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Kelsien - Slowly, Gently, this is how a life is taken

Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:29 pm

by Tryno

So Mardu is one of the few three color combinations, that I completely love. I've previously experimented with great success with Tymna the Weaver and Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder as an aggro deck. When Kelsien got spoiled I saw a lot of potential. Some strengths he has are:

* Haste: This makes him very re-playable
* Vigilance: He can attack the turn he comes down, and run someone over.
* 3 CMC: In my experience commanders with 3 CMC are very good equipmenet carriers.
* Grows on his own: Suited well for control oriented gameplay

As such, I brain stormed a deck with @ISBPathfinder. We have very different metas so there are some noteable differences, but the core of the deck looks very similar.

Kelsien, the Plague

Commander

1 Kelsien, the Plague

Creature

1 Weathered Wayfarer

1 Stoneforge Mystic

1 Plague Engineer

1 Splendor Mare

1 Verge Rangers

1 Iroas, God of Victory

1 Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas

1 Palace Jailer

1 Queen Marchesa

1 Rekindling Phoenix

1 Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt

1 Solemn Simulacrum

1 Cataclysmic Gearhulk

1 Aurelia, the Warleader

1 Godo, Bandit Warlord

1 Kamahl, Pit Fighter

1 Wurmcoil Engine

1 Void Beckoner

Artifact

1 Basilisk Collar

1 Nihil Spellbomb

1 Wayfarer's Bauble

1 Relic of Progenitus

1 Arcane Signet

1 Dowsing Dagger

1 Sword of the Animist

1 Thaumatic Compass

1 Tome of Legends

1 Umezawa's Jitte

1 Rings of Brighthearth

1 Sword of Truth and Justice

Enchantment

1 Reconnaissance

Instant

1 Anguished Unmaking

1 Crackling Doom

1 Generous Gift

1 Crush Contraband

Sorcery

1 Steelshaper's Gift

1 Demonic Tutor

1 Mizzium Mortars

1 Night's Whisper

1 Painful Truths

1 Sevinne's Reclamation

1 Fiery Confluence

1 Mythos of Snapdax

1 Cleansing Nova

1 Tragic Arrogance

1 Austere Command

Land

1 Bloodstained Mire

1 Canyon Slough

1 Clifftop Retreat

1 Command Tower

1 Dragonskull Summit

1 Flooded Strand

1 Forbidden Orchard

1 Godless Shrine

1 Isolated Chapel

1 Polluted Delta

1 Sacred Foundry

1 Scalding Tarn

1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep

1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse

1 Smoldering Marsh

1 Tainted Field

1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

1 Verdant Catacombs

1 Volrath's Stronghold

1 Windswept Heath

1 Wooded Foothills

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Re: Kelsien - Slowly, Gently, this is how a life is taken

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:17 am

by weltkrieg

I think there is one exceptional equipment you are missing. It is thornbite staff. Yes, I understand deathtouch is also desirable for the instant machine gun. However, This allows you to kill every x/1 on the battlefield. This seems highly synergistic.