Can GW hatebears stand a chance to win in EDH?
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Aug. 10, 2017, 12:52 p.m. by RedUndead40
I love the idea of a hatebears deck in commander, but does it stand a chance at winning?
I love shutting off parts of people's decks but could see myself have a hard time closing out games with a bunch of French vanilla 2/2-4/4s.
I have seen Gaddock Teeg win before but I wanted to go with the less oppressive Mirri, weatherlight duelist.
Use cool stuff like collected company and dubious challenge. Have fun with it.
August 10, 2017 3:39 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #4
I use hate bears alongside stax in my Queen Marchesa deck. They're great.
August 10, 2017 5:47 p.m.
Stuff like Iona, Shield of Emeria, teeg, and tax effects works. Good luck
August 10, 2017 8:32 p.m.
Use karador combo in a hatebears shell or use the cEDH bloodpod deck that features tana and tymna and a lot of stax and hatebears. Both have combo finishers. I can not really recommend hatebears if you want to win via combat damage
August 11, 2017 5:26 a.m.
RedUndead40 says... #7
So, say I want to avoid combo wins completely. What are some good cards to make winning through combat viable? Board buff seems decent but what are some tricky things I can do with Mirri and her hatebear brood to make combat a nightmare for my opponents?
August 16, 2017 12:49 p.m. Edited.
Pathbreaker Ibex, Craterhoof Behemoth, Archangel of Thune, and a bit more other creatures that boost your small hatebear creatures
August 17, 2017 5:43 a.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #9
Pillowfort into HB grind is an option.
I would also consider Rally the Ancestors/Return to the Ranks because they're good.
Epochalyptik says... #2
Hatebears isn't as viable as a pilowfort, tax, or stack approach. There's little reason to limit yourself to a bunch of small creatures the way that 60-card decks do. While "traditional" hatebear creatures still have a place, they aren't the only things in your deck, and they aren't a strategy in and of themselves.
August 10, 2017 12:59 p.m.