Willowmaker

Commander / EDH LastEdegy

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Optimizing more —Nov. 14, 2019

As most of you know, and have commented in this deck, card draws are less than most of you would like to have.. So I have revised the deck to better suit the need and replace inefficient removal with something better..

Removed: Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim, Fumigate, Smothering Tithe & Verdant Rebirth

Added: Ohran Frostfang, Phyrexian Arena, Ready / Willing & Slaughter the Strong

Yo, I think Slaughter the Strong could be an awesome wrath effect to consider here.

November 1, 2019 3:13 a.m.

LastEdegy says... #2

@PhyrexianWombat - Hmmm.. That's a good card! I just noticed that 80%+ of my creatures have 4 power or less.. I misread this card when I was updating this deck, I thought it was 4 power or more who will be sacrificed by each player, that's why I didn't considered this.. I might replace either Fumigate or Merciless Eviction .. Thanks for the suggestion!

November 3, 2019 9:09 p.m.

fargojose1234 says... #3

how about Guardian Project and Skullclamp for more card draws? It feels this deck lacks a couple more for my liking..

November 4, 2019 1:51 a.m.
November 4, 2019 2:10 a.m.

LastEdegy says... #5

@fargojose1234 - Skullclamp won't be as effective in this deck compared to sacrifice and/or token decks, the -1 in toughness can be crucial since when Doran is on the battlefield the damage of my creatures is based on their toughness.. Guardian Project might be okay, but i feel that Beast Whisperer is better since it's a creature as well.. But i get what you're saying, card draw is rather fewer than normal, thanks for the suggestion.

@TRANSFORMERS159 - Jaddi Lifestrider is good because of its toughness, but its ETB effect is not useful to this deck.. Arcane Signet is expensive for a tiny bit better version of Fellwar Stone .. Jareth, Leonine Titan is interesting though.. if only his +7/+7 affects when it is blocked as well, that would be OP though.. Thanks for the suggestions..

November 4, 2019 6:44 p.m.

Cloud777 says... #6

Don't you need a way to push through chump blockers? probably cards like Primal Rage would help..

November 11, 2019 9:48 p.m.

masayoshishido says... #7

why don't you run Phyrexian Arena ? it's one of the black staple cards for constant card draw

Greater Good Momentous Fall Painful Truths or Sign in Blood are also good card draws for abzan colors

also why not Slaughter the Strong ?

November 11, 2019 11:35 p.m.

masayoshishido says... #8

Ooops! i didn't saw the earlier comment about Slaughter the Strong ! my bad.

November 11, 2019 11:36 p.m.

LastEdegy says... #9

@Cloud777 - Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't know what to replace it with.. The deck already has a lot of enchantments for my liking.. I'll see how I can fit it..

@masayoshishido - no problem.. I'm just trying to find a seller of Slaughter the Strong , I'm going to replace Fumigate .. I'm already considering on including Phyrexian Arena as a constant draw engine itself.. Tune in for new updates, it will definitely be included.. Greater Good on the other hand, won't be effective, since most creature i have, has less than 4 power, which will only make me draw 1.. I also had tried Momentous Fall before, but it's a bit clunky for my taste.. It relies on me having 4 mana untapped for a possibility of sacrificing a creature to draw card/s.. both Painful Truths and Sign in Blood are lesser versions of Harmonize and Read the Bones in my opinion, I may include one of them, but will depend on the cards that can be replaced.. But thanks overall for the upvote and suggestions!

November 12, 2019 6:40 a.m.

antlers12 says... #10

Asceticism feels so slow. Ready / Willing or Heroic Intervention might be better replacements on the category of protecting your treefolks.

November 12, 2019 11:12 p.m.

LastEdegy says... #11

@antlers12 - thanks for the suggestion! I already have Ready / Willing , i may try to include and replace Asceticism . I don't know yet about Heroic Intervention , it's still costs a lot. If i can find a cheaper seller, i may include it too..

November 13, 2019 2:13 a.m.