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Temporal Aperture
Artifact
(5), Tap: Shuffle your library and reveal the top card. Until end of turn, as long as that card remains on top of your library, you may play the card without paying its mana cost. (If it has X in its mana cost, X is 0.)
Faux-Foe on
Legend of the Dynamo
1 year ago
Taking the suggestions into account, I have removed Temporal Aperture, Conduit of Ruin, Grimoire of the Dead, and Lightning Greaves.
I have added Mind Stone, Worn Powerstone, Solemn Simulacrum, and Swiftfoot Boots.
Still pilots like a 4-wheeler going down a steep hill, with too many things to keep track of and holding on for dear life.
Angry_Potatoes on
Legend of the Dynamo
1 year ago
Looks like a solid start, but I'm worried you may not have enough lands and/or mana rocks for such a high mana curve. I'd consider Mind Stone, Wayfarer's Bauble and/or Worn Powerstone and possibly a couple more lands.
For possible cuts, I'm looking at Temporal Aperture, Conduit of Ruin and Grimoire of the Dead, none of which really seem to fit your strategy. (I know that Conduit is an Eldrazi tutor, but your creature count is so low it doesn't seem worth it imo)
I also noticed a non-bo with Lightning Greaves; You have many cards dedicated to untapping Peregrine, but Greaves prevents you from targeting it with Shroud. I'd swap out Greaves for Swiftfoot Boots or another Hexproof equipment.
Idoneity on The Pragmatist's Pet
2 years ago
As more cards are added to the game of Magic, each bearing the modern design philosophy that urge them to be relevant in near to all formats, there comes the time for a player to edit their decks.
I shall confess that I primarily dwell in the realm of Commander, but this is an argument that can be made for all methods of casting spellls. (Mostly Commander)
Within each set is a card that is fated to find a home in a specific archetype, yet this entails that another piece of the machine is removed. I have a mono-black discard deck built around Chainer , but they have since printed Tinybones , Tergrid Flip, and Tourach . Each of these are more potent in the command zone, but Chainer is closer to my twisted heart and nocent at shackling my foes.
I have a Naya-lands list around Hazezon Tamar , but they have put forth into the world, Zacama and Obuun , but Hazezon offers nostalgia and tokens.
This especially pertains to the list below the commander, such as Murderous Rider over Hero's Downfall , Fierce Guardianship over Counterspell , Usher of the Fallen over Savannah Lions , and the list goes on for eternity. I enjoy adding asinine old artifacts to lists (see: Temporal Aperture and Phyrexian Portal ), yet felt as if I had no choice but to cut Moonring Mirror for Sevylun .
My query of this thread is when do players feel obliged to cut cards from lists despite any strong emotions towards maintaining their inclusion? When can the poignant piece of cardboard at last meet anguish? When does power eclipse pet?
Note: This is not a question of whether it is correct or not to snuff the asinine spell. Optimization is a separate topic than what is meant to be discussed here.
Idoneity on
Illuna, Apex of Blue Shenanigans and Stompy Boys
3 years ago
I completely understand style over synergy. In each of my decks, I have a single, immutable slot betaken to a selcouth or wacky card.
You may have noticed in my Illuna list that there is a single Temporal Aperture, which has been surprisingly good on occasion, despite being against most of the deck's entire strategy. (It gave me a Jin-Gitaxias once.) I also have a Moonring Mirror in Kumena, a Stillmoon Cavalier in Tymna
and Sidar, a Cao Cao in Chainer, and more that needn't be mentioned.
Having Questing Beast as a pet card holds far more power than others, so follow what you enjoy.
Massacar on
Everywhere but your hand! Vega, the Watcher EDH
3 years ago
Mind's Desire could be a good payoff card
Urza, Lord High Artificer his ability works directly with Vega
Oracle's Vault for regular use
Talent of the Telepath and Temporal Aperture
Honestly, now I'm planning on drafting my own Vega deck built around artifacts.
MTGBurgeoning on
Gruul Stompy Featuring Xenagos, God of Revels
3 years ago
Lot's of play-testing and game-play has led to the following changes:
Quartzwood Crasher is in. Avenger of Zendikar is out.
Godo, Bandit Warlord is in. Chancellor of the Forge is out.
Ghalta, Primal Hunger is in. Craterhoof Behemoth is out.
Giant Adephage is in. Living Hive is out.
Malignus is in. Gaea's Cradle is out.
Momentous Fall is in. Altar of Dementia is out.
Return of the Wildspeaker is in. Comet Storm is out.
Reap the Past is in. Moldgraf Monstrosity is out.
The Great Henge is in. Temporal Aperture is out.
Skyshroud Claim is in. Thaumatic Compass Flip is out.
Also, on a whim, I decided to swap in Etali, Primal Storm for Stalking Vengeance. Yeah, that took about one attack trigger to make this exchange permanent.
Etali, Primal Storm is in. Stalking Vengeance is out.
Observations: Godo, Bandit Warlord, The Great Henge, Etali, Primal Storm, Return of the Wildspeaker and Quartzwood Crasher were absolute all-stars in game-play and play-testing. Bonafide all-stars. I recommend adding these cards to every Xenagos, God of Revels EDH/Commander deck.
All changes have been made to the current deck list. Thank you for the feedback and comments!
MTGBurgeoning on
Gruul Stompy Featuring Xenagos, God of Revels
3 years ago
Upon reading your comments:
1) I did swap out Migration Path for Skyshroud Claim. Fetching-out Stomping Ground and Cinder Glade with Skyshroud Claim feels really, really good.
2) I agree with you about Altar of Dementia. I initially failed to realize that it was included as part of the token package. Once the token package was removed, Altar of Dementia was ineffective and a waste of a card slot. Without a bunch of token creatures and Craterhoof Behemoth, Altar of Dementia is easily expendable in this deck.
3) I do like Etali, Primal Storm and am considering its inclusion in the deck. Etali, Primal Storm's attack trigger can be really powerful and add another element to our plan, as you mentioned above.
4) I don't want to be "that guy" with this deck. I do have a copy of Blightsteel Colossus for the purposes of eliminating any unfair or unfun players from the table. I once had the Savage Ventmaw and Aggravated Assault combo in this deck, but took it out. I didn't want to go infinite with this deck.
Upon perusing my collection, I did not find a copy of Bonders' Enclave. When I get one, it will replace Mossfire Valley.
I also did not have a copy of Nylea, Keen-Eyed. I was bummed-out about that, but once I acquire a copy she'll fly right into Xenagos's waiting arms!
I play-tested the following ten changes:
1) Quartzwood Crasher in and Avenger of Zendikar out.
Quartzwood Crasher made some big trampling creature tokens. Its presence was noticeable in the deck and did more in combat than Avenger of Zendikar ever did.
2) Godo, Bandit Warlord in and Chancellor of the Forge out.
This was the biggest difference for me during the initial play-testing of these changes. Godo, Bandit Warlord fetched Embercleave every time. Once, I entwined Tooth and Nail to put onto the battlefield Godo, Bandit Warlord and Worldspine Wurm. The Embercleave came into play and then was equipped to Worldspine Wurm. At combat, Xenagos, God of Revels gave Worldspine Wurm +16 +16 to enable a 32/32 trampling and double-striking beat-down. In another game, Xenagos, God of Revels was cast on turn four followed by Godo, Bandit Warlord on turn five. After he fetched Embercleave and it was equipped to him, combat ensued and Godo, Bandit Warlord got +4 +4 and haste, enabling an 8/8 trampling, double-striking and hasty attacker. Then, after the additional combat phase, Godo, Bandit Warlord attacked as a 16/16 trampling double-striker. This 48 damage knocked the opponent right out of the game. Godo, Bandit Warlord is awesome in this deck!
3) Ghalta, Primal Hunger in and Craterhoof Behemoth out.
As hoped, I was always able to cast Ghalta, Primal Hunger for a handful of mana, and often for just . With a couple of bigguns in front of him, getting Ghalta, Primal Hunger into play with Xenagos, God of Revels on the battlefield was game-ending.
4) Giant Adephage in and Living Hive out.
I did not draw Giant Adephage once. I did not tutor for it either.
5) Here's where it gets a little complicated. I failed to record a change I made to this deck list when I swapped out Malignus for Rampaging Brontodon prior to posting on tappedout. So, technically, Malignus was not in the deck and Rampaging Brontodon was. It just wasn't reflected in the deck list. As play-testing began, I decided to leave Gaea's Cradle in the deck and not make a change. However, after multiple times of putting into a play a useless Gaea's Cradle (that hurts to say!) or one that only taps for , I decided this card deserved a deck more fitting for its level of power. So, I eventually replaced Gaea's Cradle with Malignus and was happy I did. During one of the games I Malignused one of my opponents out of the game on turn five. Malignus is back!
6) Momentous Fall in and Altar of Dementia out.
I did not draw Momentous Fall once during play-testing.
7) Return of the Wildspeaker in and Comet Storm out.
I did not draw Return of the Wildspeaker once during play-testing.
8) Reap the Past in and Moldgraf Monstrosity out.
I did not draw Reap the Past once during play-testing.
9) The Great Henge in and Temporal Aperture out.
As predicted, The Great Henge is bonkers in this deck. In one game, I was able to cast The Great Henge for and then cast Ghalta, Primal Hunger for on the same turn! Having Ghalta, Primal Hunger enter the battlefield with a +1 +1 counter and drawing a card was awesome. Aside from Godo, Bandit Warlord, The Great Henge was the most noticeable game-changing addition made to the deck during this initial phase of play-testing.
10) Skyshroud Claim in and Thaumatic Compass Flip out.
As mentioned earlier, fetching-out Stomping Ground and Cinder Glade with Skyshroud Claim felt good. It felt really, really good. These lands are unfetchable with Thaumatic Compass Flip or Migration Path. Good suggestion!
Additionally, the overall speed of the deck was noticeable as well. I was threatening opponents by turn four or five every game.
I plan to continue play-testing until I have been able to play with all of the potential new inclusions. I appreciate your suggestions and your kind words regarding my responses. The Magic Community is important to me and it becomes stronger with positive communication. Thank you for being a part of that.
MTGBurgeoning on
Gruul Stompy Featuring Xenagos, God of Revels
3 years ago
Yes, definitely. I don't want to be misunderstood. I know eliminating one higher CMC creature (Moldgraf Monstrosity) and replacing it with a lesser CMC creature (Quartzwood Crasher) will not lower the overall CMC of a deck in any noticeable way. That potential swap was in conjunction with the other suggestions made for the purposes of lowering the overall CMC of this deck.
I like the suggestion of Bonders' Enclave. Every creature in the deck has power four of greater, so activating this land to draw a card should be easy.
Lifeblood Hydra is an awesome card. I've wanted it for a while but it's forever out of stock.
Nylea, Keen-Eyed seems like a great addition. Reducing the CMC of creatures and digging through the top of a library are aces!
The Great Henge is an automatic inclusion.
I hadn't thought of Godo, Bandit Warlord. It makes sense to include him in order to fetch Embercleave, equip it to him, activate Xenagos's ability, attack, activate Xenagos's ability again and then attack again. Godo, Bandit Warlord curves from Xenagos, God of Revels perfectly. At , under the scenario mentioned above, Godo, Bandit Warlord can attack for a total of 48 damage in one turn. With early ramp that's an early turn knock-out of an opponent. Great suggestion!
I plan to task myself with attempting to include the following cards:
Momentous Fall or Return of the Wildspeaker (card draw)
The Great Henge (card draw and ramp)
Migration Path (card draw or ramp)
Bonders' Enclave (card draw)
Nylea, Keen-Eyed (card draw and ramp)
Reap the Past (graveyard recursion)
Godo, Bandit Warlord (Embercleave-fetcher, opponent-eliminator)
Quartzwood Crasher (big trampler, makes other tramplers)
Giant Adephage (big trampler, makes other tramplers)
Ghalta, Primal Hunger (really big trampler)
My initial thoughts are to eliminate the following ten cards in order to include the aforementioned ones:
If some of the creatures utilized for the token package are going to be eliminated, might as well eliminate the entire package.
Again, these are my initial thoughts. I'd like to play-test in order to realize the benefits of these changes. If we proceed with these lists, the potential swaps would look something like this:
Quartzwood Crasher in. Avenger of Zendikar out.
Adding another trampling creature that can create other trampling creatures seems like an improvement. Additionally, the mana investment is reduced by two.
Godo, Bandit Warlord in. Chancellor of the Forge out.
Without an army of tokens and/or other creatures, Chancellor of the Forge is weak. Godo, Bandit Warlord is a great fit for Xenagos, God of Revels and Embercleave. Plus, we save a little on the CMC. This is a lethal addition!
Ghalta, Primal Hunger in. Craterhoof Behemoth out.
Without an army of tokens and/or other creatures, Craterhoof Behemoth is not as effective. Choosing Ghalta, Primal Hunger as a replacement seems acceptable. A 12/12 trampler that will most likely never cost is a great addition to the deck. With almost any of our creatures under our control, Ghalta, Primal Hunger will cost less than Craterhoof Behemoth. Another reduction in CMC.
Giant Adephage in. Living Hive out.
Living Hive was another piece of the token package that seems out of place without the rest of the pieces. This change provides another slight reduction in CMC. Giant Adephage also can create big copies of itself with trample.
Bonders' Enclave in. Gaea's Cradle out.
If the token package of this deck is eliminated, Gaea's Cradle is more beneficial in decks that provide armies of creatures. Adding Bonders' Enclave provides card draw.
Return of the Wildspeaker or Momentous Fall in. Comet Storm out.
Without the presence of a token army and Gaea's Cradle, keeping Comet Storm as a finisher is not optimal. Supplanting it with a form of card draw seems like a reasonable replacement.
Reap the Past in. Moldgraf Monstrosity out.
This is maintaining some form of graveyard recursion while reducing the overall CMC of the deck.
The Great Henge in. Temporal Aperture out.
The Great Henge simply does more than Temporal Aperture.
Migration Path in. Thaumatic Compass Flip out.
Migration Path provides quicker ramp and the potential for card draw if it's cycled.
Nylea, Keen-Eyed in. Mossfire Valley out.
Nylea, Keen-Eyed provides ramp and card draw on the body of an indestructible creature/enchantment. Replacing Mossfire Valley, which admittedly is one of the weaker lands in the deck, is a massive upgrade.
I will mull over these potential changes. Originally, the token package was included in order to provide an additional win condition (Comet Storm). Eliminating this option will put the onus of victory through combat in nearly every game, aside from Altar of Dementia. Perhaps these changes will be effective and additional win conditions are unnecessary. I want to learn more through play-testing before making any official changes to the deck list. We shall see.
Thank you again for your suggestions! I appreciate your time and effort!