Orzhov Signet

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SideBae on The Ur-Dragon CMDR (help needed)

2 weeks ago

So I mean, the easiest way to improve the deck I can see is to add more 2-mana mana-rocks and potentially some 1-mana mana-dorks. I try to never run more than 32 or 33 lands in non-landfall decks, so cutting 5-6 lands is acceptable if you replace them with mana sources. Note that 3-mana mana-rocks are significantly worse than 2-mana rocks, and should be replaced. Consider running some of the following: the talismans (Talisman of Indulgence, Talisman of Hierarchy and friends), Fellwar Stone, Coldsteel Heart, the signets (Dimir Signet, Orzhov Signet and friends), Birds of Paradise, Avacyn's Pilgrim, Noble Hierarch, Elves of Deep Shadow, Deathrite Shaman, Orcish Lumberjack... All of these are low-cost ways to get more mana. Dropping a rock on turn two and casting a four-mana spell turn three is much better than ramping on turn 3, in my experience. With the exception of Noble Hierarch, I think all these cards should be well under $20.

billy21 on Teysa, envoy of ghost. Don't attack me

2 weeks ago

I think you're missing mana ramp mainly, Talisman of Hierarchy Orzhov Signet Solemn Simulacrum

you could also use more card draw Phyrexian Arena Harvester of Souls Grim Haruspex

also path's cousin Swords to Plowshares

Just be careful about the high cmc, Orzhov is really slow with ramp.

SideBae on Oloro

1 month ago

If you wanna be a grade-A dork-a-saurous, I suggest running Zur's Weirding. With your automatic life-gain, you can filter OPs draws so they never draw a relevant card again.

I also suggest reconsidering your artifact mana. Arcane Signet is a wonderful card -- good you're running it! Similar 2-mana mana-rocks exist that I think are way better than Manalith or even Chromatic Lantern. (I've never liked lantern -- if you're running 2-mana-rocks, you don't need its extra fixing, and being 3 instead of 2 mana is an awkward taco...) I suggest running things like Talisman of Progress, Talisman of Dominance, Talisman of Hierarchy, Dimir Signet, Orzhov Signet... In general, landing a 2-mana rock and having 4 mana on turn 3 is better than landing a 3 mana rock and having 5 mana on turn 4. I'm not entirely sure why this is, but it is (almost) infallibly borne out in my play experience.

I think people tend to overlook cantrips in EDH -- I suspect that costing just {u} makes people think they aren't powerful enough. This is unjustified. I recommend running Ponder and Preordain more highly than any other card in this comment -- they're simply too good to leave out. Brainstorm is similar, but unless you're running free shuffle effects (i.e. fetches), it's not going to be better than mediocre. If you don't want to fork over the cash for Flooded Strand and friends, consider running Flood Plain, Bad River, Grasslands and/or Rocky Tar Pit. Evolving Wilds and Terramorphic Expanse are good, too.

The majority of EDH games (and magic games in general) are decided by card advantage. Phyrexian Arena is a good start, but there're other cards to consider. Right off, here're a few: Fact or Fiction, Treasure Cruise, Painful Truths (a personal favorite of mine), Sphinx's Revelation, Mystic Remora etc. You can also attack from the other side, preventing other players from drawing cards, though this is more difficult since there're fewer cards to choose from. The best that comes to mind is Narset, Parter of Veils, followed by Alms Collector. I think Narset is way better tho.

Depending on your meta, you may be able to lay out the monarch mechanic for recurring card-advantage without needing a specific permanent. The best card I can think of that introduces this mechanic is Palace Jailer, which doubles as an Oblivion Ring on a stick!

Right. That's all I got. Good luck!

SideBae on Yennett Simplicity

1 month ago

Hey man! I have some suggestions. Feel free to ignore any/all of them as you see fit:

1. I think you should include Sensei's Divining Top. It's really good at topdeck manipulation, and activating it in response to Yennett's trigger can help you find the spell you want to cast for free.

2. Brainstorm is underplayed in EDH, so I'm glad to see it in your list. I think you need more shuffle effects though before it becomes really busted. Generally people do this by including fetches and duals like Flooded Strand, but those can be very pricey for EDH. I think slow fetches like Bad River, Flood Plain and Rocky Tar Pit are also good, and merit consideration. Evolving Wilds and Terramorphic Expanse are also good options as cheaper versions of Prismatic Vista.

3. Ponder and Preordain are the other cantrips usually included in blue lists, and I highly recommend them for your list, too. Filtering your draws can let you run fewer lands, which in turn increases your hits with Yennett.

4. As mentioned in (3), I think 42 lands is too many. In general, I try to play 33-34 at most outside mono-green land-drop decks. Running artifact ramp instead of the extra few lands makes it so that you can ramp up by more than one mana each turn. That said, I strongly dislike 3-drop rocks in EDH; it's not that they're bad, it's that 2-mana drops are available and way better. The best ones are Mana Crypt, Mox Diamond, Mox Opal, Mana Vault etc. but like the fetches, these tend to be a lot of money. If you aren't allowed to use proxies (and aren't loaded af), try things like Arcane Signet, Talisman of Dominance, Talisman of Dominance, Talisman of Hierarchy, Fellwar Stone, Everflowing Chalice, Mind Stone, Dimir Signet, Azorius Signet, Orzhov Signet... You can't cast these off Yennett triggers, but you can't cast the lands they'd be replacing either. Additionally, you don't really want to be hitting rocks off the triggers, but more things like In Garruk's Wake or Behold the Beyond.

5. Countering combo decks generally depends on your meta, but cheap counters are a good way to push the deck harder. Mental Misstep is surprisingly good (in my experience), since it can counter Sol Ring, Silence, Demonic Consultation etc. Force of Will and Force of Negation are also expensive, but the best in the business. Spell Snare is good (it counters Flash and a bunch of other combo nonsense; Spell Pierce, Swan Song, Drown in the Loch and Narset's Reversal are also good.

6. If you're looking for more permanent-based disruption, you're in the right colors. Narset, Parter of Veils is good, as is Counterbalance (especially with Sensei's Divining Top). Lavinia, Azorius Renegade is good (she nails opposing Force of Wills and ramp). So are things like Containment Priest, Aven Mindcensor, Ashiok, Dream Render... Hatebears are great.

7. Mystic Remora is a good way to draw cards and disincentivize storm players.

Right. That's all I got. I hope it helps!

darkr0nos on Athreos Shadowborn Apostle darkr0nos

2 months ago

### Athreos Shadowborn Apostle darkr0nos

Destroy your opponents with nice combos like Athreos, God of Passage + Edgewalker + Shadowborn Apostle and combine them with loads of infinite combos, that'll give you: 1. Infinite mana and one alternative win Strategy ( Ashnod's Altar, Pitiless Plunderer + Revel in Riches ) 2. Infinite creatures ( Xathrid Necromancer ), infinite creature removal 3. Infinite carddraw combos ( Grave Pact, Dictate of Erebos, Reaper from the Abyss + Kothophed, Soul Hoarder ) 4. Infinite Health and Damage towards your Opponents with Blood Artist, Cruel Celebrant, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun, Falkenrath Noble, Pious Evangel / Wayward Disciple, Zulaport Cutthroat, Syr Konrad, the Grim 5. Infinitly big creatures with Cathars' Crusade, Ob Nixilis, Unshackled 6. Infinte Mill with Altar of Dementia and with Razaketh, the Foulblooded 7. (Infinite mana + Rune-Scarred Demon) you have infinte tutors. 8. If you want, you can have Infinite carddraw directly through the Harvester of Souls or Skullclamp. Remember that you can tutor all demons for one mana by sacrificing six Shadowborn Apostle. You can get theese really fast with Remembrance. Also you have enough ramp (apart from the infinte combos) through Dark Ritual, Orzhov Locket, Orzhov Signet, etc. If you want all that faster, just put in Teysa Karlov in, who doesn't only trigger all aristocracy abilities twice, but also boosts the Xathrid Necromancer. If one of your Opponents wants to pay your Athreos tax, you can return all of your Apostles with Immortal Servitude really cheap. Then I added some removal, some boardwipes to round it up a bit and yeah. Now you'll get tired of MTG, because you almost always win.

griffstick on Good cheap staples to pick …

2 months ago

This are the staple cards you need to get.

Creatures

• Golos, Tireless Pilgrim
• Birds of Paradise
• Sakura-Tribe Elder
• Eternal Witness
• Llanowar Elves
• Elvish Mystic
• Deathrite Shaman
• Avacyn's Pilgrim
• Faeburrow Elder
• Reclamation Sage
• Kenrith, the Returned King
• Dockside Extortionist
• Elves of Deep Shadow
• Solemn Simulacrum
• Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
• Sun Titan
• Noble Hierarch
• Seedborn Muse
• Notion Thief
• Jegantha, the Wellspring
• Thassa's Oracle
• Baleful Strix
• Blood Artist
• Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• Tatyova, Benthic Druid
• Avenger of Zendikar
• Wood Elves
• Coiling Oracle
• Acidic Slime

Instants

• Swords to Plowshares
• Counterspell
• Cyclonic Rift
• Beast Within
• Dovin's Veto
• Brainstorm
• Chaos Warp
• Assassin's Trophy
• Mystical Tutor
• Path to Exile
• Swan Song
• Eladamri's Call
• Anguished Unmaking
• Heroic Intervention
• Enlightened Tutor
• Boros Charm
• Negate
• Fierce Guardianship
• Vampiric Tutor
• Abrupt Decay
• Mortify
• Growth Spiral
• Generous Gift
• Putrefy
• Utter End
• Krosan Grip
• Arcane Denial
• Lim-Dul's Vault
• Terminate
• Despark
• Teferi's Protection
• Dark Ritual
• Nature's Claim
• Veil of Summer
• Crackling Doom
• Rakdos Charm
• Fact or Fiction
• Return to Dust
• Harrow

Sorceries

• Cultivate
• Demonic Tutor
• Farseek
• Kodama's Reach
• Rampant Growth
• Ponder
• Windfall
• Blasphemous Act
• Supreme Verdict
• Ruinous Ultimatum
• Eerie Ultimatum
• Merciless Eviction
• Faithless Looting
• Vandalblast
• Preordain
• Nature's Lore
• Harmonize
• Wrath of God
• Skyshroud Claim
• Decimate
• Explosive Vegetation
• Diabolic Tutor

Artifacts

• Sol Ring
• Arcane Signet
• Izzet Signet
• Boros Signet
• Azorius Signet
• Orzhov Signet
• Dimir Signet
• Rakdos Signet
• Talisman of Creativity
• Lightning Greaves
• Swiftfoot Boots
• Simic Signet
• Talisman of Conviction
• Talisman of Dominance
• Talisman of Hierarchy
• Golgari Signet
• Gruul Signet
• Fellwar Stone
• Skullclamp
• Mana Crypt
• Selesnya Signet
• Mind Stone
• Talisman of Progress
• Talisman of Indulgence
• Fist of Suns
• Chromatic Lantern
• Commander's Sphere

Enchantments

• Smothering Tithe
• Rhystic Study
• Rhythm of the Wild
• Mystic Remora
• Sylvan Library
• Mirari's Wake
• Zendikar Resurgent
• Temur Ascendancy
• Ghostly Prison
• Phyrexian Arena

Planswalkers

• Narset, Parter of Veils

I hope this helps because it took forever to type out.

SideBae on That's a big nope

2 months ago

One card that I always thought was pretty good with Aminatou, the Fateshifter is Counterbalance. Since you can shift the top card of your deck without revealing it, you can stack a 1 or 2 on top and nail an opponent for no cards. It also makes Sensei's Divining Top really good.

Gilded Drake is absurd with your general. Because of her wording, you can flicker permanents you own even if you don't control them -- so the minus becomes "steal target creature." It is $170. So either be rich or play with proxies... I love proxies, and I think they're unduly rejected in EDH.

Preordain is good in addition to your Ponder and Brainstorm. Brainstorm is best with more free shuffle effects than you currently have... They usually come from fetches like Polluted Delta, but those lands can be expensive. Slow fetches like Bad River also work, and things like Evolving Wilds and Terramorphic Expanse are also good.

You have two Arcane Signets. Unless the rules have changed, that's not allowed...

Control decks -- which I think this is -- tend to like wipes. I think Toxic Deluge is really good, since it gets around cards like Gaddock Teeg. Damnation and/or Wrath of God are also good.

You could also do with more two-mana mana-rocks; three-mana rocks, like Commander's Sphere, are significantly slower and come down turn three, competing with your commander. I suggest cards like Talisman of Dominance, Talisman of Hierarchy, Talisman of Progress, Fellwar Stone, Mind Stone, Everflowing Chalice, Azorius Signet, Dimir Signet, Orzhov Signet, Thought Vessel...

I also think you have better options than Defense Grid, since Defense Grid is symmetric and hoses your counters, too. Teferi, Time Raveler comes to mind.

Narset, Parter of Veils is also really good, especially if you can pair her with something like Windfall.

Finally, Omen of the Sea seems like it could be good to flicker, though playtesting would be needed.

Right. I hope this helps!

Unlife on Vampire Weeknd

3 months ago

It's a minor thing but I'd switch Arcane Signet in for Orzhov Signet, just so you don't need the activation cost.