Sarkhan and Friends (Scion EDH)

Commander / EDH Die4Dethklok

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Little Changes - Reminder to Self —Feb. 1, 2017

Removed Shaman of Forgotten Ways and Where Ancients Tread to make room for Vampiric Tutor and Moltensteel Dragon

Shaman is great colour fixing, especially for getting Scion down a turn early, but if he doesn't come down early he can be a bit underwhelming, and I have never been able to activate his ability. Where Ancients Tread is great in stompy decks for removing creatures or getting an extra 5 damage to the face, but not all the dragons have over 5 power, and a lot of them are tutored with Scion so the effect doesn't trigger. Some of them are actually higher than 5 power, so the limitation can be a downside.

Warstorm Surge and Dragon Tempest are worded so that the dragon itself does the damage, which lets us take advantage of Deathtouch, Lifelink, and, of course, Infect. Dragon Tempest rarely does more than 2 or 3 damage, but it is a 2 cost haste enabler. Need I say more?

WAT is a fun card, but it's expensive, it doesn't always trigger, and there's usually better things to do when you're holding it or have an opportunity to play it.