From Dust to Deities: How You Can Turn Trash into Gods
Calling all MTG aficionados with a graveyard obsession and a penchant for the dramatic! Are you tired of those pesky exile decks cramping your style? Do you dream of unleashing the fury of forgotten legends? Well, my friends, prepare to introduce your opponent to The Capitoline Triad God Artificer!
The Capitoline Triad itself is our glorious win condition. These bad guys get cheaper with every historic card you mill, turning your graveyard into a discount bin for gods!
The Power of Historic (Artifacts, Legendaries, and Sagas are Historic):
The Capitoline Triad thrives on a graveyard full of historic cards. Here's how to maximize its potential:
Card Selection: Prioritize artifacts, legendary creatures, and sagas in your deck. Explore cards that fill your graveyard efficiently, like self-discarding creatures or artifact recursion effects.
Graveyard Interaction: Be mindful of your graveyard. Include cards that can shuffle your graveyard back into your library or protect your historic cards from exile.
Milling for Advantage:
Since milling yourself fuels The Capitoline Triad, consider incorporating mill strategies:
Dedicated Mill Spells: Cards like Mesmeric Orb quickly fill your graveyard.
Creature Abilities: Explore creatures with mill abilities like Stitcher Geralf.
Self-Mill Synergies: Some cards benefit from being milled, like Underworld Breach.
The Endgame Push:
Once you have The Capitoline Triad active, the goal is to close out the game quickly:
Combat Enablers: Include auras, equipment, or pump spells to further boost your creatures' power and toughness after triggering the emblem.
Tramplers: Consider creatures with Trample like Carnage Tyrant to ensure your attacks get through for lethal damage.
Burn Spells: Spells like Blasphemous Act can clear the way for your buffed creatures to attack unopposed.
Deckbuilding Considerations:
Mana Ramp: Since The Capitoline Triad has a high base cost, ramp spells like Solemn Simulacrum or other land-finding artifacts such as Expedition Map, Burnished Hart or of course the classic Wayfarer's Bauble are crucial, and synergizes with Historic graveyard stocking.
Card Draw: Constant card draw with cards like Brainstorm or Fact or Fiction ensures you find the pieces you need.
Removal: Targeted removal like Vindicate or removal like Naturalize helps control the board and protect your win condition.
Alternative Strategies:
The Capitoline Triad can be a powerful finisher in various decks. Here are some potential archetypes:
Jund Sacrifice: Black, green, and red decks that sacrifice creatures for advantage can leverage The Capitoline Triad as a top-end threat.
Artifact Reanimator: Blue and white decks focused on reanimating powerful artifacts can utilize The Capitoline Triad's graveyard synergy.
Colorless and/or Eldrazi: Keep your big Eldrazi's big, use the rampy ones, sack the smaller ones, then utilizes all the others as 9/9s and up to destroy everything and everyone.
