Deliberate Denial of Death to the Dead
Commander / EDH*
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Okay, I was doing some thinking today and realized that I should take out Mana Vault and Diabolic Revelation. I've had a "Will I Won't I" relationship with both of them.
Mana Vault is a great card that I never untap. This is not a version of Shirei that tries to hurry Shirei into play. I usually do the best (win) when I play Shirei on turn 7 - 8 after some stalling, setup, and light control.
I really only tutor for protection, and Diaboiic Revelation is major counter bait -- which it should be if this was truly a combo deck. As it is, this is a "synergy" deck except in a few places.
So, today, I made the following changes:
Mana Vault --> Mind Stone
Diabolic Revelation --> Mindslaver
Mindslaver is just too cruel and versatile to keep out. With even a little skill, you can completely ruin the best of board states. With artifact recursion, you can do it over and over again. It fits so well thematically too, I just have to keep it in.
Nether traitor. Great card with actual infinite combos in this deck, but requires too much of a heavy B commitment in the early game to make it worth it, especially when it cannot block and I don't have any of the major voltron pieces in the deck anymore. If you take the deck to voltron town, absolutely include nether traitor. Fallen Ideal is just gross on him.
Mind Stone -- Mana Vault was not utilized well here, but with artifact recursion, slight ramp + card draw is a great fit for this deck.