[Primer]Teysa, Orzhov Scion

Commander / EDH* Fektoer

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Cutting some fat —March 30, 2019

Removed: - Emeria Shepherd - Gonti, Lord of Luxury - Read the Bones

Added: - Anguished Unmaking - Treasure Map  Flip - Knight of the White Orchid

Emeria Shepherd is great. However it costs 7 mana, 8 if you plan to use it immediately and is nearly always killed instantly. The games where it runs away with the board are very rare. That's not a strike against the angel in particular but against any 7-8 cost card that doesn't effect the board in a dramatic way.

Gonti is fun, full of value but in the end doesn't synergize with the deck in any way besides being fun to cast.

Read the Bones is nice but we have a better alternative, namely:

Treasure Map is cheaper than Read the Bones, fulfills the same purpose as RtB (albeit a bit slower) but has a heigher ceiling. Scries for 3, draws (potentially) 3 and goes nuts with Smothering Tithe

Knight of the White Orchid is back in there to provide some more ramp to the fabled 4-5 mana. It got cut for Smothering Tithe before but the Knight was the wrong card to cut, so it's back.

Anguished Unmaking is some much needed interaction that the deck sometimes lacks, especially with non-creature permanents. It comes in nice and cheap, at instant speed and makes sure you're able to interrupt anything that wants to run away with the game before you get going.