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Super Dog
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This design is either crazy or genius, I cant decide which. Probably crazy. I tried to keep the cost down but ended up going a little higher than I had planned to get it right. There are a few places you could cut corners to drop the price though. Its still the cheapest EDH deck I've designed lol. Basically Isamaru is the deck, the intended win condition is commander damage so anything else would be a waste. You can start out early game just trying to rush someone with Isamaru. The ideal endgame is an indestructible hexproof puppy with protection from basically everything, vigilance, and the ability to block any number of creatures. Plus if someone kills your academy rector you can just turn the dog into an eldrazi. The biggest weakness is vs other white decks. You can give him protection from white if it becomes necessary, but that stops you from using most of the enchantments on him. You could still get him through for a win with just equipment though. The worst possible scenario is having Isamaru put on the bottom of your library with something like Condemn as that would pretty much shut down the whole deck. He needs to get hexproof on him fast.
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Thanks, bud. Champion's Helm is another option for hexproof. What about the CoPs? Do you think they would be necessary? How about Eternal Dragon for Plaincycling and reshuffling my library? Is there anything that can send Isamaru back to my hand when it leaves the field? Just trying to figure out options to counter Condemn-like stuff.
Also, there is a creature from Darksteel that allows you to use Equip abilities at Instant speed. That with Puresteel Paladin is obnoxious. I already have Steelshaper's Gift as well, which seems like it would be appropriate.
The Helm is already in there somewhere. CoP's arent necessary here, you literally only care about quickly protecting Isamaru as much as possible. I actually considered the Dragon, but Im of the opinion that what a white EDH deck really needs is Land Tax and Weathered Wayfarer, and white has plenty of ways to tutor for Land Tax which makes it far more reliable. I think the best bet for fighting Condemn effects is using the instant speed protection spells to counter them. Once he gets put in the library, shuffling only lessens the extent to which you are screwed. Unfortunately the only tutor in here that can grab Isamaru is Planar Portal. It is worth noting that there are other potential win conditions, Kor Spiritdancer and Elbrus can both go for a kill if Isamaru does get shutdown somehow. They'd just be slower. And really any creature could be a beast if a late game Replenish loads it up with enough enchantments. I actually forgot all about Leonin Shikari, he's a pretty good fit here, I'll have to figure out what can be dropped to squeeze it in.
ok, I dropped Elbrus for Leonin Shikari because it was the only card not advancing the primary objective and it conflicted with two other cards. Im looking to see if anything else can be squeezed out for maybe 1 or 2 more lands.
Thanks for all the help. I think I already have a lot of the cards mentioned.
Loxodon Warhammer?
Umbra Mystic?
Do you think Aurification would be necessary since I don't have a ton of creature production? Sorry to keep bombarding you with all these, btw.
The Warhammer is good but I dont think it gives as much utility as the other equipment, it just didnt make the cut. Umbra Mystic is an interesting one, it might fit in here, I just need to look over the cards again. Aurification just seems unnecessary. To be honest, even if the deck were to go in a more defensive direction I just dont think Aurification would be very good.
Okay. No problem. I don't have all the Swords, so I'll just improvise with stuff like the Warhammer until better stuff comes along. Thanks a bunch. I'm going to examine the cards that I have and post my version of this deck on my own decklist, and I'll make appropriate changes when I come across these cards or others that I believe might make the deck work.