Help Choosing a Damia Archetype
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Dec. 5, 2014, 10:09 p.m. by Noblecrumpet
I can't decide what deck to build for my Damia, Sage of Stone EDH/Commander deck. I didn't know what my options were as I was filtering through my collection, but by the end I had too MANY options. So I'm looking to the community for help. Looking for responses with an archetype suggestion and optionally suggestions for how to take advantage using that archetype with Damia.
Current Options:Infect - These three colors have a lot of evasion, proliferate, and P/T boosts to help make Infect viable.BUG Reanimator - generic good stuff attached mostly to creatures... plus reanimator"Nekusar" - effects like Psychosis Crawler/Underworld Dreams plus Mind Unbound/Horn of Greed, but with green instead of red.Slivers - I'm a terrible person+1/+1 Counters - I used to have an Experiment Kraj EDH deck so I have a lot of resources for this.Self-Mill - I have a lot of these resources as well, but if so I might switch to Sidisi.Combo - I would need help with this one as I have very little combo strategies besides Erratic Portal/Archaeomancer/Walk the Aeons
Open to any other archetype suggestions. Thanks, guys!
Control would probably be the best archetype, but I can sense that you wouldn't like it. Damia's a control general at heart, with her ability to simply refill your hand. That's probably my best suggestion.
December 5, 2014 10:30 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #4
I've always been fond of reanimator. However, most people (most, not all), like to play Damia, Sage of Stone as a control/combo deck. Her ability to refuel keeps control controlling and she also contains the best color to tutor for combo pieces (black). There are loads of combos that I'm sure people could list off.
Calling Epochalyptik for his EDH expertise and experience piloting a Damia deck.
December 5, 2014 11:01 p.m.
Have you considered a cruel control deck? Burns and counters steadily coming in while you use them up and a lot of cruel creatures exist in those colors.
December 6, 2014 12:16 a.m.
Only problem is that he can't play Cruel Ultimatum, so he can't technically play Cruel Control.
December 6, 2014 1:02 a.m.
Noblecrumpet says... #7
I might consider the BUG Control then. If I can't make it work through pure tempo, I might make it more like a toolbox of creatures (since the colors lend nicely to creatures) or else stealing/copying stuff (since Simic copes stuff, blue steals stuff, and black reanimates enemy stuff).
JA14732 - You're right, I do dislike control decks. Favorite decks usually have a gimmick (Hug, Slug, Tribal, Reanimator, 7 mono-black EDH decks that represent the deadly sins... etc.). When I build things, I think more about synergy than real combos. However, my scene has been getting a bit competitive lately, so I might consider a more disruptive deck for this case.
Thinkin' counterspells/kill spells/permanent destruction/board wipes + big sassy creatures and spells. Not very creative but you guys did help me get unattached to the other less-good ideas. Thank you!
December 6, 2014 1:29 a.m.
rockleemyhero says... #8
i'd go control. It's pretty hard to make a damia reanimator deck when you have The Mimeoplasm sitting real pretty
December 6, 2014 2:50 a.m.
Noblecrumpet says... #9
So I don't build control decks often. What sort of ratios would you recommend?
I separated card draw into "engines" (like Consecrated Sphinx), tutors, and cheap draw (one-mana diggers like Brainstorm). Which should I have the most of and which the least? Tutors obviously if I needed combos, but what about in general?
Also separated the removal/disruption into removal of creatures, noncreature permanents, counterspells, and then board wipes and pillow fort (Propaganda and Dissipation Field). Should I focus mainly on counterspells or share the love with other removal spells?
As far as other combos for control, I got a Deadeye Navigator that can combo with anything, notably Chittering Rats and Pentavus. He and Erratic Portal can use Archaeomancer and Mnemonic Wall with Recollect and Mindslaver. These aren't as strong as infinite turns but they do shut down at least one person. Also have Progenitor Mimic, Infinite Reflections, and Rite of Replication for ETB effects or just really good creatures. Then there's the simple Spell Crumple + Tunnel Vision combo.
If anyone can think of other simple combos to add lemme know.
I know I'm asking a lot of questions but I only ever have derpy theme decks :P
December 6, 2014 3:14 a.m.
Hjaltrohir says... #10
Control all the way or maybe just a decent midrange build.
December 6, 2014 3:52 a.m.
Noblecrumpet says... #11
Made a prototype for the deck. I don't have the best tutors, and don't own shock lands or fetch lands. Cards in the maybeboard were taken out reluctantly.
December 6, 2014 6:55 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #12
I'm posting from my phone, so I'm not going to go into a ton of detail, but I'll look at the deck later.
Dominus - Dreamcrusher Edition is my Damia combo-control deck. You might get some ideas from it.
December 6, 2014 12:16 p.m.
I play a hardcore Damia Control Combo deck. The deck basically ramps like crazy, controls the game, and then i combo off from nowhere.
Noblecrumpet says... #2
Not sure what's up with that formatting... redo:
Infect - These three colors have a lot of evasion, proliferate, and P/T boosts to help make Infect viable.
BUG Reanimator - generic good stuff attached mostly to creatures... plus reanimator
"Nekusar" - effects like Psychosis Crawler/Underworld Dreams plus Mind Unbound/Horn of Greed, but with green instead of red.
Slivers - I'm a terrible person
+1/+1 Counters - I used to have an Experiment Kraj EDH deck so I have a lot of resources for this.
Self-Mill - I have a lot of these resources as well, but if so I might switch to Sidisi.
Combo - I would need help with this one as I have very little combo strategies besides Erratic Portal/Archaeomancer/Walk the Aeons
December 5, 2014 10:12 p.m.