Help with Commander
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Posted on Nov. 13, 2013, 11:08 a.m. by kriskurse
I havent started building it yet, but i'm looking to make a commander deck revolving around Enduring Ideal , and the epic mechanic it has. not sure what colors to go, or what commanders would work best. What are your opinions so i know where I can start? (And i do apoligize if this is in the wrong section)
Well, Curse of Echoes is a may, so maybe don't do that. But still :P
November 13, 2013 11:16 a.m.
I once played a game where someone hive-minded ideal, then immediately searched up Stranglehold . It was brutal, to say the least.
That said, you want to run all the good lock enchantments (Stony Silence , Humility , and, if you can afford it, Moat ) then go for the kill with Havoc Festival + Wound Reflection .
November 13, 2013 11:48 a.m.
You don't actually need to fork the Enduring Ideal simply lock the other player out. I recommend checking Pristaxcontrombmodruu list as it's a very detailed primer with great explanation on how to abuse Enduring Ideal to lock everybody out while you go fetch all you win cons. It's a great read that will likely improve your deck even if you don't take his optimal build.
November 13, 2013 11:49 a.m.
Bobgalarneau says... #6
While not being the most casual, i think zur would be a sweet choice. If you can somehow protect him, with Gift of Immortality maybe, and then cast Enduring Ideal . This way you should be able to continu putting enchantments into play with zur and with enduring ideal for twice the fun.
Devonin says... #2
I suggest if you want to play with Enduring Ideal that you go with Zedruu the Greathearted
There are all kinds of awesome pillowfort enchantments in blue and white, and red is full of all the great Fork effects. Plus, Zedruu gets you to Enduring Ideal faster, by letting you donate enchantments that don't care who owns them, and things like Howling Mine and so on.
The goal should be to get 3 if not 4 copies of Enduring Ideal running off the one cast (say with some combo of Fork and Chandra, the Firebrand and Dual Casting , Echo Mage , Increasing Vengeance , Nivix Guildmage , Reiterate , Reverberate , Twincast whatever works best in the deck and your budget/availability.
You could also be a dick and run things like Curse of Echoes or Hive Mind to make everybody ELSE go epic too, and they probably won't have nearly enough enchantments to stop you.
November 13, 2013 11:15 a.m.