[75%] Blink blink, nudge nudge

Commander / EDH Indigoindigo

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Resetting comments —June 25, 2014

Added a few popular suggestions to the maybeboard. Thanks a lot for +1 and great comments :)

PlattBonnay says... #1

Maybe Lightning Greaves as another way to protect your commander? I see you already have Swiftfoot Boots but a little redundancy was never a bad thing. Also, maybe consider Mystical Tutor or Worldly Tutor so that you can fetch an answer for whatever problems might arise instead of just waiting and hoping to draw into your answer. Looks like a fun deck to play though.

June 14, 2014 6:04 a.m.

PrimeEpoch says... #2

June 14, 2014 6:04 a.m.

Indigoindigo says... #3

PlattBonnay: Lightning Greaves is a great card, but Roon isn't my only way of flickering - actually, I don't think he's the best at doing that in this deck. Deadeye Navigator , Venser, the Sojourner , Mistmeadow Witch and several spells all help if Roon is disabled. Also, I'm trying to play without tutors to avoid slowing down games. Great suggestions if I'll play tutors in the future, though.

nayaftw: Both good suggestions, but what would you take out?

June 14, 2014 12:17 p.m.

PrimeEpoch says... #4

Replace Arcane Denial with Hinder . Also, Day of Judgement?!?!?!! and Gift of Immortality don't seem to do much. I think that Mangara of Corondor would be great in here, and Trostani, Selesnya's Voice wouldn't be bad. It's a shame that Hamletback Goliath isn't in colour though.

June 14, 2014 12:53 p.m.

PrimeEpoch says... #5

June 14, 2014 12:53 p.m.

sleepy104 says... #6

A few cards I may suggest considering are Karmic Guide , Reveillark , Sun Titan , and Mangara of Corondor . Venser, Shaper Savant wreaks havoc too.

June 15, 2014 8:25 p.m.

jakonater says... #7

June 19, 2014 11:10 a.m.

Indigoindigo says... #8

sleepy104: I've included Reveillark , Karmic Guide and Eternal Witness for some graveyard recursion. Do you think it's enough, or should I include Sun Titan as well?
jakonater: Do you find anything in the deck that should be replaced for Blade Splicer ? Most cards I've included bring some utility (removal, card draw, etc), and I'm not sure token-making is better. Or is it? :)

June 19, 2014 noon

jakonater says... #9

Indigoindigo: Not really... I just prefer creature decks to control decks on a personal level. What you have so far is a pretty nice deck. +1

June 19, 2014 2:35 p.m.

Indigoindigo says... #10

Thank you, I appreciate it :)

June 19, 2014 4:03 p.m.

Alarocky says... #11


Blink of an Eye Playtest

Commander / EDH Alarocky

SCORE: 1 | 3 COMMENTS | 224 VIEWS

If you're feeling up for giving some input :)

Wow, never thought of the Gift of Immortality synergy with blink/ETB. It's beautiful.

I'm curious as to what your specific uses of Illusionist's Bracers are?

June 22, 2014 1:53 p.m.

Alarocky says... #12

I dig your philosophy of fun with friends over brutalizing opponents.

Hornet Queen , Progenitor Mimic , Phyrexian Ingester if you're feelin' a little meaner

June 22, 2014 2:05 p.m.

You are missing a card. You need 99 cards NOT including the general. I would recommend adding Flickerform .

Also, (just a suggestion) instead of Djinn of Infinite Deceits , run Rubinia Soulsinger .

June 23, 2014 12:20 p.m.

Alarocky says... #14

lotusofblackness, you can blink a switched creature back to your control, effectively just stealing a creature with Djinn of Infinite Deceits . You can end up stealing a creature per turn with Roon out.

June 23, 2014 2:44 p.m.

Indigoindigo says... #15

lotusofblackness: Thanks for letting me know. Included Kiora's Follower .

Alarocky: I thought of using Illusionist's Bracers in an infinite combo with Kiora's Follower , but I seem to have forgotten just exactly how it was supposed to work. But I think it will double the amount of flickers when activating Roon, Mistmeadow Witch or Deadeye Navigator .

June 23, 2014 3 p.m.

Alarocky says... #16

Text on Illusionist's Bracers unfortunately says if it isn't a mana ability :/

I have seen an artifact card that doubles the ETB effect for 2 mana, but dammit I forgot the name. Definitely an artifact though.

June 23, 2014 3:43 p.m.

Indigoindigo says... #17

Strionic Resonator . Already included :)
A mana ability is an ability that produces mana, not one that costs mana to activate. Therefore, Illusionist's Bracers should copy Roon's activated ability for free, right?

June 23, 2014 4:04 p.m.

Alarocky says... #18

Strionic Resonator ! Thar she blows, righteous card.

Well hell, you're absolutely right! In that case Illusionist's Bracers are utterly perfect for this deck.

June 23, 2014 4:21 p.m.

sleepy104 says... #19

Indigoindigo
It depends I believe on the meta. I would include Sun Titan for the simple fact that it's a 6/6 beater with Vigilance. The recursion is just extra tasty, and can bring back 1/5 of your deck (Excluding lands). It's permanent recursion vs. creature recursion, so the decision remains yours to make however the Titan is a valuable card in my opinion.

June 24, 2014 11:52 p.m.