Legolas, Counter of Kills - Voltron Control

[NZB2323]

Legolas, Counter of Kills - Voltron Control

DecklistCMCManaPricesChartsDraw 7

Commander 1

1 Legolas, Counter of Kills

Creatures 10

1 Birds of Paradise

1 Delighted Halfling

1 Llanowar Elves

1 Fyndhorn Elves

1 Elvish Mystic

1 Priest of Titania

1 Sakura-Tribe Elder

1 Guardian Augmenter

1 Forgotten Ancient

1 Seedborn Muse

Enchantments 7

1 Rancor

1 Lignify

1 Snake Umbra

1 Bear Umbra

1 Asceticism

1 Unnatural Growth

1 Raised by Giants

Artifacts 9

1 Commander's Plate

1 Basilisk Collar

1 Sol Ring

1 Swiftfoot Boots

1 Trailblazer's Boots

1 Blackblade Reforged

1 Lothlorien Blade

1 Glamdring

1 Loxodon Warhammer

Sorceries 11

1 Ancestral Vision

1 Preordain

1 Three Visits

1 Nature's Lore

1 Farseek

1 Rampant Growth

1 Regrowth

1 Merchant Scroll

1 Return of the Wildspeaker

1 Raise the Palisade

1 Treasure Cruise

Instants 29

1 Noxious Revival

1 Mutant's Prey

1 Hunger of the Howlpack

1 Mystical Tutor

1 An Offer You Can't Refuse

1 Visions of Beyond

1 Pongify

1 Rapid Hybridization

1 Opt

1 Swan Song

1 Nature's Claim

1 Veil of Summer

1 Snakeskin Veil

1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping

1 Ancient Animus

1 Return to Nature

1 Heroic Intervention

1 Inscription of Abundance

1 Deliberate

1 Glorious Gale

1 Essence Scatter

1 Arcane Denial

1 Negate

1 Counterspell

1 Mission Briefing

1 Fierce Guardianship

1 Beast Within

1 Hunter's Insight

1 Cyclonic Rift

Lands 35

1 Command Tower

1 Cavern of Souls

1 Exotic Orchard

1 Yavimaya Coast

1 Hinterland Harbor

1 Rejuvenating Springs

1 Vineglimmer Snarl

1 Flooded Grove

1 Boseiju, Who Endures

1 Khalni Territory

1 Tranquil Thicket

1 Lonely Sandbar

1 Castle Vantress

1 Mystic Sanctuary

1 Rogue's Passage

1 Field of Ruin

13 Forest

6 Island

Approximate Total Cost:

[DirkGently]

Deep cut.

Pretty sure you're required to run Oracle's Insight since it's pretty much the only way to get good value out of his untap trigger.

[NZB2323]

Deep cut.

Pretty sure you're required to run Oracle's Insight since it's pretty much the only way to get good value out of his untap trigger.

What does deep cut mean?

I try to avoid infinite combos in my decks unless they're Kavu infinite combos.

I'm also wondering if people would be okay with a rule 0 where I have Gimli, Counter of Kills as a partner commander. I know it would be weird to have a voltron deck with 2 commanders, but maybe Legolas and Gimli could compete over who kills more players.

[DirkGently]

What does deep cut mean?

I try to avoid infinite combos in my decks unless they're Kavu infinite combos.

Just that Legolas cok is not a commander I think will be very visible within the set.

It's not an infinite combo since he can only untap once per turn. But it gives you scry + draw on each persons turn which isn't bad.

[NZB2323]

What does deep cut mean?

I try to avoid infinite combos in my decks unless they're Kavu infinite combos.

Just that Legolas cok is not a commander I think will be very visible within the set.

It's not an infinite combo since he can only untap once per turn. But it gives you scry + draw on each persons turn which isn't bad.

Right on.

What card do you think I should cut for it?

[DirkGently]

Essence Scatter maybe? I'm not really into creature-only counters personally.

[NZB2323]

Essence Scatter maybe? I'm not really into creature-only counters personally.

I'm actually thinking of cutting Hunter's Insight. It's kind of a win-more card as I need to be dealing a lot of commander damage in order to make it good.

[DirkGently]

Well if you're happy with the draw density then replacing draw with draw makes sense.

[NZB2323]

I made some changes to the deck:

Legolas, Counter of Kills - Voltron Control

DecklistCMCManaPricesChartsDraw 7

Commander 1

1 Legolas, Counter of Kills

Creatures 6

1 Birds of Paradise

1 Delighted Halfling

1 Sakura-Tribe Elder

1 Guardian Augmenter

1 Forgotten Ancient

1 Silent Arbiter

Enchantments 9

1 Hardened Scales

1 Rancor

1 Aqueous Form

1 Favor of the Overbeing

1 Hadana's Climb

1 Snake Umbra

1 Bear Umbra

1 Oracle's Insight

1 Raised by Giants

Artifacts 11

1 Jeweled Lotus

1 Commander's Plate

1 Sol Ring

1 Shadowspear

1 Swiftfoot Boots

1 Trailblazer's Boots

1 Blackblade Reforged

1 Lothlorien Blade

1 Loxodon Warhammer

1 Fireshrieker

1 Grafted Exoskeleton

Sorceries 11

1 Ancestral Vision

1 Preordain

1 Three Visits

1 Nature's Lore

1 Farseek

1 Rampant Growth

1 Regrowth

1 Animist's Might

1 Raise the Palisade

1 Treasure Cruise

1 Ezuri's Predation

Instants 26

1 Noxious Revival

1 Hunger of the Howlpack

1 Mystical Tutor

1 An Offer You Can't Refuse

1 Visions of Beyond

1 Pongify

1 Rapid Hybridization

1 Opt

1 Swan Song

1 Nature's Claim

1 Snakeskin Veil

1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping

1 Tyvar's Stand

1 Ancient Animus

1 Return to Nature

1 Heroic Intervention

1 Inscription of Abundance

1 Deliberate

1 Arcane Denial

1 Negate

1 Counterspell

1 Mission Briefing

1 Decisive Denial

1 Fierce Guardianship

1 Beast Within

1 Cyclonic Rift

Lands 36

1 Command Tower

1 Cavern of Souls

1 Exotic Orchard

1 Yavimaya Coast

1 Hinterland Harbor

1 Rejuvenating Springs

1 Vineglimmer Snarl

1 Flooded Grove

1 Boseiju, Who Endures

1 Khalni Territory

1 Tranquil Thicket

1 Lonely Sandbar

1 Castle Vantress

1 Mystic Sanctuary

1 Rogue's Passage

1 Field of Ruin

11 Forest

8 Island

Approximate Total Cost:

Out:

• llanowar elves
• fyndhorn elves
• elvish mystic
• priest of titania
• seedborn muse
• lignify
• Asceticism
• Unnatural growth
• Basilisk collar
• Glamdring
• Merchant Scroll
• Mutant's Prey
• Glorious Gale
• Essence Scatter
• Hunter's Insight

In:

• Ezuri's Predation
• Khalni Ambush
• Decisive Denial
• Animist's Might
• Grafted Exoskeleton
• Fireshrieker
• Hadana's Climb
• Favor of the Overbeing
• Shadowspear
• Aqueous Form
• Hardened Scales
• Silent Arbiter
• Treasure Cruise
• Oracle's Insight
• Tyvar's Stand
• Jeweled Lotus

Elvish Mystic, Llanowar Elves, and Fyndhorn Elves don't allow me to cast Legolas turn 2, and the deck's mana curve is low, so I'm not sure what I was ramping into with them. Priest of Titania isn't that great because I don't play that many elves and have a low mana curve. Seedborn Muse seems worse in the deck than Bear Umbra, it cost 5 mana, and doesn't help Legolas get in for lethal. Lignify is a good card but I want to be killing creatures to put counters on Legolas. Asceticism is a good card but cost 5 mana and there are cheaper ways for me to protect 1 creature. Basilisk Collar is a good card but doesn't really help me kill more creatures or connect more or pump Legolas. Glamdring I found to be underwhelming most games. Merchant Scroll cost 2, is a sorcery, and the only card I really want to search for with it is Treasure Cruise, but I'd need 9 mana to also cast it. Mutant's Prey requires me to have a counter on Legolas already. Glorious Gale and Essence Scatter don't protect Legolas against instant removal, and I'd rather kill creatures than counter them to buff Legolas. Hunter's Insight requires me to connect with Legolas and the deck already has enough card draw. Veil of Summer I feel like I don't need with all the counterspells/protection I have that can also work against decks are running black or blue.

Unnatural Growth I cut for Fireshrieker so that way I don't have to pay all 5 mana at once, and 4 of it doesn't have to be green mana.

Jeweled Lotus allows for a turn 1 Legolas. Tyvar's Stand can either protect Legolas or allow him to swing for lethal that turn. Oracle's Insight allows me to scry and draw a card during each opponent's turn while also untapping Legolas to defend. Silent Arbiter can be really strong when facing against aggro decks. Hardened Scales is great with Legolas's ability and all the cards I play that put counters on him. Aqueous Form, Shadowspear, Favor of the Overbeing, and Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazca allow me to connect with Legolas. Khalni Ambush // Khalni Territory can be removal or a land. Decisive Denial can be protection for Legolas or removal. Animist's Might is a cheap removal spell where I don't have to worry about Legolas dying from fighting a creature. Grafted Exoskeleton can let me end the game with infect, and Ezuri's Predation can wipe my opponent's fields while pumping Legolas.

I'll add Legolas's Quick Reflexes to the deck, maybe cutting Beast Within because it's expensive for a removal spell and still leaves a blocker for Legolas.

What do you guys think?