I accidentally built Krenko

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Posted on Nov. 30, 2015, 1:17 a.m. by ComradeJim270

So... I was trying to make Zada, Hedron Grinder goblin tribal and played the deck a few times. I realized two things very quickly:

Zada's on the bench for now while I draw up a new plan for her, but for now I suddenly and unexpectedly have a Krenko deck I'm not sure what to do with. Some hints of the deck's evolution are still in the 99 and probably need to be changed up, and other stuff is missing.

I'd welcome any advice on how to ramp up the power level on the deck, I'm confident enough I'll enjoy it that I've started taking apart my increasingly stale Daretti deck to help trade for stuff.


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greyninja says... #2

EDHREC.com is a great resource to find staples for commander deck archetypes. Click the link to go to the krenko page

November 30, 2015 7:12 a.m.

Izu_Korasu says... #3

Yea zada is usually less about goblins and more about secretly being a blue player in red.

i think if you drop some of the "im a goblin" cards like Bloodmark Mentor, Goblin Battle Jester, Jeering Instigator, Rummaging Goblin, Lavafume Invoker

in exchange for targeting cantrip instants like Balduvian Rage/Crimson Wisps or combat tricks like Outmaneuver/Downhill Charge you start moving towards zada. (Arcbond becomes MAD which is fun)

that being said, Krenko or Purphoros are probably the better generals in alot of cases and is (as you found out) much easier to build around.

November 30, 2015 9:56 a.m.

ComradeJim270 says... #4

@greyninja: Way ahead of you, I did that earlier and found some fun stuff!

@IzuKorasu: A lot of those cards are exactly what got changed out. Zada is a weaker commander but too fun not to try. I'm going to revisit her once I have a good idea, probably in a chaos/combo deck because that flavor!. It'd certainly be far less aggro than this ended up being and use cantrips to dig through the deck more than to pump creatures.

November 30, 2015 12:19 p.m.

greyninja says... #5

ComradeJim270 i only just learned about EDHREC within the past month; and it was cool to see how close my own decklists were to their recommendations. i hate "net-decking" but it's too useful of a tool to pass up!

November 30, 2015 1:39 p.m.

ComradeJim270 says... #6

It's also fun to see what clever stuff you've come up with that other people haven't. My Trostani list had quite a few.

November 30, 2015 2:11 p.m.

Didgeridooda says... #7

I run a budget Krenko deck. Krenko is not about playing goblins, he is about playing krenko's ability. Goblins are secondary. My buddy made a much more fine tuned version. They both work pretty well.

November 30, 2015 2:56 p.m.

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