Messages

16

Deck Reviews / [EDH / Commander] Merieke and the Prophet: Near-Creatureless Control

« on: January 14, 2015, 04:18:00 am »

Merieke and the Prophet: Near-Creatureless Control

For a while, I've wanted to make a deck that absolutely despises living things. Cards like Vile Consumption and Spreading Plague are so appealing but I never found the right context for them until now. This deck aims to gradually grind out an excruciating win through combat damage after not casting any creatures (except maybe for False Prophet, a board wipe in human form.) and thoroughly dismissing opponents' threats. It's got its weaknesses, but I like its odds against aggro and combo.

17

Deck Reviews / [EDH / Commander] Grixis Cheerio Storm

« on: January 11, 2015, 06:52:45 am »

Grixis Cheerio Storm

Glass Cannon fun!

18

Deck Reviews / Zedruu the Stone Bastard

« on: January 10, 2015, 07:24:55 am »

Zedruu the Stone Bastard

This is a Blue/White pillow fort control deck with some nasty surprises. Donate and bounce Illusions of Grandeur, killing an opponent instantly if they're under 20 life. If they're above 20, give 'em Transcendence and kill them instantly. Or scry until you find Hive Mind and a Pact and kill everyone else instantly.

Zedruu is cool enough if you leave him alone. Until he decides to kill you instantly.

19

Deck Reviews / [EDH / Commander] Cromat, Destroyer of Worlds/5-Color Belcher

« on: January 09, 2015, 09:55:49 pm »

Cromat, Destroyer of Worlds/5-Color Belcher

At my LGS, they have two-round tournaments and the decks in the winners pod are always pretty cutthroat. One time I played against a Zo-Zu land destruction deck and it made me want to build something that could subsist, even thrive without land. This deck can go in a number of directions, all of them big, dramatic and pretty fast. Ramp like a madman at first, destroy all lands, destroy all creatures, drop Phage or some other hilarious threat, or just combo out with Mana Severance and Goblin Charbelcher. 

20

Deck Reviews / [EDH / Commander] Toshiro's Grindhouse Matinee

« on: January 09, 2015, 08:48:37 pm »

Toshiro's Grindhouse Matinee

Play small creatures, kill them, kill everything, let Geth (or Chainer) sort 'em out. Using Toshiro  seems like a fun angle to attack from. The term "grindhouse" refers not only to bloody pulp horror flicks but also to old-time theaters' practice of showing low-budget double features to lure poorer viewers. Toshiro pays tribute to this legacy by offering double bills of low-cost instants that pile on the thrills, chills and kills like so many b-movie scripts.

21

Deck Reviews / [EDH / Commander] Balthor's DDR - Demon Discard Reanimation

« on: January 09, 2015, 08:48:08 pm »

Balthor's DDR - Demon Discard Reanimation

This deck is designed to ramp early, fill up my graveyard and use discard effects and board wipes to maintain control until I can crack Balthor or cast Ljving Death etc to bomb the board with crazy demon value.

22

Deck Reviews / [EDH / Commander] Wave After Wave of My Own Men

« on: January 09, 2015, 08:37:49 pm »

Wave After Wave of My Own Men

Swarm as fast as possible, drop Edric and use every one-drop as a living cantrip. Overwhelm through sheer card volume and try to recover from boardwipes with Cagebreakers or graveyard reshufflers. Might be best as a one-on-one deck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eowPka21BNc