So this is my first commander deck I built from scratch. (My first deck was Political Puppets that Ive tweaked). This is a budget deck meaning Im not going to actively seek card like Doubling Season. Yes I realize it would be BONKERS! here but Im not dropping $25 on a card for a casual format. Until I get more of a collection most of the cards that make up this deck can actually be found in my Cube.
Id like to fit in Sunblast Angel and Stoneforge Mystic but not sure what to drop at this point. Im also searching for a Parallel Lives to get in here.
Any constructive input would be greatly appreciated. Im playing commander for the first time this coming Saturday so I can make some changes before then but remember Im keeping this budget.
Thanks for the suggestions so far. Jade Mage almost didnt make the cut but I felt like I needed more token makers and even tho 1/1 is not typically what I want to be populating I still felt having a repeatable source would be nice to have. With that said I feel your suggestions of Verdant Force seems really good but I already have a lot of high casting cost stuff that I dont really want to drop until Ive gotten a chance to try the deck. What about Ant Queen? 5/5 for 5 seems ok but then it only cost 1G to start pumping out tokens. I looked at your deck and Ive got a few more ideas from it but not sure how much Ill be able to change before we play on Saturday.
Mike: Aura Shards is on my list to order online since no one has it around here. Not sure If I will bother with Rhys since hes roughly a $10 card an I dont plan on using him in my cube. I dont have problems spending $ on some good cards just as long as it under $10 or a card I can use in my cube. Speaking of that, Master, Garruk, Call are all cards I will be getting soon for my cube so I can run them in here as well. Roar and Crush are also on the list to order with Shards. Mirari's Wake is another card that like Rhys its just a bit too expensive and it wont be going in my cube so it most likely wont be purchased. Master does seem like he would be awesome in as he also works as removal. What about Kessig Cagebreakers. I left it out only because you dont get the tokens unless he attacks but Ive been thinking with 32 creatures and Glare he may be worth adding. Whats your thoughts as him being a filler until I get Master?
Edit: Also Ramping Baloths and Collect Blessing are already in here. Is the deck format easy to read/understand?
I think that Cagebreakers would be a fine filler for the Master, it's a good card. And yes, your formatting is fine, I'm just trying to provide feedback while at work and didn't give the attention that I probably could have Also, as far as not buying the more expensive cards, I totally understand that! I'm lucky enough to have a pretty big playgroup so I get a lot of trades going. Have you looked into www.pucatrade.com at all? It's a good way to trade online and not have to spend a ton on some of the more rare cards.
So I went to the local shop today and got some time to look through some of the older sets. Here is a list of cards I have on hold that Ill be purchasing tomorrow. Id like some input on which ones are a must to go in and what I should be dropping for them.
Im also pretty sure Ill be putting in Sunblast Angel and Stoneforge Mystic. I think the equipments are well worth searching up. Glare + Seedborn Muse seems sick and then to follow it up with Sunblast Angel could potentially be a one sided Wrath. Ill be looking over my list and talking to some friends but I wanted to get some input from you guys who know more about the commander format.
1 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
//Populate : 6
1 Sundering Growth
1 Growing Ranks
1 Rootborn Defenses
1 Druid's Deliverance
1 Wayfaring Temple
1 Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage
//Mana : 9
1 Cultivate
1 Kodama's Reach
1 Seek the Horizon
1 Ranger's Path
1 Explosive Vegetation
1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
1 Borderland Ranger
1 Somberwald Sage
1 Solemn Simulacrum
//Planeswalkers : 3
1 Garruk Wildspeaker
1 Ajani Goldmane
1 Gideon Jura
//Tokens : 15
1 Selesnya Guildmage
1 Blade Splicer
1 Thragtusk
1 Cloudgoat Ranger
1 Geist-Honored Monk
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Rampaging Baloths
1 Armada Wurm
1 Terastodon
1 Worldspine Wurm
1 Gutter Grime
1 Bestial Menace
1 Entreat the Angels
1 Centaur Glade
1 Storm Herd
1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
1 Cathars' Crusade
1 Collective Blessing
1 Chorus of Might
1 Overrun
//Draw/Utility : 18
1 Eternal Witness
1 Loxodon Hierarch
1 Restoration Angel
1 Roaring Primadox
1 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Sublime Archangel
1 Acidic Slime
1 Garruk's Packleader
1 Deadwood Treefolk
1 Glare of Subdual
1 Rancor
1 Humility
1 Mimic Vat
1 Green Sun's Zenith
1 Harmonize
1 Skullclamp
1 Aura Shards
1 Seedborn Muse
//Wrath/Removal : 4
1 Ulvenwald Tracker
1 Day of Judgment
1 Martial Coup
1 Beast Within
1 Moonsilver Spear
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Lightning Greaves
//Land : 36
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Grove of the Guardian
1 Selesnya Guildgate
1 Selesnya Sanctuary
1 Vivid Grove
1 Graypelt Refuge
1 Treetop Village
1 Temple Garden
1 Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
1 Rogue's Passage
1 Reliquary Tower
13 Forest
11 Plains
Most of the token makers creates things big enough for Packleader to draw you some cards. I didnt mind getting some 1/1s as long as it was a bunch at once (ie:Cloudgoat Ranger, Geist-Honored Monk) or if it was a repeatable effect (ie: Jade Mage, Selesnya Guildmage, Precinct Captain)
Most of the creatures have some kind of ETB ability so I wanted to abuse that a little bit with Reveillark, Restoration Angel, and Roaring Primadox.
Id like to fit in Sunblast Angel and Stoneforge Mystic but not sure what to drop at this point. Im also searching for a Parallel Lives to get in here.
Any constructive input would be greatly appreciated. Im playing commander for the first time this coming Saturday so I can make some changes before then but remember Im keeping this budget.
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WUB Sharuum the Hegemon, the Destroyer of Darksteel
BGW Teneb, the Harvester, my Pimped Out Reanimator
GUB The Mimeoplasm Ooze-Mill
GWU Rafiq the Exalted
Edit: Also Ramping Baloths and Collect Blessing are already in here. Is the deck format easy to read/understand?
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WUB Sharuum the Hegemon, the Destroyer of Darksteel
BGW Teneb, the Harvester, my Pimped Out Reanimator
GUB The Mimeoplasm Ooze-Mill
GWU Rafiq the Exalted
Eladamri's Call
Nemata, Grove Guardian
Crush of Wurms
Seedborn Muse
Hunting Pack
Explosive Vegetation
Centaur Glade
Storm Herd
Im also pretty sure Ill be putting in Sunblast Angel and Stoneforge Mystic. I think the equipments are well worth searching up. Glare + Seedborn Muse seems sick and then to follow it up with Sunblast Angel could potentially be a one sided Wrath. Ill be looking over my list and talking to some friends but I wanted to get some input from you guys who know more about the commander format.
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Out ---> In
Precinct Captain ---> Stoneforge Mystic
Jade Mage ---> Centaur Glade
Goldnight Commander ---> Seedborn Muse
Reveillark ---> Sublime Archangel
Myr Battlesphere ---> Aura Shards
Brutalizer Exarch ---> Rancor
Master Splicer ---> Explosive Vegetation
Plains ---> Storm Herd
Forest ---> Reliquary Tower
Forest ---> Rogue's Passage
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