Meren Surgical Toolbox [cEDH 2K24]
Commander / EDH
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This deck has seen plenty of changes, but I feel it has reach the power cap in terms of how competitive it can gets. All changes are either swapping overall better cards that come our during expansions, or providing a more solid answer to the current cEDH meta.
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In Haywire Mite ---> our Caustic Caterpillar: just a better card, if not the best art/ench creature removal out there.
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In Null Rod ---> out Fiend Artisan: adding another response to the current Tresures and mana rocks dominated meta. Fiend artisan, while a sac outlet and a tutor, has resulted in being way too slow as a card and easily counterable (e.g., Opposition Agent, Aven Mindcensor).
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In Culling Ritual ---> out Seeds of Innocence: while I do still think that Seeds is the best mass removal for artifacts out there for a Golgari deck, culling ritual's mana ability may result in a game-winning synergy when paired with Protean Hulk in hand and a sac outlet. It also removed general non-artifact stack pieces such as Drannith Magistrate, Hushbringer, Rest in Piece, and so forth.
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In Utopia Sprawl ---> our Arcane Signet: tough choice, but given the current anti-artifact set up of the deck, best is to rely on traditional green ramp cards.
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In Mirri's Guile ---> out Force of Vigor: the latter is a really solid card, but more of a 1v1 card than a multiplayer card. It certainly manages to block an opponent down in early game or remove stax pieces to go for a combo, but it's a high risk since, if countered, it essentially removes a card from your hand and gets you 2 cards less in total. Mirri's Guile provides a much needed way to manipulate top deck to avoid drawing into Mikaeus or Phyrexian Delver while also helping draw into cards that are needed.
Unless this is duel commander, Sylvan Primordial is banned.
October 14, 2014 4:01 p.m.
MyUsernameWasTaken says... #3
On a quick scan I'd highly recommend removing Diabolic Tutor and adding a cheaper casting tutor such as Diabolic Intent , and assuming you were going for it, nice Patrick Hernandez reference in the title.
October 15, 2014 5:26 p.m.
Valentine35 says... #4
Rancor , Birds of Paradise , and Corpsejack Menace would be good additions.
October 17, 2014 3:30 p.m.
firemanefruitcake says... #5
scavenge mechanic would be second to none here. Varolz, the Scar-Striped
November 12, 2014 3:56 p.m.
Somnambulist says... #6
Strength of the Tajuru, Increasing Savagery, Shape of the Wiitigo, and Hatred were some of the strongest cards that I used when playing Skullbriar.
November 18, 2014 1:52 p.m.
I love Bounty of the Hunt (the real one from aliances NOT the online reprint) in my deck Skullbriar, the Pimp-daddy counter King
January 6, 2015 10:36 a.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #8
June 3, 2015 3:54 p.m.
You should play Opal Palace to counteract with cards like Black Sun's Zenith, they tend to just destroy Skullbriar... Then again, you don't really seem to Voltron, so that might not be an issue for you. (Nice deck, by the way. o/)
HeroInMyOwnMind says... #1
Have you considered adding more +1/+1 counter generation in your deck? It does not seem to be your deck's particular goal, I admit, but I still feel like you would get good value out of things like Unspeakable Symbol , Doubling Season , and Solidarity of Heroes .
Either way, it looks like a solid, playable deck. +1
October 14, 2014 2:33 p.m.