[Primer]Teysa, Orzhov Scion

Commander / EDH* Fektoer

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Adding some glue —Oct. 30, 2018

Removed:

• Expedition Map
• Overseer of the Damned
• Archangel of Thune

Added

• Vampiric Tutor
• Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• Darksteel Ingot

Added some glue to the deck to make sure all the pieces stick together. The deck has loads of synergy but sometimes it's hard to find the pieces a card synergizes with so you're left with a bunch of half-built engines. So we added some tutor power.

Vampiric Tutor came in to replace Expedition Map. Worst case scenario, is you search for the land that Expedition Map would have gotten you. However, the deck really wants some sort of engine in play early on, Whether it's a Land Tax, a Phyrexian Arena or a Sol Ring to ramp you into your big plays. Vampiric Tutor does all that at the cost of some card advantage.

Overseer of the Damned was removed because it's a bit clunky. It's a fine 7 drop but it isn't exactly the biggest bomb you can play. Since the deck currently is suffering a bit under its weight (curve issues) we're cutting some of the high end in favor of some low end like Darksteel Ingot.

Archangel of Thune, while very good in a vacuum and having good synergy with wide boards, is a bit of a relic of the past. In earlier iterations there was a lot more incidental lifegain like extort, Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim and Ghost Council of Orzhova. Now it's solely up to High Market and Diamond Valley to give you a boost pre-combat. The fact that Archangel stayed in the deck for so long while the life-gain slowly disappeared says enough about the strength of the card, however it needs to make room for some better synergy.

Sidisi was in earlier iterations of the deck and is now back. The meta is doing some more unfair things so we would like some additional tutor power to be ready with answers. Additionally, with Fall of the Thran it's got a potent finisher so being able to find it or one of its synergistic pieces helps a lot. The old play of exploiting itself and fetching Corpse Dance is still there, allowing you to go nuts with tutors.