Radha or die

Commander / EDH hoardofnotions

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Card swaps —Feb. 20, 2018

Took out Momentous Fall for Life's Legacy - Swapped for budget reasons. I think the legacy is a worse card because it's not an instant, but I really wanted to Etali, Primal Storm!!

took out Peregrination for Harvest Season - I think this could be a great upgrade!

Took out Shefet Monitor for Thaumatic Compass  Flip - The monitor might make it's way back in, but for now the compass flipping into a budget Maze of Ith is great!

Took out a Mountain for a Timber Gorge - silly dual lands I didn't know about

bushido_man96 says... #1

Constant Mists might be a better fog option?

August 30, 2017 5:36 p.m.

hoardofnotions says... #2

It is better, the $price is the only thing holding be back from it. I'm trying really hard to keep the deck under $50 for deck building creativity sake. Thanks for the suggestion though

By the way do you know of some good graveyard hate i could run? I'm thinking possibly Primal Command or Struggle / Survive. I'm running Tormod's Crypt now and i think it's pretty good. Just looking for a debate!!!

August 30, 2017 6:51 p.m.

KeelHaul10 says... #3

Graveyard hate, eh? Burn Away do anything for you? if not, I recommend Mudhole for lands, Cranial Archive for card draw, Phyrexian Furnace is cheap but slow, Thran Foundry, and Watchers of the Dead seem like good choices to sub in. as for cuts, if you feel Vicious Shadows over preforms, then leave it in, but I just don't see how. It's trigger can be mitigated by having a low hand count. Shefet Monitor also could be cut.

All in all, I love your deck, commander needs more beat-down decks like this one rather than the tier 1 combo-crud that's been hitting my meta recently.

August 30, 2017 7:06 p.m.

hoardofnotions says... #4

Thanks for the upvote and suggestions KeelHaul10!

Do you like any of your suggestions more than Tormod's Crypt? Because that's the swap I'll end up making, though i think the crypt might be better for now? I was thinking Primal Command or Struggle / Survive might be clever ways of hating graveyard nonsense. though the mana cost of the crypt is the best selling point it has.

Quick aside on Vicious Shadows, It's really good! It triggers on any creature dying not just my own. And if folks are casting all the cards in their hands my board wipes will be that much more effective. Also it can sometimes combo-kill the table when someones playing tokens and i have Blasphemous Act lol.

Shefet Monitor is fun with Radha, Heir to Keld because you attack with radha, get the trigger and cycle the monitor. than that same turn you have 3 untapped lands to hopefully cast another ramp spell. That's my thoughts behind it anyway, I am looking at is as my weakest ramp spell for sure.

August 30, 2017 7:35 p.m.

KeelHaul10 says... #5

When you put Primal Command and Struggle / Survive compared to what I suggested, I'd say you've got me beat. However, I think you'll have the mana for Burn Away: it's instant, creature removal, and graveyard hate all rolled into one

August 30, 2017 7:45 p.m.

hoardofnotions says... #6

The main reason I'm trying to run some graveyard hate is to combat my friend's Meren of Clan Nel Toth and Glissa, the Traitor deck. If i kill either with Burn Away it'll just go to the command zone with no graveyard hate.

Though I am going to keep burn away in mind. Thanks for debating a bit with me!

August 30, 2017 8:03 p.m.

bushido_man96 says... #7

I think KeelHaul10 has some good suggestions for graveyard hate. Relic of Progenitus might be a good one, too.

August 31, 2017 2:49 a.m.

GoldenDiggle says... #8

If you could ramp up to it, Archetype of Endurance hits hard and protects your stuff.

Detritivore could be fun to mess around with.

Lifecrafter's Bestiary can help refill your hand when it's low, and the scry is nice.

A personal favorite of mine is Savageborn Hydra, giving you a sorcery speed mana sink that buffs a double striker.

They may be a bit pricey, but see what works for you!

October 8, 2017 9:07 p.m.

hoardofnotions says... #9

GoldenDiggle thanks for suggesting these on theme cards!

I had tried detrivore before and couldn't get it work well enough. I think it'd be good after a land wipe but having to suspend it to get value early game is very slow.

Lifecrafter's Bestiary I also cut because I want my Wave of Vitriol and Bane of Progress to be as one sided as possible.

I like your suggestions for the big creatures though, anything in the deck look weak to you?

October 12, 2017 5:54 a.m.