Bloodbraid Elf is a card I have loved ever since I started playing Magic, which was right around the time that Lorwyn block rotated out of standard. I had played many TCG's before, and I knew card advantage well. She just screamed advantage to me. She's a Spike's wet dream.
Bloodbraid Elf is a card advantage machine. It's not obvious at first, but over the course of a game you will slowly see yourself with more cards than your opponent. She feels a lot like the new legends from Commander 2013 in that you don't care if she's killed, since you will probably just get more good free stuff from her next turn (along with built-in haste.)
This is an update to my old list. Streamlined it and added some new cards.
Lots of removal and ramp. Ramp helps you always be able to cast Bloodbraid on turn 3, and always the next turn after she dies. Removal helps keep your opponent's board in check. Not a whole lot else going on with the deck.
Kavu I don't like I as much. He's solid, for sure, but if I cascade into him I can't bounce Bloodbraid, which sucks.
He's cooler than you think. Kavu can bounce himself when cascaded into and next turn you can just cast Kavu, pick up BB, and go to town again. He's also a good size and pretty cheap for the size. Try him out, he's neat.
Bloodbraid Elf is a card advantage machine. It's not obvious at first, but over the course of a game you will slowly see yourself with more cards than your opponent. She feels a lot like the new legends from Commander 2013 in that you don't care if she's killed, since you will probably just get more good free stuff from her next turn (along with built-in haste.)
This is an update to my old list. Streamlined it and added some new cards.
1 Bloodbraid Elf
Creatures: 28
1 Academy Raider
1 Ambush Viper
1 Anarchist
1 Arbor Elf
1 Blightwidow
1 Chartooth Cougar
1 Elvish Mystic
1 Farhaven Elf
1 Fierce Empath
1 Flamewave Invoker
1 Fyndhorn Elves
1 Kozilek's Predator
1 Krosan Tusker
1 Llanowar Elves
1 Maul Splicer
1 Mold Shambler
1 Nessian Asp
1 Oran-Rief Recluse
1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
1 Sporemound
1 Ulamog's Crusher
1 Valley Rannet
1 Viashino Racketeer
1 Wickerbough Elder
1 Wildheart Invoker
1 Wirewood Guardian
1 Wood Elves
1 Zhur-Taa Swine
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Burst Lightning
1 Colossal Might
1 Electrickery
1 Incinerate
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Lightning Strike
1 Reclaim
1 Repopulate
1 Searing Blaze
1 Searing Spear
1 Staggershock
1 Wild Hunger
Sorcery: 16
1 Arc Lightning
1 Chain Lightning
1 Cultivate
1 Faithless Looting
1 Farseek
1 Fireball
1 Firebolt
1 Hull Breach
1 Kodama's Reach
1 Prey Upon
1 Pyrotechnics
1 Rampant Growth
1 Rift Bolt
1 Rolling Thunder
1 Swirling Sandstorm
1 Wild Guess
1 Adventuring Gear
1 Bonesplitter
1 Explorer's Scope
1 Fleetfeather Sandals
1 Gruul Signet
1 Serrated Arrows
Enchantments: 2
1 Night Soil
1 Rancor
Land: 34
12 Forest
7 Mountain
1 Command Tower
1 Desert
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Forgotten Cave
1 Gruul Guildgate
1 Haunted Fengraf
1 Jund Panorama
1 Rupture Spire
1 Shimmering Grotto
1 Slippery Karst
1 Smoldering Crater
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Tranquil Thicket
1 Transguild Promenade
1 Unknown Shores
Lots of removal and ramp. Ramp helps you always be able to cast Bloodbraid on turn 3, and always the next turn after she dies. Removal helps keep your opponent's board in check. Not a whole lot else going on with the deck.
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Kavu I don't like I as much. He's solid, for sure, but if I cascade into him I can't bounce Bloodbraid, which sucks.
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He's cooler than you think. Kavu can bounce himself when cascaded into and next turn you can just cast Kavu, pick up BB, and go to town again. He's also a good size and pretty cheap for the size. Try him out, he's neat.
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