Aminatou: Social Distancing 101
Commander / EDH*
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Minor Updates —Sept. 25, 2018
Haven't found the time to really look at the new Guilds of Ravnica spoilers but found a card which fits the theme. I also updated the list to approximate the cards I actually have. Can't seem to figure out how the tags for FBB cards so I used their Alpha versions for the meantime.
Rishadan Footpad -> Burglar Rat: Cheap, hits all of our opponents, why not?
Oath of Liliana -> The Eldest Reborn: Costs 2 mana more but is capable of hitting planeswalkers and a chance to force people to discard seems worth it.
Soothsaying -> Mana Vortex: The deck has a good curve (I think). With Soothsaying seeing very little use, I decided to add another card that targets lands. It will help with the stax theme and works well with cards like Rishadan Brigand and Rishadan Cutpurse.
Curious if you guys think I made the right cuts and additions. Let me know in the comments section :)
Megalomania says... #2
blindes1984 It’s not bad but considering how the deck is stacked with 1-5 drops, I hardly get to use its X or the shuffle ability. But until I find something more useful, I think i’ll keep it.
September 12, 2018 2:30 a.m.
IAmTheWraith says... #3
Since you are looking for a way to smooth out the early game, I would recommend Propaganda and Ghostly Prison. Norn's Annex is a fairly decent overlooked card that hits non-white players pretty hard.
Also, Pendrell Mists. I get that most of you hate is permanent based, but this card is also really good and pretty overlooked. Also, Kataki, War's Wage for the same reason.
September 13, 2018 7:56 p.m.
Megalomania says... #4
Thank you for the suggestions. Aside from the deck already being very heavy on 3 drops, I don’t think Propaganda and Ghostly Prison helps me much since they don’t prevent people from attacking Aminatou. I am also hesistant to use Pendrell Mists and Kataki but I will try to find slots for Mana Vortex and Norn’s Annex.
Do you see any cards that don’t seem to fit the deck though?
September 13, 2018 8:49 p.m.
IAmTheWraith says... #5
I think Soothsaying is pretty underwhelming. As well as maybe Altar of the Brood?
September 14, 2018 8:27 a.m.
Megalomania says... #6
I’m with you on Soothsaying. As much as i’ve tried to take Altar out, it continues to be the deck’s easiest path to victory.
September 14, 2018 8:56 p.m.
I hope this isn’t too general a question. Mass land destruction is new to me. What happens when someone removes your mana rocks? Or does that not matter since you can use Emeria Shepherd to get back the lands you blew up?
September 17, 2018 9:55 a.m.
Megalomania says... #8
The MLD components are recent additions so I have yet to experience being hit with something like Shattering Spree or Bane of Progress after casting an MLD spell. It will definitely be a problem but it is not something I don’t think i’ll encounter often enough to warrant adjustments.
September 17, 2018 10:15 a.m.
Is Venser the Sojourner just for general ETB value? I'm not sure I see it's potency.
September 23, 2018 1 p.m.
Megalomania says... #11
In theory, yes. It is mainly there to ETB permanents. In actual gameplay though, it gets to use its -8 quite often. But I don’t think it is essential to the deck’s strategy. If you have better flicker effects, that would be okay. Some people use Conjurer's Closet but I chose Venser since he allows me to reset Aminatou.
blindes1984 says... #1
@megolomania I actually have found soothsaying to be pretty great. To note, if you get inifinte mana and don't have the payoff yet, you can use soothsaying to look for any card in your deck since you pay X.
September 12, 2018 1:36 a.m.