Breya Deck, What improvements can I make?
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Posted on July 12, 2017, 10:48 a.m. by Norboro
So I've never played commander and i want to give it a try, but I don't have a great collection of cards so i decided to build and order a deck online. I kind of threw together this Breya deck based off of suggestions and other typical Breya decks. It doesn't seem awful to me but I don't see it having many ways to win or secure a game (if you do please point them out). Any suggestions are welcome, just try not to raise the price too much! thanks!
Addrum Thanks for explaining those combos! i see that the signets can be very good, im just not sure what to take out of the deck for them /: so far i have 2 signets, azorius and boros, not sure what other 4 cards are the best to take out.
July 12, 2017 2:06 p.m.
Put the Signets and talismans replacing Vedalken Engineer and Etherium Shaper. I know they add a lot in terms or ramping, but they are useless for non-artifact spells. You can also remove either Disciple of the Vault or Impact Tremors since both do the same job in combo. Anointed Procession is not really relevant since this is not a token-focused deck. If you want to focus in the combo plan, you'll probably not attack too often, so Silas Ren and Master of Etherium are a little useless. You have better ways to recover cards from the graveyard than Silas.
Not sure if you knew this, but there is another combo there, with Sword of the Meek + Thopter Foundry which makes you 1 token + 1 life for 1 mana, and goes infinite adding Ashnod's Altar.
July 12, 2017 3:22 p.m.
Addrum Alright i appreciate the help! i already ordered the deck as it is, so ill try playing with it, and if i find colored mana to be a problem, ill definitely get the signets/talismans. otherwise, you're definitely correct that ramp isnt a problem as i have plenty of ways to gain a tonnn of colorless mana
Addrum says... #2
Hey! You have a wincon already there, which is a combo with Breya, Etherium Shaper + Ashnod's Altar / Krark-Clan Ironworks + Nim Deathmantle. Sacrifice Breya and a token to make , then use it to reanimate Breya with the Deathmantle. When she enters again, makes 2 other thopter tokens. Each time will make a new token, so you can repeat it to make any number of tokens. Any number also means you can sacrifice any of them to make any amount of colorless mana, which you can use to activate Breya's ability to deal damage to an opponent. In short, infinite mana, infinite tokens, infinite damage, win the game.
There is another combo in your list, which uses Sharuum the Hegemon + Disciple of the Vault + Phyrexian Metamorph. With Disciple in play, all you need to do is have the Metamorph copy Sharuum, either reanimating it with Sharuum or casting it while Sharuum is in play. Because you can't have two Legends with the same name, you need to sacrifice one before doing anything as it enters the battlefield (a state based action), but the Enter the Battlefield ability gets to trigger, so after you sacrifice the copy, use the ability to return the copy, and repeat any number of times. Each time you sacrifice one, the Disciple will trigger, dealing 1 damage to an opponent, so you deal infinite damage.
I'd recommend you having all signets and talismans to fix your mana, specially if you are playing with a budget mana base. Check my Breya deck (althou not really budget) to get more ideas.
July 12, 2017 1:57 p.m.