Let's build around Unplayable Commanders; Grandmother Sengir
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Posted on Nov. 28, 2016, 4:01 p.m. by joecool1299
Ah, Thanksgiving break. That was fun. Now back to consoling the pieces of poop that live in my asylum.
Why am I doing this again?
What makes an Unplayable commander?
I'm using EDHREC'S list of Unplayable commander's. They are commander's that have less then three decks on tapped out, you can find the list here.
List of EDHREC unplayed commanders
Casual
SCORE: 8 | 4 COMMENTS | 5497 VIEWS | IN 7 FOLDERS
How does this work?
I'll randomly select a commander. I'll build the rough skeleton. You send me suggestions for weird cards for it. And we'll cut it down and ship it. Let's put the minds of the internet to the test
Why would you build around (Insert bad commander) when you could play (Insert better commander in the same archetype or colors) instead, what's the point?
First off the object should not be to just build good stuff with X. If we're building Rohgahh of Kher Keep we aren't building R/B good stuff. We're building around Rohgahh of Kher Keep. Weird drawbacks and neat side effects and all.
Because if you limit yourself to just the best deck of their colors, you limit yourself to 30 decks in the entirety of the format (Mono color, guilds, shards ect), But the great thing about commander is that there are hundreds of ways to build around one commander. I can build Zedruu the Greathearted as a prison deck, a evil santa deck, a group hug deck, Heck I could build voltron Zedruu, Sky's the limit.
So instead of simply looking at the cards and seeing what they aren't, let's look and see what they bring to the table. No matter how bad it looks. No matter how weird it is.
Plus it'll be a lot of fun.
TLDR; What's the deck already
To chip at the Terrible Sengir family name.
Nana death
Commander / EDH*
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Fun fact. She was once Ravi. The one that rang the Apocalypse Chime in the homelands story. She then was saved from prison and turned into Grandmother Sengir by our favorite Baron Sengir.
Fun story. Terrible card.
As always any Suggestions for the deck, feedback, Liking and spreadage of the word is great appreciated!
Here's the previous decks if you wanna stroll the Asylum. Ranked for best to worst.
Gallowbraid: Because if you laugh you die
Kentaro, the Smiling Cat:Kentaro the smiling troll
Yuan Shao, the Indecisive: Yuan Shao the menacer
Kodama of the Center Tree:Spetral Trees
Rashka the Slayer:Rashka, Color hater
Telim'Tor:Mr Toilet, King of the horsemen
Lu Su, Wu Advisor: Lu shu, Scooby doo
Ur-Drago:Ur Drago of the Ur dragon clan
RazortoothMtg says... #3
Oh wait read the card wrong. Still the -1/-1 cards could be useful, make it closer to death. I guess more things like Magewright's Stone and Illusionist's Bracers. Also that one card with Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth that makes the swamps 1/1s. Kormus Bell I think.
November 28, 2016 4:15 p.m.
There's no reliable way in mono-black to set power and toughness. Every brain cell is screaming Godhead of Awe, but that doesn't work.
How about something like Bitterblossom and Blood Artist? This basically turns Grandmother Sengir into an higher-costed Acolyte of Xathrid--not a great place to be, but with the potential of using dying creatures. Create tokens, kill 'em, benefit from their death. Maybe Grave Pact or Skullclamp in there. Turn it into a less-efficient sacrifice engine.
November 29, 2016 2:28 a.m.
RazortoothMtg says... #5
Then fill the deck with mono-black goodstuff type cards- Caged Sun, Gauntlet of Power, Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, Crypt Ghast, etc.
I think treating her as a terrible sac outlet is a good idea. Run lots of 1/1s and Skullclamp type cards. I still like Kormus Bell in there because for a Stone Rain every turn.
November 29, 2016 9:52 a.m.
joecool1299 says... #6
legendofa: Hey, with Bitterblossom, Magewright's Stone, Grim Haruspex and Grandmother Sengir. You have a 5 mana Skullclamp.
Woo hoo!
December 3, 2016 11:01 p.m.
joecool1299 says... #7
SHE'S NOT A VAMPIRE?!?!?! IT'S IN YOUR FREAKIN NAME! DON'T GIVE ME ANY OF THIS HUMAN WIZARD. YOU'RE A SENGIR. THAT'S LIKE HAVING A SERRA CARD IN BLACK. BULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
everything is fine.
December 4, 2016 12:19 a.m.
joecool1299 Who knew that was all it took to fix Skullclamp? Just spread it out among five more expensive cards!
December 4, 2016 1:21 a.m.
Four cards, not five. I passed first grade, I swear.
December 4, 2016 1:35 a.m.
joecool1299 says... #10
Here's the link to the next one. Jiwari the earth Aflame
RazortoothMtg says... #2
Looks a lot like Vhati il-Dal. I had to build one for every legend ever (which I realize I haven't done in a long time) that you can see here. Things like Night of Souls' Betrayal.
November 28, 2016 4:11 p.m.