Does this Deck Have Sufficient Token Generation and/or Reanimation to Feed Korvold?
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Posted on Feb. 21, 2024, 9:15 p.m. by DemonDragonJ
I am contemplating putting Korvold, Fae-Cursed King into my Kresh the Bloodbraided EDH deck, but I am not certain if that deck has a sufficient amount of token generation or reanimation to continually provide me with permanents to sacrifice to Korvold's ability, so what does everyone else say about this? Can that deck sustain feeding Korvold with permanents?
DemonDragonJ says... #3
DrukenReaps, I was actually considering Korvold as a replacement for Vulturous Zombie; I know that Korvold would be far better as the general of this deck than would be Kresh, but I built my first five shard-colored decks when EDH was still a new format, and I consciously and deliberately chose creatures from the Alara block as the general for each deck, and I wish to remain co9mmitted to that decision, however irrational it may be.
February 22, 2024 10:04 p.m.
DrukenReaps says... #4
Ah, my apologies. Looks like I misread the post xD
Korvold should be solid in the deck too then. I'd look at things that don't necessarily push Kresh or may be harder to utilize. Cards like Dread has 3 black pips for example. That can be rough in a three color deck. Vulturous Zombie also a good one for replacing. Seedborn Muse is a card I've been questioning in my own deck when I include it. A number of times I've been like 'oh yeah, good card auto-include' then play it and it doesn't do anything because I'm not heavy on instants nor tapping creatures for effects... Worth re-considering it here too. Hope that's more helpful, totally get liking "bad" commanders.
February 22, 2024 11:15 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #5
DrukenReaps, I chose Dread because its ability synergizes with Kresh, but I agree that its cost is rather strict for a three-colored deck, so are there any creatures that are very similar, but with a more lenient mana cost?
DrukenReaps says... #2
I counted up 10 things which bring something back or produce tokens. I may have missed some though. To me that is about half the amount you should want for Korvold or Kresh. Whatever a deck's main goal is I like to have ~20 sometimes more of that thing. That said, if the deck supports Kresh just fine I don't see why Korvold wouldn't be pretty much a straight upgrade as a commander. Korvold having flying and providing card advantage while still gaining counters in a similar way to Kresh... Like why not?
February 21, 2024 11:43 p.m.