WhiteizRightLol 36 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Hello,\n\nI've been asked to help my friend upgrade his deck. Yes, it's casual but it doesn't perform well for him anymore. He doesn't have a specific win con and never really has. He tells me he like tokens for chump blockers but it's practically the only way he does win (going wide). So, I kind of went with that in mind.\n\nHere is his deck in the current state, https://archidekt.com/decks/15722912/current_smeagol\nHere is my version so far, https://archidekt.com/decks/15739588/change_order\nIn the sideboard you will see all of the cards I have taken out of his deck. \n\nI haven't had the chance to playtest it yet and it will be a couple weeks till I can proxy it and get a feel.\n\nAny help would be nice; I want my friend to have a full functioning deck. his budget is around $350.\n\nOn a side note, would this commander be more \"competitive\" and more \"reliable\" if I lean heavy into the ring tempts you and landfall triggers?\n\nP.S. It's so much easier to tear a deck apart when it's not yours... you get too attached to certain cards and it weighs you down so much :D\n"}]}
Edited 9/11/2025, 6:56:35 PM
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darkconfidnt 30 days{"ops":[{"insert":"For reference, "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://moxfield.com/decks/3LsH1HQ2p06-q1BTofyB-g"},"insert":"here's"},{"insert":" my ~$50 budget "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sméagol, Helpful Guide"}},{"insert":" list\n\nImo, Sméagol wants to trigger every turn, so sac outlets on turns 1-3 are critical. Cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Carrion Feeder"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sakura-Tribe Elder"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nest Invader"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wight of the Reliquary"}},{"insert":" fit well in this role.\n\nIf your friend really likes token go-wide strategies, consider leaning into the landfall effects like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Springheart Nantuko"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scute Swarm"}},{"insert":" rather than zombies.\n-> If your friend is okay with a 5-card infinite combo: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sméagol, Helpful Guide"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dúnedain Rangers"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Springheart Nantuko"}},{"insert":" (or similar) + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Viscera Seer"}},{"insert":" (or similar) + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blood Artist"}},{"insert":" (or similar) \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Freestrider Lookout"}},{"insert":" (likely) gives you extra ramp/landfall whenever Sméagol procs (or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blood Artist"}},{"insert":"). \n\nSméagol also fills graveyards: you could lean into that with effects like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Breach the Multiverse"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Syr Konrad, the Grim"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nautiloid Ship"}},{"insert":", etc.\n\nPersonally, I'd cut all the zombie cards (except "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wand of Orcus"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glissa Sunslayer"}},{"insert":", and possibly "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghoulcaller Gisa"}},{"insert":"), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Drana, Liberator of Malakir"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Overseer of the Damned"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vampiric Rites"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Insidious Roots"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Necrogenesis"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Presence of Gond"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reckoner's Bargain"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Liliana, the Last Hope"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Disentomb"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vastwood Surge"}},{"insert":" \n"}]}
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darkconfidnt 30 days{"ops":[{"insert":"Can you link the decks themselves? None of the decks in that folder resemble Golgari tokens (the only Golgari deck is a 60 card deck from a year ago)\n"}]}
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WhiteizRightLol 30 days{"ops":[{"insert":"I'm sorry, I don't know how I got those links. https://archidekt.com/decks/15722912/current_smeagol\n\n\nhttps://archidekt.com/decks/15739588/change_order\n"}]}
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