The Destroyer of Lands (Radha, Heir to Keld)
Commander / EDH
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Added and removed —Feb. 8, 2015
Obtained (and added) Invader Parasite, I think it will be marvelous in this deck. Solemn Simulacrum had to move for it: while a good card (it is in side board) it places the land card into play...while I want it on hand.
In my first build I had included Orcish Settlers: great flavor, but a bit underwhelming. Its steep cost and the need to tap it to activate its ability were heavy downsides.
greyninja Yes, indeed Radha, Heir to Keld taps for green. But in this deck any additional mana is good, eventhough it is not of the right colour: it helps to build the ramp. Too bad there aren't many instant land destruction spells out there or her second ability would be a bomb. But all in all: she is dynamite in this deck, she adds so much speed: that one additional mana swings the game.
I've considered Creeping Mold and Bramblecrush but they target specific lands, where I focused on global effects, mainlly due to the multi-player nature of this deck. I've noticed that one tends to loose speed when focusing on individual players / lands, and that is lethal when playing this deck in a multi-player environment.
Black can offer additional destruction, particularly creature destruction, and I have considered Darigaaz. But I've decided that this deck was bad enough as it is...adding black would only make things even worse for my co-players :) On a more serious note: I also wanted speed: low cost creatures, and the ability to quickly start casting spells. One of the risks I was not prepared to take to the risk of needing to wait for the right mana, something which would recur every time after one of my spells would go off. With three colours, normally, the play is a bit slower, because to need to build your mana base: that was not something I was willing to risk for this deck.
February 3, 2015 6:55 a.m.
Yes, ZombieCat Plow Under can be seriously devastating (I know, I suffered one a while ago and lost to it). And in a player vs. player build it would be a premium card to play. However, the focus for this deck is multiplayer, and I feel that the global effect is not enough to use, not while there are good global alternatives out there.
It is excellent to have in your side board though...I will add it
February 3, 2015 7:08 a.m.
Casey4321, ooo, I love Terravore...but it is rather expensive and I don't have one myself...but indeed, it would be an awesome asset.
February 4, 2015 3:39 a.m.
So I'm going to build this stupid thing cause it seems awesome. I hope you don't mind lol
February 4, 2015 10:33 p.m.
Casey4321 Good luck. Please let me know how the deck works for you and whether your friends like it ;)
February 5, 2015 3:58 a.m.
Nice one GobboE I was still looking for a land destruction deck :)
greyninja says... #1
From what I can tell, you only have seven spells and abilities in the deck that Radha, Heir to Keld's first ability can touch. Her
can only be applied during combat, sadly. Idk if that matters to you.
Mwonvuli Acid-Moss, Creeping Mold, and Bramblecrush might be good ideas
Land destruction is pretty mean, and black opens a lot of extra avenues if you wanted to go jund. Darigaaz, the Igniter was my commander I was looking at for a while. Check it here: Ignite the World!
February 1, 2015 7:46 a.m.