Well of Ideas or Walking Archive?
Commander Deck Help forum
Posted on July 9, 2021, 11:57 p.m. by DemonDragonJ
I have Well of Ideas in my group hug EDH deck, but I am contemplating replacing it with Walking Archive , so I wish to ask for advice from the others users here before I make a decision.
I shall compare the cards, below, listing their advantages and disadvantages.
+controller receives the benefit before their opponents do, and receives a greater benefit
-has a higher mana cost
+has a lower mana cost
+provides a creature for blocking
+is a mana sink, and can potentially draw a significant number cards over the course of the game
-opponents shall receive the benefit before the controller, and all players receive the same benefit
What does everyone else say about this? Which card should I use in my deck?
Alternatively, I could replace Dictate of Kruphix with Walking Archive , although the flash mechanic on the dictate is very appealing. What does everyone say about that idea?
griffstick says... #3
Also it's got white and blue in it. This is another negative
July 10, 2021 9:04 a.m.
I would also argue that archive is more fragile, since creatures tend to be easier to remove. I could also definitely see opponets removing it before your turn so you wind up getting less advantage than them. It also seems to require way more set-up time and resources for it to really get rolling. Just my opinion though! You could always swap it out for a couple games and see. Who knows, it could be amazing, end up synergizing perfectly with your deck, and way out-perform!
July 12, 2021 6 a.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #5
griffstick, Peoyogon, thank you for the feedback; it seems that the general opinion is that the well is better than the archive, so I shall keep it in my deck.
griffstick says... #2
You know your opponents can also manipulate the counter on Walking Archive to maximize their card draw befor their turn starts. I'd say that's also a negative
July 10, 2021 8:59 a.m.