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Death by Tokens...
#2
Cut Bloodchief Ascension, Cruel Celebrant, Damn, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim, Zulaport Cutthroat, Gift of Immortality, Halo Fountain, Tainted Remedy, Dreadhorde Invasion, and Hour of Reckoning.
10 cuts down, 23 to go. Thank y'all for the help. Time to sleep on it.
May 10, 2024 8:28 p.m.
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Death by Tokens...
#3
Tainted Remedy was in because a deck like this wins after a cascade of opponent life loss triggers. This can be easily disrupted by lifegain on the opponents side. However, y'all are correct in that it doesn't advance my game plan. Chop chop.
Bloodchief Ascension is a pet card. It is also a card that has won me numerous games on its own. It would be easy enough to get 3 counters with Kambal's trigger but again, not directly tied to tokens. Good suggestion albeit a painful one.
Halo Fountain just seemed like a fun and wierd alt-win con but your right that it is slow. It also requires me to have tapped creatures.
Going to take a closer look at the aristocrats support. I cut a lot of the sac outlets earlier which was a good observation. Nadier's Nightblade and Mirkwood Bats will definitely stay but a lot of the others can go. Also, Ophiomancer and Dreadhorde Invasion don't work at the level they should without a sac outlet on the board.
Not sure about Battle Angels of Tyr just yet, since just attacking creates token copies of himself. But he'll be close to the cut list.
Part of the reasoning on the number of board wipes was the number of indestructible options for Kambal. Will cut at least one board wipe tonight.
Refering to Basshunter's commnent, I haven't put the final mana base in just yet but Forbidden Orchard will be in there. Mana bases tend to only take me 5 minutes to build. I have some effects that give tokens to my opponents but I'm leaning more heavily into Kambal's second ability. I've generally been looking at consistent token generation instead of one off effects aimed at my opponents. However, Curse of Disturbance will get another look.
Thank you for all of the comments. It definetly gets me much further to completion.
May 10, 2024 8:05 p.m.
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Help with new …...
#4
I love Clackbridge Troll. I wish I was playing standard at the time but it didn't into any EDH deck. I ended up cutting it because it relies on my opponent to give me a card and it was 5 cmc. Maybe when the deck is done, I might find a spot after playing it a few times.
May 10, 2024 7:45 p.m.
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#5
Looking for some advice on cuts for Kambal, Profiteering Mayor.
I've just hit a wall and can't seem to figure what needs to go next. Any advice is appreciated.
Deck: Death by Tokens
May 9, 2024 12:34 p.m.
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Ertai the Corrupted...
#6
Side comment. You're calling this a control and stax deck but I don't see any traditional stax pieces.
If going that route think things like Stasis and Smothering Tithe, or the ubiquitous Winter Orb.
May 7, 2024 3:51 p.m.
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Ertai the Corrupted...
#7
Since you can reliably sack enchantments, Demonic Lore, Demonic Pact, Midnight Oil, and Treacherous Blessing. Good card draw and even better without the drawback.
Mind Control and Volition Reins are expensive for what they do. Though, the latter does hit any permanent, Disenchant, Despark, or Generous Gift are probably better options if in need of removal.
May 7, 2024 3:45 p.m.
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Secret Lair: Sans …...
#8
@TypicalTimmy: I hadn't realized the Commander Collections were axed two colors in. I've just been waiting for them to announce the next one. Great sadness.
May 6, 2024 3:55 p.m.
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Void Shatter's Thousand …...
#9
Yes, Ghostly Touch and Hidden Strings can tap or untap (useful politically) your opponents lands.
On ramp/Mana rocks: Most decks have at least a few but it depends on how it plays. You are only running 31 lands and (I think) two Mana dorks, and 1? Mana rock which is low. However, your average CMC is 2.66 which is also pretty low. I'd add a Sapphire Medallion if you have one laying around. Otherwise it should be fine. When you play it, if you seem to get Mana screwed too often then add Sky Diamond, Midnight Clock (great at refilling your hand) or other 2 cost rocks but you shouldn't need to many with how cheap everything in your deck is.
April 27, 2024 7:27 p.m.
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Void Shatter's Thousand …...
#10
Since Mana Leak is your jam:
Wizard Replica, Spiketail Hatchling, and Cursecatcher work well-ish on offense with your commander.
Power Sink is fun when you don't want them casting anything else.
April 27, 2024 2:39 a.m.
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Void Shatter's Thousand …...
#11
Library of Leng essentially gives you unlimited hand size since you never have to discard down to 7 (or whatever your handsize is). You simply don't discard since you don't have a discard phase, it does not technically effect your hand size.
It also works well when some one casts Windfall or even your own effects like cycling or cards like Frantic Search. You may also discard what you don't want to your graveyard but discard what you do want to the top of your library to draw again. It tends to be a strangely useful and underapreciated card.
April 27, 2024 2:11 a.m.
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Void Shatter's Thousand …...
#12
I'd swap Graceful Adept for Library of Leng. Cheaper, harder to remove, and added bonus against discard.
Cancel for any other counterspell. There are plenty of 1UU with upside such as personal favorite of mine, Admiral's Order. Rewind, Dissipate, Unwind and Negate are also solid budget options. Personally not a fan of Mana Leak-esk counters since if an opponent has a ton of Mana, they become useless. Also, Defense Grid is an odd choice for a blue deck since it hurts your own counters on your opponents turn.
I'd consider trying to find room for a card or cards like Coastal Piracy, Bident of Thassa, and The Indomitable.
Single protection to consider, Mithril Coat is amazing, Commander's Plate always pulls a ton of weight in mon color (may hurt commander's unblockable agaimst another monoblue but otherwise really helps), Dive Down not amazing, just a pet card when it was in standard.
April 26, 2024 12:31 a.m.
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#1How many times has Diabolic Revelation netted you 3+ cards? Did you win the same or next turn? How many times has it been a dead card or only netted 1 or 2 cards?
7 mana is also a lot for a tutor. Does your deck have decent recursion? Can you play Entomb then Reanimate?
In a vacuum, I'd go with the demon but personally I'd play a mana rock or some synergy piece over expensive tutors.
May 13, 2024 8:56 a.m.