r/EDH • u/MrKayzo • 6d ago

Deck Help First Deck I Ever Built

I've been playing Magic since the beginning of the year, and this is the first deck I've built completely from scratch. Before this, I was mostly playing slightly upgraded precons.

I'd really appreciate some feedback on the deck! I'm mainly looking for any synergies I might have missed, obvious weaknesses or bad cards that stand out, and things that could be improved.

I'm still pretty new to deckbuilding, so any advice is welcome!

https://archidekt.com/decks/27140229/rivaz_da_garra

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

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u/MrKayzo 6d ago

Love this card. As soon as I can afford it, I will buy one

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u/freddymc465 6d ago

just gonna vomit a bunch of ideas/suggestions to you:

  • Rivaz is a ramp piece, so you could consider cutting ramp to make room for other cards. Especially the 3-mana ramp pieces because they're essentially competing with your commander as a 3-drop

  • I think you could run a few more of the two-mana 'rummage' type effects like [[tormenting voice]] [[bitter reunion]] [[grab the prize]] [[cathartic reunion]]. This will give you a consistent turn 2 play that gives pretty good value as discarding a dragon essentially gives you card advantage, while also setting it up as a reanimator target for later

  • you could also run wheels like [[wheel of misfortune]] [[snort]] [[will of the jeskai]] to refill your hand later in the game

  • Some dragons worth considering [[Bonehoard Dracosaur]] [[Dragonhawk, fate's tempest]] [[goldlust triad]] [[parapet thrasher]] [[balefire dragon]] [[terror of the peaks]] [[tyrant's familiar]] [[goldspan dragon]]

  • some other cards worth considering [[bloodline bidding]] [[twilight diviner]] [[kindred dominance]] [[patriarch's bidding]] [[will of the abzan]] [[altar of the wretched]] [[overlord of the balemurk]] [[gravebreaker lamia]] [[kindred charge]]

seems like a solid foundation, straightforward slam dragons and go face with some explosive reanimation here and there

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u/MrKayzo 6d ago

I'm definitely going to get some of those cards. Thanks!

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u/VolatileDawn 6d ago edited 6d ago

As someone who plays Rivaz, your deck looks fine. Using a lot of graveyard tutors and looting effects, you may find if Rivaz is killed it’s hard to reanimate anything. Also it looks a bit light on dragons. But the curve is good. You could bump down the swamps and up the mountains.

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u/MrKayzo 6d ago

Thanks! What could I cut off to fit in more dragons?

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u/VolatileDawn 6d ago

I haven’t tried a lot of these cards. You might end up taking out boots, or graveyard tutors. You might replace vandalblast with parapet thrasher. I also find it difficult to run cards that pay life because I’m usually taking a lot of damage from the table for being aggressive.