[EDH] Eldrazis Floating over Battlefield
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Posted on Jan. 5, 2020, 7:50 a.m. by VladMarkov
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Eldrazi R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.
You can see them. They are somewhere there. Waiting in their sleep. And when they wake up - they will bring interplanar Chaos and destruction.
Prepare yourselves, though shall they spare no one.
Eldrazis Fhtagn
After finding Jhoira of the Ghitu , I was thinking what needs Suspend the most. Obvious answer - high mana cost cards. And what's more expensive, than Eldrazi? Hmm, I have no idea. And that's how the deck has been made. Few cards with "put on the battlefield", like Belbe's Portal or Quicksilver Amulet , few "without paying mana cost", like Omniscience , Sunbird's Invocation or Temporal Aperture and with enough mana rocks Planar Bridge or, of course Eye of Ugin .
Additionally, I like to play someone else's spells, so there is few stealing cards, like: Knowledge Exploitation or Reversal of Fortune .
I have spicied it up with some returning sorceries/instant cards, like Mystic Retrieval or Narset's Reversal .
Of course not to forget draw cards, but it's obvious in blue decks :)
And last and most important part - cards, that are taking off the time counters from suspended cards - imagine card:Omnisciense with Suspend 4 on turn 3 :) And then you have, for example Timecrafting and bang, t4 card:Omnisciense. And if not that, then maybe Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger ? And there is more removing time counters, like Clockspinning or Fury Charm or Timebender .
That do you think? Does the deck have a chance?
I am looking forward to see your feedback :)
triproberts12 says... #3
It's not much of a mystery. The deck works. See if you built it correctly.
January 5, 2020 8:36 p.m.
PhyrexianWombat says... #4
Jhoira's never been a commander I enjoy due to the low interaction, but I really like your choice of spells like Knowledge Exploitation to grab your opponents stuff.
Personally, I prefer Kozilek, the Great Distortion for Eldrazi tribal and favor Jodah, Archmage Eternal , Golos, Tireless Pilgrim or Ramos, Dragon Engine for "big mana" decks, due to the more interactive playstyles and access to more colors. Of course, go with what you feel and make your own decisions, there's lots of commander options!
Maybe a good idea would be to make sure your playgroup knows you're not playing cards like Jokulhaups or Obliterate , since the threat of those from a Jhoira deck can make them target you.
Anyway, have fun with it!
January 5, 2020 10:29 p.m.
Another fellow Jhoira player, I see.
Feel free to take a look at my deck. Eldrazis are a good direction, but don't limit yourself to only those. There are plenty of high CMC spells that deserve a place in a deck like this. I also suggest to avoid Sunbird's Invocation , since spells cast with suspend or creatures put onto the battlefield with something like a Quicksilver Amulet don't trigger it (it is triggered only if you cast something from your hand).
Moreover, I suggest to not include MLD cards or extra turn spells. They are of course a sure way to win, but trust me: if your opponents know that you run those, they'll feel the urge to kill you before you get the chance to cast anything. More often than not, a single Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre and a All Is Dust are enough to win.
I also run quite a bit of instant speed interaction and I suspend at the end of my last opponent's turn (don't suspend in your main phase, unless you immediately take it out of exile in the same turn). This gives me 2 advantages: my opponents have one less turn rotation knowing what I suspended and also may think I have counterspells in my hand, so they play it slower. You should always bluff.
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Caerwyn says... #2
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January 5, 2020 2:53 p.m.