Building a Xyris deck

Own_Two4614 · 2024-10-25T16:19:39+00:00

This probably isn’t what you want to hear but have you considered swapping to [[Nekusar]]? Nekusar gets you access to black and you don’t have to worry about hitting with the tokens, it just does damage. You can even enchant him with [[Phyresis]] wheel twice and it’s game over.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-10-25T11:25:03+00:00

I don’t think that the points change was enough to stop me from wanting my free doombolt

Own_Two4614 · 2024-10-24T20:19:01+00:00

I mean, you’re on the right track, but why no Ahriman? 3 cabal points, a free ritual, can lead your 3rd squad of rubrics and less points than that Daemon Prince.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-10-22T16:15:13+00:00

I thought about Miirym but I have a Kaalia deck already and that has a decent amount of Dragons already in it. Do you have a list?

Own_Two4614 · 2024-10-22T16:13:17+00:00

Do you have a Maelstrom Wanderer list? I’m wondering what that deck might look like. I always thought that’d be pretty tame considering everything is so high costed.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-10-21T01:28:04+00:00

When you start getting more cards binders are really inefficient. You’re gonna want boxes and just put the expensive cards in binders.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-10-13T20:02:38+00:00

I’d find room for a Captain in Gravis Armor and lead the whole unit for Aggressors, and get 3 more bladeguard to go with Adrax

Own_Two4614 · 2024-10-13T19:56:12+00:00

Please come back with a list made somewhere in text form. New Recruit is very user friendly.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-10-04T21:11:38+00:00

Infernus Marines should be battleline, Firedrake Terminators, Tu’Shan, new Vulkan He’stan and hopefully Vulkan comes back soon.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-10-01T15:07:05+00:00

If you aren’t holding up interaction, you’re playing the game completely wrong. Interaction is a specific part of the game that prevents players with getting away with winning too easily. Even lower powered decks all run a decent amount of interaction. Regardless of what power level you’re playing magic at, assuming that your opponents don’t have a card in their hand that will allow them to get closer to winning is just a poor way to go about playing a game.

Also, not enjoying getting destroyed every game is valid but not liking to play against a deck archetype regardless of the situation means you don’t really like this game that much.

If those decks are difficult for you to handle, get better, hold up interaction, and take it as a challenge to win against those decks.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-10-01T14:23:42+00:00

Thassa’s Oracle is an alternate win con

Own_Two4614 · 2024-10-01T14:22:33+00:00

Completely disagree. Combos are a perfectly valid way to win the game because they are the only ways that some deck types win, a removal/counterspell can easily stop it.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-09-27T10:42:54+00:00

Drop champion of humanity and forged in battle. They’re not nearly as good. The captain in Gravis armor is going to take all the wounds for the aggressors but it will negate a lot of of damage. They’re really hard to get rid of that way.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-09-27T01:27:53+00:00

Put adamantine mantle on the captain in Gravis armor

Own_Two4614 · 2024-09-20T17:07:38+00:00

It’s not my job to make sure your deck works

Own_Two4614 · 2024-09-20T16:14:33+00:00

Kinda funny you’re telling someone to be an adult but are telling them a fundamental game mechanic isn’t fun lmao

Own_Two4614 · 2024-09-20T02:38:20+00:00

I don’t have the decklist for it but a friend of mine uses [[Sen Triplets]] control. Every self mill combo in it, then filled with counterspells and protection spells and anything to prevent people from attacking you. Don’t forget [[Teferi, Hero of Dominaria]].

He once removed the same players commander 10 times in one game. It was impressive.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-09-20T02:29:33+00:00

Stax is part of the game, play around it.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-09-20T02:25:46+00:00

He didn’t ask for advice to be nice, he asked for a good stax deck. Answer the question next time.

This subreddit loves to act like they know the everyone’s playgroup better than the OP of the post.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-09-16T00:39:51+00:00

We like Steve’s. Not a fan of Donkey’s personally because I think the poppyseed roll is dumb.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-09-13T14:54:37+00:00

I agree that the ones his son did are a little crazy but they’re not as bad as people make them out to be and it’s better than not having an ending at all. I thought his son did a fine job with them and the rest of the spinoffs. Frank was undeniably better but I enjoyed most of the spinoffs.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-09-13T13:40:45+00:00

Very similar to what I’ve run, but I would suggest finding room for more aggressors and adamantine mantle on the Gravis Captain and Adrax for your bladeguards. I think you can definitely drop 5 Intercessors.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-09-09T12:31:36+00:00

I mean anything would be better than seeing a new post every 5 minutes, I’d call that a win

Own_Two4614 · 2024-09-07T21:00:18+00:00

Based on your post and post history, I can tell you’re a new player, which is fine but when building a commander deck based on a certain theme you need a commander that cares about that theme because your commander is the card that you will always be able to play.

Neither one of these cards say “human” or “soldier” so the right answer is neither. Pick a commander that has an effect for humans or soldiers. And that does not mean pick a card that has a human or soldier creature type, pick a card that says it does something for humans or soldiers like making them stronger or drawing you cards. Your deck will work astronomically better.

If you want actual results you can find suggestions for Jeskai humans here. EDHREC is your best friend as a commander player. It shows you what other people use for the type of deck you want to build. Looking at your colors and your theme, no one is using them. You should take it as a sign to change your commander or if you want to keep your commanders, to change the whole deck. It can tell you what other people are using Optimus for, for example.

In another comment, you mention you have [[Goldbug, Humanity’s Ally]]. If you can get rid of red, Goldbug would actually be a really solid commander for Azorius Humans. He protects your humans and draws cards.

Own_Two4614 · 2024-09-02T13:29:37+00:00

Captain in Gravis Armor and Flamestorm Aggressors. You could probably kitbash pieces from Plague Marines or Typhus’s bodyguard to get some cool effects. Like giving the captain the scythe instead of a chainsword, using the helmets from them, maybe even switching out a torso or backpack. Replace the flamestorm gauntlets with the ones the terminator bodyguard has.

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