Going to create an Ally Tribal EDH deck, thoughts?
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Posted on April 23, 2014, 10:32 p.m. by Dreno33
Hey guys, I am going to create an Ally EDH tribal to pull off lots of fun triggers with some good tribal-friendly artifacts and enchantments.
So, do you think I should go all 5 colors with this? If so, which general.
Should I use a Tri-color EDH deck? If so, which colors and which general? Thanks!
- Also, feel free to post suggestions of good non-ally suggestions for this Ally tribal deck in the link below:
Ally EDH Tribal, Help Me Build It!
For those of you who aren't certain of what I mean by "Ally", it is a creature type. Some powerful examples are Harabaz Druid , Agadeem Occultist , Sea Gate Loremaster , Ondu Cleric , and Kazuul Warlord .
The way I see it, there are only 30 actual "Allys" in MTG and that is all colors. Limiting it to 3 colors may be hard to pull off. Thoughts?
I actually have a five color Allies EDH deck built. It's somewhere on here if you wanna check it out.
Notes:
Run five color. Three color would be an ally subtheme, at best. If you do decide to go three color, green is a necessity. Red is also probably good (because of haste enablers). Blue gives you card draw ally, white gives you a way to force blockers through in Kabira Evangel , and black has Hagra Diabolist , which is a sturdy way to win in any Ally deck. Blue and/or black also gives you a win condition in the form of Xenograft and/or Conspiracy in conjunction with Turntimber Ranger , to get arbitrary amounts of creatures.
Figure out your budget soon, and from there, get your land base sorted out ASAP. If money's no issue (and I mean like 5000 is something you can drop on a deck), ABUR duals, shocks, and fetches. You will need it. If you've got a smaller budget in mind, Vivids, gates and Maze's End , and the shardlands from Alara (Arcane Sanctum , etc.) are all good options.
Recursion is something that allies, as a tribe, kind of lack. There's a ramp ally and a card draw ally, but the only ally that gets cards from graveyards can't get them from yours. If you're willing to run creatures that aren't Allies, Avacyn, Angel of Hope , Eternal Witness , and Gravedigger are good options off the top of my head. If you're not willing to, there's Elixir of Immortality , Wheel of Sun and Moon , Oversold Cemetery , and Patriarch's Bidding .
These guys thrive on ETB triggers, attacking, and being able to throw down as many dudes as possible. Cloudstone Curio , Conjurer's Closet and Ghostway help with the first thing; Shared Animosity , Coat of Arms and Beastmaster Ascension help with the second; and Aluren , Descendants' Path , Call to the Kindred , and Primal Surge help with the third.
April 23, 2014 10:56 p.m.
Play 5 color and make sure to include Xenograft to go infinite with Turntimber Ranger . Each Wolf will be an ally and will allow you to trigger the other Ally abilities as much as you want.
April 23, 2014 10:57 p.m.
SandyDufresne says... #6
I have a Reaper King ally deck that uses changeling creatures. It also run Ashes of the Fallen graveyard recursion.
April 23, 2014 11:15 p.m.
SandyDufresne says... #7
Nevermind on the Ashes of the Fallen . I used that when I had Horde of Notions as my general.
NoPantsParade says... #2
Every five color Ally deck I have played against is really strong and sometimes pretty fast. So going five color would be better. For your general, Karona, False God , even if it helps your opponents, they most likely won't make much use of the ability.
April 23, 2014 10:50 p.m.