card draw; Breena, the Demagogue, Keen Duelist, Secret Rendezvous, Ambition's Cost, Stinging Study, Coveted Jewel Breenais the perfect leader for this Political precon, so we're keeping her in the command zone when we do our upgrades. Cards that were printed in the simultaneously-released Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion, and thus use the Strixhaven expansion symbol, are:

Tempting contract is mediocre card. If no one is interested in getting the extra mana, it's useless. Also, if your opponent wants mana, he or she doesn't mind giving you a treasure token since they will just destroy everyone. So, this card could have been deleted and replaced with SMOTHERING TITHE.Jay Annelli (March 25, 2021). " Killian's father is a dean at Silverquill. Is that Embrose?". Archive Trap Mini. Tumblr. Soul Shatter , Kaya’s Guile , Heliod’s Intervention , Vanquish the Horde , and Toxic Deluge will give you boatloads of card advantage when they sweep away whatever threats opponents throw at you. Blind Obedience isn’t exactly removal, but it slows down opposing forces and buys time with life gain.

Author of Shadows could have benefited from being 4 cmc card. I doubt he's broken as you're likely to cast 1 exiled spell in most games.

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Mark Rosewater (March 29, 2021). " I really enjoyed your list of Witherbloom majors". Blogatog. Tumblr. Honestly, the only card from the precon that I would recommend keeping for this strategy is Selfless Squire. None of the rest of the cards are necessary to this strategy. 5. Voting (3-6)

One extra consideration when modifying the precon is the option to switch out Breena for one of the legends included in the 99. In particular, if you’re de-emphasizing the political theme, then Breena feels a touch out of place — why not try someone new? FELISA, FANG OF SILVERQUILL There's some solid inclusions here, such as Knight of the White Orchid and thematic choices like Victory Chimes. I'm not sold on Tempting Contract like some others are -- it's entirely dependent on your opponents, so I guess hope for bad opponents? However, I don't like the over-reliance on land deficit ramp cards: Knight of the White Orchid, Boreas Charger, Scholarship Sponsor, all these cards can end up doing nothing for you by themselves, but cast one and each subsequent one you cast gets that much worse. In short, feel free to include whatever removal spells you would like. This is simply my chance to get on a soap box to advocate for synergy over staples. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk. 5 Ways to Upgrade Silverquill Statement I think it's important to mention Shadrix as a potential upgrade to Breena. When using Breena, you're entirely at the mercy of the table in terms of whether or not her ability will trigger, even if she can trigger multiple times in a round. If you play the game of politics well, or if your playgroup indulges it, you'll be rewarded handsomely; if you don't politic well, if your group catches on to your plans, or if you end up in a 1v1 scenario, Breena doesn't amount to much more than a measly 1/3 flier.To play politics in edh, you generally run good cards that are flexible. Then, you can decide if you want to align yourself with any of player of choice. Reprint wise, it's just sad. Let me list down cards that I think are useless. Again, I could be wrong but if you want me to explain more on the card I choose here, please ask me in the comment section. targeted removal; Stalking Leonin (kinda), Angel of Serenity, Fracture, Oblation, Utter End, Soul Snare (kinda) Breena, the Demagogue Pillowfort Politics Breena, the Demagogue Pillowfort Politics Breena, the Demagogue Pillowfort Politics The cards here are mandatory group hug effects. That's just bad cards in the end as you're helping your opponent way too much. Precon should have flexible card. Duelist heritage is good example as it gives you option to give double strike on your own creature or opponent creature. The word "may" is what most cards should have in their card text here.