LandoLRodriguez, as much as I ask people to engage with me on these deck pages I don't check the comments section often enough. Sorry for leaving you hanging so long! Thanks for the compliment on the deck page formatting - I honestly thought that people either didn't care for it and that I was the only one enjoying it. Seedborn Muse is a curious card to me - truly a green staple but is only good in decks that can regularly play on other player's turns using cards like Flash. In the case of my own deck, it's great when Zacama, Primal Calamity is on the field but wouldn't make much of an impact otherwise. Previously I had Atla Palani, Nest Tender in the deck but after a few games I quickly determined it's not a great fit. With Atla on the field the Eggs serve as a great deterrent but don't do anything else without Zacama or maybe Pyrohemia on the field. Currently i'm thinking of focusing on an ETB subtheme in this deck with the upcoming inclusion of Etali, Primal Conqueror  ^Flip and Sword of Hearth and Home as the focus of this sub-theme. Of course this year also holds a new Ixalan set so there will be even more Enrage Dinos to consider in the future. Thanks for bringing suggestions though, please feel free to comment on any proposed swaps I have planned for the deck and thanks again for swinging by.

Hi, I like your deck about Zacama very much, I also want to build a Zacama deck this year and since you seem to play yours regularly, I have to ask how your brawlers can protect themselves? Or is that not very necessary because of the way of playing? In my playgroup, a lot of removel and board wipes are played, which always blocks some slots in the deck for more protection. At least I've obviously found little to protect the creatures or give them haste to move quickly.

Kesslerspatz, hello and welcome to the conversation. Random question - but are you German? I'm currently living and working in Germany so if you're in the Kaiserslautern area, let me know! Thank you for the nice compliment - this deck is definitely one of my babies.

I have to ask how your brawlers can protect themselves? The short answer is that if I can ramp early enough and get my Commander on the board then I can reasonably set my opponents back long enough to get my damage in and hope I draw into protection via Yavimaya Hollow, Teferi's Protection and the like. I also cannot understate the importance of Asceticism - that extra layer of protection goes a long way.

In my playgroup, a lot of removel and board wipes are played, which always blocks some slots in the deck for more protection. I've been flirting with the idea, but with the recent reprint of Flawless Maneuver in Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander - I felt inspired by this statement to finally pull the trigger and get a copy of this for the deck. Protection for my creatures is paramount, especially when using the Enrage mechanic which focuses so heavily on dealing damage to my own creatures. Making my creatures indestructible can make for some very big turns. This card I definitely recommend for any deck that runs , and has alot of big creatures.

Do you have a decklist I can check out? What cards are you excited for in MOM? Are you excited for the upcoming return to Ixalan?

Mortlocke, ja bin ich^^ und Kaiserslautern ist von mir aus ca 45 Minuten entfernt und ich/wir spielen auch "regelmäßig" mit Freunden aus Kaiserslautern :-) sprichst du deutsch, wenn du momentan da wohnst? Oder bist du auf der Airbase stationiert? mein Englisch ist leider eher schlecht, aber google übersetzer hilft ein wenig :-)

So put a lot of pressure on quickly and hope for the best in an emergency :-) That's pretty much how my Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma deck plays.

No, I don't have a decklist yet because the idea came from the dinos recently. with each of my playgroups advising me against zacama and recommending Gishath, Sun's Avatar.

i generally like praetors and there were nice things in the set. Vorinclex  ^Flip immediately had to go into the Goreclaw deck, pay 3 mana, get 2 mana 6/6 trample and reach is already enormous, and the flip side in the best case 2 of my big cheats into play :-) I also took Tribute to the World Tree for my decks. I also really like Etali, Primal Conqueror  ^Flip, I thought it would fit into my Faldorn deck at first, but I still have to test it in game. Ayara, Widow of the Realm  ^Flip might also find in my chainer deck.

Ich freue mich schon auf Ixalan, wird bestimmt gut. ich aheb auch mit dem letzten ixalan Block mit Magic begonnen, was mich noch ein wenig mehr an die Plain bindet^^

Kesslerspatz, Sadly my German is non-existant and yes I do work at the Airbase. But language should never be a barrier to Magic. I'm roughly 30 minutes away from the base, but I plan on visiting Battle Bear Shop in the near future. Perhaps we can meet there and play a few games?

"So put a lot of pressure on quickly and hope for the best in an emergency :-)" Exactly. The idea is always having the best offense with Zacama at the front. As soon as she hits the board, all of the opponent's best Enchantments, Artifacts, even some creatures are just gone. With enough Mana open between turns you can actively shut down some decks at best, or make your opponents hesitant to play anything until Zacama is gone at worst.

"with each of my playgroups advising me against zacama and recommending Gishath, Sun's Avatar." Interesting. I found Gishath to be very one note - bland even. It pidgeon holes you into just "Turn right, win fight." The moment there's a bigger creature on board then your entire deck is just turned off until said creature is gone or if you get something to make Gishath unblockable. There's no flexibility with the game plan: no combos, no nuance. You'll be telegraphing every move you make - and everyone will know exactly what's coming every turn. There's no problem with that - big dumb battlecruiser has it's own unique charm. But i'm not that kind of player. Zacama offers the possibility of a big dumb battlecruiser - but with so much more. Infinite combos, an Enrage enabler, and with all of the removal options stapled to her body she is nothing but intimidating at the very least. Only you can decide what you want to build, and what will bring you the most joy when piloting it. Regardless of your choice, I hope you have fun playing it.

I too am a big fan of the Praetors, but I can only maintain and build so many decks at once. I plan on building a Sheoldred, the Apocalypse deck in the near future. If I actually can get around to constructing it is another question altogether (I do plan on proxying a good portion of it though).

I started playing magic back during the Apocalypse block, specifically - Apocalypse, then Odyssey, then the Onslaught block, then Mirrodin. Oh Mirrodin. That block was so dumb. But yeah, i've been playing off and on for years - now i've come to a point where I know i'm going to play this game til the end of my days for the most part. My only hope is that WOTC an HASBRO don't run this beautiful game into the ground with their greed. Oh well. Hopefully we can get together for some games at Battle Bear!

Mortlocke yes we can do that, I was planning to go to the Battle Bear Shop. At the moment it's a bit difficult, because Commander is played there on Thursdays and I have training there, but it will be possible by July at the latest, when there is a break in training. In the shop there is a judge named Michael and his wife Nele, very nice people and they are also the ones we often play with here. Talk to them when you're there, they always like to play a round.

Yes, I understand what you mean, I also had the experience, at least at Mtg Arena, I built a Gishath deck and had the same experience. and i think your idea with the enrage enablers is also very good, i'll probably go to zacama too, especially since he has 3 heads, that's always good :-)

I built a Sheoldred, the Apocalypse deck, you can have a look at my decks. I think the deck is good, but you always have a crosshair on your forehead, which means that you are either taken out of the game very quickly if you don't have an optimal start, or that you win very quickly, there is no middle ground. i guess to keep up the fun with sheoldred it makes more sense to play her in the 99 instead of as a commander, but it's also fun as a commander, at least for you, the opponent not so much :-) I'm considering remodeling her in the long run and K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth playing as commander and putting sheoldred in, but we'll see.

Hi Mortlocke, I just had to recreate your version of the deck to test it in my playgroup, I hope you're ok with it. I want to see how the deck works in practice, especially when a combo is prevented.

Kesslerspatz, I have no issues with you playing the deck. Please share with me your experience and thoughts! Also if any of the combo descriptions are confusing, let me know and I'll try and explain it better!