Wheel and Deal With It (Inactive)
Commander / EDH
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@lil_cheez glad you like it, I've put a lot of time and effort into this deck and I can honestly say that it is an absolute blast to play!
January 21, 2017 9:22 a.m.
NightmareShredder says... #4
How about adding a Painter's Servant to maximize the efficiency of Sphinx's Tutelage? For budget reasons maybe an older version but this will turn every single nonland card in your opponent's deck into a card with at least one shared color.
January 23, 2017 11:56 a.m.
NightmareShredder Painter's servant would be nice addition, but unfortunately I don't have one. :/
January 23, 2017 2:40 p.m.
I have also just learned that Painter's Servant is banned in multiplayer commander, which is what this deck was built for.
January 23, 2017 2:46 p.m.
NightmareShredder says... #7
Well, thats too bad. At least I had a bunch of cards that got sorted out. One of them will get a chance to replace him.
January 23, 2017 5:25 p.m.
Etherium-Horn Sorcerer, Ancestral Vision, Recurring Insight, Possibility Storm, Chasm Skulker, Master the Way, Jushi Apprentice//Tomoya the Revealer all have pretty great synergy with what you have going on.
February 5, 2017 5:34 a.m.
Kilrane Thanks for the suggestions!
Jushi Apprentice is currently in the deck, and I'm probably going to rework this deck here in the near future. Right now I just don't have the money or drive to do it.
I'm definitely going to re-add Etherium-Horn Sorcerer and Possibility Storm.
I'm still unsure about Recurring Insight due to both its mana cost and how effective it would be during the turn I play it. Just from my playgroup, by the time 6 mana becomes available there aren't usually many cards in hand. Chasm Skulker is one I've seen but never considered using in this deck. Seems like something that my playgroup would intentionally kill off early, and since I'm not running counterspells, I wouldn't have a way of saving it for the long run.
I must have misread Master the Way because I thought it only damaged creatures, which is why I never included it before.
Unfortunately, Ancestral Vision is way outside of my price range. Even if I had that kind of money, I'm not sure I would want to buy one for that much.
February 6, 2017 6:50 p.m.
Recurring Insight is a decent upgrade to Opportunity in my opinion. Same CMC and on average will draw you more cards for the same cost with the benefit of triggering Arjun for a second time.
February 10, 2017 6:46 a.m.
papahiggs I used to run it in here a long time ago, but it was just one of those cards that never worked out for me. I don't think it was so much an issue with the card as much as it was my experiences while using it. It always came at the wrong time, or not at all.
March 11, 2017 6:58 p.m.
In my arjun deck I have found Jace's Erasure to be a suitable substitute for Sphinx's Tutelage when you cant find it. Psychosis Crawler is also deadly.Depending on your rock collection you may find Paradox Engine and Aetherflux Reservoir depending on the amount of 0 drops you run.
I like to always have a trigger for Arjun so I run Memnite Lotus Petal Gitaxian Probe for arjun triggers
March 12, 2017 5:54 p.m.
So I removed Diviner's Wand and replaced it with As Foretold. Diviner's wand was typically shot down the moment it hit the board so it ended up being basically useless. I'm hoping As Foretold doesn't fall to the same fate (although it probably will).
Also, does anyone have recommendation for what to take out for Jhoira of the Ghitu? I just came to realize that her synergy with Arjun is much better than I thought it would be since I can suspend the spells I need without having to cycle to hand and potential save another spell from being put on the bottom.
June 10, 2017 3:37 p.m.
Ghitu_Spellbomb says... #15
Have you considered Kozilek, Butcher of Truth or other Eldrazi titans to help prevent getting decked? Only problem is that it doesn't save you from Plagiarize/Consecrated Sphinx.
August 9, 2017 8:02 a.m.
Avulth I normally don't have too much of an issue with getting decked thanks to all the graveyard recursion already in the deck. If anything, I normally end up killing myself with Arjun on the field, some "double draw" effects and not finding Laboratory Maniac in time. That, and I just don't have the money for Kozilek. In fact, I just recently turned in my collection to get valued so I can sell it because I really need the cash. I'm keeping this deck though. lol
August 9, 2017 7:36 p.m.
Honestly feels like Parun would be a better commander choice.
October 27, 2019 2:51 p.m.
Nillstan Niv-Mizzet, Parun is by no means a bad commander, but Arjun just fits the deck better in terms of synergy. The draw power offered by Arjun is what fuels both Niv-Mizzets, Psychic Corrosion, Sphinx's Tutelage, Diviner's Wand, Fists of Flame, and with draw doublers allows me to end games with Glint-Horn Buccaneer and Fateful Showdown. While these can all work with Parun at the helm, it flows much more beautifully with Arjun.
October 27, 2019 10:36 p.m.
mlequesne Psychosis Crawler was in the original draft, but ended up being cut because it just lacked in performance. Being both an artifact and a creature meant that it was open to TONS of removal and with its effect being as nasty as it is, it was almost always a target. On paper, Psychosis Crawler would be a perfect add-in. Unfortunately, it just didn't work out in play.
lil_cheez says... #2
This deck is sick! Maybe I'll built Arjun too!
January 21, 2017 8:58 a.m.