Selvala "Twiddlestorm Explorer" cEDH Primer
Commander / EDH
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post Theros: Beyond Death update —Feb. 8, 2020
-Canopy Vista
-Shamanic Revelation
-Eternal Witness
+Deafening Silence
+Rest in Peace
+Aven Mindcensor
Nothing too exciting came from Theros: Beyond Death for this deck. The only notable cards are Heliod's Intervention, which is only playable in very specific metas, Destiny Spinner if you really, really like those effects (which I do not), and Hyrax Tower Scout, which is actually a pretty good budget option because of its potential with Temur Sabertooth.
The biggest change comes from a different card from the new set: Thassa's Oracle, and with it the rise of Oracle Hulk, the newest tier 0 cEDH deck. It definitely didn't help this deck that its worst matchup just somehow became even better, but there are actually ways of beating Oracle Hulk, which you can read in the "Matchups" panel in the primer. Anyway, because of this new menace to the format, I've finally caved and decided to throw some efficient stax pieces into the deck to better this matchup. None of these stax effects have a meaningful impact on our own gameplan, all of them are reasonably costed, and all of them hinder the gameplans of many of our worst matchups, so I have found them to be worth the slots in this deck.
davidsays1 says... #2
Czweig as a fellow Selvala, Explorer Returned player, with a similar deck idea i must say the deck does works amazing 1v1, although the commander herself is at her weakest 1v1 being only able to tap for 0-2 mana. Luckily the deck can work without her, i see myself turning to this decklist very often for any new ideas i want to test out with my deck.
Czweig says... #1
This is a great list! I often find myself playing my EDH decks 1 vs 1... will this deck not work 1 vs 1?... Does it rely on the Multiplayer aspect of EDH? Thanks again for the wonderful primer!
December 18, 2019 1:08 p.m.