Flux Channeler or Lulu, Stern Guardian?
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Posted on Oct. 30, 2025, 9:48 p.m. by DemonDragonJ
I have a copy of Flux Channeler in my Atraxa, Praetors' Voice EDH deck, but I am contemplating replacing that card with Lulu, Stern Guardian, because Lulu works as a mana sink and also has an additional ability that works well with that deck's theme. It is true that the channeler requires no additional investment of resources after she is summoned, but her ability has a restriction that I find to be annoying (as it prevents me from replacing Vedalken Orrery with High Fae Trickster), and I already have a copy of Inexorable Tide in that deck, so replacing the channeler would not be a major issue.
What does everyone else say, about this subject? Should I replace Flux Channeler with Lulu, or leave the channeler in my deck? I certainly am eager to hear your thoughts, on this matter!
DemonDragonJ says... #3
DreadKhan, I do not have a sufficient number of non-creature spells in that deck to synergize with Flux Channeler, so I shall replace her with Lulu, and I very dearly would like to put Magistrate's Scepter into that deck, but I know that my opponents would never allow me to use it, so I would prefer to not make myself a target. Metastatic Evangel is nice, but I do not believe that this deck has a sufficient number of creatures, or ways to recast those creatures, to justify including it, either, but I certainly do appreciate your feedback.
DreadKhan says... #2
I think Lulu might be a better card, especially if you would rather move away from dependence on non-creatures, but it might depend; if you're really good at drawing cards you have lots of non-creature spells in your deck, so it might be easy to get multiple Proliferate triggers from Flux Channeler while gaining value from casting spells. I'd say Lulu is also more of a combo piece; I'm not certain what combos would want a Proliferate source, but one that can go infinite for only 4 mana seems like it might attract some attention, depending on your bracket/meta. I guess Magistrate's Scepter could be fun with her?
BTW if you wish to lean more into creatures, there is Metastatic Evangel, it's a budget proliferate source that can be triggered many times in a turn, and can even be used as part of combos involving creature ETBs.
October 31, 2025 10:15 a.m.