Dungeons & Dragons
Commander / EDH
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A lot of playtesting —Dec. 31, 2014
Match against Kaalia of the Vast
Zirilan of the Claw struggled to win and at the end of the day i can say both decks were almost at the same level. The deck can be fast, extremely fast, but it is not consistent. What made me lose twice was Iona, Shield of Emeria without Zirilan of the Claw out and without Mycosynth Lattice , All is Dust or Spine of Ish Sah in my hand.
Match against Vela the Night-Clad
Vela the Night-Clad was winning from the beginning of the game. Vela was super fast and very consistent deck; so, with 18 life, i decided to drop Apocalypse which was risky knowing how fast Vela the Night-Clad could be. This move made me win not many turns later since after a while i was able to pull out almost all my mana rocks, play Zirilan of the Claw and so on.. meanwhile my opponent had 2-3 lands in play.
In Multiplayer the deck draws too much attention and unfortunately also a lot of hate. I also had to suffer a Hurkyl's Recall recall with Mycosynth Lattice out. Such a pain. I was also very surpised how War's Toll , Mana Web and Price of Glory were able to slow down a Kira, Great Glass-Spinner deck.
What i will make room for is a Sneak Attack , witch definitely fits the theme and is a good backup plan when Zirilan becomes useless or when i start the game with many unplayable dragons in my hand. It also synergizes well with Sundial of the Infinite which is actually amazing.
Noah5Reason says... #2
Thanks Mucklarbert ! It is flexible and funny to play with and against it.
December 8, 2014 7:27 a.m.
canterlotguardian says... #3
I'd run Spawn of Thraxes over Big Bo, personally. It's five damage from Bo as opposed to a lot more from the Spawn, especially late game.
December 11, 2014 1:15 p.m.
Noah5Reason says... #4
canterlotguardian I see your point. Potencially Spawn of Thraxes can deal more damage then Bogardan Hellkite, but i am running only 20 mountains and I am not always able to have more then 5-6 mountains on the battlefield. On one side Spawn of Thraxes can deal a lot of damage in late game scenarios and is worth to have it when you have lets say 8 mountains. On the other side Bogardan Hellkite is consistent and it has flash and is very good to fetch in early game. I will playtest Spawn of Thraxes this weekend to see what to do. Thanks for commenting!
December 13, 2014 8:17 a.m.
You should replace whatever you feel is your worst sac outlet with Conjurer's Closet. It and Sundial of the Infinite are the two best cards to pair with Zirilan of the Claw
I also recommend Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
December 19, 2014 12:19 p.m.
Noah5Reason says... #6
Hi sonnet666 , first of all thanks for commenting.
Conjurer's Closet was in from the very beginning. I felt it a bit slow not only for its cost, but also for its ability that triggers only at the beginning of the end step and it works on only one creature. Still it is a very good card and i think i should include it somehow. The deck has few sac outlets but i need them all. Do you have any suggestion on which card to replace that is not a sac outlet?
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker is an amazing no-brainer, but still, in don't know what to cut to make room for it.
December 19, 2014 2:18 p.m.
Cut Ward of Bones. With the number of artifacts and creatures you are likely to have in play, it's really only going to hinder enchantment focused decks, which are few and far between to begin with.
Scourge of Kher Ridges and Thunder Dragon do pretty much the same thing and Scourge has way more potential.
Mucklarbert says... #1
Very cool deck. So many things you can do too; great flexibility
December 7, 2014 10:11 p.m.