An idea for a Xira Arien deck I sort of threw together. I'm not done assembling it yet, but this is a rough draft of what I want it to look like. The basic idea is tokens, with subthemes of sacrificing, and just general destruction. It's an attempt at a token/goodstuff Jund EDH, and while I kind of like where it's at, I'd love opinions and suggestions. I also want to fit garruk in here, maybe take out one of the artifact hates? I have a lot already...
Anyways, here's the list. It IS somewhat budgetish, most of the really expensive cards I already have, which is why they're included. No duals or anything, sadly. Might add fetchlands if I get some shocklands.
And why Xira? Because I LOVE the art, and the flavor, it's so cool.
35 lands and only a few accelerants is being greedy, even with some land ramp. I would suggest you up that to at least 39 or 40.
Greater Good is a great draw engine with your fattie squadron. It also doubles as a very effective sac outlet to get your dirty work done with Stalking Vengeance. I would definitely find a spot for it.
Insurrection is an "I win" spell. I never play red without it. You may or may not want to get in on that gravy train. If you like winning, then you should :). Surprise, it also plays well with sac outlets. I'd cut Homura, who doesn't do nearly enough for 6 mana.
Attrition is insane with all your token producers. And, *gasp*, it's yet another good sac outlet for Stalking Vengeance and Insurrection.
Mycoloth is a sick token producer if you're interested.
I see you're running very little black. Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief is the sickest of sick black creatures. I think she'd fill your finisher and removal roles quite nicely. She is also good with Stalking Vengeance.
To make your creatures insane, you should consider running a Buried Alive package with Brawn, Anger and the Genesis that's already in your deck. Brawn is the most important one because of its interaction with Lord of Extinction. And the haste off Anger is incredible. Also a good reason to run Rancor.
I totally forgot about Brawn, that is awesome and going in immediately. And how can I make an ETB/sac deck without Mimic Vat? The more i looked at the list, the more I wanted to put Drana in it, she is a HOUSE in my Kalitas EDH, and is just so good in general. I like the buried alive idea.
What would you cut? I think jund charm can go, and maybe Kgrip since I have plenty of artifact removal. Thoughts? I'm new to building jund, so I dunno what's good int hese colors for edh, especially red.
EDIT: Took some things out, some I'm sure can go, others I'm iffier on.
I see you have some pingers in there like Siege-Gang and Ulasht. With an Apocalypse Hydra, a Deathbringer Thoctar and a Basilisk Collar you could have a pinger package. I'm not sure I'd recommend it unless you have a way to tutor for the collar (Gamble?, btw another sick card) but the option is out there. DBT and Basilisk Collar can machine-gun the board.
Symbiotic Wurm is strong but he has no built-in evasion and you have a lot of high-costed creatures already. So let's bump up your mana production with Mana Reflection, an EDH superhouse.
Is your playgroup OK with Warp World? It is definitely sick in this deck but sometimes people get annoyed with it.
Since you're in green, you don't need stuff like Darksteel Ingot. You can play superior green ramp like Farhaven Elf or Cultivate or Kodama's Reach.
I think the thing you need most is more sac outlets. You have absolutely GOT to get a Greater Good. You could really also use some other good ones like Ashnod's Altar and High Market. Admittedly though I'm not the Jund sac deck expert, so you should put out a call for some good suggestions.
Yeah Buried alive seems amazing, I had forgotten what the green Judgment guy did, and I was already trying to fit Anger in it, when I saw Brawn I had to put that in there. I think this deck is getting to a point where I like it a lot, now it's just a matter of acquiring the half of the deck I don't own.
As another note, I am getting a signed Xira Arlien, and it will be sooo cool.
Another Queue: How is Violent Ultimatum in EDH? I imagine there are better cards for multiplayer?
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Anyways, here's the list. It IS somewhat budgetish, most of the really expensive cards I already have, which is why they're included. No duals or anything, sadly. Might add fetchlands if I get some shocklands.
And why Xira? Because I LOVE the art, and the flavor, it's so cool.
1x Xira Arien
Creatures (29)
1x Acidic Slime
1x Anger
1x Ant Queen
1x Avatar of Woe
1x Avenger of Zendikar
1x Brawn
1x Creakwood Liege
1x Dragon Broodmother
1x Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
1x Duplicant
1x Eternal Witness
1x Fulminator Mage
1x Genesis
1x Knollspine Dragon
1x Lord of Extinction
1x Masked Admirers
1x Mycoloth
1x Myojin of Night's Reach
1x Oracle of Mul Daya
1x Primeval Titan
1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
1x Siege-Gang Commander
1x Stalking Vengeance
1x Terastodon
1x Verdant Force
1x Vigor
1x Vulturous Zombie
1x Yavimaya Elder
1x Attrition
1x Golgari Germination
1x Grave Pact
1x Greater Good
1x Mana Reflection
1x Necrogenesis
1x Pernicious Deed
1x Phyrexian Arena
1x Vicious Shadows
Artifacts (4)
1x Coalition Relic
1x Expedition Map
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Mimic Vat
Planeswalkers (3)
1x Liliana Vess
1x Sarkhan Vol
1x Garruk Wildspeaker
Sorceries (12)
1x Beacon of Unrest
1x Buried Alive
1x Decimate
1x Diabolic Tutor
1x Explosive Vegetation
1x Harmonize
1x Hull Breach
1x Insurrection
1x Kodama's Reach
1x Living Death
1x Maelstrom Pulse
1x Primal Command
1x Artifact Mutation
1x Cauldron Dance
1x Chord of Calling
1x Putrefy
1x Terminate
Lands (38)
1x Akoum Refuge
1x Bojuka Bog
1x Fire-Lit Thicket
8x Forest
1x Gaea's Cradle
1x Ghost Quarter
1x Graven Cairns
1x High Market
1x Karplusan Forest
1x Kazandu Refuge
1x Lavaclaw Reaches
1x Llanowar Wastes
4x Mountain
1x Phyrexian Tower
1x Raging Ravine
1x Reliquary Tower
1x Savage Lands
1x Sulfurous Springs
5x Swamp
1x Tectonic Edge
1x Twilight Mire
1x Volrath's Stronghold
Changes
-1 Symbiotic Wurm
-1 Wheel of Fate
-1 Broodmate Dragon
-1 Warp World
+1 Knollspine Dragon
+1 Mana Reflection
+1 Greater Good
+1 Kodama's Reach
+1 High Market
-1 Krosan Grip
-1 Charnelhoard Wurm
-1 Deathbringer Thoctar
-1 Jund Charm
-1 Homura, Human Ascendant
-1 Ulasht, the Hate Seed
-1 Lavalanche
+1 Anger
+1 Brawn
+1 Buried Alive
+1 Garruk Wildspeaker
+1 Insurrection
+1 Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
+1 Swamp
+1 Mountain
Wishlist (Partially just for me)
Violent Ultimatum?
Ashnod's Altar?
Cultivate/one more ramp?
~2 more land
Shocks, Duals, Fetches
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Eladamri | Anowon | Sydri | Melek | Augustin IV | Thelon | Sliver Overlord | Ramirez DePietro
Retired! Kangee | Kaalia
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35 lands and only a few accelerants is being greedy, even with some land ramp. I would suggest you up that to at least 39 or 40.
Greater Good is a great draw engine with your fattie squadron. It also doubles as a very effective sac outlet to get your dirty work done with Stalking Vengeance. I would definitely find a spot for it.
Insurrection is an "I win" spell. I never play red without it. You may or may not want to get in on that gravy train. If you like winning, then you should :). Surprise, it also plays well with sac outlets. I'd cut Homura, who doesn't do nearly enough for 6 mana.
Attrition is insane with all your token producers. And, *gasp*, it's yet another good sac outlet for Stalking Vengeance and Insurrection.
Mycoloth is a sick token producer if you're interested.
I see you're running very little black. Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief is the sickest of sick black creatures. I think she'd fill your finisher and removal roles quite nicely. She is also good with Stalking Vengeance.
To make your creatures insane, you should consider running a Buried Alive package with Brawn, Anger and the Genesis that's already in your deck. Brawn is the most important one because of its interaction with Lord of Extinction. And the haste off Anger is incredible. Also a good reason to run Rancor.
:symu::symr: Melek WheelStorm
:symw::symg: Trostani Enchantress (updated 6/5)
:symg::symr::symu: Unexpected Results.dec
What would you cut? I think jund charm can go, and maybe Kgrip since I have plenty of artifact removal. Thoughts? I'm new to building jund, so I dunno what's good int hese colors for edh, especially red.
EDIT: Took some things out, some I'm sure can go, others I'm iffier on.
Props to Theismisacrime for the sig! Click for Trade list!
Major EDH player! Current decks: UUBraids, Waifu | UGZegana | RGWEnchantress Uril, the Miststalker | WBTriad of Fates (new!) | RBGXira Arien Re-dredge-imator (unretired!)
Eladamri | Anowon | Sydri | Melek | Augustin IV | Thelon | Sliver Overlord | Ramirez DePietro
Retired! Kangee | Kaalia
Instead of Wheel of Fate, try Knollspine Dragon. RAWR.
I see you have some pingers in there like Siege-Gang and Ulasht. With an Apocalypse Hydra, a Deathbringer Thoctar and a Basilisk Collar you could have a pinger package. I'm not sure I'd recommend it unless you have a way to tutor for the collar (Gamble?, btw another sick card) but the option is out there. DBT and Basilisk Collar can machine-gun the board.
Symbiotic Wurm is strong but he has no built-in evasion and you have a lot of high-costed creatures already. So let's bump up your mana production with Mana Reflection, an EDH superhouse.
Is your playgroup OK with Warp World? It is definitely sick in this deck but sometimes people get annoyed with it.
Since you're in green, you don't need stuff like Darksteel Ingot. You can play superior green ramp like Farhaven Elf or Cultivate or Kodama's Reach.
I think the thing you need most is more sac outlets. You have absolutely GOT to get a Greater Good. You could really also use some other good ones like Ashnod's Altar and High Market. Admittedly though I'm not the Jund sac deck expert, so you should put out a call for some good suggestions.
:symu::symr: Melek WheelStorm
:symw::symg: Trostani Enchantress (updated 6/5)
:symg::symr::symu: Unexpected Results.dec
As another note, I am getting a signed Xira Arlien, and it will be sooo cool.
Another Queue: How is Violent Ultimatum in EDH? I imagine there are better cards for multiplayer?
Props to Theismisacrime for the sig! Click for Trade list!
Major EDH player! Current decks: UUBraids, Waifu | UGZegana | RGWEnchantress Uril, the Miststalker | WBTriad of Fates (new!) | RBGXira Arien Re-dredge-imator (unretired!)
Eladamri | Anowon | Sydri | Melek | Augustin IV | Thelon | Sliver Overlord | Ramirez DePietro
Retired! Kangee | Kaalia