Poisoned Lips

Commander / EDH* Ohda

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IrateWarrior says... #1

deck looks good and budget! just some ideas to help get by some front lines could add, Rogue's Passage , Whispersilk Cloak just for an easy way to get by. i play against a lot of mass token decks so i find these help me set up some combos.

Whispering Specter is nice if your looking to remove some chances of a blue deck saving their counters. So many people run green that Praetor's Grasp anything from a creature to some mana ramp.

Glissa, the Traitor is a good add if you have trouble keeping all your artifacts up.

Triumph of the Hordes has been a game ender for me since the amount of poison you can get off in a single turn. plus if you have Contagion Engine & Contagion Clasp. Phyrexian Swarmlord is a high cost but does have the chance to refill your board if your wiped out (:

February 13, 2018 1:45 p.m.

hgjlesv says... #2

Looks nice, 10/10 would play/play against. How about Pathbreaker Ibex or Overwhelming Stampede or both to make your creatures and tokens huge and then trampling your opponent to death.

February 13, 2018 1:51 p.m.

Ohda says... #3

IrateWarrior : Hello ! I agree with you for Rogue's Passage but I already included the cloak.

Glissa seems an interresting addition, I'll see during my next games if my artifacts are going down a lot or not.

Unfortunately I really don't like the infect strategy, I think it places you as the main target of the table.

hgjlesv : Hey there !

Why would I add those two cards instead of good old Overrun ? I only have few creatures with a big power that would grant me a bigger bonus !

February 14, 2018 4:29 a.m.

JuQ says... #4

Hi there! I have a Hapatra deck about the same budget.Playing my deck I ended up taking out many of the -1/-1 stuff because I found they underperform in commander, creatures are too big and often they have +1/+1 counters and they tend to grow faster than you could ever -1/-1 them. So I left in the deck only what it proved to be worthy of the slot (except for the Biskelion which somehow I never to draw it, so I can't really say)
My deck has block compulsion to capitalize on the snakes' Deathouch, all the cards I could find to make Hapatra unblockable and a lot of buffing of my creatures.Have a look and maybe you find something you like Hapatra's death hosts

February 20, 2018 11:34 a.m.

Ohda says... #5

Hi JuQ ! I looked at your list that seem really different from mine obviously, but I really don't agree with you about the underperforming of the counters. I think it can paralyze voltron and token decks if you have some good opening hand and then my tokens take the ascendant. In any cases, whether it is the playgroup and the meta or some luck, I'll stick to my deck purpose, but I got some inspiration from yours ! Did you consider another commander ? Hapatra is really weak and can be an easy target to any burn or removal spell, unlike The Locust God for example.

February 27, 2018 6:44 a.m.

JuQ says... #6

Locust God is a solid commander, quite powerful, but makes for terribly predictable deck. A guy in my group already made it and he got bored of the deck after two or three games.
I have many other commanders decks anyway, more than I can play, Hapatra's game feels really fresh gaining board pressence since the early game and capitalizing in the snakes' Deathtouch big time in the late game.
The disposable deathtouchers are great for not needing to block because nobody want's to send their shiny mythic creatures to die killing a renovable token, so they create a virtual pillow fort. The same works attacking they rather take one damage than wasting their amazing creatures, not to speak of the abuse of combining Deathtouch with Trample or First Strike.

The good thing about Hapatra is she usually won't be percieved as deserving of a targeted spell, there are bigger threats on the Battlefield, she is not going to kill anyone by herself and she is only a threat to small creatures. Who would really spend a Path to Exile on her? Her snakes will remain on the battlefield anyway.
The bad part is she is quite weak against board damage or Infest type effects, that's why I have many cards to protect her and return her to hand from the battlefield.
You know which creature was always getting targeted by every player in every game? Necroskitter! My play group was so utterly terrorized of it that I never got to use it's second ability, so at the end I had to take it out of the deck.

February 27, 2018 8 a.m.

Pabs4444 says... #7

I have been working on Hapatra for a long time. My favorite deck I've built with her is here Another Haptra deck. Hopefully it can help in any way that my comments do not. I personally feel the deck is lacking in the - counters (Yes, I'm aware they are -1/-1, but - just saves a lot of time) synergy. I do like the Blowfly Infestation, Incremental Blight,and some of the other cards cards that benefit through -1 counters. Have you considered Crumbling Ashes? Golgari Cluestone seems to slow. If anything, I'd recommend Golgari Keyrune. Another suggestion I have is going somewhat snake tribal due to hapatra making Deathtouch SNAKE tokens tokens. Just a suggestion. Hope some of it helps. One last thing, this is a token deck; why no Craterhoof Behemoth?

March 18, 2018 12:56 a.m.

Suns_Champion says... #8

Nice deck!

My friend, you need Eldrazi Monument. Protection and buff and evasion for all of your little tokens!

Craterhoof Behemoth and Triumph of the Hordes would be great finishers.

I'm sorry my suggestions are pricey, but I think the deck looks great and those would take it to next level. Good luck!

March 18, 2018 10:52 a.m.

Ohda says... #9

Thank you for your feedback and time your spent reading my list / thinking about it ! I don't understand why the Keyrune would be vital compare to the Cluestone, to me drawing is essential and I would rather have another way to draw instead of having another deathtouch creature that would die to any removal.

I think crumbling ashes is an overkill in the deck, already having the snakes killing everything that doesn't have invincible on it or protection from green. Also I basically put a -1/-1 counter on Hapatra every turn three if I can to get a token, it would be a target forcing me to target her, right ?

Concerning the hoof, I don't have it in my possession, it is a bit expensive and I know it would be an auto-include in any token deck ! Concerning the tribal aspect I used to pilot a Simic snake deck, really don't feel like any other snakes apart from maybe Skullwinder for politics and recursion.

As I said a few lines before Craterhoof Behemoth isn't in my collection, and I'm not really considering acquiring it anytime soon, hating the art on it doesn't help changing my mind about that but I really get why this card is a vital part of mass aggro don't get me wrong ! :)

I am also the guy that forbids himself to play any infect card for infect itself, I so the Triumph of the Hordes isn't a card I would pick for the deck. Overrun didn't make the cut so far, I'll play few more games to see if there's a lack here.

Eldrazi Monument seems great really works perfectly with Savra, Queen of the Golgari, works with the tokens, flying is also something I'm bad against if I can't draw any removal.

Thank you for your time and thought !

March 18, 2018 7:58 p.m.

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