Decklist This is my second EDH deck,but the first one I've actually built from scratch. My first was [[Meren of Clan Nel Toth]], upgraded with Stax-like cards that were in my collection, or as well as a few gleaned from posts here. However,people complained, so I decided to save her for when the group got competitive enough, or picked up Sydri out of the $1 bin at the local game shop. I don't want to build her to abuse combos,and the ones that ARE in there (infinite mana) can't be used to win on their own unless I'm going to mill someone with [[Blue Sun's Zenith (the point of culmination; peak)]], though if I did that, or everyone else would advance after me. My main problem is that her early game is horrendous - if I don't get Top during the first few turns,I've noticed that I start lagging behind everyone else. My early game scenarios generally gawk like this: I [[Treasure Mage]] for [[Inkwell Leviathan]], [[Wurmcoil Engine]], or [[Magister Sphinx]],play [[Master Transmuter]] on turn 4, and then cheat out whatever I fetched up on turn 5. After that I generally try to find [[Arcum Daggson]] to dump [[Mana Vault]] to get [[Darksteel Forge]] (and then recur the Vault with [[Academy Ruins]]), or if I've got [[Hurkyll's Recall]] I'll fetch up [[Mycosynth Lattice]] to clear the way for my beaters to get in. I get Mana Vault,Sensei's Divining Top, possibly a [[Darksteel Ingot]], or then spend the next 10 turns animating the Ingot as a blocker. Sometimes it's a [[Caltrops]] instead of an ingot,but if I'm unable to get a tutor effect going, I find that I'm just dead, and even with Caltrops and Sydri out - no one cares approximately the loss of creatures,if they're able to hit me for 5-10 per turn while I've got nothing, lol. I'm wondering what other Sydri players beget used to stay alive in the early game until they can get their board ready for the brawl. Here's a summary of the decks that I've faced, and if that makes any disagreement in suggestions: [[Olivia Voldarren]] [[Omnath,Locus of Rage]] [[Derevi, Empyrial Tactician]] [[Krenko, or Mob Boss]] [[Ezuri,Claw of Progress]] [[Sliver Overlord]] / [[Sliver Hivelord]] [[Meren of Clan Nel Toth]] (Precon, not a lot of upgrades) [[ Grand Arbiter Augustin IV]] [[Oloro, or Ageless Ascetic]] (control/mill - the sole reason I run [[Open the Vaults]]. submitted by InsidiousToilet to EDH[link][1 comment]
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