A New Dawn for the Humankind 2.0

Commander / EDH Jhi69

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Zerraphon says... #1

Hey! As a selesnya player myself, dont youu run more protection or are you just trying to flood the board with humans?

May 22, 2018 2:26 a.m.

Jhi69 says... #2

Hello, i'm playing EHD only with my three Friends. Some of the Human Cards give me good protection and the Commander, but he is first target.. i tought Swiftfoot Boots or Lightning Greaves can help.

My biggest and only problem is always the 2v1 and the annoying Admiral Beckett Brass my pure hatecard. The most loses are triggered from my own cards when she theft them.

if you have some ideas go on :)

May 22, 2018 12:17 p.m.

Zerraphon says... #3

Oh ok! I deffinatly have some suggestions then! Although its more goodstuff than anything! Give me a couple hours to get on my computer and we'll work it out! (I know the struggle of playing vs control players aswell) so i know great cards to counter them!

May 22, 2018 10:14 p.m.

Zerraphon says... #4

Alright! So some suggestions in card's I have for you. Although I dont run a human Tribal selesnya deck, My karametra deck is pretty damn good and is my 'dont piss me off or i'll whip this deck out and kick your ass to Uranus' deck. LOL So since humans are REALLY small bodies Dusk / Dawn is a 100% auto include! Knight of the Reliquary is great and since we're in white You'll want to grab a Mistveil Plains and an Emeria, The Sky Ruin and/or Gavony Township it searches for ANY land, can be great if you have a Yavimaya Hollow . Austere Command EVERY white deck should have this, period. It deals with anything and everything! since you don't have a whole lot of instants/sorceries, Thalia, Guardian of Thraben is great here, although one mana does not seem like a lot. it makes the difference between a turn 4 Damnation and a turn 5 Damnation which will give you more value from you're creatures. I think Kytheon, Hero of Akros  Flip would be great here his planeswalker ability basically gives you a permanent creature you want to survive basically anything! Also NO human deck is a human deck without their protector Avacyn, Angel of Hope and Elspeth, Sun's Champion this elspeth is great! for six mana to remove problem creatures is not bad! the other 2 elspeths are also just as good, and even if they die, it's worth the value! And instead of some of your anthem effects on creatures, I've found that anthems on enchantments/artifacts last longer and provide more support Spear of Heliod is phenomenal, it's kinda pillow-forty because you can kill their creature and gives an anthem all for 3 (6 if you use it's ability). its a great investment! Basically you really want to out-value your opponent! Also another good edition would be Homeward Path since you're having issue's with that darn pirate! Also, Tamiyo's Journal is actually REALLY underrated, I suggest you at least try it and you'll see how much work it really does!

May 23, 2018 2:02 a.m.

Jhi69 says... #5

Thanks for the response! Do you see some Cards they are can switch with some of the cards you posted?

May 23, 2018 10:54 a.m.

Zerraphon says... #6

Oh yeah! Id say that Riders of Gavony shpuld go, its very situational (unless you play vs tribals a lot) Thraben Doomsayer.. hes just bad can do way better for a 4cmc slot. Hall of Triumph just meh, go for a better anthem for 2 mana instead. Mikaeus, the Lunarch is just kinda ok. Would be good if you focused on 1/1 counters (maybe)Somberwald Sage and even Sol Ring you're in green you dont need this silly shit. As for the rest most is up to you, i'd rather run other cards than Increasing Devotion and Crusader of Odric but aa I saod before! There are a lot of ways to play slesnya. Either go token madness, white weenies (and protect the shit outta them) or +1/+1 counters. If you're having a hard time playing vs control decks you need to really out-value your opponents, thats either more evasive creatures or creatures that give you shit when they ETB or attack or something along those lines.

May 24, 2018 8:51 a.m.

Zerraphon says... #7

Let me know how those upgrades/suggestions work out!!

June 1, 2018 5:35 a.m.

I like the name of this deck, is it by any chance a reference to the survey corp in Attack on Titan/Shingeki no Kyojin?

June 26, 2018 1:33 a.m.

Jhi69 says... #9

Yes its a reference. I thought it is the perfect title for a human tribal deck :)

June 26, 2018 10:39 a.m.

suarkdivad says... #10

Gisela, the Broken Blade seems good with Bruna already in the deck. You won't assemble Brisela that often, but once in awhile could be fun!

July 11, 2018 3:23 a.m.

Gaea's Cradle if you got it. Sisay can tutor it up and it’ll help power out your dudes.

December 20, 2018 11:22 a.m.

Jhi69 says... #12

It's a good suggestion, but sadly way to expensive for me :(

December 21, 2018 12:13 a.m.

hkhssweiss says... #13

Hmmm Jhi69 if you have problems with other people's commander you can always use Song of the Dryads, Lignify, or Darksteel Mutation to get rid of enemy commanders. Or there is always Homeward Path to gain back control of your creatures. There are plenty of tutors to get them consistently also, like Crop Rotation or Enlightened Tutor as well as Open the Armory if need to be.

Hope that helps!

December 21, 2018 6:12 p.m.

WhichKing says... #14

How often do you use your commander's second ability? I find that the exile to produce a 1/1 token is a bit weak in EDH. If you find yourself not using the second ability often you may want to consider changing your commander to Shalai, Voice of Plenty. This angel lets you use mana to pump your creatures with +1/+1 tokens (including herself for possible voltron wins)

December 28, 2018 2:49 a.m.

Jhi69 says... #15

I'm playing Sigarda the most for the Flavor. I'm not infrequently using the second ability of her. But i'll give Shalai today a try. Thank god i have her in foil to xD

December 28, 2018 3:01 a.m.

WhichKing says... #16

Haha yeah I thought so XD Sigarda v2.0 is inferior to Shalai except for the fact that you can convert your GY to 1/1 tokens. This is more useful in 60-card magic but in EDH its very lackluster. You lose precious cards that you may have been able to recur via Green's excellent recursion (Eternal Witness, Genesis, Regrowth etc) and all you get is 1/1s that are easily "eaten" by your opponents.

December 28, 2018 4:15 a.m.

cmsrDPM says... #17

Maybe Heroic Intervention and/or Inspiring Call to protect against board wipes. You could even run Cauldron of Souls to keep a team alive.

January 14, 2019 11:35 a.m.

Gadianten says... #18

Try adding Saffi Eriksdotter and Mirror Entity , you can combine it with Angel of Glory's Rise and Fiend Hunter / Saffi Eriksdotter for a unlimited human reanimation. You have most of the pieces already, I run a setup like this in one of my decks and its pretty funny to have up as anything less then exile or tuck effects cannot clear it out.

February 28, 2019 7:23 p.m.

Jhi69 says... #19

hmm this sounds nice. Which Cards would you suggest to put out for them?

March 1, 2019 12:26 a.m.

Gadianten says... #20

I would change out Heron's Grace Champion and Banisher Priest as they don't search or seem as critical as some of the others. Mikaeus, the Lunarch is kinda slow I would consider Ulvenwald Tracker as for its cost its kinda mean. You seems to have alot of + power/Toughness effects and without a reliable sacrifice outlet you may not get much use out of Mirror Entity , although Saffi Eriksdotter I think is still a VERY good add with Angel of Glory's Rise or Sun Titan and more so if you add Altar of Dementia for unlimited mill. Don't know how I missed this but Serra Ascendant , its on theme with the angels and is a scary one drop I would replace Hamlet Captain for it.

I do not know your meta but I think a better swap for Spear of Heliod is Lifecrafter's Bestiary as it helps you power through rough games by helping to keep your hand full and filtering your draws.

March 1, 2019 2:35 p.m.

Jhi69 says... #21

In my Meta is a lot of voltron.. fighting often against Zur the Enchanter and Uril, the Miststalker . They dont like to play creature based decks. always enchantments ... kinda boring

March 2, 2019 1:40 a.m.

Gadianten says... #22

Try Nova Cleric + Recruiter of the Guard to find anti enchantment humans, harvest refreshing tears and enjoy.

March 2, 2019 1:52 a.m.

Cloudius says... #23

+1 For a Humans Tribal, Selesnya style and picking Shalai at the helm.

I run a Shalai Tokens deck too, deck link and my recommendations below.


Unleash the Horde!

Commander / EDH Cloudius

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1) Teferi's Protection , Unbreakable Formation , Eerie Interlude , Ghostway - Board wipes are the nemesis of all creature based, go-wide strategies. So I'd strongly recommending adding some of these in the deck. Formation has the added benefit of granting your army Vigilance if played during your turn. Interlude and Ghostway, protects your Humans from the dreaded Cyclonic Rift . In many games I've played, when I'm able to survive a board wipe/rift, I usually go on to win the game. Interlude can also be used offensively to blink your creatures with ETB effects (e.g. Angel of Glory's Rise ).

2) Triumph of the Hordes - Cause this can outright win you games... nuff said. Brutal, efficient, and friend-losing plays coming up!

3) Academy Rector , Chord of Calling , Eladamri's Call , Worldly Tutor - Tutors are useful. Rector is a Human Cleric so he fit's the theme very well and fetches you one of your key enchantments. He also helps deter enemies from attacking you at times. Chord is awesome for niffy combat tricks. Imagine tutoring for Avacyn, Angel of Hope in response to your opponent's board wipe!

Hope these helps! Do check out my Shalai deck too so we can exchange ideas going forth. Cheers!

March 2, 2019 2:52 a.m.

Gadianten says... #24

Altar of Dementia + Fiend Hunter + Angel of Glory's Rise / Sun Titan = Infinite mill, also a handy sac outlet. One of the things I failed to really notice initially with your deck is that you produce a lot of +1 counters, Mirror Entity wont cause creatures with +1 counters to be sacrificed as a state based effect for having base toughness set to 0 since their toughness will be 0 + the number of +1 counters. I guess in short be aware if your building the reanimation loop I mentioned before when adding +1 counters. Another good add to consider is Guardian Project , play creatures draw cards cant go wrong with that.

March 5, 2019 1:55 a.m.

Jhi69 says... #25

I don't want to go in the Mill direction. But i think Guardian Project would be nice. I ordered this card in foil for this case :D

March 5, 2019 11:08 a.m.

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