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Killian, Ink Duelist
Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
Lifelink
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Spells you cast that target a creature cost less to cast.
razelfark on
The Blight That Blinds *Updated*
1 month ago
Since you have some of that legendary creature subtheme going here, I would suggest Jirina, Dauntless General for the deck as it enters to nuke a grave, but can be sacrificed to protect other humans, namely Squall. This is really good if you can get Squall through to hit OP as it can be a recursive protection card.
If you like the idea Jirina, but find the human only syergy lacking, then I would suggest Selfless Savior or Selfless Spirit as good alternate options. The Spirit is great for its evasive qualities and can be a decent attacker since if it attacks alone with Squall on board, it can pressure 4 in air easily.
If you want another great legend that pairs with the legend human theme, then I suggest Adeline, Resplendent Cathar as it creates human tokens and is an amazing curve into squall for attacking by itself for the doublestrike bonus (attack trigger token will not stop the doublestrike trigger).
Guide of Souls Would be a great 1 drop for your deck as it can help give Squall flying if you have enough energy built up and it can build up energy by itself at a good enough rate you don't need other energy based cards to run. This would also pair very well with the Adeline if you chose to include.
Some useful disruption I have had succes with (when in standard) is Momentum Breaker. This card is useful for being nontraget removal to deal with ward/hexproof but also great because it make OP discard if no threat on board so you can even pressure hand with it. This is great for deck as you can sacrifice for small life to get in grave to recur and pressure OP board/hand more.
A side optin you can run over the Tidehollow Sculler would be Deep-Cavern Bat as it is an evasive threat that does the same thing roughly, but is easier on the mana types and has lifelink. If you want a human you could use Kitesail Freebooter and would only be good for trying to syergise with Kudro you currently have in deck.
Cards I am not caring fo rtoo much in your list would be Judge Magister Gabranth, Killian, Ink Duelist, and Corpse Knight. Judge is good for sacrificed focus decks, but you don't have any sac outlets or token strats to make this really work. Killian feels out of placed with the lack of targeted interactions that benefit his cost reduction. Lastly Corpse Knight just never works out for me unless I am playing some combo deck that dumps alot of creatures on the board.
Hope these options help. If you would like more suggestions I am will to recomend more. Whether it be looking for more general good cards or going for specfici theme cards.
GrimlockVIII on
Apple Accessories, Now with Malware
1 year ago
Just popping in to suggest Killian, Ink Duelist to make your auras cheaper.
wallisface on
1 year ago
This seems pretty decent for a budget brew - so good work!
My thoughts on things to improve are:
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Killian, Ink Duelist doesn't feel particularly good to me, just because you're only really getting a 2/2 Menace - the spell-cost-reduction ability is almost never going to be relevant in your deck. Personally i'd replace it with one of Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim, Cruel Celebrant, or Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim (You could also probably swap out Drana's Emissary for one of these cards also, as that card isn't doing a lot for its mana cost).
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I'm really not sold on Midnight Charm being useful. I think Unearth might be a better option, or just running more copies of Souls of the Faultless and Vindicate
4to16characters on
Apple Accessories, Now with Malware
1 year ago
Killian, Ink Duelist is a decent inclusion, but also a great budget option for this style of deck.
mattzim666 on
The Secret Life of Eriette
1 year ago
I would consider adding: Ghoulish Impetus, Kaya's Ghostform, Nurgle's Rot, Starfield Mystic, Ashiok's Reaper, Spellbook Vendor, Hateful Eidolon, Parasitic Impetus, Sage's Reverie, Sram, Senior Edificer, Killian, Ink Duelist, All That Glitters, Transcendent Envoy, Danitha Capashen, Paragon, Starnheim Courser, Umbra Mystic, Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice, Solemn Simulacrum
doodkyle on What happens if you give …
2 years ago
Assume i have Hanna's Custody and Liquimetal Torque on the battlefield. If my opponent tries to cast Spirit Mantle on their Killian, Ink Duelist and I make Killian an Artifact in response using liquimetal torque, what happens to the spirit mantle?
multimedia on
Liesa, Liesa, they so flying...
3 years ago
Hey, good latest update, really nice additions of Archivist of Oghma and Bolas's Citadel. Don't forget Caves of Koilos, it's in the precon and an Orzhov dual land that enters the battlefield untapped.
You're right you want more draw and you could cut several lesser creatures for more draw. Use life to get draw by either drawing when you gain life or when you pay life. Well of Lost Dreams is another four drop that like Greed once you get onto the battlefield it can draw a ton of cards because of Liesa's lifelink. Sigarda's Splendor can draw an extra card at your upkeep if your life total changed and it's another source of repeatable life gain from casing white spells.
Dawn of Hope each time you gain life you can pay 2 mana to draw a card. Eye of Vecna draws a card when it enters the battlefield and then it can be repeatable at your upkeep for 2 mana + 2 life.
Fell Stinger can sac itself for it's exploit to have interaction with Liesa, Forgotten Archangel and other reanimation or recursion that you could add such as Sun Titan, Witch of the Moors, Apprentice Necromancer, Priest of Fell Rites. When your Commander has flying then Mask of Memory can be consistent repeatable draw as well as discard to fuel reanimation or recursion.
Court of Grace makes you the monarch for repeatable draw a card at your end step. If you're the monarch at your upkeep then you create a 4/4 Angel or if you're not the monarch a 1/1 Spirit. Palace Jailer makes you the monarch, it also exiles an opponent's creature and that creature never returns to the battlefield unless you lose the monarch which can only happen if an opponent does combat damage to you or plays a card that makes them the monarch.
Some cards to consider cutting for more draw, reanimation, recursion.
- Killian, Ink Duelist: you have very few cards that have a single target to reduce the mana cost.
- Vampire Outcasts: the lifelink is nice, but that's all it does for a four drop creature, no other abilities, can do better for four mana.
- Dawnhart Geist: there's very few enchantments here and it only triggers for your enchantments, can gain more life from other cards.
- Vampire Scrivener: I know you like this card, but it's too slow and doesn't do anything for five mana. You have Necropolis Regent at one more mana than Scrivener who can put the counters on Liesa the same turn it enters the battlefield. Putting counters on Liesa will do more because she has lifelink.
- Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts: not a fan of this seven drop, could replace it with Sun Titan.
Well of Lost Dreams or Sigarda's Splendor could replace Vampire Outcasts. Dawn of Hope or Eye of Vecna could replace Killian, Ink Duelist. Mask of Memory is a good swap for Malefic Scythe. Mask can give you repeatable draw where as Scythe isn't doing much because it only triggers when equipped creature dies.
Fell Stinger is an easy swap for Dawnhart Geist. Vampire Scrivener could be cut for more reanimation Witch of the Moors, Apprentice Necromancer, Priest of Fell Rites. Sun Titan could replace Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts. Court of Grace or Palace Jailer could replace Heron of Hope. Heron's ability is fine to gain a little more life, but more draw would help more.
Sorgol on
3 years ago
Hi there.
Since both of your playing partners like playing creature heavy decks and you like the white/black playstyle, why not punish them for playing creature heavy decks? How about choosing Killian, Ink Duelist as your commander? And since you like enchantments and spells you could make it voltron/removal heavy.
He works well also with aura-enchantments, which could also work as removal like Pacifism-type cards. Protect him by making him indestructible with cards like Indestructibility while wiping the board with mass removal spells in case you opponents overwhelm you.
Add other creatures that last like Athreos, Shroud-Veiled that last just by being indestructible by himself, and even give you the chance to steal some big dragon from your opponent maybe (by placing a coin on it, then destroying it).
I think this deck could even be quite budget friendly, since there are a lot of budget removals out there that get even better with Killian as your commander.
And that's it. Hope I could help somehow.
