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Archivist of Oghma
Creature — Halfling Cleric
Flash
Whenever an opponent searches their library, you gain 1 life and draw a card.
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thefiresoflurve on
The Zacaning
3 weeks ago
Hey, there! This looks really fun :)
As far as making things a little more competitive, one thing I can offer is: As someone who runs an Esper combo deck, one of the biggest things you can do for a combo deck is to make your combos synergize better with everything else in your deck, and not just each other.
Right now, I see Lurking Roper/Famished Paladin, Presence of Gond, and Healer of the Pride as an infinite combo where each piece is 1) hard to tutor, and 2) doesn't synergize with your overall gameplan of massive creatures dishing out damage.
An alternative infinite combo that synergizes better is Savage Ventmaw and Aggravated Assault, since both those cards do things with the rest of the deck without each other.
So, if I did the switch over to a more synergistic set of cards, I recommend replacing:
Ageless Entity -> Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
Colossal Dreadmaw -> Blossoming Bogbeast
Enduring Angel Flip -> Archivist of Oghma - enduring angel looks dope, but your life total shouldn't hit zero.
Famished Paladin -> Faeburrow Elder
Healer of the Pride -> Serra Ascendant (just broken in EDH).
Verdant Sun's Avatar -> Old Gnawbone
Wall of Reverence -> Smothering Tithe
Presence of Gond -> Armadillo Cloak
Elemental Mastery -> Kenrith's Transformation
Alhammarret's Archive -> Aggravated Assault
The idea behind some of the picks is to get lifegain ability out a bit more consistently, and create fuel to power your giant creatures. I also don't know what your budget looks like, so full disclaimer there: some of the cards I recommended are expensive.
Happy building!
Grubbernaut on What is Wrong With “Generically …
1 month ago
Well...
She's not a win condition; she requires many creatures; she incentivizes lifegain, which is a generically bad strategy; she comes down for 5 mana and does nothing (or little) while requiring multiple turns to be a payoff
When people talk about truly generically good cards (in white), things like Esper Sentinel, Swords to Plowshares, Archivist of Oghma and Ranger-Captain of Eos come to mind. In general, almost any deck with them is made better with no changes or considerations needed for them to function well; that's simply not the case with the Archangel. It requires extra build considerations for a slow payoff that doesn't offer card advantage, doesn't combo, and doesn't kill very quickly.
That's not to say it won't feel at home in a casual deck, but it is not generically good in the way the other cards are.
SufferFromEDHD on
The Draining Art of Making Enemies
2 months ago
Soul Partition force an opponent to eat Kambal tax on an artifact, enchantment or planeswalker.
Feed the Swarm is awful when you have access to white. Maybe Vanishing Verse or Vindicate.
Kunoros, Hound of Athreos brutal hatebear. You are in Orzhov and not running reanimator. Take advantage of this. The lifelink feeds your strategy.
Archivist of Oghma and Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim are on theme.
Mirage Mirror Orzhov clone.
Angelic Accord is awesome. Griffin Aerie is not.
ricksamurai on
Karlov Life Gain
3 months ago
I'm going to add a Pristine Talisman , Ajani's Welcome , Temple of Silence, Archivist of Oghma. I'm going to take out some of the bigger CMC creatures. I also need to find some good card draw I think, not sure.
SufferFromEDHD on
The Lion of Jamuraa
5 months ago
Always wanted to build one of the spellshapers but never got around to it. They were all kind of lackluster but you made the most out of it. You have built an awesome list.
I can't help but think flash would add insult to injury after Mageta.
Deep Gnome Terramancer ramp is crucial and you already have a mini landfall going on.
Archivist of Oghma and Alms Collector high quality card draw.
Gerrard's Hourglass Pendant colorless mass recursion with anti extra turns as the cherry on top.
Flawless Maneuver one sided Wrath.
Cosmic Intervention neat tech.
Soul of New Phyrexia great on theme discard fodder.
Gideon Blackblade seems really strong in this strategy.
Elspeth, Knight-Errant Planeswalker version of Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Pearl Medallion continuous mana rock.
Field of Ruin or Ghost Quarter could be upgraded to Dust Bowl. 21 plains to utilize in the late game.
Necramus on
Queza, the Queefer
6 months ago
Okay. So, I think you should really lean into the control/combo shell. This deck could use combos like Sanguine Bond and Exquisite Blood, with some added redundancy in the forms of Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose and Marauding Blight-Priest, or Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and Triskelion to close out the game. In order to accomplish this, I think you should cut a ton of the creatures and really lean into board wipes, control spells, and resource denial.
Things like:
You could also do cute stuff like Phyrexian Unlife + Solemnity, giving yourself time to wipe the board again or go for the win with Peer into the Abyss. You should also consider taking a look at your mana base.
I'd suggest going for some fetches, checks, and shocks like:
You also have way too many plains right now. Even before you get the lands I just named, you should cut 6 Plains for 4 Swamp and 2 Island.
I know I've given you a lot of suggestions. I think if you tried putting a list together with all the cards I named, plus some of the bangers from your current list and you'd have a badass deck! Don't worry about trying to do all that right now, though. See which look most appealing/are in your price range and add those first. A lot of these should be long term goals!
Don't tell Rett I gave you so many suggestions XD
-Blake
multimedia on
Liesa, Liesa, they so flying...
7 months ago
Hey, good latest update, really nice additions of Archivist of Oghma and Bolas's Citadel. Don't forget Caves of Koilos, it's in the precon and an Orzhov dual land that enters the battlefield untapped.
You're right you want more draw and you could cut several lesser creatures for more draw. Use life to get draw by either drawing when you gain life or when you pay life. Well of Lost Dreams is another four drop that like Greed once you get onto the battlefield it can draw a ton of cards because of Liesa's lifelink. Sigarda's Splendor can draw an extra card at your upkeep if your life total changed and it's another source of repeatable life gain from casing white spells.
Dawn of Hope each time you gain life you can pay 2 mana to draw a card. Eye of Vecna draws a card when it enters the battlefield and then it can be repeatable at your upkeep for 2 mana + 2 life.
Fell Stinger can sac itself for it's exploit to have interaction with Liesa, Forgotten Archangel and other reanimation or recursion that you could add such as Sun Titan, Witch of the Moors, Apprentice Necromancer, Priest of Fell Rites. When your Commander has flying then Mask of Memory can be consistent repeatable draw as well as discard to fuel reanimation or recursion.
Court of Grace makes you the monarch for repeatable draw a card at your end step. If you're the monarch at your upkeep then you create a 4/4 Angel or if you're not the monarch a 1/1 Spirit. Palace Jailer makes you the monarch, it also exiles an opponent's creature and that creature never returns to the battlefield unless you lose the monarch which can only happen if an opponent does combat damage to you or plays a card that makes them the monarch.
Some cards to consider cutting for more draw, reanimation, recursion.
- Killian, Ink Duelist: you have very few cards that have a single target to reduce the mana cost.
- Vampire Outcasts: the lifelink is nice, but that's all it does for a four drop creature, no other abilities, can do better for four mana.
- Dawnhart Geist: there's very few enchantments here and it only triggers for your enchantments, can gain more life from other cards.
- Vampire Scrivener: I know you like this card, but it's too slow and doesn't do anything for five mana. You have Necropolis Regent at one more mana than Scrivener who can put the counters on Liesa the same turn it enters the battlefield. Putting counters on Liesa will do more because she has lifelink.
- Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts: not a fan of this seven drop, could replace it with Sun Titan.
Well of Lost Dreams or Sigarda's Splendor could replace Vampire Outcasts. Dawn of Hope or Eye of Vecna could replace Killian, Ink Duelist. Mask of Memory is a good swap for Malefic Scythe. Mask can give you repeatable draw where as Scythe isn't doing much because it only triggers when equipped creature dies.
Fell Stinger is an easy swap for Dawnhart Geist. Vampire Scrivener could be cut for more reanimation Witch of the Moors, Apprentice Necromancer, Priest of Fell Rites. Sun Titan could replace Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts. Court of Grace or Palace Jailer could replace Heron of Hope. Heron's ability is fine to gain a little more life, but more draw would help more.
jjmac112 on unBillieveable
7 months ago
Brion Stoutarm deck:
The Stoutarm
Commander / EDH
SCORE: 2 | 7 COMMENTS | 1233 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER
So this is the deck as it was pre changes. First of all, I think you'll notice that I swapped 17 cards, not 15 lol. Secondly, you'll see that Osgir, the Reconstructor has taken Brion's job. After all the changes the deck has been through I found myself rarely casting Brion and the few time I've played with Osgir have been valuable experiences ;)
Cards out: Brion Stoutarm, Felidar Sovereign, Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, Avacyn, Angel of Hope, Serra Avatar, Iroas, God of Victory, Descend upon the Sinful, Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Magma Phoenix, Prison Term, Figure of Destiny, Student of Warfare, Prophetic Flamespeaker, Land Tax, Dawn of Hope, Lone Rider Flip, Needle Spires
So with Brion out so too are the cards that combo with him the most like Serra Avatar and Magma Phoenix. With everything else I just needed to make space for stuff that I can squeeze a little (or a lot) more value out of. The one thing I am thinking should find its way back is Gisela, Blade of Goldnight. It's a powerful finisher and I'm now short on things that can take my board state and put an end to the game.
Cards in: Nahiri, the Lithomancer, Zirda, the Dawnwaker, Venerable Warsinger, Feldon of the Third Path, Battle Angels of Tyr, Dockside Extortionist, Deep Gnome Terramancer, Archivist of Oghma, Akiri, Line-Slinger, Wheel of Fortune, Faithless Looting, Teferi's Protection, Anointed Procession, Smuggler's Share, Expedition Map, Swiftfoot Boots, Darksteel Citadel
Also, I just realize I should add Rustvale Bridge and Treasure Vault
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