#kylox

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Izzet?

I think I'm gonna re-imagine one of my favorite and oldest decks. Melek has always been a showcase of some of my favorite Izzet spells, and I do still like the deck as it is, but I think it's time to try something new.

Here's the list as it stands right now: Math With Melek

I think my issue is that the deck is very static. It just sits there until it can combo off and win. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but going for the same Reiterate/Turnabout combo every game gets a little old after a while. Honestly, the most fun part of this deck is playing Epic Experiment and seeing what you get! Whether it's good or bad, dumping 10+ mana into an Epic Experiment (or two) is always a blast. In fact, I built the deck with Epic Experiment specifically in mind. Note that I don't have any counterspells that can't also do something else! Flipping a Force of Will or something during an Epic Experiment is pointless, but Cryptic Command can actually do something. So, with that in mind, I think I'm going to shift the commander over to this fellow:

Not only will I have an Epic Experiment on the commander, but the deck itself will be more active because it will require more of a creature presence! Heck, it might even be able to win with commander damage. The balance between creatures and other spells may be tricky to find, but I think the deck will be more fun to play this way overall.

[googlyeyesonmagiccards]

SCIENCE!

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Kylox Key Art by Joshua Raphael

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Well, I think I have a workable version of my new Kylox commander deck. It was somewhat inspired by Goblin Electromancer's flavor text, actually. Here it is:

MORE POWER!

This is the spiritual successor to my Melek deck that I made a deck profile video about a little while ago. The issue with that deck was that it was a little too "static." That is, all it would do was dig for a combo until it could go infinite and win. Which was fun in its own way, but every game ended up feeling kind of the same. However, since Epic Experiment was pretty much my favorite card to use even though it rarely won me the game, I figured Kylox would make for a great replacement!

The object of the deck is to get a bunch of power on board, sacrifice it all to Kylox, and see what you get! Metallurgic Summonings effects are natural fits, but I also really wanted to use creatures like Crackling Drake so that I had things to do before turn 7 or 8 when Kylox hits the field. Yeah, by virtue of having a 7-mana commander, this deck is a bit slower than some of my other ones. But, as long as you can get around 20 or 30 power on board, it's super fun to just cast a bunch of spells for free! Maybe you can win with commander damage, maybe you can win with burn damage, maybe you'll still manage to get the Turnabout/Reiterate combo that I kept in there. You never know! And maybe you'll whiff and accomplish nothing. That's a feature of the deck, not a bug. It's more fun that way.

Since so many of the spells are huge, I also loaded up on Goblin Electromancer effects. The first several turns of the game are mostly spent building a board and trying to play a bit of control, so they help a lot. It's typically a good idea to keep one or two of them on board even if you're trying to feed into your epic experiment, because you'll likely end up drawing a heap of cards and you'll maybe want to cast them after. That's also why I included Sword of Feast and Famine and all those spells that untap lands or create Treasures. Don't forget Main Phase 2!

Also, since I kind of built my old Melek deck with Epic Experiment in mind anyway, all of my counterspells do other things as well. You're very likely to flip one or two of them as Kylox's effect resolves, so I wanted to make sure they could actually be used. Thus they all have additional effects that can draw cards, return things to hand, and stuff like that.

And hey, Melek still makes an appearance as the Reforged Researcher. It's still a Melek deck in a way.

[almostlookedhuman]

[deluxekyluxtrashcan]

Modern AU where Hux and Ben first meet at a family entertainment center when they end up going one-on-one playing laser tag. Ben kicks his ass; Hux bets that Ben can’t beat him at mini golf, too. When he does, Hux THEN challenges him to a bumper boat duel. Ben walks away mostly dry; Hux is soaked down to his socks and underpants.

Final showdown: go-karts. It’s a slow day and they have the track all to themselves–and never has the park seen such fierce competition.

When Ben threatens to once again defeat Hux, Hux PIT maneuvers him and sends him into the rails. They’re seconds away from a fistfight by the time the ride operator reaches them and they’re kicked out, permanently banned.

They may or may not have swapped numbers to set up a day of rematches at another location.

(I honestly can’t decide which scenario I find more hilarious: them as grown-ass adults acting so petty, or a couple of gawky young teens who are basically pulling each other’s pigtails without realizing that they’re doing just that.)

I gotta say, when I was reading this, I was picturing them as full-grown men, but either way fits! I wonder how long it is before they have to go to the next town over to find somewhere they aren’t banned from.

So much love for this, oh man. Thank you so much for sharing! Kept me entertained for ages :D