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| Block Constructed | Legal |
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| Casual | Legal |
| Commander / EDH | Legal |
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| Tiny Leaders | Legal |
| Vanguard | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
Wall of Shards
Snow Creature — Wall
Defender, flying
Cumulative upkeep-An opponent gains 1 life. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Mattio38 on
Breena, the Demagogue
3 months ago
Hey CommanderNeyo, thanks for stopping by! Great minds clearly think alike :P
I agree with pretty much everything you're saying, and I’ve considered almost all of the cards you mentioned! For days now I’ve been staring at the list trying to figure out what to cut. The biggest struggle so far has definitely been the ramp package.
Lately I’ve been feeling like not every Commander deck needs to run 10+ ramp pieces anymore. The format has gotten so fast that I’ve actually had better results running a few extra lands, more card draw, and cheap synergy pieces instead. That said, I do think this deck probably still wants 4–5 solid ramp cards. Your suggestions are really good — I just can't find cards to cut.
I had Tymna the Weaver *f-etch* in the list for quite a while, but recently cut her because I don’t expect to attack multiple opponents consistently early on. My plan is to lean more into politics during the early and mid game, then start swinging wider in the late game once alliances inevitably fall apart.
Exemplar of Light is also a really strong suggestion. I compared it to Dusk Legion Duelist, and because the Duelist costs 2 mana less, I initially chose the Soldier over the Angel. Still, Exemplar has a very high ceiling here, so I could definitely see myself running both eventually.
I actually own a copy of Trouble in Pairs and somehow hadn’t seriously considered it yet. I usually try to avoid loading up too heavily on 4-drops since that part of the curve can get clunky nowadays, but Trouble in Paris works magnifiquement avec Le Commandant. I might have to make room for that one after all!
Your board wipe suggestions are excellent too. I’ve also been looking at Promise of Loyalty because it fits the deck’s theme so perfectly. Same issue again though: I have absolutely no idea what to cut for it xD
Speaking of the theme, I also really like Tenuous Truce, Jailbreak, Wall of Shards and Dawnbreak Reclaimer in this kind of build. I couldn’t quite fit them into my list either, but maybe they’ll be useful for yours!
Thanks again for all the suggestions — really appreciate it! Looking forward to seeing your list as well. I’m always curious to see how other people build around Breena and the politics theme.
Balaam__ on
Life-Gainer's Bane
11 months ago
I think this is more stable than a Tainted Remedy deck I built. That one revolved around blinking Laquatus's Champion but getting him into play in the first place was pretty unreliable. Wall of Shards is epic though, glad to see that here :)
amarthaler on
EDH Arcades, the Strategist
3 years ago
Update!
Out: Glacial Wall, 1x Island
In: Wall of Shards, 1x Plains
carpecanum on
Ken You Feel The Love Tonight (Input pls, rookie)
4 years ago
Wall of Shards. There, made it up to you and going to work
Corrosive_Cat on
4 years ago
I reckon 2 or 3 Access Tunnels - I’d argue 2, depends how often you needed mana and instead go one of them.
Personally I prefer Idyllic Tutor but it’s totally preference.
And Modern has a Ton of cards, worth scanning Scryfall for a time. At a brief glance, you could consider Mistblade Shinobi, and if you’re feeling risky, Wall of Shards.
zapyourtumor on
5 years ago
Expedite and Wall of Shards look out of place, and Growth Spiral doesn't look that strong given how little lands you are running. Lightning Bolt could be some additional removal.
zapyourtumor on
Tainted remedy
5 years ago
I'd cut the bad stuff and lean 100% into the enemy lifegain theme. This means up to 4 Tainted Remedy plus 4x Kavu Predator , and cut Idyllic Tutor , Serrated Scorpion , Twilight Prophet , Gonti's Machinations , Roiling Vortex , etc.
I know Blessed Alliance and Rest for the Weary are used with Tainted Remedy, but the best cards with Remedy are ones that have a "drawback" that involves your opponent gaining life and Remedy/Kavu turn that drawback into an advantage. I see you already have Wall of Shards and Grove of the Burnwillows , which are classics. Some other ones are Oust , Fiery Justice , Solitude / Condemn , Devour Flesh with Nature's Claim for the sideboard. Alms Beast is also funny.
