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04-30-2013, 07:50 PM
So Varolz + Phyrexian Dreadnought or Death's Shadow or even Hunted Horror is pretty hilarious. Entomb-type effects or Survival of the Fittest-type effects can search for them and dump them straight into the graveyard, ready to scavenge something into an early threat. Varolz himself is an ideal target, since he can somewhat protect himself and go for the commander damage kill.
Here's a BG low-curve aggro/control commander deck that abuses the graveyard and efficient creatures, with possible combo finish.
You can just go on disruptive beatdown with low-costed creatures and black discard and removal. Or you can go for the combo finish with Necrotic Ooze + Phyrexian Devourer + Triskelion, which you can find with either Buried Alive, Survival of the Fittest or Fauna Shaman. Other explosive combo finishes include Vampire Hexmage + Dark Depths or Varolz + Dreadnought/Death's Shadow for a giant attacking commander.
Torpor Orb lets you cast Dreadnought, Hunted Horror, Drekavac, Kjeldoran Dead, Rogue Elephant and Scythe Tiger without their drawbacks.
Illusionary Mask lets you play all of those and Myr Superion without their drawbacks!
Torpor Orb could also enable cards like Treacherous Pit-Dweller and Sleeper Agent, while shutting down a lot of the utility dorks of enemy decks.
All of them make great aggressive attackers and scavenge very efficiently.
Any suggestions on other synergies that work well with Varolz or ways to tighten up the list?
NOTE: If you're playing the MTGS 1v1 banned list instead of French Ban, then you can add Vampiric Tutor, Imperial Seal and Recurring Nightmare!! Those would all make the deck much more consistent.
//Commander:
Varolz, the Scar-Striped
//Creatures:
//15 1cc
Llanowar Elves
Fyndhorn Elves
Arbor Elf
Birds of Paradise
Death's Shadow
Phyrexian Dreadnought
Deathrite Shaman
Carrion Feeder
Gravecrawler
Kjeldoran Dead
Diregraf Ghoul
Carnophage
Rogue Elephant
Vampire Lacerator
Scythe Tiger
//15 2cc
Hunted Horror
Putrid Leech
Tarmogoyf
Scavenging Ooze
Viridian Zealot
Lotleth Troll
Dark Confidant
Vampire Hexmage
Gatekeeper of Malakir
Bloodghast
Myr Superion
Drekavac
Oona's Prowler
Fauna Shaman
Blind Creeper
//8 Higher cc
Dreg Mangler
Nyxathid
Groundbreaker
Abyssal Persecutor
Shriekmaw
Necrotic Ooze
Phyrexian Devourer
Triskelion
//25 Spells
Thoughtseize
Duress
Inquisition of Kozilek
Despise
Entomb
Reanimate
Ghastly Demise
Vendetta
Hymn to Tourach
Wrench Mind
Abrupt Decay
Survival of the Fittest
Animate Dead
Torpor Orb
Illusionary Mask
Demonic Tutor
Diabolic Intent
Buried Alive
Necromancy
Putrefy
Maelstrom Pulse
Liliana of the Veil
Birthing Pod
Snuff Out
Jarad's Orders
//36 Lands:
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Volrath's Stronghold
Gaea's Cradle
Woodland Cemetery
Bayou
Overgrown Tomb
Verdant Catacombs
Misty Rainforest
Windswept Heath
Wooded Foothills
Marsh Flats
Polluted Delta
Bloodstained Mire
Gilt-Leaf Palace
Grim Backwoods
Golgari Guildgate
Twilight Mire
Llanowar Wastes
Cavern of Souls
Dark Depths
8 Forest
8 Swamp
I'm probably missing some good aggro creatures or some tutors or synergies...
Here's a BG low-curve aggro/control commander deck that abuses the graveyard and efficient creatures, with possible combo finish.
You can just go on disruptive beatdown with low-costed creatures and black discard and removal. Or you can go for the combo finish with Necrotic Ooze + Phyrexian Devourer + Triskelion, which you can find with either Buried Alive, Survival of the Fittest or Fauna Shaman. Other explosive combo finishes include Vampire Hexmage + Dark Depths or Varolz + Dreadnought/Death's Shadow for a giant attacking commander.
Torpor Orb lets you cast Dreadnought, Hunted Horror, Drekavac, Kjeldoran Dead, Rogue Elephant and Scythe Tiger without their drawbacks.
Illusionary Mask lets you play all of those and Myr Superion without their drawbacks!
Torpor Orb could also enable cards like Treacherous Pit-Dweller and Sleeper Agent, while shutting down a lot of the utility dorks of enemy decks.
All of them make great aggressive attackers and scavenge very efficiently.
Any suggestions on other synergies that work well with Varolz or ways to tighten up the list?
NOTE: If you're playing the MTGS 1v1 banned list instead of French Ban, then you can add Vampiric Tutor, Imperial Seal and Recurring Nightmare!! Those would all make the deck much more consistent.
//Commander:
Varolz, the Scar-Striped
//Creatures:
//15 1cc
Llanowar Elves
Fyndhorn Elves
Arbor Elf
Birds of Paradise
Death's Shadow
Phyrexian Dreadnought
Deathrite Shaman
Carrion Feeder
Gravecrawler
Kjeldoran Dead
Diregraf Ghoul
Carnophage
Rogue Elephant
Vampire Lacerator
Scythe Tiger
//15 2cc
Hunted Horror
Putrid Leech
Tarmogoyf
Scavenging Ooze
Viridian Zealot
Lotleth Troll
Dark Confidant
Vampire Hexmage
Gatekeeper of Malakir
Bloodghast
Myr Superion
Drekavac
Oona's Prowler
Fauna Shaman
Blind Creeper
//8 Higher cc
Dreg Mangler
Nyxathid
Groundbreaker
Abyssal Persecutor
Shriekmaw
Necrotic Ooze
Phyrexian Devourer
Triskelion
//25 Spells
Thoughtseize
Duress
Inquisition of Kozilek
Despise
Entomb
Reanimate
Ghastly Demise
Vendetta
Hymn to Tourach
Wrench Mind
Abrupt Decay
Survival of the Fittest
Animate Dead
Torpor Orb
Illusionary Mask
Demonic Tutor
Diabolic Intent
Buried Alive
Necromancy
Putrefy
Maelstrom Pulse
Liliana of the Veil
Birthing Pod
Snuff Out
Jarad's Orders
//36 Lands:
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Volrath's Stronghold
Gaea's Cradle
Woodland Cemetery
Bayou
Overgrown Tomb
Verdant Catacombs
Misty Rainforest
Windswept Heath
Wooded Foothills
Marsh Flats
Polluted Delta
Bloodstained Mire
Gilt-Leaf Palace
Grim Backwoods
Golgari Guildgate
Twilight Mire
Llanowar Wastes
Cavern of Souls
Dark Depths
8 Forest
8 Swamp
I'm probably missing some good aggro creatures or some tutors or synergies...