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Commander / EDH Darkshadow327

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Rivals of Ixalan —Jan. 6, 2018

Here are some of the vampires I am looking to add once Rivals is released.

Elenda, the Dusk Rose - She could end up putting out a buch of tokens.

Forerunner of the Legion - It's always nice to get the vampires that you need.

Twilight Prophet - It's always nice to drain your opponet's life.

Champion of Dusk - Can never go wrong with tribal card draw.

Vona's Hunger - Amazing board wipe, forcing your opponent to choose what to keep is great (not to mention that it doesn't affect you).

Legion Lieutenant - Never anything wrong with a lord for the tribe.

Arterial Flow - Could be nice to drain and force opponents to discard cards.

Cool deck! Here a couple suggestions that I think will fit in with your life gain/+1+1 counter theme:

Exsanguinate or Debt to the Deathless - Either of these cards are fantastic finishers when you find yourself unable to attack and they play very well with your other cards like Sanguine Bond and Defiant Bloodlord. Cards I think you could switch out in favor of these two are Sanguine Sacrament and Beacon of Immortality. I personally don't believe straight life gain cards are all that useful as they don't really impact the board enough in EDH.

Phyrexian Arena, Greed, Underworld Connections, Well of Lost Dreams, Erebos, God of the Dead, and the criminally underrated Moonlight Bargain, etc. - You have very little card draw in your deck. I personally try to have at least 5-7 draw sources in each of my decks. On top of that, you should have tons of life to use as a resource to abuse these draw effects.

Anguished Unmaking, Utter End, and Return to Dust - Exiling is much better than destruction, plus you seem to be light on enchantment/artifact removal. These would help against cards like Propaganda or Ghostly Prison that can really hinder your deck.

Good luck with the deck!

October 14, 2017 12:10 p.m.

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October 15, 2017 11:01 a.m.

Daedalus19876 says... #3

Looks pretty good overall :) I build Edgar as well, and he's pretty fun haha. A few small suggestions, though:

  • I'd run Austere Command over Merciless Eviction. I find the modularity of big/small creature removal to be handier than the option to exile planeswalkers, but it depends on your meta.

  • I'd definitely run Phyrexian Arena over (or in addition to) Underworld Connections. It doesn't force you to keep a land tied up in order to draw cards.

  • Anguished Unmaking is one of the best pieces of removal in the game. I'd definitely run it in this deck, probably over Hero's Downfall.

  • Harsh Mercy and Patriarch's Bidding are your best friends. Punish your opponents for not playing tribal cards!

  • I've been considering Cloudstone Curio for my list. It lets you bounce between cheap vampires, so that you can get repeated cast triggers from Edgar :)

  • Malicious Affliction is also a great piece of removal unless your meta is heavily black, haha.

  • I feel like you need some more card draw in the deck. I would recommend Wheel of Fortune, but recent buyouts have pushed it into the stratosphere. Accordingly, I'd go for something like Reforge the Soul?

And as a final suggestion, I'd try running a lot more 1-cost vampires. The ability to flood out creatures in the early game is why Edgar got banned in 1v1 ;) Pulse Tracker, Insolent Neonate, Shadow Alley Denizen, Vicious Conquistador, Vampire Lacerator...All good options, and all very low curve :) I'd try to pull your overall average curve down to 3 or lower if you're able to, so that you can kill your opponents before they put up defenses.

As for cuts...I'd remove Teferi's Protection, Kindred Boon, Blind Obedience, and probably Sorin, Grim Nemesis. They don't pull their weight enough to warrant a slot, or so I've found.

Hope this helps, and happy deckbuilding!

October 23, 2017 10:09 p.m.

Darkshadow327 says... #4

Thanks for the help Daedalus19876! Those were some cards I haven't really thought about before. I do agree with Anguished Unmaking over Hero's Downfall, exiling is just so much more reliably in my opinion. I love Harsh Mercy, I can't believe I've never seen it before. Patriarch's Bidding is a card I've been trying to find a home for in this deck for a long time. I agree and disagree at the same time :/ about Underworld Connections and Phyrexian Arena, I like having the option to draw cards so I don't lose too much life. However, this is deck has a lifegain subtheme so I should be fine. I don't know, I've been going back and forth between the two for a while.

October 24, 2017 9 a.m.

IAmTheWraith says... #5

Winds of Change for card draw?

January 2, 2018 12:51 p.m.