Angels On High
Commander / EDH
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Cavernous Cleansings —Nov. 1, 2012
Simple and quick update. Three cards in, three out (in a way only two, even, since one was a plains and barely counts).
Additions:
+Baneslayer Angel: Somehow, I'd missed the fact that she wasn't in here. I think I took her out briefly to put her in another deck, and forgot to put her back in, then somehow I just mentally glossed over her non-presence. Thanks for the catch, zinge.
+Planar Cleansing: Can deal with planeswalkers, which seems relevant.
+Cavern of Souls: Logical upgrade from a basic land, since this deck is heavy tribal. There's only six creatures in the deck that it can't render uncounterable. Thanks for the suggestion, markkster.
Cuts:
-Archon of the Triumvirate: This guy might come back in, but I think I got "new-card syndrome" when I added him. He feels so small for the cost in EDH, and if I'm detaining things with him it seems like I might already be winning anyhow. Buuuut I don't know. I need to ask around; speak up if you've gotten to play with him, please. Either way, he's not better than Baneslayer.
-Akroma's Vengeance: Flavorfully on-task, and the cycling is randomly useful sometimes. But for the same mana cost, Planar Cleansing can hit Walkers for me, and that seemed relevant.
-Plains
On the short consider list: Akroma's Memorial/True Conviction, Terminus, Archon of the Triumvirate.
LordRemiem says... #2
Ok, if I ever build a Commander Deck it will be LIKE THIS.
October 27, 2012 11:48 a.m.
MagnorCriol says... #3
@Markkster: Thanks! Cavern of Souls is a good thought. I'll start looking for that in trades.
Seraph Sanctuary , while definitely on-theme, is, to be blunt, a bad card. I'd be unlikely to gain any significant amount of life from it over the game, and what I do gain will be in minuscule increments. To boot, this deck has a lot of very color-hungry cards - three color pips in the cost is common here, Empyrial Archangel even has four, and few things have less than two - so the colorless mana was a liability. At the end of the day, the bad outweighed the good, so I cut it.
@LordRemiem: Glad you like it! It's quite fun to pilot.
October 27, 2012 1:19 p.m.
Blazer4500 says... #4
what about card:Akroma's Memorial or card:Serra's Blessing? it could work for you, also Favorable Winds since you already have a lot of creatures with flying
October 27, 2012 4:47 p.m.
MagnorCriol says... #6
@Blazer4500: That's an interesting thought. I've kind of eschewed the anthem effects because I'm not certain that I'll ever have enough creatures on the field at one time to make them worth the card slot. If they're only ever effectively giving me an extra 2 power and 2 toughness, for instance, it would have been better off being a creature. BUT, I need to test more with the new tweaks and see what happens - maybe it'll be worth it.
But things like card:Akroma's Memorial and True Conviction can be worth it with even just one creature. So they merit investigation. Do you have any ideas for what to take out?
October 29, 2012 11:58 a.m.
Door of Destinies or (if you don't mind it being a double edged sword) Coat of Arms ?
October 29, 2012 12:06 p.m.
No Baneslayer Angel ? Seems like she would be a pretty good fit here.
October 29, 2012 12:32 p.m.
MagnorCriol says... #9
@fireteam: That's a pretty good idea. Coat of Arms has relatively low risk since Angels aren't exactly a common tribe (it's not like I'm running Elves or Soldiers here). Still, I'd probably use the Door if I can only find room for one because it's cheaper. Any suggestions for what to replace?
@zinge: ...huh. That's so weird. I could've sworn I had her, and I only just noticed that she's not actually here. I know I have a Baneslayer somewhere...where is she and why isn't she here? Thanks for catching that.
markkster says... #1
How about Seraph Sanctuary for flavor and Cavern of Souls to make your angels uncounterable? Cool tribal deck.
October 27, 2012 10:19 a.m.