Idea for new cmder deck
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Posted on June 24, 2018, 6:32 a.m. by Roxas2541
Hey guys im not to good at building decks but i thought a unicorn and elk combo of white and green would be a great fun themed deck could someone help me create this other creatures somewhat similar to this may be added maybe horse dogs or something thanks tons in advance.
Steelspike says... #3
You could always go Bant and use the weird Ravnica Simic hybrid animals too.
June 24, 2018 7:01 a.m.
Agree Foxes could be a good add.
Karametra, God of Harvests for an on-theme commander... Or did you have an idea for your commander already?
June 24, 2018 8:49 a.m.
jordybear2002 says... #5
Ok so in this situation you want a commander that can do something with tiny creatures, flying, or life gain. Elk and unicorns are more a peaceful part of MTG so they get you life and only a little bit a dmg+flying. So maybe Dromoka, the Eternal would be a good commander for pumping! I would try also try Shalai, Voice of Plenty. I would just try to go to pump/life gain deck.
June 24, 2018 1:49 p.m.
no idea fora commander totally open for any sort of suggestions
June 24, 2018 5:04 p.m.
It sounds like it could be a neat theme. I'd suggest looking over all of the options for Elk and Unicorns (and whatever other creature types you'd like to include, maybe just go hoofed mammals and include pegasus, horse, and centaur?) and figuring out what sort of abilities they have in common before you pick a commander.
As was suggested: Karametra, God of Harvests gets you some easy ramp that works with little creatures. The big trick there will be getting enough power and card draw to support your build.
Dromoka, the Eternal and Shalai, Voice of Plenty make your little creatures bigger, which helps get around the power aspect.
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa makes it harder to block your creatures with power 2 or less, which helps narrow down which creatures to use.
Tolsimir Wolfblood gives all of your green and white creatures +1/+1, although there aren't a lot of hybrid cards within the theme mentioned.
The biggest suggestion I would have with the theme mentioned is don't get too locked into it. There aren't a lot cards with the Elk or Unicorn type that offer utility like removal, card draw, buffs, or even strong bodies. There is a little bit of life gain and protection, and a bit of ramp. Make sure you include artifacts, spells, or other creatures that offer some of those utilities, and you should still have room for 20-25 hoofed mammals.
June 25, 2018 1:09 p.m.
Personally, looking a bit closer, I would go with Karametra, God of Harvests as a commander. I did a gatherer search including Antelope, Elk, Horse, Unicorn.
Burnished Hart and Dawntreader Elk get you additional land. Grazing Gladehart gains life for landfall.
Capashen Unicorn blows up artifacts and enchantments. Somberwald Stag can be used as a sort of creature removal.
Opaline Unicorn taps for mana. Diamond Mare from the new set gets you life when you cast spells.
Crested Sunmare is a horse that makes other horses.
Stampeding Elk Herd can give your other stuff trample (which works great with Beastmaster Ascension, since it doesn't give trample).
June 25, 2018 1:30 p.m.
Benevolent Unicorn is a weird card since it makes everything take less damage (not just your stuff), but it could be good while you're building up your board.
Prized Unicorn could be a really neat and thematic way to finish a game. Maybe consider adding a few other similar effects to effectively make all your other creatures unblockable, or to make this guy indestructible / reusable.
Totem-Guide Hartebeest is another on theme creature that actually lets you get something like Indestructibility for your Prized Unicorn or other utility creatures.
Revered Unicorn and Timbermare are the other two that jumped out at me as having some kind of weird potential, but I'm not sure how I feel about them overall.
June 25, 2018 1:34 p.m.
Mirari's Wake and Beastmaster Ascension are good ways to buff your whole board.
Garruk Wildspeaker and Overrun get you that big burst of damage from otherwise little creatures.
Shalai, Voice of Plenty and Gavony Township buff your board with +1/+1 counters and give you an outlet for that mana ramp.
Maybe Juniper Order Ranger.
Green Sun's Zenith be decent to get some low cost creatures out quickly. Especially if you're doing a bunch of ramping.
I'd also make sure to include some graveyard recovery like Sun Titan and Emeria, The Sky Ruin since this is sounding super vulnerable to board wipes.
Roxas2541 says... #2
foxs would also be cool
June 24, 2018 6:39 a.m.