Xenagos: Zookeeper God
Commander / EDH
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Playtesting Changes —March 15, 2017
The deck needed a higher density of large creatures to make sure I have a steady stream of them. I've added Verdurous Gearhulk and Thundermaw Hellkite as 5 drops that are lower on the creature mana curve (by Xenagos standards!). Plus they can be cast by Rishkar's Expertise which is a nice bonus. I removed Rampant Growth and Rush of Blood. The latter was a tough cut but I just had to make room for a couple more creatures.
I also threw in Myriad Landscape so my overall number of ramp cards wouldn't be effected by removing Rampant Growth. This deck needs the mana!
I've sorted the cards into custom categories so people can see which slot each card fills.
May I suggest Cathedral of War since you said you normally attack with only 1 creature per turn.
March 2, 2017 11:21 p.m.
MegaMatt13 says... #3
MattDovah: Mage slayer is definitely on my short list. Don't know what to cut for it though.
The_Grape: Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not sure the +1/+1 power buff that Cathedral gives is big enough though for a tapped land in this deck. I've been slowly reducing the tapped lands. I'll consider it though :)
March 3, 2017 12:10 p.m.
I'm surprised you're not running Putrefax who can one shot with a Rogue's Passage. Also, Lurking Predators is a broken card.
March 3, 2017 5:23 p.m.
MegaMatt13 says... #5
SpookyToe: I had both Putrefax and Lurking Predators in earlier versions. I decided to stay away from infect in here. Lurking Predators I could see putting back in as it can be very good when it hits.
March 5, 2017 12:55 p.m.
TheRedGoat says... #7
Not knowing your meta, the only suggestions I'd make would be Garruk, Primal Hunter coming in as a better Greater Good, and that you might look into Fungal Sprouting and Monstrous Onslaught for other types of interaction spells (though for the life of me I can't tell you where to cut).
MattDovah says... #1
What about Mage Slayer for extra damage after Xenagos has pumped your creature? ;)
March 2, 2017 1:23 p.m.