Time to get your ramp on with this Budget Nikya of the Old Ways only creature deck! Have any nonbudget upgrade suggestions? Leave them in the comments below!
Gentlemen, this is definitely an excellent presentation! The costumes were great but the part that I like best is the graphic on the left hand side that shows and highlights all the groupings of the purposes of the cards as you go through the deck with your commentary. I've never seen anyone do that before and it's a great idea! Well done.
I'm loving the new format for your videos. Keep it up. Some cards I'm using in my Nikya deck is skaarg guildmage to give all my creatures trample, and some of the bloodrush creatures from gatecrash for pseudo combat tricks/ pump spells
Thanks! We have a few cards which give all our creatures trample which don't require mana such as Archetype of Aggression. Bloodrush could indeed fit fine in this deck thematically and mechanically.
@@BudgetMTGDecks I prefer longer vids. Maybe you should have people vote to see which the people prefer. (Idk how but I know you can do that on youtube).
Heres the deck list I've tried to put mana rocks and creature ramp to keep the deck as fast as possible I need more insight grom others if you have any suggestion on this new commander P.S. Ive used mana curve calculators and they say i should run 25 forest and 9 mountians. Nikya of the Old Ways Regal Behemoth Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger darksteel colossus Llanowar elves Joiner adept Arbor Elf Farhaven Elf Diligent farmhand Genesis Sakura-Tribe Elder dawntreader elk burnished hart Tireless Tracker Beast Whisperer Sunder shaman fauna shaman Combat celebrant Kamahl fist of krosa Ruric Thar, the Unbowed Soul of the harvest solemn simulacrum Reclamation sage Shaman of forgotten ways Wood elves Bane of progress Acidic slime managorger hydra Fierce empath Grand Warlord Radha Ogre Battledriver Pathbreaker ibex Savageborn hydra Eternal witness Balefire dragon Hydra broodmaster Zhur-taa druid somberwald sage Mina and denn wildborn Yeva natures herald Flameblast dragon Anger Yavimaya elder Temur sabertooth Terastodon magus of the candelabra Archetype of aggression Duplicant Hellkite Tyrant Hellkite charger Savage ventmaw Goreclaw terror of qal sisma Rhonas the indomitable Xenagos god of revels Nylea, god of the hunt Courser of kruphix Kozilek butcher of truth Colossus of Akros Magus of the wheel Seedborn muse Primal surge genesis wave Cultivate Kodamas reach Explosive Vegetation Rampant growth High market Command tower rootbound crag Kessig wolf run Game trail Evolving wilds Terramorphic expanse blighted woodland myriad landscape Skarrg the rage pits reliquary tower Cinder glade 22 basic lands
Not really as there is plenty of ramp and other ways to double mana in the deck. Plus it's not the commander people are removing but the powerful beaters the deck threatens the board with.
Nice video guys! I was about to build a quiet similar deck with Ruric Thar as commander when the new guilt kits come out! What do you think about him? I think it could be fun without playing too much noncreature spells.. thought about darksteel plate or rythm of the wild for example and in the upcoming guilt kit are some cards with bloodrush to replace combat tricks. Should be definitly be almost only creatures in the deck.
Ruric Thar is a sweet commander if a bit expensive. This Nikya deck makes the mana not be an issue so we personally believe she is a better commander for Gruul creature only.
I would like to know how to build a deck from scratch, and it is very difficult first to know that you have to choose the master and that the deck plays for him, how to know how many of each: 1 card draw 2 - tutors 3 - ramp 4 - removal removal graveyards 5 - winconditions high impact creatures I know it depends a lot on the commander, but it's really difficult to build a deck from scratch, I'm inciannte and my friends have the same difficulty. Is there a more approximate formula? 8x8 theory? what advice could you give me? How i know the right packeg of cards for my deck?
Long answer: We'll make a video going into detail. Short answer. 22 synergy cards (cards that work well with the strategy of the deck. 38 lands. 9 Draw spells, 9 Ramp spells, 9 creature removal, 3 noncreature removal, 3 board wipes, 7 protection cards.
Time to get your ramp on with this Budget Nikya of the Old Ways only creature deck! Have any nonbudget upgrade suggestions? Leave them in the comments below!
“She says we can’t cast noncreature spells but we don’t need those” about sums up Gruul
Gentlemen, this is definitely an excellent presentation! The costumes were great but the part that I like best is the graphic on the left hand side that shows and highlights all the groupings of the purposes of the cards as you go through the deck with your commentary. I've never seen anyone do that before and it's a great idea! Well done.
Thanks Dana! Really appreciate the positive feedback. Brightens up our day ;).
Agreed, as a new EDH player this is a VERY helpful guide for EDH deck building in general.
Effective costuming is always important. Great video!
I have been informed that wearing a shirt under effective costuming makes it less effective XD.
Hahaha this was just great! Those axes cracked me up 😂👌🏼
I literally got this commander yesterday. You guys are awesome!
I'm loving the new format for your videos. Keep it up.
Some cards I'm using in my Nikya deck is skaarg guildmage to give all my creatures trample, and some of the bloodrush creatures from gatecrash for pseudo combat tricks/ pump spells
Thanks! We have a few cards which give all our creatures trample which don't require mana such as Archetype of Aggression. Bloodrush could indeed fit fine in this deck thematically and mechanically.
Awesome deck guys! Love me some gruul. Personal favorite addition to the deck would be fauna shaman
Hi Daniel, we already put Fauna Shaman in the upgrades section ;).
@@BudgetMTGDecks oh man haha this is awkward
A great way to get rid of excess friends
That cracked me up 😂
Good video, i like that you reduced the time you needed to present the deck by approximately 50%
No small feat we're sure you'll agree ;). Thanks for noticing ;).
@@BudgetMTGDecks I prefer longer vids. Maybe you should have people vote to see which the people prefer. (Idk how but I know you can do that on youtube).
Hi we did ask our viewers and it was one of the most requested changes that we bring the video length down to 15-20 min.
@@BudgetMTGDecks oh fair enough than. I still love your vids btw :)
You had me at lamentations
Heres the deck list I've tried to put mana rocks and creature ramp to keep the deck as fast as possible I need more insight grom others if you have any suggestion on this new commander P.S. Ive used mana curve calculators and they say i should run 25 forest and 9 mountians.
Nikya of the Old Ways
Regal Behemoth
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
darksteel colossus
Llanowar elves
Joiner adept
Arbor Elf
Farhaven Elf
Diligent farmhand
Genesis
Sakura-Tribe Elder
dawntreader elk
burnished hart
Tireless Tracker
Beast Whisperer
Sunder shaman
fauna shaman
Combat celebrant
Kamahl fist of krosa
Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
Soul of the harvest
solemn simulacrum
Reclamation sage
Shaman of forgotten ways
Wood elves
Bane of progress
Acidic slime
managorger hydra
Fierce empath
Grand Warlord Radha
Ogre Battledriver
Pathbreaker ibex
Savageborn hydra
Eternal witness
Balefire dragon
Hydra broodmaster
Zhur-taa druid
somberwald sage
Mina and denn wildborn
Yeva natures herald
Flameblast dragon
Anger
Yavimaya elder
Temur sabertooth
Terastodon
magus of the candelabra
Archetype of aggression
Duplicant
Hellkite Tyrant
Hellkite charger
Savage ventmaw
Goreclaw terror of qal sisma
Rhonas the indomitable
Xenagos god of revels
Nylea, god of the hunt
Courser of kruphix
Kozilek butcher of truth
Colossus of Akros
Magus of the wheel
Seedborn muse
Primal surge
genesis wave
Cultivate
Kodamas reach
Explosive Vegetation
Rampant growth
High market
Command tower
rootbound crag
Kessig wolf run
Game trail
Evolving wilds
Terramorphic expanse
blighted woodland
myriad landscape
Skarrg the rage pits
reliquary tower
Cinder glade
22 basic lands
Looks like a fun build! Have you noticed any issues when playing of opponents just removing the commander all the time?
Not really as there is plenty of ramp and other ways to double mana in the deck. Plus it's not the commander people are removing but the powerful beaters the deck threatens the board with.
Nice video guys!
I was about to build a quiet similar deck with Ruric Thar as commander when the new guilt kits come out! What do you think about him? I think it could be fun without playing too much noncreature spells.. thought about darksteel plate or rythm of the wild for example and in the upcoming guilt kit are some cards with bloodrush to replace combat tricks. Should be definitly be almost only creatures in the deck.
Ruric Thar is a sweet commander if a bit expensive. This Nikya deck makes the mana not be an issue so we personally believe she is a better commander for Gruul creature only.
Kessig Wolf Run Kessig Wolf Run Kessig Wolf Run
Excellent suggestion!
GRUUL SMASH
I would like to know how to build a deck from scratch, and it is very difficult first to know that you have to choose the master and that the deck plays for him, how to know how many of each:
1 card draw
2 - tutors
3 - ramp
4 - removal
removal graveyards
5 - winconditions
high impact creatures
I know it depends a lot on the commander, but it's really difficult to build a deck from scratch, I'm inciannte and my friends have the same difficulty.
Is there a more approximate formula? 8x8 theory?
what advice could you give me? How i know the right packeg of cards for my deck?
Long answer: We'll make a video going into detail. Short answer. 22 synergy cards (cards that work well with the strategy of the deck. 38 lands. 9 Draw spells, 9 Ramp spells, 9 creature removal, 3 noncreature removal, 3 board wipes, 7 protection cards.
Nice costumes 😂
Great video 👍 but needs more hydras
We did playtest with some hydras (such as Apocalypse Hydra) but ended up not pulling their weight despite how large they could get.
Oh, another good non budget upgrade would be vigor, since you have the 'damage to each creature' mechanic going on.
Yeah great suggestion! Vigor is sweet ;).
Nice
Thanks! ;)
I kinda wish thunderfoot baloth was in this deck but eh
If it had been $1 or less we would have definitely included it!
Regal Behemoth doubles mana and draws you cards and if you cant keep monarch you probably already lost
love the cosplay
Even the cosplay is budget on this channel ;)