How did it take me this long to find your channel? I love everything about the narration, your little quidbits, the fact you added your old childhood toys to show off to the world. Its so unique, you have so much character in your video here your channel personality is radiant. How you are not more well known blows my mind and i hope one day the youtube algorithm will take you further.
Really love the mix of taking an 'underwhelming' commander and adding cards folks don't see normally to create a deck that does golgari things in its own efficient way. 🤘
When I made white-green tokens... ...I was previously uninterested... until Commander Legends came along. Halana (Kessig Ranger) also apparently likes soulbond, which makes creatures dropping token creatures as an attack trigger even more juicy. Nightshade Peddler is pretty dang good for ETB creature damage, for when some of your creatures don't have deathtouch initially. I paired her with Prava of the Steel Legion, who buffs token creatures and can make token soldiers from her mana-sink ability. The buff is mostly toughness, but even +1 power is still worthwhile, especially when going wide with a decently sized army. Halana, I believe, may be one of the most underrated green commanders, and Sengir extending access to black enables the opportunity to utilize quite a bit of utility options. Unfortunately, I just seem to keep forgetting black-green possibilities of strategy, so I find it refreshing seeing people take a different approach, especially with partner or backgrounds. I haven't become sick of Slimefoot yet, but Golgari colors needs more refreshing perspectives, so I can finally sleeve up an actual second deck utilizing said colors, especially since it has been quite a while since Dominaria.
Hard relate to the statement that you have a constant need to optimize. I have a Cedh deck I keep going back to because is so refined and quick and its purpose is to win but I have the hardest time just choosing a commander and building it because its just not optimized enough, fast enough, good enough regardless the fun that can be had from it
If this weren't a budget deck, and you still stuck with the two commanders + pod combos, what would you change? I'm coming from a naya pod background wanting to try something new, so curious what some of the other cards you would include if you could would be
As is the case with a lot of the budget decks I build, I think the core gameplay loop is sound as that's where I commit the majority of the budget. In other words, when I build a deck to do "the thing", I invest most of the money into said thing. On the other hand, I often utilize acceptable card draw, removal, ramp, tutors, etc. instead of exceptional ones because as long as they do the job adequately, you can get carried by superior play/strategy- not to mention they tend to fetch a pretty penny. Thus, if you're going to spend money, that's where I'd start. For instance, this list is certainly playable without Pod in play, but it's also infinitely better if it is, so running more ways of finding it will fair you well. Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, even Diabolic Intent if you're feeling spicy- none of these spells will ever be bad. Additionally, as I've said, card draw spells such as Harmonize or Ambition's Cost are sufficient for our purposes, but don't hold up when your wallet is hefty. Guardian Project is the same CMC and The Great Henge (which scales nicely with Sengir) accomplish the same goal as Soul of the Harvest, but at a much better rate and less ways of being interacted with. In the mana department, Wolfwillow Haven and Fertile Ground could just as easily be Three Visits, which for some reason is still $4 or $5, and while I am a massive fan of basic lands, including a decent number of duals won't worsen your consistency, which at the end of the day, is all we're intending to improve. But, if you really want to switch up something more central to the deck, I would start with the "cycling" creatures. I love me an Elvish Visionary or a Gonti, or what have you, but I also understand that as far as what made the cut, they are among the least impressive. One avenue for adjustment you could take is recursive bodies like Bloodghast, which you can sack, bring back, and bin again, over and over, but I could just as easily see that being too cute. At the end of the day, K.I.S.S., and be particularly careful about when customizing your curve, but as a Pod player already, I'm sure you don't require an explanation as to why! I recognize that this was a somewhat milquetoast response, but particularly with my budget brews, I tend to tweak things until they feel like a perfectly well-oiled machine- literally to the extent that I don't feel as though any card needs to be cut- so it can be hard to envision making un-obvious adjustments without jamming more games. Hopefully it helped anyways, and thanks for watching!
How did it take me this long to find your channel? I love everything about the narration, your little quidbits, the fact you added your old childhood toys to show off to the world. Its so unique, you have so much character in your video here your channel personality is radiant. How you are not more well known blows my mind and i hope one day the youtube algorithm will take you further.
Great vid! got some inspiration for my own Sengir/Bruse Tarl deck. ty! :)
Really love the mix of taking an 'underwhelming' commander and adding cards folks don't see normally to create a deck that does golgari things in its own efficient way. 🤘
When I made white-green tokens...
...I was previously uninterested... until Commander Legends came along. Halana (Kessig Ranger) also apparently likes soulbond, which makes creatures dropping token creatures as an attack trigger even more juicy. Nightshade Peddler is pretty dang good for ETB creature damage, for when some of your creatures don't have deathtouch initially.
I paired her with Prava of the Steel Legion, who buffs token creatures and can make token soldiers from her mana-sink ability. The buff is mostly toughness, but even +1 power is still worthwhile, especially when going wide with a decently sized army.
Halana, I believe, may be one of the most underrated green commanders, and Sengir extending access to black enables the opportunity to utilize quite a bit of utility options.
Unfortunately, I just seem to keep forgetting black-green possibilities of strategy, so I find it refreshing seeing people take a different approach, especially with partner or backgrounds. I haven't become sick of Slimefoot yet, but Golgari colors needs more refreshing perspectives, so I can finally sleeve up an actual second deck utilizing said colors, especially since it has been quite a while since Dominaria.
Gracias por la idea rey
Hard relate to the statement that you have a constant need to optimize. I have a Cedh deck I keep going back to because is so refined and quick and its purpose is to win but I have the hardest time just choosing a commander and building it because its just not optimized enough, fast enough, good enough regardless the fun that can be had from it
If this weren't a budget deck, and you still stuck with the two commanders + pod combos, what would you change? I'm coming from a naya pod background wanting to try something new, so curious what some of the other cards you would include if you could would be
As is the case with a lot of the budget decks I build, I think the core gameplay loop is sound as that's where I commit the majority of the budget. In other words, when I build a deck to do "the thing", I invest most of the money into said thing. On the other hand, I often utilize acceptable card draw, removal, ramp, tutors, etc. instead of exceptional ones because as long as they do the job adequately, you can get carried by superior play/strategy- not to mention they tend to fetch a pretty penny. Thus, if you're going to spend money, that's where I'd start. For instance, this list is certainly playable without Pod in play, but it's also infinitely better if it is, so running more ways of finding it will fair you well. Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, even Diabolic Intent if you're feeling spicy- none of these spells will ever be bad. Additionally, as I've said, card draw spells such as Harmonize or Ambition's Cost are sufficient for our purposes, but don't hold up when your wallet is hefty. Guardian Project is the same CMC and The Great Henge (which scales nicely with Sengir) accomplish the same goal as Soul of the Harvest, but at a much better rate and less ways of being interacted with. In the mana department, Wolfwillow Haven and Fertile Ground could just as easily be Three Visits, which for some reason is still $4 or $5, and while I am a massive fan of basic lands, including a decent number of duals won't worsen your consistency, which at the end of the day, is all we're intending to improve. But, if you really want to switch up something more central to the deck, I would start with the "cycling" creatures. I love me an Elvish Visionary or a Gonti, or what have you, but I also understand that as far as what made the cut, they are among the least impressive. One avenue for adjustment you could take is recursive bodies like Bloodghast, which you can sack, bring back, and bin again, over and over, but I could just as easily see that being too cute. At the end of the day, K.I.S.S., and be particularly careful about when customizing your curve, but as a Pod player already, I'm sure you don't require an explanation as to why!
I recognize that this was a somewhat milquetoast response, but particularly with my budget brews, I tend to tweak things until they feel like a perfectly well-oiled machine- literally to the extent that I don't feel as though any card needs to be cut- so it can be hard to envision making un-obvious adjustments without jamming more games. Hopefully it helped anyways, and thanks for watching!
I like your voice a lot