Orzhov Indestructible Tribal feat. Gideon
Since indestructible stuff tends to have a higher cmc I need lots of removal and effects that slow down / dissuade opponents from attacking me and my d00ds.
The general could actually be anyone, but I chose
Athreos, God of Passage
simply because he's cheap to cast and incredibly hardy once I get going.
Things that I can actually attack with:
Athreos, God of Passage
,
Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
,
Gideon Blackblade
,
Gideon, Champion of Justice
,
Horobi, Death's Wail
,
Gideon of the Trials
,
Djeru, With Eyes Open
,
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
,
Erebos, God of the Dead
,
Heliod, God of the Sun
,
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
,
Transcendent Master
.
Things to dissuade my opponents from attacking me / slow them down / buy time / chump blockers:
Crawlspace
,
Norn's Annex
,
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
(first +1),
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
(+1),
Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
(+0),
Gideon of the Trials
(+1),
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
(+1),
Arena Rector
(just being on the field),
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
,
Horobi, Death's Wail
,
Death Pits of Rath
,
Ghostly Prison
,
Gideon's Intervention
,
Lightmine Field
,
Oath of Kaya
.
Tutors
Expedition Map
,
Call the Gatewatch
,
Demonic Tutor
,
Diabolic Tutor
,
Liliana of the Dark Realms
,
Arena Rector
,
Djeru, With Eyes Open
,
Vampiric Tutor
.
Card Draw
Commander's Sphere
,
Night's Whisper
,
Read the Bones
,
Sign in Blood
,
Ob Nixilis Reignited
,
Erebos, God of the Dead
,
Phyrexian Arena
Single Target Removal
Vindicate
,
Gideon Blackblade
(-6),
Liliana of the Dark Realms
(-3),
Ob Nixilis Reignited
(-3),
Anguished Unmaking
,
Despark
,
Disenchant
,
Go for the Throat
,
Hero's Downfall
,
Mortify
,
Return to Dust
,
Swords to Plowshares
,
Vraska's Contempt
,
Withering Boon
,
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
, and
Horobi, Death's Wail
... sorta.
Mass Removal
Damnation
,
Descend upon the Sinful
,
Hour of Revelation
,
Merciless Eviction
,
Urza's Ruinous Blast
,
Wrath of God
,
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
(-3),
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
(-6 ult),
Gideon, Champion of Justice
(-15 ult lol, but I've gotten it off and won with it before so, har har har),
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
,
Sudden Spoiling
Combos and Synergies
Death Pits of Rath
+
Lightmine Field
is a great lock (also what gave me the idea for the deck in the first place).
Lightmine Field
+ 2 or more creatures attacking you +
Sudden Spoiling
There are 19 Legendary Permanents in the deck, 17 are Creature/Planeswalkers, one being the commander, and nine being (pseudo-)indestructible so I generally wont' have a tough time casting
Urza's Ruinous Blast
or
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
for recursion.
Ob Nixilis Reignited
-3 on
Arena Rector
for a quick tutor to
Sorin Markov
is great to speed up a game.
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
will give my Gideons lifelink in addition to any pings him or
Sorin Markov
do.
Hour of Revelation
may seem dumb with so many planeswalkers since they'll get destroyed in the process, but if I turn my Gideons into indestructible creatures first, then no worries. If not, sometimes you just gotta nuke the board and hope that you have better deck-building skills than the player across from you.
After having activated other abilities of my planeswalkers, I can ult
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
and target my own planeswalkers. When they re-enter the battlefield they are new objects so I can start using their loyalty abilities again. If I have
The Chain Veil
on the field, there is potential for me to activate each planeswalker ability up to 4 times in a single turn if I ult Sorin. Rules regarding The Chain Veil in this example, "Because the last ability modifies the rules of the game, it affects not only planeswalkers you control when it resolves, but also planeswalkers that come under your control later in the turn," from Scryfall.
Horobi, Death's Wail
along with targeting by
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
,
Gideon of the Trials
,
Liliana of the Dark Realms
,
Sorin Markov
is cool. Opponent also can't target their own dudes with buffs or +1/1 counters most likely. Also, creatures can't be targeted with equipments or auras.
Pet Cards
Withering Boon
, included in every single black deck. Period. 2 mana black counter spell. No one expects this jank. Opponent about to go off next turn when they summon their 8 cmc commander? nope.avi.
Descend upon the Sinful
, included in every single white deck. Period. Sometimes you come across death trigger-based decks like
Teysa Karlov
, or have
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
across the table, or
Omnath, Locus of Rage
with a bunch of Elemental tokens that need to be hard-countered somehow.
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
, included in almost every single deck. But since this is an indestructible theme I'm using
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
instead. Mainly to counter that one mill player. Nothing is better than seeing a mill player's face when you're down to 24 cards in your deck, Kozi hits the yard, and you know all the time and resources the player wasted on you. Also, if I just happen to cast him, then heck, bonus points for me :D
Help that I'm looking for
I like this deck in that once I have multiple planeswalkers on the board my opponent may have a tougher time with deciding what to actually focus and see what real threats are.
Any and all thoughts are welcomed.
