Satoru Umezawa, the green ninja
Commander / EDH
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Big Scary Rework —April 26, 2022
I decided to change up the scary stuff core by taking out the eldrazi and moving them to the maybeboard to go into a different deck. I am replacing them with the recommendations from the comments to get some ETB's on the ninjutsu rather than waiting for the second attack to get the real value from the eldrazi.
Diversity Thanks for the comment! I replaced Training Grounds with Heartstone and as far as unblockables go I know its a tad low but there are a few flyers and Higure, the Still Wind as well as Kaito Shizuki to kinda make up for it. Though I do want to find some space for more. Once again thanks for the comment!!
April 8, 2022 12:15 p.m.
A couple evasion creatures that I like to use with Ninjutsu are Soulsworn Spirit and Fogwalker, because of their reusable ETB triggers on top of being unlockable (or, at least hard to block, in the case of Fogwalker).
As for your big creatures, the Eldrazi are all awesome just for having big bodies, but remember that you don't get the "as you cast" triggers when you use Ninjutsu to cheat them onto the battlefield, nor would their attack triggers activate (i.e. Annihilator). So I would limit how many of them you use down to just Kozilek, the Great Distortion, because it has a good activated ability. I'd replace the others with creatures that either have ETB triggers or damage triggers.
I have a running list of creatures I'd like to use for Satoru, but I don't want to name off a million cards. The highlights, though, are:
And even that is a long list, so I apologize. Obviously, Palinchron would be great, even without the combo(s), but you already mentioned that.
Cheers!
April 24, 2022 6:21 p.m.
Epicurus Thanks for the comment and suggestions!! Really appreciate it. I am aware of the loss of cast and attack trigger with the eldrazi. The only reason why I am playing them is because I am in the process of converting my Animar, Soul of Elements deck to hydra tribal, (eldrazi were in there as "fillers"). I wanted to throw them in this list because they're fun as hell and scary to see as early as I can get them out. Might be making a Meren of Clan Nel Tothlist soon to transfer them over and use some of your suggestions for this deck. As far as the unblockables you listed I love them and am gonna try to find space. Thanks again for the comment and the upvote. Have a great one!
Diversity says... #1
Looks like a solid deck, I like to play up to 10 unblockables to make sure I can activated satoru.
Keep in mind Training Grounds does not work with Ninjutsu, since you're not controlling creatures in your hand. However Heartstone does work.
April 8, 2022 3:03 a.m.