?
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Posted on Feb. 4, 2014, 9:45 a.m. by marz1342
This is going to be my first MTG Commander match that I've entered. It's mostly casual, as I understand it. And you can't drop infinite combos until after turn 12, nor can you play the same ability or card more than 4 times until turn 12. So it's clearly more about fun and the game. Awesome, love it.
But what deck should I use?? I need a little help deciding. Take a look at these decks and let me know what you think I should go with?
The Notion is Elemental, My Dear Watson
Secrets of Galvanic Alchemy **HELP PLEASE**
The Hull Clade, the Vorel, and the Biovisionary
Thanks for all of your help!!
nobu_the_bard says... #3
If it were me, I'd play The Notion is Elemental, My Dear Watson but.. and these suggestions all should have "budget permitting" on them: I would drop Lightning Strike , Lifelink , and maybe Armillary Sphere for some combination of Wrath of God , Loxodon Warhammer or Basilisk Collar , and Chromatic Lantern .
I'd also consider taking out the Guildgates for some more flexible options like City of Brass , Exotic Orchard , and Forbidden Orchard . If you ever decide to put Maze's End in instead of taking the Guildgates out, consider a reusable way to retrieve your lands from your graveyard like Life from the Loam or Crucible of Worlds (which also go well with cycling lands).
If you need something more budget-y check out Jarad's Orders , which is pretty nifty.
February 4, 2014 11:12 a.m.
@cr14mson -- Zombie would be lovely to play, and it already has my sleeves on it, so out of those two, it's really the one I'd rather. And it has so many ways of winning, it would almost be like a new deck each time... kinda. lol
@nobu_the_bard -- However, The Elemental deck now has two votes behind it. And I believe I could find a wipe card and something like the others you mentioned at my local shop. I'll have to see about trading around and getting those.
@ ALL -- So far it's:
February 4, 2014 12:05 p.m.
nobu_the_bard says... #5
Yeah a board wipe or two would really help you, particularly since you can rebuild your board state from the graveyard. "Competitive" decks need to move a bit faster and if you aren't abusing the Guildgates or their gate-ness it helps to have faster mana options (as in no "enters tapped" ability). The Notion is Elemental, My Dear Watson looked to provide the most reliable threats to me.
I want to provide you with my reasons for not choosing the other decks in case it's relevant, to reflect that I might not fully understand them:
The Hull Clade, the Vorel, and the Biovisionary - the low land count makes me skittish, even though the costs are low, and I think wincons like Biovisionary are less fun to play against (and potentially an Achilles Heel depending on your opponents).
Secrets of Galvanic Alchemy **HELP PLEASE** - this deck looks goofy and fun but might not be reliable enough. I don't have much experience with this playstyle and can't make a good prediction for it, nor any particular suggestions.
Szadek < Necrotic Ooze - milling is really easy to mitigate in Commander, and graveyard hate is very common, and this deck looks slower than the others. It would be my number #2 choice for a deck incidentally, because of its capacity to combo out. I'd like it more if you used Lazav, Dimir Mastermind as the commander.
February 4, 2014 12:26 p.m.
@nobu_the_bard -- Everything you're saying makes total sense to me. Also; How do I NOT have Lazav?!?! MUST GET LAZAV!
cr14mson says... #2
the first OR second deck. zombie vs elemental
but really, just play whichever deck you like the most. regardless if you'll win or not =]
February 4, 2014 10:51 a.m.