Mr_McMann 53 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Hello!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"oklab(0.894514 0.000141621 -0.0041967)"},"insert":"I'd really appreciate some help with my deck."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"oklab(0.894514 0.000141621 -0.0041967)"},"insert":"I really enjoy playing it — I've had a few games where it completely took over, but those moments feel a bit rare. I’ve noticed a couple of consistent issues:"},{"insert":"\n\nI’m likely running too few lands."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I often struggle to get decent blockers on board, which means I end up taking a lot of damage from creatures."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nI’m also unsure if I have the right balance of ramp and interaction/removal — it might be too much or too little of either.\n\nIf you have any thoughts or suggestions, I’d love to hear them. Also, are there any cards in the sideboard that you think would be a better fit in the main deck?\n\nThanks so much for your time and insight!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/5316398/nekusar_drawn_to_despair"},"insert":"Nekusar — Drawn to Despair • (Grixis Commander deck) • Archidekt"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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CzarKingRex(Common Patron)
47 days{"ops":[{"insert":"I recommend cutting some of your single-target removal for more stack interaction, since you mostly need to worry about your own key pieces being removed. You ARE the threat at the table, so you need to counter interaction rather than present your own. I'd cut "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Terminate"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Drown in the Loch"}},{"insert":" for more reliable pieces i.e. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Deflecting Swat"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mana Drain"}},{"insert":" , and maybe even some of the board protection effects, as they are pod-dependent, especially "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crawlspace"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Propaganda"}},{"insert":".\n"}]}
Edited 7/2/2025, 5:49:38 PM
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CzarKingRex(Common Patron)
47 days{"ops":[{"insert":"I'd also say "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kess, Dissident Mage"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Underworld Dreams"}},{"insert":" are WAY too mana intensive to be worth it in here, especially when their payoff is minimal compared to what the rest of the deck is doing. Nekusar is strong enough on its own not to need TOO much redundancy. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph"}},{"insert":" might be a hilarious add to up the speed of your kills. You can use other cuts to add more lands and/or MDFCs like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bloodsoaked Insight // Sanguine Morass"}},{"insert":".\n"}]}
Edited 7/2/2025, 5:56:54 PM
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darkconfidnt 53 days{"ops":[{"insert":"I'd probably add 2-3 lands (and possibly shave 2-3 of your ramp; I count 12 ramp/discount spells)\n\nI'd consider: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spellskite"}},{"insert":" (a good blocker and proactive protection, and steals Auras, if you often play vs enchantress players!); "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcane Laboratory"}},{"insert":" (slow ppl down, esp given all the card draw running around); maybe some mini-wraths like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pyroclasm"}},{"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fire Magic"}},{"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Anger of the Gods"}},{"insert":"; possibly "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Marchesa's Decree"}},{"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader"}},{"insert":" (monarch means more cards drawn "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"and"},{"insert":" incentivizes attacking other players)\n\nDoes "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mindcrank"}},{"insert":" do enough for you? Seems unlikely to actually mill someone out before damage kills them, and risks fueling the reanimator player's strategy.\n"}]}
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Mr_McMann 47 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Thanks for your reply!\n \nI liked "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spellskite"}},{"insert":" and included that into the deck. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcane Laboratory"}},{"insert":" is a card I thought of when I was building the deck, but I decided against it because I also like casting multiple spells a turn lol. \n\nThe mini wrath’s don’t do as much in the pods I play against but those are good thoughts. \n\nI’ve tried monarch in a Nekusar before, but no one wants it because of the extra draw/damage. \n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mindcrank"}},{"insert":" was part of a 2 card combo with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bloodchief Ascension"}},{"insert":", but that was the only purpose it served in the deck.\n"}]}
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