Elspeth & Brimaz
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Posted on March 29, 2014, 6:09 p.m. by Jcatreid
Last week at FNM I pulled a Brimaz, King of Oreskos . This week at FNM I pulled an Elspeth, Sun's Champion . Besides feeling very lucky I want to make a deck around these cards. I don't have enough money to buy more copies of the cards, any ideas on what I can do?
My best trades right now are Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver , Archangel of Thune , Ephara, God of the Polis . Do you think anyone would want to trade for them? Also do I want more Brimaz, King of Oreskos or Elspeth, Sun's Champion ?
March 29, 2014 6:22 p.m.
Honestly, I see Elspeth, Sun's Champion being the better long term investment, also easier to build around and fits in a better variety of decks. That is what I would go for.
March 29, 2014 6:31 p.m.
I know that price wise Elspeth, Sun's Champion is more expensive than the three trades I've just talked about. Would you say it would be worth it for me to trade two of them for one of her?
March 29, 2014 6:37 p.m.
Two for one trades are not unheard of. If the card is worth it, I would pull the trigger. If you want the Elspeth, Sun's Champion , I'd do it.
March 29, 2014 6:52 p.m.
The Archangel is $30 right now. With her and Ephara you could probably get 2 Elspeths. Or another Brimaz and change. I would try to move the Archangel if I were you, because I don't think it will stay this high for long.
March 29, 2014 6:57 p.m.
I'll try to trade off Archangel of Thune for an Elspeth and then the other two for another one then? What kind of deck should I make (I don't want to make an esper control / U/W control).
March 29, 2014 7 p.m.
You could build a pretty decent W/x aggro/midrange deck. Just depends on what other pieces you have and what style you want to play.
March 29, 2014 7:03 p.m.
I'm thinking a crazy token deck? With some Eidolon of Countless Battles s and God-Favored General s?
March 29, 2014 7:06 p.m.
If you're going that route, you should look at a G/W token deck. Stuff like Call of the Conclave and some cool populate cards like Rootborn Defenses .
March 29, 2014 7:08 p.m.
I'm feeling like if I'm going to invest in a deck, I want the cards to be from Theros/BTG because they'll be in standard for another year or so.
March 29, 2014 7:14 p.m.
Most of the Selesnya cards a dirt cheap. Both the cards I mentioned are less than 50 cents. The only one that's expensive is Voice of Resurgence , which you probably don't need.
Behgz says... #2
Trade for more copies of elspeth and brimaz, seriously, get more of them.
March 29, 2014 6:13 p.m.