Mookie wrote: ↑4 years ago
Do you want a dedicated ramp deck, or just a deck where mana rocks don't feel clunky? Those aren't quite the same thing
I realize I didn't explain this very well. I have a bit of a quirk that the 'mana engine' of a deck, for lack of a better word, needs to be very tuned for me to enjoy it. Decks that miss land drops are huge on my craplist, and decks that have ramp as an afterthought that doesn't contribute meaningfully don't work for me.
It's not that I like ramp decks so much as I like the ramp to really fit well with the deck vs. just jamming 8 x 2 mana rocks to accelerate because we need to accelerate a little.
If I'm forced to be running a lot of artifact ramp I like it to make tokens or have some synergy with the commander or something.
I'm also fine with not ramping much as long as there's a smooth mana engine that hits its needs on time.
Ultimately I think this quirk is what keeps me from enjoying CEDH as much as I could, the decks are loaded with basically rituals or mana dorks and it all winds up being pretty shallow
WizardMN wrote: ↑4 years ago
In one deck I had, I included Thawing Glaciers, Rings of Brighthearth, and Deserted Temple which was really fun when things got off the ground. I think it was my mono-R deck mentioned above. I sort of liked it as Red because red did a lot more with artifacts and using Solemn and Burnished Hart with other cards that copied artifacts was fun,
This is an angle that sounds really fun, I did that glaciers stuff in mono green and it was super fun (for me). Trickier outside of blue but could be fun with coffers. But artifacts in red also fun. I do *love*
Thawing Glaciers and played it in all 5 of my golos decks
Myllior wrote: ↑4 years ago
Maybe Neheb's third incarnation - Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion - could be a better option in mono-red?
I was brewing this guy for quite a while as a replacement for my mono red Golos deck. I think it's really close and something I will go back and think about again. He looks pretty fun design-wise to me.
Everybody wrote:
Mono black swamps
My issue with this is I can't find a commander that speaks to me. Gonti and Geth both are so reliant on stealing stuff from people it's boring. Chainer feels not bad but very vulnerable.
Rumpy5897 wrote: ↑4 years ago
Heh, I'm going to sound like a broken record here, but once again I'm gonna recommend Daxos.
I do like Daxos and it seems like a good place for a lot of things I like (sanctum, coffers, some good artifacts). Something about his design throws me off a little still. I will definitely keep it in mind.