CommanderCast Ep 277 – Off-Color Blue Aggro

April 3, 2017

This entry is part 289 of 467 in the series CommanderCast

Hello everyone and welcome to the real CommanderCast Episode 277! We’re your weekly source for Community, Strategy, and Technology, hosted on MTGcast.com and our homesite: CommanderCast.com! The guys are back this week. Mark and Adam go over Office Color Deck ideas. This week it’s all about Aggro! A Deck based on the idea of going into the red zone. So what’sthe catch? Well they guys are doing it in blue… Yeah…

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CommanderCast Episode 277

Posted: April 3, 2017

Intros:

Adam

Mark

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Community:

Amonkhet Spoilers! (in brief)

Aggro philosophy

Turn cards sideways every turn
Curve out
Minimal spell slots
- Removal to get through
- Card draw
- Protection
- Combat tricks
Often lower land count

Strategy:

Why is blue normally bad at aggro?

Combat tricks are subpar
Blue is more reactive
Lack haste and power from creatures

How can blue be aggro?

Good at evasion/protection
Great card draw to keep the threats coming
Lock opponents boards for alpha strikes

Commander

Sun Quan, Lord of Wu (Evasive aggro)
Mistform Ultimus (Tribal Voltron)
Meloku the Clouded Mirror (Tokens)
- Docent of Perfection
- Sharding Sphinx
- Skywise Teachings
- Thopter Spy Network
- Metallurgic Summonings
- Day of the Dragons (=metal as fuck)
Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor (Flying aggro)
Thada Adel, Acquisitior (Merfolk tribal)
Lorthos, the Tidemaker, Tromokratis (big stompy)
- Quest for Ula’s Temple
- Torpor Orb shenanigans

Honorable Mentions: Kira, Great Glass-Spinner + Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

Technology:

Ramp
- Teferi, Temporal Archmage
- High Tide
- Turnabout
- Reality Spasm
- Dreamscape Artist
- Throw caution to the wind: Dream Halls
Evasion
Removal
- Pseudo-Board Wipes[/card]
- Targeted Removal
  - Phyrexian Ingester
  - Reality Shift
  - Curse of Swine
  - Pongify/Rapid Hybridization
  - Psionic blast
  - Imprisoned in the Moon (also pretty metal)
  - Void Stalker
  - Hoverguard Sweepers
  - Polymorph
    - Proteus Staff
  - Phasing
    - Vodalian Illusionist
    - Dream Fighter
- Freeze mechanics
- Bounce mechanics
Haste
- Hall of the Bandit Lord
- Flash
- Flash creatures
- Quicksilver Amulet
Tempo
Card draw
Tricks
- Aerial formation
- Polymorphous rush
- Tortoise formation
- Triton tactics
- Reins of Power
- Soulblade djinn
- Anti-tricks Tricks
Mean shit

Outtro/Contacts:

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Mark – Email: mahlerma(at)gmail(dot)com

Adam – (at)squire9999 // (at)thetrinisphere

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