Silumgar's Vile Offering | V-OJT

Commander / EDH* Beebles

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War of the Spark Update —April 28, 2019

This deck has gone through quite some changes lately

  • This deck sometimes struggled to win when playing, even when having a good grip on the game. I felt it needed at least one way to close out a game without relying on cards of my opponents. So I've added a package focused on stealing life, including Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Exsanguinate and Cabal Coffers.
  • I was very happy to see Narset's Reversal. Easy addition to my redirection package.
  • I think this is the perfect deck for Finale of Eternity. We want to steal the big and scary creatures, and not the little ones. The black Finale allows us to deal with 3 of those with one card for cheap, while also having a fitting mode for late game.
  • I want to test Bolas's Citadel. This deck could use some more draw, and with Trinket Mage already being in the deck, it ups our chances to see it perform with Sensei's Divining Top.

xXSarkhavskiXx says... #1

This is so disgusting and I love it so much.

May 20, 2018 4:43 p.m.

Beebles says... #2

Thanks xXSarkhavskiXx! Glad you like it ;).

May 20, 2018 4:56 p.m.

K1ngMars says... #3

Hey! I see you like stealing actions.

Why don't you consider adding Dimir Doppelganger, Clone, Clever Impersonator, Evil Twin and Body Double?

By the way, since Dimir generally likes also to put stuff in the graveyards, feel free to take a look here, you might find something useful: "Library.exe has stopped working".

Cheers!

June 15, 2018 3:57 a.m.

Beebles says... #4

Hey K1ngMars. Thanks for stopping by. Here is an answer to your question:

  • Some of the cards you mention are already in the deck ;). Clever Impersonator and Evil Twin.
  • The other cards I did consider but are not on my maybe list because I think the ones I did include are better. And I don’t have more spots for copy effects atm. If I wanted to add more I’d probably go for Stunt Double first.

I will have a look at the deck you listed for inspiration soon.

Thanks again for your comment!

June 15, 2018 5:15 a.m.

K1ngMars says... #5

Oh sorry Beebles, I didn't see those two! By the way, of course stealing is much better than just copying, so I totally understand the point :)

If you'll stop by mine, I'll be more than happy.

June 15, 2018 6:12 a.m.

Ravenrose says... #6

This is cruel and evil and I love it! This is Silumgar through and through ... and I thought that my Morai deck that I am designing is abominable. This is worse and it is beautiful! I think you should add Spirit Away, Clone Legion, Silumgar's Command, Silumgar, the Drifting Death, Archetype of Imagination, Telepathy, Psychic Surgery and Ice Cave. I am surprised you have not added in the Crown, Throne and Sceptre of Empires though since Silumgar is a greedy nincompoop and those three together is just mean. I would love for you to check out my decks too ... you seem to know what you are doing and I would love for you to give me some advice.

June 24, 2018 6:49 a.m.

Beebles says... #7

Hey Ravenrose,

Thanks for taking the time to look at the list and leave a comment! Great to hear you like the list. Please consider upvoting as well if you liked it ;). I looked at your tips and these ar my considerations when assessing them:

About your tips:

  • Spirit Away I find too expensive mana-wise. I’d rather have 4-5 mana spells that steal a creature
  • Similar for Clone Legion. 9 Mana is quite prohibitive and you can only run a few of that cost. I went for Expropriate for my high cmc spell.
  • Silumgar's Command is a nice versatile hate card. However, it’s a bit expensive at 5 mana. I am not expecting to hold up 5 mana with this deck, so that’s why I did not include it.
  • Silumgar, the Drifting Death is nice, but It doesn’t synergize with the goal of my list, which is to steal by opponents permanents. If I would run a dragon sub-theme, it would surely find a spot in the deck, but that wasn’t the idea I was going for. A similar answer I would have for Archetype of Imagination. It’s a great card, but does not really gel with the strategy of the deck.
  • Telepathy is a card I’m going to consider. Knowing what my opponent’s have could be crucial info to know how to use my steal spells.
  • I do not really get you Psychic Surgery tip tbh. My deck does not actively shuffle opponent’s decks or want them to exile good cards. I want to steal the good cards :D
  • Ice Cave I would find more fitting in a chaos deck. With this deck I want to have the opposite: control.
  • I did not know about the … of empires cycle. Looks like fun! However, it would require many resources to get them in play all at once. I would rather add Empress Galina for example to get a similar effect as Crown of Empires.

Hope this explains my thought process a bit concerning your tips.

Thanks gain for the tips, and I'll have a look at your list soon.

June 24, 2018 1:27 p.m.

Ravenrose says... #8

Hey Beebles, fair points on all of them. Though regarding Psychic Surgery, there are decks that want to be able to search their libraries almost constantly, so that is why I thought it might be fun. To be able to hinder someone's game play ... that is something I enjoy with blue. You're more than welcome for the tips and thank you for helping me out too!

June 25, 2018 2:59 a.m.