Atwa
08-22-2010, 05:45 PM
Intro:
As most people here know, I collect Korean cards. I just love the look of those cards, they way their alphabet looks on it, it’s just wonderful. A collection I also have, and is less known, is my legendary collection. I’ve always had a soft spot for those cards, cards so special you can only play one of them at a time. Cards which represent the main characters of the story (I started playing during Urza’s block, so there was only 1 story at that time).
At the moment I only miss 26 cards for a complete English collection (most of them from Legends and Portal: 3 Kingdoms, I also miss a Guildpact Niv-Mizzet, I know, shame on me) and I’ve also started to get them in foreign languages, foils, promos and the like. This puts me at a great advantage in EDH, I already have all the generals I could wish for, and instead of roaming gatherer for generals, I can simply start searching in my binder to see what kind of deck I want to play.
This is great and all, but most of the time I take apart my EDH decks after a couple of weeks because I want to use the cards in a serious deck. This gave me idea of building an EDH deck with cards I won’t play with anyway, since those are my collectibles (I have playsets of most collection cards, so they never leave my binder (save for Tabernacle and Karakas). I give you my first version of my EDH Sisay deck, Captain of Generals.
General:
Captain Sisay
Lands:
9 Forest
8 Plains
Wooded Foothills
Verdant Catacombs
Misty Rainforest
Flooded Strand
Marsh Flats
Arid Mesa
Windswept Heath
Savannah
Temple Garden
Brushland
Sunpetal Grove
Horizon Canopy
Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
Eiganjo Castle
Kor Haven
Yavimaya Hollow
Strip Mine
Wasteland
Maze of Ith
Creatures:
Rhys the Redeemed
Birds of Paradise
Mother of Runes
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
Saffi Eriksdotter
Stoneforge Mystic
Qasali Pridemage
Fauna Shaman
Mangara of Corondor
Lieutenant Kirtar
Omnath, Locus of Mana
Reki, the History of Kamigawa
Isao, Enlightened Bushi
Knight of the Reliquary
Eternal Witness
Commander Eesha
Iwamori of the Open Fist
Willow Satyr
Chameleon Colossus
Mageta the Lion
Baru, Fist of Krosa
Ayumi, the Last Visitor
Kodama of the North Tree
Genesis
Jareth, Leonine Titan
Multani, Maro-Sorcerer
Tolsimir Wolfblood
Yosei, the Morning Star
Jedit Ojanen of Efrava
Jugan, the Rising Star
Silvos, Rogue Elemental
Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
Adarkar Valkyrie
Primeval Titan
Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
Chorus of the Conclave
Myojin of Cleansing Fire
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
Avenger of Zendikar
Non-creature cards:
Sol Ring
Condemn
Swords to Plowshares
Enlightened Tutor
Umezawa's Jitte
Sword of the Chosen
Sylvan Library
Survival of the Fittest
Candles of Leng
Luminarch Ascension
Selesnya Signet
Oblivion Ring
Helm of Kaldra
Sword of Kaldra
Shield of Kaldra
Day of Destiny
Pattern of Rebirth
Harmonize
Predator, Flagship
Gideon Jura
Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang
Akroma's Memorial
First thoughs:
Sisay is a beast! She can fetch you 42 cards out of 99 total. I’ve tried to include legendary cards for all purposes: mana, defense, removal, offensive (with all sorts of evasion and added utility).
I tried to keep the deck fair, no mass removal or (strong) combo’s, I tried to make it function like a GW Survival deck, you have a lot of cards, search for the ones you need at this particular moment without being too strong or too anoying for your opponent(s). You survival into what you need and never get a hand without creatures, Sisay fills your hand with useless cards to pitch (if the card you are looking for isn’t Legendary), whenever you want something in your grave, simpy discard Emrakul and start searching for it again.
I included Wasteland and Strip Mine, but I’m not sure if this deck needs it. I do play some cards with harsh casting costs (3 mana of 1 color), so the spots might be better of as basic land.
Cards I’m looking to find a spot for but weren’t included because I don’t own them at the moment:
Academy Rector (not sure since I don’t have any sac outlets)
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre (instead of Ermakul)
Any other suggestions?
As most people here know, I collect Korean cards. I just love the look of those cards, they way their alphabet looks on it, it’s just wonderful. A collection I also have, and is less known, is my legendary collection. I’ve always had a soft spot for those cards, cards so special you can only play one of them at a time. Cards which represent the main characters of the story (I started playing during Urza’s block, so there was only 1 story at that time).
At the moment I only miss 26 cards for a complete English collection (most of them from Legends and Portal: 3 Kingdoms, I also miss a Guildpact Niv-Mizzet, I know, shame on me) and I’ve also started to get them in foreign languages, foils, promos and the like. This puts me at a great advantage in EDH, I already have all the generals I could wish for, and instead of roaming gatherer for generals, I can simply start searching in my binder to see what kind of deck I want to play.
This is great and all, but most of the time I take apart my EDH decks after a couple of weeks because I want to use the cards in a serious deck. This gave me idea of building an EDH deck with cards I won’t play with anyway, since those are my collectibles (I have playsets of most collection cards, so they never leave my binder (save for Tabernacle and Karakas). I give you my first version of my EDH Sisay deck, Captain of Generals.
General:
Captain Sisay
Lands:
9 Forest
8 Plains
Wooded Foothills
Verdant Catacombs
Misty Rainforest
Flooded Strand
Marsh Flats
Arid Mesa
Windswept Heath
Savannah
Temple Garden
Brushland
Sunpetal Grove
Horizon Canopy
Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
Eiganjo Castle
Kor Haven
Yavimaya Hollow
Strip Mine
Wasteland
Maze of Ith
Creatures:
Rhys the Redeemed
Birds of Paradise
Mother of Runes
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
Saffi Eriksdotter
Stoneforge Mystic
Qasali Pridemage
Fauna Shaman
Mangara of Corondor
Lieutenant Kirtar
Omnath, Locus of Mana
Reki, the History of Kamigawa
Isao, Enlightened Bushi
Knight of the Reliquary
Eternal Witness
Commander Eesha
Iwamori of the Open Fist
Willow Satyr
Chameleon Colossus
Mageta the Lion
Baru, Fist of Krosa
Ayumi, the Last Visitor
Kodama of the North Tree
Genesis
Jareth, Leonine Titan
Multani, Maro-Sorcerer
Tolsimir Wolfblood
Yosei, the Morning Star
Jedit Ojanen of Efrava
Jugan, the Rising Star
Silvos, Rogue Elemental
Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
Adarkar Valkyrie
Primeval Titan
Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
Chorus of the Conclave
Myojin of Cleansing Fire
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
Avenger of Zendikar
Non-creature cards:
Sol Ring
Condemn
Swords to Plowshares
Enlightened Tutor
Umezawa's Jitte
Sword of the Chosen
Sylvan Library
Survival of the Fittest
Candles of Leng
Luminarch Ascension
Selesnya Signet
Oblivion Ring
Helm of Kaldra
Sword of Kaldra
Shield of Kaldra
Day of Destiny
Pattern of Rebirth
Harmonize
Predator, Flagship
Gideon Jura
Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang
Akroma's Memorial
First thoughs:
Sisay is a beast! She can fetch you 42 cards out of 99 total. I’ve tried to include legendary cards for all purposes: mana, defense, removal, offensive (with all sorts of evasion and added utility).
I tried to keep the deck fair, no mass removal or (strong) combo’s, I tried to make it function like a GW Survival deck, you have a lot of cards, search for the ones you need at this particular moment without being too strong or too anoying for your opponent(s). You survival into what you need and never get a hand without creatures, Sisay fills your hand with useless cards to pitch (if the card you are looking for isn’t Legendary), whenever you want something in your grave, simpy discard Emrakul and start searching for it again.
I included Wasteland and Strip Mine, but I’m not sure if this deck needs it. I do play some cards with harsh casting costs (3 mana of 1 color), so the spots might be better of as basic land.
Cards I’m looking to find a spot for but weren’t included because I don’t own them at the moment:
Academy Rector (not sure since I don’t have any sac outlets)
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre (instead of Ermakul)
Any other suggestions?