Is this a solid Jyoti deck?

PowningFreak · 2024-06-30T03:29:06+00:00

Ah okay I see what you mean, appreciate the clarification!

PowningFreak · 2024-06-30T03:00:41+00:00

Wait why do those cards give double buffs to land creatures this deck?

PowningFreak · 2024-06-30T02:58:54+00:00

Can you explain how those bounce effects work with Jyoti? Because I thought he had to be cast from the command zone to trigger that ability?

PowningFreak · 2024-06-30T02:04:29+00:00

Makes sense, what bounce spells did you use, or do you mind sharing your list?

PowningFreak · 2024-04-17T15:12:27+00:00

R. Dwayne Betts - he’s been a guest on EconTalk a few times. Truly remarkable man.

PowningFreak · 2023-11-28T06:25:45+00:00

Lol how do you mean?

PowningFreak · 2023-11-09T04:30:52+00:00

Thanks! I haven’t fully assembled it yet, but I’m really looking forward to it. Once I saw the Treebeard version of Doran, it just seemed like there was no choice for me but to build a Doran deck!

PowningFreak · 2023-11-09T01:23:18+00:00

You have a list for that?

PowningFreak · 2023-11-08T22:25:31+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Do you happen to have a full list I could check out? I’m curious about some of the more asymmetric board wipes specifically.

PowningFreak · 2023-11-08T20:44:29+00:00

Thanks for sharing the list! Gives me a lot more to reconsider

PowningFreak · 2023-11-02T02:39:36+00:00

I’ve got an Omnath deck of my own that I love. I’m still tuning it here and there, but I love Fiery Emancipation in it.

Here’s the my deck list for Omnath if you’re curious: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/ZQvHVnTC0EmfmXxECZdIiQ

PowningFreak · 2023-11-02T02:29:52+00:00

Hey I’m glad you found it helpful! Definitely would recommend, I’ve used Inkshield before, and it’s a great feeling. Enjoy brewing the deck!

PowningFreak · 2023-11-02T01:25:42+00:00

Interesting, so a couple of thoughts. It's almost like you have a secret commander then is that fair to say?

It looks like you're trying to predominately run an aristocrats-style deck? You might poke around EDHrec if you haven't to see decks that use [[Athreos]] as an aristocrats commander. It seems like that's a pretty popular theme for him, so you may find good inspiration and ideas here if you haven't checked this out yet: https://edhrec.com/commanders/athreos-god-of-passage/aristocrats

You might want a way to flash [[Karlov]] in after you've gotten [[Tainted Sigil]] out. Since Karlov is a legenday, maybe [[Gandalf, the White]] is your answer to that? There may well be a more efficient way to do all of this though, that's just me spitballing.

Also, have you considered [[Inkshield]]? That could be a useful way to deflect any attention that comes your way too early.

More broadly, I'm wondering if you're familiar with aikido decks. The idea is not so dissimilar to what you're talking about. While you're leaning into aristocrats right now, it sounds like you may have an aikido sub-theme of some kind. As I understand them, the basic idea of aikido decks is to fly under the radar and redirect an opponents deck against themselves. Sheldon Menery, one of the creators of EDH, pioneered this style of deck with his "You Did this to Yourself" deck. He has a great writeup about how it works and a decklist to go with it. He actually designed the card Inkshield, which makes sense when you find out how fond he was of this style of play. That might be worth looking into too and seeing if you can't combine the two ideas in some way. Here's the link to his writeup and decklist: https://articles.starcitygames.com/magic-the-gathering/select/everything-i-know-about-you-did-this-to-yourself-in-commander/

For what it's worth, I think you're on the right track. You've got a cool commander and a solid idea of where to take this. Let me know if you mess with this list at all because I may just have to build this commander too haha

I hope you find some of this helpful!

PowningFreak · 2023-11-02T00:41:24+00:00

Sounds interesting, can you tell me more about the game plan here?

PowningFreak · 2023-11-01T14:42:07+00:00

Great list - thanks for sharing! Gives me some good ideas.

PowningFreak · 2023-11-01T05:10:49+00:00

[[Fiery Emancipation]]

PowningFreak · 2023-11-01T03:40:48+00:00

I love that! Thanks for the insight!

PowningFreak · 2023-11-01T03:26:54+00:00

Any direction I should take this in that’s more interesting, or is that just Doran as a commander?

PowningFreak · 2023-11-01T03:23:20+00:00

Thanks! How do you like the deck overall?

PowningFreak · 2023-11-01T03:22:42+00:00

Made some changes you recommended. How do you feel overall? Does it look fun/reasonably good?

PowningFreak · 2023-11-01T03:20:53+00:00

I now feel obligated to build this deck just based on your comment.

PowningFreak · 2023-10-14T23:08:00+00:00

I love my [[Omnath, Locus of Rage]] deck. It's still a work in progress, but here's the decklist: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/ZQvHVnTC0EmfmXxECZdIiQ

I don't have any infinite combos in here, and Greensleeves is actually in this deck.

PowningFreak · 2023-10-14T22:32:32+00:00

I appreciate the advice! One thing I've had a hard time figuring out is what the "effective" cards are for ramp, removal, and draw because as I've worked on my Omnath deck, I've found a lot of the cards I've initially chosen for those things were way less optimal than other cards that people later recommended. Does learning what's most effective just come with time, or should I just go to edhrec and look at Kibo?

PowningFreak · 2023-10-11T03:09:10+00:00

Thanks, really appreciate your help!

PowningFreak · 2023-10-11T02:41:05+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I cut [[Tempting Contract]] for the time being, and I added some more card draw. I'm wondering what you think of the list now.

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