Teysa's Pillow Fight
Commander / EDH
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Mass 2021-Kaldheim Update —Feb. 18, 2021
-1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin, +1 Brightclimb Pathway Flip - As more and more other good lands emerge, with the deck split pretty evenly on white and black pips, Emeria shifts more and more from "value land" to warping the land base.
-1 Swamp, +1 Vault of Champions - New Untapped dual! Huzzah
-1 Swamp +1 Agadeem's Awakening Flip - Getting in a land/spell slot to get more utility out of hte mana base
-1 Swamp, +1 Great Hall of Starnheim
-1 Plains, +1 Emeria's Call Flip - Now that I don't need quite as many plains, there's room for more white utility lands
-1 Utter End, +1 Hagra Mauling Flip - A bit more narrow than utter end, but it can double as a land, letting me sneak in an extra .5 to my land count.
-1 Orbs of Warding, +1 Reidane, God of the Worthy Flip - Primarily viewing Reidane as her backside in this case, where it's one mana cheaper, prevents damage from all sources and to my permanents as well, and while it doesn't give hexproof it is going to make targeting me more expensive. Teyo is also covering flat hexproof, and Reidane does add the front side as a backup option.
-1 Spirit Bonds, +1 Court of Grace - I lose the ability to protect existing creatures, but the monarch is valuable to Teysa, and this still provides tokens (and the mana difference is less easy on the curve, but will come out even in the end)
-1 Avacyn, Guardian Angel, +1 Archon of Coronation - This Avacyn has ended up in 3 decks at this point, and both she and the archon do a bit of "prevent damage to me" action. Archon also introduces the monarch, and while I'll need to make some curve adjustments to make up for this swap, it'll cost less in the end.
-1 Marchesa's Decree, +1 Court of Ambition
-1 Ghoulcaller Ghisa, +1 Keeper of the Accord - A bit of curve smoothing and also getting more catchup ramp. Ghisa has just been a big target in a deck that's not using her as well as she can be used, so I'll try and find a better home for her.
-1 Pontiff of Blight, +1 Liesa, Shroud of Dusk - Another card that has performed well, but is only doing okay compared to its potential in this deck. Liesa should do a similar "gain life and drain life" role, but also adds notable pressure and helps adjust the curve back
-1 Sorin, Solemn Visitor, +1 Kaya the Inexorable - This deck does love a good "vindicate, but bonus" and Kaya does that nicely. She also gives some insurance against commander tax and protects other clutch creatures!