Doombeard1984 on Miirym, Spooky Lizard Flap-Flap!!!
3 days ago
Thank you for your comment AkaAkuma, and appreciate the ideas.
You are correct in that I partially lean into the idea of making a few extra tokens of Miirym, but I also use effects like making copies of Roaming Throne (because it is super dumb in this deck), and things like Parallel Lives/Adrix and Nev, Twincasters to just double out my tokens. I did check out your build, and it is very sweet (+1 duly given). The only other Clones I would love to add would be Sakashima of a Thousand Faces and Sakashima the Impostor respectively. I have very little recursion in the deck, and so whilst I would retain copies from the Miirym trigger, returning these clone cards from my graveyard should I need too, would require quite the rebuild. The 2 above, I simply don't have copies of, and (unfortunately) am not in a position to currently purchase them.
Utvara Hellkite again is simply a card I do not own, and if I did, it would likely replace Lathliss, Dragon Queen. She only triggers on non token ETB, and whilst additional triggers from Roaming Throne are nice, I just thing Utvara is a simple upgrade.
Sneak Attack does seem fun for some shenanigans, as can "surprise" people for blocks, as well as just making that combo damage finish much easier. Will see how I can fit that one in.
Mirror of Life Trapping seems like a fun card, but dear lord I struggle with tracking all the triggers anyway, this looks like it would make my brain explode lol.
Thanks again for your comment, appreciate it
AkaAkuma on Miirym, Spooky Lizard Flap-Flap!!!
3 days ago
It seems that you already lean into the idea with Spark Double/Cursed Mirror - but i build Miirym as a "copy" commander, and only included some of the beefy dragons to top it off.
Visage Bandit can be plotted turn(s) before Miirym enters, then you cast the bandit on the turn Miirym enters. Miirym creates a non-legend token, Visage bandit dies by legend rule but now you have copy token that can be copied without legend rule issues.
1 Miirym turns to 2, another copy now makes 5 Miirym (2 existing + 2 new + copy), a third copy spell and you have 11 Miiryms... And this gets wild easily with Dragon Tempest or Scourge of Valkas.
Other good options are Naga Fleshcrafter that can make everything a Miirym (or a Utvara Hellkite) in a pinch. Pirated Copy is a great one. Dack's Duplicate gives all Miirym tokens haste,... and there are many more options.
I also really love Sneak Attack with Miirym, and another fun one to copy etb's is Mirror of Life Trapping. Just make sure the mirror isn't removed while Miirym is exiled with it.
legendofa on All-commons format?
3 days ago
FormOverFunction It's even better when you make giant-zombie-bumping-into-stone-wall noises as it happens.
Cloudy2024 on death
3 days ago
unholy heat is good and I might take out the 4 bolts as I really like push in the current meta with energy, domain and broodscale popular.
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Cloudy2024 on death
3 days ago
I couldn't be bothered to make a description as is just an idea. if I decide to build it I'll write a better one
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Asder on Card creation challenge
3 days ago
Hollowsoul Imbument
Enchantment
Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain lifelink.
If you would gain life, surveil that many cards instead.
Threshold - At the beginning of your endstep if there are 7 or more cards in your graveyard, return up to one instant or sorcery card from it to your hand.
Create another effect that takes an evergreen (https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Evergreen) keyword and bends (not breaks) the colour pie to include on a card outside of its usual colour space
seshiro_of_the_orochi on Card creation challenge
3 days ago
Cornils, Rage Intensifier
Legendary Creature - Devil Advisor
Creatures have haste and can't be blocked by creatures without haste.
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, its controller creates a treasure token.
3/3
Sometimes, "Aaaargh" is all you need to win an argument.
Create a mono- anthem effect granting lifelink.
Asder on Card creation challenge
3 days ago
Molten Mana
Enchantment
Whenever a player casts a spell, ~ deals damage to that spells controller equal the amount of mana spent to cast it.
Players can't gain life.
, Sacrifice Molten Mana: Exile the top 3 cards of your library. Until you next turn you may cast up to one of those cards.
ninjad
Spiked Aether
Enchantment
Whenever a nonland permanent untaps, put a stun counter on it.
, tap an untapped creature or artifact you control: Each player draws a card.
Create a mono red group hug card
Crow_Umbra on Card creation challenge
3 days ago
Blazing Terrain
Enchantment
Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters untapped, they may tap that permanent. If they don’t, Blazing Terrain deals 2 damage to that creature.
Create a mono- or mono- Stax piece
seshiro_of_the_orochi on Card creation challenge
3 days ago
Burning Man
Artifact - Vehicle
Trample, Menace
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this artifact deals damage to that player equal to the number of creatures they control.
As long as Burning Man is a creature, it gets +X/+0, where X is the amount of damage dealt to player's this turn.
Crew 3
0/4
Both fire and fun are contagious.
Create a mono- stax piece.
legendofa on Should the Number of Mana …
3 days ago
wallisface That's a fair take. Pretty much on line with my thoughts on the higher rarity cards.
wallisface on Should the Number of Mana …
3 days ago
legendofa as you mention, trying to directly compare rarer cards can be tricky due to lots of effects being unique. But also due to the natural power-creep of magic making comparing cards across years difficult/muddy.
I think people feel like they have a particular grasp on what extra pips constitute in a card, but it’s difficult to back up those feelings in a factual way that’s not going to have an equal measure of counterpoints.
My own feeling on colour-pips is not that they add any additional “power” to a card, but instead add weight to “how much in-colour does this feel”. Cards like the before-mentioned Seasoned Pyromancer doesn’t feel any better than Fable of the Mirror-Breaker Flip (Fable is the stronger card in many cases), but Pyromancer feels a lot more red in its effects.
My personal inkling is that cards with more pips in a certain colour tend to exhibit more “pure” effects true to a colour, and many of these effects may be scarcely seen in single-pip-variants. That doesn’t mean they’re stronger, just that they have a slightly different set of tools.
Asder on Card creation challenge
3 days ago
Harvest Moon
Enchantment
When Harvest Moon enters the battlefield, each player draws two cards
Whenever a land is tapped for mana, that lands controller adds one mana of any type that land produced.
At the beginning of your end step each player creates a Food token.
The last harvest of autumn is usually taken advantage of to the fullest extent.
Create a something for a ritual or rite involving fire/flame
legendofa on Should the Number of Mana …
3 days ago
wallisface I think this can be resolved by looking at rarity. The most obvious examples I found were mostly common, with a couple of uncommon. At those rarities, there aren't that many different effects, and direct comparison is easy. Constructed formats tend to lean more on rares and unique uncommons, with a healthy splash of mythic rares. At these rarities, there's much more complexity, so it's harder to directly compare cards. In, for example, Modern Boros, is Seasoned Pyromancer a better card than Fable of the Mirror-Breaker Flip? Is either one better than Affinity's Pinnacle Emissary? They have different effects and fill different roles. My position is that where cards can be differentiated solely by color weight, like in my examples above, the card with more color weight creates a bigger/better effect. Genuine question, are there any cards at higher rarities that are so directly comparable? Are the any examples of competitive-tier card comparisons where lower color weight produces a more desirable effect?
wallisface on Should the Number of Mana …
3 days ago
legendofa I was not stipulating that mono-colour decks were unpopular - more just illustrating that pip-density doesn’t appear to correlate to power as seen within competitive environments. While mono-coloured decks do crop-up, I wouldn’t consider them to have a big meta-share within formats.
If pip-density did correlate directly to a card being more powerful, then I would expect to see far higher prevalence of those pip-heavy cards in most/all competitive formats.
LordSnow on EoE Orzov Aristocrats
3 days ago
BotaNickill Thanks! Don't sleep on Vampire Gourmand it does a pretty good job generating cards and letting you sac creatures while sneaking in damage. If they are killing that over an artist or an aristocrat I am happy. Does a bit of a Cartel Aristocrat impression without the protection but with card advantage. I would give Delney, Streetwise Lookout my 100% vote of confidence, this thing is UNREAL. If you untap with it, its often GG. The unblockable and the double triggers are insanity.
legendofa on Should the Number of Mana …
3 days ago
wallisface Skimming some current tier lists, it looks like pretty much every major tournament format has at least one monocolor deck in its top four. Vintage has mono- Initiative, Legacy has mono- Mystic Forge and mono- Prison, Pauper has mono- Burn and mono- Terror, Modern has mono-(ish) Eldrazi Tron, Pioneer has mono- Aggro and mono- Midrange, and Standard has mono- Aggro. So while it's not everyone, monocolored decks aren't exactly unpopular.
FormOverFunction on Should the Number of Mana …
3 days ago
I feel like this is sort of a “a little bit of column A, a little bit of column B” situation. I think of card strength as being on a sliding scale, with colorless things being VERY basic and utilitarian, one-pip cards being sort of a generic colored mana spell, and then multiple-mono-colored pip cards as being stronger (like what you’re saying, DemonDragonJ). They’re stronger, though, because they’re cast at the exclusion of other colored spells, because the land requirements are tighter. A multi-colored pips spell, though, is (theoretically) better because you’re getting two distinctly color-separate effects. Lightning Helix was probably the first multicolored card I saw like that, that really struck home the idea of “oh, of course. Red for damage, white for life gain. Neat.” The upside is you get both a Lightning Bolt and a Healing Salve (sort of) in just one card… and the downside is that one Counterspell stops everything. Now that I’m typing it out, I think I’m in the camp of “more colored pips generally should mean it’s stronger” but mono colored spells seem more complicated, as if you make it TOO strong then people will revert back to all-monocolored decks, like (I can’t get back to the screen to see who I’m responding after… I’m sorry) was saying. Drain Life is the best example I can think of, where you are severely limited by color. It’s a GREAT card, and I love the theme, but I can’t remember the last time I saw someone use it. WotC has worked really hard to make everything a two or three color minimum, commander and otherwise, so I don’t expect we’ll see much of a resurgence in mono color power. Except for green. Green has always been VERY proud of itself ;p This is why we need more forest walk.
legendofa on Should the Number of Mana …
3 days ago
Mana Leak vs. Counterspell. Murder vs. Vanquish the Weak. Greenweaver Druid vs. Llanowar Tribe. There aren't a ton of cards that are directly comparable for color weight and effect, keeping rarity the same, but my general statement is that the more specific the mana cost is, the better the effect is. There's probably a handful of counterexamples, but I submit that not only should it be the case, it generally is the case.
philias on Card creation challenge
3 days ago
Approach of Zarion
Legendary Sorcery
Suspend 6, Storm
~ does 6 damage.
Before the alignment, the body of Zarion will break from its orbit and rush to another planet, destroying it in the process. She has taken two of Raz's planets and one of mine in this way.
One of many celestial event before the Great Alignment. Make another card for a festival of some kind
FormOverFunction on All-commons format?
3 days ago
legendofa, I’ve got to admit… the idea of putting walls in your deck as an answer to huge creatures like that makes me embarrassingly excited.
wallisface on Should the Number of Mana …
3 days ago
If that were the case, then everyone would just be running mono-coloured decks, and the game would be worse for it.
Asder on Card creation challenge
3 days ago
Quartz Quarry
Land
: Add
, : Create a colourless Ore artifact token with ", , Sacrifice this artifact: Create a tapped Treasure token"
More rocks
TypicalTimmy on Card creation challenge
3 days ago
A Pile of Rocks
Creature - Elemental
Defender
A Pile of Rocks' toughness is equal to the number of lands you control.
"Sir the ogre is charging toward us!" - "Don't worry, we can stand behind that pile of rocks!" - Martyr's Last Words.
0/X
Lol again
Long_Con on How do I avoid alternate …
3 days ago
Wow, thank you both so much! Both answers very valuable.
DemonDragonJ on Should the Number of Mana …
3 days ago
I saw this post on Mark Rosewater's Tumblr page, in which Rosewater stated that the number of colored mana symbols in a card's casting cost are more about how dedicated a player should be to that color than about how powerful the card is, and I am not certain if I agree with that idea, because I feel that a greater number of mana symbols in a card's cost should make it more powerful, such as a card that costs dealing a greater amount of damage than does a card that costs .
What does everyone else say, about this? Do you believe that the number of mana symbols in the casting cost of a card should reflect that card's power? I certainly am interested to hear what you have to say, on this matter.
Captain_Howel on How do I avoid alternate …
3 days ago
No need to look them up; to the left of the decklist text box you can type in the card name and there's a dropdown of printings with little thumbnails to choose between for the art. Then click the plus sign button and it puts it in.
DemonDragonJ on Diabolical Machinations
3 days ago
I have replaced Crosis, the Purger with Sol'Kanar the Tainted, which reduced the average converted mana cost of this deck from 4.26 to 4.24, which is great, because Crosis simply required too much mana to be effective, so anything that can reduce the mana curve of this deck is very nice.
DemonDragonJ on Savage Destruction
3 days ago
I have replaced Temple Bell with Xira Arien, because Xira is such an unusual and interesting card, and I am aware that she is much more vulnerable than is the bell and that her ability also costs more mana than does that of the bell, but this deck has numerous ways to profit from creatures dying and also to revive creature that have died, so that shall not be a major concern, for me. Unfortunately, I am not certain if I can find room to put Xira, the Golden Sting into this deck, because she would be rgeat, in it.
Venum on OctoCLASH (Marvo)
3 days ago
Marvo is my favorite commander because it's coming out STRONG from nowhere and is not a META Cedh. I love using mechanic that aren't too popular or cause my opponents to be surprised.
I thought about the signet and talisman, and I am still thinking of it. Didn't put them in my version 2 coming, but i might need to unless i add enough double-sided.
I don't want to add too many cantrips since the version 2 will mostly focus on getting Peer into the Abyss from any tutor and cast it for free with Marvo's clash ability. Once i have half my deck in my hand, I can cast any card that gives me no maximum hand size. If i don't win that turn or next one with half my deck in hand... I'll take the loss like a champ
MortisAngelus on Card draw when adding +1/+1 …
3 days ago
Yes, both Terrasymbiosis and Danny Pink are one time use. But Terrasymbiosis counts for each counter. So if 3 counters are put at once, I draw two cards. Danny Pink gives the ability to each creature. So with 2 or more creatures out, that is a draw-two (or more) effect.
MortisAngelus on Card draw when adding +1/+1 …
3 days ago
mowu-n-mowu, DreadKhan and DarkKiridon
Thank you all for the suggestion. All of these are nice, but limited to either counter being put on that single creature (Fathom Mage and Dusk Legion Duelist) or dependent on combat damage.
Hollowmurk Siege is interesting indeed, but since I currently dont have a reliable way of putting counters on during another player's turn, I am better off with the phyrexian arena I have.
But ngl, Fathom Mage is at least going to my "keep in mind" list.
DarkKiridon on Card draw when adding +1/+1 …
3 days ago
Hollowmurk Siege is one (once per turn).
Marcus, Mutant Mayor is another one with combat damage.
legendofa on How do I avoid alternate …
3 days ago
The cards here default to the most recent print. On the deck editor page, towards the bottom, there's a drop down menu called Default Printings, with the options Newest, Oldest, Lowest Price, and Highest Price. If you want more control than that, then yeah, you'll need to use the set codes.
legendofa on Card creation challenge
3 days ago
Undercity Glowshrooms
Creature - Fungus
Defender
Bioluminescence - Whenever this creature blocks, put a -1/-1 counter on each creature it's blocking.
0/4
Create a pile of rocks. It can be a cairn, an elemental creature, a burial mound, or anything else, but the art should show a pile of rocks.
Long_Con on How do I avoid alternate …
3 days ago
I just want to see the regular card art, I don't want a Strip Mine with moons on it, I don't want Infernal Grasp and Terminate to be Spider-Man.
Do I have to go to each, individual default card art I don't like, look up what the original set is, look up what the three-letter code, and manually type it in after the card?
DreadKhan on Card draw when adding +1/+1 …
3 days ago
Uh, Generous Patron maybe? If you're a bit desperate, or can just render the creature irrelevant despite the buff? Better obviously with -1/-1 counters, but that can be a lot of drawing if you use Proliferate effects.
Balaam__ on Glittering Company
3 days ago
I can’t believe I haven’t upvoted this before. There’s so much to like here, so many different combos and lines of play to keep things interesting. I’d say fantastic job, but I’m pretty sure you realize that after 280-something upvotes ^_^
legendofa on All-commons format?
3 days ago
FormOverFunction The rules for Pauper is that if it's ever been printed at common, and it's not on the ban list, you can use it, and the only way to stop you from using it is banning it.
For your suggestion, let's look at one of my personal favorite bits of jank support, Faithless Looting. All of its prints are common, with four exceptions. One of those is an online-only event reward, two of them are Strixhaven Mythical Archives, and the last one is Secret Lair. None of these use(d) the common rarity, so it's never been upgraded in rarity on power level alone, only as a promotional piece. So it wouldn't be illegal because it's too powerful, it would be illegal because it has a unique and recognizable effect.
Don't get me wrong, brewing with jank is great, and I think a true commons-only format would be interesting to try. But interesting and useful cards tend to get promotional prints outside of common, so the meta would be inherently unstable. I can imagine WotC hypothetically making a tongue-in-cheek Secret Lair with a bunch of Pauper key cards like Writhing Chrysalis, calling it Pauper Power or something and giving them all the gold stamp. Suddenly, a bunch of cards become illegal because of a promotional gag. (It actually took me several tries to find a Pauper meta card that didn't have a higher-than-common print somewhere. They do love their fancy alternates.)
If I throw this comment down the slippery slope into the pits of worst-case scenario, nobody's going to get excited about blocking a Zombie Goliath with a Fortified Rampart.
Local_Hethen on Saproling Family
3 days ago
Profet93, no suggestions necessary for this deck, though comments and questions are welcome. It's about as basic a token deck as they come. I posted it more for personal visual and inspiration for others.
TypicalTimmy on Card creation challenge
3 days ago
Here's a real simple one for you.
Deep Sea Angler
Creature - Fish
Bioluminescence - Whenever this creature blocks, it gains deathtouch until end of turn.
1/7
Repeat
mowu-n-mowu on Card draw when adding +1/+1 …
3 days ago
Fathom Mage is my go-to for Pir and Toothy, but it only counts itself. Toothy, Imaginary Friend is worth a shout, too, but you have to kill it. Most everything else I find is either once a turn, like Dusk Legion Duelist, or has another intervening action, like paying for Stocking the Pantry. Both of the cards you mentioned were once a turn, though, so it seems like it's fine. Peruse here: https://scryfall.com/search?q=otag%3App-counters-matter+o%3Adraw&unique=cards&as=gridℴ=edhrec
MortisAngelus on Card draw when adding +1/+1 …
3 days ago
Hello!
I'm looking for more cards that gives card draw when adding +1/+1 counters to my creatures. I already have Danny Pink and Terrasymbiosis. Are there any other such cards?
The rest I find are cards like Bred for the Hunt that cares about creatures with +1/+1 counters dealing combat damage. And that is not as... Convenient in when proliferate matters.
Commander is Atraxa, Praetors' Voice in case you wonder.
FormOverFunction on All-commons format?
3 days ago
I understand, and agree, that it would be a pain to track what common cards get reprinted as uncommon or rare… but don’t people have to do that already with pauper? I basically don’t pay any attention to the ban lists and whatnot for commander, but it’s never an issue because the super high-power stuff isn’t usually themely or whatever. I guess what I’m saying is that ALL of it seems like a chore lol but it’d probably be worth it to me to pay that level of attention if it meant playing an all-commons “make do with what you’ve got” format. 40 card or commander.
enraged on Band of the Hawk
3 days ago
Cool build. A couple powerful mono white cards I use in my Soul Sister's build for tons of value are Dismantling Wave Collective Effort and Dusk / Dawn! All unique effects that are useful at different points in the game.
FormOverFunction on Kaervek, the Enchantress
3 days ago
DreadKhan I’m always struggling against my desire to put Descent into EVERY deck I ever make lol. I love that card so much. I only have one Infernal Tribute, and it’s in my witch deck, but that would be really really nice. I absolutely want Captive Audience, and the various Revenge of Ravens effects help with the free zombies. These are great recommendations, thank you!! This deck is a ton of fun and new additions let me enjoy it longer.
Tulsasaurus_Rex on The First Skep
3 days ago
Doombeard1984 Thank you for the kind words and sharing your hive with me. I too feel old when it comes to MtG.
Every sliver you mentioned is already on my watchlist. However, I am thinking about adding the anthem Slivers back into the hive as my 1/1 and 2/2 are not as threatening. With that said, when I play I either run away with the game or get archenemy out of it.
Board wipes are not a huge issue as I recover really fast with this deck. I had a game where I was board wiped three times and won cuz I was able to keep recasting First. So protection spells are not a priority. Same with recursion spells, yet. I have toyed with the idea of adding some. I run any target removal because I play with a wide variety of players, so I never know what I'm dealing with. The two ramp spells you mentioned are also on my watchlist, but I want to add zero drop mana rocks so I can cascade into.
To my surprise, I never run into mana issue, at least not that I can remember. I will keep your suggestions in mind as I really like them.
Xtough on Prossh's Pit - EDH
3 days ago
Thank you for the comment I need to update slightly and indeed the deck can cope well in my meta :)
