Mayael's army

by LSF on 18 January 2014

Command Zone (1 card)

Creatures (1)

Main Deck (99 cards)

Sideboard (472 cards)

Creatures (227)






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Deck Description

Well, my first try at commander. I'd like to have some constructive help with it.

Maybeboard :
- Admonition angel
- Champion of Lambholt
- Condemn
- Deathrender
- Defense Grid
- Deus of Calamity
- Disaster Radius
- Dragonmaster Outcast
- Elderscale Wurm
- Eldrazi Conscription
- Enlightened Tutor
- Eternal Witness
- Gaea's Revenge
- Giant Adephage
- Ghostway
- Hydra Omnivore
- Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
- Khalni Hydra
- Mayael's Aria
- Meglonoth
- Moldgraf Monstrosity
- Myojin of Life's Web
- Patron of the Orochi
- Plated Slagwurm
- Primal Command
- Primal Surge
- Scroll Rack
- Sensei's Divining Top
- Soul Foundry
- Terastodon
- Tooth and Nail
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Titanic Ultimatum
- Triumph of the Hordes
- True Conviction
- Voice of Resurgence
- Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
- Winding Canyons

How to Play

Nothing too fancy. I like big creatures.

Deck Tags

  • EDH
  • Naya
  • Big Creatures
  • Help

Deck at a Glance

Social Stats

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Mana Curve

Mana Symbol Occurrence

2500856

Deck Format


Commander

NOTE: Set by owner when deck was made.

Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Not Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Not Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Mayael's army

what kind of stuff have you had trouble with?

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 00:51

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I've never played EDH before. I'm not sure if this would have a shot or if it would be total garbage.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 00:55

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only one way to find out. sometimes a terrible deck is the best way to learn, my first edh deck was slivers, it wasn't even good on paper.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 00:57

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my thought is that your commander doesnt really work that well with most of the deck dont get me wrong the creatures you would put out are more than enough but you need either more ways to put them out or more of them in general i think you should check out spellbreaker behemoth and also elvish piper possibly a mosswort bridge and maybe the illusionist's bracers for mayael to increase the odds of getting what you need

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:01

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Checked out the cards you suggested and I might add them all. I didn't think about the bracers at first, but it'd be really good.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:04

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right on you should check out this other EDH deck it may help for ideas?
http://www.mtgvault.com/selimshady/decks/riku-master-caster-2/

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:11

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go slow, too fast, and you might just pass right on by. crunching code was never my strong point.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:18

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Hamletback Goliath, Rampaging Baloths, Darksteel Plate and Sword of Light and Shadow are really tempting.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:20

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cant go wrong with any of them and if you like the sword you should look at the other four of them i think it is

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:23

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I know, but I like this one in particular because these two colors are the best to either exile or destroy big creatures.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:24

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edh should be casual, don't feel like you have to win, I'm thinking up a political deck that just forces your opponents to attack each other and keep me alive.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:25

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but the idea is still to win right lol

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:28

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I am building this deck to have fun, but if it never does anything, there won't be any fun. I am by no mean building this to crush everyone.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:30

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win what? the right to play? go slow, you'll pick things up as you go. enjoy playing. from what i have seen must win, turns into must win by any means, and i hate playing with those guys.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:31

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no the game lol if no one can attack you then eventually you will win right

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:35

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oh and primal vigor is good too

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:36

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Phage the Untouchable+artful dodge, dig em out with tutors, buwahahahahaha! oh yeah, maybe use tinker to have that new artifact with the sandals from theros out before you cast phage. you'll look like a noob for choosing that.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:39

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theres no black in this deck tho?

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:41

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saw the 1 mana symbol. the point is to meet people, though. but now that mtgo is alive, the point is mute. buwahahahahaha!!!

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:50

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you have good cards for your first game, i think you'll have fun with what you have; but i would play blue, but hey! thats me.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 01:53

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Haha ! Thanks for everything.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 02:08

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have counters for my spells. ....and ill c0nt1nu3 to lu6k l0l

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 02:10

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You can't have Ready // Willing in your EDH because it has a Swamp in Willing's cost.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 06:17

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Got rid of it. Thank you !

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 09:16

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No problem!

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 10:37

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why are there no eldrazie?

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 07:20

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never mind i missed it

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 07:21

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aren't cards like Mayael's Aria against the spirit of commander decks? i thought instant win type cards fell under "and other similar cards" from the banned list.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 16:02

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I am building this deck to play with my friends and I told them about this card. They thought it was powerful, but they said that they also had a bit of those kind of win conditions in their decks. It did not bother them to let me add it in there.

Other than that, you might have a point. This card could be consider to go against the spirit of casual EDH.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 19:44

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hey it's all about the group. as long as they're fine with it, it's no problem. i was just asking more than trying to be critical. wasn't sure.

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 19:51

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Garruck caller of beasts would be good

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Posted 19 January 2014 at 21:37

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He's already in there !

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Posted 20 January 2014 at 00:19

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did not see him :)

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Posted 20 January 2014 at 00:36

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I would like to suggest to you to take out Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx because you are running 3 color's so its an awkward devotion. In place of Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx I would put in Xenegos, the Reveler, I see that he would much more fit.
Also, possibly remove Akroma, Angel of Wrath and replace her with Serra Avatar. Because of the removal of Akroma, Angel of Wrath, a nice addition like Akroma's Memorial would be fantastic. And if you could find any way to put these in, I think these would be great additions, Asceticism and Birthing Pod as well.

--List--
Remove:
-Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
-Akroma, Angel of Wrath
Replace:
-Xenegos, the Reveler
-Serra Avatar and/or Akroma's Memorial
Additions:
-Asceticism
-Birthing Pod
-Akroma's Memorial
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I also think Omnath, Locus of Mana is cool. Although, he would be better if you had more green mana which in fact I would use Gaea's Cradle with him. Although, Gaea's Cradle is a $100+ Land, haha. :P

Angelic Mercy would be a nice replace with Trostani, Selesnya's Voice, unless you are using her for he Populate ability as well.

--I will keep helping you if you'd like, I read all of the other comments and I am still trying to understand the exact deck you are trying to build here.

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Posted 20 January 2014 at 05:39

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I thought about Xenagos at first when building this deck, but I ended out removing him for something else. I can't remember what it was, but I wanna test this before considering him again.

I don't really see the point of replacing Akroma, Angel of Wrath with Serra Avatar. I see the combo that there would be with Serra Avatar and Akroma's Memorial, which is a card I am considering to add as one of my friends suggested it to me as well, but if the combo isn't there, Serra Avatar won't do much as it isn't Flying, Hexproof, Trample, Indestructible or Protection from something. It'll get dealt with easily compared to the angel which has some built-in protection.

I think that Trostani has a better healing potential than Angelic Mercy in my deck and, as you mentioned, I can also play her for her populate ability.

I don't think that Nykthos is that good, but it isn't that bad either. I only need two big white or green creatures and it can produce a lot of mana.

I am not convinced at all by birthing Pod and I'd like you to go further in your explaination about that card choice.

I still don't know what to choose between Asceticism and Privileged Position. Both are really good for what they do and I think they could both be efficient in my deck. Still, Asceticism could be a better choice.

I love Omnath, especially in mono-green, but I don't have enough green mana to add it, as you said.

I appreciate your help as it is formulated in a constructive way. Thank you !

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Posted 20 January 2014 at 23:48

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My bad for saying Angelic Mercy, I meant to say Angelic Chorus.
Birthing Pod I guess wouldn't work in your deck.
Omnath would only be good if you had gaea's cradle.
I guess Akroma would be better you're right but I do believe Akroma's Memorial would be a very nice addition.

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Posted 21 January 2014 at 00:37

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Oh, I see what you mean with Angelic Chorus. I still think I'll use Trostani as she can populate. I'm planning on adding Akroma's Memorial as you suggested.

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Posted 21 January 2014 at 01:06

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Yeah, I would have to agree the populate is very useful, especially when you don't have your growing ranks out.

Oh and Mimic Vat would be a nice Artifact to use, you should check it out.

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Posted 21 January 2014 at 02:05

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You got a problem with your mana, there is no blue. Adds blue and Snapcaster mage. It would be a great addition because it is blue. Hope it's Helped.

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Posted 20 January 2014 at 06:12

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mono blue/black? right?

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Posted 20 January 2014 at 08:37

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Mono blue ! Dah !

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Posted 21 January 2014 at 00:48

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Well I'd use kozileth(sp?) over ulamog just for the draw. Also, you could make good use of primal surge here? Anyone care to take a look at mine?
http://www.mtgvault.com/dharr16/decks/vorel-edh/

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Posted 26 January 2014 at 11:28

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The only problem is that you'd need to pay the mana to draw the cards or destroy the permanent. The biggest 3 eldrazi say that they activate their cool abilities upon being cast, but mayael plays them. So unless you're talking about paying the mana, I disagree.

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Posted 03 February 2014 at 02:00

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True. I'd still go Kozileth just in that off chance you get to play him from your hand.

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Posted 03 February 2014 at 06:55

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The biggest downside of going Kozilek over Ulamog is that I'd lose the "Indestructible" part of it. Of course, I'd have to pay the mana for it to draw me some cards. Thus, playing Ulamog seems a better choice, even if I still think I'm lacking a bit of draw in there.

Primal Surge could be a lot of fun ! For me at least...

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Posted 05 February 2014 at 01:30

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OH! I love primal surge! I run it in my gruul permanent ramp deck! It works great.

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Posted 05 February 2014 at 01:51

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What about warstorm surge??!! One of my favorites for Mayael!

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Posted 03 February 2014 at 01:58

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Wow, I missed that one. I'll definetly include it over Where Ancients Tread.

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Posted 05 February 2014 at 01:26

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