Hexapod on Buns Clap Back

3 weeks ago

I enjoy that you are trying to go your own way with this. It is a nice theme and build.

During goldfish playtest, my hand was cluttered with many graveyard recursion cards in the early game. I would have liked more draw instead, which seems it would be a more reliable source of creatures to cast for this deck.

I would be curious to try Ravos, Soultender *f-etch* instead of Tevesh Szat as a Partner and having more early draw engines in the 99.

Some noticeable absentees from this list are Delney, Streetwise Lookout and Mondrak, Glory Dominus. I would understand Mondrak being prohibitive to acquire but Delney seems like an auto-include and great redundancy for Sidar Kondo. An Ocelot Pride would also do wonders in here.

My favourite white card is Reconnaissance, just mentioning it in case it is not on your radar.

For your specific questions, if you are looking to go full-on with Hare Apparent, you could go up to 28. Personally, I like keeping it where you are and having a bit more diversity of tactics.

34 lands is risky, and I would use 36.

Hope this helps!

TheForsakenOne on Hare Apparent

1 month ago

Probably outside your budget but if you want to upgrade you should totally get Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation  ^Flip or Mondrak, Glory Dominus as they are both practically custom made for this kind of deck. Moonshaker Cavalry would also be a fantastic wincon and it's much cheaper at only $10.

Since you're probably only ever reanimating hares Dewdrop Cure is great because it can get you 3 for 3 mana.

StarRushford on Myrel, Shield of Argive

1 month ago

I made a Myrel deck, I took him more control than soldiers, though. Still, neat! You probably want Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation  ^Flip, Anointed Procession, or, as NV_1980 said above, Mondrak, Glory Dominus.

Eloniel on Teysa Karlov’s Double D's

2 months ago

You should cut Myr Sire, Martyr of Dusk, Carrier Thrall and replaced them by Indebted Spirit, Infestation Sage, Wriggling Grub.

Personnally i would also replace Priest of Forgotten Gods by Viscera Seer, i find the sacrifice 2 creature + tapping too restrictive.

Do you often play Anointed Procession, Drivnod, Carnage Dominus, Mondrak, Glory Dominus ? I must admit i don't play them although I would like because they don't do anything when they arrive.

_AoxomoxoA_ on Veni, Vidi, Vici

3 months ago

09/24/2024 Revisions

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Nunu312 on Orzhov Spirit Tokens

4 months ago

Love a good spirit deck, and nice to see a new commander doing it!

I think you've got some great cards in there that probably don't work as well as you want them to. Luminous Angel is incredibly expensive for a 4/4 flyer that might generate 2-3 tokens. By the time you put it down that's just not a relevant amount. Oyobi, Who Split the Heavens Is in very much the same boat. Because it only happens on casting, it can at most happen 5 times, as that's the amount of spirits you have to cast (and you have no arcane spells). Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite Is a fantastic card but can occasionally create friction at the table. I don't necessarily suggest that you cut it, but do consider it. It can easily create an environment where some people are unable to play their decks at all until it is delt with.

A bit of the same but Long-Forgotten Gohei definitely fits, but you only have 6 spirit spells and no arcane spells, so you're only using half of it. Etchings of the Chosen is the same price but has an extra ability. You may just want to run both though?

The first thing for additions are the token doublers. These will really help you capitalise on your commander as they will act upon each instance. So instead of casting Triplicate Spirits and getting a rather underwhelming 3, you instead get 6. Then at the end of turn you get another 6... only this is doubled as well, instead of 3, you get 18.Mondrak, Glory Dominus and Anointed Procession are the standouts here, although they are pretty pricy in real world dollars.

Overall though, I feel your ways of generating tokens is very on theme, but not very sustainable. A key thing that you might have missed is that your commander generate spirits for each tokens you make, not spirit tokens. So Collector's Vault, makes a treasure token, free spirit. You have a huge amount of ways to make tokens but a lot of them are humans or other some such (Call the Coppercoats, Martial Coup) so they may not be on brand. Look into ways you can make those one or two treasure / clue / food tokens as you just otherwise play normally.

A conspicuous absence is any of the Teysas. Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts is expensive but fun. Teysa, Opulent Oligarch is much cheaper and synergises VERY well with your commander. Teysa, Orzhov Scion requires a bit more of the black/white spirits, but might still work very well. Teysa Karlov doesn't synergise super well, but has good abilities regardless and certainly isn't a bad pick. The Kaya planeswalkers also often deal with white black spirits as well as having a bit of control so they might be good to look at Kaya the Inexorable being the standout.

another fun card that is changed entirely by your commander Afterlife Insurance and having any method of sacrificing your spirits changes it from just saving those spirits, to doubling their amount. It would go well with Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim, but that starts to lean more into aristocrats than pure spirit tokens.

Another thing is that a lot of white ramp works well with bounce or sac land, you've got the obvious one but you might be able to increase it with Lotus Field and Lotus Vale. Things like Land Tax is a staple for white, but even when you're just running Priest of the Blessed Graf they can help you make him work.

My final point is that you don't seem to have a good way of protecting your quite expensive commander. Your group might not place that big an emphasis on commanders, but it's more fun if she sticks around. There are the old standouts of Lightning Greaves and Swiftfoot Boots, but there are a lot of options.

Tsukimi on Zinnia fun

5 months ago

I am building a custom commander who uses Offspring in Bant colors - some things I am waiting to hear the rulings later today on how they'd interact with the offspring mechanic (Kicker, X spells, evoke, etc.)

Some ideas that come to mind right away are clones like griffstick mentioned. I'm partial to Vizier of Many Faces because the Embalm ability is especially useful if you plan on doing any token synergy or token doubling which brings me to my next suggestions - Anointed Procession and Mondrak, Glory Dominus. Both are mono white and will double all of your offspring tokens.

The rest is up to you, you could go wide and deal auto ETB damage with the likes of Purphoros, God of the Forge, Impact Tremors etc. Or many many other directions. If you need any suggestions or input let me know

Necramus on Faerie Enchanting (Alela)

7 months ago

Goldberserkerdragon Came back to let you know how the first evening of playing went. Played 3 games and won the last 2. The first game I made a grievous error, or I'd have won it, as well. I let the R/G Omnath stay on the field as someone boardwiped his 30 elementals while I had a Generous Gift in hand. LOL. After the stupidity left my body, this deck went crazy. At one point I had Anointed Procession, Mondrak, Glory Dominus, and Sigil of the Empty Throne all out. Making 4 Faeries and Angels off a single enchantment cast is nutso!

Very happy with the deck. Now I'm over here side eyeing the Eldrazi Faeries that are coming in MH3. LOL