r/EDHBrews • u/Antique_Broccoli2527 • 19h ago

Deck Idea Planning on disassembling this deck, suggestions what to do with the 99?

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I got this as a precon to have one for new players but didn't really enjoy the power level and playstyle so upgraded it to B3 with 20+ upgrades and better land base. Buuttt it still didn't catch my interest. So its going on the chopping block.

Any suggestions what to build with the leftovers?

Different commanders?

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u/Dread000 18h ago

You might have heard this before but [[Eriette of the Charmed Apple]] has a bunch of cross over cards.

When I was working through my [[Breena the demagogue]] deck and cut all my auras I saw the potential to build her.

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u/Antique_Broccoli2527 18h ago

A friend of mine did the same with the precon but to me she kinda is solved already. She strong, good effect but that makes it kinda meh for me.

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u/ElSpoonyBard 14h ago

I actually switched the Commander to Scriv and swapped a lot of the auras out for a blink package/blink creatures etc.

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u/Antique_Broccoli2527 9h ago

I tried it aswell but felt maxxed out af B2 for me

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u/Gibber_jab 18h ago

I am very interested in what you do as I’m planning on doing the same but haven’t decided which way to go

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u/Antique_Broccoli2527 18h ago

For now these are what im thinking: Eriette, the Beguiler - the 1st suggestion here (sounds fun) Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal

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u/CuratedLens 12h ago

I have a buddy who wanted to use the pieces for [[the master of keys]]

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u/GeoffreysComics 18h ago

Maybe add blue and build [[Erriette, The Beguiler]]

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u/Antique_Broccoli2527 18h ago

Very Strong suggestion, also i do have a lot of blue auras in the binder. Just my question is doesn't the curve go more towards 3-4 mana value auras ?

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u/getfighted908 18h ago

This is exactly what I did with my Killian pre-con. The curve definitely goes towards and upwards of 3-4 mana value auras because you need to have higher CMC auras to gain control of higher CMC permanents. Super fun commander that’s incredibly versatile. I play it as a voltron life gain deck using the commanders theft ability as removal, but another great strategy is stealing creatures and sacrificing them to make value for yourself.

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u/Antique_Broccoli2527 18h ago

Best suggestion i got no doubt just hanging in a little bit more too hear everyones suggestion before starting the deckbuilding for her.

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u/Zinaty0101 18h ago

I upgraded this precon, one of my favorites. Here's my list: https://moxfield.com/decks/mOIDpeRuoUmub7rTCqmr_A

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u/Antique_Broccoli2527 18h ago

Idk maybe just not my cup of tea, the idea i loved but after playing for me it faded

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u/rat_majesty 15h ago

I feel this, consistently get 2nd while making the entire game less fun for everyone. In the process of turning mine into a Anikthea, Hand of Erebos deck.

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u/Sealarky 14h ago

The trick to avoid getting second place is [[Tempest Technique]] and [[All that Glitters]] style effects. The minigame is controlling combat in such a way that when it gets down to a 1v1, the opponent has all of their creatures tapped with a low life total allowing you to swing in for lethal.

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u/slowSINY 18h ago

You could add red and make an [[Isshin, Two Heavens as one]] deck or add blue and make a [[Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima]] deck.

Both can work really good with auras.

Isshin can double the trigger of your auras and Jin gives double Strike of unblockable.

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u/Antique_Broccoli2527 18h ago

Both extremely strong but have seen them way too much, would like a less kill on sight commander

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u/ImpulsiveKnowledge 18h ago

I just did [[Karona, False God]] with every Aura that goads. Granted, I built the deck for low stakes games, but it is very funny.

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u/Antique_Broccoli2527 18h ago

Sounds fun but moving fron 2 to 5 colors is an uff

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u/Matz789 18h ago

I added blue and made [[Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain]], and just focused on auras for her doubling shenanigans. Amazing commander I gotta say

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u/Antique_Broccoli2527 18h ago

No doubt a powerful one but have seen it a lot and i do wanna experiment a bit. But thank u

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u/Islaniare 15h ago

[[Zoraline, cosmos caller]] could be fun for recurring your stronger auras. Can lean into auras to make zoraline voltron a win con, but also can slot in some of your favorite low cmc cards or value creatures like [[adeline, resplendent cathar]] or [[ainok strike leader]].

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u/Antique_Broccoli2527 9h ago

Not bad idea was thinking Lurrus at one point but this has flying and vigilance with basically same effect

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u/mywifewasright 11h ago

Looking for the [[Eriette of the charmed apple]] post, but no one's mentioned it yet. Would it not make a fantastic general in this deck?

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u/Antique_Broccoli2527 9h ago

Was mentioned but, the commander is kinda solved, she's maybe the strongest aura commander but i do wanna try out something a bit more experimental

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u/Opening_Security8443 9h ago

What do you mean solved? Unless you’re making it for CEDH that doesnt matter. Has it been fun-optimized mathematically or something? Are you only going to have fun building it the way a guide tells you?

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u/Antique_Broccoli2527 9h ago

I've seen too much of her and the effect is simple and good i want a little bit of a challenge

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u/bunkSauce 11h ago

Im surprised you didnt enjoy this. This is one of the most fun precons zi own, personally. And I own quite a few.

Is the theme of the deck thats an issue? Have you tried running alternate commands?

That said, different strokes for different folks.

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u/Antique_Broccoli2527 9h ago

I'd have to lie to tell u what i didnt like about the commander, maybe bcz my pod rarely uses combat decks and unless i goad the same creature it rarely attaxked. It did win with inkshield, Tempest Technic and a returning off all auras from gy to field for a voltron win but still I've never really wanted to reach for the deck besides the first 3-4 times.

I did try Scriv in the face as a blink strategy only using about 20% auras but that felt like it was capping at B2.

Then came the other Killian with 2 mana discount and i went a mix of spellslinger and aura strategy, which i really did enjoy at first but also just faded as quick.

Eriette the apple i just didnt wanna try bcz she's really kinda already solved.

For now after posting this im thinking: Eriette, the Beguiler, Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal, Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor.

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u/bunkSauce 1h ago

Eriette is great. I run this deck stock with default commander and I have more fun by far than any deck I play. But I am trying to goad the board every turn, and the other decks in my pod are running creatures in most all cases.

Inkshield saved for the right moment can win a game. Returning all auras from the graveyard is potentially a win con, too (return to the light realm is neat here). Using politics to give someone a buff for political favor is relatively easy to do (or making something indestructible but you can kill it any time). I dont always make my board crazy, sometimes I am just making the other peoples boards crazy.

I think if you are running against decks without creatures this deck does suffer. For n what its worth. But if you do break it down, I think you will ultimately be using 5 to 10 cards in other decks and bulking the rest. Most of these cards really are intended for aura decks.

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u/PhotoEast 7h ago

As much as people ar talking about Eriette there are a few cool card you can take out for an aikido style deck, such as [[inkshield]], [[redemption arc]] or [[ghostly prison]]. There aren't much but some of them are core to that playstyle.

I would add red to the mix because the boros combination is king for aikido.