Akroma Keywords First EDH Deck Suggestions

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Posted on Aug. 2, 2021, 8:40 p.m. by TheBubbaEA

Hello All,

I have just recently put together an Akroma, Vision of Ixidor / Sakashima of a Thousand Faces edh deck. The idea of the deck is to be well more on the casual side and <$200 from scratch. I have not pulled the trigger on purchasing cards yet.

The issue is that I've hit a real wall on what kind of spells to put in the deck. It wants to be a punchy deck with keyworded creatures but still have a slight fun side for fun angels.

I look at other deck lists that play a bunch of enchantments, artifact, and other spells that seem like they do something besides destroy things and draw cards but I can't figure out which would be good for this deck. I worry because the destroy, counter, and mana rocks seems like it might not be fun to play with or against and I Want to make sure the deck is fun for everyone.

So if you have any suggestions for some cards for this deck, I would be greatly appreciative as I a have hit a builder's block.

Akroma/Sakashima EDH List

RambIe says... #2

i see you already made a lot of progress on this. but if your running a 200 budget a $30 commander may hurt more then it helps, and if you want a deck that is fun for everyone blue may not be the best choice
so if you haven't already bought cards i would suggest just fully embrace your inner timmy and swap out Sakashima of a Thousand Faces for Kamahl, Heart of Krosa instead
a $200 budget with can easily rack up keyword abilities and even group hug to provide more fun while leaving money left over.

August 4, 2021 10:04 a.m.

TheBubbaEA says... #3

Ramble Its so funny you bring that up, because I was just contemplating over the last few days if Blue is really the correct second color choice. I was thinking of going without a partner (maybe just a bad idea) and going mono white and having a stricter Angel theme.

OR like you said just going full fun slam big creatures. The deck may need a rework, which means all new choices in green, oh gosh where to start...

August 4, 2021 12:17 p.m.

RambIe says... #4

let Zetalpa, Primal Dawn & Rites of Flourishing be your build inspiration and i think you will get everything your looking for

August 4, 2021 12:35 p.m.

golgarigirl says... #5

I've built Akroma/ Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh before as well. I think Kamahl is probably the overall more powerful option and ramps/fixes/draws better on a budget, but Rograkh can come in early and hard. I've also seen Akroma + Tana, the Bloodsower to allow access to Red and Green for both Rograkh and Kamahl (and some fun things like Samut, Voice of Dissent).

Focus your early game on ramping and you should be able to fill most of your deck with defenses and do well just off your commanders. Other than ramp spells like Farseek, Cultivate etc and defenses like Akroma's Will, there are tons of creatures out there with many keywords. Budget end-game beater options include Baneslayer Angel, End-Raze Forerunners, and Archon of Valor's Reach.

August 9, 2021 11:01 p.m.

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