Dies to Removal

Someone in my group had me thinking it was any damage from a general. Looks like I get to rub his nose in that tonight.

Magebane Armor could be useful there too.

I have this [card]General's Regalia[/card] in a box of old stuff and thought maybe I could use it to avoid taking commander damage from my own general. Not sure if I really run enough creatures to make it work the way I want it to, though.

Ha! I just got a real Gauntlet of Might. No mo' "playtesting" proxy.


What are thoughts on Strata Scythe?

Darksteel Forge for an extra layer of protection against Artifact hate? The Gauntlets, Swords, Disk, Caged Sun, the Lifelink equipment... they'll try to pop all of it. CMC 9 really shouldn't be that big of a deal in this deck.

My only hesitation with Disk is destroying my Gauntlets/Swords. I guess if I just play smart it won't be a big deal. If nothing else it's a rattlesnake.

Karn might be something to try. Red just isn't the color of perfect answers.


EDIT: Yeesh! Karn's price has gone up a bit...

Yeah, Chaos Warp is about all I can think of too. Might just have to go with good old fashion playing around 'em.

So, right now, I have a list of 36 cards that I wouldn't mind drawing instead of another Mountain. Which means I can still run 63 red mana producing lands, one of which is Valakut.

[deck]General
1 Ashling the Pilgrim

Acceptable Substitutes for Land
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Gauntlet of Might
1 Caged Sun
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Sword of War and Peace
1 Darksteel Plate
1 Loxodon Warhammer
1 Basilisk Collar
1 Batterskull
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Mind's Eye
1 Chaos Warp
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Gamble
1 Planar Portal
1 Ring of Three Wishes
1 Scythe of the Wretched
1 Illusionist's Bracers
1 Earthquake
1 Hostility
1 Repercussion
1 Devil's Play
1 Comet Storm
1 Red Sun's Zenith
1 Goblin Welder
1 Koth of the Hammer
1 Shattering Pulse
1 Vandalblast
1 Shattering
Spree
1 Argentum Armor
1 Vicious Shadows
1 Molten Disaster
1 Tsabo's Web
1 Insurrection
1 Rummaging Goblin
1 Expedition Map
1 Glacial Chasm

Land
62 Mountain
1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle[/deck]

Looking for enchantment hate in Red, but magiccards.info is down and I should technically be working and not playing on the internet. Any ideas off the top of your heads?

I forgot that one had an overload mode.

Shattering Spree can raise some hell in a deck this mana heavy. Pithing Needle go boom, as does the Sol Rings everyone runs as a staple, Library of Leng, Sensi's Divining Top if you can catch them tapped out, Birthing Pod, Curio, the Gauntlets, Scroll Rack, the Swords, Caged Sun, all the artifacts that make commanders hexproof/shrouded... there's a long list of EDH artifact staples.

The best thing about a 99 Mountain Ashling deck is every hand is a nut draw.

That's not rebellious. Get in there with 99 8th Edition Mountains and cause your opponent to lose by uncontrollable vomiting.

Look upon it and despair:


That's being a fucking Rebel.

I only have 99 4th Edition Mountains.



It's like a fucking Bob Ross.

I'll do you one better and alter my foil Ashling to have a white border too.

Well I'm using Zendikars because I'm a fuckin' rebel.

Whelp... I'm sold. Do I need to sign anywhere or should I just start sleeving up Mountains?