I got a nice dragon
Commander Deck Help forum
Posted on June 29, 2021, 8:10 a.m. by WillYouPayTheOne
I opened a borderless Velomachus Lorehold and I really love the card and I would like to build a deck either around him or a deck where he would be useful and not just hang around in the 99.
I thought about making him my general but I don't like the 7 cmc (and more when I'll have to pay commander tax) in boros colors with little to no ramp (sure they got a bit more ramp spells but it's still not enough for me).
I went on edhrec but I'd like to know your opinions as well.
Thanks.
RNR_Gaming says... #3
No voltron. Only extra combat steps. Think of him like an rng Godo. Get to 7 mana and maybe win but at the very least you should be able to barrel role a minimum of 1 opponent and assert your dominance enough to scare the other 2.
June 29, 2021 7:34 p.m.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #4
What about land destruction? I mean, if it's harder to ramp you may better slow down the opposition. Alternatively you could lean into white/artifacts for ramp (land tax/map effects) to get Velo out quick. And then there's reds Draw/Discard that can both help ensure land drops and cycle through for your win cons... add in some GY shufflers so you can toss any spells back in there. Lastly... Dragon Tribal. Include all the dragon based cost reducers, rocks, buffs, etc. Add in some hay makers for when Velo drops. Could work. Idk, just tossing out some janky ideas lol.
June 29, 2021 7:51 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #6
Reading what RNR_Gaming wrote about Extra combats...maybe do something similar to what Moraug, Fury of Akoum does, leaving aside the landfall part, obviously?
June 30, 2021 12:23 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #7
Oh, for reference: Momo: Twice the horns, twice the fun
DarkHero says... #2
Kind of a Voltron type build I guess. He's basically a 7cmc 5/5 keyword soup, which isn't great, in colors that don't ramp, which is worse. The attack effect is cool, but I'm not sure what value you would stand to get from it aside from a Boros Charm , Double Cleave , Waves of Aggression , Seize the Day or maybe a Austere Command .
You would basically do a spellslinger deck because you want to make sure you can hit an instant or a socery when he attacks, with Voltron aspects to make him threatening and and hope you can protect him enough to swing for lethal.
He won't fit in much else I don't think. He wants to be Blue so bad.
June 29, 2021 1:39 p.m.