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Author Topic: [Construction Help Needed] Orzhov Life Combo  (Read 2552 times)
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« on: December 17, 2009, 04:36:15 pm »

I have been wanting to make a bit more casual of a deck for EDH that does not run blue so I can play in any EDH group.  That being said the General I have decided on is Orzhov Ghost Council...  I have some cards I know I want to run but I'm a bit concerned because I know I'm likely missing some key things that I should run.

Here is what I know thus far:

Creatures:
Baneslayer Angel
Exalted Angel
Divinity of Pride
Gerrard Capashan
Felidar Sovereign
Deathbringer Liege
Angel of Despair
Archon of Justice
World Queller
Braids, Cabal Minion
Solemn Simulacrum
Eternal Dragon
Academy Rector
Puppeteer Clique
Luminarch Ascension

Kill:
Sanquine Bond
Beacon of Immortality
Test of Endurance
Eternity Vessel

Control:
Identity Crisis
Vindicate
Path to Exile
Swords to Plowshares
Mortify
Wrath of God
Damnation
Hallowed Burial
Terashi's Grasp
Martial Coup
Karmic Justice

Random Good:
Debtor's Knell
Necropotence
Phyrexian Arena
Sword of Light and Shadow
Umezawa's Jitte
Sensei's Divining Top
Mind's Eye
Well of Lost Dreams
Congregate
Elspeth Knight Errant

Tutors:
Enlightented Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Idyllic Tutor


Acceleration/Fixing:
Mana Crypt
Sol Ring
Coalition Relic
Darksteel Ingot
Land Tax

Lands: (Beyond the Snow-covered Lands)
Scrying Sheets
Wasteland
Strip Mine
Marsh Flats
Godless Shrine
Scrubland
Flagstones of Trokair
Kor Haven


I would love additional help constructing this deck, taking out cards I may be overvaluing as well as getting suggestions on cards I am undervaluing.
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« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2009, 04:48:56 pm »

One point on your overall strategy.  My original plan for a casual-multiplayer EDH deck revolved around life-gain combos like the En-Vec infinite toughness loop + Diamond Valley, or the Crypt Rat/Spirit Link/token combo.  But then I remembered that it's possible to lose to general damage in addition to damage that reduces your life total to 0.  In light of that, I decided that a life-gain combo probably wasn't worth it.
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« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2009, 05:38:13 pm »

That is something that has been weighing on my mind.  That is why I moved away from cute life gain to Life Linkers and a few outstanding cards...  The life gain is not so much to "stay alive" as it were as to Sanguine Bond  my opponents or "get there" with Felidar.
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« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2009, 07:32:20 pm »

If you want to make a Life.dec combo, I suggest you use Doran instead of just Ghost Council.  You can make an infinite toughness guy and just play Doran instead of gaining life.

There's a Rebel en-Kor and a Rebel that pumps toughness when it's targeted, so there's potentially room for a whole rebel them too.
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