Cards To Take Advantage Of Tokens
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Posted on Dec. 31, 2015, 6:04 p.m. by Livingham
I'm looking for any gems in EDH that take advantage of a lot of tokens. I play a Marath deck with a very heavy emphasis on creating a mass number of tokens so any suggestions of cards in Naya colors to take advantage of tokens would be greatly appreciated. I'm looking for cards like Earthcraft and Citanul Hierophants that can turn tokens into mana, cards like Purphoros, God of the Forge and Goblin Bombardment that turn tokens into damage, or cards like Glare of Subdual and Aura Shards that turn tokens into utility.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated as I'm always looking for new cards to try, here is the link to my deck so you can see what I'm currently using Token Abuse.
Buckminsterfullerene says... #3
Primal Vigor, Spawning Grounds, Intangible Virtue, Death's Shadow, Growing Ranks, Druids' Repository, Gutter Grime, Mana Reflection, Dragonrage, Copperhorn Scout, Woodvine Elemental, and Devout Invocation are some to consider.
December 31, 2015 7:19 p.m.
GoldenDemon says... #4
bruh you gotta run Rhys the Redeemed. you gotta.
addt'l suggestions:
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury makes good/synergistic tokens herself and also has a desirable and achievable ult.
Triumph of the Hordes is my favorite Overrun effect.
January 1, 2016 1:37 a.m.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I'm definitely adding a few of the suggested cards to my deck. Though buckminsterfullerene, not only did you suggest cards that are off color but you also suggested cards that don't work with token decks, please pay more attention next time you make suggestions.
January 1, 2016 4:07 a.m.
Buckminsterfullerene says... #6
Sorry, I meant Death's Presence, not it's shadow. Let's not get excited, though. All of my suggestions were thought out.
Primal Vigor, Spawning Grounds, Gutter Grime, and Growing Ranks help acquire additional and different types of tokens.
Intangible virtue and Woodvine Elemental both boost your army, though I could have just as easily said Gaea's Anthem or Spear of Heliod. An army of 3/3's is much scarier than an army of 1/1s. Dragonrage fits in here, too, as a finisher (pour all that mana into whichever tokens are not blocked)
Druid's Repository, Mana Reflection, and Copperhorn Scout are there to play off of your Earthcraft and Citanul Hierophants for ramp.
The scout, the repository, and Death's PRESENCE are to incentivize swinging with all of your tokens, since they mitigate the opportunity cost of attacking with everything.
Devout Invocation is there to take advantage of your creature-heavy board state, allowing you to pump out a bunch of fat, evasive angels.
Another card to consider, now that I think about it is Spawnwrithe. He can get out of hand pretty fast.
The suggestions, while not necessarily grouped well, were all relevant (besides the shadow, which was my bad). Sorry if I wasn't super clear, but maybe asking for clarification would be a bit more polite.
January 1, 2016 8:07 a.m.
It's all good, I mainly saw Gutter Grime and Death's Shadow and assumed you weren't paying much attention. I like most of your suggestions I'm just looking for more cards to take advantage of the tokens made by Marath rather than other token generators.
January 1, 2016 4:25 p.m.
ActiveATC13 says... #8
If you're looking to protect them than you could go with Emmara Tandris to pump out double amount of tokens I use Parallel Lives in addition to the things noted above. They're both budget friendly and not overly oppressive.
clayperce says... #2
Livingham,
My personal favorites, not mentioned above:
December 31, 2015 6:46 p.m.