New blog: Commander's presence!

[lazylantern]

Hi everyone

I started a new blog where I will write articles and post budget commander decks.

I'll run with a theme every week and make a deck for <100$ (paper) that will be as on-theme as possible.
For future entry, I will have an interview with an "expert" on the theme I will explore.
The deck will be on theme and competitive. A deck is no good if it can't win. Budget and Theme doesn't necessarily mean inferior

Let me know what you think of the blog, the deck, anything really.

http://commanderspresence.tumblr.com/

[fantôme]

A lot of cards in your angels/demons deck seemed very off-theme, but the idea was interesting. Some of your upcoming themes are likely going to require a great deal of deckbuilding creativity - do you already have plans in motion for all these?

[lazylantern]

Yes; the Chaos Space Marine of Khorne deck is almost complete and I've been playtesting the rough draft on MTGO already.
During my interview with the expert (local CSM player) i learned of the mechanics introduced lately and it got my mind racing. The rough version was 6 tickets on MTGO btw; less than a third of my angelic Demons deck.
I have 2 good ideas for Erza, the interview will make me decide which direction I go,

If you have suggestions, you are also more than welcome to send them to me.

I have a question for you. What do you consider off-theme from the Angelic Demons deck?

[lazylantern]

Speaking of the Chaos Space Marines, First article is out!
http://commanderspresence.tumblr.com/po ... -blood-god

[fantôme]

Skullclamp, Sol Ring, Swiftfoot Boots, Cathar's Crusade, Faith's Reward, Swords to Plowshares, Sidisi, Relic Seeker, and the vampires all seem out of flavour imho. But flavour can be subjective.

[lazylantern]

I see where you are coming from. The first deck was an exercise for me to transform my latest brew into a <100$ to have something on the blog pending the first deck. Believe me, cutting 200$ of value from the original deck to this version was no easy feat. I describe in the article some of the cuts that increase the cost of my actual deck, if you want an idea of how the deck works. Cathar's Crusade is a leftover from the original; Conspiracy kinda makes the Resto Angel go crazy if you have something like Cathar's Crusade.
Starting with the Chaos SpaceMarines of Khorne, the blog is only on-theme.
I may re-visit the Angels/Demons one day keeping more to the theme if something IRL inspires me. (Movie, Tv Show, Videogame, book, etc)