Need help juggling decks
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Jan. 14, 2022, 9:53 p.m. by Abaques
I need some help figuring out what changes I should make to my decks. I have a deck of every color combo (and more than one of a few color combos) and I've been unhappy with my current Atraxa superfriends deck. I've decided to build a Kethis, the Hidden Hand superfriends build as a replacement. So I need a new deck covering the Witch-Maw colors.
I've got two ideas for that deck:
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I build an Atraxa deck focusing on alternate win conditions like Darksteel Reactor and Biovisionary. I'd really try to jam in as many alternate win conditions as possible, even ones that would be really difficult to pull off in a four color deck like Happily Ever After.
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I build a +1/+1 counters deck with Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker and Reyhan, Last of the Abzan. I currently have a +1/+1 counters deck with Ezuri, Claw of Progress at the helm and I'd have to disassemble that deck to build a four color version. My Ezuri deck is solid, but a bit linear.
If I take the second path I'd then want to convert my Ezuri deck into something else. I have a Simic Eldrazi deck piloted by Kruphix, God of Horizons, so I'd be looking for something fun and silly. I have two ideas for Simic decks:
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A turbo-fog deck piloted by Rashmi, Eternities Crafter. You don't see a lot of turbo-fog in EDH so this would be kind of unique. I am having trouble finding a good win condition aside from Darksteel Reactor though.
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A zoologist themed Lonis, Cryptozoologist deck where every creature would have a unique type. So since Lonis is a snake elf scout, that means no snakes, elves or scouts. The win-con of that deck would just be to see how many different creature types I could get on the board at once. I think I'd try to throw as many cards that investigated in as well.
I have or could get most of the cards I'd need, though I would want to stay fairly budget for anything I'd need to pick up. I'd really appreciate any advice on which route I should take:
- Build an alt-win con Atraxa deck.
- Build Ishai/Reyhan +1/+1 counters and a Rashmi turbo-fog deck.
- Build Ishai/Reyhan +1/+1 counters and a themed Lonis deck.
- Something else?
Thanks!
FormOverFunction says... #3
I really like the idea of building a deck full of as many meerkats, walls of kelp, warthogs, boars, elk, octopuses, squid, badgers, and squirrels as possible. That sounds like a lot of fun, and an enjoyable trip through the history of mtg. Go for it!!
January 14, 2022 11:02 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #4
Regarding Atraxa, I stumbled upon this article you might like. Haven't read it yet, but Atraxa fog sounds fun.
Your attempt at Lonis sounds like the perfect sketch for Volo, Guide to Monsters. Is this on purpose? Otherwise, Volo might be the commander to do that better.
January 15, 2022 12:44 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi - Yes, I realized that Volo is built better for that idea from a competitive sense and I certainly have toyed with using him for that commander but I ultimately think I prefer the thought of Lonis being a zoologist detective. That article on Atraxa turbo-fog is interesting. Maybe I could convert the win-con from mill to some alternate win-cons.
January 16, 2022 10:18 a.m.
I like the Lonis concept, maybe paired with subtheme of blink and etb creatures? That way your commander becomes a bonus effect to your deck design, and you get plenty of variety will all the different creature types.
Omniscience_is_life says... #2
Atraxa is fun with energy counters, infect, and charge counters, and I could see any of those routes being more exciting than superfriends.
January 14, 2022 10:18 p.m.