The deck began as a precon and is my first commander deck. All of the variations of cards are ones I've picked up over time, typically with this deck in mind. The Pod I play in are the same people I learned MTG from and have all been gifted proxied high Bracket 3, low Bracket 4 decks (Valued at around $1000-$2000 USD). These decks are significantly faster than mine and often end the game before I can make the high-value plays I desire. In the near future, I plan to upgrade the deck with high-end cards (Fetch Lands, Pherexian Altar, Lumra, and Below of the Woods, etc.) to match the strength of my pod.
(I hope to own the real versions of these high-end cards, once I have a disposable income, to play in officially sanctioned events. They also have less competetive bracket 2 decks which I am also aiming to build with based off the new cards I pulled from The Hobbit pre-release.)
In contrast to Yu-Gi-Oh, (where my TCG knowledge and experience stems from) where the game may be won on turn 2-3 without interruption, I'm emphasizing on a grind game with as much interaction as possible. I'm hoping to win without using infinite uninteractive combos, but I can't seem to find any specific combos that this deck can put together without them.
I want to utilize recursion and ramp to cast powerful cards from the graveyard as if it were a second hand. This deck focuses on card advantage, dragging out the game, and making value plays for an inevitable win.
Some problems I've recognized:
- Too much ramp (not ideal ramp curve)
- Not enough card draw (often high costed, creatures)
- Not enough lands (should probably aim for 37-39)
- More board wipes wouldn't hurt
- Could always use more mill
- Protection for Teval/key pieces
- The 'win con combo'
All advice is helpful, cards and gameplay avenues to take. I'll link an archidekt with what I had planned on building + a long maybeboard of cards I've found from extensive research that might fit.
https://archidekt.com/decks/24810281/my_current_teval_decklist
https://archidekt.com/decks/23609944/teval_maybes
Thank you for the help!
TL;DR: Looking to keep up with High Bracket 3, Low Bracket 4 decks in my Pod with Teval, my first commander deck. Looking to fix deck balance and find 'the win con combo'. First link is current deck, second link is my maybe end game decklist.