Tenebu's Gravedigging Tendencies | Primer

Commander / EDH hkhssweiss

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Top #5! —Dec. 3, 2018

Wow would have never thought it would reach 10k+ views, I would like to thank everyone for upvoting and giving all their feedback!!!

ErebosMortuus says... #1

Hello buddy! Look at this piece of artwork! Cooperation - those guys will be happy to be added here!

November 20, 2018 8:32 a.m.

Triton says... #2

Looks like a very well-refined deck! The only few cards I can think of are Blasting Station and Dredge cards like Life from the Loam and Golgari Thug, and technically Grisly Salvage.

November 20, 2018 6:52 p.m.

hkhssweiss says... #3

Triton

Thanks for the suggestions! It was a long process for the refinement :p

I actually can't run those cards though because my meta is super graveyard hate and I don't actually like having cards in my graveyards. I appreciate the input though!

November 21, 2018 7:33 a.m.

SynergyBuild says... #4

I am surprised you don't run Apprentice Necromancer, a way to bring a discarded Academy Rector or Protean Hulk out, and sacrifice it for like 3 mana. With Survival of the Fittest and any random creature in hand, you could discard it for a Hulk, discard the Hulk for the Necromancer, and then bring back the hulk+sacrifice it with the Necromancer. One card combo (2 if you include the discarded creature card.)

Fauna Shaman also can do this, albeit a fair amount slower. Additionally, I think Boreal Druid and Avacyn's Pilgrim would be good for the deck.

November 25, 2018 8:38 a.m.

hkhssweiss says... #5

SynergyBuild

I was actually running Apprentice Necromancer for awhile, I always felt that it was a bit too slow. In addition my meta is super heavy on graveyard hate, in your perspective would you still consider running Apprentice Necromancer?

As for Avacyn's Pilgrim I am in a bit of a dilemma in what I would cut for it, as I been running into a bit more white since the re-inclusion of Fiend Hunter and Silence/Angel's Grace tech. Boreal Druid I would not include due to heavy color requirements.

So far my 'weakest' cards feels like Krosan Grip, Angel's Grace, and Caustic Caterpillar, your thoughts?

November 25, 2018 9:49 a.m.

SynergyBuild says... #6

The Grip and Grace could be dropped. I feel that I need to know what graveyard hate you are running into, Grafdigger's Cage/Ground Seal or the hardcore Rest in Peace/Leyline of the Void stuff, maybe one-time Bojuka Bog/Relic of Progenitus stuff?

November 25, 2018 9:59 a.m.

hkhssweiss says... #7

The graveyard hate I run mostly into is mostly the one time drop, which is the reason why the deck is refined to the current point where it is and why I'm not heavily invested into my graveyard before combo-ing out. The most annoying one I tend to have to deal with is Faerie Macabre, the Jhoira deck our meta faces with is the competitive storm build so expect at least 2-3 graveyard hate pieces such as Relic of Progenitus, Tormod's Crypt, Grafdigger's Cage. There are other decks that do tech into Rest in Piece and Leyline of the Void, most of the time they will avoid my graveyard because there are other players playing Inalla, Hulk Thrasios/Tymna, LED Breya, and Competitive Muldrotha that also use their grave.

It's funny because I'm the premiere reason why they tech in all those stuff :P

November 25, 2018 10:08 a.m.

SynergyBuild says... #8

That makes sense. Well then, because most of your issues with graveyard hate involve 1-0 mana spells, or generally cheap ones, this deck could go a stax-varient, using Teneb to cheat mana costs for large spells in your yard to accrue value, rather than an immediate combo (not that you couldn't have one). Trinisphere, Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, Sphere of Resistance, Thorn of Amethyst and other cards like it can shut off their cheap hate, by making them spend a turn (or with a Winter Orb, many turns) just to drop something that doesn't help them win.

A Staxier list might rather be a Anafenza, the Foremost deck, shutting off the opposing Druid, Hulk, Kess, and any other reaniamtor, dredge, or most creature-centric lists. But that would be a big change to the deck, so I don't think you would.

As is, a Chalice of the Void could help, I think it on one, while it would hurt you, would hurt your opponents one.

November 25, 2018 10:25 a.m.

hkhssweiss says... #9

Hmmm, I did contemplate on making the list a staxier version as well before. There are a couple reasons why I didn't go through with it, I find those decks a bit more shaky as you can only control so much. Our current Blood Pod deck player resident is having trouble dealing with this as he can only stax the board so much. The list is quite consistent by accumulating a win condition by T3 or T4 latest, the further the game goes the chances for the other faster deck rises with protection as opposed to this deck which the protection is limited by color.

Going back to the original question, you would consider dropping K-grip and Angel's grace for Apprentice and Avacyn's Pilgrim?

November 25, 2018 10:51 a.m.

SynergyBuild says... #10

Yeah, though Arbor Elf could work.

November 25, 2018 1:21 p.m.

hkhssweiss says... #11

Alright I'll test it out in a couple days and see how Apprentice Necromancer does again :P

ども ありがと SynergyBuild

November 25, 2018 7:21 p.m.

SynergyBuild says... #12

どういたしまして hkhssweiss

BTW I don't know japanese, I just used google translate. I attempted to write "You're welcome."

November 25, 2018 8:15 p.m.

hkhssweiss says... #13

LOL!

That is correct on how you would write it haha!

November 25, 2018 8:37 p.m.

Ghostshaman33 says... #14

I don’t know what I could add that would be of use. But this deck is pretty sweet and I may build a version now thanks to you! Great build!

November 26, 2018 2:05 p.m.

hkhssweiss says... #15

Ghostshaman33

No worries I'm always looking for new ideas and perspective, don't forget to upvote :P

November 26, 2018 5:07 p.m.