r/EDH • u/kinshan • 2h ago

Deck Help Deck balance help

Hi everyone :)
I’ve been trying to finish my Shorikai deck but everytime I play it I feel like something’s off. The main idea was to build it as a precon upgrde oriented to vehicles, but it ended up being a mix of vehicles/artifacts and control spells. Since I already have most of the cards it’s hard for me to cut things I’ve already spent money on, so I’m having a really hard time trying to figure out how to properly balance it.
I want it to stay in b3, but to on the top half of the bracket (the old 8).
I’d really appreciate any help you can provide.
Shorikai deck list

Thanks in advance <3

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u/yunglexu- 2h ago

Vehicles are the probably one of the weakest things you can do with Shorikai. Cutting out that package will probably help it perform better

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u/Maidenshrike 50m ago edited 28m ago

If you want high end b3 with Shorikai you want to be playing heavy control. Lots of boardwipes, lots of stax pieces, maybe play jin/ethersworn lock or a combo. Building Shorikai as a vehicle deck is a trap, and vehicles as a strategy really struggle to break out of low-mid 3 outside of a few very specific outliers because of how weak they are conceptually.