Need help getting into 1v1 commander
Commander Deck Help forum
Posted on Sept. 15, 2019, 1:37 a.m. by DrukenReaps
So I've been playing commander and magic for a long time but I've never been a competitive player. Now my LGS is running 1v1 tournaments with those rules. First time I showed up not even knowing they were doing it so I went in with a Volrath, the Shapestealer deck for the luls and placed I think 7th out of 13? So I went back with something I thought would do better. The Cult Of Duels... I was wrong.
I'm not sure if I want to make Athreos playable in the tournament or if I want to build something else entirely. I'm open to suggestions.
The best decks showing up are deciding the game within the first 4 turns and then winning either that turn or within the next 3. A lot of the meta is creature combat. Decks like combo Krenko, Mob Boss . Another deck is Sram, Senior Edificer with Pacifism tribal and equipment and swing to win.
I rather enjoy combo decks and would really rather have black as at least one of my colors if you suggest something other than my current deck.
RNR_Gaming says... #4
You could always check out some tournment data or look at the lab maniacs cedh teir list for some ideas; granted you'd have to edit some due to the ban list. Toshiro Umezawa feels like the type of commander that would just tear a creature meta apart.
September 15, 2019 1:40 p.m.
I think Athreos, God of Passage tribal Shadowborn Apostle is a quite competitive deck, can stomp really fast with black mana ramp and huge demons.
Other good choices for competitive decks could be:
- Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver partners for straight out value and infinite mana combos, draw your deck and stuff like Laboratory Maniac .
- Godo, Bandit Warlord combo with Helm of the Host for infinite combat steps. Needs a lot of expensive artifact ramp (i.e. Mana Vault ) to really perform.
- Zur the Enchanter necropotence deck, super control and fast.
- Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain eggs (0 mana artifacts) combo with Retract effects, tutors and finisher with Aetherflux Reservoir / Laboratory Maniac .
- Naru Meha, Master Wizard full instant speed combo deck with infinite turns combo, usually wins in response to your opponent trying to win.
RNR_Gaming says... #2
The ban list looks pretty confusing. Are they going by wizards ban list or rules committee ban list? I'm not really sure I just know most black edh combo decks revolve around Buried Alive and Ad Nauseam if those cards aren't banned I'd look into building a Sidisi, Undead Vizer deck.
September 15, 2019 6:25 a.m.