Finding room for graveyard hate
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2021 5:08 pm
I find myself having incredible difficulty slotting in more than the bare minimum amount of graveyard hate in my decks (see Bojuka Bog/Scavenger Grounds) and I don't exactly know how to resolve this problem. Whenever I look at my decklists for things to cut, I always immediately gravitate towards graveyard hate. Not because it is bad. As an avid abuser of the graveyard, I'm very very familiar with how necessary graveyard hate is. I just find that it always feels underwhelming because it is frequently preventative not reactive. I'm also try to keep my tutors to a minimum, so I find myself frequently drawing graveyard hate when it doesn't matter or not drawing it when it does. The main issue is that I like to heavily theme my decks. Relic of Progenitus is good, but it's just so bland.
A couple of examples, my Esika, God of the Tree aims to have the worst mana curve I can create while still being a functional deck. Relic of Progenitus/Nihil Spellbomb are about 10 mana cheaper than the deck wants. The Ur-Dragon creature type matters is only running The Scarab God and Patron of the Vein. Again Relic of Progenitus/Nihil Spellbomb aren't on theme, so no go on those.
I have a hard time emotionally committing to cutting interesting engine building / theme cards for bland, decent graveyard removal. I'd like to slot in more graveyard hate but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to do it.
A couple of examples, my Esika, God of the Tree aims to have the worst mana curve I can create while still being a functional deck. Relic of Progenitus/Nihil Spellbomb are about 10 mana cheaper than the deck wants. The Ur-Dragon creature type matters is only running The Scarab God and Patron of the Vein. Again Relic of Progenitus/Nihil Spellbomb aren't on theme, so no go on those.
I have a hard time emotionally committing to cutting interesting engine building / theme cards for bland, decent graveyard removal. I'd like to slot in more graveyard hate but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to do it.