Kari Zev | Big Monkey *PRIMER*

Commander / EDH DM_Cross

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Daedalus19876 says... #1

Needs a Confusion in the Ranks. Steal creatures all day, in exchange for monkeys :)

January 12, 2017 2:17 a.m.

DM_Cross says... #2

Daedalus19876 While I think Confusion in the Ranks would be a fun card, I don't want to run the risk of someone stealing my stuff, too. And besides, with the Equipment I have in the deck, I'm expecting my Monkey to come into play with a ton of extra power for a good smack in the face! Thanks for the advice, however :)

January 12, 2017 12:23 p.m.

xaldin292 says... #3

Sundial of the Infinitelets you keep the token

January 14, 2017 7:37 p.m.

DM_Cross says... #4

xaldin292 while I think you're right, I expect the Monkey to constantly pop out, hence why High Market, Goblin Bombardment and even Stalking Vengeance are in there for. I also planned on getting new tokens a bunch with my extra combat phases and the token entering will re-trigger stuff like Warstorm Surge, Purphoros, God of the Forge and the others. Thanks for the advice, however! :D

January 16, 2017 12:21 p.m.

carpecanum says... #5

Gratuitous Violence doubles the damage from Warstorm Surge, Purphoros, God of the Forge and your creatures in general.

January 19, 2017 2:28 p.m.

DM_Cross says... #6

carpecanum So it does! Suggestion has been added. I took Impact Tremors out since a) Violence doesn't interact with it due to not being a creature dealing the damage and b) I feel like Violence has more worth. The 1 point of damage I lose going to all opponents is actually gained back two fold by the additional 2 damage Purphoros will do with Violence out! Thanks, great suggestion! :D

January 19, 2017 2:49 p.m.

Love-in-Theory says... #7

I think I'm going to add In the Web of War to my Kari Zev deck. I think it's a good addition I initially overlooked. +1

January 31, 2017 4:51 p.m.

DM_Cross says... #8

Love-in-Theory Glad to be of service :D There was a lot of other input in the Reddit /r/edh thread I posted, but some of it didn't line up with the idea I had in mind for the deck. I think some of the other suggestions were lots of Threaten effects and sac outlets and ways to trade the Monkey token for other people's stuff. Seemed fun, but too chaotic for what I wanted to do :D

February 5, 2017 2:38 p.m.

Fillo94 says... #9

I think Skullclamp might be a usefull way to get rid of useless monkies

July 1, 2017 2:25 p.m.

Fillo94- I need that for my deck tbh

July 1, 2017 10:37 p.m. Edited.

DM_Cross says... #11

Fillo94 This one is iffy because the Monkey only comes out when you attack and by that point you can't attach Skullclamp to him without using other cards to attach it at instant speed. I think if we focused MORE on the monkey damage and doing these kinds of things and cut out some of the Threaten effects, it would work. I may revise this list a bit coming soon, between all the new cards from Amonkhet and Hour of Devestation, so maybe that'll find a way into the deck :) Thanks for the comment/input! I appreciate it!

July 5, 2017 8:53 a.m.

Qumps says... #12

Bedlam could make things interesting.

July 14, 2017 6:24 p.m.

DM_Cross says... #13

Qumps This is a good one! I'm going to add it to the Maybeboard for the version 2.0 I'm working on :)

July 27, 2017 9:10 p.m.

GoldenJelly says... #14

I love this deck, underrated commanders are my favorite. That's why I love Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun so much. All my friends said he suck, but not me.

September 1, 2017 5:42 p.m.

DM_Cross says... #15

GoldenJelly I REALLY wanted Temmet to work out for me, but I could not get it to work well. So I made an annoyingly consistent Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons deck instead that I run online ;) Glanced at your list, I love the idea of Temmet with Marit Lage!

September 1, 2017 6:51 p.m.

GoldenJelly says... #16

DM_Cross Thank you. My Temmet deck worked out well for me. I've never seen any deck that makes endless Marit Lage(s). I didn't mean for the deck to do that, it just happen once in a game, and I was like "oh cool" lol.

September 1, 2017 7:11 p.m.

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