It's all about tapping down creatures/pinging creatures/stealing. That's about it. lol
*I really want this deck to have 3 themes. I am having trouble figuring out how to make it happen though. ie-idk what to take out for cards and such.
theme 1: pinging creatures. I think that is done fairly well in this deck atm. there may be no need to improve that
theme 2: theft. I'm doing a good job of that. The gen and trader make that fairly easy.
theme 3: instead of tapping down creatures, i'd much rather have a stronger discard theme. idk how to make that happen. I've never down a heavy discard in any deck. let alone an edh deck. maybe that's not a great idea for edh. but it certainly is in the deck a little.
Concerns:
1. Mana base. Might have too many special lands...
2. Artifact/enchantment removal. I think I need a little more.
3. Card Draw. Do I have enough? I'm not sure yet.
Any suggestions would be awesome If you do give a suggestion, could you give a good reason why a card should be added/should be removed. And I'd be very appreciative of you if when you suggested a card to go in, you suggest a card that can go.
I also think you could use a few more tutors, Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, Diabolic Tutor and Beseech the Queen are all solid.
As for cuts I think you could lose Magnetic Theft as it's situational and doesn't permanently gain control of the equipment. Kaervek's Purge looks really expensive for removal and I like my removal cheap. Cinder Pyromancer and Lightning Reaver only deal damage to opponents and not creatures so they don't work well with a lot of your equipment. Maybe replace them with other pingers or pull them out entirely.
I also think you could use a few more tutors, Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, Diabolic Tutor and Beseech the Queen are all solid.
My current deck list is different than the one listed on here. I'll have to update it sometime this weekend. it has tutors, more discard and all that stuff
As for cuts I think you could lose Magnetic Theft as it's situational and doesn't permanently gain control of the equipment. Kaervek's Purge looks really expensive for removal and I like my removal cheap. Cinder Pyromancer and Lightning Reaver only deal damage to opponents and not creatures so they don't work well with a lot of your equipment. Maybe replace them with other pingers or pull them out entirely.
After test playing it a few times, i completely agree with everything you said.
I am not sure where to put more tutors in yet, i think at least 1 or 2 more would really help.
As for the cinder pyromancer, i was foolish and put the wrong card in. I meant to put in prodigal pyromancer lol
As for Lightning Reaver, I just misread the card >.<
Theft did not work as well as I had hoped. whenever I got it, no one had things worth taking. whenever there were things worth taking, i would never get it. rather get some card draw going than have a situational piece of junk. lol
Thank you though these were all great suggestions
*I really want this deck to have 3 themes. I am having trouble figuring out how to make it happen though. ie-idk what to take out for cards and such.
theme 1: pinging creatures. I think that is done fairly well in this deck atm. there may be no need to improve that
theme 2: theft. I'm doing a good job of that. The gen and trader make that fairly easy.
theme 3: instead of tapping down creatures, i'd much rather have a stronger discard theme. idk how to make that happen. I've never down a heavy discard in any deck. let alone an edh deck. maybe that's not a great idea for edh. but it certainly is in the deck a little.
1 Olivia Voldaren
Pingers
2 Blood Cultist
3 Cunning Sparkmage
4 Prodigal Pyromancer
5 Goblin Sharpshooter
6 Avatar of Woe
7 Deathbringer Thoctar
8 Balefire Dragon
9 Kaervek the Merciless
10 Vampiric Dragon
59 Goblin Fireslinger
Tech Creatures
11 Bazaar Trader
12 Taurean Mauler
13 Viashino Heretic
14 Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
15 Vengeful Pharaoh
16 Ink-eyes, Servant of Oni
17 Dread
18 Reaper From The Abyss
19 Rune-Scarred Demon
20 Sheoldred, Whispering One
Equipments
21 Basilisk Collar
22 Gorgon Glail
23 Scythe of the Wretched
24 Swiftfoot Boots
25 Quietus Spike
26 Sword of Feast and Famine
27 Sword of Kaldra
Removal
28 Oblivion Stone
29 Nevinyrral's Disk
30 Damnation
31 Life's Finale
32 Black Sun's Zenith
33 Terminate
34 Doom Blade
35 Go for the Throat
36 Shattering Pulse
37 Slaughter
38 Wrecking Ball
39 Sensei's Divining Top
40 Phyrexian Arena
41 Ancient Craving
42 Demonic Tutor
43 Diabolic Tutor
44 Beseech the Queen
45 Mind's Eye
46 Expedition Map
47 Journeyer's Kite
48 Darksteel Ingot
49 Black Market
Misc Tech
50 Nihil Spellbomb
51 Erebos, God of the Dead
52 Pain Magnification
53 Backlash
54 Delirium
55 Sudden Spoiling
56 Shriveling Rot
57 Beacon of Unrest
58 Onyx Mage
Lands
60 Akoum Refuge
61 Arid Mesa
62 Barren Moor
63 Black Cleave Cliffs
64 Bojuka Bog
65 Boseiju, Who Shelters
66 Cinder Marsh
67 Command Tower
68 Dragonskull Summit
69 Forgotten Cave
70 Graven Cairns
71 Lavaclaw Reaches
72 Marsh Flats
73 Molten Slagheap
74 Mystifying Maze
75 Rakdos Carnarium
76 Reflecting Pool
77 Reliquary Tower
78 Scalding Tarn
79 Shadowblood Ridge
80 Stensia Bloodhall
81 Strip Mine
82 Tectonic Edge
83 Trsserhorn Sinks
84 Urborgh Volcano
85 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
86 Vesuva
87 Vivid Crag
88 Vivid Marsh
1 Olivia Voldaren
Pinging Creatures
2 Cunning Sparkmage
3 Goblin Sharpshooter
4 Avatar of Woe
5 Lightning Reaver
6 Blood Cultist
7 Vampiric Dragon
8 Balefire Dragon
Creatures That Get Better Because Of Pings
9 Deathbringer Thoctar
10 Reaper from the abyss
Tech Creatures
11 Kaervek the Merciless
12 Vengeful Pharaoh
13 Dread
14 Rune-Scarred Demon
15 Ink-eyes, Servant of Oni
16 Taurean Mauler
17 Viashino Heretic
18 Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
19 Sheoldred, Whispering One
Equipment
20 swiftfoot boots
21 Basilisk Collar
22 Sword of Kaldra
23 Scythe of the Wretched
24 Sword of feast and famine
25 Gorgon Flail
26 Quietus Spike
Mana Ramp
27 Expedition Map
28 Journeyer's Kite
29 Black Market
30 Darksteel Ignot
31 Terminate
32 Wrecking Ball
33 Kaervek's Purge
34 Go For The Throat
35 Doom Blade
36 Life's Finally
37 Chaos Warp
38 Diabolic Edict
39 Slaughter
40 Dismember
41 Shattering Pulse
42 Black Sun's Zenith
43 Damnation
Force Taps
44 Backlash
45 Delirium
Graveyard Hate
46 Leyline of the Void
47 Nihil Spellbomb
Other Tech
48 Cauldron Dance
49 Pain Magnification
50 Rain of Gore
51 Liliana Vess
52 Lilana of the Veil
53 Sudden Spoiling
54 Shriveling Rot
55 Magnetic Theft
56 Profane Command
57 Bloodmoon
58 Phyrexian Arena
59 Beacon of Unrest
60 Scry Ball
5 mountain
6 swamp
1 urborg, tomb of yawgmoth
1 cinder marsh
1 bojuka bog
1 barren moore
1 forgotten cave
1 vivid crag
1 vivid swamp
1 scalding tarn
1 marsh flats
1 arid mesa
1 molten slagheap
1 tectonic edge
1 boseigju, who shelters all
1 strip mine
1 reliquary tower
1 stensia bloodhall
1 reflecting pool
1 dragonskull summit
1 blackcleave cliffs
1 command tower
1 mystifying maze
1 graven cairns
1 lavaclaw reaches
1 urborg volcano
1 Akoum Refuge
1 Rakdos Carnarium
1 Tresserhorn Sinks
1 Shadowblood Ridge
1 Vesuva
Concerns:
1. Mana base. Might have too many special lands...
2. Artifact/enchantment removal. I think I need a little more.
3. Card Draw. Do I have enough? I'm not sure yet.
Any suggestions would be awesome If you do give a suggestion, could you give a good reason why a card should be added/should be removed. And I'd be very appreciative of you if when you suggested a card to go in, you suggest a card that can go.
EDH
WB Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Ancient Craving
I also think you could use a few more tutors, Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, Diabolic Tutor and Beseech the Queen are all solid.
As for cuts I think you could lose Magnetic Theft as it's situational and doesn't permanently gain control of the equipment. Kaervek's Purge looks really expensive for removal and I like my removal cheap. Cinder Pyromancer and Lightning Reaver only deal damage to opponents and not creatures so they don't work well with a lot of your equipment. Maybe replace them with other pingers or pull them out entirely.
After test playing it a few times, i completely agree with everything you said.
I am not sure where to put more tutors in yet, i think at least 1 or 2 more would really help.
As for the cinder pyromancer, i was foolish and put the wrong card in. I meant to put in prodigal pyromancer lol
As for Lightning Reaver, I just misread the card >.<
Theft did not work as well as I had hoped. whenever I got it, no one had things worth taking. whenever there were things worth taking, i would never get it. rather get some card draw going than have a situational piece of junk. lol
Thank you though these were all great suggestions
EDH
WB Teysa, Orzhov Scion