Junji The Immortal - Help Choose a Direction
Hi Folks,
I recently had [[Junji, the Midnight Sky]] catch my eye as I usually play decks that really want their commander alive. Junji however goes against this and seems like he wants to die which seems like a refreshing change.
So far the idea is to abuse [[Supernatural Stamina]] type effects as combat tricks or in combination with sac outlets to accrue value using the bottom option of his text and using the top half if I don't have any good targets in a graveyard.
Through some scryfalling I found a suite of sac outlets that care about the CMC or power of the card being sacrificed like [[Ghoulcaller Gisa]], [[Disciple of Bolas]] & [[Soldevi Adnate]] which seem to pair quite nicely with our dragon friend given his 5 CMC 5/5 stat line.
The cards that care about power seem to have additional synergy with Supernatural Stamina as it not only lets me keep Junji and use his LTB but it boosts his power further granting additional value.
Some potential win cons for the deck seem to be things like [[Gray Merchant of Asphodel]], [[Syr Konrad, the Grim]] and hitting people in the face with a 5/5 menace flyer.
Where I am hung up is I am not sure how to continue. I feel like the deck is going in a Reanimator direction with an sacrifice/power matters sub-theme but how am I filling the yard to cheat in my fatties? My concern with Mill is I end up milling my reanimation cards or my undying cards with limited ways to get them back.
Other thoughts I have had are going mono-black artifacts with stuff like [[Triplicate Titan]] & [[Noxious Gearhulk]] as I don't have any artifact decks yet and repeating ETB or LTB effects from the aforementioned 2 creatures sounds fun and both have great synergy with the power/cmc matters sac outlets.
For some additional context:
- I play with a regular pod in 3-4 man games.
- We typically play High Bracket 2 - Mid Bracket 3 with the occasional game changer floating around.
- Combo decks are borderline non-existent in the pod.
- I like to keep my decks budget conscious, all 4 of my current decks range from $170 - $300 CAD.
Deck Link (not fleshed out yet, just have the core package and cards to consider): https://archidekt.com/decks/21780246/wish_upon_a_shenron
I'd love to hear any and all thoughts on the direction you would take the deck or if you have any card suggestions.
I'd also very much so like to hear about any experiences you have had playing Mono-black artifacts as that does seem quite appealing to me.