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Lobber Crew
Creature — Goblin Warrior
Defender
{T}: Lobber Crew deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Whenever you cast a multicolored spell, untap Lobber Crew.
tindolos on Masters of Evil - Upgrade
9 months ago
Initial upgrades
Out
- Ashad, the Lone Cyberman
- The Master, Mesmerist
- The Master, Gallifrey's End
- The Master, Multiplied
- The Master, Formed Anew
- Vislor Turlough
- Rassilon, the War President
- The Beast, Deathless Prince
- The Rani
- The Cyber-Controller
- Vashta Nerada
- The Flood of Mars
- Renegade Silent
- Midnight Crusader Shuttle
- The Sound of Drums
- The Toymaker's Trap
- Propaganda
- Time Reaper
- Gallifrey Council Chamber
- Zygon Infiltrator
- Sontaran General
- Great Intelligence's Plan
- Cybermat
- Clockwork Droid
- Don't Blink
- Day of the Moon
- Solemn Simulacrum
- Cybership
- Temple of the False God
In
- Spear Spewer
- Thermo-Alchemist
- Unruly Catapult
- Nettle Drone
- Lobber Crew
- Creeping Bloodsucker
- Plague Spitter
- Spawn of Mayhem
- Quakebringer
- Loyal Subordinate
- Twilight Prophet
- Stormfist Crusader
- Tectonic Giant
- Cryptolith Fragment Flip
- Descent into Avernus
- Maestros Charm
- Protection Racket
- Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
- Leechridden Swamp
- Rankle, Master of Pranks
- Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
- Court of Ambition
- Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
- Angrath, the Flame-Chained
- Strionic Resonator
- Lithoform Engine
- Talisman of Creativity
- Rakdos Signet
- Fellwar Stone
carpecanum on Walls, and those who hide behind
1 year ago
Stuffy Doll is good as a wall and for playing politics vs the guy who will take the damage. Maybe Lightning-Rig Crew and Lobber Crew? Your damage modifiers make them better and they are as burly as some of the other walls.
DreadKhan on unthinkable apocalypse
1 year ago
I'm not certain the Commander has enough explosive power to consistently win vs 2 decks, but I have very good results in 1 v 1 with my Rakdos deck, and it often has spare cards by the end of the game, be it wipe or removal, because the deck just runs so much of those, with lots of the removal hitting more than 1 target (I love stuff like Phyrexian Purge, Fire Covenant, Make an Example, and Volcanic Offering can each be a terror of a card, and a deck running all of them has lots of pinpoint removal that will clear lots of stuff out. Ashes to Ashes and Reckless Spite also exist fwiw, and if you aren't certain you'll have creatures out, Tergrid's Shadow can do a bit of work, as can Plaguecrafter or Demon's Disciple, cards Sedris can recur for 2B even. Another value card is Dredge the Mire, which can cheat in the 3 worst creatures in people's graveyards, note certain creatures will kill you if you control them, so check before playing! Necromantic Selection not only clears the field, it also gives you back the best thing, this is extra juicy if you use some sort of Indestructible creature(s) that won't die. If you consistently have a fairly big creature, or one with Deathtouch and Lifelink, Chandra's Ignition is one sided by definition, one of many cards that shines brightly with Basilisk Collar (which is also very good with Jaya Ballard, Task Mage or even good old Banshee, Jaya's 6 damage wipe really is amazing if you've got Collar on her, though it'll kill her too). If you expect to have multiple opponents, Goad is a very strong effect, Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant is potentially pretty solid, lots of card draw. There is also Kardur, Doomscourge that will force everyone's hand. Spectacular Showdown is a great card if you've actually got a board of your own to finish people off, keep in mind that on your next turn, you not only won't have been attacked by any pre-existing creature, everyone else will have swung for the fences with Double Strike, and they will likely have nothing left to defend with, making your Double Strikers very effective. Another Goad source that is great with a creature heavy board is Agitator Ant, which is hilarious a lot of the time. If you're using Goad effects, War Tax can let an opponent have a way around them, if there is a tax to attack Goad fails, and War Cadence is absolutely devastating with Goad, even a tax of 1 to block can make blocking impossible for weenie decks, and you can use either on anyone's turn.
As you've got access to Blue, there are a few non-Rakdos tricks you can use, the most hilarious I know of is Mass Diminish, note that it lasts until your next turn and have a good laugh. There is also Sudden Spoiling, which is powerful but lasts for that turn, or Polymorphist's Jest, which is similarly a 1 turn solution. I use Mass Diminish more aggressively, to make a player hyper-vulnerable to attackers (and make them unable to counter attack), getting two casts is just savage. Visions of Duplicity can create some chaos with it's two casts, Cultural Exchange is obscene if someone else has better creatures. Bident of Thassa is glorious if you want both of it's effects, forcing people to attack is incredibly mean, and this doesn't require you to run a weenie like Goblin Diplomats, but that's also a fun card fwiw. If you're going to run Oriq Loremage, you might slip in a huge creature to Unearth, something like Dragon Tyrant can be huge and not break the bank, Double Strike and Firebreathing are really good together, and you won't have to pay the upkeep with Unearth, he's dead before that matters.
I was looking at your land count and average Mana Value and I think you probably are running too few lands at this point, it's very tempting to cut them, but 30 is probably too few for a MV that is over 2.5. You might get away with adding 2 mana ramp, but I'd still aim for at least 36 lands (or MDFCs that count as a land, you probably already have the best two MDFCs in those colours, but people also run Malakir Rebirth Flip) to ensure you can consistently cast stuff. There is a smattering of ways you can run less lands/ramp, but these all come with downsides, but in Grixis you can run 4 solid Bounce Lands, Dimir Aqueduct and Guildless Commons should be in here as well if you want a lower land count, these let you hit another land drop when you draw them. You might also run stuff like Thran Dynamo or Worn Powerstone to help you hit higher MVs sooner, ramping by only 1 mana feels bad compared to hitting a land drop most of the time, there is also Gilded Lotus, but hitting 5 mana can be rough. Coalition Relic can charge for 1 turn, Skyclave Relic is super versatile/rugged, and Everflowing Chalice can be huge if you want, 6-10 mana is absurd but sometimes comes up. Cantrips like Ponder and Preordain are also good at digging for a land, but I know in Talrand it stings pretty bad when you Preordain and don't find a land and I needed one. As for some cards to remove, I'll take a look, but if I'm trying to build a deck that can handle attention, I look first at cards that will hurt only 1 player, unless that card will almost certainly end that player, either right away or in a few turns.
A few to consider removing (I may be missing why you have them in, so user discretion is advised or something): Archive Trap, Outpost Siege, Palace Siege, Ponder, Preordain, Haunting Echoes, Cruel Ultimatum (this seems insanely hard to cast, and hits only 1 player, unless you can copy it I'd run Captive Audience if I want to hose one player hard), Cranial Extraction, Cormela, Glamour Thief, Kess, Dissident Mage, Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger, Lobber Crew, Loyal Subordinate, Nekusar, the Mindrazer, Obeka, Brute Chronologist, Phenax, God of Deception, Runo Stromkirk Flip, Spear Spewer, and Thermo-Alchemist.Some maybe cards include Angrath, Captain of Chaos, and Cryptolith Fragment Flip (for another land, maybe a better rock, there is Thought Vessel, but fixing is sweet in Grixis).
Hope some of this is helpful!
StopShot on 9/13 Commander Banning/Unbanning
3 years ago
Step 1: Cast Worldfire.
Step 2: With Worldfire on the stack, activate ability of either: Blisterspit Gremlin, Brimstone Trebuchet, Lightning-Rig Crew, Lobber Crew, Nettle Drone or Thermo-Alchemist.
Step 3: With ability and Worldfire on the stack, cast either: Dualcaster Mage, Fork, Fury Storm, Increasing Vengeance, Reiterate, Reverberate or Wild Ricochet targeting Worldfire.
Off-color options: Basilica Guards, Basilica Screecher, Blind Obedience, Crypt Ghast, Kingpin's Pet, Syndic of Tithes, Thrull Parasite, Tithe Drinker, Witherbloom Apprentice, Refuse / Cooperate, Insidious Will, Narset's Reversal, Twincast, Naru Meha, Master Wizard.
(This is by no means an exhaustive list, it just happens to be the best mana-cost effective cards I could find.)
cole178393 on Capitalism but with extra steps
3 years ago
Nice I really like the new changes, but what if you swapped out Brimstone Mage for something a bit less in mana consumption like a Lobber Crew , Psychic Membrane or a AEther Membrane other than that I think the deck will run wayy smoother with these new improvements
FormOverFunction on Rienne No.2: Return of Colors
3 years ago
I was thinking of things like Lobber Crew , but maybe any of these would help: https://scryfall.com/search?q=oracle%3A“Multicolor”&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name
I was looking (briefly) for a red creature that had something to do with multi/mono color but couldn’t find him. A warrior or something, I can’t remember, but he always seemed like he would be better than he ended up being. Thought maybe his number had finally come up! I think he was from ravnica.
Optimator on
4 years ago
All owned:
Braid of Fire - Molten Disaster - Chain Reaction - Magmaquake - Viashino Heretic - Wildfire - Pyrohemia - Violent Eruption - Starstorm - Pyrokinesis - Street Spasm - Rolling Thunder - Boil - Arc Lightning - Steam Blast - Breath of Darigaaz - Slagstorm - Flame Jab - Pyroclasm - Flamebreak - Volcanic Fallout
Guttersnipe - Quicksmith Rebel - Mad Prophet - Harsh Mentor - Charmbreaker Devils - Ryusei, the Falling Star - Izzet Chemister - Lobber Crew - War Elemental - Angrath's Marauders - Ash Zealot
Vulnoth on Turbo Aggro Grind Time
4 years ago
Continuing where I left off.
continuing from creatures
Something to consider when addressing what to drop for my suggestions is how it affects your overall strategy and politics. Ashenmoor Gouger looks good because on paper it can deal damage, but consider what happens if you draw it 10 turns in and the table has all dug in for the long game. Hyper aggressive cards of the sort that do little else aren't going to help you after the first few turns. Hackrobat, Rakdos Firewheeler, Thrill-Kill Assassin, and the like are what you should look for when hacking cards out of the deck in the creature department. You might be gearing up to go fast and hit hard, but you still are playing the "long game", if you can even call it that.
Support
Onwards we march, starting with the strict spell category. Here, you should be looking for either utility or pure power. Spot removal cards like Go for the Throat work in regular 60 card formats, but lose a ton of value as the game is slowed enough for that one spell to have a diminished effect because it can only hit a single creature, often to little effect. Now Bedevil, on the other hand, is outstanding because you can hold it for either an artifact or 'walker, thus expanding your range and making it always live and effective.
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Allure of the Unknown - A huge resource generation spell. Additionally, it plays into politics well by letting an opponent (or friend) have a card. Gotta keep the train moving.
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Bituminous Blast - Perhaps not the most clutch of cards, but at least worth considering since EDH is slow enough for these types of spells to put in work, mostly because Cascade is nuts. I'd understand if it didn't make the cut, though.
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Captive Audience - Hilarious and effective. Instant enemy-maker, but if you haven't farted in the general direction of everyone at the table, others might turn a blind eye. In my experience, when Joe Shmoe poops out an army of dargons and you slap him with this, the table would generally point and laugh.
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Cauldron Dance - A nice little shuffling of creatures, which is nice if you're rich in chunguses.
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Kolaghan's Command - The best charm from its cycle, for good reasons. It's always live in EDH.
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Spiteful Visions - Perhaps risky for politics, but it does put damage on board, thus making Rakdos live, and generates card advantage.
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Fork/Reverberate/Wild Ricochet - copy spells, in my experience, tend to do a lot since they're just whatever everyone else is playing.
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Beacon of Unrest - There will always be something in the grave, and self-recursion is a godsend in my books.
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Scheming Symmetry - Helps your consistency and makes a friend.
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Subversion - Nibbles at your opponents while sustaining yourself, and makes Rakdos live.
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Generally any spell with X in its cost. As the game drags on, they only get better.
I did a brief skim of cards in Gatherer and from among my own decks, but don't be afraid to look at other decks or EDHRec for things that will help you. Just remember that your goal boils largely down to pinging to make Rakdos live, cards that Rakdos is payoff for, and utility general support that rounds out the deck.
Artifacts
Necessary gears to get the machine moving. Mostly it will boil down to mana rocks to accelerate your state, but there will be others that you want purely because they work well for you.
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Cryptolith Fragment Flip - Mana plus ping.
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Commander's Sphere - Obvious utility.
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Sol Ring/Gilded Lotus - Big mana staple.
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Mind Stone/Hedron Archive - Both have their uses, and I adore them both, but in a multicolor they can run the risk of being unhelpful due to generating colorless mana.
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Firemind Vessel - Perhaps slow, but produces plenty of mana.
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Thought Vessel - A personal choice, but if you don't have enough draw power to fill your hand, then it's not worth the cash.
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Tome of Legends - Easy draws.
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Conqueror's Galleon Flip - Another personal choice, but I find that once it transforms, the advantage it generates does wonders, and as a deck stuffed with creatures that could crew it, the fit seems nice to me.
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Lightning Greaves/Swiftfoot Boots - Staples for protecting your Commander. Also Haste.
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Sword of the Animist - Free Rampant Growth on attack. Obvious value is obvious.
Lands
Here you can start to have some fun. Being 2-color, you do have to be somewhat mindful of what you're running, but you can definitely make use of a lot of offbeat lands since you're not trying to be a fool and mana fix 5 colors. Keep in mind that you may not necessarily need everything listed here, but it's just a matter of helping keep your ability to produce both colors consistent.
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Temple of Malice - Slow lands may be unappealing, but Scrying usually helps.
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Arch of Orazca - Yet another personal choice. All you need is to have 10 permanents at any point while controlling/playing a card with City's Blessing and you have it for the game. At which point, Arch becomes something to do with spare mana.
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Reliquary Tower - Like Thought Vessel, it's worth considering, but is acceptable to pass on if you keep burning your hand up.
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Command Tower - Staple.
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Graven Cairns - Filter lands are always nice.
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Rakdos Carnarium - Slow, yes, but in the long run gives more mana.
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Shadowblood Ridge - Another pseudo Filter Land
Chopping Block
I encourage you to think these things out on your own or ask friends about this part, because understanding the process of what and why things stay or go is important to understanding your deck. Below are my suggestions for what needs to get yeeted.
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Ashenmoor Gouger/Hackrobat/Hellhole Flailer/Rakdos Firewheeler/Thrill-Kill Assassin/Rakdos Guildmage - All just don't do that much. Awesome to drop in the first turns, but soon are just fodder. They're nice fodder for Lysolda and Judith, but overall too narrow in use and too low impact.
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Void Winnower/Blood Moon - As someone who wins almost all his games through player politics, I advise against these types of cards that choke the entire table. Like infinite combos kept as panic buttons in decks, you really only get to pull it once before the group starts remembering what you have up your sleeve. After that, you risk being targeted because they'll know what you have.
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Phyrexian Obliterator - BBBB in 2-color is a bold move for what's essentially a 5/5 unblockable.
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Dark Ritual/Doom Blade/Go for the Throat - I personally would cut them, but feel free to play around with at least the removal spells for consistency in board control. Ritual, however, is just not suited for this format.
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Everlasting Torment - It's the only card of its type in your deck, and actually makes you vulnerable to getting chump blocked.
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Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth - Urborg serves almost no purpose in this deck.
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Rakdos Guildgate - Guildgates are just packfiller.
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Rakdos Signet/Rakdos Keyrune - In the modern day, your mana rocks mostly should be more useful than an overcosted creature, and if it only produces mana, it needs to be efficient like Sol Ring.
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Lava Axe - Shouting "Catch" while literally throwing this is hilarious, but the card's just horribly overcosted.
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Anthem of Rakdos - You will lose a lot of games you shouldn't lose because of this.
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Ogre Battledriver - Giving a dude Haste to swing is nice, but it's a lot easier to just run a pinger like Goblin Fireslinger or Lobber Crew
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Ob Nixilis, the Fallen - His Landfall is nice, but by nature isn't consistent, which is what you're looking for in ways to ping your opponent. Becoming a chungus is nice, but you're better off just skipping the hoops and playing an actual chungus.
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Vial Smasher the Fierce - This one I'm not totally sold on cutting, but she seems more complicated than just running a pinger. Play around with her and see how Vial Smasher synergizes.
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Master of Cruelties - Another I'm not totally sold on chopping, but he can only attack alone, which bottlenecks your options.
I know this all is sort of messy, but when making edits, start with comparable replacements (i.e. swapping a creature for a creature), run a few test turns, and see how things work.
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