With the new Zendikar block, I really got excited to see some Eldrazi in action. I had fun playing with them in pre-release for OOTG, as well as some side action with them in BFZ, but what I really wanted to do was make a flavor-filled EDH deck with them. I wasn't the only one who wanted to make a 5-color Eldrazi EDH deck. At PR, I met a guy who gave me the idea to use Karona, False God as my commander, and it all sparked from there.
I need your help to polish the deck. A five color deck is something completely new to me, and my deck building skills are not up to the challenge alone.
This deck is labeled as budget only because I want to keep the initial cost of the deck as cheap as possible while achieving the goal. No, we do not need to keep it under a price range, but yes, if one card costs $30, and the other $5, and the more expensive one only gives me a slight mana advantage, i'll take the $5 one.
Here's a dump pile of the deck I made, unpolished.
Theme of the Deck:
Ah, Karona. A god(dess) who is simply a physical manifestation of energy, who can accomplish anything that an individual can believe she can accomplish. In my deck, she serves as a medium to get what I desire. The gods of Theros and other such planes are powerful in their own realm, but have no such power over other dominions. They do not deserve the title of god! We shall smite the gods, for the Eldrazi who hail from the AEther and Blind Eternities are the true gods, capable of drawing mana straight from the source of the glue that holds together the planes, capable of going wherever they please, capable of wiping entire masses and planes. When the Eldrazi devour countless planes, while the Praetors feed off the souls of the living, the stories will spread far and wide, and soon everyone will believe Karona is capable of achieving Omniscience and Omnipotence, and as such, it shall come to reality.
Goal of the Deck:
I want the deck to try and maintain flavor and fun, but still have a competitive edge. I'll give you some examples... Yosei, the Morning Star is a great card that can be of use, but doesn't fit in the flavor at all, and doesn't add to the fun (targets one, poor player). Wouldn't add. Blade of Selves is a great card that can be of use, doesn't fit in the flavor, BUT is fun to play with and play against. Might add. Spawnsire of Ulamog is a good card that can be of use, fits into the flavor, and is really fun. Would add.
Considered Additions:
Right now, I am considering adding the Praetors into the deck, as the fit the theme and serve me well. I am also considering removing some unneeded creatures and adding more spells/mana ramp.
I've made a 5 Color Karona deck tribal eldrazi deck when BFZ came out. I want to share some things I've discovered.
1. Eldrazi are SLOW. You need a lot of ramp AT LEAST 10 cards. A mix of green spells, artifacts, creatures and enchantments that provide/reduce/increase your mana. Cultivate, explosive vegetation, treasure map, eye of Ugin, Urza's Incubator, Prismatic lense, Gilded Lotus, Mirarri's Wake/Zendikar Resurgent
2. If you are ramping, you are behind on board, so board wipe. Especially board wipes that don't affect you All is Dust, Ugin the spirit dragon, Spreading Plague, or grant you an advantage like Decree of Pain.
3. You need card draw, try about 10 cards that draw/refill your hand.
4. You want to protect your giant tentacled creatures, so Swiftfoot Boots/Lightning Greaves are great.
I've made a 5 Color Karona deck tribal eldrazi deck when BFZ came out. I want to share some things I've discovered.
1. Eldrazi are SLOW. You need a lot of ramp AT LEAST 10 cards. A mix of green spells, artifacts, creatures and enchantments that provide/reduce/increase your mana. Cultivate, explosive vegetation, treasure map, eye of Ugin, Urza's Incubator, Prismatic lense, Gilded Lotus, Mirarri's Wake/Zendikar Resurgent
2. If you are ramping, you are behind on board, so board wipe. Especially board wipes that don't affect you All is Dust, Ugin the spirit dragon, Spreading Plague, or grant you an advantage like Decree of Pain.
3. You need card draw, try about 10 cards that draw/refill your hand.
4. You want to protect your giant tentacled creatures, so Swiftfoot Boots/Lightning Greaves are great.
I really do appreciate the help. What is the best strategy when actually playing the deck? My biggest fear is becoming a target, because people fear ramp, people fear big creatures, and people fear wipes.
Definitely non-budget, but you don't have to break the bank, even on a 5 color mana base. Processing is a trap, so ditch blight herder. The one exception is Void Attendant. It stops blink/suspend shenanigans and combos great with Eldrazi Displacer who might be the best eldrazi ever printed. If people complained about Siege Rhino in standard, or prophet of Kruphix in commander, prepare yourself. This thing is unreal.
Definitely non-budget, but you don't have to break the bank, even on a 5 color mana base. Processing is a trap, so ditch blight herder. The one exception is Void Attendant. It stops blink/suspend shenanigans and combos great with Eldrazi Displacer who might be the best eldrazi ever printed. If people complained about Siege Rhino in standard, or prophet of Kruphix in commander, prepare yourself. This thing is unreal.
Not to worry, friend. Not only am I great at budgeting decks, but I own some of the pricier cards on that list (glad I picked up demonic tutor for $16 when I could).
Do you actually own this deck? $1000 deck seems insane, haha, but it's feasible if you've been building them up over time.
My eye of Ugin isn't an expedition,... but the rest is all real. I have an a lot of vintage cards from the early 90's.
Strategy: 1 Ramp hard, 2 Board Wipe, 3 Play eldrazi, 4 draw cards to refill your hand, repeat.
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I need your help to polish the deck. A five color deck is something completely new to me, and my deck building skills are not up to the challenge alone.
This deck is labeled as budget only because I want to keep the initial cost of the deck as cheap as possible while achieving the goal. No, we do not need to keep it under a price range, but yes, if one card costs $30, and the other $5, and the more expensive one only gives me a slight mana advantage, i'll take the $5 one.
Here's a dump pile of the deck I made, unpolished.
1x Karona, False God
Creatures (39)
1x Artisan of Kozilek
1x Bane of Bala Ged
1x Barrage Tyrant
1x Blight Herder
1x Breaker of Armies
1x Brood Monitor
1x Conduit of Ruin
1x Deathless Behemoth
1x Deceiver of Form
1x Deepfathom Skulker
1x Desolation Twin
1x Dread Defiler
1x Drowner of Hope
1x Eldrazi Displacer
1x Eldrazi Mimic
1x Endbringer
1x Forerunner of Slaughter
1x Hand of Emrakul
1x Hedron Crawler
1x Herald of Kozilek
1x Immobilizer Eldrazi
1x It That Betrays
1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
1x Kozilek, the Great Distortion
1x Kozilek's Channeler
1x Mindmelter
1x Palladium Myr
1x Pathrazer of Ulamog
1x Plague Myr
1x Rapacious One
1x Reality Smasher
1x Sifter of Skulls
1x Sire of Stagnation
1x Spawnsire of Ulamog
1x Thought-Knot Seer
1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
1x Vile Aggregate
1x Void Winnower
1x Ancient Ziggurat
1x Arcane Sanctum
1x Command Tower
1x Darigaaz's Caldera
1x Dragonskull Summit
1x Exotic Orchard
9x Forest
1x Gemstone Mine
1x Grand Coliseum
1x Hinterland Harbor
2x Island
1x Jungle Shrine
2x Mountain
2x Plains
1x Reflecting Pool
1x Rootbound Crag
1x Savage Lands
1x Sunpetal Grove
2x Swamp
1x Tundra
1x Vivid Crag
1x Vivid Creek
1x Vivid Grove
1x Vivid Marsh
1x Vivid Meadow
1x Woodland Cemetery
Enchantment (3)
1x Containment Membrane
1x Eldrazi Conscription
1x Quarantine Field
1x Loxodon Warhammer
1x Mycosynth Lattice
1x Nevinyrral's Disk
1x Quicksilver Amulet
1x Semblance Anvil
1x Sol Ring
1x Sword of Vengeance
1x Urza's Incubator
Instant (6)
1x Adverse Conditions
1x Anticipate
1x Dazzling Reflection
1x Not of This World
1x Scour from Existence
1x Titan's Presence
Sorcery (5)
1x All Is Dust
1x Brilliant Spectrum
1x Call the Scions
1x Skittering Invasion
1x Slip Through Space
Theme of the Deck:
Ah, Karona. A god(dess) who is simply a physical manifestation of energy, who can accomplish anything that an individual can believe she can accomplish. In my deck, she serves as a medium to get what I desire. The gods of Theros and other such planes are powerful in their own realm, but have no such power over other dominions. They do not deserve the title of god! We shall smite the gods, for the Eldrazi who hail from the AEther and Blind Eternities are the true gods, capable of drawing mana straight from the source of the glue that holds together the planes, capable of going wherever they please, capable of wiping entire masses and planes. When the Eldrazi devour countless planes, while the Praetors feed off the souls of the living, the stories will spread far and wide, and soon everyone will believe Karona is capable of achieving Omniscience and Omnipotence, and as such, it shall come to reality.
Goal of the Deck:
I want the deck to try and maintain flavor and fun, but still have a competitive edge. I'll give you some examples...
Yosei, the Morning Star is a great card that can be of use, but doesn't fit in the flavor at all, and doesn't add to the fun (targets one, poor player). Wouldn't add.
Blade of Selves is a great card that can be of use, doesn't fit in the flavor, BUT is fun to play with and play against. Might add.
Spawnsire of Ulamog is a good card that can be of use, fits into the flavor, and is really fun. Would add.
Considered Additions:
Right now, I am considering adding the Praetors into the deck, as the fit the theme and serve me well. I am also considering removing some unneeded creatures and adding more spells/mana ramp.
Thanks for the help guys!
1. Eldrazi are SLOW. You need a lot of ramp AT LEAST 10 cards. A mix of green spells, artifacts, creatures and enchantments that provide/reduce/increase your mana. Cultivate, explosive vegetation, treasure map, eye of Ugin, Urza's Incubator, Prismatic lense, Gilded Lotus, Mirarri's Wake/Zendikar Resurgent
2. If you are ramping, you are behind on board, so board wipe. Especially board wipes that don't affect you All is Dust, Ugin the spirit dragon, Spreading Plague, or grant you an advantage like Decree of Pain.
3. You need card draw, try about 10 cards that draw/refill your hand.
4. You want to protect your giant tentacled creatures, so Swiftfoot Boots/Lightning Greaves are great.
I really do appreciate the help. What is the best strategy when actually playing the deck? My biggest fear is becoming a target, because people fear ramp, people fear big creatures, and people fear wipes.
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/the-call-of-karona/
Definitely non-budget, but you don't have to break the bank, even on a 5 color mana base. Processing is a trap, so ditch blight herder. The one exception is Void Attendant. It stops blink/suspend shenanigans and combos great with Eldrazi Displacer who might be the best eldrazi ever printed. If people complained about Siege Rhino in standard, or prophet of Kruphix in commander, prepare yourself. This thing is unreal.
Not to worry, friend. Not only am I great at budgeting decks, but I own some of the pricier cards on that list (glad I picked up demonic tutor for $16 when I could).
Do you actually own this deck? $1000 deck seems insane, haha, but it's feasible if you've been building them up over time.
Strategy: 1 Ramp hard, 2 Board Wipe, 3 Play eldrazi, 4 draw cards to refill your hand, repeat.