Competitive Sunforger package
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Sept. 17, 2017, 11:59 p.m. by redkhan
Wanting to try out Sunforger in a competitive midrange list headed by Alesha, Who Smiles at Death. Just wanted to get some opinions on what to run in the package.
Edit 2.0: Put a list together last night
Alesha's March Towards Immortality
Commander / EDH*
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PhotogenicParasympathetic says... #3
Classics in Mardu include:
Defensive spells like Deflecting Palm, Comeuppance, Master Warcraft (also useful as a finisher), Boros Charm, Riot Control, Holy Day, Ghostway, and Eerie Interlude.
Removal like Crackling Doom, Chaos Warp, Oblation, Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, Return to Dust, Wear / Tear, Utter End, Anguished Unmaking, Mortify, Unmake, Terminate, Pyroblast, Red Elemental Blast.
Utility spells like Tithe (search for Mistveil Plains to reuse your instants), Wild Ricochet, Reverberate, Fork, Lapse of Certainty, Mana Tithe, Hallowed Moonlight, Arcbond.
September 18, 2017 2:47 a.m.
You definitely want Kolaghan's Command and Backlash might be good as a serious finisher.
September 18, 2017 9:14 a.m.
Also Angel's Grace especially if you can recast it a lot in 1v1.
September 18, 2017 9:18 a.m.
I really like Abeyance or Orim's Chant but they are better 1v1. Tithe(as someone mentioned) is also excellent to find Scrubland, Plateau and Mistveil Plains. Return to Dust, Boros Charm, Swords to Plowshares and Anguished Unmaking are staples imo.
September 18, 2017 1:45 p.m.
I don't have anything that comes to mind for instant spells, but Maybe you could include things to protect/support Sunforger/artifact/equipments maybe run a subtheme of equipment in the deck, incase Sunforger gets exiled (I don't know any good answers for a exiled artifact)
September 18, 2017 1:57 p.m.
I don't play alesha, but from the way it plays I would think Corpse Dance(wow this card spiked!) would be good.
September 18, 2017 1:57 p.m.
The young Teferi's Protection to troll your opponents
September 18, 2017 1:58 p.m.
LeBeerCat the thing is that sunforger already requires so many potential slots that it itself is a subtheme that I don't think I can devote too many slots to a third subtheme.
dlamars thanks for the suggestions. I really think Corpse Dance may be too conditional of a reanimation spell.
Qolorful oh that would be some really spicy tech especially since there is someone running Blightsteel Colossus and another running Emrakul, the Promised End in a wishboard in my meta.
September 18, 2017 2:17 p.m.
redkhan I've been trying to break the same kind of strategy, though I went with Akiri, Line-Slinger&Silas Renn, Seeker Adept. Heat Seeking Hammer Slingers. I've found counter magics and permanent Exile effects like Anguished Unmaking to be especially potent.
September 18, 2017 5:20 p.m.
As far as Corpse Dance goes, remember that Sunforger can only cast red or white instants. It can't cast mono-black ones
September 18, 2017 5:23 p.m.
DuTogira yeah I would probably be playing the same commanders if I wasn't already playing Tasigur control but I agree exile effects will be important. I know about Sunforger not being able to hit Corpse Dance but I was just commenting on it feeling too conditional.
September 18, 2017 5:32 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #14
Kazuul's Toll Collector & it's ilk would be worth running
September 18, 2017 5:57 p.m.
With Hammer of Nazahn being a thing, you actually don't need that many "equips cost 0" cards in the deck, since anything that can grab an equip can grab the hammer. It makes running a ton of artifact/equip tutors almost a much higher priority.
I've found Rakdos Charm especially good with forger, because it can destroy artifacts, can nuke someone trying to do some sort of infinite creature/Primal Surge strat, and can Exile yards in a cinch. Really good tech card that one.
September 18, 2017 6:01 p.m.
I currently run a Sunforger package in a 4 colour blood deck and have found Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile and Chaos Warp to be enough value by themselves (there are a few red/green cards too but you can't run them).
Fire Covenant is also a good choice depending on your meta.
Secret tech though is Lapse of Certainty.
September 18, 2017 7:33 p.m.
Made a list last night then made some changes this morning with some help from a buddy of mine.
Alesha's March Towards Immortality
Commander / EDH*
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September 19, 2017 9:24 a.m.
What's your opinion on Utter End vs Anguished Unmaking?
I have only one spot to fill in my own Alesha deck and can't pick.
It's an equipment-oriented deck though, so getting the Sunforger out is much easier.
November 2, 2017 1:34 p.m.
hmm im thinking Anguished Unmaking cuz taking 3 life in edh isnt all that bad. i feel its worth the one less it costs in the cmc.
WUBRG87 says... #2
hey, I've got one: Eerie Interlude.its protection, plus it blinks all your creatures and when they come back you get all those etb triggers.. if thats the route youre gonna take. i know alesha works well with creatures with etb effects so there ya go.
September 18, 2017 12:59 a.m.