Oh Wow. First of all. Thank you so much. Your detailed explanation meant a lot and is helpful. Knowing that you put much time into it, I really appreciate it. Please see my comment with ">>"
I would cut
Blood artist. Not all that many creatures seem to die in commander. Maybe late game when people are going all in for their swings, and people HAVE to block, sacrificing their creatures, but for the most part if two people have a 2/2, they aren't going to trade, they'll just both sit there for a while. So I don't think the small amount of lifegain is worth it.
>> It makes sense. Thank you.
Jareth, Leonin Titan is a decent card, but I feel like something like
Avacyn, Angel of Hope would be better. Neither of them synergize with the deck, but Avacyn is a much better card.
>> My original thought was to have him protection from color by spending one white mana but, now I know where you are coming from. I will switch to her.
Sphinx of Magosi is a decent card I guess. I would run
consecrated sphinx as it is better card advantage, but it might be more of a target than
Sphinx of Magosi.
>> Same thing. Your suggestion is better, it does bring card draw as automatic with his ability.
Tetzimoc, Primal Death is another card that looks great, but it doesn't synergize with the lifegain at all. If you want a strong card, i would go with
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon over
Tetzimoc, Primal Death as Skittles is a lot better at winning games.
>> I see your point. Skithiryx has infect and flying with 6/6 and can be regenerated.
I think
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts is simply a card you don't need. It is so mana intensive, and it doesn't really do too much right away, you need 3+ attacks before you've gotten your mana's worth. It seems like a great card with great abilities, but in reality, it just stops people from attacking you. Knight dude that flies on a lion (wait lions don't fly) WTF Even is an archon? does a much better job of that.
>> It makes sense. A question.
Blazing Archon costs 9 mana. Do you think it will be worth it?
Collective restraint is based on the number of basic land types, which normally won't be more than 3 (
Island,
Swamp,
Plains) so i would run
ghostly prison for the 1 less mana.
>> That is so true. Already switched to
Ghostly prison.
Followed footsteps is a great card. But what are you putting it on? I don't see any game
breaking non legendary creatures. If you ran
grave titan, you could totally justify running
followed footsteps.
>> I know that you mentioned that it will be better with like
grave titan. I don't think I have that card and it is costly. Any other card you suggest?
You are already running
sanguine bond. Run
exquisite blood. 2 card infinite I win combo.
>> The group that I play with is 4 people total. Our rule is not to have infinite combo since we want to have more fun to play.
Then should I get rid of
sanguine bond and replace with something else?
Disdainful Stroke? Just run
counterspell? 2 mana counter any spell as opposed to any spell with cmc four or greater.
Dismember is a decent 1 mana removal spell for some indestructible creatures, but why not just
path to exile or
swords to plowshares? They both deal with indestructible, don't
deal damage to yourself, and don't have the 5 toughness limitations. The lifegain from swords isn't that big of a deal. The land from path is usually more impactful than the life from swords, but not by much.
>> It makes sense. I have both of those cards. Will switch it.
Okay here is my general Esper removal/control package:
Counterspell,
Pact of Negation,
Swan Song,
Stifle,
Disallow,
Return to Dust,
Cyclonic Rift,
Render Silent (sometimes),
utter end,
Anguished unmaking,
Path to exile,
Swords to plowshares,
Supreme Verdict,
Merciless Eviction, and one more wrath effect, usually something like
austere command. Do with that information what you will. If you have a question about something, please ask and I'll answer, most likely, unless I
forget about this post. I don't think I will.
>> Thank you so much. I wrote those down on my notepad
Lose
Kaya's Wrath for
Fumigate because usually you wont have more than 4 creatures you're losing because esper isn't known for its go wide stragety.
>> Will do. it makes sense.
I used to always include
chromatic lantern. But I am starting to question it because my mana base is usually solid enough that I don't need the extra fixing. Recently I choose
darksteel ingot instead because people can't
Krosan Grip it.
>> I thought exactly the same thing. Rather have dark steel ingot since it is indestructible.
Since you are running new
teferi, time raveler, maybe
vedalken orrery and/or
leyline of anticipation for a similar effect? They are great cards.
>> Wow. Thank you.
Teferi, time raveler is such a good card!
My favorite black card is
Bolas's Citadel. And I always run
necropotence and
aetherflux reservoir with it.
Bolas's Citadel combined with
aetherflux reservoir will eventually gain you life as you cast more spells than the amount of mana it costs to cast them. For example: You cast 3 spells on your turn, then use the citadel to cast the top card of your library, which is 2 mana, you gain 4 life from the reservoir, and lose two to the citadel. Is there a land that you can't cast on top of your library? Pay one life with
necropotence to
exile it and get it out of the way.
>> I wanted to put
Bolas's citadel but I felt bad to put it in. I wondered if opponents will hate me or not. A question, If I run
necropotence and aetherflux together in the mid game. Won't people try to get rid of my aetherflux because they
fear that I could win soon? or should I save it to cast until I have life more than 50 life and can cast it the next turn with counter spell in my hand?
Alhammarret's Archive and
Crested Sunmare are also great includes. So is
Regna, the Redeemer.
Pristine talisman has proven to be annoying to play against. Not because of the 1 life but because it is another separate source of lifegain.
>> I am definitely putting Regina, the redeemer and
pristine talisman! I know what you mean. I have
alhammarret's archive and crested sun mare in my storage. I will bring them out. I think they will make me feel safe with many blockers or attackers and I can breathe and save others removal cards for me.
Urborg, Tomb of yawgmoth +
Cabal Coffers or
Crypt Ghast is awesome.
>> I have
Crypt Ghast but not
Urborg, tomb of yawgmoth +
cabal coffers 
and they are costly.
Torment of Hailfire is a good win condition.
Phyrexian Reclamation is great to cast your bombs again if they get killed. Also
Boon Reflection and
Rhox Faithmender are great.
Felidar sovereign and
Test of Endurance are great. And
Darksteel mutation on someone's commander is brutal.
>> Thank you.
Darksteel mutation is better than
Kasmina's Transmutation that I thought of putting in. it is because of the indestructible ability right? the Opponent will either have to put minus effect on the commander or
exile it. It made me laugh so hard when you introduced it.
Thank you for that laugh. I would scream inside of me so much if someone did that to my commander.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry this is so long. But I hope I was at least a little helpful and not too terribly useless. Best of luck to you kind sir (or madame).
>> Not at all. I actually really appreciate it and sorry for more questions. You opened my brain to another area in magic and I feel good that I am learning.
Edit: I wanted to point out that anything that has a decent ETB (Enter the battlefield) trigger will be great with
followed footsteps, not specifically
grave titan, although he is an absolute power house
>> I mentioned earlier but
grave titan is costly. Any other creature you recommend? That match up is this Sunday!
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