MY COMMANDER IS A MANA ROCK ♡ [PRIMER]

Commander / EDH tiffanyann

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Thebestnoob says... #1

Nice deck, you might want to add Sylvan Anthem to your maybeboard

August 4, 2021 11:36 a.m.

Thebestnoob says... #3

Nice

August 4, 2021 12:01 p.m.

carpecanum says... #4

Soul Foundry lets you use X as regular mana for whatever is in it. Flameblast Dragon is incredible damage and removal.

I took out Doubling Cube and Mana Echoes because they got really expensive but damn they can give you mana. A token creator with Mana Echoes can easily give you over 100 mana. Wow, nm, they both dropped in price to "reasonable"

https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/xxx-gruuls-gone-wild-1/ is my Meanderer deck. (Sorry I'm sick and I suck at links at the best of times)

August 4, 2021 12:37 p.m.

tiffanyann says... #5

YES king-saproling

Keep em coming!

August 4, 2021 1:09 p.m.

tiffanyann says... #6

Thanks carpecanum!

Saving up for a Doubling Cube for a while now! Mana Echoes seems awesome for some unexpected burn!

August 4, 2021 1:12 p.m.

tiffanyann says... #7

Thebestnoob added!

August 4, 2021 1:17 p.m.

FounderX says... #8

Hi tiffanyann, Doubling Cube has a reprint now, it is on The List since AFR, and is way more affordable now. I miss a few good draw spells, like Rishkar's Expertise (reprinted in AFR Commander), Return of the Wildspeaker or perhaps Shamanic Revelation, the latter might not be the best choice, better in token heavy decks. Lifeblood Hydra is both an X-cost Hydra and a big draw die trigger. For static draw you could also go for Colossal Majesty or Elemental Bond. Also, I see, you don't run a lot of recursions, Bala Ged Recovery  Flip, Reap the Past, Eternal Witness, Wildest Dreams and my personal favorite card, Praetor's Counsel, after a board wipe, you might be in trouble rebuilding. A card that has to go in your list is Rhythm of the Wild, it protects your big hydras from being countered, and you'll probably want to give them Haste to swing in. Another auto include is Garruk's Uprising, draw on ETB, Trample for your big creatures, and draw for Hydra power ETB. I'm not the biggest fan of "Genesis Wave" effects, I see you run a few of those. Digging for creatures might draw you into X-cost creatures, they enter as 0/0 and die immediately. Happy Brewing.

August 5, 2021 5:51 a.m.

tiffanyann says... #9

FounderX Awesome suggestions! Thanks so much for the advice! Just ordered most of these from my LGS so I can make a few revisions this weekend. Gonna pull the Wave effects and maybe a Domri for Rhythm of the Wild . Lifeblood Hydra is spicy and definitely going in. ♡

August 5, 2021 8:04 a.m.

Crow_Umbra says... #10

Nice primer! I like your characterization for Rosheen lol.

Have you considered Comet Storm for this?

August 5, 2021 7:47 p.m.

Alena, Kessig Trapper has proven to be one of my favorite red mana dorks of literal all time. She may be useful here, potentially!

More importantly, love to see underutilized gruul commanders more so we stan this.

August 6, 2021 12:17 a.m.

tiffanyann says... #12

brandonplaysmagic Good idea! I'll have to test her out in a few games and see how she performs. I like the idea of dropping a big Hydra and then tapping Alena for a burn spell! (Or another hydra)

August 6, 2021 9:39 a.m.

tiffanyann says... #13

Crow-Umbra Well I certainly will! I've been switching out Crackle with Power and Earthquake for things like Builder's Bane and Bonfire of the Damned but will definitely add it to the maybes.

August 6, 2021 4:49 p.m.

FounderX says... #14

Hi tiffanyann, totally forgot to mention Chandra's Ignition, a mid to late-game finisher. Maybe a Devil's Play? #thinkingoutloud. Watch out cutting lands, that Lotus Cobra needs a few land drops, otherwise it is sitting their knitting hydra sweaters. You could make use of Karametra's Acolyte devotion to green or perhaps a Nyx Lotus. My Gargos deck net 15 plus mana mid-game easily with both Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx (fetchable with a Crop Rotation or Expedition Map if needed faster) and Nyx Lotus. Ulvenwald Hydra, cheaper to cast if Gargos is out, also fetches a land, always go for Nykthos. Happy Brewing.

August 7, 2021 3:45 a.m.

FounderX says... #15

*there :-) #typo

August 7, 2021 3:48 a.m.

tiffanyann says... #16

FounderX I'll be working on fixing Red this weekend so I may be trimming the Hydras down, might try and swap a few with some X Burns like Devil's Play etc al.

There's so many green pips that switching Snek to Karametra's Acolyte might be worth it.

Chandra's Ignition is the big finish in my Izzet deck (post coming soon) and my play group is tired of it already ;) Gonna keep Fling in as my pity revenge card.

Thanks for all the input!

August 7, 2021 6:25 a.m.

carpecanum says... #17

Have you thought about what would happen if you cast Blasphemous Act or Earthquake etc while you have Vigor out? I loved finishing with that.

August 7, 2021 6:47 p.m.

Samothrace says... #18

The primer is so entertaining! Thanks and great deck

August 10, 2021 12:13 p.m.

Vessiliana says... #19

I love the deck idea! Have you considered Wort, the Raidmother as a little friend for Rosheen? She doesn't do much for your hydras, but she can copy those X spells for you!

August 18, 2021 11 a.m.

MtgSalt says... #20

Thanks for the upvotes I would have never seen this if you didn't. I love gruul x spell decks and actually run one for modern. Have some fun interaction suggestions. When I get off work I'll ask more about this.

August 25, 2021 9:09 a.m.

tiffanyann says... #21

Vessiliana I have. She was in an old build when I had more burn, but I keep adding hydras and lost alot of the red creatures for conspiring with. I definitely need to do a swap list for a version with less creatures more instant/sorceries.

GreenHamma no prob! glad you like it! Any input would be awesome :)

August 25, 2021 10:45 a.m.

Vessiliana says... #22

I was looking over your list, and it seems likely you'd often have a bit of left over now and again. Have you thought of Masked Admirers in place of Solemn Simulacrum? Sure, they lack the land on entry, but you can always recur them to hand for when something dies, and you can replay them for more cards...

August 25, 2021 10:55 a.m.

tiffanyann says... #23

Vessiliana Great idea! Card draw is a weakness in the deck and that's a neat repeatable effect. Thanks!

August 25, 2021 11:02 a.m.

MtgSalt says... #24

I would add Momentous Fall, Life's Legacy,Return of the Wildspeaker, and Greater Good these are pretty good card draw spells which should work pretty good in a hydra deck being they can get bigger. I've even cast rishkar expertise into wild speaker.

For interaction you could add Walking Ballista and Rite of Passage along with hardened scales makes infinite damage +1/+1 counters on your hydras. Can also be done with Vigor... Also Devoted Druid would make infinite mana with the counters.

These are "infinite" but not in the broken category.

August 25, 2021 7:34 p.m.

RiotRunner789 says... #25

Would recommend Toski, Bearer of Secrets as an indestructible draw engine.

Asceticism for great protection and the ability to regenerate.

And, Branching Evolution because in your deck it acts as a second Unbound Flourishing.

August 27, 2021 6:11 p.m.

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