Malcolm, Siren of The Flying Dutchman | V-OJT
Commander / EDH
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First Experiences & Thanks For The Support! —Dec. 6, 2020
I played my first games with this deck today and it was really fun to pilot! Very happy with how it turned out. The deck proved to be very versatile and also quite resilient. There was one game where Malcolm got killed 3 times in a row, but it was still able to gain an absurd amount of treasure through other means and take the game via Akiri commander damage.
Also, thanks a lot for all the upvotes! It's been really cool to see so many of you gravitated towards this janky treasure deck and we even made it to spot #1 a week ago :). Thanks everyone for the support!
I love the flavor of the deck. Seeing a treasure deck built not for storm but to buff your commander and ping opponents makes my janky heart happy.
November 19, 2020 8:08 a.m.
Super fun deck idea, I love it! Here are a few cards you might consider, but I'm not going to pretend to know whether they're worth cutting anything:
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
Thopter Spy Network
Dispatch
Vedalken Humiliator which has incredible flavor and can also help your pirates connect
Amphin Mutineer
Azure Fleet Admiral because monarch is good, and because it'll always be an unblockable pirate whenever you lose monarch.
Looking forward to seeing how this deck evolves!
November 19, 2020 7:55 p.m.
Thanks abby315 for the upvote and the tips! There are some contenders there I think:
- Tezzeret, Artifice Master is a pretty good draw option with all the treasure, except that I'm not in a very good position to protect planeswalkers with this build, which is why I did not add it.
- I initially started out with Thopter Spy Network and a lot of other cards that create thopters, but I steered away from that idea. Now I have don't have any artifact creatures anymore, so there's not a lot of synergy with spy network.
- Dispatch is a solid removal option. I will consider that one!
- I'm not sure about Amphin Mutineer and Azure Fleet Admiral. They are a bit expensive mana-wise. Mutineer does not have evasion, so does not really synergize with malcolm without additional support. And with the admiral I have a similar issue as with planeswalker that this is not the kind of deck that can protect monarch very well I think.
- Vedalken Humiliator looks pretty fun. Could be strong with some of the pingers as well. Will consider that too.
Thanks for reaching out!
November 20, 2020 6:37 a.m.
Maybe Merchant Raiders should you opponents attempt to block or otherwise have pesky creatures.
November 27, 2020 12:25 p.m.
Hey tef3ri
Yeah, nice one. It reminds me of Whirler Rogue. Same cmc with a similar application but with different upsides. Will consider it. Thanks for the tip!
russangoat says... #1
love it
November 18, 2020 10:52 a.m.