Nice, great idea exploiting its discard ability. However this dragon benefits of the best colours for control, it flies, it's uncounterable and it is a 7/7 (3 attacks to kick someone out). Heavy control with some discard synergies is its archetype.
I currently have an Oloro deck with a cycling theme that uses DH, FotD, zombie infestation etc, being able to draw cards off of life gain opens the door for many loops, but these discard triggers get mana expensive
Thran Dynamo* is another somewhat decent card for Cycling since it gives you 2 mana every turn you can use to cycle or activate Drake Haven, etc. *Edit: Thran Turbine, not Dynamo.
I plan on running Chromium as a Cipher commander with some Madness thrown in...the way I've read it, a Cipher spell isn't an ability, but is kind of copy pasted onto the card itself. Once he's got some Cipher spells on him, I'll dump a madness card and cast it while he's unblockable and start taking over or causing shenanigans.
Unless you are cycling for Lab Man like cards, it is more casual focused. You could cycle and then Living Death to bring everything back or Rise from the Dark Realms to get everything
how... dare you? now i have to rethink which cycling deck i wanna build... Kess or Chromium but... probably will be staying with kess and keep Chromium in mind for another cycling/discarding matters deck
I have tried to build Zur many times, including with Cycling, but every time it gets stale after just a few games. Having a repeatable tutor in the command zone stifles a lot of what makes EDH exciting.
Interesting concept... never thought of that
Cool deck tech. This deck idea is unique and creative. I have not seen too many cycling decks but this one seems awesome.
Chromium was the only elder dragon I didn’t consider making a commander, but you have definitely changed my mind
Nice, great idea exploiting its discard ability. However this dragon benefits of the best colours for control, it flies, it's uncounterable and it is a 7/7 (3 attacks to kick someone out). Heavy control with some discard synergies is its archetype.
Daniele Giuntini BORING *yawn*
I currently have an Oloro deck with a cycling theme that uses DH, FotD, zombie infestation etc, being able to draw cards off of life gain opens the door for many loops, but these discard triggers get mana expensive
Thanks Mage, very cool!
An interesting take on this new commander! I've only ever seen Zur the Enchanter cycling decks!
Thran Dynamo* is another somewhat decent card for Cycling since it gives you 2 mana every turn you can use to cycle or activate Drake Haven, etc.
*Edit: Thran Turbine, not Dynamo.
Chilly Jack 3* mana
Edit: actually, I think you meant Thran Turbine
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You're totally right, I was literally looking right at the card and somehow still accidentally typed Dynamo instead of Turbine lol.
What about Abandoned Sarcophagus? You can make use of your cycled cards again, or if they were destroyed early you could recast them.
I plan on running Chromium as a Cipher commander with some Madness thrown in...the way I've read it, a Cipher spell isn't an ability, but is kind of copy pasted onto the card itself.
Once he's got some Cipher spells on him, I'll dump a madness card and cast it while he's unblockable and start taking over or causing shenanigans.
This is actually pretty sweet, I like it!
how can u forget archfiend of ifnir?
Tiago Faria he is an instant removal target once he hits the field
I run a cycling Zur deck, love it!
I run Spirit Cairn and Oppression in Zur also
Im so looking forward to building Chromium... 1 esper control build, 1 unblockable infect
What a cool idea!
Do you think this deck can be optimized or is this really just casual-focused?
Unless you are cycling for Lab Man like cards, it is more casual focused. You could cycle and then Living Death to bring everything back or Rise from the Dark Realms to get everything
how... dare you?
now i have to rethink which cycling deck i wanna build... Kess or Chromium
but... probably will be staying with kess and keep Chromium in mind for another cycling/discarding matters deck
I’d also add Library of Leng.
Cycling is my fave! i use Skirge Familiar and Shadow of The Grave shenanigan jank :-D
I was thinking of doing a human deck with this commander
O-M-G love it
I quite like this, but Chromium seems more fun than Zur, i mean Zur is plain boring
I have tried to build Zur many times, including with Cycling, but every time it gets stale after just a few games. Having a repeatable tutor in the command zone stifles a lot of what makes EDH exciting.