Archangel of Thune and Spike Feeder Combo in Abzan Company
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Posted on July 7, 2015, 9:14 a.m. by Sneal
I have a copy of Archangel of Thune and a few Spike Feeders arriving in the mail in the next couple of days and I was considering trying them out in the Abzan Company combo shell.
Do you think it's a good idea or is it just a bit too cute and difficult to assemble?
There have been a couple of decks with the combo that have performed pretty well, but is it worth including?
Adding the angel will take away from the power of CoCo. It dilutes your deck of cards it can hit. You really want to play it in more midrangy decks with other tutors.
July 7, 2015 10:53 a.m.
People tried this in the first drafts of Abzan Company to hit the table. It didn't work out so well then, and it's probably because you can only afford so many creatures that fall outside of Collected Company range while still being smoothly functional, and the deck already has Murderous Redcap. That said, it doesn't hurt to revisit it every once in a while - it only eats up 2-3 slots at the most.
July 7, 2015 6:45 p.m.
Thanks for the feedback, guys! I might give it a go in playtesting, just to see how it works. I think the Archangel might be a good inclusion for the deck outside of the Feeder combo anyway.
JexInfinite says... #2
You can't CoCo for Archangel, so it's very unreliable. If you were to play an Archangel of Thune + Spike Feeder combo in a Chord of Calling deck, you'll probably find a lot more success. As far as Archangel goes in the CoCo deck, she's just too expensive to reliably cast.
July 7, 2015 9:35 a.m.