Brago casual deck - I need fun ETBs!
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Posted on March 27, 2017, 3:29 p.m. by jakeo5253
I've just started building a non-competitive Brago, King Eternal EDH deck. I'm looking for a bunch of fun ETBs, but I'm not having any luck! What would you do?
BarfQuackers says... #3
As Izu_Korasu said it depends on the build but here's a few cards I found that seem pretty cheeky
life gain:
draw/filtering:
all around fun/broken/mean:
This is just a short list I looked through on the first 2 pages here Good luck with the build and if you start a decklist I'd love if you posted it so we could check it out
March 27, 2017 6:04 p.m. Edited.
MindAblaze says... #4
These cards are someone's definition of fun. Not your opponent though.
March 27, 2017 7:59 p.m.
I built Brago way back when he first came out and have seen him go from fun bounce house to cutthroat stax. It's super interesting when a commander has a ton of range like that.
I think if you're looking for fun you need to set it up so you still have powerful effects, just not ones that are super oppressive. Make your ETBs be in the mid to high CMC range, and have them be powerful effects that don't make the game suck for the other players. All of the following are super good without being oppressive; Angel of Serenity, Trophy Mage, Lavinia of the Tenth, Stonehorn Dignitary, Nevermaker, Spine of Ish Sah, Act of Authority, Sun Titan, Luminate Primordial, Resolute Archangel, Recruiter of the Guard, Knight-Captain of Eos, Grasp of Fate, Exclusion Ritual, Reality Acid, and Parallax Wave (personal favorite).
Be sure to include Brago tech like Panharmonicon, Ancestral Knowledge, and Strionic Resonator (if you want it); good mana rocks to make sure you can get your big ETBs and get the most out of each main phase, Gilded Lotus, Thran Dynamo, Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Basalt Monolith, Talisman of Progress, and Trinket Mage (into Sol Ring/Seat of the Synod/Ancient Den/Darksteel Citadel); along with some solid draw to make sure you don't run out of steam, Wall of Omens, Sea Gate Oracle, Ichor Wellspring, Tsabo's Web, Mystic Remora, Rhystic Study, and Jace Beleren (only use the -1).
Some other fun Brago stuff: Medomai the Ageless, True Conviction (and all other doublestrike effects), and Dreams of the Dead.
Lastly, two of the best cards in any permanent-based Brago deck are Lightform and Cloudform, since they're pure card advantage engines that cheat your big spells into play.
Izu_Korasu says... #2
depends on your interpretation of the word fun and what you want the deck to do
personally i think brago's tokens could be interesting, you obviously wouldn't be blinking tokens, but token makers like Wingmate Roc, Ajani's Chosen, Blade Splicer, Precursor Golem, Master Splicer, Wing Splicer, Whirler Rogue, Myr Battlesphere, Geist-Honored Monk etc ...
then back it up with token enhancing enchantments, blink effects to draw cards (like Mulldrifter or Spreading Seas) ways to cheat cards in (like Flash or AEthermage's Touch) and some general utility like mana rocks (that dont enter tapped) etc
but there are many options once you forgo the traditional competitive lockdown/infinite combo plan, so spend some time on a magic card database searching for etb effects that fit your definition of fun.
March 27, 2017 4:26 p.m.