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Woe Strider
Creature — Horror
When this enters, create a 0/1 white Goat creature token.
Sacrifice another creature: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library, you may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
Escape—, Exile four other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this from your graveyard for the escape cost.)
This escapes with two +1/+1 counters.
Deck_Building_Dude on
The Glory of the Horde (Zurgo Ultra-Budget)
3 months ago
Just taking a break from my studies (I'm done Friday!) to give initial thoughts...
First, good work getting the Mana Curve down. I prefer a 2-3 average CMC for my decks so this is gorgeous!
I will say I prefer Martial Coup over Forth Eorlingas! simply because Martial wipes the board if X is greater than 5. Forth's only benefit is making you the Monarch, but I don't see much reason in here to become the Monarch, and making 2/2s instead of 1/1s, but in a Zurgo shell your goal should be numbers. In fact Martial Coup is cheaper than Forth Eorlingas!, so if you're looking for budget, maybe give it a look.
I'm normally not huge on Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon, but in your shell I think it'll work. Just keep an eye on it to be sure it's pulling its weight. Every deck has at least one card to "keep an eye on." In my Zurgo deck, it's Crackling Doom and Indebted Spirit.
If you can make room for it, I'd go for an Exalted Sunborn. Better options are Anointed Procession and Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation Flip, but those are $40-$60 a piece if you don't wanna proxy. Exalted Sunborn, though, is $12 and essentially Anointed Procession on a stick with a Warp cost that's the same as Anointed, so I'd look at that for doubling tokens.
I also prefer Fanatical Devotion over Reconnaissance simply because it's another sac outlet. It's also cheaper (.77 vs $3-$5).
I would also personally swap Woe Strider or Phyrexian Plaguelord (honestly probably the Plaguelord due to its mana cost) for Ashnod's Altar. One sac gives you 2 colorless that can be pumped into X spells or larger creatures.
My last cut would be Thunder of Unity. There are a lot of much more impactful enchantments than this one.
Honestly man this looks fairly solid for a budget precon upgrade! You've even introduced me to a few cards I can use (like Mardu Devotee). I'm impressed. This is MUCH better than what you had before. I can see an actual strategy brewing. I'd just add a few more sac outlets more than anything, as well as any way to increase token output. Good stuff!
aldont on
The Glory of the Horde (Zurgo Ultra-Budget)
3 months ago
Heyo! I ran a very budget Isshin deck a year or two ago; Mardu tokens are fun! I leaned towards a more aggro/streamlined approach, but if that ain't the vibe here, don't even worry about all this lol.
A broader question is how much/little you want to lean into the different face commanders, if you want to push more towards Zurgo ping/card draw or Neriv's unique token names; that can really shape the direction of cuts/include.
Cuts-wise, Thought Vessel Elspeth, Sun's Champion,Phoenix Fleet Airship don't do much for the game plan. Cathars' Crusade is good, but it's gonna be soooo many dice in this deck. Rising of the Day feels like it would be rough to cast on curve even if it makes the mobilize tokens hit harder. I'm kinda iffy on Neriv, Crackling Vanguard and Selfless Glyphweaver Flip. As much as I love Brutal Hordechief I don't know if the attack drain trigger is going to be as good with all of the myriad/enters tapped and attacking stuff.
I think there's a lot of fun payoffs, but some of the token makers either show up later, or are conditional and need stuff to get them going, so having some other initial bodies you're not afraid of throwing into the red zone might help; combat is good, but also having a healthy number of sac outlets to let you have better control of which Zurgo mode might be nice?
As far as budget swaps go,Bitter Reunion for Fervor is some extra card selection, and then haste when you need it. Song of Totentanz for Tempt with Vengeance but it depends on if your playgroup is fun and gets tempted versus fringe utility as song's effect is split to make tokens/give EVERYTHING haste, so you can X=0 just to make a cool guy move faster...
Regarding boardwipes/mass interaction, white has some other proactive and sculptural ones and so swapping in Slaughter the Strong or Fell the Mighty for Hour of Reckoning can clear out some of the big bodies that make attacking hard. Treasury Thrull for Sun Titan is a silly one, ignore that lol. This one is a personal taste thing, but I might run Woe Strider as a second Viscera Seer over Morbid Opportunist, because that once per turn limit is frustrating.
Possible other budget things to look at: Horn of the Mark lets you dig 5 cards deep and look for a creature for every 2 tokens you send at someone; Devilish Valet Foul-Tongue Shriek Frontline Rush can just kill people dead; Woe Strider Dig Up the Body Blood for Bones are possible sac outlets.
Hope this helps lol
markbeloit on
Teysa Karlov’s Double D's
1 year ago
Looks good. To upgrade your mana base, I'd get a Marsh Flats and Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth. If you can afford a Scrubland, you can afford those. Also for sac outlets, I'd replace Spawning Pit *list* with Woe Strider.
DawnsRayofLight on
Squirrel Combos
1 year ago
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Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest goes infinite with Scurry Oak and Basking Broodscale with a sac outlet (Ivy Lane Denizen also goes infinite)
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Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Academy Manufactor/Peregrin Took + Krark-Clan Ironworks/Grinding Station goes infinite
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Basking Broodscale + Tarrian's Soulcleaver goes infinite
Ygra, Eater of All goes infinite with camelia and Experimental Confectioner
Using the above to explain my adds:
ADD (16)
Phyrexian Altar/Blasting Station
Lively Dirge:helps to get cheap combo pieces
DROPS (need to drop a single card too to get to 100) 17
4x lands (this deck looks like it can run fine off of 30 if you add 4-5 0-1 cmc ramp pieces)
Cauldron Familiar (unless I am missing the combo piece for it in the list)
Craterhoof Behemoth: may be a bit win more. don't see it doing much
Gala Greeters: meh card
Gilded Goose: meh
Tireless Provisioner: could stay or go
Toski, Bearer of Secrets: don't know how aggro this deck is, seems more combo oriented
Damnation: probably between MHM and fallout you have enough wipes
Nature's Claim: good removal but probably good on that
Woe Strider probably fine on sac outlets
May consider Protean Hulk piles as well
TheForsakenOne on
K'rrik, Manipulator of Life (Totals)
2 years ago
This deck seems very .... confused. On one hand you have swamp synergies, on the other sacrifice synergies, and then you have weird cards like Elder Brain that don't fit into either. I'd suggest picking one of the two theme's and sticking to it.
Cards I would suggest cutting:
Withercrown (just not a good card)
Crypt Incursion (Too situational, its going to be dead a lot of the time)
Xathrid Gorgon (Too slow)
Visara the Dreadful (Removal magnet + too slow)
Consume Spirit (There are better mana sinks than this)
Corrupt (Needs too many swamps to be worth the mana)
Liliana's Shade (Also just not a good card)
Elder Brain (just a weird card in general and too inconsistent)
Cards I would suggest adding:
Abhorrent Overlord (Makes a buch of creatures for your sacrifice triggers)
Pontiff of Blight, Thrull Parasite, Basilica Screecher (More extort cards that synergize very well with K'rrik)
Exsanguinate (Better mana sink than consume spirit)
Nirkana Revenant (Another mana doubler for swamps)
Vein Ripper (Very good for this kind of deck, but it just came out and is currently pricey so I'd wait to buy this one)
Bitterblossom, Dreadhorde Invasion (make a creature every turn for your sacrifice outlets)
Viscera Seer the classic free sacrifice outlet. Also see Woe Strider
Ayara, First of Locthwain (Free creature with K'rrik out and pings opponents every time a black creature enters which usually happens a lot with sac decks)
scottbaker91 on
Budget Meren Eldrazi spawn
2 years ago
I think Hand of Emrakul, Decimator of the Provinces, Kozilek, the Great Distortion, and Pathrazer of Ulamog are too expensive to cast / commander ability for what they do. Some replacement examples would be: Terastodon, Void Winnower, Fleshbag Marauder, Noxious Gearhulk, Ravenous Chupacabra, Plaguecrafter, Eternal Witness, It That Betrays, Woodfall Primus, Acidic Slime, Ob Nixilis, Unshackled, Sepulchral Primordial, Overseer of the Damned, etc.
cards like Dalek Squadron with a sac outlet will get you a lot of Meren counters quickly. cards like Greater Good are great at filling your graveyard and your hand. cards like Oversold Cemetery are great for your low mana creatures and late game expensive creatures. Tragic Slip isn't a very good card for multiplayer commander, unless you are using something like Isochron Scepter
I think your deck is a little heavy on creature token generators, especially your creatures. I know they are there to build up tokens on Meren and to generate mana, in the early game, but they aren't doing much in the mid to late game. Maybe replace a few with some faster reanimator spells like: Living Death, Lifeline (a personal favorite), Necromancy, Animate Dead, Victimize, Rescue from the Underworld, Beacon of Unrest, etc.
Other cards I would consider cutting: Skullbriar, the Walking Grave (too slow imo unless he is your commander), Blisterpod (needs to die to get the token), Pawn of Ulamog, Vorapede, Village Rites, Gray Merchant of Asphodel (starts to shine with lots of reanimator stuff), Woe Strider, Scion Summoner, Brood Monitor, Deathreap Ritual, Commander's Sphere
It's tough to suggest cards for a budget deck. A card that I might consider to be absolutely necessary could require cheaper options in other parts of the deck to make it fit.
Made_Compleat on
Actual Literal Biblical Satan
2 years ago
Wow, this is a really cool deck! It certainly looks like fun abusing Actual Literal Biblical Satan.
I have one small suggestion. Hell's Caretaker doesn't really work here, as you can only use it on your upkeep. This means that Act of Treason effects don't let you sacrifice the creatures you steal to the Caretaker. I'd recommend cutting it for one of the following: Altar of Dementia, Woe Strider, or Viscera Seer. All of these are free sac outlets you can use whenever.
Again, I love the deck! I have a similar deck that I play a lot, Memnarch's Eleven. It's a similar theme but mono-U instead of rakdos. I'd love it if you could check it out and maybe make a few suggestions. Thanks so much!
DreadKhan on
Chatter
2 years ago
I feel like your Commander would like One with the Kami and Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest. You just need a free sac outlet like Viscera Seer, Carrion Feeder, Woe Strider, Dimir House Guard (does double duty as a tutor for MV 4 stuff), or Sadistic Hypnotist. Most of these don't have a very good payoff other than killing a creature, but some have useful upsides.
I wonder if you could shave a few lands by running some of the following: Golgari Rot Farm, Blighted Woodland, Myriad Landscape, Castle Garenbrig, Guildless Commons, and Mosswort Bridge. Most of those are fairly budget, and getting a ramp effect out of a land feels extremely good in my experience. The best options also help with fixing your mana.
If you want to add something really pushed, Pitiless Plunderer is really good with your Commander, it looks like it's had a reprint, but it's still up there for a single card. Another card to keep an eye out for is Swarmyard. Toski, Bearer of Secrets is a solid Squirrel pick, if not the cheapest. If you often have 1/1 creatures you aren't super attached to their is always Skullclamp, it's a few bucks but it can do a lot of work with 1/1 tokens.
I'm not sure how desperate you are for tokens/are afraid of flyers, but I always have fun with Sandwurm Convergence. Transmogrifying Wand is a nice way to put pressure on your opponents' creatures, it plays well in budget decks. Grim Haruspex is a pretty nice card if you expect to lose creatures, it doesn't even charge life.
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