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Commander / EDH* Vexton

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Sandman321 says... #1

add Skullclamp it works well with marath and the card draw is nice

July 17, 2014 11:11 p.m.

Vexton says... #2

Ive thought about it and its probabaly going to replace dragonlair spider

July 18, 2014 6:06 p.m.

Tata says... #3

Very nice. Have you thought about Flametongue Kavu, Shaman of Forgotten Ways, Dragonlord Dromoka, or Loyal Retainers? I feel as if you might be running too many wraths.

May 7, 2015 12:42 p.m.

Vexton says... #4

Tata thanks for the comment! You're right about me having too many wraths about one too many and its name is All Is Dust I'm just hard pressed to find a good card to be in its place. I dont think any of your suggestions though fit fully into what I'm trying to do here though. I'd love to here arguments for these cards though as I may be missing some piece to the puzzle. My plan for the All Is Dust as it stands is to get Mana Crypt or some other way to provide fast mana.

My control match up is often very rough too so if you could suggest some goodies to help me slug through 3 control decks that'd be awesome!

May 7, 2015 10:20 p.m.

Tata says... #5

Flametongue Kavu is good because it almost always kills something, looks good in your pod chain, and adds something solid to the beat-down plan. Though if you're vs. control it might not be the best. Would kill a dork/small utility creature/a general, which is pretty decent, but Marath does that normally.

Shaman of Forgotten Ways is good against control because it must be answered before you win the game with its ferocious ability. It's also a solid dork and can help you cast stuff faster. I'd definitely consider it.

Dragonlord Dromoka is very good vs. control. I'd also recommend Grand Abolisher. Though the elder dragon can't be countered or easily damaged, and puts your opponents on a reasonable clock. Try it out if you're having trouble against control.

Loyal Retainers is just nuts with Survival of the Fittest and Fauna Shaman. I'm sure you see why. Obviously it helps if you have a solid amount of legendary creatures... like Avacyn, Angel of Hope, Dragonlord Dromoka, Linvala, Keeper of Silence, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, etc. Loyal Retainers is also amazing with Reveillark, which I would also recommend. Great against control as a hedge vs. wraths and such.

May 8, 2015 12:40 p.m.

Vexton says... #6

I've been doing some play testing today with Bloodbraid Elf and Flametongue Kavu today and I'm not all that impressed with the results. Dragonlord Dromoka seems like a likely candidate for the slot as it tidies up the high end of my pod curve and gives me a sweet fatty to protect my spells. Reveillark has been doin ye olde in and out for a few months now and I doubt he's bouncing back in.

I totally dig what Avacyn, Angel of Hope can do for the list but I feel its not going to make the cut in the curve as I would need to slot something out just to fit it. Loyal Retainers is definitely value town when I have access to survival of the fittest or other such goodies but the same kind of shenanigans are often perpetrated by Karmic Guide and I feel loyal retainers is just too narrow to benefit the list.

May 8, 2015 5:25 p.m.

Vexton says... #7

I picked up a Dragonlord Dromoka today and played soem rounds wit her in the 99. was playing against 2 reanimator decks and a mono blue artifact deck that seemed very solitairish so she wasnt relevant and didnt come up. still got high hopes for her though!

May 9, 2015 9:42 p.m.

Deeb says... #8

Have you considered Spike Feeder? There is an infinite life/infinite damage combo with Archangel of Thune.

May 13, 2015 8:43 p.m.

Vexton says... #9

@Deeb yes ive considered spikefeeder for a long time but ive come to the conclusion that spikefeeder on its own is pretty bad and can and will proove to be a dead draw as often as it could win games.

Ive learned that skewing a deck list into too many alt wincons caN Hurt the overall power of the list. this decks main wincon is kiki-jiki combo, and the combos with marath Are only in here because each piece at its core is very powerful in the token aggro alt wincon and earns its slot on its own.

Thanks for the suggestion! Id love to here your counter arguements or other suggestions for the list and +1s are appreciated!

May 14, 2015 8:09 a.m.

VoodooSpecter says... #10

Thanks for the suggestions, Vexton! I added a couple cards that you mentioned, cut a few that had already been on the block. I Will have to choose a couple 6 drop critters for Birthing Pod!

May 16, 2015 6:17 p.m.

Vexton says... #11

thats super cool! thanks for the +1 hope it works out for you!

May 16, 2015 7:52 p.m.

I_TappedWrong says... #12

Very nice build, but have you thought about Academy Rector or Earthcraft even Ivy Lane Denizen can be helpful. +1

I have my own marath edh you should check it out

May 29, 2015 10:55 p.m.

Vexton says... #13

@ Samji I've actually played all of these cards in here in a previous marath combo oriented build and found that deck to be slower and not as powerful when it isnt comboing out. Ivys a card I see in tons of ghave and marath lists but its power level in my opinion isn't all that great I'd rather just recast my commander if and when counters are depleted. I'll deffinitely give your list a look-see

May 30, 2015 9:58 a.m.

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