Should I Put Orcish Bowmasters into my Nekusar Deck?
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Posted on June 16, 2023, 12:40 p.m. by DemonDragonJ
I am contemplating putting Orcish Bowmasters into my Nekusar, the Mindrazer EDH deck, since their ability will be awesome in that deck, but I am not certain what card I should remove to make room for them.
The most logical card to replace is Kederekt Parasite, since that card requires that I control a red permanent in order for its ability to trigger; the bowmasters do have a higher mana cost and also do not trigger of the first card that each opponent draws each turn, but, in exchange for that, the bowmasters can strike any target and they also amass an army, which could become massive, if the deck plays properly. Theoretically, I could also replace Underworld Dreams, since that card is not a creature, and doing so would also reduce my deck’s mana curve, which is always nice, although the high monetary cost of the bowmasters is also a factor to consider, as well.
What does everyone else say about this? Should I put Orcish Bowmasters into my Nekusar deck?
DemonDragonJ says... #3
Caerwyn, thank you for that advice, and I admit that I had not considered replacing any of those cards, but, now that you mention it, those are definitely far better choices to remove.
Caerwyn says... #2
I would add Bowmasters to the deck, but neither of those are the cards I would cut. Instead, I would cut one of the following:
Crystal Ball - This is just a bad card. You pay 2 mana and get no immediate effect. You have to pay a one mana and tap it down to get any effect. And the effect you get is generally bad - but is really bad in Nekusar where you should be drawing deep enough that you don’t need to worry as much about top deck manipulation.
Font of Mythos and Howling Mine - These cards seem like they would be good with Nekusar, but they are too slow. Nekusar has the problem of giving your opponents cards - which means he often is the one empowering your opponents into finding ways of stopping you. You want to go big and explosive, killing opponents as fast as possible - little tiny gains like these cards empower your opponents and increase their chances of drawing into answers before you kill them. Consider, for every 1 card these artifacts net you, you are giving your opponents 3 cards and some small damage amounts.
June 16, 2023 2:22 p.m.