UPDATE: My Current Balthor the Defiled EDH Decklist! (I love this deck)

Hey there, it's been awhile!

I have had a lot of personal issues to deal with, nothing I am going to bore you with here. Let's just say I went through a lot of good positive change in my life. Maybe overdue change.

We DID manage to start our podcast, YO! MtG TAPS! On the MTGCast network. The link to our second episode is http://mtgcast.com/?p=2974 . Check it out, we are having a lot of fun making it!

I just wanted to do a quick update here to get back in the habit of updating this blog. I talked in an earlier post about my EDH deck using Balthor the Defiled as my general. I have been picking up cards here and there for it and wanted to post my progress in building the deck. I am finally getting to the point with the deck where I look at every card and say "awesome..." under my breath. It is such a flavorful fun deck to play, and I can't wait to get some Planechase to add to the chaos! Check out the list:

1 General:
Balthor the Defiled

38 Lands:
32 Swamp
Crypt of Agadeem
Leechridden Swamp
Phyrexian Tower
Springjack Pasture
Unholy Grotto
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

30 Creatures:
Cemetery Reaper
Corpse Connoisseur
Corpse Harvester
Corpulent Corpse
Death Baron
Festering Goblin
Fleshbag Marauder
Gempalm Polluter
Graveborn Muse
Gravedigger
Grixis Slavedriver
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
Headless Horseman
Howling Banshee
Infectious Horror
Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
Lord of the Undead
Maggot Carrier
Nightmare
Phyrexian Scuta
Rotlung Reanimator
Shepherd of Rot
Stromgald Crusader
Undead Warchief
Vengeful Dead
Viscera Dragger
Wall of Tombstones
Withered Wretch
Zombie Master
Zombie Trailblazer

5 Instants:
Cabal Ritual
Dark Ritual
Grim Harvest
Makeshift Mannequin
Treacherous Urge

14 Sorceries:
Beseech the Queen
Buried Alive
Cabal Therapy
Consume Spirit
Corrupt
Damnation
Death Cloud
Mind Twist
Mutilate
Night's Whisper
Profane Command
Rise from the Grave
Sign in Blood
Sinkhole

7 Enchantments:
Animate Dead
Bad Moon
Call to the Grave
Grave Pact
Oversold Cemetery
Phyrexian Arena
Quest for the Gravelord

5 Artifacts:
Eternity Vessel
Lightning Greaves
Loxodon Warhammer
Nevinyrral's Disk
Quietus Spike

I am completely in love with this deck. It is so much fun to play. Once I get the Zombie Planechase deck I will have Cabal Coffers and Soulless One to help it out, and I think Twisted Abomination wouldn't be too bad either. Kabahl Ghoul is still the dream card though. I just really want to obtain that card. Also, some of the broken monoblack card draw spells would be a welcome addition. What do you think? Send feedback to yomtgtaps@gmail.com

Talk to you soon!
Bigheadjoe