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Kazandu Blademaster
Creature — Human Soldier Ally
First strike, vigilance
Whenever Kazandu Blademaster or another Ally enters the battlefield under your control, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Kazandu Blademaster.
nuperokaso on Esper Allies
3 months ago
- Don't play Counterspell. You tap out most of your turns, and the double blue is not going to work with your mana base.
- Don't play blue at all. Halimar Excavator in this build is weak, as you have only 2 March from the Tomb as a payoff. And that is also not the best. Void Rend can be replaced by a lot of other removals.
- You should avoid 5 mana cards. With only 20 lands in your deck, you won't be able to play them.
- Play 4 Hada Freeblade. It's the best turn 1 play you have.
- An aggro deck needs some other 1 mana plays as well. I would suggest maybe some 2 Expedition Envoy, 2 Changeling Outcast and 1 Cliffside Lookout. That would bring the number of 1 mana creatures in your deck to 9, which is about right if you want to have one in your opening hand.
- Retreat to Emeria and Kor Entanglers are garbage. Don't play any of them.
- Don't play more than 1 Lantern Scout. Second copy does pretty much nothing. Talus Paladin is better and you should play 2-3.
- In the end, you have to decide whether you want to go all-in on life-gain/drain, or all-in on attacking and +1/+1 counters. Now you are split and then you do neither efficiently.
- The path with attacking is probably better. In that case, you want to play 4 Kazandu Blademaster, 4 Bojuka Brigand, 4 Kabira Evangel, a few Rally the Ranks and remove Cliffhaven Vampire, Ondu Cleric.
- If you go with life-gain, add 4 Serene Steward
Crow_Umbra on Favorite mtg art
1 year ago
So many cards have "pet card" status for their art, but I'm always glad to see them in my binders. I'd say I'm definitely a sucker for foil versions of Red cards; I just love how the flames pop. A few favorites off the top of my head in no particular order:
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Demonic Tutor - I don't own this version, but I hope this is an art style we will get more of in future Secret Lairs, or alt treatments where it makes sense.
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Flameshadow Conjuring - Specifically the foil version.
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Cemetery Puca - Gorgeous in foil.
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Kazandu Blademaster - An early fav of mine when I first started playing.
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Baleful Strix - Another early favorite.
Crow_Umbra on What is your favorite tribe, …
1 year ago
Mine would have to be Allies. I first started playing MtG sometime around 2012-13, as a broke college kid.
One of my best friends got me into MtG via janky homebrew "Modern". He started playing during OG Zendikar block & waxed poetic about what a fun block setting it was. I think Kazandu Blademaster was one of my first favorite cards. I loved the art for it. I liked the flavor of Allies being an adventuring party that got stronger with more friends.
I ended up putting together a W/B Allies deck about 3 years before I got into EDH; right around the time of Zendikar 2 - Innistrad 2 Standard. Anguished Unmaking, Eerie Interlude, & Zulaport Cutthroat helped me round out a deck that was my pride and joy at the time.
Simerix on Ally Commanders
4 years ago
Bad: Brilliant Spectrum Dutiful Return Cancel Unsummon Retreat to Hagra Saving Grace Reliquary Tower Bloodbond Vampire Coralhelm Guide Drana's Emissary Hagra Sharpshooter Halimar Tidecaller Infantry Veteran Kalastria Nightwatch Lifespring Druid Ondu War Cleric Reckless Cohort Tajuru Pathwarden Umara Entangler Zulaport Chainmage
Recommendations: Sea Gate Loremaster Turntimber Ranger Beastcaller Savant Tajuru Warcaller Agadeem Occultist Angelic Captain Irregular Cohort Akoum Battlesinger Kazandu Blademaster Tajuru Archer Graveshifter Unsettled Mariner Unified Front Distant Melody Oblivion Ring Gideon, Ally of Zendikar Pillar of Origins Mana Geode Prismatic Lens Ally Encampment Evolving Wilds Terramorphic Expanse
Blue_Flame on
5 years ago
The really poopy thing about Allies in Pauper is that Wizards didn't print a ton of pushed Allies in the common slot. Because of that, we only have access to like a third of the selection of Allies ever printed, which not only limits your options but limits the value of the Ally synergy as well. For example, you don't get to play with Hada Freeblade and Kazandu Blademaster , two absolutely insane cards for the Ally tribe.
As far as a Jund Allies list goes in Pauper, I feel like this is the most optimized you can get. Though I'll provide a few suggestions in case some cards haven't come to mind.
I'm a huge proponent of playing Ash Barrens in a 3-color deck as it can instantly find a Snow-Covered land for you. Hell, I even play it in 2-color decks. Is there a reason it's not in this list? Or am I missing something?
If you're trying to go more of the aggro route I'd suggest Goblin Bushwhacker as another Akoum Battlesinger effect but you've likely already thought of it.
Piccoli_ on I Really need help to …
5 years ago
Hi everyone, ive always wanted to build the Humans deck but, as you know, its very expensive so i came out with differents variations of this deck but they never convinced me. Finally i came out with this variation that is, i think better tha the others, or at least more interesting. This is part of it:
//Creatures
//Spells
https://deckstats.net/decks/128240/1332493-allies-of-humans
As you can see, i just changed 3 cards. Noble Heriarch >> Harabaz Druid . Thalia, Guardian of Thraben >> Kazandu Blademaster . And Meddling Mage >> Nevermore / Runed Halo .
The thing is that i dont know if its good enough to start. Im still searching for a substitude for Phantasmal Image , cuz here were i live its at least 15 euros each one. I dont know if i should go with only two or three Aether Vial , cuz its expensive too. Lands are another problem, Cavern of souls its really really expensive so i need a substitude. i guess ill go with Ancient Ziggurat and Unclaimed Territory but i dont know which other lands should i take.
This is my maybeboard: Kabira Evangel , Ondu Cleric , Oran-Rief Survivalist & Hardened Scales .
Thanks!!!
Dedudegod1 on Cocaine
5 years ago
Nice Decklist! +1 from me. I think you should consider Mirror Entity , possibly over Mikaeus, the Lunarch ? I've found it synergizes very well with Kazandu Blademaster and Hada Freeblade . Also, why do you run Journey to Nowhere over Seal Away out of curiosity?
kamarupa on BW Allies Drain & Gain Modern
5 years ago
Maineboard: Kazandu Blademaster is a good beatstick. 1x Buried Ruin would sensible. Caves of Koilos for cheap manafixing.
Sideboard spells to consider: Nevermore , Sanctimony , Disenchant , Revoke Existence , Pithing Needle , Ratchet Bomb , Elixir of Immortality , Oblivion Ring , Journey to Nowhere , Blessed Alliance , Geth's Verdict , Runed Halo , Tainted Remedy