[EDH] Maralen of the mornsong

[Ixidor Reality Sculptor]

Deck

General 1 Maralen of the Mornsong Creatures 33 1 Ashling, the Extinguisher 1 Soot Imp 1 Mirri the Cursed 1 Myojin of Night's Reach 1 Nezumi Shortfang 1 Visara the Dreadful 1 Ascendant Evincar 1 Dauthi Slayer 1 Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni 1 Kiku, Night's Flower 1 Royal Assassin 1 Maga, Traitor to Mortals 1 Midnight Banshee 1 Fleshbag Marauder 1 Nekrataal 1 Shriekmaw 1 Nether Traitor 1 Will-o'-the-Wisp 1 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Avatar of Woe 1 Puppeteer Clique 1 Reiver Demon 1 Bog Witch 1 Skeletal Changeling 1 Skeletal Vampire 1 Hypnotic Specter 1 Tombstalker 1 Magus of the Coffers 1 Magus of the Mirror 1 Abyssal Gatekeeper 1 Duplicant 1 Stronghold Overseer 1 Doomed Necromancer Planeswalker 1 Liliana Vess Spells 33 Enchantment 1 Gravepact Equipment 1 Quietus Spike 1 Loxodon Warhammer 1 Lightning Greaves Instant 1 Terror 1 Dark Ritual 1 Diabolic Edict 1 Hero's Demise

Sorcery 1 Temporal Extortion 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Hymn to Tourach 1 Consume Spirit 1 Barter in Blood 1 Decree of Pain 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Damnation 1 Duress 1 Beacon of Unrest 1 Corrupt 1 Profane Command 1 Thoughtseize 1 Mind Shatter 1 Chainer's Edict 1 Choice of Damnations non-equip Artifacts 1 Chrome Mox 1 Jester's Cap 1 Jet Medallion 1 Extraplanar Lens 1 Journeyer's Kite 1 Sol Ring 1 Pithing Needle 1 Nevinyrral's Disk Land 33 20 Snow-Covered Swamp 1 Cabal Coffers 1 Untaidake, the Cloud Keeper 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse 1 Blinkmoth Nexus 1 Mutavault 1 Mishra's Factory 1 Reliquary Tower 1 Volrath's Stronghold 1 Deserted Temple 1 Miren, the Moaning Well 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 1 Unholy Grotto 1 Phyrexian Tower

here is my maralen deck if i could afford any edh deck this would be the one i would get, any suggestions let me know

[Slivortal]

Why run Maralen? What support do you have for her, that makes her better than all the other great legends in her colors? Your opponent can just tutor for kill spells next turn, and screw you over. What cards support her? (Note: I'm not saying that she's a bad general, but I am asking why her.)

[Bankai]

Oh man, you gotta put in Umbral Mantle for the Magnus of the Coffers combo!

[MellowMight]

Yea i'd definetly throw in some combos so you can abuse maralen if left untouched (though she won't). It is unfortunate that Painter/Grindstone is banned, the simplest mono color combo to assemble, is banned. the umbral mantle one suggested is a fine idea,

As a mono color general, unfortunetly i just can't see maralen being a very competitive general, but thats the beauty of EDH, you don't need all decks to be competitive =p

[Ryadic]

The thing about Maralen is her awesome ability... is used by your opponent(s) first. If you're playing 1 on 1, your opponent may not tutor up a kill spell for her, but they get the first option of tutoring up a spell to kill you instead. They may have a combo in their deck that requres X cards and they are now one step closer to acheiving that combo. Maralen really needs Blue back up to function properly, which is impossible in EDH with her as a general.

If you're playing multi-player, then all your opponents get a chance to tutor up before you. I've thought about making a Maralen deck, but I couldn't come up with a good enough theme to make it worth it.

[Ixidor Reality Sculptor]

one of the main reasons i chose her was because she disable's everyones "i draw cards" abilities since thats all anyone plays in edh, i've also used her to kill my opponents but that was more luck than anything i was hoping to find things i could use to keep her out longer but lightning greaves was all i could think of for a mono deck, thats why i decided to make a deck that can function without her

so far this deck has only been tested in single player but it seems to do well

[Donald]

Originally Posted by Ixidor Reality Sculptor

one of the main reasons i chose her was because she disable's everyones "i draw cards" abilities since thats all anyone plays in edh, i've also used her to kill my opponents but that was more luck than anything i was hoping to find things i could use to keep her out longer but lightning greaves was all i could think of for a mono deck, thats why i decided to make a deck that can function without her

so far this deck has only been tested in single player but it seems to do well

To stop people from drawing cards you could try Underworld Dreams, Chains of Mephistopheles or Possessed Portal. For protection you've also got Whispersilk Cloak, Sword of Fire and Ice and Sword of Light and Shadow though with her ability your opponent should be able to deal with her pretty easily no matter how you try and protect her. How about Winding Canyons and Vedalken Orrery to be able to use her ability first?

[Ixidor Reality Sculptor]

Originally Posted by Donald_McDonald

To stop people from drawing cards you could try Underworld Dreams, Chains of Mephistopheles or Possessed Portal. For protection you've also got Whispersilk Cloak, Sword of Fire and Ice and Sword of Light and Shadow though with her ability your opponent should be able to deal with her pretty easily no matter how you try and protect her. How about Winding Canyons and Vedalken Orrery to be able to use her ability first?

hey thnx for the advice ill take these into consideration

[goldstandard]

Hatred for the kill factor! Damantion where is it ?

[skfs]

Am I missing something here, or did you purposely leave out the one artifact that will give you the perfect lock with this general?

[Modus Ataraxia]

Deck
General 1 Maralen of the Mornsong Combo 1 Teferi's Puzzle Box 1 Ad Nauseam 1 Sickening Dreams Artifact Acceleration 1 Sol Ring 1 Mox Diamond 1 Lotus Petal 1 Mana Vault 1 Mana Crypt	Lands 91 Swamp

[Epic_Roflsauce]

Originally Posted by Biomechanika

I would definitely run Demonic Tutor, Vampiric tutor, and Spellbook/Reliquary Tower in this. The tutors only hit you for 1 off ad nauseam.

[cudofcow]

your decklist should be:

1x Maralen of the Mornsong
1x Whispersilk Cloak
1x Hatred
1x Feldon's Cane Just incase you get countered on the first try.
96 x Swamp

[Dr. Shades]

Originally Posted by skfs

Am I missing something here, or did you purposely leave out the one artifact that will give you the perfect lock with this general?

How is that so? The Box specifies "each player," so won't it lock down the player who's playing Maralen, too?

[El Presidente]

Originally Posted by Biomechanika

-2 Swamps, +1 Vault Skirge, +1 Exsanguinate. That way, you can kill everyone else without killing yourself. Also, -1 Swamp, +1 Boseiju, so they can't counter your junk. Add some tutors, go nuts.