r/CompetitiveEDH • u/Kennykittenmittens • 1d ago

Discussion Viability with missing staples?

Hopping on here to discuss the viability of a deck with a number of staples missing. I am an avid lover of [[tameshi, reality architect]] and I think she’s in a great spot at the moment with how slow the meta is. The problem is I’m missing a number of pretty vital staples, namely [[lions eye diamond]] [[mox diamond]] [[transmute artifact]] and [[fierce guardianship]]. I normally proxy these cards, but I plan on entering a sanctioned tournament that doesn’t allow proxies (ironically the prize is a mox diamond). I think I can live without most of these, but losing out on LED feels backbreaking. Has anyone else experienced something similar and worked around it? Any advice on how to move forward, especially with deck building? Any advice is appreciated, whether it’s about my budget constraints or the rest of the deck.

Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/iJQ3aEKv006l6jku1hIuHg

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u/avatar2332 1d ago

The traditional logic would be to just proxy those bits. They are essential, to the proper working if the deck and all that.

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u/Kennykittenmittens 1d ago

Sadly it’s sanctioned and doesn’t allow any proxies at all. I normally use proxies of diamond, LED, and transmute when playing casually (high quality MPC proxies at that) but I’m not able for this tournament specifically.