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<h6 style="text-align: right;">(Zhulodok, Void Gorger | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/lasahido" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lius Lasahido</a>)</h6>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hello friends! Andy from the Scrap Trawlers here. As always, there’s a new set coming out next week, and that means we’ve got precons to talk about!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/eldrazi-unbound-precon-primer/">last article</a> we looked at the new colorless precon, Eldrazi Unbound, from Commander Masters. We saw that the deck is very slow due to its top-heavy mana curve. Unfortunately, high mana value cards are necessary to make the deck work. So how can we fix it? Spoiler alert: not easily. Dear reader, this is the most difficult precon upgrade I’ve ever done.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s the original decklist:</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Eldrazi Unbound Precon" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Zhulodok, Void Gorger
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Abstruse Archaic
*1 Ancient Stone Idol
*1 Artisan of Kozilek
*1 Bane of Bala Ged
*1 Burnished Hart
*1 Crashing Drawbridge
*1 Duplicant
*1 Endbringer
*1 Endless One
*1 Flayer of Loyalties
*1 Geode Golem
*1 Hangarback Walker
*1 It That Betrays
*1 Kozilek, the Great Distortion
*1 Matter Reshaper
*1 Metalwork Colossus
*1 Meteor Golem
*1 Myriad Construct
*1 Oblivion Sower
*1 Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate
*1 Ornithopter of Paradise
*1 Palladium Myr
*1 Phyrexian Triniform
*1 Scaretiller
*1 Skittering Cicada
*1 Solemn Simulacrum
*1 Soul of New Phyrexia
*1 Steel Hellkite
*1 Stonecoil Serpent
*1 Suspicious Bookcase
[/Creatures]
[Sorceries]
*1 All Is Dust
*1 Calamity of the Titans
*1 Rise of the Eldrazi
[/Sorceries]
[Artifacts]
*1 Darksteel Monolith
*1 Dreamstone Hedron
*1 Endless Atlas
*1 Everflowing Chalice
*1 Fireshrieker
*1 Forsaken Monument
*1 Hedron Archive
*1 Investigator&#039;s Journal
*1 Kaldra Compleat
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Mazemind Tome
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Mirage Mirror
*1 Mystic Forge
*1 Perilous Vault
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Thought Vessel
*1 Thran Dynamo
*1 Transmogrifying Wand
*1 Unstable Obelisk
*1 Worn Powerstone
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Desecrate Reality
*1 Not of This World
*1 Spatial Contortion
*1 Titan&#039;s Presence
*1 Warping Wail
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 Ugin&#039;s Mastery
[/Enchantments]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Ugin, the Ineffable
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Arcane Lighthouse
*1 Arch of Orazca
*1 Blast Zone
*1 Bonders&#039; Enclave
*1 Eldrazi Temple
*1 Forge of Heroes
*1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
*1 Guildless Commons
*1 Mage-Ring Network
*1 Mirrorpool
*1 Reliquary Tower
*1 Rogue&#039;s Passage
*1 Ruins of Oran-Rief
*1 Scavenger Grounds
*1 Sea Gate Wreckage
*1 Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
*1 Temple of the False God
*1 Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
*1 Tyrite Sanctum
*1 Urza&#039;s Mine
*1 Urza&#039;s Power Plant
*1 Urza&#039;s Tower
*1 War Room
*15 Wastes
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gotta Be Big</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zhulodok, Void Gorger"></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This colorless monstrosity is led by <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zhulodok, Void Gorger" href="#" target="_blank">Zhulodok, Void Gorger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, a 7/4 Eldrazi that gives our big spells Cascade twice. So we’re trying to get value out of casting our big mana spells, which unfortunately means we have to have a lot of them in the deck to function. The precon packs 15 spells with mana value seven or higher, plus a few X spells. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The backup commander doesn’t make things any easier. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate" href="#" target="_blank">Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> costs XX and has power/toughness X, and gets a +1/+1 counters occasionally. Then some other stuff happens when Omarthis dies. But we’re not worrying about that, because we’d have to completely revamp the deck to make Omarthis work as the commander. Which we’re not doing. In fact, let’s just get this out of the way. Omarthis is getting cut. But we’ll talk more about that later.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The deck needs to go faster. But to do that, especially without spending a ton of money, we need to lower the mana curve, which means taking out some high-cost spells, which means triggering Zhulodok less often, which means less value. It’s a real tightrope we’re walking on here, reader. But I’m gonna do my best, because I just love you all so much. </span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gorging</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So let’s talk about the cards we’re adding. One thing the precon was lacking was cheap and efficient card draw. But since we’re colorless, we can’t get cheap and efficient without some kind of drawback. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Eye of Vecna" href="#" target="_blank">Eye of Vecna</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can draw us an extra card every turn, but at the cost of life and mana. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zenith Chronicler" href="#" target="_blank">Zenith Chronicler</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will also draw us a bunch of cards (your whole deck if you’re playing against <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Aragorn, the Uniter" href="#" target="_blank">Aragorn, the Uniter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>), but it’ll draw cards for your opponents as well.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Eye of Vecna"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zenith Chronicler"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lithoform Engine"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The precon had a bit of a copy sub-theme, with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirage Mirror" href="#" target="_blank">Mirage Mirror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Abstruse Archaic" href="#" target="_blank">Abstruse Archaic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, so I thought we’d benefit from playing into that a little more. So in goes <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lithoform Engine" href="#" target="_blank">Lithoform Engine</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Strionic Resonator" href="#" target="_blank">Strionic Resonator</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Both cards will require extra mana, but with all the triggered abilities in the deck, I think they’re going to be worth it. And for getting value from copying your opponents’ spells, we’re also adding <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wandering Archaic" href="#" target="_blank">Wandering Archaic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Cuz sometimes we wanna <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cultivate" href="#" target="_blank">Cultivate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> too, you know?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sanctum of Ugin" href="#" target="_blank">Sanctum of Ugin</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> just seems like a no-brainer, and a weird thing to exclude from the precon. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wondrous Crucible" href="#" target="_blank">Wondrous Crucible</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> gives our stuff some extra protection, while also getting us value out of the graveyard. And in the “I just think it’s neat” category, we’ve got <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spectrum Sentinel" href="#" target="_blank">Spectrum Sentinel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Why? Cuz he’s gonna gain you a ton of life, and he can block multicolored creatures all day long.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wandering Archaic"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wondrous Crucible"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Spectrum Sentinel"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s eight cards added, and we only spent about $11.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Purging</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now it’s time to see what we’re cutting. If you read the Primer, you know that I was a bit miffed at the inclusion of X spells in this Cascade deck. So, you know what? They’re all gone. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Endless One" href="#" target="_blank">Endless One</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hangarback Walker" href="#" target="_blank">Hangarback Walker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stonecoil Serpent" href="#" target="_blank">Stonecoil Serpent</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Even <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate" href="#" target="_blank">Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. All gone. See ya.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Endless One"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hangarback Walker"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Exiling everything leads to very unfun games. So <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Calamity of the Titans" href="#" target="_blank">Calamity of the Titans</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Perilous Vault" href="#" target="_blank">Perilous Vault</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are getting the axe. And because the removal suite is still overstuffed even after these are taken out, I’m tossing out <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Duplicant" href="#" target="_blank">Duplicant</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> as well.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And last up for the purge is one <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wastes" href="#" target="_blank">Wastes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, to make way for <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sanctum of Ugin" href="#" target="_blank">Sanctum of Ugin</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Calamity of the Titans"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Perilous Vault"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Duplicant"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s the updated decklist:</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Eldrazi Unbound Upgrade" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Zhulodok, Void Gorger
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Abstruse Archaic
*1 Ancient Stone Idol
*1 Artisan of Kozilek
*1 Bane of Bala Ged
*1 Burnished Hart
*1 Crashing Drawbridge
*1 Endbringer
*1 Flayer of Loyalties
*1 Geode Golem
*1 It That Betrays
*1 Kozilek, the Great Distortion
*1 Matter Reshaper
*1 Metalwork Colossus
*1 Meteor Golem
*1 Myriad Construct
*1 Oblivion Sower
*1 Ornithopter of Paradise
*1 Palladium Myr
*1 Phyrexian Triniform
*1 Scaretiller
*1 Skittering Cicada
*1 Solemn Simulacrum
*1 Soul of New Phyrexia
*1 Spectrum Sentinel
*1 Steel Hellkite
*1 Suspicious Bookcase
*1 Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands
*1 Zenith Chronicler
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Darksteel Monolith
*1 Dreamstone Hedron
*1 Endless Atlas
*1 Everflowing Chalice
*1 Eye of Vecna
*1 Fireshrieker
*1 Forsaken Monument
*1 Hedron Archive
*1 Investigator&#039;s Journal
*1 Kaldra Compleat
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Lithoform Engine
*1 Mazemind Tome
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Mirage Mirror
*1 Mystic Forge
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Strionic Resonator
*1 Thought Vessel
*1 Thran Dynamo
*1 Transmogrifying Wand
*1 Unstable Obelisk
*1 Wondrous Crucible
*1 Worn Powerstone
[/Artifacts]
[Sorceries]
*1 All Is Dust
*1 Rise of the Eldrazi
[/Sorceries]
[Instants]
*1 Desecrate Reality
*1 Not of This World
*1 Spatial Contortion
*1 Titan&#039;s Presence
*1 Warping Wail
[/Instants]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Ugin, the Ineffable
[/Planeswalkers]
[Enchantments]
*1 Ugin&#039;s Mastery
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Arcane Lighthouse
*1 Arch of Orazca
*1 Blast Zone
*1 Bonders&#039; Enclave
*1 Eldrazi Temple
*1 Forge of Heroes
*1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
*1 Guildless Commons
*1 Mage-Ring Network
*1 Mirrorpool
*1 Reliquary Tower
*1 Rogue&#039;s Passage
*1 Ruins of Oran-Rief
*1 Sanctum of Ugin
*1 Scavenger Grounds
*1 Sea Gate Wreckage
*1 Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
*1 Temple of the False God
*1 Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
*1 Tyrite Sanctum
*1 Urza&#039;s Mine
*1 Urza&#039;s Power Plant
*1 Urza&#039;s Tower
*1 War Room
*14 Wastes
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Big Spenders</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unsurprisingly, this deck is a lot easier to upgrade without a budget. With no restrictions, we can flesh out the land package with winners like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ancient Tomb" href="#" target="_blank">Ancient Tomb</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Field of the Dead" href="#" target="_blank">Field of the Dead</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Inventors’ Fair" href="#" target="_blank">Inventors’ Fair</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Eye of Ugin" href="#" target="_blank">Eye of Ugin</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ancient Tomb"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Field of the Dead"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Eye of Ugin"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We can control what we Cascade into with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sensei’s Divining Top" href="#" target="_blank">Sensei’s Divining Top</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Scroll Rack" href="#" target="_blank">Scroll Rack</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We can protect our commander against pretty much everything with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Commander’s Plate" href="#" target="_blank">Commander’s Plate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We can make all of our artifacts way cheaper with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mycosynth Golem" href="#" target="_blank">Mycosynth Golem</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sensei’s Divining Top"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Commander’s Plate"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mycosynth Golem"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And we can even make a bunch of extra mana with Reserved List all-star <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Metalworker" href="#" target="_blank">Metalworker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Look Into the Void</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Did we improve this deck? Hard to tell. By taking out the X spells, we actually raised the average mana value up to 4.74. That’s kinda the opposite direction from where we wanted to go, but we did add some more card draw and more ways to copy Zhulodok’s Cascade triggers. So the value is most definitely improved. Unfortunately, due to the nature of this deck, there’s almost no way to make it faster on a budget. But if you wanna throw in your <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mana Crypt" href="#" target="_blank">Mana Crypt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mana Vault" href="#" target="_blank">Mana Vault</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s, be my guest. You do you, my friends.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s it for Eldrazi Unbound! What did you think of this deck? Was I too harsh on it? Is it an overpriced lump of colorless junk? Hit me up in the comments and let me know. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t forget to check out all of our other <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/author/scrap-trawlers/">precon guides</a>. And remember to budget…before you buy it.</span></p>


Eldrazi Unbound - Upgrade Guide

<h6 style="text-align: right;">(<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zhulodok, Void Gorger" href="#" target="_blank">Zhulodok, Void Gorger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/lasahido" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lius Lasahido</a>)</h6>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey friends! Andy from the Scrap Trawlers here, ready to give you the lowdown on a very high-mana precon.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s been like a week, so of course new product is coming out soon. The new product we’re looking at is <em>Commander Masters</em>, a premium reprint set full of some of Commander’s biggest hitters. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And with this new set comes four precons (a first for a <em>Masters</em> set), each with 10 new cards and a bevy of hot reprints. And it just so happens that today we’re talking about the first ever colorless precon, Eldrazi Unbound. It’s led by <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zhulodok, Void Gorger" href="#" target="_blank">Zhulodok, Void Gorger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Void Gorgeous</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zhulodok, Void Gorger"></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zhulodok is a 7/4 Eldrazi for six mana that gives colorless spells with mana value seven or greater that you cast from your hand Cascade…twice! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’ve seen Cascade commanders before, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder" href="#" target="_blank">Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Abaddon the Despoiler" href="#" target="_blank">Abaddon the Despoiler</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and my personal favorite, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty" href="#" target="_blank">Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but never one with such a steep requirement for the Cascade trigger. Sure, Imoti’s requirement is only one less, but it doesn’t have the “from hand” stipulation.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s the full decklist:</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Eldrazi Unbound Precon" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Zhulodok, Void Gorger
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Abstruse Archaic
*1 Ancient Stone Idol
*1 Artisan of Kozilek
*1 Bane of Bala Ged
*1 Burnished Hart
*1 Crashing Drawbridge
*1 Duplicant
*1 Endbringer
*1 Endless One
*1 Flayer of Loyalties
*1 Geode Golem
*1 Hangarback Walker
*1 It That Betrays
*1 Kozilek, the Great Distortion
*1 Matter Reshaper
*1 Metalwork Colossus
*1 Meteor Golem
*1 Myriad Construct
*1 Oblivion Sower
*1 Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate
*1 Ornithopter of Paradise
*1 Palladium Myr
*1 Phyrexian Triniform
*1 Scaretiller
*1 Skittering Cicada
*1 Solemn Simulacrum
*1 Soul of New Phyrexia
*1 Steel Hellkite
*1 Stonecoil Serpent
*1 Suspicious Bookcase
[/Creatures]
[Sorceries]
*1 All Is Dust
*1 Calamity of the Titans
*1 Rise of the Eldrazi
[/Sorceries]
[Artifacts]
*1 Darksteel Monolith
*1 Dreamstone Hedron
*1 Endless Atlas
*1 Everflowing Chalice
*1 Fireshrieker
*1 Forsaken Monument
*1 Hedron Archive
*1 Investigator&#039;s Journal
*1 Kaldra Compleat
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Mazemind Tome
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Mirage Mirror
*1 Mystic Forge
*1 Perilous Vault
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Thought Vessel
*1 Thran Dynamo
*1 Transmogrifying Wand
*1 Unstable Obelisk
*1 Worn Powerstone
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Desecrate Reality
*1 Not of This World
*1 Spatial Contortion
*1 Titan&#039;s Presence
*1 Warping Wail
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 Ugin&#039;s Mastery
[/Enchantments]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Ugin, the Ineffable
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Arcane Lighthouse
*1 Arch of Orazca
*1 Blast Zone
*1 Bonders&#039; Enclave
*1 Eldrazi Temple
*1 Forge of Heroes
*1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
*1 Guildless Commons
*1 Mage-Ring Network
*1 Mirrorpool
*1 Reliquary Tower
*1 Rogue&#039;s Passage
*1 Ruins of Oran-Rief
*1 Scavenger Grounds
*1 Sea Gate Wreckage
*1 Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
*1 Temple of the False God
*1 Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
*1 Tyrite Sanctum
*1 Urza&#039;s Mine
*1 Urza&#039;s Power Plant
*1 Urza&#039;s Tower
*1 War Room
*15 Wastes
[/Lands]"></span></div>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The backup commander is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate" href="#" target="_blank">Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, a 0/0 Spirit Naga (did you expect another Eldrazi? How foolish of you) that costs XX and gets a +1/+1 counter whenever you put one or more on another colorless creature. It also manifests cards from your library when it dies. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate"></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m just going to point this out here instead of waiting until the end. Having X spells in a Cascade deck makes zero sense. If you Cascade into Omarthis, it just dies instantly. Useless. And it’s not the only X spell in the deck. Omarthis is completely out of place in this list, not only because it’s not Eldrazi even though it easily could have been, but it also doesn’t actually work as the deck’s commander either, because there’s only a small handful of cards that add +1/+1 counters in the list. A real misfire in this deck, but a potentially good commander for its own deck filled with creatures with Modular, or in the 99 of a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp" href="#" target="_blank">Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> deck.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">What It Do?</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What’s this deck all about? We’ve seen plenty of four- and five-color decks whose main goal is to play many colors. But what do we do with a deck that wants to play </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">no </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">colors? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The goal of the deck is to get as much value as possible out of Zhulodok’s double Cascade trigger. That’s why it’s running 15 spells of mana value seven or more, with four X spells that can also fit the mold. This sounds like a lot. And it definitely is. We’ve got a massive average mana value of 4.6 in this deck (and realistically that number should be even higher since our X spells count as zero in the average calculation). Because of this, the deck also runs a lot of ramp (my count is 18). Not all of it is cheap, though, so expect some slow games (more on this later).</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Artisan of Kozilek"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Metalwork Colossus"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Phyrexian Triniform"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the name Eldrazi Unbound, you might expect some synergy with the Eldrazi creature type. But that’s definitely not what this deck is doing. In fact, there are only 10 Eldrazi in the deck, which is a bit misleading, if you ask me.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The only real path to victory is combat. The deck is full of fatties whose only purpose in life is to smash face. And they do that well. However, as a colorless deck, you have few ways to protect your stuff from removal. Keep that in mind when you’re considering filling up the board. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Warping Wail" href="#" target="_blank">Warping Wail</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is great for stopping a board wipe, but it’s just one card in the deck.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rock Lords</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So how does the deck play? A bit slow, unsurprisingly. Even with 18 ramp sources, the deck can struggle if you don’t hit ramp early. In fact, I highly recommend you don’t start the game until you’ve got a starting hand with some cheap ramp. Without it, you won’t be participating in the game until turn seven or later. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zhulodok is crucial. The deck does very little without it except look like a circa ‘94 kitchen table deck filled with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Craw Wurm" href="#" target="_blank">Craw Wurm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s and other high-cost creatures. The commander is the only real source of value in the deck, so protect it at all costs. In fact, the deck’s designers want you to rely on Zhulodok so much that they’ve weakened the rest of the card advantage suite in the deck. From my experience, this usually isn’t a smart way to build.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I mentioned this before, but the deck does run some X-cost creatures, which feels really bad when you Cascade into them. They’re obviously in there to support Omarthis, but they’re not great with Zhulodok.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In playtesting the deck, I found myself regularly not doing anything except ramping until turn six or seven. And nothing impactful came out of the deck until Zhulodok was on the board. Relying on your commander this much, especially one with a high mana value, can be a bit disheartening. So I wouldn’t bring this deck to anything but the most battle cruiser-y games.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unbound. Moisturized. In My Lane</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Okay kids, it’s time to talk about the best thing about Commander precons. And that is…? </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kids all shout, “New Cards!” </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s right, it’s the new cards. In addition to the two legends that can lead the deck, we’ve got eight other toasty new treats for colorless fans.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’ll start with the only other new Eldrazi in the deck besides Zhulodok (seriously), and that’s <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flayer of Loyalties" href="#" target="_blank">Flayer of Loyalties</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. For 10 mana, you get the biggest, meanest <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Threaten" href="#" target="_blank">Threaten</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> you’ve ever seen in your life. But I’ve got one complaint. Just one. And that’s that it’s 10 power instead of 11. With 11 power, you could steal someone’s commander, strap on a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fireshrieker" href="#" target="_blank">Fireshrieker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (included in the deck), and potentially kill an opponent with their own commander (assuming they can’t block). Killing someone with their own commander is one of the most satisfying ways to win a game, but 20 damage just won't cut it. Otherwise, this card is sick.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Flayer of Loyalties"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Abstruse Archaic"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Skittering Cicada"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’ve got <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Abstruse Archaic" href="#" target="_blank">Abstruse Archaic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, who also isn’t an Eldrazi, and doesn’t cost seven or more mana. What it does do is copy abilities. We saw something similar last year with <em>Dominaria United</em>’s <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Peregrine Dynamo" href="#" target="_blank">The Peregrine Dynamo</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, a card that was severely hampered by its non-commander clause. Abstruse’s only requirement is that the source be colorless. Copying an <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Aetherflux Reservoir" href="#" target="_blank">Aetherflux Reservoir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> activation is pretty exciting, no?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our last new creature is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Skittering Cicada" href="#" target="_blank">Skittering Cicada</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, whose flash ability is a sort of upgrade on <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Shimmer Myr" href="#" target="_blank">Shimmer Myr</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (unless you’re playing colored artifacts), and also similar to <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Liberator, Urza&#039;s Battlethopter" href="#" target="_blank">Liberator, Urza&#039;s Battlethopter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Obviously the goal with this guy is to make him real big and punch faces. Simple enough. Just get some boots and a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fireshrieker" href="#" target="_blank">Fireshrieker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> on him.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Darksteel Monolith" href="#" target="_blank">Darksteel Monolith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is an all-star in the deck, as it not only triggers Cascade from Zhulodok, but then it lets you cast another big spell for free if you’ve got one. And with Skittering Cicada, you can cast a free colorless spell on your opponents’ turns too!</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Darksteel Monolith"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Desecrate Reality"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rise of the Eldrazi"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ugin&#039;s Mastery" href="#" target="_blank">Ugin&#039;s Mastery</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> sounds decent, in theory. But I think it might be awful in practice. The problem is that 2/2s aren’t all that useful in Commander. Especially if it’s not actually a creature card (creatures make up only a third of the deck). Yeah, the free flip when you attack with six or more power can be great, but since you’re likely to be attacking with a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wastes" href="#" target="_blank">Wastes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, I don’t think there’s consistent payoff in this deck. But maybe in a deck where you build around it…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over to instants and sorceries. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Desecrate Reality" href="#" target="_blank">Desecrate Reality</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is going to be fantastic in some games. But there will also be games where the thing that’s wrecking your plans has an even cost. I like that it’s instant speed. In fact, I would argue that the card would be pretty bad if it were a sorcery. As it is, it’s okay.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Calamity of the Titans" href="#" target="_blank">Calamity of the Titans</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> has an effect that I’ve never been a fan of: mass exile. At no time do I ever want to lose my stuff forever, even if I get rid of some other threats. But that's just my personal preference.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And we’ll end with the one that got a few people salivating, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rise of the Eldrazi" href="#" target="_blank">Rise of the Eldrazi</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. For 12 mana, you too can destroy a permanent, draw four cards, and take an extra turn. The self-exile stings, but is probably necessary to stop infinite turns shenanigans.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Final Thoughts</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alright, time for my verdict on this deck. Is it worth picking up at your friendly local game store?</span></p>
<p><b>Verdict: Skip it. Unless…</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This one was a bit challenging to give a final verdict on. While the gameplay is a bit dull, and some cards just plain don’t work in the deck, I also have to take value into consideration.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The reprints in this deck, as with the other three from this set, are pretty stacked. And, considering how much these decks are selling for, they freaking better be. The biggest hitter here is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="It That Betrays" href="#" target="_blank">It That Betrays</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. But there are a handful of other high-price reprints, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kozilek, the Great Distortion" href="#" target="_blank">Kozilek, the Great Distortion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="All Is Dust" href="#" target="_blank">All Is Dust</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Eldrazi Temple" href="#" target="_blank">Eldrazi Temple</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Forsaken Monument" href="#" target="_blank">Forsaken Monument</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. We also have to consider the fact that all of the new singles are pre-selling for ridiculous prices, with Zhulodok alone preselling for over $60. </span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="It That Betrays"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kozilek, the Great Distortion"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="All Is Dust"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So, unless you can find the deck for a </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">reasonable </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">price (quite a bit lower than the $150 that it’s currently selling for on TCGPlayer), it’s a pass.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What do you think? Can we make this deck better? Go check out my <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/eldrazi-unbound-upgrade-guide/">Upgrade Guide</a> to find out if I was able to make this deck more polished without mortgaging my house again.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Until next time, from us here at Scrap Trawlers, remember to budget…before you buy it.</span></p>


Eldrazi Unbound - Precon Primer

Planeswalker Party - Precon Primer

<h6 style="text-align: right;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Meteor Swarm" href="#" target="_blank">Meteor Swarm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="http://www.olivierbernard-art.com/">Olivier Bernard</a></h6>
<h1>Brewing Xcitement</h1>
<p>Hello fellow brewer, and welcome back to <em>Brew for your Buck</em>, where we swap out the top 10 most expensive cards in a deck with 10 budget cards that add a unique twist. This time, I want to take a look at a deck I was toying around with last year but haven't pulled the trigger to build just yet. Gruul is a tough color combination for me to get excited about. Looking at the most popular themes for the color pair, none inspire me much besides <em>Landfall</em>, but I've already sold my soul to the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Gitrog Monster" href="#" target="_blank">almighty amphibian</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. I finally found some inspiration though when looking for a non-Izzet spellslinging commander:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wort, the Raidmother"></div></div>
<p>Wort asks for a deck with a balance of creatures and spells (not unlike our <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/brew-for-your-buck-tap-down-flashback/">Katilda and Lier deck</a>), which can be difficult to do. Fortunately, her average list is filled with a bunch of spells that make creatures à la <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon Fodder" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon Fodder</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Because of this, we see a lot of token payoff with her, but yet another token deck is not very inspiring (at least not to me). The inspiring part is what those tokens do with Wort on the battlefield: copying our spells with <em>Conspire.</em> There are plenty of generically powerful spells to copy in the deck already, but this is <em>Brew for your Buck</em>! We want a <strong><em>theme</em></strong>, which you may have already guessed from my not-so-subtle title.</p>
<p>That's right, we're copying X spells. There are a few sprinkled in already, but we're going to really lean into them today. Once the X spell is on the stack, copying it means whatever the value of X is, essentially doubling your invested mana. Another bonus with this deck is that the original list only costs $151, so we have an excellent chance of getting it below $100.</p>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Purphoros, God of the Forge" href="#" target="_blank">Purphoros, God of the Forge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($19.26)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jeska&#039;s Will" href="#" target="_blank">Jeska&#039;s Will</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($12.54)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Awaken the Woods" href="#" target="_blank">Awaken the Woods</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($11.71)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cryptolith Rite" href="#" target="_blank">Cryptolith Rite</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($9.93)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primal Amulet" href="#" target="_blank">Primal Amulet</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($8.79)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Urabrask" href="#" target="_blank">Urabrask</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($8.38)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Second Harvest" href="#" target="_blank">Second Harvest</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($6.10)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vexing Shusher" href="#" target="_blank">Vexing Shusher</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($4.68)</li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Krenko, Mob Boss" href="#" target="_blank">Krenko, Mob Boss</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($4.00)</li>
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<p style="padding-left: 200px; text-align: left;"><strong>Total Value of Cuts: $89.45</strong></p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stomping Ground" href="#" target="_blank">Stomping Ground</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is the only land that would make this list, so swapping that out (<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dwarven Mine" href="#" target="_blank">Dwarven Mine</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.23) is a great option since it usually comes with a creature) brings our total savings to <strong>$98.66</strong>.</p>
<h2>Additions</h2>
<p>There are plenty of X spells in the game to add, and we've seen recent inklings of more support for the archetype outside of just <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rosheen Meanderer" href="#" target="_blank">Rosheen Meanderer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<h3>Xtreme Weather</h3>
<p>One thing I quickly noticed about these X spells is that many of them depict natural disasters if not a full on e(x)tinction level event. We already have <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Comet Storm" href="#" target="_blank">Comet Storm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, so let's add its friends <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Meteor Swarm" href="#" target="_blank">Meteor Swarm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.09) and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Meteor Blast" href="#" target="_blank">Meteor Blast</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.28). Copying either with even a little bit invested into the X should kill pretty much any creatures or planeswalkers you need, and the latter can even hit players. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hurricane" href="#" target="_blank">Hurricane</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.20) is a classic, and cheesing out a win with a green burn spell (that you can copy) is even more hilarious. It won't hit any of our creatures or tokens since none of them have flying, but it <em>will</em> hit our life total, so pick your timing carefully unless you want to draw the game.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Meteor Swarm"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Meteor Blast"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hurricane"></div></div>
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<h3>Xtra Value</h3>
<p>This deck e(x)cels at trading up on resources, generating effective card advantage by copying spells with many targets. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="By Force" href="#" target="_blank">By Force</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.56) is my favorite budget replacement for <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vandalblast" href="#" target="_blank">Vandalblast</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and it gets even better here. There are always artifacts lying around, and picking off the critical ones can go along way to furthering your gameplan or currying some political favor with the rest of the table. Besides <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Regrowth" href="#" target="_blank">Regrowth</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, this deck has basically no recursion, something I always want more of in my decks. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Reap the Past" href="#" target="_blank">Reap the Past</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.34) is not ideal for grabbing something specific out of your graveyard, but once copied it does a pretty good impression of drawing you a fresh hand.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="By Force"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Reap the Past"></div></div>
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<h3><strong>Xponential Tokens</strong></h3>
<p>While we're focused on X spells for our budget package, we can't ignore the fact that our token generation is also integral to the deck's plan. We already have <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Arasta of the Endless Web" href="#" target="_blank">Arasta</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, so we can add essentially another copy with our "not exactly budget" card: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragonlair Spider" href="#" target="_blank">Dragonlair Spider</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($3.04). Why make tokens ourselves when our opponents can do the work for us? The Spider is a red AND green creature, which are high value since they don't limit spells we can <em>Conspire</em>. We also get <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tears of Rage" href="#" target="_blank">Tears of Rage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.14), a relatively unknown instant that screams alpha strike. Swing with all but two of your creatures, cast and copy it, and kill the table before the end step trigger even happens. It also has an X in the rules text so it kind of counts for the theme.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dragonlair Spider"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Tears of Rage"></div></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><strong>Mana Xcceleration</strong></h3>
<p>We'll wrap up with some ways to generate more mana. After all, we have a six mana commander and we want to dump as much value into the X on all of these spells as possible. An obvious addition is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nexos" href="#" target="_blank">Nexos</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.33), a creature from the <em>Warhammer 40k</em> decks that goes well with our mana base full of basic lands. In the same vein, Elementalist's Palette ($1.61) is another obvious inclusion here, helping us amplify successive X spells in later turns. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Animist&#039;s Awakening" href="#" target="_blank">Animist&#039;s Awakening</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($1.14) goes perfectly here too, dumping a ton of lands onto the battlefield, and with so many instants and sorceries in the deck, we'll easily turn on <em>Spell Mastery</em> and get to untap them as well.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Nexos"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Elementalist&#039;s Palette"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Animist&#039;s Awakening"></div></div>
<h3></h3>
<h2>Wrap Up and Savings</h2>
<p>Let's e(x)amine what we saved:</p>
<p><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Picture1.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-101450 aligncenter" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Picture1.png" alt="" width="413" height="305" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Picture1.png 355w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Picture1-300x221.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>As e(x)pected, we dropped the deck down to way under $100. One gameplay note: copying the spells with <em>Conspire</em> doesn't cast them, so your <em>Storm</em> cards are not going to get better the more spells you copy in a turn. However, if you use <em>Conspire</em> to copy the original <em>Storm</em> spell, that will work the way you want it to, essentially doubling the <em>Storm</em> count without having to cast anything.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="X Gonna Give it to Ya" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Wort, the Raidmother
[/Commander]
[Sorceries]
*1 Animist&#039;s Awakening
*1 By Force
*1 Cathartic Reunion
*1 Chatterstorm
*1 Cultivate
*1 Dragon Fodder
*1 Empty the Warrens
*1 Escape to the Wilds
*1 Harmonize
*1 Harvest Season
*1 Hordeling Outburst
*1 Hurricane
*1 Jaya&#039;s Immolating Inferno
*1 Kodama&#039;s Reach
*1 Krenko&#039;s Command
*1 Mana Geyser
*1 Meteor Blast
*1 Meteor Swarm
*1 Nature&#039;s Lore
*1 Open the Way
*1 Ral&#039;s Reinforcements
*1 Rampant Growth
*1 Reap the Past
*1 Regrowth
*1 Seize the Spoils
*1 Shamanic Revelation
*1 Titania&#039;s Command
*1 Tormenting Voice
*1 Wrenn&#039;s Resolve
[/Sorceries]
[Creatures]
*1 Arasta of the Endless Web
*1 Avenger of Zendikar
*1 Dragonlair Spider
*1 Dualcaster Mage
*1 Elvish Mystic
*1 Fyndhorn Elves
*1 Goblin Anarchomancer
*1 Guttersnipe
*1 Llanowar Elves
*1 Nexos
*1 Siege-Gang Commander
*1 Young Pyromancer
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Elementalist&#039;s Palette
*1 Skullclamp
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Twinning Staff
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Artifact Mutation
*1 Battle Hymn
*1 Beast Within
*1 Big Score
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Comet Storm
*1 Display of Power
*1 Harrow
*1 Increasing Vengeance
*1 Manamorphose
*1 Reverberate
*1 Seething Song
*1 Tears of Rage
*1 Thrill of Possibility
*1 Unexpected Windfall
*1 You See a Pair of Goblins
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 City on Fire
*1 Double Vision
*1 Impact Tremors
[/Enchantments]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Xenagos, the Reveler
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Cinder Glade
*1 Command Tower
*9 Forest
*1 Gruul Turf
*1 Khalni Garden
*14 Mountain
*1 Reliquary Tower
*1 Rockfall Vale
*1 Rootbound Crag
*1 Stomping Ground
*1 Temple of Abandon
*1 Wooded Ridgeline
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>I'd love to hear from you about the deck! Are there any cool X spells I missed? Should we build a deck based around natural disasters? Any secret spell copying tech we should add? Let me know in the comments, and I'll see you next time when we brew for your buck!</p>
<p>Follow me on Twitter @BrewForYourBuck</p>
<p><em>Please note: card prices listed in this article are accurate at the time of writing, but prices can vary over time and between locations.</em></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>


Brew For Your Buck - X Gonna Give it to Ya

<h6 style="text-align: right;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Commodore Guff" href="#" target="_blank">Commodore Guff</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="http://www.matthew-stewart.com/">Matt Stewart</a></h6>
<h1><strong>Party Rock Anthem</strong></h1>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome back! This is Lenny from the Scrap Trawlers channel, where we do EDH on a budget. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">It seems like everyday I'm shuffling up a new Commander product. This time it's the Planeswalker Party deck from <em>Commander Masters, </em>and we're going to party harder with an upgrade. Before we get started, let's take a look at the original decklist:</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="(CMM) - Planeswalker Party" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Commodore Guff
[/Commander]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Azorius Signet
*1 Boros Signet
*1 Fellwar Stone
*1 Gatewatch Beacon
*1 Honor-Worn Shaku
*1 Izzet Signet
*1 Nevinyrral&#039;s Disk
*1 Norn&#039;s Annex
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Talisman of Conviction
*1 Talisman of Creativity
*1 Talisman of Progress
*1 The Chain Veil
*1 Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble
[/Artifacts]
[Creatures]
*1 Cartographer&#039;s Hawk
*1 Deepglow Skate
*1 Flux Channeler
*1 Fog Bank
*1 Grateful Apparition
*1 Jaya&#039;s Phoenix
*1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
*1 Leori, Sparktouched Hunter
*1 Mangara, the Diplomat
*1 Narset, Enlightened Master
*1 Onakke Oathkeeper
*1 Oreskos Explorer
*1 Silent Arbiter
*1 Spark Double
*1 Sparkshaper Visionary
*1 Thrummingbird
*1 Wall of Denial
[/Creatures]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Ajani Steadfast
*1 Chandra, Awakened Inferno
*1 Chandra, Legacy of Fire
*1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
*1 Elspeth, Sun&#039;s Champion
*1 Gideon Jura
*1 Jace Beleren
*1 Jace, Architect of Thought
*1 Jace, Mirror Mage
*1 Nahiri, the Harbinger
*1 Narset of the Ancient Way
*1 Narset, Parter of Veils
*1 Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
*1 Sarkhan the Masterless
*1 Teyo, Geometric Tactician
*1 The Wanderer
*1 Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
[/Planeswalkers]
[Sorceries]
*1 Blasphemous Act
*1 Deploy the Gatewatch
*1 Promise of Loyalty
*1 Urza&#039;s Ruinous Blast
[/Sorceries]
[Instants]
*1 Guff Rewrites History
*1 Path to Exile
*1 Repeated Reverberation
*1 Semester&#039;s End
*1 Swords to Plowshares
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 Oath of Gideon
*1 Oath of Jace
*1 Oath of Teferi
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Cascade Bluffs
*1 Command Tower
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Forge of Heroes
*1 Frostboil Snarl
*1 Furycalm Snarl
*1 Interplanar Beacon
*7 Island
*1 Karn&#039;s Bastion
*1 Mobilized District
*4 Mountain
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Mystic Gate
*1 Mystic Monastery
*7 Plains
*1 Port Town
*1 Prairie Stream
*1 Reliquary Tower
*1 Rugged Prairie
*1 Skycloud Expanse
*1 Temple of Enlightenment
*1 Temple of Epiphany
*1 Temple of Triumph
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<h2><strong>There's a Party Going on Right Here</strong></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Commodore Guff" href="#" target="_blank">Commodore Guff</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is the host of this precon party, and we'll be keeping it that way for the upgrade. While he may not be able to add loyalty counters like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Atraxa, Praetors&#039; Voice" href="#" target="_blank">Atraxa, Praetors&#039; Voice</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or keep attackers from beating down your door like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pramikon, Sky Rampart" href="#" target="_blank">Pramikon, Sky Rampart</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, he has the power to keep the party going. He puts one loyalty counter on another planeswalker as a passive effect, he can add to his loyalty and make a token that gives you mana to cast planeswalkers, and he can lose three loyalty to draw cards and damage opponents equal to the number of planeswalkers you have. </span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Commodore Guff"></div></div>
<p>The original precon plays much better than it looks on paper, but it could still use some improvement. First of all, I think it could use a few more ways to close out a game. I also want to upgrade some of the planeswalkers and add a few more to the deck. Finally, I've got some cards I want to add because I think they're neat. All these cuts and additions are going to leave the pillowfort strategy of the deck intact, because it's a sound choice for the deck and a good signpost for how to build similar decks from scratch.</p>
<h2><strong>It's My Party</strong></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First of all, I want to add more ways to inflict damage in this deck. We're not trying to win any land speed records here, but we don't want our opponents to sit there for too long while we fiddle with our planeswalkers; it can take just a bit too long to eliminate players.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I usually try to keep the cost of my upgrades to a minimum, but <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="All Will Be One" href="#" target="_blank">All Will Be One</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is very much worth its price tag here. Every time you land a planeswalker, tick them up, or proliferate their counters, you'll be dealing damage to an opponent or something they control. I wanted some more damage to throw around and I can't think of a better way to get it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Everybody loves the Monarch mechanic, but I was recently turned on to how it can function in a planeswalker deck. Suddenly your opponents have to choose between hitting you to get that card or dealing with your stuff. To that end, we're running <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Court of Ire" href="#" target="_blank">Court of Ire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Your opponents will squirm at choosing between dealing with your planeswalkers or letting you throw around seven damage. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elspeth&#039;s Talent" href="#" target="_blank">Elspeth&#039;s Talent</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> gives us a way to make additional tokens and it provides a buff to all our creatures when we activate a loyalty ability on the enchanted planeswalker. That buff includes vigilance so those creatures can still be blockers. </span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="All Will Be One"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Court of Ire"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Elspeth&#039;s Talent"></div></div>
<p>I want to add just a few more planeswalkers to this deck, especially since I plan to cut a few later. 19 might seem low, but you don't need as many of this card type as you would in a deck focused on creatures or artifacts. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Will Kenrith" href="#" target="_blank">Will Kenrith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is great for nullifying problem creatures, and he's got an ability that not only draws cards, but reduces the cost of our planeswalkers. Furthermore, he searches out his sister <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rowan Kenrith" href="#" target="_blank">Rowan Kenrith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Rowan gives us a damage board wipe, and if we trust our pillow fort, we can have her force our least dangerous opponent to attack. What we're really after is her emblem. Doubling up on each activated ability will get out of hand fast in this deck. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dovin Baan" href="#" target="_blank">Dovin Baan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can weaken the most problematic creatures out there or draw cards in a pinch. His emblem will likely set off some alarm bells, but if we get there, we have a good chance to just take the game.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Will Kenrith"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rowan Kenrith"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dovin Baan"></div></div>
<p>Finally, I'm adding some protection pieces that I like and want to highlight for this deck. With such a high density of noncreature spells, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bothersome Quasit" href="#" target="_blank">Bothersome Quasit</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is going to Goad a ton of creatures, meaning they'll be after our opponents instead of anywhere else. Even if we're down to one opponent, the Quasit helps out by making Goaded creatures unable to block, hopefully giving us the the space to swing in for the win. I've been singing the praises of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flumph" href="#" target="_blank">Flumph</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for a while now and I think it's sneaky good in a deck like this. As a 0/4 flier it's already a great blocker, but its card draw ability gives you leverage in bargaining with how your opponents attack. You'd be surprised how often people are down to send a creature into it turn after turn at the prospect of sharing a card draw with you. I can't count the number of games I've played it early only for people to realize a few turns later that it's drawn me nine cards.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bothersome Quasit"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Flumph"></div></div>
<h2><strong>Dead Man's Party</strong></h2>
<p>While planeswalkers can be pretty expensive in the mana department, this deck largely has it covered with 12 mana rocks, three planeswalkers that can produce mana, and a commander that makes tokens that produce mana. With all that mana production, the conditional ramp or lands to hand from <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cartographer&#039;s Hawk" href="#" target="_blank">Cartographer&#039;s Hawk</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Oreskos Explorer" href="#" target="_blank">Oreskos Explorer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> seem pretty superfluous. Sure we lose out on blockers, but the cards we're adding will make up for that. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Myriad Landscape" href="#" target="_blank">Myriad Landscape</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> isn't my favorite land to have in a three color deck, and let's be honest, cutting lands feels GOOD, so it's out.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cartographer&#039;s Hawk"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Oreskos Explorer"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Myriad Landscape"></div></div>
<p>Some of the planeswalkers in the deck aren't quite up to snuff. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jace, Mirror Mage" href="#" target="_blank">Jace, Mirror Mage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is pretty cool in conjunction with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Commodore Guff" href="#" target="_blank">Commodore Guff</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>'s second loyalty ability, but I'm not thrilled with just scrying and maybe getting a card. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gideon Jura" href="#" target="_blank">Gideon Jura</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is alright for directing attacks elsewhere, but this deck is doing well enough in that department, so it's out. While it looks like a good deal, I think the math on <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deploy the Gatewatch" href="#" target="_blank">Deploy the Gatewatch</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> doesn't add up. How likely are you to get two walkers out of the top seven even with the ones we've added? Most likely you're looking at getting one off the top seven which isn't great for six mana.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Jace, Mirror Mage"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gideon Jura"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Deploy the Gatewatch"></div></div>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Narset, Enlightened Master" href="#" target="_blank">Narset, Enlightened Master</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a great card, but even in the 99, I'm concerned about her reputation, and I'm okay with just drawing cards. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Norn&#039;s Annex" href="#" target="_blank">Norn&#039;s Annex</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is my last cut. When given the option, your opponents will absolutely pay that life to undo you and I'm just not into paying five for a card that's going to fail me when I need it most.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Narset, Enlightened Master"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Norn&#039;s Annex"></div></div>
<p>With our cuts and our adds done, we've really got this party going.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Planeswalker Party - Upgrade" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Commodore Guff
[/Commander]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Ajani Steadfast
*1 Chandra, Awakened Inferno
*1 Chandra, Legacy of Fire
*1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
*1 Dovin Baan
*1 Elspeth, Sun&#039;s Champion
*1 Jace Beleren
*1 Jace, Architect of Thought
*1 Nahiri, the Harbinger
*1 Narset of the Ancient Way
*1 Narset, Parter of Veils
*1 Rowan Kenrith
*1 Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
*1 Sarkhan the Masterless
*1 Teyo, Geometric Tactician
*1 The Wanderer
*1 Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
*1 Will Kenrith
[/Planeswalkers]
[Creatures]
*1 Bothersome Quasit
*1 Deepglow Skate
*1 Flumph
*1 Flux Channeler
*1 Fog Bank
*1 Grateful Apparition
*1 Jaya&#039;s Phoenix
*1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
*1 Leori, Sparktouched Hunter
*1 Mangara, the Diplomat
*1 Onakke Oathkeeper
*1 Silent Arbiter
*1 Spark Double
*1 Sparkshaper Visionary
*1 Thrummingbird
*1 Wall of Denial
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Azorius Signet
*1 Boros Signet
*1 Fellwar Stone
*1 Gatewatch Beacon
*1 Honor-Worn Shaku
*1 Izzet Signet
*1 Nevinyrral&#039;s Disk
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Talisman of Conviction
*1 Talisman of Creativity
*1 Talisman of Progress
*1 The Chain Veil
*1 Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Guff Rewrites History
*1 Path to Exile
*1 Repeated Reverberation
*1 Semester&#039;s End
*1 Swords to Plowshares
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 All Will Be One
*1 Court of Ire
*1 Elspeth&#039;s Talent
*1 Oath of Gideon
*1 Oath of Jace
*1 Oath of Teferi
[/Enchantments]
[Sorceries]
*1 Blasphemous Act
*1 Promise of Loyalty
*1 Urza&#039;s Ruinous Blast
[/Sorceries]
[Lands]
*1 Cascade Bluffs
*1 Command Tower
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Forge of Heroes
*1 Frostboil Snarl
*1 Furycalm Snarl
*1 Interplanar Beacon
*7 Island
*1 Karn&#039;s Bastion
*1 Mobilized District
*4 Mountain
*1 Mystic Gate
*1 Mystic Monastery
*7 Plains
*1 Port Town
*1 Prairie Stream
*1 Reliquary Tower
*1 Rugged Prairie
*1 Skycloud Expanse
*1 Temple of Enlightenment
*1 Temple of Epiphany
*1 Temple of Triumph
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<h2><strong>Fight for Your Right</strong></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you hate money and having friends, there are some very expensive cards you can add to take this deck to the next level. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Humility" href="#" target="_blank">Humility</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will make all those scary creatures your opponents play pretty much worthless. This is especially backbreaking with with token production from <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elspeth, Sun&#039;s Champion" href="#" target="_blank">Elspeth, Sun&#039;s Champion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Commodore Guff" href="#" target="_blank">Commodore Guff</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Suddenly those 1/1 tokens are trading with your opponents' actual cards. You can ignore attacks from non flyers altogether with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Moat" href="#" target="_blank">Moat</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. You could also get that effect on the cheap with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Magus of the Moat" href="#" target="_blank">Magus of the Moat</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. If you're looking for a high-end Planeswalker, you could always jam in <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ugin, the Spirit Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Ugin, the Spirit Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. </span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Humility"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Moat"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ugin, the Spirit Dragon"></div></div>
<h2><strong>Party's Over</strong></h2>
<p>As it turns out, this deck needed fewer upgrades than I thought. It plays well enough on its own, but there's plenty of room to season to taste. I left a staggering number of potential additions on the cutting room floor for this one, and while I'm happy with my end result, you might want to consider cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Teferi, Temporal Archmage" href="#" target="_blank">Teferi, Temporal Archmage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for that infinite combo with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Chain Veil" href="#" target="_blank">The Chain Veil</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pramikon, Sky Rampart" href="#" target="_blank">Pramikon, Sky Rampart</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ensnaring Bridge" href="#" target="_blank">Ensnaring Bridge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for planeswalker protection. Even <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Displacer Kitten" href="#" target="_blank">Displacer Kitten</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> would be exceptional here to reset planeswalkers or get more use out of your mana rocks. I opted to go for a deck that I hope won't make my opponents so nervous, which is what I think the deck designer was going for, but the possibilities are as endless as the multiverse for this one. Let me know in the comments what you would put into this deck; be sure to check back for the rest of our upgrade guides, and as always, r<span style="font-weight: 400;">emember to budget before you buy it.</span></p>


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