Help me build a Sen Triplets deck
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Posted on March 11, 2016, 6:16 a.m. by Nidoking
I am trying for a long time to create a Sen Triplets EDH deck, but i can't seem to make it good for multi player, so now i decided to start from scratch.Can you guy help/suggest me how to make a good Sen Triplets deck? -What i want in my deck is little to zero creatures, and i was thinking to have a storm theme ( Tendrils of Agony) finisher. So basically i would like to lock my opponents down with Sen Triplets on my turn and perform my Tendrils finisher.
So any card/combo/interaction suggestions? Like i said i don't have any deck list for now as i am starting from scratch, just the commander Sen Triplets
So you need/want an Eye of the Storm since that's one of the only real ways to do that in commander?
March 11, 2016 10:46 a.m.
I'm helping my girlfriend with her Sen triplets deck at the moment and one of my favorite themes in her deck is just using mutual draw cards like Temple Bell during her turn to fill her own hand and also to be able to cast opponent's spells before they ever get the chance.
March 11, 2016 12:27 p.m.
Sizzlewump says... #5
It seems to me that you want things like Muse Vessel, Shared Fate, and maybe Thought Dissector. You might also try something funny with Bottled Cloister depending on what you want to do.
March 11, 2016 1:49 p.m.
For Sen Triplets, I'd recommend a Control theme, with an Artifact Subtheme. You're going to want plenty of Wrath effects, Counters, Draw sources, and a few finishers. Sen's ability lets you steal cards from other players, if your lands can tap for the correct colours.
Some of the good Wrath effects are: Wrath of God, Supreme Verdict, Cyclonic Rift, and Terminus.
A few of the effective Counterspells are: Counterspell, Remand, Dispel, Mana Leak, Mental Misstep, Spell Pierce, Dissolve, Dissipate, and Time Stop.
There are plenty of draw effects in these colours: Ponder, Preordain, Brainstorm, Dig Through Time, Treasure Cruise, Necropotence, and Phyrexian Arena.
You only need a couple of finishers, Blightsteel Colossus, Avacyn, Angel of Hope, and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion
There are a few ways to generate mana outside of Esper, the aforementioned Chromatic Lantern is the best, but City of Brass, Mana Confluence and Coalition Relic are all also nice.
If you want to go the Storm route, Mind's Desire and Tendrils of Agony are the usual finishers, but Ad Nauseam, Frantic Search, Time Spiral, Memory Jar, Lotus Petal, Chrome Mox, Mana Vault, and Yawgmoth's Will all help you build a massive Storm count. Yawgwill is a bit pricy, but the way it lets you build a huge storm after you've already cast everything once makes it nearly necessary in Storm.
I have a Sen Triplets deck that I've been working on for a fair bit longer than the site shows, so it's got some money in it, but I think it'll give you a good idea as to what goes into a good Sen Triplets list.
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March 11, 2016 1:53 p.m.
Sizzlewump wouldn't most of those cards either make Sen triplets useless or accomplish the same task as Sen triplets anyway?
March 11, 2016 1:56 p.m.
Sizzlewump says... #8
Useless? No, they will instead synergize with the triplets. There will be times when someone shuts down your creatures or commander. That's how you can overwhelm the other player(s) since you're restricted to only one copy of a card.
Many people make the mistake of thinking that Shared Fate is a useless card. Then they realize it takes away their infinite combos and they have to learn a new way to win. IMO, it's the single best commander card. Use it with caution though, it may upset your playgroup.
March 11, 2016 2:46 p.m.
I'm not saying shared fate is a useless card, I'm just saying that it makes Sen triplets useless.
March 11, 2016 3:03 p.m.
Sizzlewump says... #10
That's partially correct. It does stop your opponent's hands from filling up, but you are still free to use the triplets. Also in rare circumstances a card will tell a player to "Look at the top X cards of your library and put one in your hand". This is not drawing a card. Another prime example is with Captain Sisay (who is thoroughly abused in my playgroup). Try it out and see if it works for you.
March 12, 2016 1:56 p.m.
ironmindraph says... #11
After many tryouts I ended up playing mine as a control/artifact deck: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/masters-of-the-mind-edh-sen-triplets/. It's made for multiplayer game but when I match 1vs1, I replace some cards with thoughtsize, duress and Inquisition of Kozilek, etc. (especially to remove counters from opponent's hands).
It's built a little bit such as nayrash5's deck except it doesn't have any proper "finisher" (I should had at least one!) in the roster and way more creatures. I've started playing Sen Triplets with 30+ instant cards and it ended up being boring after few game. Now i have only eighteen of them, some removals and counters and rely on more control creatures, (mainly artifact creature).
Of course, add as many accelerator as you can to your deck. Fellwar Stone, Gilded Lotus, Chromatic Lantern to name few.
Make sure to give your opponents a hard time harrasing them with more than just Sen Triplets. Think Praetor's Grasp, Memnarch, Treachery, Bribery, Gilded Drake ... and the list go on. The fact you'd pick into their library, graveyard, battlefield will definitely make them go mad.
March 12, 2016 7:18 p.m.
ironmindraph says... #12
Uh oh here's the correct link: Master of the minds, Sen Triplets
taurbeer says... #2
You will have to know that you will have to pay a lot for the mana-base because you want to be able to cast all the spells that your opponents can cast. Since Rule 4 has been removed you won't need Celestial Dawn, but things like Chromatic Lantern are a must.
You might also want some inherent counter-spells to get rid of your enemies' threats on your own turn with cards like Disruptive Pitmage or Patron Wizard.
Sen Triplets is usually played with a lot of artifacts, but the old reasoning was to bypass rule 4 with Mycosynth Lattice so lots of older Sen Triplets decks work towards keeping that alive and as so it's not easy to figure out exactly what direction Sen Triplets is going.
March 11, 2016 9:54 a.m.