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Commander / EDH Enral

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Version 1.1 —Aug. 2, 2018

Added the following:

  • Entomber Exarch: The versatility of removing interaction before comboing off or return an important creature back to my hand from the GY is great.

  • Magister Sphinx: Provides a path to an aggro victory, prevents lifegain strategy from going out of control, and ability to target two people with a flicker engine out.

  • Knight-Captain of Eos: Protects Aminatou, keeps infinite token strategies in check, and ability to redirect aggro away from me. Other than the ability to generate obscene amount of tokens with flicker effects, he's a great political tool too.

FolkenFanel says... #1

I haven't seen any lists running mastery of the unseen, even given how good she can be at setting up the top of library and blinking facedown permanents into face up ones.

August 1, 2018 3:07 a.m.

Megalomania says... #2

Activating its ability costs too much IMO.

August 1, 2018 3:18 a.m.

FlintSR says... #3

How did you get your image to work? I've tried all of the code snippets available online on the forums and my image wont show itself. Its just blank where the image should be

August 1, 2018 4:41 a.m.

BlackyMTG says... #4

I know my list is a bit more budget than yours, but I found a tutor that I think is pretty sweet and can search for two parts of one of your combos at once. It’s pretty cheap money wise, but a little bit expensive mana wise.

Final Parting can search for like Archaeomancer/Salvager of Secrets to put in your hand and then put Ghostly Flicker into your grave. You know how the rest goes lol.

Additionally, I found a card that can be argued as better or worse than Salvager of Secrets in Possessed Skaab because it hits creatures too, but if it gets killed it gets exiled unlike salavager, so that’s up to you.

Oh, and I really like the Whip of Erebos suggestion above btw.

August 1, 2018 4:48 a.m.

FlintSR says... #5

Is there something at the top you need to type to enable js or html? Just really frustrated that none of my js is showing up...

August 1, 2018 4:51 a.m.

Speetlebeetl says... #6

I would recommend Not putting in Teferi's Protection, unless you want to stop board wipes. The card doesn't trigger ETB effects and if all around not really worth it in my opinion, because it doesn't do much since you don't care much about board wipes and can just counter them instead. In addition I just wanted to say it's a great deck overall.

August 1, 2018 7:11 a.m.

Enral says... #7

FlintSR: There's nothing to enable for the background to work, just some css code. I'm not sure I can give you the code without possibly breaking the site rules, but if you post that question on the site forums the mods will help you.

FolkenFanel: That card honestly works better in a top-matters focused deck rather than a flicker theme like mine. It's activated ability also cost quite a bit.

BlackyMTG: Final parting seems like a good tutor late game...might be worth testing out. Not sure about skaab though. I also just found out about Entomber Exarch which seems like a decent versatile card to include.

Speetlebeetl: You make a great argument there for not including Teferi's protection. People include it mainly for the ultimate synergy but since I rather will ever ultimate her it might not be worth it.

August 1, 2018 10:37 a.m.

FolkenFanel says... #8

For Mastery of the Unseen, I don't think a 4 mana instant speed effect is that expensive, but to each their own. Other cards worth suggesting:

Settle the Score: (expensive for an exile creature effect, but the ability to ult the turn after you play Aminatou could break the game in your favor).

Land Tax: Gives you repeat shuffle effects (none of your ramp is extra land based so you should be below land count vs green decks) to turn your +1 into actual card advantage instead of mini-brainstorm lock.

Toothy: While we can't play Pir, All of toothy's abilities are relevant to Aminatou (even the partner since it can shuffle the top of the deck). Her +1 gives him extra counters, and the flicker ability means that he acts as a mass draw that doesn't need to rebuild every time. For example, if he has 5 counters on him, and you flicker him, he comes back with 0 counters but then draws you 5 cards and gains 5 more counters. Every turn you can -1 to draw even more cards (or use ghostly flicker/blink/resto, etc as long as they're instant exile and back).

Reveillark: most of the creatures in the deck are small utility creatures, and this brings 2 back at a time. (your current list has 16 targets out of its 23 creatures).

Lim-Dul's Vault: Instant Speed Tutor that sets up Miracles or finds you much better top decks.

Reality Acid: Others have suggested this card and I'd like to add approval for it. Commonly it should vindicate at least 2 permanents and sometimes acts as a very fast one sided necrotic plague. Works well with Aminatou, Venser, Venser, Felidar Gaurdian, and Oath of Teferi.

Demonic Pact: More of a fun card, but occasionally gets to Door to Nothingness a player when used with Puca's Mischief.

Blade of Selves: Again feels a bit more of a fun card, but can get you a massive chunk of ETB effects (doubled with panharmonicon). Sadly is sorcery speed 4 mana to equip and doesn't interact well with blinks (you have to repay the equip and if you blink that turn you can't attack due to summoning sick).

August 1, 2018 1:31 p.m.

Enral says... #9

FolkenFanel: I especially like the idea of Reveillark & Lim-Dul's Vault will definitely find some space to test them. I'm actually testing reality acid in my list but it is still a strong maybe as it sometimes work like a charm when I have my flicker pieces out or it gets instantly answered and it's just sitting in my GY for the rest of the game. Maybe I'm playing it wrong. Thanks for the great suggestions!

August 1, 2018 1:48 p.m.

miha22 says... #10

I am thinking about adding Baral's Expertise somewhere in my deck. It can be a "Bouce 2 enemy creatures" and "Bounce 1 Creature back to your hand and replay it immediately" which would trigger the etb again. Or, it can be "Bounce 3 enemy creatures to opponent's hand" and also play one another creature of my own that I can then proceed to blink with Aminatou.

What do you guys think?

August 1, 2018 4:17 p.m.

miha22 says... #11

I am also thinking Deepglow Skate might have a place here

August 1, 2018 4:19 p.m.

Enral says... #12

miha22: I can certainly see Deepglow Skate going into a more planeswalker heavy build. Baral's Expertise is interesting but the fact that it is sorcery speed is kinda a bummer. It is a pretty sweet card though.

August 1, 2018 5:47 p.m.