In the main Commander forum I was soliciting ideas for a deck built around Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur which focused on putting people into top deck mode.
From the input there I decided that if I want to build a deck even somewhat based on my idea I'd have to go with another card as commander and put Jin in as one of the 99 and have a lot of ways to search for him.
So I decided to try to build an idea around Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker (mostly because I have a copy and I'm looking to tear apart my tribal vampire deck). With Mirko as the commander I figure I might as well also go mill heavy and since a lot of people in my playgroups like to play from graveyard I'd also add some graveyard hate.
So here is the idea for cards so far, this is super preliminary and long for not having any land in it yet (except a few for ramp and graveyard hate). Any suggestions for paring, addition or optimizing would be appreciated:
I would ditch Rhystic Tutor. Not only does 8 tutors/cards that can tutor (assuming I didn't miss any) strike me as a little overkill, but 2 mana is way too easy for an opponent to generate in this format.
I've done some preliminary deck building and this is what I'm looking at right now. It's right around 100 cards WITHOUT any basic lands (I'm going to want some of those but I'm not sure how many). So tips on how many basics and what to cut for them would be very much appreciated.
So far I have ways to massive mill opponents and a couple of instant mill an opponents entire deck combos with Tunnel Vision. Also there are a couple ways to get "infinite" mana (Power Artifact + Basalt Monolith and Caged Sun + Palinchron). I also have a fair amount of graveyard hate and hand hate to help me control the opponent.
From the input there I decided that if I want to build a deck even somewhat based on my idea I'd have to go with another card as commander and put Jin in as one of the 99 and have a lot of ways to search for him.
So I decided to try to build an idea around Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker (mostly because I have a copy and I'm looking to tear apart my tribal vampire deck). With Mirko as the commander I figure I might as well also go mill heavy and since a lot of people in my playgroups like to play from graveyard I'd also add some graveyard hate.
So here is the idea for cards so far, this is super preliminary and long for not having any land in it yet (except a few for ramp and graveyard hate). Any suggestions for paring, addition or optimizing would be appreciated:
1 Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
1 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
1 Szadek, Lord of Secrets
1 Nemesis of Reason
1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
1 Crypt Ghast
1 Duskmantle Guildmage
1 Consuming Aberration
1 Glen Elendra Archmage
1 Painter's Servant
1 Consecrated Sphinx
1 Notion Thief
1 Rune-Scarred Demon
1 Sphinx Summoner
1 Myojin of Night's Reach
1 Mindslicer
Planeswalkers
1 Jace, Memory Adept
1 Liliana Vess
Instants
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mana Short
1 Insidious Dreams
1 Rewind
1 Muddle the Mixture
1 Mystical Teachings
1 Arcane Denial
1 Counterspell
1 Go for the Throat
1 Spin into Myth
1 Pact of Negation
1 Spell Crumple
1 Dissipate
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Brainstorm
1 Archive Trap
1 Cruel Tutor
1 Library of Lat-Nam
1 Rhystic Tutor
1 Diabolic Intent
1 Decree of Pain
1 Fabricate
1 Glimpse the Unthinkable
1 Traumatize
1 Tunnel Vision
1 Psychic Drain
1 Demonic Collusion
1 Beseech the Queen
1 Diabolic Tutor
1 Tome Scour
1 Ponder
1 Increasing Ambition
1 Increasing Confusion
1 Diabolic Revelation
1 Mind Grind
1 Mind Funeral
Enchantments
1 Memory Erosion
1 Archmage Ascension
1 Leyline of Anticipation
1 Leyline of the Void
1 Grindstone
1 Keening Stone
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Basalt Monolith
1 Mindcrank
1 Whispersilk Cloak
1 Tormod's Crypt
Non-basic Lands
1 Cabal Coffers
1 Bojuka Bog
EDH Decks:
WUBOloro, Combo ControlWUB
UBOona Reanimator ComboUB
BRGProssh, Eater of the Blue MageBRG
UBRGrixis StormUBR
Rebuilding Jenara (stealyourstuff.dec)
Pauper Deck:
UBInspired SirenUB
Also Painter's Servant is banned, unless you're playing with some house rules?
Crap, didn't notice that about Painter's...Saw it in another list that must have been old. There goes my infinite mill combo...
EDH Decks:
WUBOloro, Combo ControlWUB
UBOona Reanimator ComboUB
BRGProssh, Eater of the Blue MageBRG
UBRGrixis StormUBR
Rebuilding Jenara (stealyourstuff.dec)
Pauper Deck:
UBInspired SirenUB
I've done some preliminary deck building and this is what I'm looking at right now. It's right around 100 cards WITHOUT any basic lands (I'm going to want some of those but I'm not sure how many). So tips on how many basics and what to cut for them would be very much appreciated.
So far I have ways to massive mill opponents and a couple of instant mill an opponents entire deck combos with Tunnel Vision. Also there are a couple ways to get "infinite" mana (Power Artifact + Basalt Monolith and Caged Sun + Palinchron). I also have a fair amount of graveyard hate and hand hate to help me control the opponent.
1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
Creatures
1 Vendilion Clique
1 Circu, Dimir Lobotomist
1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
1 Thada Adel, Acquisitor
1 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
1 Myojin of Night's Reach
1 Szadek, Lord of Secrets
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Rune-Scarred Demon
1 Glen Elendra Archmage
1 Mindslicer
1 Consuming Aberration
1 Palinchron
1 Nemesis of Reason
1 Consecrated Sphinx
1 Crypt Ghast
Planeswalkers
1 Liliana Vess
1 Jace, Memory Adept
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
Instants
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mana Short
1 Insidious Dreams
1 Rewind
1 Muddle the Mixture
1 Arcane Denial
1 Counterspell
1 Spin into Myth
1 Spell Crumple
1 Dissipate
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Archive Trap
1 Cruel Tutor
1 Library of Lat-Nam
1 Diabolic Intent
1 Decree of Pain
1 Fabricate
1 Glimpse the Unthinkable
1 Traumatize
1 Tunnel Vision
1 Psychic Drain
1 Diabolic Tutor
1 Sadistic Sacrament
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Tome Scour
1 Exsanguinate
1 Increasing Ambition
1 Increasing Confusion
1 Mind Grind
1 Mind Funeral
Enchantments
1 Memory Erosion
1 Archmage Ascension
1 Leyline of Anticipation
1 Power Artifact
Artifacts
1 Grindstone
1 Thran Dynamo
1 Gilded Lotus
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Prismatic Lens
1 Mind Stone
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Library of Leng
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Basalt Monolith
1 Caged Sun
1 Pristine Talisman
1 Mindcrank
1 Whispersilk Cloak
1 Champion's Helm
1 Darksteel Citadel
1 Deserted Temple
1 Salt Marsh
1 Secluded Glen
1 Piranha Marsh
1 Creeping Tar Pit
1 Halimar Depths
1 Drowned Catacomb
1 Darkslick Shores
1 Nephalia Drownyard
1 Homeward Path
1 Seraph Sanctuary
1 Temple of the False God
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Jwar Isle Refuge
1 Tainted Isle
1 Rogue's Passage
1 Vesuva
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Thespian's Stage
1 Desert
1 Dimir Guildgate
1 Moonring Island
1 Watery Grave
1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
1 Frost Marsh
EDH Decks:
WUBOloro, Combo ControlWUB
UBOona Reanimator ComboUB
BRGProssh, Eater of the Blue MageBRG
UBRGrixis StormUBR
Rebuilding Jenara (stealyourstuff.dec)
Pauper Deck:
UBInspired SirenUB