Painful Knowledge

[rarehuntertay]

Long time player, first time post. Also first time building an EDH deck, so here goes:

Commander of Death
Nekusar, the Mindrazer

Loyal Minions: 14
Jace's Archivist
Sire of Insanity
Psychosis Crawler
Kederekt Parasite
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
Dragon Mage
Nicol Bolas
Stormbreath Dragon
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Mogis, God of Slaughter
Nin, the Pain Artist
Master of Cruelties
Massacre Wurm

Spells of Demise: 35
Wheel of Fortune
Time Reversal
Time Spiral
Winds of Change
Wheel and Deal
Forced Fruition
Reforge the Soul
Wheel of Fate
Prosperity
Windfall
Incendiary Command
Whispering Madness

Underworld Dreams
Bloodchief Ascension
Gratuitous Violence
Spiteful Visions
Price of Knowledge
Megrim
Liliana's Caress

Demonic Tutor
Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Lim-Dûl's Vault
Fact or Fiction
Steam Augury

Arcane Denial
Spell Crumple
Desertion
Dream Fracture

Devastation Tide
Cyclonic Rift
Evacuation

Hive Mind
Past in Flames
Yawgmoth's Will

Stones of Power: 9
Teferi's Puzzle Box
Chromatic Lantern
Izzet Signet
Rakdos Signet
Dimir Signet
Temple Bell
Sol Ring
Howling Mine
Memory Jar

Beings From Another Dimension: 3
Chandra Ablaze
Jace Beleren
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

The Death Lands: 38
Watery Grave
Temple of Deceit
Drowned Catacomb
Halimar Depths
Temple of the False God
Opal Palace
Grixis Panorama
Crumbling Necropolis
Command Tower
Bojuka Bog
3 Island
3 Mountain
3 Swamp
Blood Crypt
Creeping Tar Pit
Darkwater Catacombs
Dragonskull Summit
Reflecting Pool
Shadowblood Ridge
Shivan Reef
Spinerock Knoll
Steam Vents
Sulfur Falls
Sulfurous Springs
Temple of Malice
Underground River
Maze of Ith
Volrath's Stronghold
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
Strip Mine
Reliquary Tower

Thinking about trying to fit Enter the Infinite in here, because with Hive Mind out, it's GG


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[Davran]

Fate Unraveler is another Underworld Dreams effect that can also turn sideways.

Seizan, Perverter of Truth and Nekusar are best friends forever.

Master of Cruelties seems kind of useless here. It's mostly a 1/4 wall, and I think it would be better served as one of the above creatures.

I'm also not all that sold on either Niv-Mizzet since they don't really help your plan A all that much, and you're certainly not looking to Niv combo for the win.

I've never really been a fan of Wheel of Fate since your opponents see it coming - maybe something like Skyscribing is a better choice?

[rarehuntertay]

Hmmm, never thought about Fate Unraveler. Seizan I'm definitely putting in now. Master of Cruelties has a good theory behind, but I guess there are better cards. I'm also looking at that new blue howling mine card coming up in JOU. Thanks for your suggestions.


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[FTW]

Yeah, I've had bad experiences with Wheel of Fate in 1v1 casual not to mention in multiplayer when there are 500 turns before it resolves. The board will probably get wiped twice or someone will go infinite before it resolves.

I don't like Dragon Mage. Too expensive. Too fragile. Everyone sees it coming. By the time it comes, it either gets killed/blocked/dies if the ability is favorable for you or is allowed to connect if the ability is more favorable for an opponent.

Urza's Guilt is not awful with Dreams/Megrim strategy.
Whirlpool Warrior gives you another effect in a dork.

The new flash Howling Mine seems good, better than Howling Mine because you can EOT it and both avoid tapping out and also get the first card off it.

But I would play artifact recursion and spell recursion before playing sub-par version of your "everyone draw" spells, since if you don't have the right permanents out they are usually better for everyone else than for you. Howling Mine in particular is awful. Prosperity is good if you are going to kill with it that turn, otherwise you just tap out to deal some amount of damage while everyone else gets to play a million cards and kill you. Skyscrybing might be better for that reason, since you can just sandbag it in your hand and Forecast for several turns until you are ready to set up a kill. Anyway, as for recursion, Argivian Restoration and such lets you reuse Memory Jar or get back some key artifacts, Spelltwine, Snapcaster Mage and friends let you reuse the really good discard/draw spells instead of having to run the worse ones while also doubling as ways to reuse profit spells. More utility. Artifact recursion may not be worth it, but spell recursion probably is.