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| Format | Legality |
| 1v1 Commander | Legal |
| Archenemy | Legal |
| Canadian Highlander | Legal |
| Casual | Legal |
| Commander / EDH | Legal |
| Commander: Rule 0 | Legal |
| Custom | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Highlander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Leviathan | Legal |
| Limited | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Planar Constructed | Legal |
| Planechase | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Quest Magic | Legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Legal |
| Vanguard | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
Gravestorm
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, target opponent may remove a card in his or her graveyard from the game. If that player doesn't, you may draw a card.
capwner on
Splitting Headache
6 months ago
One of the things I really like about Obeka is how good she as at breaking niche cards, like who is running Darksteel Reactor or Chronozoa lol. I reaaaally like this build just because of how cheeky it is and the classic cards you are running...Clout of the Dominus, Dragonmaster Outcast, I don't even have any recs cause I haven't tried brewing Obeka yet we all know the staples and you are choosing to run cool tech instead. No Rhystic is a good sign :) Props on this!
---Actually I did a little looking at upkeep stuff out of curiosity and Recantation could be crazy in here, it's basically Upheaval which is banned! Gravestorm seems cool too esp. if you throw a Bojuka Bog in there.
Arthursb on
MonoBlack - Devotion Control
1 year ago
Hello SufferFromEDHD and Profet93, thank you for the comments!
I have tried some of suggested cards, maybe it's worth to share the insights:
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Black has limited lifegain sources that don't depend on sacrifice (eg.: Zulaport Cutthroat), so I compensate it by adding many tutors that search for Gray Merchant of Asphodel. Making Gary the backbone of the deck is, of course, risky;
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Speaking of tutors, Insidious Dreams is horrible for X=1, great for X=2, and usually means "I WIN" for X=3, as it fetches Bolas's Citadel, Sensei's Divining Top and Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, plus acts as a discard outlet when needed;
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I don't focus on sacrifice-based strategies as they naturally decrease devotion, which makes Erebos and Gary less effective. It is also the reason I don't add colorless mass destruction to deal with enchantments: I need my own enchantments to stay;
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Gravestorm is great for devotion and has potential for an extra draw, but it usually backfires, as the opponents remove their best creatures from their graveyard, thus I lose targets for Animate Dead and others;
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I avoid adding combos where the pieces are bad individually. For example, Rings of Brighthearth makes infinite mana, but is a dead card when the other pieces are not already there. Similarly, I have never had success with Contamination in practice;
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Worst Fears is super fun but matchup dependent, I think it's risky to add cards with CMC > 6 that don't 100% help me win the game;
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Profane Transfusion, Mirror Universe, Magus of the Mirror and Soul Conduit are all on my "to test" list, and some "gotcha" cards like Imp's Mischief, Darkness, Sudden Spoiling and Hellish Rebuke too.
Having said all that, in the next update I'll add more creatures and Whip of Erebos in this deck to have more blockers and lifegain. I'm having issues to deal with voltron decks where the commanders reaches high power before I'm able to turn Erebos into a creature.
SufferFromEDHD on
MonoBlack - Devotion Control
1 year ago
Solid list!
That Ophiomancer needs Contamination
Gravestorm potential draw/removal
DuneEcho on
Ascendant Evincar '02 (ONS)
2 years ago
Dust Bowl is definitely a possibility. But lately I've been viewing Strip Mine and Wasteland as potential liabilities for mono-black Old School Commander trying to run Cabal Coffers. Also, my playgroup recently discussed it and we can't recall a single time recently we've played Dust Bowl/Strip Mine/Wasteland and actually used their land destruction functionality.
On first blush, I think I dismissed Gravestorm too much. Going to put it in the maybe pile for sure.
Corpse Dance is definitely a bomb, but would prefer more sacrifice effects to really maximize it. I did not feel like it was truly supported in this particular incarnation.
SufferFromEDHD on
Ascendant Evincar '02 (ONS)
2 years ago
Was awesome seeing Spirit of the Night in the list. Epic card from an epic era.
Dust Bowl with all those basic swamps is late game utility.
Gravestorm is Phyrexian Arena #2
Corpse Dance epic EDH bomb
tayzillamane on
Oona
2 years ago
So I actually did an order the day before you commented and luckily for me a lot of your suggestions are in my order.
To help with draw I’ve added Gravestorm Rhystic Study Verity Circle Waste Not
To help with lands I’ve added Choked Estuary Creeping Tar Pit Jwar Isle Refuge Mistvault Bridge Salt Marsh Submerged Boneyard Sunken Hollow Swiftwater Cliffs Tainted Isle Temple of Epiphany
To help with mana rocks I’ve added Arcane Signet Corrupted Grafstone Dimir Signet Fellwar Stone Izzet Signet Thought Vessel
I’ve been really contemplating making Mirko Vosk my commander due to the lack of red but I really wanted Xander to work.
EnbyGolem on
An Old-School Nightmare
3 years ago
Thanks, Goblin_Guide! That means a lot :) I totally agree, Morgue Thrull has some awesome art! Definitely one of my favorites! Gravestorm is such a cool card too! Drawing an extra card or thinning a graveyard out every upkeep is so nice here - and it looks incredible while doing it :D
Goblin_Guide on
An Old-School Nightmare
3 years ago
This has some cool ass cards. Good work. My favorite art in the deck: Morgue Thrull . My favorite card in the deck: Gravestorm .