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by blinx28
3 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Long time yall!

Been focusing on other decks, but curious on this Windfall topic....are folks running Whispering Madness and Forgotten Creation? I have other traditional draw spells, but thinking for the yard abuse these might be stronger options?
by blinx28
3 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Lord Windgrace
Replies: 172
Views: 19708

Re: Lord Windgrace

Thanks for all the feedback WizardMN , incredibly kind to take a look section-by-section. I will say the deck still looks a lot like Korvold, which used all the extra land droppers and sac stuff to abuse the steez out of him (i mean he would combo off drawing 20+ cards often and doming for commander...
by blinx28
3 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Lord Windgrace
Replies: 172
Views: 19708

Re: Lord Windgrace

I think something I want to keep in mind is that i know I wont be able to always protect Windgrace, so i'm hoping my build can still win when it's not on the battlefield. Keeping the ramp and land abuse cards there to give me outs in case (and not sure how or when) the tax gets too high or inefficie...
by blinx28
3 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Lord Windgrace
Replies: 172
Views: 19708

Re: Lord Windgrace

Great to catch these write-ups, and hello from the Varina thread :) I decided recently to convert my Korvold lands deck to Windgrace...i don't wan't to play a busted commander (well as busted) although the dragon def stays in the 99. That being said, I loved the playstyle of massive land sacs alongs...
by blinx28
3 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Long time yall! I like Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant a lot, and will be losing a longtime fav of mine God-Eternal Oketra because my playstyle has shifted away from hardcasting Zombies after turn 6 to binning them for mass reanimation. It's a great great card that just doesn't fully realize it's value in...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Alela v.s. Kykar
Replies: 14
Views: 3620

Re: Alela v.s. Kykar

Attempting a version of Alela Enchantments with Anthem/Goodstuff subtheme here: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/alela-dump-pump-and-stump-1/ Any advice from this group is greatly appreciated---seems like a lot of great thoughts here surrounding the potential for enchantment shenanigans, i'm just stu...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

I'm liking the shift of Varina towards almost a shell for esper goodstuff vs strict tribal—it doesn't kick off right away, but def keeps me from overextending and having no board presence should a wipe drop early and keeps attention off me till I've dumped the goodies and it's too late :)
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Made a bunch of swaps to try and shake my build up a bit, leaning heavier into control. Added counterspell , mystic confluence , mystical tutor , and rhystic study , lost binding mummy , lich lord of unx , midnight reaper , and gray merchant of asphodel . Know Gray is a wincon, but it seams like a b...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Been meaning to ask, what do you guys think of cliched Disney fairytale ending ? I have to admit as lame as I think the flavour of the card is it's decent value. Trading off the double effect of Return to Dust for definite draw is tempting to me. I find often with Dust I'll settle for a second targ...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Considering Phyrexian Arena to smooth my deck more....looking at the following swaps: Anointed Procession : This was my initial pull since my build is now much more focused on tribe and not tokens....however i still have some very powerful makers in the deck ( tombstone stairwell , grave titan , god...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Totally right—-great call and prob a good reason to grab one once it drops in price a bit
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Kvothe wrote:
4 years ago
The best part of Balthor is being a creature, so you can recur him from the grave unlike the other mass reanimation.
Sadly Balthor exiles himself so he cannot be recurred. That being said, a very good option that is sadly no longer budget thanks to C19.
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Great points all around——it's looking like I'm going to skip it. Just not worth a slot, and I did actually win that game by mass reanimating corpse knight and wayward servant with a gy of 9 other creatures. That's after my gy was exiled once as well, so seems like until it's a real problem don't sol...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

I think you're right about Ashiok----something i've had to think more about lately is passing the 'good card' threshold. Many options are great, but does their explosiveness synergize with the theme. With Ashiok, i agree it's good but not abusable. Anyone have good recommendations for graveyard resh...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Only reason is too expensive for a single piece but one day it may go in for one of the lords or who knows what—-I know it's unparalleled in what it does. As for Kindred Discovery, I understand how expensive mana wise it is, that's why I only run it, not the 5 drop Alhammarat archive. I nearly drew ...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

The new ashiok is awesome and i think would be amazing here. I will continue to leave it out since i just dont know what i'd pull, but it's beyond runable. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/varinas-deadboys/ for kvothe: i like to keep my deck as close to 3 CMC average as possible since my meta is quick...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Authority of the Consuls doesn't seem worth it. The interaction with Stairwell is ok but not super powerful, and it's the only reason to run it. It comes down early game, and since this deck relies a lot on combat to trigger Varina and do damage---can't say i've ever been unhappy to see it in my ha...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Highly recommend making room for Authority of the Consuls. It goes off with stairwell, forcing all theirs to come in tap and gain you a life for each.

Let that go around the table once mid-late game and you're way up.
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Looking at my deck, I see it winning 3 ways: Mass Reanimate + Triggers Combat Gravecrawler + Phyrexian + Pinger loop: I never look for the combo (although i just added Demonic Tutor so it might get more tempting....only there for when a game stalls mainly). I initially ran Call to the Grave and othe...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

I hate to say it, but how do we all feel about God-Eternal Oketra ? It's been cool to slam it down and know it's coming back no matter what...but the double W, 5CMC, and needing to cast creatures after turn 5 is seeming a little slow in my build. Sad to say it but it may see the chopping block once ...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Currently eyeing Relentless Dead swap for Unsettled Mariner ...always tough choosing to flat switch 2-drops or try to lower curve and lose some heavier value. Sad to lose the ministax, but ultimately hoses very specific decks and has no effect on many others. Going with Vengeful Dead pull for Bone M...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

I think the split here is deciding to go all in on dropping Varina as fast as possible, vs looking for opportunity and value. Many of the low cmc zombies are excellent for getting the wheel going with Varina—-but imagine drawing Lazotep Reaver turn 7 or 8....not very useful. I think you're right abo...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Lich Lord of Unx is in there for the lifedrain capacity and redundancy sorta for The Scarab God —comes down on curve to hit early if the mana's right, and do like having the tech stapled on to hit players out of combat, even though my build doesn't focus on tokens, the incidental value occasionally...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

Bone Miser has gotta get in there. I'm not sure what my build loses here for it---and i'm typically a stickler for lowering my CMC at all costs....but i think it's gonna be Fact or Fiction , or one of my aristocrats Plague Belcher or Vengeful Dead (this card goes off with Tombstone Stairwell, but t...
by blinx28
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange
Replies: 3349
Views: 233317

Re: Varina, Lich Queen - Esper Zombie Midrange

We think Tomebound Lich is a little weak here right? Good body, comes down on curve, and does a small filter, however doesnt synergize well with our other zombies.

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