Should I Keep the Demigod Auras in My Riku Deck?
Commander Deck Help forum
Posted on Sept. 3, 2023, 7:11 p.m. by DemonDragonJ
I have the red/blue/green "demigod auras" (i.e., Clout of the Dominus, Favor of the Overbeing, and Runes of the Deus) in my Riku of Two Reflections EDH deck, but I am considering replacing them with different cards, since they do not contribute to the deck's theme and are in the deck mainly to make Riku more powerful, so that he is more difficult to remove from the battlefield, once I summon him.
What does everyone else say about this? Should I keep those auras in my Riku deck?
bushido_man96 says... #3
I agree with the above. I don't think this deck wants any of these enchantments. I think it'd be better to lean into copying the spells you can with Riku. To that end, add more instants and sorceries, or more ramp to help pay that cost.
September 4, 2023 2:25 p.m.
FormOverFunction says... #4
Ahhh, but no one is ever ready for combat-tricks Riku! I’d go whole hog on doubling a deck of fifty combat tricks. And lose. I’d probably lose a lot too. Maybe this isn’t actually a good idea.
September 4, 2023 4:36 p.m.
FormOverFunction Combat tricks Riku sounds like it would be a blast, but it would be almost a full rebuild for DemonDragonJ's deck. Why don't you throw together a deck list and see how it feels?
September 4, 2023 5:04 p.m.
FormOverFunction says... #6
legendofa my stupid combat tricks deck is going to be Autumn Willow, once I get less lazy. Probably this winter. She’s mean when she gets angry!
September 4, 2023 5:56 p.m.
bushido_man96 says... #7
I made a combat tricks deck with Kalamax, the Stormsire. Quite fun.
legendofa says... #2
How much attacking do you do with Riku? Clout of the Dominus's shroud could be valuable if you don't target him regularly, but the other two are much more geared to the combat step. Since they don't fit the deck's theme, I would say Runes and Favor can be dropped.
September 3, 2023 10:50 p.m.