You Can Call Me Grandaddy

Commander / EDH Triton

SCORE: 102 | 122 COMMENTS | 16529 VIEWS | IN 48 FOLDERS


#4 on T/O!! —Aug. 31, 2017

With everyone's help, this deck is now the 4th highest-rated deck on TappedOut! Thanks a bunch to everyone who helped along the way!

Darkshadow327 says... #1

Congrats on Rank #11 for this deck Triton!

August 28, 2017 9:13 a.m.

GeminiSpartanX says... #2

If you're in the market for flexible answer-type of cards for this deck, BW pretty much has them all. Utter End, Anguished Unmaking, and Vindicate (thanks to EMA reprint) are all fairly inexpensive to get and do wonders as answers. They're a little more flexible than Crib Swap or Mortify imo. The theros scrylands are also a budget upgrade to some of your non-lifegain taplands like Urborg Volcano, and can help dig for the cards you want to find.

August 28, 2017 10:31 a.m.

aekrusty says... #3

Nice deck +1! Take a look at my Vampire: the Masquerade (Edgar EDH). Leave your opinion and a upvote if possible

August 28, 2017 1:52 p.m.

Triton says... #4

Last_Laugh Will add Reconnaisance once I find one! It's such a good card, thanks!

Darkshadow327 Thank you! I'm very proud of this deck and how much it's grown over the past couple weeks!

GeminiSpartanX I do have some of the cards, but they're in another deck at the moment. However, if I come across any for trade I'll definitely try getting them for this deck.

aekrusty left a comment, hope you find it helpful! ;)

Thanks for all your support everyone!

August 28, 2017 5:06 p.m.

VexenX says... #5

You desperately need more card draw for this deck.

August 29, 2017 12:30 a.m.

Last_Laugh says... #6

No problem Triton. So how has Harsh Mercy been working for you? I'm now looking for a copy (I admittedly didn't know the card existed lol)

August 29, 2017 12:36 a.m.

Triton says... #7

VexenX that's a good point, I only have Phyrexian Arena and Well of Lost Dreams as card draw for the deck after looking at it. Any suggestions outside of maybe Read the Bones?

Last_Laugh I haven't drawn into it yet, having just ordered it lol. On paper, I think it'll be good in the long run after the C17 hype dies off, since most people will be playing those. It's amazing in a deck with many creature types but is usually ineffective against other tribal decks. I'll let you know how it goes for me!

Thanks for all the input!

August 29, 2017 3:01 a.m.

Raptorlisk says... #8

Try Greed. With the life gain you have, it won't be a big issue.

Other good includes for draw are Queen Marchesa and Sorin, Grim Nemesis. Marcheesie gives card draw and tokens, and if you pick up Mephidross Vampire or use Olivia Voldaren, you can also make them vampires (vampire anthems save the tokens from dying). Sorin, while arguably a bit slow, is a decent card draw engine.

August 29, 2017 3:12 a.m.

Triton says... #9

Raptorlisk I definitely agree with the inclusion of Greed, and know what to cut for it.

Sorin, Grim Nemesis is good except he's a tad hefty of a CMC. I will consider him, however! Queen Marchesa isn't really a vampire, so I don't want to hurt the flavor too much.

Thanks for the suggestions!

August 29, 2017 4 a.m.

I like this deck a lot. I wonder, though, if Darksteel Plate could help protect your commander, as well as Lightning Greaves for some instant haste and shroud effects. Maybe some more board wipes, like Wrath of God or Doomsday.

Door of Destinies is a staple in any tribal, but don't forget Coat of Arms. Don't forget to Back up Butcher of Malakir with Dictate of Erebos and Death Pact, too. There are more, but you have a good base to start with.

August 29, 2017 8 p.m.

Looks like a very interesting deck. I would recommend adding another anti-board wipe like Eerie Interlude, or Ghostway. I run Kindred Boon and put divinity counters on my tokens as able, because they can chump block, survive destruction, and no one is going to bother spot removing them. If I want to board wipe, I'll leave my tokens with divinity counters and use eerie interlude to blink my other creatures, or Teferi's Protection. Having at least two options against board wipes is minimal for this deck, IMO. Also, you may consider Westvale abbey as I feel it is in flavor and can be a nice response to a boardwipe or a deterent - a 9/7 flying indestructable and lifelink - yea, not sure anyone wants that on the board. You can add expedition map to improve your chances of drawing it.

I like your selection of the Bloodline necromancer and Phyrexian Reclamation for graveyard recursion - I made the same selection.

Anyhow here is a link to my deck from deckstats - https://deckstats.net/decks/90341/797797-edgar-the-godfather-a-friend-s

August 29, 2017 9:38 p.m.

Last_Laugh says... #12

2nd option for anti-boardwipe should be Boros Charm not as handy against exile or -1-1 wipes but the extra modes are nice to have and it's all your permanents are indestructible. A meta call really.

August 29, 2017 10:43 p.m.

Yes! Boros charm. I actually have that as well in my deck - it can be super helpful. Three anti-board wipes is even better, and if you throw in Westvale Abbey, you have a forth deterent.

August 30, 2017 8:11 a.m.

stewa238 says... #14

Urza's Incubator is super helpful in this deck. I think a little more card draw would be super helpful as well Reforge the Soul, Phyrexian Arena, or (one the expensive side) Wheel of Fortune all work great.

+1 from me

Take a look at my deck and let me know what you think.


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August 30, 2017 12:57 p.m.

stewa238 says... #15

sorry just realized that Phyrexian Arena was already in there and I missed it.

August 30, 2017 12:58 p.m.

Triton says... #16

SaifurCommander I don't usually cast my commander tbh, so I don't really have much to protect him when I do cast him. I used to have Dictate of Erebos in the deck, but removed it because of space issues. However, I want to add it in place of Butcher of Malakir due to efficiency. Doomsday isn't a boardwipe, but a tutorabd even so it's not that good in this deck because I don't have any efficient, game-winning combos.

timothysavage1 I removed Kindred Boon when I got the deck because while it's pretty good, I think I'd rather spend the mana on more spells burn I'll reconsider it.

Last_Laugh I'll add in Boros Charm, but I do need some assistance in making cuts since space feels a tad tight.

stewa238 Urza's Incubator is a tad expensive for me at the moment so I'll hold off on it. I dunno if I have plenty of ramp but so far I'm just struggling on card draw. I'll take those suggestions into consideration. ;)

Thanks for all the advice!

August 30, 2017 10:11 p.m.

Last_Laugh says... #17

My personal suggestions on cuts would be Worn Powerstone and Goblin Bombardment to test new cards. Impact Tremors (replace with Purphoros, God of the Forge or open for 3rd new card), Mortify and Wear // Tear (replace both with 2x of Path to Exile, Vindicate, or Anguished Unmaking).

August 30, 2017 10:28 p.m.