Smelt-Ward Minotaur

Creature — Minotaur Warrior

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, target creature an opponent controls can't block this turn.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (6)

MobsterBubbles on Cube 1.0 SMB

2 years ago

6/21/21: Removed Integrity / Intervention and Mystical Teachings . Added Lightning Helix and Muse Vortex

6/29/21:1. Removed Magistrate's Scepter . Added Steel Dromedary

Removed Winota, Joiner of Forces . Added Venerable Warsinger

Removed Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager . Added Ravenous Squirrel

Removed Triskelion . Added Myr Scrapling

Removed Prosperous Pirates . Added Etherium Spinner

Removed Loreseeker's Stone . Added Extruder

Removed Bloodline Pretender . Added Ornithopter of Paradise

Removed Paradise Plume . Added Bottle Golems

Removed Triumph of Gerrard . Added Unbounded Potential

Removed Venerated Loxodon . Added Constable of the Realm

Removed Blade Instructor . Added Knighted Myr

Romved Elite Scaleguard . Added Nykthos Paragon

Removed Approach of the Second Sun . Added Settle Beyond Reality

Removed Windrider Wizard . Added Murktide Regent

Removed Spark Harvest . Added Bone Shards

Removed Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor . Added Legion Vanguard

Removed Sengir Nosferatu . Added Loathsome Curator

Removed Volcanic Dragon . Added Goblin Traprunner

Removed Dragon Mage . Added Arcbound Slasher

Removed Demanding Dragon . Added Flametongue Yearling

Removed Smelt-Ward Minotaur . Added Harmonic Prodigy

Removed Kaya's Guile . Added Graceful Restoration

channelfireball12345 on Voltron - Spellslinger - Glass Canon

3 years ago

No problem my friend! Glad to be able to help! Some other cards you might want to try if you're struggling with getting damage through include Slip Through Space, Smelt-Ward Minotaur, and Ground Rift. If you're interested, I can link a scryfall page showing 1 cmc instants/sorceries that make creatures unblockable until end of turn, though they are sort of a non-bo with Kalamax.

ChickenBoy13 on

3 years ago

I'm noticing a lot of bad minotaurs.

You should take out Ahn-Crop Invader, Soulreaper of Mogis, Smelt-Ward Minotaur, Ondu Champion, Minotaur Sureshot, Kragma Butcher, Frontline Devastator, Felhide Minotaur, Felhide Brawler, Cursed Minotaur, and Burning-Fist Minotaur for Neheb, the Worthy, Molten Echoes, Deathbellow War Cry, Anaba Spirit Crafter, Didgeridoo, Tahngarth, Talruum Hero, Anaba Ancestor, Gnarled Scarhide, Slaughter-Priest of Mogis, Metallic Mimic, and Flurry of Horns.

All together, this is a nice deck!

Rainmaker217 on Modern Midrange Mardu Minotaur

4 years ago

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it :) Unfortunately 'drop white, go aggro' is precisely what I did not want to hear, haha. There's plenty of aggressive minotaur strategies and I wanted to try for the opposite. So I think I'll be taking out Neheb the Worthy and replacing it with stuff that aids the control/stall/value package.

Maybe dropping black and adding blue allows for more card draw and counterspells, but all the minotaurs that take advantage of blue are older than modern or illegal in it, like Etherium-Horn Sorcerer.

Trading black for green, however, allows additional ramp, some Warden of the Chained, Eldritch Evolution and The Great Henge for more value. I prefer Mardu Charm over Naya Charm, however.

Keeping it Boros allows for a more spell-heavy exploitation and maybe abuse Smelt-Ward Minotaur and Boros Battleshaper to allow for small strategic advantages (and Domri's Ambush).

Finally, in whichever color base, I could lean more heavily on the white with things like Revitalize and maybe find a spot for Healing Grace (and if adding green, Captured Sunlight to give those minotaurs a wholesome bent. There's also some changelings I could add in, like Universal Automaton and Adaptive Automaton to streamline the curve.

For now I'll hold off on fetch lands, but maybe a bounce land or two would help out getting to more mana quicker?

Deadpoo111 on $10 Fistful of Dollars

5 years ago

Okay so I've got some time, let's get into this...

1) I think Shu-Yun is an interesting choice for a budget commander because he relies on killing opponents quickly, but with budget decks, you're going to be winning much later in the game. He's also interesting because he focuses on quick combat instead of really building up a boardstate. I think the first thing to do would be to abolish the idea of a turn 4-6 win, decks like ours are going to try and grind out the game with cheap removal and synergy, waiting for the right time to strike. Maybe the problem is that the deck wants to win too fast and the budget can't compensate for that, just my idea.

2)You should probably cut the uncommons, things like Invert/Invent, Jace's Ingenuity , Rush of Blood (even though this card is super cool and I'm going to put in one of my other decks), Concentrate , Rise from the Tides , Butcher's Cleaver , Hero's Blade , Inquisitor's Flail , Vessel of Endless Rest , Illusory Ambusher , Smelt-Ward Minotaur , and Whirler Rogue . While these cards are awesome in the deck, they're a huge deficit to your budget and cutting them is 12 less cards. I've found that with a budget like this, it's best to cut to $0.15 commons. Will it be as fast? No. Will it be $10 or under? Yes.

3)Have you considered building from the bottom up? Instead of adjusting my previous commanders, I usually just pull out a fresh sheet of paper and start from there. I feel that it opens up more gateways for deckbuilding and instead of having to cut expensive cards, you can decide which cards to add one at a time. Cutting is also just kind of negative and personally I feel a lot happier seeing: "this card is so sweet for $0.15!" Instead of: "Ugh I can't run this card because it's over budget." This could just be me of course.

4) As for specific cuts, here's what I'd take out(excluding the uncommons I pointed out earlier): Artificer's Epiphany : There are better draw spells out there; Contradict : Again, there are better spells; Depths of Desire : Generally, I dislike bounce, even in Red/Blue but this spell just isn't good, especially when you want to cast Shu Yun on turn 3; Enhanced Awareness : Way too expensive for the effect; Leave in the Dust : From your comments, it seems like you want to win faster, so I would cut these mana-intensive bounce spells so you can run cantrips, also Unsummon is $0.15 on SCG; Prying Eyes : yeah this card is just objectively bad in my opinion, even for a $10 deck; Repulse : Same thing I said before about bounce spells, the card draw isn't worth paying more mana; Scatter Arc : I feel like a lot of the bounce/counterspells are in this deck because they say "Draw a card" paying 2 more mana for a negate that draws you a card is not with it, you could do more with that two extra mana. Sweep Away : Yeah this is way too conditional to actually work out; Aether Tunnel : Yes I know you said you wanted to keep this, but playing it makes Shu Yun a huge target and it's budget intensive. Skygames : This enchantment is okay, but It's definitely not great, especially when compared to your other auras; Highland Lake and Izzet Boilerworks : Yes I know it's important to have mana, but running basics gives you more choices. That's pretty much all I've got for now on cuts.

I wish you the best of luck, but I'm about to pass out so goodnight, I hope this made sense!

FSims81 on Izzet a good time?

5 years ago

You're very creature heavy for a deck designed to burn. I would drop the Wall of Mist completely and at minimum 2 each of Goblin Electromancer and Smelt-Ward Minotaur. You don't have a bunch of high cost spells so you won't see much benefit from 4 Electromancer on the field. Same with the Minotaur, in that you only need one out to benefit. Cut those cards to add in more spells. More Ionize would be a great addition because it counters, burns, and triggers Snipe and Field. You may also want to consider dropping 2 Beacon Bolt for some Shock. Shock is faster to cast, and more importantly targets anything where as the Bolt is only for creatures. I would also get rid of Invert / Invent completely and add additional burn spells. You don't have to worry about searching spells out if you're loaded up on them to begin with.