2 options that I haven't seen on any other upgrade lists, Jace, Mirror Mage. Kick Jace, get 3 Jaces. Also, Sandwurm Convergence. Protect yourself from flyers, get 2 5/5s a turn
Nice deck. I upgraded with a $100 total budget, and ended up going with trying to maximize Food, Clue, and Treasure tokens, which it seems like everyone else is considering incidental but is really different and fun to play. I have Academy Manufactor, Skyclave Relic, Tamiyo's Journal, and Wolf's Quarry, among a bunch of others. But with the $100 limit, I don't have Doubling Season or Parallel Lives. Plus a bunch of enchantments that give value every turn, like Ongoing Investigation or Trail of Evidence. I really want to get Rite of Replication onto Academy Manufactor and kick it, to have 6 of those Manufactors. If A&N is on the battlefield, then each Treasure, for example, would end up making a total of 1x2x3x3x3x3x3x3 > 1,000 Foods, Clues, and Treasures. You mentioned not having a lot of reach. I get around that with the Hornet Queen, Arasta of the Endless Web, Vivien Monsters' Advocate, Combine Chrysalis, and Fable of Wolf and Owl. What do you think? www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/4380962#paper
I think the +1/+1 counter cards hurts the overall clone theme of the deck. A payoffs you can already get in Blue/Green without having to play Champion of Lambholdt, Fathom Mage and Hardened Scales.
I played this against a breena precon. I put nadir kraken in this deck. I also had the fractal creator, (something) nexus. So I made a 40/40 fractal and I did return of the wildspeaker, drew 40 cards, and went WAY wide.
I just bought two of these decks one for me and one for my fiancee. I can't wait a to play a bigger game with two of these decks going at the same time.
I made a more tokens heavy deck with Adrix so the counters went out the door buuuut I do like the way you guys made this. Also i kept Ezuri because with Adrix, you can flood the board with 4/4 beast.
I dont understand why Mystic Reflection is so good in that deck: It doesnt says "create" or "put", so the effect of adrix shouldnt trigger, so only one copy would be made...or am I wrong?!
Mystic Relection doesn't make tokens. It's a replacement effect for when something else makes tokens. Instead of getting x 1/1 insects or 3/3 beasts or whatever tokens you were going to get you still get the same number of tokens you would have BUT they come in as copies of a non-legendary creature you have in play when you cast it. I was running a BANT deck with Mystic Reflection in it. I was going to have 54 1/1 insects via Irridescent Hornbeetle (you get 1/1 counters and it makes that many 1/1 insects at endstep) and I cast it targeting my Righteous Valkyrie. I had 54 Righteous Valkyries tokens hit the field instead of the 1/1 insects.
Replace Arashi with Silklash Spider. Has the same 'deals x to all creatures with flying ability;, has 2 more toughness, has reach, and doesn't need to sack itself to do it. Costs .30.
One thing I'm noticing is that you're kind of splitting in two directions. On one hand, you're adding things like Avatar of the Resolute and Hardened Scales, but if you're sticking with Adrix and Nev as the commander, it doesn't make sense to include those cards. Both of the commanders are token based, and while there is incidental +1/+1 counter synergy, it's due to Simic's track record. I don't think you want any of those cards unless you're planning on completely changing the deck and going away from the token aspect. I feel like you want to be focusing on token production, and things like Avenger of Zendikar do that well. While Avenger does have that +1/+1 synergy, that's not the important part imo, you care about producing tokens.
Doubling Season and Vorinclex, Mostrous Raider. Pricey yes but goes in any green deck that cares about making tokens/counters. Doubles tokens AND counters. Further it doubles ANY counters, not just +1/+1.
I'm kinda wondering the same. Also sorta wondering why many people are looking at this deck and seeing armies of little tokens. Ramping up the production of little tokens. ??? The means exist to create something much more grand, and frightening. Esix, Sakashima, Helm of the Host changes everything.
Check out the four other deck upgrades!
articles.starcitygames.com/video/upgrading-strixhavens-commander-2021-preconstructed-decks/
2 options that I haven't seen on any other upgrade lists, Jace, Mirror Mage. Kick Jace, get 3 Jaces. Also, Sandwurm Convergence. Protect yourself from flyers, get 2 5/5s a turn
Nice deck. I upgraded with a $100 total budget, and ended up going with trying to maximize Food, Clue, and Treasure tokens, which it seems like everyone else is considering incidental but is really different and fun to play.
I have Academy Manufactor, Skyclave Relic, Tamiyo's Journal, and Wolf's Quarry, among a bunch of others. But with the $100 limit, I don't have Doubling Season or Parallel Lives. Plus a bunch of enchantments that give value every turn, like Ongoing Investigation or Trail of Evidence.
I really want to get Rite of Replication onto Academy Manufactor and kick it, to have 6 of those Manufactors. If A&N is on the battlefield, then each Treasure, for example, would end up making a total of 1x2x3x3x3x3x3x3 > 1,000 Foods, Clues, and Treasures.
You mentioned not having a lot of reach. I get around that with the Hornet Queen, Arasta of the Endless Web, Vivien Monsters' Advocate, Combine Chrysalis, and Fable of Wolf and Owl.
What do you think? www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/4380962#paper
I think the +1/+1 counter cards hurts the overall clone theme of the deck. A payoffs you can already get in Blue/Green without having to play Champion of Lambholdt, Fathom Mage and Hardened Scales.
Agreed. Should be a separate deck
Another good video. Keep it up guys. How about Tendershoot Dryad ? Getting two Saprolings EVERY upkeep with buffs seems great.
I played this against a breena precon. I put nadir kraken in this deck. I also had the fractal creator, (something) nexus. So I made a 40/40 fractal and I did return of the wildspeaker, drew 40 cards, and went WAY wide.
Nice ideas! But to put out Ezuris P...I think thats a pretty decent card for this deck! : )
I just bought two of these decks one for me and one for my fiancee. I can't wait a to play a bigger game with two of these decks going at the same time.
I made a more tokens heavy deck with Adrix so the counters went out the door buuuut I do like the way you guys made this. Also i kept Ezuri because with Adrix, you can flood the board with 4/4 beast.
I'm gonna switch to esix immediately because its go big or go home.
Same
no koma?!?
I'm personally adding in sharknado simply for the flooding power in the late game
I dont understand why Mystic Reflection is so good in that deck: It doesnt says "create" or "put", so the effect of adrix shouldnt trigger, so only one copy would be made...or am I wrong?!
Mystic Relection doesn't make tokens. It's a replacement effect for when something else makes tokens. Instead of getting x 1/1 insects or 3/3 beasts or whatever tokens you were going to get you still get the same number of tokens you would have BUT they come in as copies of a non-legendary creature you have in play when you cast it.
I was running a BANT deck with Mystic Reflection in it. I was going to have 54 1/1 insects via Irridescent Hornbeetle (you get 1/1 counters and it makes that many 1/1 insects at endstep) and I cast it targeting my Righteous Valkyrie.
I had 54 Righteous Valkyries tokens hit the field instead of the 1/1 insects.
How is Kodama good in this deck? The permanents you make are tokens with zero mama value. So how do you trigger her?
Lands
Replace Arashi with Silklash Spider. Has the same 'deals x to all creatures with flying ability;, has 2 more toughness, has reach, and doesn't need to sack itself to do it. Costs .30.
One thing I'm noticing is that you're kind of splitting in two directions. On one hand, you're adding things like Avatar of the Resolute and Hardened Scales, but if you're sticking with Adrix and Nev as the commander, it doesn't make sense to include those cards. Both of the commanders are token based, and while there is incidental +1/+1 counter synergy, it's due to Simic's track record. I don't think you want any of those cards unless you're planning on completely changing the deck and going away from the token aspect. I feel like you want to be focusing on token production, and things like Avenger of Zendikar do that well. While Avenger does have that +1/+1 synergy, that's not the important part imo, you care about producing tokens.
It's because the precon is godawful.
Doubling Season and Vorinclex, Mostrous Raider. Pricey yes but goes in any green deck that cares about making tokens/counters. Doubles tokens AND counters. Further it doubles ANY counters, not just +1/+1.
Mystic Reflect Avenger of Zendikar on late game scute swarm
opposition + seedborn muse
Not sure why you are trying to make a token deck into a +1/+1 counter deck.
I'm kinda wondering the same. Also sorta wondering why many people are looking at this deck and seeing armies of little tokens. Ramping up the production of little tokens.
???
The means exist to create something much more grand, and frightening. Esix, Sakashima, Helm of the Host changes everything.
Would be better with your upgrated decklist :-(
Hello , quasiduplicate (?)
Not the best use of this commander with at least half of these cards you guys mentioned imo