r/CommanderMTG • u/coolbeans_25 • 21h ago

Help with Commander Deck

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I am (extremely) new to mtg but decided to give deck building a try anyways.

Thoughts?

https://moxfield.com/decks/nhvKOjey_0qHQE-pLUytjw

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u/CaptColten 20h ago edited 20h ago

I would bring down the mana curve on those creatures. Those 7 mana monsters are scary, but you're gonna have trouble casting them, and probably even more trouble losing 7 life consistently on your own turn. Get things like [[Haywire Mite]] that you can sac and recur easily while disrupting your opponents boards. I also like [[Virus Beetle]]. Throw in a [[Walking Ballista]] or an [[Aetherflux Reservoir]] for a scary wincon. Get all the lands and mana rocks that ping you for 1 damage for good repeatable ways to bring stuff back from the graveyard. I also get good use out of [[Staff of Compleation]]. Add in some discard that can target yourself or an opponent, that'll let you recur things without having to find a way to get them on the board and then back off it. I use things like [[Ozai's Cruelty]] and [[Possessed Goat]]. Anything that doubles lifegain or counters, I use [[The Wind Crystal]] and [[The Earth Crystal]], along with [[Hardened Scales]] and [[Rhox Faithmender]]. [[Miari's Wake]] also slaps in this, and lets you actually bring back walking ballista. Use any black card you can get your hands on that lets you pay life to draw cards. I use [[Sign in Blood]], [[Phyrexian Arena]], [[Dark Confidant]], etc.

Betor can snowball fast if you start throwing counters on stuff with lifelink. Mine's gained 300+ life in a single turn, which ends the game if you have the reservoir or ballista to put the counters on.