Malcolm & Breeches Love Other People's Cardboard
Commander / EDH
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Failed Experiment —Aug. 14, 2018
Sometimes you try to take a deck in a new direction and it doesn't quite work out. I experimented with Kess, Dissident Mage as the commander of this deck and I actually felt it performed worse over all. Kess is a fantastic commander and I may build an entirely different deck around her, but I missed Keranos as commander for a couple reasons:
1) colour identity - the addition of black that Kess grants didn't end up being worth it. There were only a few cards with black in them that I really wanted to run. That wasn't worth the extra mana fixing required going from a 2 colour to a 3 colour deck.
2) card draw/control engine - I underestimated how valuable Keranos was as an indestructible enchantment that allowed me to draw through top deck lands or continuously bolt creatures and control the board until I had my key spells online. Even though he doesn't directly synergize with the spellslinger/stealing theme, he certainly helps enable it.
I forgot to mention a couple additions from Battlebond previously, Sower of Temptation and Mystic Confluence. Both of these are reprints that had significant price drops. They've both proven to be great additions.
I continue to debate between Word of Seizing and Mass Mutiny being more useful in the deck. The former is currently in.
I've been slowly collecting cards for a similar deck theme! I love your list!
August 9, 2018 7:25 a.m.
MegaMatt13 says... #3
JBert, thanks for checking the deck out. It is really fun to play. I'd love to see your list when it's ready.
Making-a-new-account-Hopefully-I-can-get-my-old-Username says... #1
looks incredibly badass! this might not be very efficient, but have you considered slapping Charisma onto your commander? you could take over a good deal of 4+ toughness creatures that way :) Stay frosty!
May 16, 2018 2:54 p.m.