Is Staff of Nin good for card draw in an artifact deck?
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Nov. 3, 2013, 7:45 p.m. by JWiley129
I was wondering if anyone runs Staff of Nin
in their decks, in particular artifact decks, and its effectiveness. I'm considering it for an artifact deck that currently lacks enough card draw for my tastes and am looking for a second opinion.
nobu_the_bard says... #3
I like Staff of Nin , not just for the card draw, but for pinging little 1/1's before they become a problem, or finishing off other damaged creatures. If you don't abuse it to ping a player every turn (which you certainly can do) it tends to not draw a lot of hate either.
November 3, 2013 8:08 p.m.
Dritz - So you know my commander is Sydri, Galvanic Genius and I am running quite a bit of blue in the deck. I'm already running Thirst for Knowledge and I'll definitely put Thoughtcast on my list of card draw to consider.
November 3, 2013 8:14 p.m.
yes, staff of nin is great in artifact decks, the extra draw is amazing and with artifact ramp, you should be able to drop it pretty consistently by turn 4
November 4, 2013 8:46 a.m.
There's some non-artifact-related card draw that's also pretty good in Blue. Rhystic Study and Mystic Remora are both pretty excellent.
November 4, 2013 10:58 a.m.
with Sydri, Galvanic Genius
, Staff of Nin
also becomes a 6/6 creature when needed. I think it's a pretty good card in that deck. The other choices are good, but you also have black, so don't forget Phyrexian Arena
and Necropotence
.
Dritz says... #2
Personally I prefer Thoughtcast or Thirst for Knowledge (assuming you're playing blue for most of the support in that color) Just my two cents.
November 3, 2013 7:54 p.m.