Why have just 1 combo, when you can have 30?
Knight of the Reliquary + Retreat to Coralhelm
Ruin Ghost
+ Plains + Retreat to Coralhelm + Jaddi Offshoot
Sakura-Tribe Scout + Selesnya Sanctuary + Retreat to Coralhelm +
Lotus Cobra
Tons of other random other combos when you understand the deck will come up as well. This adds a lot of nice play to the deck and makes the deck really fun to pilot. Which combo should I assemble in this situation? How will I find the pieces for it?
Summoner's Pact finds a lot of the pieces that you need but don't have. It makes a lot of the combos more consistent, and finds the wincons for the infinite mana ones. Primal Command does the same thing but has more utility.
Primeval Titan is good with bouncelands, and can set up easy beatdown kills alongside Knight of the Reliquary. With Amulet of Vigor, the lands from the titan trigger come in untapped which lets us give the titan haste with
Slayers' Stronghold
and Boros Garrison. Knight can also provide kills, especially in conjunction with Retreat to Coralhelm. With multiple knights out, beatdown goes quick.
With infinite mana, Genesis Hydra finds Duskwatch Recruiter
which gets all your creatures out of your deck. Then, cast your second Genesis Hydra to get Amulet of Vigor. Primeval Titan can then get
Slayers' Stronghold
and Boros Garrison to give the Hydra haste and vigilance. If you need trample, just cast another titan getting Kessig Wolf Run and
Gruul Turf
.
The sideboard is meant to hedge against random matchups. While this deck is supposed to be fun, the sideboard is designed to make your deck do stuff while the opponent's deck doesn't. The biggest thing right now is Gaddock Teeg, which makes both Collected Company and Chord of Calling uncastable along with other arbitrary spells. Against that deck, Teeg is amazing but don't forget you have Primal Command and that's a nonbo. I still usually run the command, for value and its toolbox nature, but keep it in mind. The other packages are Eternal Witness +
Roaring Primadox
which in conjunction with command, can lock the opponent's library. You can also just gain 7 life per turn against burn, or shuffle in your opponent's graveyard in against dredge. Rest in Peace + Scavenging Ooze hedges against graveyard decks, control, and Tarmogoyf decks while keeping your gameplan simple. Stony Silence helps against the new
Scrap Trawler
decks as well as affinity, lantern, and even
Restore Balance
.
Lastly, magic is a game to have fun. If winning is fun for you, great. But if random 2-4 card combos that win the games in interactions that your opponents have never seen before is instead, then this is real magic. Brewing fun decks doesn't have to mean brewing decks that don't win. Thank you!
