Rafiq, Tier it up?

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Posted on Jan. 10, 2018, 11:12 a.m. by bomb_arie

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Rafiq Enchantress Draw 2.0

Commander / EDH bomb_arie

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This deck can kick-ass if it ignites. But sometimes it won't go off. I have some ideas on how to make it more consequent but I would love some input from the community.

In my meta some players are having decks close to cEDH. We play a tight multiplayer where every flaw or failure is punished hard.

Also I added an infinite turns combo in it. Can anyone check this combo if it works the way I think it works? It's at the bottom of the decks description.

Thanks in advance for your reviews...

rockleemyhero says... #2

Hey there! I play a ton of Rafiq in cEDH and have had decent success with my list

I would love to help you out but first I need a better idea of your meta. I dont mean this offensively by any means, but a lot of people say cEDH and their meta is just very tuned battlecruisers. A true cEDH meta is comprised of several t3 I win decks, heavy stax decks, or a few other outliers like rashmi draw go. What are some examples of the decks that are beating you?

Also important, is what is your budget like? Do you have a preference on the style of play you want the deck to run? Just from a glance, our lists are very different from one another. Are you partial to enchantress or are you willing to switch if necessary to combat your meta?

January 10, 2018 9:17 p.m.

bomb_arie says... #3

rockleemyhero There are two players in special in our playgroup who said goodbye to Casual and hello to cEDH. And both can't resist playing cEDH decks while we often play a more casual setting.

Yesterday I took the challenge to play a few three player games against both of them and the first I won with Rafiq and then I switched to a more casual Commander which was a big mistake.

To give you an idea I played against the following Generals:

I think I saw around five times one of them go infinite, in draw, damage, gaining life or whatever. There was only one game where nobody played a deck with blue so without counterspells. Which I nearly won with my Bladewing the Risen deck.

Normally these guys play fetch and pain (In which I should invest, I know). Counters, draw, ramp you name it. To go short: I know the difference between Casual, Tight Casual and cEDH. These guys seldom play a Commander who is lower than Tier 2 and they know how to play them.

So what I would like to do is make two decks which can compete with them. I don't mind spending money on cards but I am no millionaire so I have to save up. The other deck is going to be Momir Vig, Simic Visionary which I have in a casual setting right now and I am going to rebuild it to the Hack version.

January 11, 2018 7:50 a.m.

bomb_arie says... #4

Just updated the deck. Anyone interested in taking a look?

January 19, 2018 9:30 a.m.

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