MTG Combo: Cryptolith Rite + Paradox Engine

achilles777 on Kumena, bringer of the Great Flood

4 years ago

Hey, bybybball, thanks a lot for reaching out. To answer your first answer, targeted land removal is always something to consider in a commander deck. There are a bunch of very powerful lands in the format such as Maze of Ith , Rogue's Passage , Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun , Gaea's Cradle to name a few that really enable your opponent to do big and game changing things, so its important to have a way to answer it should the need arise. Regarding Simic Ascendancy , it really is kind of just an add in flavor win, but I have not successfully won with it. What it does do though is makes people target it as a threat once you get up there with the number of counters on it.
Now, Craterhoof Behemoth is widely known as a huge threat in commander,so if there are any affects that reveal it you your opponents (such as a tutor, a card that requires you to play with the top card of your library revealedor someone plays a spell that lets them look at your hand) you can bet that someone is going to try and counter it.If that happens, you should be sure to try and have some of your own interaction such as a counter. But, the deck does not solely rely on it to win, to be frank, I often win with huge merfolk that just overrun my opponents. Island walk is a very relevant static ability which means that anyone who controls an island cannot block your creature/creatures. The Cryptolith Rite + Paradox Engine combo can result in many activation's for +1/+1 counters on your fish. This also will make Wake Thrasher gigantic and can easily knock out an opponent on its own. Don't fret, I find that my decks are never really set in stone, I am constantly making tweaks to them as new cards come out. Thats the best part about commander to me. I am, however, super stoked you decided to put a deck together, I hope this helps you and I hope you enjoy the process!