Angelhorde Invasion *Primer*

Commander / EDH Hexaflexagon

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Final Update before I Buy the Cards —July 12, 2019

Thanks to the help of a few people on this site, I have made some changes before I put my card order in. I have removed the lifegain package, as some of the people who commented felt that the lifegain package didn't do much. I didn't cut Auriok Champion and Suture Priest because they have extra bonuses apart from gain me life whenever a creature enters the battlefield. Most of the reasoning for cutting/adding cards came from other people and I do not take credit for it.


  • Land Tax and Tithe are useful when I am not going first so I can get consistent land drops.

  • With God-Eternal Oketra out, Odric, Lunarch Marshal gives all my guys Double Strike, which is not a joke. With a Zombie Warrior out, he gives all my guys Vigilance. This was a card I had previously overlooked, and I am thankful that someone had suggested it to me.

  • To increase the card draw of my deck, I am adding in Alms Collector and Slate of Ancestry.

  • I am adding another bounce creature in the form of Emancipation Angel.

  • I am adding in some more ramp in Worn Powerstone and Gilded Lotus to be able to use my mana sinks more and get my cards out earlier

  • With a deck that has around 10 Enchantments or more, Hall of Heliod's Generosity is really good unless you rely on coloured mana.

  • One of my friends who plays FNM EDH said that the meta has a lot of removal, so I'll be adding Eight-and-a-Half-Tails to help with that

  • Grand Abolisher is very useful, as it gives 2 devotion for 2 mana and stops other players from playing on my turn.

Lifegain Package that I have cut

Hey man! deck is looking good, a Mentor of the Meek or an Aetherflux Reservoir could fit nicely in here, also, have you considered adding the new mono white angel that just came out from the M20? Sephara, Sky's Blade it comes out really cheap and packs a 7/7 flying body in the air, not forgetting that this Angel gives other flying bois indestructible! :D

July 8, 2019 12:41 p.m.

Also, you are running more than 10 enchantments, a Hall of Heliod's Generosity would not hurt in this list :D

July 8, 2019 12:43 p.m.

Hexaflexagon says... #3

Hey TortillaConfetti,

Thanks for your comment and upvote. Mentor of the Meek is a card I have been considering for a long time, but I only have 13 creatures with power 2 or less, with another 3 cards that can make creatures that fit this criteria, and I'll have even fewer when one of my lords comes out. I like Aetherflux Reservoir , but I haven't really been playtesting this deck (apart from with my brother, I've been travelling a lot) so I'll have to see what doesn't work and what does before making any hard cuts. Sephara, Sky's Blade is interesting, but I think I have too few flying guys to make it worth it (13, discounting Kor Skyfisher and Stonecloaker ), so I might add her, but the only worry is that she's too expensive mana-wise, as I already only have 8 ramp slots with 35 lands. I'm trying to add more ramp, but it's tough without real playtesting. I'll definitely add in Hall of Heliod's Generosity for Zhalfirin Void .

Thanks again,

Hexaflexagon

July 8, 2019 4:21 p.m.

BS-T says... #4

Hi, nice deck - one of our playgroup has an Oketra deck and it is serious stuff.

I'll start by seconding the inclusion of Hall of Heliod's Generosity , probably just drop a plains.

Other Lands - Cryptic Caves if you think you can handle another colourless source, and New Benalia is handy if you don't need rocket speed. Homeward Path is probably a meta-call and could be unnecessary.

As for suggestions;

  1. I'd aim to put the Tithe from your maybeboard in if you can pick one up, Land Tax would be even better, but boy, that price tag!

  2. I'd also like to recommend Odric, Lunarch Marshal so your team gets Double Strike from the big-O and Vigilance from her zombies, as well as probably Flying! He'd be the perfect replacement for the dropped Skirmisher.

  3. Luminarch Ascension is a beating in Commander if you can drop it and defend it.

  4. Finally Skullclamp , you'll usually have a weenie or two to bump off despite the inclusion of Divine Visitation .

Suggested cuts for the above with a bit of reasoning:

Hope you do well with the deck! GLHF

July 9, 2019 11:57 a.m.

CasualCucumber says... #5

Mind's Eye might be good if your deck is struggling with card draw.

July 9, 2019 12:35 p.m.

K1ngMars says... #6

You desperately need more card draw! I'd definitely put a Alhammarret's Archive and Endless Atlas . Consider also Alms Collector , Coveted Jewel , Slate of Ancestry .

I'd highly suggest to remove Bontu's Monument , as for 3 mana you get only half the effect, highly inefficient.

July 9, 2019 5:52 p.m.

enpc says... #7

I don't see what the point of the life gain package is. You have one card that makes tokens from it, but other than that it does nothing. I would cust most of it for more cheap ramp: Wayfarer's Bauble , Fellwar Stone , Mind Stone , Thought Vessel , Marble Diamond , etc...

July 10, 2019 3:39 a.m.

Nemesis says... #8

I'm in agreement with enpc on the lifegain package - There really isn't much of a pay off here. If you want to keep it, I'd include a couple cards that would act as wincons to benefit off all the life gain like Aetherflux Reservoir or Felidar Sovereign .

As for other suggestions, I'd look at:

Emancipation Angel - angel, goes with your bounce sub-theme

Worn Powerstone - good colorless ramp

Gilded Lotus - good colored ramp

Mind's Eye - good card draw

Dusk - one part board wipe, one part brings back half your creatures.

Hedron Archive - more ramp with a side of card draw.

July 10, 2019 11:01 a.m.

Hexaflexagon says... #9

Hey BS-T,

Thanks for your help. I've already added in, Hall of Heliod's Generosity . I'll probably keep in Homeward Path for now, as I haven't really played much at my LGS and have only seen a few decks.


Thanks again,

Hexaflexagon


Hey CasualCucumber,

Thanks for your comment. I don't like Mind's Eye because I feel it's too expensive for what it does, and I might be able to find better ways to draw cards consistently.

Thanks again,

Hexaflexagon


Hey K1ngMars,

Thanks for your comment. I agree with you, I'll be definitely be adding some more card draw. I already have Endless Atlas in the deck, and I'll consider Alhammarret's Archive . I like Alms Collector and Slate of Ancestry , so I'll be adding those if I can find space.

I see your point on Bontu's Monument , I'll take that out.

Thanks again,

Hexaflexagon


Hey enpc,

Thanks for your comment. My lifegain package is mainly for card draw, but I'll probably take most of it out for other cards. The only thing I would leave in would be Auriok Champion , The Soul Sisters, and Suture Priest . I'll probably also take out Dawn of Hope and Well of Lost Dreams , because they don't do much anymore.

Thanks again,

Hexaflexagon


Hey Nemesis,

Thanks for your comment. I agree with you and enpc, so I'll be taking out my lifegain package.

Thanks again,

Hexaflexagon

July 11, 2019 1:45 p.m.

enpc says... #10

Hexaflexagon: I'm a little confused, you cut Dawn of Hope which can at least generate tokens but kept in the souls sisters package whick now does even less in the deck? In commander especially, lifegain is only good when it's a means to an end. Lifegain for the sake of life gain is generally pretty bad, unless it's attached to a card that already does something else as well.

Also, just remember that while Land Tax is a good card, it's not actually ramp. Sure it helps you get your land drops, but won't accelerate you past one land per turn.

July 11, 2019 5:32 p.m.

Hexaflexagon says... #11

Hey enpc, the reason why I kept the creatures is because they're cheap creatures that can trigger God-Eternal Oketra and give devotion.

July 11, 2019 8:36 p.m.

enpc says... #12

At that point I personally think you're better off leveraging creatures with better abilities, stuff like Thraben Inspector for card advantage or Serra Ascendant for beats. But at the end of teh day, you do you.

July 11, 2019 11:50 p.m.