Varolz Hulk
Commander / EDH
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Guilds of Ravnica Update —Sept. 22, 2018
With the advent of GRN, there are two new cards that have been added to the list:
Mausoleum Secrets is the best tutor for us that's been printed for us in a looooong time, and works toward solving our largest problem: tutor density. By just sacrificing a dork to Varolz, it lets us tutor entomb, which is almost always the card that we want to have. This is an autoinclude, and I'm currently slotting it in over Phyrexian Revoker, as it's probably the worse slot in the deck overall currently, although in a meta full of Faerie Macabres and one-shot grave hate, you may still want it.
Assassin's Trophy is one hell of a removal card, that is pretty much a strict upgrade to Vendetta, as the 1 more mana is more than worth it, having an extra slot that can remove Rest in Piece, as well as stuff like Aven Mindcensor, and even Tabernacle is way too good to pass up.
Wouldn't Elfish Spirit guide be better then mox diamond as ditching a land in a 30 land deck sounds like a huge mistake sure it enables fast openings but spirit guide also works if you have no spare lands and draw a dead diamond.
September 19, 2018 8:48 p.m.
MtgWhal0r 30 lands is actually a fairly good number of lands for a deck this fast, and Mox Diamond tends to be the better card most times because A: it can produce either color of mana, and B: it can produce an extra mana for multiple turns in a row, which can be valuable for games where you need to go t2 Varolz into t3 Natural Order/Pattern of Rebirth/Entomb+Necromancy
September 19, 2018 11:07 p.m.
I just feel likes its not a necessary inclusion due to its price.
September 20, 2018 12:36 a.m.
MtgWhal0r this is a no budget list, price does not factor into the decision making for card choices in this deck, if we're talking about building the deck with a finite amount of money, then obviously there are changes that have to be made, mox diamond being cut would be one of those. But the purpose of this list is to show a fully optimized Varolz list without any limitations for proxy/no budget/online play
jklop313 says... #1
How about Mesmeric Fiend? Hulk can grab alongside Body Snatcher and you can exile something possibly important. Thoughts?
July 14, 2018 10:30 p.m.