Hello Merlikthemad, thank you for the kind words. Nice to see that my list inspired you. It is still one of my active decks and I will be making improvements shorty after this message. A deck is never really done...

I understand your suggestion regarding Phyrexian Tower, but the fact that it creates colorless mana to begin with is something that I prefer not to run. The extra effect does not help me get Nath earlier on the field too. I think it's too narrow for what it does for a Stax list like this.

Thanks for the suggestion anyway. it is always nice to discuss cards and strategies.

Last change for 2018, this was unexpected. But I had the opportunity to obtain an Imperial Seal. This was a dream card, that I ever wanted to add. Now it has happened.

I cut Possessed Portal with pain in my heart. I still am not 100% sure if this is a permanent choice, but his masive cmc and to get a more consistent play decided me to try to play this deck without it.

Looking forward to play my games without it.

BTW don't feel bad about kicking portal to the curb. I did. Here is the version I'm currently running, Ranked Nath Fork. I'm likely to update the primer with this build in the next month or so.

Hi Coinman1863, thanks for sharing your experience. Looking at your Fork list, I see that you are experimenting with several new cards. Did you play with this setup many games? Any surprises that you didn't expect in the first place?

Finally stopped by to check out your Nath list, I had no clue it was the main Nath deck on TappedOut! Congrats man, as I’m sure you’ve heard a thousand times, great work on the deck and primer.

I’m curious about your experiences playing with Pox and Death Cloud. I love these cards but in my playtesting they can really backfire. Usually Nath is killed off in response to one of them being cast or they sit in my hand and do nothing.

Is Earthcraft better than Cryptolith Rite?

I'd still rather have Llanowar Wastes than, say, Woodland Cemetery (or just a basic) here. The painlands are just too good to ignore, IMO.

PS: I may have asked this before, but why no Oppression here? It's backbreaking in most matchups against equal-power decks.

Hey what are your thoughts on Asylum Visitor for Nath? I run it in mine and have had huge success with it so far. It comes out early to block and trade with Najeela, can be played if hit by something like Necrogen Mists or Bottomless Pit, and is a powerhouse once the game is slowed down. I've had games where I draw 12+ cards on from her (although my meta is far from cedh).

I'm wondering if the clause of drawing makes her too slow, but lmk what you think!

How do handle running STAX pieces which disable some of your own cards? For example, Grafdiggers disables Green Sun and Chord. Cursed Totem disables your own dorks and Scavenging Ooze. How do you work with that?