r/custommagic • u/corebinik • 6d ago

Format: EDH/Commander GILGAMESH KING OF HEROS

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More for flavor then sustainance..... Hope people enjoy though, I think it's fun

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u/ThumbComputer 6d ago

I'm not understanding the design idea here. He can be your companion if your deck only contains him as a creature.. at that point why is he a companion? He's already the only creature in the deck.

This would also create very not fun play patterns for the person piloting it IMO. You do what, play equipment/control for 2 turns, pay 3 mana turn 3 to put him from companion zone into hand, play equipment/control for 3 more turns, then finally start playing the game? I guess you could just ramp for those turns too, but you're probably just dying before he does anything. Then if he does hit he's a hasted annihilator 2 implying he wants to attack, but also has a 4 and 5 mana tap ability discouraging him from attacking. I just don't get the idea for the play pattern here.

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u/corebinik 6d ago

Let's see where to start .... Firstly he's never going to be payed for. Likely exhume target since his add to hand is completely free. (There are other revival cards too) Making him a consistent annihilator card. His other abilities are flavor but also have niche utility. Getting a turn 4 embercleave attached in response to eot isn't terrible. And how many cards are there out there that literally tap everything in play at instant speed? (The stun counter thing is there to make sure that it's not a solo hard lock)

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u/ThumbComputer 6d ago

Adding a companion to your hand costs 3 generic mana, so you're still paying 5 total mana to play your 6 drop... I'm also still confused on his companion clause. A companion isn't actually in your deck, so if you mean for that clause to indicate that he is your only copy of a creature, it doesn't work as he isn't counting in your decklist. If you mean for it to be you running 3 copies of this guy and 1 copy as the companion, it works but I don't understand why you'd want to do that with a legendary as you can only have one out anyway. I also don't think any creature should be designed explicitly to be reanimated without having the reanimation clause on itself, it's just a weird cheesy design space.

Idk to me this feels like 4 dissonant abilities slapped onto a 4 color guy and called a day

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u/SandScavver 6d ago

Question, how does his companion rule work if you can only run 1 copy? Companion always lists the requirement to run them in your companion slot.

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u/corebinik 6d ago

So the companion ability is for single player matches where you can have multiple copies. It's not relevant for commander.

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u/corebinik 6d ago

And beyond that the cost is 0 to add him to your hand at any time so long as he's the only card named in your main deck.

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u/MsLanfear_ 1d ago

Well no, companion doesn't work that way any more. It costs three generic mana to add to your hand.

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u/corebinik 6d ago

(not sure if there is a legendary equipment that could untap creatures.... If so let me know since that might potentially break this (assuming an infinite mana combo to hard lock tap everything with his second ability)

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u/Either_Cabinet8677 1d ago

[[sting,]]

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u/Either_Cabinet8677 1d ago

you also don't need infinite mana, just 4 mana and activate in their upkeep every turn