Nova Chaser EDH ideas
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Posted on March 24, 2014, 12:15 p.m. by DarkHero
Nova Chaser is one of my favorite cards, at least flavor wise. I'm working on an Elemental tribal deck that includes him and I'm trying to find some ideas to make him more effective in EDH. He is very Fling -able, He can be cheated up and out with Flamekin Harbinger and Incandescent Soulstoke . Tons of ways to give him double strike. Might even be a few ways to get him in for damage more than once. The commander for the deck is probably going to be Animar, Soul of Elements , mostly because I wanted it to be more aggro than anything else, 5 color takes too long to mana fix for. But Animar will also make Gaea's Revenge and other big Elementals easier to cast. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.
Yeah I definitely considered it. At the moment he is in the build, but he isn't the commander. We will see though, that would be the fastest choice. I would just worry about being brickwalled or controlled to the point where the sheer offense dropes off and the deck wouldn't be able to win without it. Not ready for a long drag out game. The blue wold give the benefit of card draw, counterspells, and some big Elementals like Roil Elemental and Supreme Exemplar . I'm just spit balling so if you disagree don't hesitate to tell me why. All your other suggestions will likely be in the deck too. It is going to be really red heavy.
March 24, 2014 12:41 p.m.
It really depends on how you want to go with it. If you are looking to play a bit more of a long game then I would definitely recommend Animar.
If you want to hit them in the face really hard really quickly then Xenagos is not a bad option.
Your meta matters too. Are you seeing a lot of control in your meta? Are you playing multiplayer or 1v1?
March 24, 2014 12:59 p.m.
Almost exclusively multiplayer, which would mean that being the instant target with Xenegos isn't a great option. If I was going for 1v1 he would without question be the commander. I'm probably trying to do too much right now but we'll see.
March 24, 2014 1:05 p.m.
Animar, Soul of the Nova Chaser so far its not too bad...
apt142 says... #2
Have you thought about Xenagos, God of Revels for the commander? 10/2 is scary. But making him a hasty 20/12... priceless. Add in some double strike, extra attacks, etc and you can end the game on one turn.
Green has Worldly Tutor to get you the creature combo pieces. Brutalizer Exarch can also fill that spot (or provide some spot removal). Not to mention ramp to make this all happen a little sooner.
Relentless Assault , Aggravated Assault , World at War , Rage Reflection . round out the damage output. With Xenagos out you get to double power on a creature each combat phase, not just the first one. Good stuffs!
March 24, 2014 12:26 p.m.