Kruphix and the Value Town Toolbox (Pantry Raid)

Commander / EDH* Bababad

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Meta Shift —July 5, 2017

Well, my playgroup has most assuredly caught up to this brew with their main decks so its time to up the ante:

Worldly Tutor and Fauna Shaman added to smooth things out, speed up games, and thin my deck.

Craterhoof Behemoth has been unbanned in my meta so he's back in, to abuse with Deadeye Navigator and the return of MImic Vat

Thassa, God of the Sea is back in to give me the good ol "punchy" option with her activated ability, really shines with Giant Adephage

Aethersnatch is a newcomer to the build, but a second copy of Desertion+ will serve me extremely well in here.

Krosan Grip was added for split second and enchant/art removal.

and Tolaria West and Arcane Lighthouse were added to bring my land count up to 36

Gonna test this for awhile and see if everything sticks, heavily considering/testing Predator, Flagship for my meta due to the prevalence of tribal angels and tribal dragons that have become a nuisance. My abundance of mana allows me to alpha strike with my whole team, remove threats, and in a pinch gives me flying blockers

All comments are welcome :)

Bababad says... #1

Considering a rather harsh engine for this build:

Paradox Engine + Cryptolith Rite hand vomit incarnate

add in Arcanis the Omnipotent to fuel as I do this and arguably play my entire deck if I draw into/start with enough creatures.

what do people think of this?

April 20, 2017 8:38 a.m.

Just a couple questions!

Kruphix is my favorite looking god, and I really like the build here, but I play in a more moderate meta with some newer players. I don't mind playing good cards, but the praetors in particular are brutal for newer players to see in a game. Any ideas with what I could replace them with?

Do you believe Snapcaster worth his price tag? Seems like he has pretty limited use here.

Also, is Disallow the same as Voidslime just 1UU instead of GUU? It's a cheaper card monetarily and it provides the same role.

Thanks

April 24, 2017 11:26 p.m.

Bababad says... #3

Disallow is strictly cheaper/easier cmc than Voidslime I just prefer the art on VS and already had it in deck with absolutely no issue playing it.

It's personal preference on Snapcaster Mage, being able to flash back any spell in my grave for 2 mana is rather nice, being able to copy/abuse his etb makes my care package more reliable (a single counterspell can shift the balance of the game, Cyclonic Rift game winning, and a second Arachnogenesis is rage inducing and hilarious), and he has been used to chump giant damage without trample very often.

Low cmc useful goodstuffs shine in this deck and he is always a welcome topdeck when I start digging deep past turn 5.

Hope that clears some stuff up :)

April 25, 2017 10:46 a.m.

Bababad says... #4

For the longest time I had Stormsurge Kraken, Kederekt Leviathan, and Thunderfoot Baloth in those slots.

Stonehoof Chieftain might be a good curve topper compromise until your friends start to catch up a tad

April 25, 2017 10:48 a.m.

Bababad says... #5

gonna test the newly freed Protean Hulk. It surely has its applications in here, but the on death trigger isn't as reliable as I would like.

Currently testing over Arcanis the Omnipotent but not committing to the change yet. Arcanis draws SO MUCH HATE that unless I'm pararite comboing its just putting a big target on me, but when he works its golden.

April 26, 2017 10:02 a.m.

Bababad says... #6

After consulting some of my playgroup:

Memnarch has been Sideboarded so that Protean Hulk can be MB full time for shenanigans. Things are gonna get funky :P

April 26, 2017 10:34 a.m.

Bababad says... #7

Scavenging Ooze has been returned to MB over Primordial Hydra due to the explosive entrance of Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim and Lazav, Dimir Mastermind into my meta

May 4, 2017 11:54 a.m.

Bababad says... #8

Arcanis the Omnipotent is in, for good. Handed me the game far too many times last weekend. Sakashima the Impostor paired quite efficaciously with him. People in my playgroup tend to scoop after I draw 20+ cards and have 50+ mana in one rotation around the table.

Protean Hulk is actually whiffing more than I'd like, I seem to regret playing him around half of the time. I can't have this with a "every card matters" mentality I hold towards this deck. For now I'll throw Nissa, Vastwood Seer  Flip back in for the repeatable land draw and the handy draw+. Her legendary token has been pairing exceptionally well with Rhonas the Indomitable as well.

Nissa, Steward of Elements makes me smile every single time I topdeck her, its just like...BAM...at least 10 to the face.

Rhonas the Indomitable has been an utter force in this deck. He rarely gets blocked and being able to dump 15+ mana into pumping another creature shifts the board state to my liking.

Kefnet the Mindful Is handy when im holding counter mana open early game or bluffing so. Will test further, it flows...but doesn't change the board state overmuch but it is quite reliable when I need it.

May 4, 2017 12:06 p.m.

Bababad says... #9

Torpor Orb, Rest in Peace, Asceticism, and a litany of other problem children are becoming more and more common in my meta. I need non-etb reliable enchant/artifact removal.

Kefnet the Mindful and Slice in Twain out for some testing.

Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury has always been a maybe for this deck. Creating mana dorks, removing problem pieces, and a handy/easy ult while not really drawing too much attention makes for an extremely useful piece in this build.

Wickerbough Elder over Trygon Predator because I have no true reliable way to cheat the TP damage through if they have flyers and every time I copy WE ill have 2 instances of removal. Slice in Twain or Krosan Grip will replace it if I get repeatedly bitten by this or I don't like the feel.

May 15, 2017 7:46 a.m. Edited.

Bababad says... #10

Might be time to finally grab a Mana Vault for this nonsense

May 17, 2017 8:01 a.m.