A Guide To Glissa, The Traitor EDH / Commander - Magic: The Gathering Deck Tech

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NOTES FROM PREVIOUS DRAFTS
Artifact-based Removal
Executioner's Capsule
Viridian Longbow
Ratchet Bomb
Engineered Explosives
Oblivion Stone
Nevinyrral's Disk
Noxious Gearhulk
Meteor Golem

Combos
Sensei's Divining Top
Aetherflux Reservoir
Bolas's Citadel

Artifact Creatures
Hope of Ghirapur
Hangarback Walker
Walking Ballista
Ancient Stone Idol

Legendary/Historic Matters
Mox Amber
Hero's Blade
Reki, the History of Kamigawa
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
Weatherlight
Trading Post
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
Heroes' Podium

Legendary Permanents
Blackblade, Reforged
Bow of Nylea
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
Journey to Eternity
Grismold, the Dreadsower
Hua Tuo, Honored Physician
Virtis the Veiled
Gorm the Great
Glissa, Sunseeker
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
Storrev, Devkarin Lich
Whip of Erebos
Questing Beast
Ghoulcaller Gisa
God-Eternal Rhonas
God-Eternal Bontu
Kagemaro, First to Suffer
Massacre Girl
Kokusho, the Evening Star
Akroma's Memorial

Mana Acceleration
Myriad Landscape
Blighted Woodland
Sol Ring
Sword of the Animist
Walking Atlas
Commander's Sphere
Solemn Simulacrum

Card Draw/Selection
Skullclamp
Arguel's Blood Fast
Wishclaw Talisman
Scrapyard Recombiner
The Immortal Sun

Artifact/Historic Utility
Tormod's Crypt
Sylvok Lifestaff
Nihil Spellbomb
Nim Deathmantle
Phyrexian Revoker
Cranial Plating
Sylvok Replica
Duplicant

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[RPG_Bliss]

I loved the symmetry of adding green and black cards that are in cycles like the gods or the gods equipment. Very cool!

[seisner]

8:20 No, don't do that. Glissa needs your opponent's creatures to die, she is a complete nonbo with Kalitas.

[melanpiriks]

Ah, this fills me with nostalgia:

Years ago, I was skipping through the articles of a magazine focused on trading card games. Suddenly, something caught my attention. The design of this page was so... mechanical, yet it seemed natural. A fantasy world ruled by machines? I was intrigued.
Quickly identifying the article as yet another "Top 5 best cards from the newest booster", again I skipped through something, this time only 5 little anecdotes about cards I have never seen before... or anything like them for that matter.
My eyes rested on what I assumed to be an elf in front of some sort of construct (and yes, the card itself later confirmed my assumption of her being an elf). None of the words in the card text helped me really fathom what I was looking at.

But this is the story how I started playing Magic: The Gathering ^^

[thetime]

I loved my Glissa deck, very resilient and could be built and rebuilt in so many different ways. I like how this build has so many non-artifact historic cards I had not previously considered. Always created a stir at my LGS as there are so few golgari artifact commanders...exscuse me, I have some re-building to do...

[bourgeoiscaesar]

I struggled with Ratchet Bomb in a few games and wound up removing it for a while; it always felt like it worked more slowly than I wanted it to. Then I was mulling it over one day, and realized that nothing says you can't sacrifice it with no charge counters, which means it's a two-drop that can immediately wipe the board of all tokens. Doesn't always hit, but if someone is generating a lot of treasures or trying to go wide with creature tokens it shuts them down quickly, especially if you have something like a Shimmer Myr that lets you play it at instant speed.

[noway]

I just want to add a quick clarification to how the Prof said to use some of the "sacrifice your artifact in response" statements, like at around 4:20 and 6:10. With Glissa, you need to sacrifice your artifact BEFORE the creature dies, so in response to the thing that's going to kill the creature. If you wait until your opponent's creature already died, Glissa's ability has already triggered, and you have already had to pick a target for it, while the artifact you want to sacrifice is still on the board. Just thought I'd add some clarification to an already great video. Good Work Prof/Benny

[shuckschuck.]

YES! Probably my favorite commander. One card that's an absolute bomb in this deck is Kuldotha Forgemaster. I'll never forget the time I sac'd my 3 remaining artifacts to grab a Noxious Gearhulk and survived a Craterhoof Behemoth drop. I didn't actually win the game, but all of my opponents were very impressed with how my deck performed. So that's a win in my book.

[KeldNeedsCoffee]

Always love seeing Golgari decks. I swear, you're going to end up getting me into commander on top of my already evengelical can-lander gaming.

[bushidoman]

With everyone brewing the new cards, I like seeing older commanders get some love. Glissa is a favorite of mine, and is probably one of my stronger decks. Thanks for this video.

[NerdJake]

I really enjoy triumph of the hordes in this deck. It is not only a very powerful card and a win condition, but it also feels very right in this deck with a glissa art work on it.

[llmitsull]

Bennie Smith, thx for sharing. Another reason I should go back rebuild my Glissa commander.

[Seavay]

Prof this video is so well edited. I am amazed at how well you did on it.

[DeaconClash]

I'd love to see a Marisi, Breaker of the Coil deck tech. Seems like a VERY interesting and chaotic commander.

[kylecarlson]

I personally love the pre-release promo art for my deck but I love this! It gave me so many cool new ideas for my existing glissa deck!

[bradleybaker]

No joke I decided to start rebuilding my Glissa deck last night and got quite a ways through it. Can’t wait to check out this video for more suggestions!

[rulefanatic]

You forgot to add Mind Slaver ;) Glissa is amazing. I have included her in every golgari edh deck I make but have never been able to commit to her fully but have thought of it. This might be a good jumping point for me to finally commit.

[ajaxtaur]

I don't know if it was already covered elsewhere here in the comments, but here's a pertinent correction:


You cannot use Scrapyard Recombiner in response to an opponent's creature dying in order to use Glissa's ability. This is because Glissa's ability targets, and you choose targets as soon as an ability goes on the stack. Thus, an opponent's creature dies, then Glissa's ability activates and goes on the stack (choosing a target that's *already* in your graveyard.) If you were to respond with Scrapyard Recombiner, you would resolve its ability, but Glissa could not target the new card since it has already chosen its target.


Edit: This also goes for other such effects that you could use to toss artifacts in response to Glissa, such as the Trading Post combo mentioned later in the video.

[thomashearne]

These edh deck techs are some of my favorite videos on all of YouTube. And for a commander I've always wanted to build to

[SLNTDrn]

Glissa was my very first Commander, and my first entry into the EDH format~ I've never taken her apart, only updated when new sets come out :)

[frankkyle]

I had the deck years ago, sold my collection. To get out of hard times. Now I'm back proxies being My main source.

I loved this writer, before I left magic I was play a deck I modified based off his Undying Pod. I remember taking all those control decks to the woodshed with undying pod. The removal became laughable and I begged for them to boardwipe into a stronger board. 😅😅

I am in process of remaking a Glissa deck. And glad I found this video.