Deliberate Denial of Death to the Dead

Commander / EDH* SomeDipshit

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Testing new things, added "(PRIMER) ?" to title —March 6, 2016

New:

Dark Privilege -- Works pretty good. Has the benefit of protection from less focussesd wraths that some decks run in their "utility + board wipe" slots (such as Life's Finale for example). Still folds to "cannot be regenerated", but works very well for making shirei a blocker, protecting her from Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite, evading Blasphemous Act, etc. It has some good flavor too, so that's worth it. Would definitely love the chance to put Dark Privilege + Fallen Ideal onto Shirei.

Bottle Gnomes -- absolutely insane 6 - 12 life per turn cycle. Especially helpful in this deck because it has a a lot of life payments and symmetrical damage effects that are used. Also especially useful for mitigating early aggro targeting.

Praetor's Grasp -- with the change to color rules, this should be in every black deck that plays any kind of control. I already love it. Before, I could just grab mana rocks or equipment, but now, I can do that and more. For instance, I have searched for Mana Drain in late game and staved off a would-be crippling play using mana from Phyrexian Altar. I am currently trying to decide whether or not I want less swamps and more "any color" lands (City of Brass for example). With Kormus Bell out for now (despite how much fun I have playing it), I can afford less swamps. However, less swamps hurts Cabal Coffers and Lake of the Dead, especially without Crucible of Worlds in play (to recur fetches, sacrificed swamps, important lands that die to Strip Mine).