Caller of the Pack

Creature — Beast

Trample

Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may put a token that's a copy of this creature onto the battlefield tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker he or she controls. Exile the token at the end of combat.)

Discussion (51)

chadomachado on Ezuri WIP

7 months ago

i would drop these:

Arbor Colossus Broodbirth Viper Caller of the Pack Chameleon Colossus Great Oak Guardian Joraga Treespeaker Thelonite Hermit Viridian Shaman Orochi Hatchery Verdant Confluence Arachnogenesis Mystic Snake

put these in there places: Collector Ouphe - i have one you can have it Fertilid Awakening Zone Fungal Sprouting Zameck Guildmage Rishkar's Expertise Walking Ballista Master Biomancer Farhaven Elf Mindless Automaton Kalonian Hydra Cultivate

multimedia on Atla Commander

7 months ago

Hey, nice brew with new Atla.

Consider more haste?

• Mass Hysteria : one drop, very good when you cheat a lot of creatures in one turn onto the battlefield.
• Instill Energy : one drop, can also untap Atla.
• Lightning Mauler : can repeatedly change who gets haste.

With the expensive price manabase here with many Forest dual lands Nature's Lore is an upgrade for Farseek . Consider replacing Cultivate and Reach with two drop mana rocks: Talisman of Impulse , Talisman of Unity , Talisman of Conviction ? Consider Open the Armory or Stoneforge Mystic ? It's another tutor that can get one of Greaves, Skullclamp, Staff, Boots.

I think Regal Behemoth is a better Mirari's Wake or Zendikar Resurgent with Atla. In fact consider cutting both of these cards for Regal? It's a creature, gives you the monarch (draw) and it has the same land bonus ability. The +1/+1 that Wake gives all your creatures can be detrimental if you're trying to use Skullclamp to sac 0/1 Eggs which is an excellent source of both card draw and cheating creatures onto the battlefield. It's broken, anything that makes this interaction worse I wouldn't include.

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Cards to consider cutting:

• Mirari's Wake
• Zendikar Resurgent
• Cultivate
• Kodama's Reach
• Caller of the Pack
• Darksteel Colossus
• Deceiver of Form
• Platinum Emperion
• Summoner's Egg

hkhssweiss on Mayael budget

1 year ago

CoolMemeDude

How much of a budget do you have?

Some cards off the bat that can be considered:

Big Dummies on budget:

• Woodfall Primus
• Caller of the Pack
• Inferno Titan
• Sun Titan

Interaction on budget:

• Krosan Grip
• Nature's Claim
• Wear / Tear
• Congregation at Dawn

Fun Mayael Cards on budget:

• Selvala's Stampede
• Rishkar's Expertise
• Eldritch Evolution
• Genesis Wave

Now to some cards you can consider to cut:

• Garruk's Horde
• Paleoloth
• Zhur-Taa Ancient
• Vengeful Archon
• Trolls of Tel-Jilad
• Warp World
• Titanic Ultimatum

Hope that helps!

kylbeon on sacrificefedit

1 year ago

This is actually a pretty cool list - a lot of it synergizes well with the sacrifice theme and there's a strong Meren shell here.

Some potential additions:

• Plaguecrafter is an insane uncommon from GRN - strictly better than others with the same effect. I'd have as many of the effects as possible, so a third doesn't hurt.

• Board wipes in general. I don't think I see any, and board wipes are the "Get Out of Jail Free" cards of Commander. If you're behind, they let you catch up with opponents. Some ideas: Living Death (solid card - we've already seen what this can do, and in your deck, a deck with lots of ETB and sac value, this is just good), Decree of Pain (hefty CMC, but the card advantage this gives you is insane), Black Sun's Zenith (gets around indestructibility, -1/-1 counters are a pain for everyone). You do have some dictate effects (i.e. Dictate of Erebos) which can function as indirect board wipes, but it's a win-more type of board wipe. Dictate effects are still amazing - don't get me wrong.

• Spore Frog. Oh god. It's Spore Frog. The single most frustrating card for most decks facing Meren. It's one CMC, gets you a free counter on Meren each turn, saves you from combat, and then is revived for further use. Somebody tries to exile it? Sacrifice it in response. They still get fogged. Just make sure to save it for instant speed - that is, wait until their turn to use it.

• Viscera Seer. One of the most important things for sacrfice decks is ways to sacrifice creatures. Viscera Seer is amazing at this. Just like Spore Frog, it gets you a counter on Meren each turn and a free scry. Not only this, but it gives you ways to sac creatures at instant speed for no cost - just a great effect!

• Buried Alive fetches you anything you want. Want a Spore Frog? Sure. Want to fetch out Protean Hulk to pull out an infinite combo win? You betcha.

• Speaking of Protean Hulk, I don't think newer players realize how utterly insane this card is. There was a time when this thing was banned in commander - it's a seriously broken card. There's a whole list on r/CompetitiveEDH about this card's infinite combos: https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveEDH/comments/67czr7/protean_hulk_combos_by_color/. Considering including one in the deck. Though a little out of your price range for now, one of the most reliable and flexible is Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and Walking Ballista. They both enter play at the same time (since X = 0 for Walking Ballista if you pull it out of your deck with Hulk, you can pull it and Mikeaus [whose cmc = 6] at the same time, since 6 + 0 = 6) , and since X = 0, Walking Ballista immediately dies due to state based effects, which then brings it back with a +1/+1 counter from undying. Remove the counter, deal 1 damage to a player, return the ballista, repeat forever! You win by pinging your opponents to death! Well actually it doesn't work. Since Mikeaus gives non-humans +1/+1 in addition to undying, Walking Ballista will still be a 1/1 after the counter is removed. If you have a sac outlet out (such as Viscera Seer), you can sac Walking Ballista after removing the counter to fuel the combo, and have it go infinite. This is one of the Protean Hulk combos, and is probably the most fair one (and I'm using 'fair' losely here - Protean Hulk is still fetching a win nearly every time it dies). Plus, a Hulk combo gives you a reliable win condition to defeat your opponent with.

• Fecundity. I don't know why I don't see this card played more. Despite the symmetrical effect (that is - both you and your opponents drawing cards), you'll be making the most advantage off of it. Spore Frog now draws you an extra card each turn - so does Viscera Seer! Not to mention that it just helps the sacrifice player overall more than others.

• Black Market. Oh boy. So much mana. 'Nuff said. I love this card. Mana is super valuable in Commander, as in all formats, and this card gives it in the bucketload.

• Beast Within or Krosan Grip or Nature's Claim. Beast Within is probably the one I would use, but I just think you might want a spot removal for enchantments. I don't see any other way besides Golgari Charm, which is meh for it at best, in your deck to deal with them, and they are an important card to be able to destroy. Plus, the versatility of Beast Within is just really good - destroy target permanent.

• Birthing Pod. Yeah, this is on the pricier side, which is why I added it at the end. It's another broken card, and is banned in modern but still has a pricetag because of its commander play. It tutors for things, which is a great effect in Magic.

• Diabolic Intent. Dunno. Just seems pretty good. Never really used it.

Some potential cuts:

• Champion of Stray Souls offers a Living Death impression, but not a good one at that. It's really expensive to use and I don't think it's in your best interests to keep it, as it's a six CMC fattie that doesn't really contribute to your plan.

• Cloudthresher. Damnation and Wrath of God and Toxic Deluge and Evacuation and Blasphemous Act and Merciless Eviction all do more than just touch flying creatures, and cost the same or less. They might not be in your colors, but as you're in Black, you have access to the single best board wipes in the game. One that touches only flyers and only does 2 damage (a low amount in commander) is pretty underwhelming.

• Caller of the Pack. Generic big dumb green fatty. Dunno. Guess it's fine? It's more or less Vanilla, despite having myriad, and contributes nothing to your plan as the tokens it creates aren't even sacrificed - they go into exile.

• Banshee of the Dread Choir has the same problem as with Caller of the Pack. Just a semi-vanilla card that doesn't really do anything for you.

• Dread Summons feels more like a mill card? Doesn't really have much in the way of sacrifice, besides the 2/2 bodies. I think there are much better cards for this slot.

• Golgari Charm. It's fine, but not great. Beast Within is better.

• Wretched Confluence. Again, it's fine, but there are better cards for this slot.

Hope this helps. The deck seems pretty solid - you've got a good Meren shell, and I look forward to seeing the finished deck!

shadow63 on Golgari Mk.1.1

1 year ago

Rune-Scarred Demon might be the best budget option for reanimation. Anything you bring back from the grave should cost at least 7 mana otherwise it's just better to play the card outright. Your three main concerns for the deck should be stuff to bring back from the grave stuff to bring it back and stuff to put it into the yard. Herald of Anguish Lord of the Void Overseer of the Damned Caller of the Pack are all decent choices

kirox317 on Invincible Under the Sun 天下無双

1 year ago

Some suggestions:Archetype of Endurance, Ghoultree, Goliath Spider, Krosan Cloudscraper, Liege of the Tangle, Living Hive, Myojin of Life's Web, Naya Soulbeast, Polyraptor, Skarrg Goliath, Spike Hatcher, Stonehoof Chieftain, Terastodon, Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger, World Breaker, Worldspine Wurm, Allosaurus Rider, Caller of the Pack, Gaea's Revenge, Garruk's Horde, Kalonian Twingrove, Sandsteppe Mastodon, Sekki, Seasons' Guide, Siege Behemoth, Thorn Elemental, Tornado Elemental, Verdant Sun's Avatar, Woodfall Primus

WagiDreams on Bark at the Moon

2 years ago

Added

Wolfbriar Elemental, Champion of Lambholt, and Harmonize

Removed

Caller of the Pack, Seasons Past, and Shamanic Revelation

CrazyDanPsycho on Edric's Spy Network

2 years ago

hookedonkronix: Thanks again for the good advice. I do already have an Ohran Viper and a Broodbirth Viper in the deck. I just acquired a Thunderfoot Baloth and am seriously considering it for here. And One with Nature sounds hilariously awesome...for me. I thought about Caller of the Pack, but decided to go with something that had more utility. I like it's beefiness, trample, and myriad, but I wanted more than just a body on the field.