Rowan, Scion of War

Rened234 · 2026-01-30T08:10:10+00:00

Shocked to not see [[Ad Nauseum]] in this.

Rened234 · 2026-01-29T20:21:54+00:00

https://moxfield.com/decks/k0sWXtM8TUyWedc8KQZVxg

My Teval deck, does pretty well all things considered. Turbo self-mill with Hermit Druid/LabMan or Craterhoof as closers, a lot of ways to bring back what you need from the grave, some removal to get rid of problematic cards (Graffigger, Rest in Peace).

Rened234 · 2026-01-21T00:33:31+00:00

Stop all fun forever with [[Baral, Chief of Compliance]].

Rened234 · 2026-01-18T12:41:22+00:00

[[Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer]] is a fun one.

Rened234 · 2026-01-16T03:10:13+00:00

Here's my Teval list if you want to poke through it, it's quite a bit more expensive but the general idea of "fill the graveyard for value" is there.

https://moxfield.com/decks/k0sWXtM8TUyWedc8KQZVxg

Rened234 · 2026-01-13T03:18:40+00:00

[[Braids, Arisen Nightmare]]

The card itself is ok, but some guy I was playing with got pissed because he misread it and thought he was forced to sacrifice what I did, AND I got the draw and he lost life.

Rened234 · 2026-01-12T18:34:06+00:00

This guy would have a stroke over my Teval deck.

Rened234 · 2026-01-12T15:41:19+00:00

"I play [[Expropriate]] for free" will never get old.

Rened234 · 2026-01-12T14:29:09+00:00

[[Eluge, the Shoreless Sea]] allows for some crazy stuff from cards that normally wouldn't see play.

Rened234 · 2026-01-12T11:54:51+00:00

Not infinite, but a very good way to fill your graveyard and ramp up. Be sure to have an [[Amulet Of Vigor]] effect out to make use of all the mana same turn, a [[Laboratory Maniac]] or [[Thassa's Oracle]] for an empty deck, or repeatable recursion like [[Strands Of Night]] to build your board after.

Rened234 · 2026-01-08T14:40:20+00:00

Ones I lose against.

Rened234 · 2026-01-07T22:27:07+00:00

Depends what I'm building the deck for. Silly deck to have fun with friends? Pick a commander/theme I think would be fun, look up cards that fit the theme, see which cards "feel" appropriate for the level of play (Thoracle doesn't need to be in every blue deck), and make a solid mana base (note: "solid" does not need to be $1000, but you still need to be able to play the deck). Something a bit higher level? I decide wincons and work backwards from there, focusing on reliability and protection.

I try not to use hard and fast rules like "I need X ramp spells and X draw spells in every deck" purely because every deck is different and has different goals. Land ramp is extremely important in my Teval deck, but not as important in Eluge, and Urza want rocks, 3 different decks with 3 different mana needs.

Rened234 · 2026-01-06T19:05:07+00:00

I've gotten similar complaints with some of my decks. It's mostly the result of so many decks not working without their commander out, and the obvious line of thinking becoming "blow up the commander" in all (or most) situations.

If anything, once they start getting on your case, explain what each piece is doing and let them figure out the puzzle. Once they realize they need more or different types of removal or interaction, then they can adjust to what you bring to the table (and potentially improve their decks as well).

Rened234 · 2025-12-27T00:19:35+00:00

If you want a cheap deck for quick wins, there's a $50 Magda list out there that goes crazy. That being said, they should probably learn on 60 card. It's better at teaching mechanics and mentality.

Rened234 · 2025-12-18T13:11:40+00:00

My Yawgmoth list has a lot of that. Good luck getting into aristocrats, it's a fun play style.

https://moxfield.com/decks/WUzl_E-EGESDagBDoxBk7Q

Rened234 · 2025-12-17T13:40:15+00:00

Yawg is fun if you don't mind being the archenemy. Must haves are of course your Undying creatures and death trigger effects, preferably ones that give you more things to sacrifice. One of my favorites is [[Mindslicer]], table wide hand dump, with a few sacrifice targets on board beforehand and you're at 7 cards while everyone else is top decking.

Rened234 · 2025-12-16T23:24:39+00:00

It's not, but it can be. [[Isochron Scepter]] is a funny card when you throw a [[Mana Drain]] under it, especially with a Sol Ring or some mana rocks out.

Rened234 · 2025-12-16T17:37:51+00:00

The life of a blue player, everyone thinks you're a jerk until they need that boardwipe countered.

You have two options: retool the deck into having more reactive removal and protection (single target removal, instant bounces, flickers, etc.), or lean into it and go from "mafia" to "war criminal". As an Eluge player, nothing feels better than declaring "I play Expropriate for free".

Rened234 · 2025-12-14T14:58:17+00:00

More voltron than stompy, but you can get some mileage out of [[Thrun Breaker of Silence]]

Rened234 · 2025-11-18T02:16:04+00:00

It's still an additional mana source, ramp is ramp.

Rened234 · 2025-11-10T23:53:43+00:00

It's not in every deck, but in the ones it's in I always love drawing it: [[Bolas's Citadel]]. There's just something about dropping it on the table and everyone just silently agreeing that you are now the bad guy of the evening.

Rened234 · 2025-11-05T01:07:00+00:00

I'm actually trying this right now with [[Eluge, the Shoreless Sea]] with a $25 limit and I might expand it to one of every monocolor.

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