Land themed Commander Ideas?
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Posted on June 23, 2016, 6:31 p.m. by gheridarigaaz
Hi all, hope all is well XD
Looking for ideas for a potential Kruphix deck that runs as few creatures as possible.
I aim to make opponents run from the hills with awaken type effects like Genju of the Cedars, Rude Awakening and Balduvian Frostwaker to keep to a theme of Kruphix's reign over the charging horizons.
I'm just getting ideas before I decide the concept is viable in a semi-competetive environment.
Thanks
The overall best commander for land-based strategies is Child of Alara. Having access to all five colors gives you a ton of room to build and access to great supporting cards. You can also do some pretty degenerate and wild things if people let you. Child of Alara+Diamond Valley+Emeria, The Sky Ruin comes to mind.
Bear in mind, however, that aside from Azusa, Lost but Seeking, this is about as standard as standard lands in EDH get.
June 23, 2016 7:35 p.m.
PlattBonnay says... #8
I would second Child of Alara. I have been experimenting with land-centric EDH decks for a while, and one thing I have noticed is that one of your best wincons is Mazes End, which requires you to be in all 5 colours.
Also, shameless self plug: Child of Alara (Lands)
June 23, 2016 8:41 p.m.
AlmondReport says... #9
Not super sure but I have a G/W deck that has a land creature theme to it take a look and see if there is anything you could add. The Hills Have Weapons...
June 24, 2016 12:55 p.m.
Natural Affinity is a good card for making your lands attack people and as an instant speed way to get a bunch of blockers in an emergency.
June 24, 2016 1:23 p.m.
Maybe as Commander (or at least in the 99) Kamahl, Fist of Krosa.
Fits the theme very well in my opinion.
June 24, 2016 2:16 p.m.
genericaura says... #13
A Kruphix, God of Horizons Land deck is a great pun. I'd suggest Seedborn Muse to untap your lands each turn (more for Kruphix than land), Roil Elemental is the best Blue land card, some moonfolk like Oboro Envoy to reuse your land, Turntimber Basilisk is nice removal, and every card that references Kruphix (the banned Prophet of Kruphix not withstanding.) Finish it off with Exploration type effects in your price range and I'd play with that deck.
June 24, 2016 10:27 p.m.
CastleSiege says... #16
I think Titania, Protector of Argoth is by far the best lands-matter commander.
June 26, 2016 1:15 a.m.
Deckologist says... #17
I will also suggest Child of Alara. It provides amazing board control, gives you room for creativity, and gives you every color.
Much like Platt my deck is a maze's end deck that is located here: Play Land Win Game
June 26, 2016 3:20 a.m.
Titania, Protector of Argoth is amazing in duel commander but I've had trouble making her work in 4 player games. Mono-green just doesn't have enough interactivity. While you can quickly rush one player out, the other two will have all the time in the world to respond to your token generation. That said, she's a lot of fun even if you know you have no chance of winning realistically because you can make some wild plays by sacrificing your own lands.
June 26, 2016 10:13 a.m.
CastleSiege says... #19
If Titania is built correctly, you can out speed allthe other players by a land slide and kill off the most threatening player (besides yourself, of course). Then just pick off the survivors. Titania should also be capable of rebuilding its boardstate quickly in the instance of a board wipe. I often find myself having to pull punches in order to keep the game fun for my friends. The deck is very explosive.
June 26, 2016 2:17 p.m.
I highly recommend Omnath, Locus of Rage. He is a lot of fun to build around and is pretty powerful and resilient especially mid to late game.
DrLitebur says... #2
You could run Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper as your commander, who turns lands into creatures. The deck is interesting, and if built right can be reall competitive. But, that is one idea.
June 23, 2016 6:36 p.m.