Korvold Counters
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Posted on Nov. 12, 2022, 2:23 p.m. by Bigsplashy
I'm making a Korvold, Fae-Cursed King deck focused on using the sacrifice to make counters. I want to focus on sacrificing food and treasure and use some counter synergy to gain some board presence with big creatures. I want to use cards like Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest, Juri, Master of the Revue, and Kresh the Bloodbraided. What else could fit this idea?
Also, what is a good ratio of sac outlets to sac fodder?
Since you did not specify, I presume, based on your indicating you are designing it around a legendary creature, this would be in Commander?
November 12, 2022 3:43 p.m.
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November 12, 2022 5:27 p.m.
multimedia says... #6
Hey, make your deck here and link to it? Just seeing what you have so far for a deck list can help those who want to help you. What direction you're going and what the budget is, such as do you have or can you afford Dockside Extortionist?
Ratio 3:1, 3 fodder sources to 1 sac outlet. In my opinion a lower amount of quality sac outlets is better than a large quantity of lesser sac outlets. Sac fodder is more important for gameplay than sac outlets. Korvold can be a repeatable sac source if you have fodder, but to keep attacking with Korvold you need fodder. Sac outlets also need fodder to grow Korvold as well as draw more quicker and to combo which can be a wincon Goblin Bombardment.
Fodder doesn't have to come from just tokens it can come from one drop mana dorks Ignoble Hierarch, mana rocks Arcane Signet, lands Ramunap Excavator, creatures who can reanimate themselves Reassembling Skeleton and enchantments that can return to hand Rancor. Use dorks to help to ramp into Korvold first and then they can be fodder. If you draw them after you control Korvold then they're only 1 mana to be fodder. Rocks are worse as fodder than dorks because the better sac outlets only sac creatures.
Creatures and other permanents that can self-sac, not needing a sac outlet are helpful Viscera Seer, Sakura-Tribe Elder, Haywire Mite, Plaguecrafter, Mind Stone, Fabled Passage, etc. Treasures Tireless Provisioner and Eldrazi Spawns Pawn of Ulamog are nice value with Korvold, permanents to sac to make mana and draw. Repeatable sac outlets are best, but some nonpermanent spells that sac a permanent to give more value than the mana cost are good too Diabolic Intent, Victimize, Deadly Dispute, Eldritch Evolution, Harrow.
November 12, 2022 10:56 p.m.
Any Fleshbag Marauder effects would be powerful. Harrow and Roiling Regrowth are great for ramp and suits your theme well. If money allows, The Ozolith and to a lesser extent Reyhan, Last of the Abzan would help preserve those counters.
Wildwood Scourge is an all-star in my Mowu, Loyal Companion deck. Speaking of doubling, Corpsejack Menace, Branching Evolution, and Hardened Scales to add more +1/+1 counters.
Hope this helps! :)
November 14, 2022 3:14 p.m.
Bigsplashy says... #8
multimedia will make asap. Thank you for the help!
Triton Thank you. That's really helpful!
Bigsplashy says... #2
Oh, and Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin is also on the list.
November 12, 2022 2:24 p.m.