Jarad Elfball

Commander / EDH Tartaras

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Aether Revolt Update —Jan. 14, 2017

Cutting:

• Abrupt Decay: While there are things you can hit with Abrupt Decay, the odds of finding a good target aren't very high imho.

• Gaea's Herald: I never really found the protection from counterspells to be particularly useful. Not to mention the fact that it helps everyone at the table, which can backfire.

• Yavimaya Elder: He's not an elf, and while it is nice to get 2 basics out of my deck at the very worst (and drawing a card at the best), I feel like 5 mana is a bit much to commit to it.

• Scryb Ranger: Along with not being an elf, which is something I kind of want to keep going, I found I wasn't really using it the best I could.

Adding:

• Paradox Engine: This card is busted. Getting to untap all of our elves every time we cast a spell is ridiculous.

• Sidisi, Undead Vizier: Not only is it a 5 drop that I can find with Eldritch Evolution, but it's also another tutor. Therefore, I can cobble together the line of EE-ing for SUV and sacrificing her to find the card I actually want. Following that line, I can also naturally cast her, sacrifice an elf token I got somehow and use her with EE as a bridge to go find Primordial Sage or Regal Force, which up until this point have been stranded at the far end of the curve.

• Lifecrafter's Bestiary: Giving our creatures a Kicker cost of G, and drawing a card when they're kicked lets us potentially limp into a combo, or to go off with Paradox Engine. We can end up netting mana if we're casting 1 drops while there is an active Heritage Druid on the board.

• Craterhoof Behemoth: I had initially taken the Hoof out of my deck because I wanted to reduce the number of "feel bad" situations where I would just kill the table. However, as the deck has become more competitive, I've felt the need to re-introduce it to the deck as precisely that; a way to end the game.