Looking for help brewing up a Thalia deck
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Posted on March 31, 2016, 4:09 a.m. by acbooster
So I recently bought the promo Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and plan to start working on an EDH deck with her at the helm. What archetypes would be good, and what kinds of cards should I be looking for for each archetype? Specific examples of cards would be appreciated as well.
This is wonderful! I was actually thinking D&T myself and was looking through cards that would be useful. I'll post the decklist once I make some adjustments to it for price's sake, I just looked and the current one I have is over $500 hhhaaah
March 31, 2016 5:02 a.m.
Alright, here's what I have so far
Thalia's Debt Collectors
Commander / EDH*
0 VIEWS
What cards should I swap for what and why?
nayrash5 says... #2
Thalia is amazing as a Death and Taxes EDH Commander. Her in built tax ability slows down a great many decks, and being in mono-White you have a higher than usual creature density.
Creatures with Tax effects: Grand Abolisher, Leonin Arbiter, Aven Mindcensor, Linvala, Keeper of Silence, Spirit of the Labyrinth, Lodestone Golem, Ethersworn Canonist, Angel of Jubilation, Archangel of Tithes, Imposing Sovereign, Kataki, War's Wage, and Hushwing Gryff.
Non-Creature Tax Effects: Tangle Wire, Winter Orb, Smokestack, Trinisphere, Thorn of Amethyst, Armageddon, Null Rod, and Torpor Orb.
Once you've got the game slowed to a crawl, you're going to need some ways to end the game, usually the best way to do so is with a mob of tiny creatures, though one or two heavy hitters mixed in helps too.
Creature Spam: Hero of Bladehold, Brimaz, King of Oreskos, Mirran Crusader, Stoneforge Mystic, Mentor of the Meek, Mother of Runes, and Student of Warfare.
Game Ending Bombs: Avacyn, Angel of Hope, Iona, Shield of Emeria, Sun Titan, Archangel of Thune, Admonition Angel, and Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite.
You'll also want some tutors, they're the answer you need for whatever question pops up, and they can also find game enders.
The aforementioned Stoneforge, Enlightened Tutor, Land Tax, and Ranger of Eos.
Sweepers like All Is Dust, Wrath of God, and Day of Judgment help you reset a board that you couldn't lock down fast enough.
Equips like Umezawa's Jitte, Batterskull, and Sword of Light and Shadow help whittle away life totals too. They get especially dumb with Double-Strikers.
Planeswalkers provide excellent advantage at almost all stages of the game, pretty much any of the Elpeths, Karn, and/or Ugin would all be great.
Hope this was helpful!
March 31, 2016 4:49 a.m.