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the overarch in this deck is that all of his enchantments power up Ethereal Armor, which he puts on his stalker to bash face. each Enchantment also holds a secondary function beyond that, so that its not just dead space taken up in a deck. look at the list again, remembering that everything he plays adds +1/+1 to his stalker. its a decent build.

any card ~can~ be amazing in the right situation. what youre talking about is a 3 card combo that makes a poor card decent. Nevermore is BEST as a sideboard card against opponents with win conditions relying on a single card or two that they HAVE to have to win. in that instance its a one card combo, being used to the best of its ability.

Garruk Wildspeaker, Garruk Primal and more land would be good.

glistening oil puts in work against mana dorks and aggro decks

for the 8 instants? guttersnipe is bad here.


Grim Lavamancer, on the other hand, should be here.

dead weight is pretty good in the current metagame. it deals well with indestructible creatures, it handles aristocrat without her being able to regen, it takes the edge off things like Thragtusk. I like it. it will be in my esper auras deck after cycle.

Nevermore is not great, and even at "not great" its still a sideboard card. spectral flight would be better, or gift of Orzova. blind obedience gets redundant if you draw multiples, unless you plan on hitting for all the extort triggers, which this deck doesnt seem to want. Also, thats more of a sideboard card. I would replace those two slots with 3 each spectral flight and gift.

flashback. its relevant

lol no problem

the extra Aurelia would be a good start :)

I like the synergy between the commander and the deck. I see a lot of good interactions, and many wins coming in your future.






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good call ignoring that comment. you cant just "add" those cards. you have to build around them or theyre innefective. anyways, you have a ton of 1-drops. thats not really necessary. take out Civic Saber, its bad. Use Rancor. and use it 3 times. I would drop Judges Familiar to the sideboard, drop civic saber altogether and add 2 syncopate and 3 rancor

youre one card heavy. 99+1 for EDH

Viking, it sounds like you need to rework your play group and not allow the players like that to play. can anyone build a super degenerative deck and win? yes? can they play that deck in my playgroup? no. are we the only play group in town? yep. better fall in line and play something reasonable, or you can sit at home while we play. does it suck that we have to resort to that? sure does, but it keeps the environment fun for everyone and increases the amount of first time players that return. would I rather have 4 "noobs" come back next week than that one guy who puts silence on an isochron scepter and uses icy manipulator to lock out all of his opponents? youre goddamned right I would. The way you hype it up, however, must be local to your play area, ad I have been in 3 VERY different areas in the last 3 years (Florida, Minnesota and New Mexico) and I have run into maybe 3 of those type of player. for the most part in my experience, if you get a super competetive degenerative player, they will just not play with the casual EDH group. make sure youre making that clear in your house rules that you dont want any turn 4 infinite turn combos, any total lockout combos, any insta-win combos, and your playgroup should evolve just fine.
As for Planar Portal, I dont think its budget at all...maybe the monitary cost of the card, but as a 6 drop with a 6 activation cost, it sets me back nearly every time I play it. idk.

GMZ- you cant use unhinged in EDH, other than the basic lands. lol. an option for you is to do exaactly what youre doing. ask around. even better, find your local play group and ask them if they have an extra deck thats easy for a new guy to understand. many people carry extras for just that purpose (Ihave 5 EDH decks that I loan out) and many people run slivers and Rafiq of the Many because they are simple, effective builds that are easy to understand and help new EDH players enter the format without having to spend a fortune.

while I agree with most of what he said, DO NOT take it as gospel. Not every solid EDH player combos out, not every staple he listed is necessary (planar portal a staple? really?) If you dont have 99 cards you think run great together, but say, 89, and really want to run that Doorkeeper, cause hes so damn cute, then do it.

EDH is not a format about being the best, its about doing the best with the cards you have and having FUN (you know, that little "F" word most magic players forget when they get their $600 deck rolled by a $20 deck in standard?)

That all being said, the man makes solid points, however, the only thing that matters is that YOU enjoy your deck.

You mention that you like dragons. your deck would benefit from Crucible of Fire. I also agree with the mana ramp. you are assembling an army of very expensive creatures. Sol Ring, Sisay's ring, Thran Dynamo, Basalt monilith, Pallidum Myr, Iron Myr, Silver Myr, and th black mana myr...i cant remember his name. like any deck, an edh lives and dies on its mana base. use every dual land you can find (and afford) that fits your generals color identity.

just remember above all, enjoy the format. its CASUAL. i mean, even the official banned list is just a suggestion.

yeah i listed it backwards. its 2 groundswell and one mutagenetic growth

I think it doesnt fit well here, because 12 creatures is already too many, but it could be a pretty good card somewhere.

the CARD is two seperate spells, however when fused, they become one spell. no matter how you cast a fuze card, it only counts once. sadface.

if you fuse the split card, it also only triggers Guttersnipe once...you might consider Razortip Whip as your finisher after Master hits. I did it the other day and it was lulz.

shhhhh...come on man, you wanna get fired?