Big fan of casual EDH/Commander. My playgroup and I enjoy finding new ways to play magic and will often try and play around with older cards or create fun themes to build decks around. My favorite decks to build have been the ones based around my passion for retro video games (Ode to series).

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Said on Ode to Mortal …...

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Like a lot of my other decks, new cards have come out and I am updating/upgrading some of my original video themed decks. For those interested in the breakdown for Version 1.0 see below:

This started as an Ode to the original Mortal Kombat, but as I built the deck to compete with the other video game themed decks (my ode to series) I had to expand the roster a bit. I went with the latest version of MK11. It was difficult to find 1 for 1 character cards so some are a bit of a stretch and I am looking for better suggestions. As with these decks, I try to make them playable as well. This is a legendary/big mana style deck with splashy X spells fulfilling the goal of Finishing Moves. Many of the Kombatants have abilities that can serve as mana sinks. This is version 1.0 and I am hoping to upgrade based on suggestions and as new cards are released. This is a casual deck designed to compete with the other video game themed decks and their power levels. Commander - Ramos (representing the mortal kombat dragon) gives me the 5 colors A few of the characters:

Shao Kahn - Kaervek the Merciless Shang Tsung - Lazav, Dimir Mastermind Scorpion - Chainer, Nightmare Adept Sub Zero - Higure, The Still Wind Quan Chi - Szadek, Lord of Secrets Kitana - Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow Mileena - Nin, The Pain Artist Shinnok - Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker Sindel - Drana, Kalastria Raiden - Jodah, Archmage Eternal Jax - Kamahl, fist of Krosa Kung Lao - Kumano, Master Yamabushi Liu Kang - Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest Sonya - Captain Sisay Johnny Cage - Gerrad Capashen Themes cards include: Thran Temporal Gateway (portals to outworld), Mortal Combat, No Mercy, Gratuitous violence, aggravated assault. A few "Finishing moves" - Mind Grind, Fireball, Exsanguinate

Creature (40)

  • 1x Argothian Elder
  • 1x Captain Sisay
  • 1x Chainer, Nightmare Adeptfoil
  • 1x Composite Golem
  • 1x Deadeye Navigator
  • 1x Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
  • 1x Elvish Archdruid
  • 1x Elvish Piper
  • 1x Faeburrow Elder
  • 1x Fatestitcher
  • 1x Fauna Shaman
  • 1x Fierce Empath
  • 1x Gerrard Capashen
  • 1x Heliod's Pilgrim
  • 1x Higure, the Still Wind
  • 1x Ingenious Infiltrator
  • 1x Jodah, Archmage Eternal
  • 1x Joiner Adept
  • 1x Kaervek the Merciless
  • 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
  • 1x Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
  • 1x Kumano, Master Yamabushi
  • 1x Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
  • 1x Ley Weaver
  • 1x Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
  • 1x Mist-Syndicate Naga
  • 1x Moonblade Shinobi
  • 1x Nin, the Pain Artist
  • 1x Orochi Leafcaller
  • 1x Priest of Titania
  • 1x Prismite
  • 1x Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest
  • 1x Silent-Blade Oni
  • 1x Szadek, Lord of Secrets
  • 1x Thalia's Lancers
  • 1x Throat Slitter
  • 1x Throatseeker
  • 1x Vizier of Tumbling Sands
  • 1x Wirewood Channeler
  • 1x Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

Land (34)

  • 1x Ash Barrens
  • 1x Command Tower
  • 1x Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1x Evolving Wilds
  • 6x Forest
  • 5x Island
  • 1x Izzet Boilerworks
  • 1x Llanowar Wastes
  • 4x Mountain
  • 1x Mountain
  • 1x Path of Ancestry
  • 3x Plains
  • 1x Simic Growth Chamber
  • 5x Swamp
  • 1x Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1x Yavimaya Coast

Enchantment (8)

  • 1x Aggravated Assault
  • 1x Freed from the Real
  • 1x Gratuitous Violence
  • 1x Mortal Combat
  • 1x No Mercy
  • 1x Pemmin's Aura
  • 1x Rage Reflection
  • 1x Unbound Flourishing

Commander (1)

  • Commander: foil Ramos, Dragon Engine

Artifact (10)

  • 1x Arcane Signet
  • 1x Chromatic Lantern
  • 1x Door to Nothingness
  • 1x Doubling Cube
  • 1x Heroes' Podium
  • 1x Nim Deathmantle
  • 1x Quicksilver Amulet
  • 1x Sol Ring
  • 1x Thran Temporal Gateway
  • 1x Umbral Mantle

Sorcery (7)

  • 1x Exsanguinate
  • 1x Finale of Eternity
  • 1x Genesis Wave
  • 1x Mind Grind
  • 1x Red Sun's Zenith
  • 1x Torment of Hailfire
  • 1x Villainous Wealth
March 19, 2024 8:41 a.m.

Said on Ode to Mega …...

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Big overhaul to Mega Man deck going from two colors to one. Below is the information for V 1.0 if you would prefer to start with a red blue base.

1 of 6 casual EDH decks themed around a classic NES franchise (Mega Man). Cards that were selected were chosen for theme sometimes over function to add flavor to the deck while keeping its power level in check with the other decks. This is an artifact themed deck in red and blue. It utilizes equipment and some graveyard manipulation to create a powerful robot army. Some of the themed cards chosen (also based on availability):

Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders (Mega Man - commander) Sai, Master Thopterist (Dr Light - would love to upgrade at some point to Urza) Feldon of the Third Path (Dr Wily) Master Transmuter (Roll - mega man's sister) 8 robot masters (Metalwork Colussus, Ancient Stone Idol, Memnarch, Colossus of Akros, Inkwell Leviathan, Bosh Iron Golem, Platinum Emperion, Steel Hellkite) 8 Power-Ups (Swiftfoot Boots, Fireshrieker, Sword of Vengeance, Colossus Hammer, Scytheclaw, Golem-Skin Gauntlets, Loxodon Warhammer. Trepanation Blade)

Creature (38)

  • 1x Ancient Stone Idol
  • 1x Bosh, Iron Golem
  • 1x Brass Squire
  • 1x Chief Engineer
  • 1x Colossus of Akros
  • 1x Deadeye Navigator
  • 1x Etherium Sculptor
  • 1x Etherium-Horn Sorcerer
  • 1x Feldon of the Third Path
  • 1x Goblin Engineer
  • 1x Goblin Welderfoil
  • 1x Herald of Kozilek
  • 1x Inkwell Leviathan
  • 1x Jhoira's Familiar
  • 1x Junk Diver
  • 1x Master Transmuter
  • 1x Master of Etherium
  • 1x Memnarch
  • 1x Metalwork Colossus
  • 1x Meteor Golem
  • 1x Myr Battlesphere
  • 1x Padeem, Consul of Innovation
  • 1x Phyrexian Metamorph
  • 1x Platinum Emperion
  • 1x Renowned Weaponsmith
  • 1x Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1x Scarecrone
  • 1x Scrap Trawler
  • 1x Scrapyard Recombiner
  • 1x Sharding Sphinx
  • 1x Shimmer Dragon
  • 1x Steel Hellkite
  • 1x Treasure Mage
  • 1x Tribute Mage
  • 1x Trinket Mage
  • 1x Trophy Mage
  • 1x Vedalken Engineer
  • 1x Vedalken Humiliator

Artifact (20)

  • 1x Cloud Key
  • 1x Colossus Hammer
  • 1x Conjurer's Closet
  • 1x Crystal Shard
  • 1x Fellwar Stone
  • 1x Fireshrieker
  • 1x Golem-Skin Gauntlets
  • 1x Inspiring Statuary
  • 1x Krark-Clan Ironworks
  • 1x Loxodon Warhammer
  • 1x Mind Stone
  • 1x Quicksilver Amulet
  • 1x Scytheclaw
  • 1x Skullclamp
  • 1x Sol Ring
  • 1x Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1x Sword of Vengeance
  • 1x Temporal Aperture
  • 1x Thought Dissector
  • 1x Trepanation Blade

Planeswalker (3)

  • 1x Daretti, Scrap Savant
  • 1x Saheeli Rai
  • 1x Saheeli, the Giftedfoil

Commander (1)

  • Commander: Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders

Land (33)

  • 1x Evolving Wilds
  • 19x Island
  • 1x Izzet Boilerworks
  • 9x Mountain
  • 1x Riptide Laboratory
  • 1x Seat of the Synod
  • 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Enchantment (4)

  • 1x Efficient Construction
  • 1x Mirrodin Besieged
  • 1x Storm the Vault Flip
  • 1x Thopter Spy Network

Sorcery (1)

  • 1x Fabricate
March 11, 2024 11:12 a.m.

Said on Ode to Pokemon...

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Giving this Ode to Pokemon deck an uplift. Below you will find the list for version 1.0 and some of the themes that were used when building the original verison.

Trainers (gym leaders): - Sisay, Weatherlight Captain (commander) with Jegantha, The Wellspring - Pir, Imaginative Rascal with Toothy - Halden with Pako - Brallin with Shabraz - Nikara with Yahnnik - Trynn with Silvar - Cazur with Ukkima - Minisc Beloved Ranger summons Boo - Tolsimir Wolfblood summons Voja - Odric, Lunarch Marshal with Zetalpa - Halana and Alena, Partners (Team Rocket) - Surrak Dragonclaw (Prof Oak) - Talismans cycle = gym badges

Cards that felt like Pokemon Toski Thundering Raiju Predator Ooze = Muck Crytoplasm = Ditto Elder Gargaroth Caustic Wasps Hornet Queen = Beedril Froghemoth Pathbreaker Ibex Together Forever Capture Sphere

Creature (41)

  • 1x Brallin, Skyshark Rider Flip
  • 1x Caustic Wasps
  • 1x Cazur, Ruthless Stalker Flip
  • 1x Corpsejack Menace
  • 1x Cryptoplasm
  • 1x Elder Gargaroth
  • 1x Elvish Harbinger
  • 1x Elvish Piper
  • 1x Fierce Empath
  • 1x Froghemoth
  • 1x Halana and Alena, Partners
  • 1x Haldan, Avid Arcanist
  • 1x Hornet Queen
  • 1x Immaculate Magistrate
  • 1x Jegantha, the Wellspring
  • 1x Master Biomancer
  • 1x Minsc, Beloved Ranger
  • 1x Nikara, Lair Scavenger
  • 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
  • 1x Pako, Arcane Retriever
  • 1x Pathbreaker Ibex
  • 1x Pir, Imaginative Rascal
  • 1x Predator Ooze
  • 1x Shabraz, the Skyshark Flip
  • 1x Shaman of the Great Hunt
  • 1x Silvar, Devourer of the Free
  • 1x Surrak Dragonclaw
  • 1x Swiftblade Vindicator
  • 1x Thundering Raiju
  • 1x Tolsimir Wolfblood
  • 1x Toothy, Imaginary Friend
  • 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
  • 1x Trynn, Champion of Freedom
  • 1x Tuktuk Rubblefort
  • 1x Ukkima, Stalking Shadow Flip
  • 1x Ulvenwald Tracker
  • 1x Vigor
  • 1x Vizier of the Menagerie
  • 1x Wirewood Channeler
  • 1x Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel
  • 1x Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

Land (36)

  • 1x Command Tower
  • 1x Evolving Wilds
  • 8x Forest
  • 1x Gavony Township
  • 1x Golgari Rot Farm
  • 1x Gruul Turf
  • 6x Island
  • 5x Mountain
  • 1x Myriad Landscape
  • 5x Plains
  • 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
  • 3x Swamp
  • 1x Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1x Wirewood Lodge

Sorcery (5)

  • 1x Cultivate
  • 1x Kodama's Reach
  • 1x Rampant Growth
  • 1x Supply / Demand
  • 1x Three Visits

Enchantment (4)

  • 1x Capture Sphere
  • 1x Felidar Retreat
  • 1x Together Forever
  • 1x Unnatural Growth

Instant (1)

  • 1x Inspiring Call

Commander (1)

  • Commander: Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

Artifact (10)

  • 1x Arcane Signet
  • 1x Chromatic Lantern
  • 1x Fractal Harness
  • 1x Sol Ring
  • 1x Talisman of Convictionfoil
  • 1x Talisman of Creativityfoil
  • 1x Talisman of Hierarchyfoil
  • 1x Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1x Talisman of Progress
  • 1x Talisman of Resiliencefoil

Planeswalker (2)

  • 1x Domri, Anarch of Bolas
  • 1x Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
March 8, 2024 3:05 p.m.

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