DemonDragonJ I tried to offer advice on deckbuilding a few months back but it wasn't received well and you mentioned you only wanted card suggestions, which is why you posted here.

I noticed you post a few times every week asking for help with specific card replacements. With this level of interest in specific cards, I think you'd really enjoy playtesting cards a bit on your own. I used to ask people about swaps just as often until I began to start writing lists and playtesting my own swaps.

Often when I am not sure about a card that look fun or better, I swap it into my deck and keep the swapped out card on a "maybelist". That way, when you get a chance to play with the card, you can compare it to what you swapped out.

Often, what I end up finding is that what I've swapped in is more fun/functional and if I end up missing the old card (I usually dont) you keep it on the maybeboard and wait to draw/play a card that feels not so good or fun, then you know it's time for a swap.

Doing this will help a lot when you're trying to analyze card swaps. Often I see you wanting to keep cards that fit a decks theme, but really dozens if not hundreds of cards fit any given theme. You only have 100, so you'll always find more cards that fit the themes. Ultimately it's about what's most fun/flavorful for your deck .

Abaques As much as I love Final Fantasy with all my heart it saddens me to know that by the end of this year Spiderman and FF characters will be played in the same games with Doctor Who etc. I am very lucky to have a close knit playgroup of friends however, so I will look at it as a creative challenge for any cards I like just like what I'm aiming to do here.

legendofa Hmm I am realizing this is the only issue with the reskin - I had thought they were humans at first glance. I Astartes (from mtg art alone haha) seems to be cyborg people or people wearing mechanized armor. I'm thinking rather than try to match that I'm just going to leave the creature type and have them be something like Kithkin or Allies since I really like Crow_Umbra's suggestion.

Listen, I love the squad mechanic but I am not into warhammer. I know I know, I am kind of a stick in the mud but I just can't stand most UB cards. Casting "Ultra Space Marine Honor Guard" just hurts too bad in my fun lil fantasy game SO I am thinking of reskinning the cards to a more mtg flavored background. Now, (aside from Frogs my brain won't let go of the frogs) I am brainstorming a lot of ideas to reskin all of the WarHammer cards with the Squad ability for an upcoming deck.

Cards like Ultramarines Honour Guard, Sicarian Infiltrator, Vanguard Suppressor etc. Somewhat obnoxiously, squad cards have only been printed in UB sets.

So tell me what comes to mind when you think of reskinning these cards or the squad ability to a more mtg focused background? Ikorian Beast Bonders come to mind, maybe some friends from bloomburrow, maybe a kithkin squad from Lorywyn?

Let me know what you think and then when I make the reskin custom cards I'll post them here (:

JAPuckett85 I noticed that and I am actually mulling over including both! A mana dork that can buff our faeries is very good for Alela

Love to see a Brenard deck! I see you're going in a few different directions, but I think there are some fun pieces to consider and some you might want to take out. You mention food, tokens, and golems, but I see a counter subtheme as well with cards like Helix Pinnacle and Simic Ascendancy. I'd recommend cutting those since your deck is already going in a few directions and there's more fun stuff you could utilize with Brenard. I'd also suggest taking a hard look at anything that is 6mv or above, like Avenger of Zendikar etc. While fun, they don't play very well with brenard unless you are running a huge ramp suite. He works much better with cheaper creatures like Aether Channeler and friends.

Also, if you decide to run lower mana value creatures, any card with populate on it becomes very strong. I have a primer for this deck since it's my favorite, if you want any suggestions!

Can't Catch Me, I'm the GingerBant Man! [Primer]

Hey, nice Alela deck! I would definitely recommend Alexi's Cloak and Blessing of Leeches as both work as instant speed (and then ongoing) protection for your commander, who is a beacon for removal.

If you're looking for more suggestions, from buffing your faeries with additional pieces like Heraldic Banner, to Nettling Nuisance for a different take on control and goading, to interesting typal support like Mari, the Killing Quill, I'd recommend checking out my primer: Alela's Huge Goads [Primer]