Niv-Mizzet Parun Control cEDH
Commander / EDH
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Dockside Extortionist —Aug. 7, 2019
The last few releases and spoilers have been remarkable for the list. The clunkiest part of the deck, the mana rocks, have been almost entirely smoothed out by recent additions. Talisman of Creativity and now Arcane Signet have replaced all ETB tapped mana rocks.
Dockside Extortionist has been announced. The card is beyond bonkers in here. At a minimum its fair to expect 3 Treasures on turn 2, and scaling upward from there. This card is so good I've added Imperial Recruiter to the list. Previously, there was never a card I would always want to get with him. That is different now.
This card alone can enable turn 3 Niv Mizzets or casting him with lots of mana available for protection. I don't think I can overstate how good this card will be in here.
With these adds came some removals. I took out Treasure Nabber, Sudden Shock, and Coldsteel Heart. Nabber has been overall good, but the most inconsistent mana producer. Sudden Shock, while quite good at interacting with some niche scenarios was usually underwhelming.
Glint-Horn Buccaneer has been just alright in testing, however with Imperial Recruiter going in, I feel his place is justified as its now a tutorable wincon made speedier and more consistent with the presence of Dockside.
OscarGoldman I would always play Delay over Arcane Denial. Denial is a pretty sketchy card and discussion around it has been done to death in r/competitiveedh on reddit if you want to check it out some time.
The real debate I had was Leak or Delay. Leak is fairly underrated imo. It will work as a counterspell most of the time, and early game will almost always work as one. The reason I chose it was NMP is a fairly slow deck. If I delay an early game Carpet of Flowers, Mystic Remora, Necropotence, etc I don't want it coming back 3 turns later.
A lot of this is down to play style though. The difference is minimal between this and Delay. And if Arcane Denial is your preference, it still can get the job done and has the edge case of targeting your own spells to draw cards.
May 20, 2019 1:45 p.m.
Until very recently I ran it. Its now in the notable exclusions section of the primer. I cut it because I almost never assembled it, or even cared to try as it was usually more difficult than just jamming Niv and winning from there. They're also significantly worse with the lower artifact count. While Muddle the Mixture is still a little bit of a holdover from it, I would more frequently tutor for Gilded Drake or Pyroclasm and I still find that fairly useful.
June 15, 2019 7:58 p.m.
Yep, Dizzy Spell by itself is not a good card, and there's nothing I'd want at 1cc that 3 mana sorcery speed tutor would be good for. Getting a Curiosity effect is not a prerequisite for just jamming Niv-Mizzet. Its fine to play him, protect him as needed, and dig for a curiosity effect to end the game.
Muddle the Mixture on the other hand is pretty good by itself, and can get more powerful cards like Gilded Drake, Cursed Totem, or Pyroclasm as the situation warrants.
OscarGoldman says... #8
Is Mana Leak really better than Arcane Denial? I prefer the latter. I even prefer delay to mana leak...I think.
May 20, 2019 11:53 a.m.