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| Arena | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Legal |
| Canadian Highlander | Legal |
| Casual | Legal |
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Hellkite Punisher
Creature — Dragon
Flying
: Hellkite Punisher gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
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Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
2 years ago
After looking at the decklist, I have some suggestions:
Cards to take out: Hellkite Punisher costs too much and is only a slightly bigger Shivan Dragon
Lathliss, Dragon Queen could work well in a more dragon-based deck, but it is unlikely to create many tokens in this deck
Liliana's Steward is too underwhelming of an ability to be used effectively. Same with Phyrexian Rager
You already have a lot of bounce spells, so Man-o'-War is not necessary and doesn't serve much else function as a creature
Boros Signet doesn't work in this deck because of commander colour identity
Mishra's Bauble is also a quite underwhelming card and not that useful
Rakdos Locket, Izzet Locket, and Mana Geode have better alternatives, as far as mana cost goes
Switcheroo also has better alternatives, ability and mana-wise
There are a few other cards that could be taken out, but I'm mainly highlighting the ones that should be taken out.
Cards to put in:
More removal like Cast Down and Terminate could replace a couple of bounce cards
Cards like In Bolas's Clutches and Control Magic could be considered if you want to have some more options for stealing creatures
The lockets and geode we took out earlier could be replaced with cards like Izzet Signet and other cheaper rocks
Try adding some more lands, 26 lands is not enough for a Commander deck. It is recommend to have around 35-38 lands, depending on your curve
Other than that, the deck seems fine. This deck has a lot of potential, if done right!
StopShot on Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and Crimson …
2 years ago
@Coward_Token, Normally I'd agree that dragons are overused and I personally can not forgive them for what they did to Tarkir, but I got to make an exception for Innistrad dragons. Innistrad dragons just have this feel about them that really makes them fit on the plane. Take these ones for example based on their art:
Versus how core set dragons look:
Innistrad dragons feel like what dragons should be, incredibly rare and beyond comprehension. The dragons don't take away or compete with the zombies or vampires or werewolves or the other niche horrors that terrorize the humans. They exist not to hoard gold, break castles or burn crops, they exist just to be scary. Dragons in other sets are fat flying dinosaurs that act like fat flying dinosaurs, but Innistrad dragons act and feel like specters just by their art, its like they're trying to mimic the same feel you get when you look at the art for Hypnotic Specter or Whispering Specter . I like Innistrad's spin on Dragons and I hope we do see one, because they're usually worth it unlike anywhere else where they would be found.
Also why the heck is specter not a creature type on the Innistrad plane? If this is how Innistrad does dragons I'd love to see how Innistrad does specters.
