Deliberate Denial of Death to the Dead

Commander / EDH* SomeDipshit

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Jan. 12, 2016

People have really caught onto my shit... so, time for a change. Different, but not worse I hope.

Skullclamp --> Beseech the Queen

Oblivion Stone --> Desolation

Augur of Skulls --> Disciple of Phenax

Silent Arbiter --> Magus of the Abyss

SomeDipshit says... #1

@TheDevicer oh ya ya ya?

November 26, 2015 7:50 p.m.

Arvail says... #2

Hmm... I'd consider cutting Disciple of Phenax, Marsh Flitter, and Kormus Bell. I feel like Grim Haruspex needs to be in here.

November 26, 2015 8:09 p.m.

SomeDipshit says... #3

Kormus Bell Stays for the lulz (but yeah, it's a bad card)

Disciple of Phenax and Marsh Flitter are my two flex spots, so good job calling them out.

I am never really short on things to sacrifice, but Marsh Flitter does help see me through Smokestack at 3+ and Possessed Portal on the field. People generally don't last very long if I manage to pull this off, but just in case someone whips out a Merciless Eviction or Austere Command. A flying blocker isn't bad either.

Suggestions for replacements? I would prefer a creature in that spot, since 30 seems to be about right, but anything would do.

Disciple of Phenax -- really good to be able to target discard on every single turn that it is in play (with devotion), but again, it could stand to go. Though, I don't know what goes there better. Grim Haruspex has "win more" results -- I have a lot, a lot, a lot, of draw power in this deck, but never have much to do with it since there are only the two instants, and I can only make so much mana per turn. Overextension is a big problem that limits how much I dump onto the field every turn. My first tutor is usually for Necropotence, Skullclamp or Scarecrone, all of which draw me enough cards. With Grim Haruspex or Smothering Abomination or Harvester of Souls, I often get flooded. But, for now, I wouldn't be opposed to readding Haruspex.

If I were to replace those two, I would want to replace them with some utility or control creatures. I might re-add Blood Seeker or Bloodthrone Vampire in either of these two slots. Sadistic Hypnotist is great for a discard slot since he is so op -- especially with lots of stuff to sacrifice.

Pls thots help.

I mostly need some things that fill weak spots that are addressable with mono-black, using creatures.

November 26, 2015 8:29 p.m.

Arvail says... #4

Hmmm... I see. Maybe Augur of Skulls, Basal Thrull, Blood Pet, or Deathgreeter?

November 26, 2015 9 p.m.

SomeDipshit says... #5

Augur of skulls would be good in 1v1, but (for good / some reason) makes me a target in multiplayer. I might add it in place of disciple because cheaper is better.

Basal thrull -- definitely a good card, that gets killed or exiled way too often for my liking, but also a good option.

Blood pet is a solid choice, especially with the ability to power scarecrone, grave pact, and attrition of every turn.

Deathgreeter has been in since the beginning.

Thanks for the help -- I think reducing the number of 4 cost creatures is probably the way to go.

Augur of skulls and basal thrull are my favorites right now. But maybe blood pet would be better than thrull in a lot of cases.

November 26, 2015 11:03 p.m.

Arvail says... #6

Sorry, Didn't see the Deathgreeter. Yeah, I figured some lower costing stuff was in order.

November 26, 2015 11:26 p.m.

SomeDipshit says... #7

Made the changes! I am sure that I will miss marsh flitter, but a little more accel and augur should be good additions for 2 - 3 player games. I will substitute disciple of phenax in 4 player games. Always worthwhile to get rid of horded or tutored wraths on every turn.

November 26, 2015 11:29 p.m.

JonnyIV says... #8

I'm surprised no one has suggested this but why not put Pentavus in here. Pop off 5 1/1 flyers every turn (even your opponents turns) for 5 mana at worst, or swing with a 5/5 and leave mana up to avoid it taking a kill spell to the face while attacking, then pop off the tokens anyway at the end of turn.

December 15, 2015 2:14 a.m.

Chimney Imp was pretty mean in my shirei deck

December 15, 2015 2:46 a.m.

Two things.

  1. I noticed you have 15 cards in sideboard and the max for commander is 10.

  2. How the hell do you have a $700 land in your deck?!

That is all:)

December 15, 2015 3:12 a.m.

SomeDipshit says... #11

Chimney Imp, literally a god amongst storm crows. Not even mad that he costs 5 mana. You can and should substitute him in whenever you feel like it, especially in 1v1 where you have Possessed Portal in play.

Ewpths. I'll go ahead and move them all to maybe for now, since my sideboard is really just "super maybe" right now.

PFFTTTTTTTTTTTT....

>2015

>not selling your car to buy this deck's land base

Don't you know that biking is better for the environment?

Yeah, you can definitely run something else instead of tabernacle -- it is just fun to whip it out in service of such a bad commander. Maybe run another swamp instead, or Spawning Pool

December 15, 2015 3:23 a.m.