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1. Is the deck focused enough? Meaning, is having the 2 sub-type themes stretching the deck too thin?
2. I went hog on the lands to ensure an even distribution on the Mardu colors even though 71% of the mana distribution is black. Is this over-kill?
I am intrigued by Nullpriest of Oblivion, New Blood, Boros Charm (I have this in my Syr Gwyn deck already) and Cruel Celebrant. Do you have any recommendations as to what to swap out for those?
Vampires are mainly black as well as your deck. Edgar Markov is mainly black with a splash of red and white so 71% is absolutely ok. But You should optimize your mana base because of the 71% black mana. You have a lot of cards with bb or even bbb so you should add more black mana resources.
Removed: Temple of Malice, Temple of Silence, and Temple of Triumph, Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion, Rogue's Passage, Rugged Prairie, and Bloodfell CavesReasoning: Either too slow or didn't line up with the strategy of the deck. The temples are a bit slower and the utility lands mentioned are more Voltron lands.Added: 7 Swamp to optimize mana base to line up with mana distribution.
Sounds really good ! You should be faster now and have a more optimized mana base.keep me up to date on how the deck is going now
ZitatSounds really good ! You should be faster now and have a more optimized mana base.keep me up to date on how the deck is going nowhttps://deckstats.net/decks/83009/1963004-markov-marduThanks! I actually went back and tweaked some things:- Swapped Bloodlord of Vaasgoth with Malakir Bloodwitch- Reason: I think the effect Vaasgoth has is iffy at best while Bloodwitch has a guaranteed ETB effect that I can use as a bomb, which can be triggered even more by Sanguine Blood.- Swapped Kindred Boon with Unbreakable Formation- Reason: I like the instant speed of Formation and takes into effect for all my creatures immediately.- Swapped: Blade of the Bloodchief for Guul Draz Assassin- Reason: Blade is more Voltron and I'd rather get another vampire token with Assassin instead based on Edgar Markov's eminence effect.- Swapped: Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord for New Blood- Reason: Sorin is more single targeted and doesn't really speed the game along. It gave me the ability to put New Blood instead as a slot without messing up my mana curve too much.- Swapped: Nevinyrral's Disk with Kaya's Wrath- Reason: I'd rather keep my mana rocks and enchantments while taking advantage of the life-gain after a board wipe. If Sanguine Blood is on the battlefield, it will deal a world of hurt to my opponents.- Swapped: Austere Command with Blasphemous Act- Reason: Mana cost is pretty high and Blasphemous Act has been reliable for me in other commander decks I've had.- Swapped: Skeletal Scrying with Ambition's Cost- Reason: Still debating this one. The instant speed is nice for Skeletal Scrying. However, if I don't have many vampires in the graveyard, I don't have as much guarantee from a card draw perspective versus the flat out 3 cards I draw with Ambition's Cost. Also, the life loss from Skeletal Scrying can be pretty painful if I need to get more cards. Thoughts on this one?- Debating: Swap Tithe Drinker with Dusk Legion Zealot or with Oathsworn Vampire- Reason: Tithe Drinker as we discussed isn't great. However, I do not have Cruel Celebrant as of this moment. Oathsworn Vampire is nice because I can re-cast him from the graveyard and continue to trigger Edgar Markov's eminence ability. Dusk Legion Zealot is nice for the card draw. Thoughts on this one?
Thanks for the plethora of information!ZitatVampires are mainly black as well as your deck. Edgar Markov is mainly black with a splash of red and white so 71% is absolutely ok. But You should optimize your mana base because of the 71% black mana. You have a lot of cards with bb or even bbb so you should add more black mana resources.Is it as simple as removing some of the Boros dual lands and slotting in basic swamp lands instead? I feel that would be the lowest hanging fruit. The other tips are very helpful. Thanks again.
What I do when my deck leans to one color - like this one ... I would make sure that my multi-colored sources can all make black. So in this deck I would limit the mana sources that only make red/white.edit: I count 7 Boros sources. And that doesn't even count the colorless, mono-red, and mono-white sources. If you're not getting enough black, consider swapping out some of those Boros sources. If your playgroup is consistently 4 or more players, I can suggest Fellwar Stone as a decent mana rock. Usually gets you at least 4 colors in a 4-player pod.edit2: Exotic Orchard is Fellwar Stone on a land.
I would recommend Dusk Legion Zealot because of the draw. It´s a cantrip and you´ll get two creatures out of it.Ther other changes sounds good for me, I´m not a fan of the Guul Draz Assassin if you want to play him then go fort it.
ZitatI would recommend Dusk Legion Zealot because of the draw. It´s a cantrip and you´ll get two creatures out of it.Ther other changes sounds good for me, I´m not a fan of the Guul Draz Assassin if you want to play him then go fort it.Thanks KingKia. I acquired some of the cards mentioned prior and made some swaps:- Swapped Bloodthirsty Aerialist for Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle- Swapped Tithe Drinker for Cruel Celebrant- Swapped Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord with Whip of Erebos- Swapped Immersturm Predator for Olivia Voldaren- Swapped Knight of the Ebon Legion for Viscera Seer - Swapped Olivia, Mobilized for War for Drana's Emissary - Let me know your thoughts on this one as this one is debatable. - Removed Pulse Tracker and added Shared Animosity- Swapped Guul Draz Assassin for Nullpriest of OblivionLet me know you think.
The changes make sense and fit better with the theme of the deck. What ApothecaryGeist said makes sense and you should take that into account when choosing your landcards. However, try to avoid lands which come into play tapped because of the loss of speed.I wouldn´t play Drana's Emissary. She has only an upkeep trigger and doesn´t synergized with all the lifelinkers. I would prefer cliffhaven vampire or marauding blight-priest - both of them will synergize with the lifelinkers and effects like cruel celebrant or malakir bloodwitch.