Glissa, Artifacts, & Aristocrats

Commander / EDH bushido_man96

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Speeding up the deck —Aug. 31, 2018

I'm looking to speed things up a bit. To do this, I'm adding Exploration and Burgeoning, Urza's Bauble and Mishra's Bauble. Zero CC artifacts make for fast drops and explosive opening hands. They are also easier to recast when Glissa brings them back. With all the artifacts I have that get lands into my hand, the advantage cards like Exploration and Burgeoning provide are obvious.

Deepstriker29 says... #1

Add Nim Deathmantle for an infinite loop with Battlesphere, then throw in either Blood Artist or Disciple of the Vault. Cut Codex Shredder and Nemesis Mask - both are too slow and you have enough deathtouch redundancy as is.

August 25, 2018 2:01 p.m.

bushido_man96 says... #2

I have been considering cutting Codex Shredder, so I think I will. I like Blood Artist, but if I was going to run the deck that way, I'd probably run a suite of those creatures, so I'm not sure on that one yet.

Can you tell me how Nim Deathmantle goes infinite with the Battlesphere? I don't think I have any infinite combos in here, and don't see where I'd get the infinite mana.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll be considering them when I get in the cards to switch out.

August 25, 2018 3:17 p.m.

Deepstriker29 says... #3

Oh my bad, I assumed you were running Ashnod's Altar. You should be running Ashnod's. Like, you really should, it's perfect for this deck and is one of the most broken cards in the format. Ashnod sac = 10 mana. Sac Battlesphere itself last, pay 4, return Battlesphere to field and equip it. Repeat for infinite colorless mana and ETB/Death triggers. Blood Artist and friends would be good regardless on account of the 11 artifact creatures you are running, giving you a gradual clock and some sustainability. I'd also go ahead and run either Damnation or Decree of Pain, as your engines may sometimes struggle in the wake of something such as a Stony Silence and you may want to have a panic button. Remember, you can stack Glissa's triggers from a boardwipe to effectively draw a full hand from the yard, so abuse other people's wipes too!

Also, I do understand that you want to keep the artifacts as condensed as possible, but Putrefy is one of the top 5 Golgari EDH cards for a very good reason.

August 25, 2018 4:29 p.m.

bushido_man96 says... #4

Thanks for the explanation Deepstriker29. I've got an extra Altar laying around I can toy with. May have a Deathmantle, too. Will check.

I've got a copy of Putrefy, but haven't found where to squeeze it in yet. As for board wipes, I'm running Plague Wind and In Garruk's Wake, along with a few others, but Decree of Pain looks like a good option, too. I don't have any Damnation.

Thanks for the help. I've got some things to consider now.

August 26, 2018 3:49 a.m.