Raff's Renewal

Commander / EDH bushido_man96

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Recent Additions —May 16, 2019

Recent additions to make the deck better are Altar of Dementia, Krark-Clan Ironworks (better sac outlets), Hangarback Walker (can be a free combo piece with Enduring Renewal), and Smothering Tithe, the best new white ramp card.

April 17, 2019 12:27 a.m.

suarkdivad says... #2

Perilous Myr is a pet card of mine, but it would do well here. Goes infinite with Enduring Renewal and Ashnod's Altar . Not a lot of synergy with the rest of the deck but he's a fun little guy.

April 17, 2019 3:10 a.m.

bushido_man96 says... #3

Cloudchaser.Kestrel, yes, Paradox Engine would be a fantastic include. Unfortunately, its hovering around $35 and I don't have a copy. Otherwise, yes, good idea. Maybe if it gets another printing...

suarkdivad, I think I might have had Perilous Myr in the initial buildup, but in the act of making cuts, it didn't make it. It is worth looking at again, though, as another win-con for my combo pieces. I'll see if there's a good substitution to make for him and give him some thought.

Thanks for the responses, guys!

April 17, 2019 5:26 p.m.

Decisive says... #4

Arcum Dagsson

Bubbling Cauldron

Burnished Hart

Solemn Simulacrum

Altar of Dementia

Unwinding Clock

Arcum might not be as good because it can't fetch a creature, which is most of your deck, but it could be useless

Cauldron is a sac outlet, though only once per rotation

Hart is ramp, useful in Azorius

Solemn is also ramp, with the upside of draw on death

Altar is free, though mill might not be your thing

Unwinding Clock is amazing in like every artifact deck, it's like seedborn muse but better

April 17, 2019 11:06 p.m.

bushido_man96 says... #5

Byuante, thanks for the suggestions. Arcum Daggson could be useful. He could easily be used to sac a Thopter to dig out a combo piece like Ashnod's Altar , Blasting Station , etc. He's a bit more pricey than I like, but if I can find a beat up one for cheaper, I'll consider adding him.

I'm on the fence about Burnished Hart . Yeah, he ramps, but he costs , then another to get two lands. Six total mana for the first activation to get 2 lands that ETB tapped. Its...ok, but I'm not sure its better than my other mana rocks. Where he does shine, however, is in recurring him, which this deck could do. That alone does make him worth considering, and I may play test him some. Sad Robot I think I'm out on in this deck. I think he's sadly overrated and terribly overpriced for what he does. He's decent in places, for sure, but I just don't think I like him in here.

April 18, 2019 3:32 p.m.

JANKYARD_DOG says... #6

Hangarback Walker could work the same as Ornithopter if you just declare X as 0.

As for the Altar and KCI, I'll try my best here... only things I can think of is replacing Dictate of Kruphix for KCI and whatever your weakest sac outlet is that isn't really relevant to a combo. Maybe Retro Foundry? Or Keep your dictate and replace Jace with the altar.

Hope it helps, I'd +1 but can only do that once.

May 5, 2019 9:41 a.m.

bushido_man96 says... #7

Mj3913, good point about Hangarback Walker , and since it would die upon entry as a state-based effect, I wouldn't need the sac outlet to combo off....that's very much worth considering.

I hate to cut Dictate of Kruphix and Jace Beleren , because the synergy they have with Smothering Tithe is so good.

I considered cutting Retrofitter Foundry , but its low CMC has allowed to hang on, and in a pinch, it creates a servo token.

Cutting so hard...

I have had Baird, Steward of Argive on the chopping block for some time. I'm just not sure he offers enough for me to keep him in. He has a nice tax to attackers, but I really haven't gone in on a pillowfort strategy, so he might get cut.

Thanks for the help!

May 9, 2019 2:12 p.m.

bushido_man96 says... #8

Mj3913, I just put in an order for Hangarback Walker . It just seems too good to not get in this deck. So I'll be adding that, and then looking at subs for my two new sac outlets. Raff is going to be really legit here pretty soon.

May 9, 2019 2:32 p.m.