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Rules Q&A
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Idoneity on
Oh Jackdaw Sing Arrogance
2 weeks ago
Austin_Smith_of_Cards — Oooh! Thank you kindly for the suggestions. I'll pore through them one-by-one.
That Thalia is a lovely card and I do enjoy some taxes in competitive formats, but I do consider it a little too pesky for commander gameplay.
Thalia, Heretic Cathar, however, is one of my favourite cards. I am frankly surprised she did not find a home already. What to cut, I wonder...
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire is certainly a strong card, and I will probably include it over a Swamp if I can ever find my spare. I am currently at the minimum number possible Plains.
To rack a few out of the way quickly Swords to Plowshares isn't my thing, as I don't like liminal kill spells all too much. Same goes for Path to Exile. I didn't want this to be a sac deck, so I avoided effects like Elas il-Kor and Nasty End. Primevals' Glorious Rebirth is a little grandiose for the "little guys" game plan I wanted to hone. And Teysa Karlov is only so good in this list, as only so many cards are dedicated to tokens.
As for the gleaming diamonds in this bunch, Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle might be simply too good to pass up. It synergies far too efficiently for me to exclude, so it will be the next card in. Secondarily, you are correct that this list struggles against noncreature strategies, so Kambal, Consul of Allocation slots in nicely.
Thank you for your feedback and have an excellent day!
Austin_Smith_of_Cards on
Oh Jackdaw Sing Arrogance
3 weeks ago
Looking like a pretty solid list with lots of card advantage and ramp, and a fantastic mana curve to boot. Where this list could use some improvement is in the interaction category; 4 spot removals and 2 wraths is a bit too low, and makes you vulnerable to solitaire-style decks like combo or spellslinger.
Some cards that immediately come to mind are Thalia, Heretic Cathar, Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire. The first two are cheap legendary creatures that impede ramp decks, haste decks, and spellslinger. Eiganjo, much like Witch Enchanter, is a sort of modal card that can serve as a land or removal if need be. Kambal, Consul of Allocation punishes spells-heavy lists hard. Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle recurs fodder on cast, which means that even with an otherwise empty board, you can get something from your yard for your legendary creature to sacrifice.
Path to Exile and Swords to Plowshares are the best bang for your buck removals white has access to; I'd make room for them as well.
Other random suggestions:
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim adds incidental life loss and gain as you're generating and sacrificing stuff. Bonus points for being legendary and a cheap rattlesnake effect.
Teysa Karlov unfortunately doesn't double up exploit triggers, but it does buffer your tokens defensively and double up any non-exploit death triggers.
Nasty End is a cheap synergistic one-shot card advantage effect.
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth is a solid way to bounce back from a boardwipe, or just outright recur everything you've lost over the course of the game.
RiotRunner789 on Best color for this type …
2 months ago
Orzhov (black and white) would be my recommendation. You have Eriette of the Charmed Apple, Kambal, Profiteering Mayor, Kambal, Consul of Allocation, and Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim. All of which drain your opponents while gaining you life. Each has a unique way of winning without swinging.
Second best options could be golgari's Dina, Soul Steeper or Slimefoot, the Stowaway for Aristocrats build. Izzet (red/blue) or any spell slinging deck with a bunch of Guttersnipe effects are also solid.
Some black cards to consider, Hissing Miasma effects (of which there are many), Koskun Falls, or potential blanket protection effects such as Grave Pact or No Mercy.
Green has Elephant Grass and plenty of death touching deterants.
White has Peacekeeper and Sphere of Safety.
Blue has Dissipation Field and Propaganda.
Red has Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs plus all of your Guttersnipe effects as mentioned above.
You can easily make a deck that kills (or mills) people to death without ever swinging. Just depends on the flavor you want to do the murdering with.
wallisface on Divinity of Pride or Starseer …
7 months ago
DemonDragonJ Kambal, Consul of Allocation is definitely a decent card, but very matchup dependent - for example if your opponent is playing a creature-heavy stompy deck he'll do almost nothing. It's also worth noting that if your opponent is a spell-heavy deck they'll likely have some form of interaction to deal with him, so he'll often be 3 mana for a single drain effect (and then dead).
If you're playing with sideboards I think there's definitely value in including 1-2 of him there. I'd be wary of including him mainboard as he's just soo situational in his practicality (he's greatest against decks that are doing a lot of card-draw spells or storm effects, for example).
DemonDragonJ on Divinity of Pride or Starseer …
7 months ago
wallisface, those are definitely some great suggestions, but what about Kambal, Consul of Allocation? Do you think that he is a good creature for a black/white deck?
InfectedToe on
Sorin's Tithings
9 months ago
Thanks for the suggestions NV_1980, but I'm less concerned with gaining life in general and more so focused on gaining life solely on your own turn to power up the main wincon: Sorin, Ravenous Neonate Flip's -1. As such, cards like Kambal, Consul of Allocation and Sunscorch Regent are often far less important since they tend to grant life on your opponent's turns. This can potentially be good with cards like The Gaffer but doesn't do much for Sorin. I did want to add Kingpin's Pet and maybe Knight of Obligation too but I'm not sure what to remove.
NV_1980 on
Sorin's Tithings
9 months ago
Nice deck! What are your thoughts on Kambal, Consul of Allocation for the life manipulation section of your deck? I'd probably choose it over something like Drana's Emissary, since Kambal has the potential to be used many more times per turn cycle than Emissary. Kingpin's Pet is a cool extort-creature too. I also like Sunscorch Regent; it often turns out surprisingly powerful.
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