Momir Vig, Simic Combonary

Commander / EDH* GoldenCapitalist

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April 16, 2017

Removed: Traverse the Ulvenwald, Rashmi, Eternities Crafter, Command Beacon (to SB)

Added: Ponder, Venser, Shaper Savant (from the SB), Brainstorm

Notes: Traverse has always been a so-so card for me. Sometimes it's really great, I hit Delirium very easily, and I can go get my Cradle/Nykthos/Palinchron/you name it without much effort. Most of the time though, it's a very slow card, and basically just a Lay of the Land (fetch a basic). My GY doesn't get too full, and when it does get full enough, it's usually Land + Creature + Instant, and remains stuck at that point until I get an artifact or enchantment killed, or a non-flip Walker dead, or cast one of my very few sorceries. Basically, not enough opportunities present themselves to hit Delirium in this deck, and so Traverse is only situationally good. When it's good, it's REALLY good, but when it's not good, it's pretty bad. So I've decided to cut it for a card that increases my consistency.

I've always been skeptical of 1-mana cantrips in EDH, but I've been skeptical of many things in the past that have turned out to be fantastic (Birthing Pod for example). I used to have Brainstorm in the deck, and I am considering putting it back in soon. For now, a Ponder will get the job done for me. Should increase my consistency enough and turn on some mono G creature tutors when Vig is on the field. Topdeck manipulation is a great asset in this deck, and anything I can do to better aid that goal is a plus in my book.

Also I realized I can't realistically keep part of my wincondition in the sideboard (Venser), and so I've cut Rashmi, a cute but sadly underperforming card. I like it a lot, but it always became a question of "Can I do something better instead of tutoring for/drawing this card?" The answer was almost always yes.

Also testing going to 33 lands and adding a Brainstorm. This may increase, or this may significantly decrease my consistency. Only time will tell. Moved Command Beacon to the Board because it's only situationally useful, and more often than not I'd prefer a colored source.

NOTE: I HAVE PLENTY OF NEW CARDS TO TEST FROM AMONKHET, SO EXPECT MORE UPDATES SOON!