desperated and in need
Commander Deck Help forum
Posted on Feb. 19, 2018, 4:57 p.m. by Segala
Ok so eldrazi was a bust and way too expensive for me.
So I will one last time (at least for a few weeks xD) ask for help.
I'm looking for an aggro and beating face type of deck, a deck where I could play my foil Gisela, Blade of Goldnight that was gifted to me by my wife. She doesn't have to be the commander but i'd really love to have her in my deck because that card means a lot to me.
3 problems I'm facing right now
Problem 1:I'm scared of not playing because of boardwhips, I usually keep 1 or 2 counter spells to protect me agaisnt them but without them I don't know what to expect, is there any alternative to counterspells or maybe a way to rebuild quickly without being too far behind.
Problem 2: I'm also scared of not playing in my deck,I always liked the color and getting so much ramp out of it and I'm scared to not get my mana when I need it without that color.
Problem 3: Running a high CMC commander scares the hell out of me, specially if said commander is super relevent to my strategy.And if I don't run to protect him/her/it or to ramp his/her big ass out I'm scared of seeying him/her/it getting removed all the time and having to waste my time and mana casting it over and over again and not having the mana to do anything else.
Other than I don't have any specific color I want in the deck I'll just dive in with your suggestions.
thank you in advance for you help and tips
hecklefeckle says... #3
Play Mayael of the Anima. gives you green, synergizes with Gisela, and seems like a blast to pilot. run Possibility Storm for the lolz!
February 19, 2018 5:03 p.m.
McSleuthburger says... #4
maybe Mayael the Anima or Saskia the Unyielding if you really want green
Kaalia of the Vast if you can do without green (Mayael and Kaalia could help you cheat things out)
You can always put on a nice pair of Lightning Greaves on or since you have white you can go the indestructible rout that could get around boardwipes
Personally I love running Reconnaissance when I run white
February 19, 2018 5:10 p.m.
Suns_Champion says... #5
Brion Stoutarm. I've totally ignored the color problems you have, but he has a low cmc, is aggro/synergy based, uses Gisela to great effect, and doesn't have a ton of creatures out at one time making board wipes not as scary. You can also fling stuff in response to board wipes so you can get very political.
Also remember that Boros has Boros Charm which is basically a counterspell against board-wipes.
My Brion deck if interested: Bad Luck Brion
February 19, 2018 5:50 p.m.
You can use her as a commander without too many issues until you get way past most metas.
For problem 1, you can actually make your board fairly resilient if you play a lean deck. I'm talking CMC of 3 at most. Then you drop in protection like Boros Charm, Selfless Spirit, Teferi's Protection, Archangel Avacyn
Flip, etc. Play conservatively, keep up interaction. Run Disenchant effects to protect against combo if it's a thing in your meta. Basically, just have instant speed stuff. it helps a ton.
Problem 2, run rock and keep that CMC low.
Problem 3 isn't a problem at all. Gisela is something that adds extra oompfh to your deck. She's not someone you need to have on the table for the deck to function.
February 19, 2018 5:56 p.m.
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker/Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder is a combination that leaves out only green. I play with this combo as jeskai flyers (not posted on here). One shot kills can happen quickly. Gisela fits in nicely. Use red/white for agro, and white/blue for control. Run the 3 signets and other 3 or less cmc mana rocks for ramp/mana fixes.
Gidgetimer says... #2
Boy trying to run a deck that makes good use of Gisela that isn't Gisela is hard. I'd maybe go with a Mayael the Anima deck that runs Avacyn, Angel of Hope and Archangel Avacyn
Flip. The problem is that Mayael has a tendency to lend itself to over committing and getting blown out by boardwipes. If you didn't have the Gisela requirement I was going to say that Xenagos, God of Revels is a good commander aggro choice since you can just commit a single threat to board at a time and play around sweepers pretty effectively.
February 19, 2018 5:03 p.m.