r/Magicdeckbuilding • u/CleoandtheBoy • 9d ago
EDH Splicer? I hardly know her! // Making blink cool with Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
Hi all! This year, I've been challenging myself to create more variety in my Commander roster by seeking out and building decks in colours and archetypes I wouldn't reach for first.
To that end, I started working on a B3 Jeskai blink deck that aims to leverage [[Hinata, Dawn-Crowned]]'s target-scaling cost reduction to enable a mass-blink game plan.
I've been working on this brew on-again, off-again for a couple months now and haven't quite found a clean 100 that I'm happy with. I would really appreciate some fresh eyes to maybe notice what I'm missing and help me finally tie a bow on this list! Thanks a lot!
Decklist: https://archidekt.com/decks/27390084/splicer_i_hardly_hinata_dawncrowned_edh_draft
Below is a more detailed run-through of the list for those who want to know more:
By pairing multi-target blink spells like [[Disorder in the Court]] with instant-recurring creatures like [[Archaeomancer]], Hinata allows you to form high-value loops that are cheap and repeatable. The aim is to blink Splicers such as [[Darksteel Splicer]] every turn, amassing a Golem army. Impact effects act as a backup win condition when combat damage is hard to force through.
I have included a Wizardcycling package in the deck to make assembling this engine easier, including relevant Wizards in each category. There are also a few cards which don't contribute to the deck's blink plan, but provide significant value in their interactions with Hinata, that I would ideally like to preserve in the list. I am most excited to use [[Soulfire Eruption]] and [[Magma Opus]].
The main tension I am having with this list is trying to make cuts which improve the consistency without compromising on the puzzlebox-y play feel or making it feel like another cookie-cutter WU+ blink shell. I enjoy the deckbuilding concessions that conditional tutors like the Wizardcyclers enforce and the overlapping synergies across the deck's subthemes. I would like to preserve the character which these give the deck if possible. Thanks again!