Lasciate Ogni Speranza

Commander / EDH Podma101

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A long time coming —June 15, 2015

I've been sitting on this version for awhile now while messing around with other deck ideas. After giving it much thought though, I think this deck is complete. I can't really imagine anything to take out or put in, and in practice the deck functions beyond perfect. Unless some groundbreaking new card comes out or someone gives a great suggestion (always happy to get them), this will be the final iteration. I have already begun to purchase the 30 some cards that I need to finish it. Please, don't hesitate to comment or suggest anything, I'm always happy to get new ideas, I'm just relieved to be able to call this deck "done". Thank you!

Jeggard says... #1

Mindcrank is so powerful with Bloodchief Ascension aka infinite combo. Wound Reflection is just fun when people take damage. Sanguine Bond is a combo with Exquisite Blood. Rain of Gore and Phyrexian Tyranny is super good it hurts you as well BUT worth it if you can get a win with Teferi's Puzzle Box which is very easy. I have a resiliant Nekusar deck that some day i will put on this site but these cards pretty much win you the game if you get 3-4 in play. Hope these help.

April 26, 2015 4:48 p.m.

Podma101 says... #2

Jeggard I do love what Mindcrank can do with Bloodchief Ascension, but I choose to leave it in my side board because I don't like relying on infinite combos. On its own, Mindcrank isn't bad, but within my playgroup there is a deck or two that benefits from that mill effect, so I feel that it should stay our unless I'm against someone that can't recover from it. Wound Reflection is just a wonderful card, there is no denying that. I found it to be a bit of overkill though, as odd as that may sound. This deck generally explodes with damage and will win shortly after I get Nekusar out. Putting the mana into Wound Reflection is not only slowing me down, but if I am able to finish off my opponents with the base damage, I'd prefer to have more utility in the deck, which is why it used to be in it. Sanguine Bond was in here, but my only life gain was Exquisite Blood, which made it way too niche for it to work properly in the deck. While I do have some infinite combos in the deck, I don't like having the cards that make them if they can't function well on their own. For example, Mind Over Matter is a very powerful card in its own right, and it can be turned into an infinite combo with two or three cards already in the deck that also thrive by themselves. Rain of Gore is not something that I have considered before, and it would work well in the deck. Rampant life gain decks due tend to cause me issues, and since Exquisite Blood is my only life gain mechanic I wouldn't hurt myself in the slightest. Phyrexian Tyranny is in the side board for the very reason you listed. If anything I would decide to put it in for a match for the chance to just destroy everyone, and would not want it to be in there on a regular basis, because more likely than not it'll be suicide haha. I thank you very much for all of the suggestions!!

April 26, 2015 6:25 p.m.

Jeggard says... #3

Truthfully i missed your entire side board lol.

Winds of Change

Windfall

Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs

Both wheels and work with Nekusar and Kazuul is just brutal and prevents people from wanting to swing at you. If i think of anything else i will post them. Hope this is a little helpful.

April 26, 2015 6:40 p.m.

Podma101 says... #4

Jeggard Windfall is in there already. Winds of Change isn't simply because I haven't decided if I want to spend the money to get it quite honestly lol. Hmmm, now for Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs. I like him, I do. He fits pillow fort well. However, he is a creature that I have very few ways to protect or get back if he dies. I currently have a number of cards devoted to limit the creatures on the battlefield, on top of plenty of board wipes. I feel that he is somewhat redundant, and doesn't improve on any of the cards I already have in here.

April 27, 2015 2:39 p.m.

kiloken says... #5

Why no Chandra Ablaze?

April 30, 2015 9:26 a.m.

Podma101 says... #6

kiloken The only reason I don't have Chandra Ablaze or other planeswalkers is because they are damn expensive and normally only one of their abilities is useful to me. Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker was a gift which is why he is in here, and the other expensive cards here are very, very powerful. Chandra Ablaze isn't bad, but I don't have a whole lot of red cards in the deck to spare, so using her plus one wouldn't do anything besides get her loyalty, her minus two would certainly work, but I have plenty of other cards than can do that safer and cheaper, and her ultimate would be used on only four cards in the entire deck, five if I want to wipe the board. If anything I would love a Liliana Vess, but even then the cards that I still need to acquire for the deck that are expensive will do much more for it.

April 30, 2015 noon

I really dig this deck, it looks great. And I love the name of it, but I'm pretty sure it's supposed to read "Lasciate Ogni Speranza." Aside from that, +1 from me.

May 3, 2015 3:57 p.m.

Podma101 says... #8

Timelord-Planeswalker Thank you very much!!! And yes, you are absolutely right, woops!

May 4, 2015 3:57 p.m.

amazingdan says... #9

Freakin Nekusar man, my friend has a Nekusar commander and honestly it's the most annoying thing ever. +1 though

May 10, 2015 10:17 p.m.

Podma101 says... #10

amazingdan Nekusar just wants everyone to have cards, what's so wrong about that haha? Thank you!

May 13, 2015 11:48 a.m.