The recursion and ramp of green, or the artifact removal and spell benefits of red are something Dimir would benefit from, so often if a control deck doesn’t have a strong tie to their commander it’s to expand out to other colors. EDH Recommendations and strategy content for Magic: the Gathering Commander. Benthic Infiltrator is cheap and unblockable. Kels herself offers gecent card draw to help us get the cards we need. Especially now when it seems that Dimir Rogues, Boros Warriors and Lotus Cobra decks are popular, it gets even more important. 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svg.LTiNLdCS1ZPRx9wBlY2rD{fill:inherit;padding-right:8px}._2DVpJZAGplELzFy4mB0epQ ._18e78ihYD3tNypPhtYISq3{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;color:inherit} Blue/Black (Dimir) Mana Ramp Package Any EDH/Commander player worth their salt can tell you how important mana ramp is to a deck so I won’t spend to much time explaining it, but just to clarify in case you don’t know…it’s very very important. Blue is the shittiest at removal, as their philosophy is to counter things before they hit the board. The recursion and ramp of green, or the artifact removal and spell benefits of red are something Dimir would benefit from, so often if a control deck doesn’t have a strong tie to their commander it’s to expand out to other colors. [[Tormod's Crypt]] exiles graveyards. Evasion/Tempo. .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} It's a combo deck designed for multiplayer, which revolves around figuring out how to piece together one of the deck's many combos to kill everyone else at the table in one turn. 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Now, Yuriko serves as one of the most powerful tribal commanders in the Commander format, possessing cost reduction in the form of "commander ninjitsu," and ad extremely strong means of accruing value through the power of ninjas. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/IdCard.8fe90067a922ef36d4b6.css.map*/ - Gatherer, MagicCardsLiliana of the Veil - Gatherer, MagicCardsLiving Death - Gatherer, MagicCardsSpell Crumple - Gatherer, MagicCardsQuestions? If you're like me, you'll see a few unfamiliar cards in these decks. [[Silence the Believers]] is great, and, while slower, there's [[Sever the Bloodline]] and [[Gild]]. I'm drawing a blank and cant think of any off of the top of my head, but there's blue spells that exist to buy you time in that regard. This is an incredibly useful ability for an instant to have for only a single mana. Try it! EDH Recommendations and strategy content for Magic: the Gathering Commander Can you explain to me how Living Death works? TCGPlayer $2481.34 - 3014.29 . Well, that deck stuck around until I learned about EDH, and at the time, Gatecrash was one of the newest sets. When you can present some big threats, remove your opponents' bigger creatures and bring stuff back from the graveyard you can pretty much always keep up with other decks at the same power level. Being able to dodge removal cheaply and having a respectable body isn't bad at all. Additionally, there are some great spells to search for Equipment: Open the Armory and Steelshaper’s Gift are terrific low-mana tutors. 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The Command Zone gameplay data originally covered 316 games. Dimir ninja's had long been a tribe lacking a proper commander. Dimir Signet: One of the color fixing mana rocks in the deck. ._3Im6OD67aKo33nql4FpSp_{border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetBorderColor);border-radius:5px 5px 4px 4px;overflow:visible;word-wrap:break-word;background-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);padding:12px}.lnK0-OzG7nLFydTWuXGcY{font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:12px;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:4px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-navIcon)} This entry was posted in Magic: The Gathering and tagged black, blue, commander, deck, dimir, edh, scarab god, zombies by Aki Vainio. I had bought a pack, cracked a foil Lazav, and decided to give it a spin. It is a prime cipher target, and keeps the exile rolling. Gild - Gatherer, MagicCardsSever the Bloodline - Gatherer, MagicCardsSilence the Believers - Gatherer, MagicCardsShort post mode - call cards with [[NAME]] - Msg? When you can present some big threats, remove your opponents' bigger creatures and bring stuff back from the graveyard you can pretty much always keep up with other decks at the same power level. Card Kingdom $2855.25 - 3973.93 . Green (16/50) G Green has lots of good non-creature permanent destruction, but many are higher in mana cost and/or at sorcery speed. I'm really not big on counterspells, the blue is mainly for card draw n such. Evasion/Tempo. Black has plenty of kill spells, but those don't really help here. I feel very uneasy about cards that could help my opponent. [[Fleshbag Marauder]] is also really good for getting rid of annoying creatures, especially if you can recur him. This conversation was originally me and the boiz discussing swords to plowshares and path to exile specifically, but I’m going to get a little bit broader on the issue with 1:1 removal in a format like EDH. The Decklists. I have to admit that I've never seen her used in a multiplayer game though. Mtg Roe Sealed Booster Box Magic The Gathering Rise Of … Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, Gonti | Gwyn | Gyrus | Kangee | Kurkesh | Skyshark, Oloro, Sigarda, Kolaghan, Vorel, Teysa, Prossh, Omnath. Bouncing the elixir so you can counter it: [[Capsize]] [[Into the Roil]] [[Cyclonic Rift]]. Single Target Removal: If you want something gone, then Dimir is a good color pair to play. We’ve got Phenax, God of Deception who mostly helms mill decks, Gisa and Geralf commanding Zombie hordes, and Lazav, Dimir Mastermind doing his very own s… There are many destroy and exile for essentially all permanent types, not to mention very cheap and at instant speed. But if you know you can just reuse your removal and utility spells all day long, ... Dimir House Guard Shreikmaw Corpse Connoisseur Puppeteer Clique Kagemaro, First to Suffer If you're like me, you'll see a few unfamiliar cards in these decks. 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I forgot about that card. /u/xslicer. This system can be one of the most secure and efficient systems of any of the ten color pairs, but is filled with mistrust, backstabbing, and greed. Effective Pauper EDH ramp I'm not using, if any. That was until Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow was printed in "Commander 2018." Especially now when it seems that Dimir Rogues, Boros Warriors and Lotus Cobra decks are popular, it gets even more important. Bookmark the permalink . ._33axOHPa8DzNnTmwzen-wO{font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:32px;text-transform:uppercase;display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} .FIYolDqalszTnjjNfThfT{max-width:256px;white-space:normal;text-align:center} More Items From eBay. Each Monday and Friday I’ll have a new video ready to watch! Single Target Removal: If you want something gone, then Dimir is a good color pair to play. In Response. https://edhwiki.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Dimir&oldid=2215. An iconic removal spell that was printed in the very first Magic set, Swords to Plowshares has truly passed the test of time. The Dimir deck's biggest strength is probably its removal package. 41 - 0 Rares. This is an incredibly useful ability for an instant to have for only a single mana. [[Living Death]] can turn games around and [[Liliana of the Veil]] forces people to sac stuff. Additionally, you have the Equipment powerhouses of Stonehewer Giant and Stoneforge Mystic that act as tutors and cheat costs of high-cost weapons.. Zombies can't fly so having a way to ground everyone is helpful. Basically look for anything that makes players sacrifice creatures/permanents to get rid of indestructible stuff since you don't have much access to cards that exile in blue and black. House Dimir, here to steal, spy and murder. The creatures section of the Equipment theme page has a few more things to say about the game plan. Proud owner of the EDH 'Infinite Combos and Strong Synergies' thread Please put the colors of your suggestion in mana symbols prior to your suggestion in color-wheel order. Message /u/xslicer - Call cards (max 30) with [[NAME]]Add !!! ._1PeZajQI0Wm8P3B45yshR{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._1PeZajQI0Wm8P3B45yshR._3axV0unm-cpsxoKWYwKh2x{fill:#ea0027} Dies To Removal . It’s just a very efficient removal spell that will deal with everything including planeswalkers and decks like this really need efficient removal spells to work. in front of your post to get a pm with all blocks replaced by images (to edit). Good or fun reanimation/recursion cards you know of. #dimir #boros etc. Any "toolbox" cards you think I should be using, such as good control or removal. So I just finished an EDH where an opponent had a Kokusho, the Evening Star equipped with a Gift of Immortality and every turn he'd sac the thing, gain his stats onto his Commander and gain 15 life while dealing 5 life to each opponent. The idea is to ping our enemies down by sacing creatures and then bringing them back with our recursion. (613) 843-0705 | (866) 289-0705 Menu ≡ ╳ EDH Recommendations and strategy content for Magic: the Gathering Commander September 13, 2018 Don Commander / EDH. 2 thoughts on “ EDH … Now we come to a big portion of what Dimir is really known for: Milling and graveyard abuse. Any deck playing blue should at least be running [[Hinder]] and [[Spell Crumple]]. Secrets, Spies, and a Sleuthy Disguise. /u/xslicer, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. But a lot of those are very helpful, thanks! Since our last article in the Pursuit of Knowledge series, I have been able to enter an additional 57 EDH games to our extended gameplay data. Whether it’s for a threat on board, or on the stack, there are plenty of options to choose from. Other than that Black and Blue have a TON of removal. Important knowledge is kept secret and only in the hands of the people highest in power. I often start building decks and as I’m going through cards I forget about some of the staples that I have access to. Tormod's Crypt - Gatherer, MagicCardsShort post mode - call cards with [[NAME]] - Msg? It’s just a very efficient removal spell that will deal with everything including planeswalkers and decks like this really need efficient removal spells to work. Message /u/xslicer - Call cards (max 30) with [[NAME]]Add !!! Achieved #16 position in Commander / EDH 3 weeks ago; Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Budget 3 weeks ago; Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Control 2 weeks ago; Date added: 1 month: Last updated: 2 weeks: Legality: This deck is Commander / EDH legal. /u/xslicer. Today on Legion’s Landing, Kristen takes us through the benefits of having a reliable guard retinue under retainer.In honor of #IWD20, let’s look at Meren of Clan Nel Toth, the Golgari recursion Queen.. International Women’s Day 2020 was celebrated this Sunday, March 8th, and Wizards put out a Secret Lair to mark the occasion. One common Zedruu gift is [[Oblivion Ring]], as gifting somebody your O-ring won't do anything. Brainstorm[/mtg_card ]: Great for setting [mtg_card]Delver of Secrets up to flip, and you can also tuck away useless cards with some of the tutors in our deck. Some might argue that anything Dimir (blue-black) can do, Sultai (blue-black-green) can do better, and while on surface that’s perfectly true, Dimir offers some unique commanders to brew around, as well as an inherently more stable (and cheap!)