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Ancient Crab
Creature — Crab
Tylord2894 on How do equipment Buffs work …
3 years ago
The most straightforward way of thinking about Mannichi is that you apply its P/T switching ability last.
P/T is determined in Layer 7, which has a number of sublayers. We have to apply all the effects from one sublayer before moving to the next one. Luckily, Layer 7 is the easiest Layer to understand. In the first sublayer, we consider characteristic-defining abilities (CDAs), like that of Tarmagoyf. In the next sublayer, we consider P/T setting effects, like that of Scale Up. In the third sublayer, we consider all buff/debuff effects, like your Slagwurm Armor as well as counters. In the fourth and final sublayer, we consider P/T switching effects.
Let's run through an example. Let's say your Ancient Crab is out with 2 +1/+1 counters, has Slagwurm Armor equip, and is affected by Mannichi. Nothing happens in the first two sublayers. In the third sublayer, there are 3 effects to apply. We apply all of these effects in "timestamp" (roughly chronological) order. Let's say the counters happened first. So, the Crab will go from being a 1/5 to a 3/7 to a 3/13. In the last sublayer, you switch the power and toughness, and the Crab becomes a 13/3. Should you unequip the Armor, the Crab will be a 7/3.
Hope this helps!!
Valengeta on
Crab pot
3 years ago
The idea looks fun but I would redesign this into a Mill deck. You can still use the crabs you have, plus you can use Horseshoe Crab and Ancient Crab in combo with Phenax, God of Deception. Take advantage of those crabs' high toughness.
Fraying Sanity helps you win the match much faster. Visions of Beyond is a cheap hand-refuel card if you follow the Mill idea.
After that you need spells to answer your enemy's moves. Counterspells and removal will help you survive. There's also a lot of non-creature spells that Mill, like Glimpse the Unthinkable.
Other than all of this, if you continue to use Iceberg Cancrix switch your lands to Snow-Covered Island, Snow-Covered Forest or Snow-Covered Swamp
Spirit_Logan on
Approach of the second sun
6 years ago
Take Palladium Myr and Selesnya Sanctuary out of sideboard, they are not legal in standard.
-2 Solemnity and -4 Trial of Knowledge, +2 Cast Out and +4 Ixalan's Binding.
-4 Ancient Crab and -4 Shore Keeper +4 Glory-Bound Initiate and +4 Cloudblazer.
-2 Supreme Will and -2 Demystify, +2 Authority of the Consuls and +2 Disallow
Argy on
6 years ago
These are changes I would make, to help this deck:
OUT
1x Angler Drake
2x Divine Verdict
1x Hour of Eternity
1x Inspiration
2x Island
4x Plains
2x Tricks of the Trade
IN
2x Ancient Crab
1x Disposal Mummy
2x Farm / Market
1x God-Pharaoh's Faithful
4x Irrigated Farmland OR Meandering River
1x Mummy Paramount
1x Stealer of Secrets
1x Tragic Lesson
Irrigated Farmland is better than Meandering River.
If you can afford four of each that is better still. Take out two more of each Island and Plains.
This deck might win one or two games at FNM. A more competitive option is to buy a Planeswalker Deck and tweak it.
SlyBlu7 on Draft League N00B, HELP!
6 years ago
Hey guys - just entered a draft league. They let us pick up 4 packs to start (2 ANK, 2 HOU) and build 30 card decks from there. I think I got the short end of the pulls. Especially when I look at the awesome (frustratingly so) pulls that my GF got, who is even more of a newbie to the game. Anyway, this is what I put together:
Creatures Frilled Sandwalla , Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons, Naga Vitalist, Dune Beetle , Wretched Camel, Ruin Rat, Bitterblade Warrior , Sidewinder Naga , Ornery Kudu , Giant Spider , Bitterbow Sharpshooters
Spells Compelling Argument, Gift of Strength , Synchronized Strike , Splendid Agony, Cartouche of Ambition, Torment of Venom
Artifacts Traveler's Amulet, Bontu's Monument, Oketra's Monument
Land Ipnu Rivulet, Desert of the Glorified, Desert of the Indomitable, Grasping Dunes,1Island, 4Forest, 2Swamp
The idea that I had was to go BG for tossing -1/-1 with Vizier, and having some creatures and pumps. Splashed U for milling.
What else did I pull? Garbage, I think. White was especially thin, which is sad because it's one of my favorite colors.
White Mighty Leap , Oketra's Avenger , Forsake the Worldly , Dauntless Aven , Sandblast
Blue Strategic Planning, Spellweaver Eternal, Labyrinth Guardian , Ancient Crab , Eternal of Harsh Truths, Tragic Lesson, Illusory Wrappings , Shimmerscale Drake , Striped Riverwinder, Open Into Wonder
Black Liliana's Defeat, Shadow of the Grave, Doomfall, Razaketh, the Foulblooded
Red Crash Through, Pathmaker Initiate, Nef-Crop Entangler , Blur of Blades, Open Fire, Pursue Glory , Manticore Eternal , Hazoret's Undying Fury, Desert Cerodon
Aftermath Onward / Victory
Land Sunscorched Desert, Shefet Dunes
Now, my list of cards is recorded at the store, so I can change the deck but obviously cannot add any cards from elsewhere. I'm wondering if I shouldn't have featured Red in the deck, maybe just cut my losses and went RG to keep it simple. Can anyone help me out? It's fairly casual, but I don't really want to get my head caved in for the next two months of MtG.Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!
englishmuffin9 on
Azami, the Combo
6 years ago
You should put in Propaganda to fend off early attacks. Caged Sun is a good alternative to Gauntlet of Power. Lightning Greaves and Cephalid Illusionist can also mill out your whole library as long as you have another creature. Also is Ancient Crab necessary? (Hint: No it's not).
The_Redpill on Card creation challenge
6 years ago
The Tree of Life and Death
Legendary Creature - Tree
Flash, Defender
Whenever ~ blocks, creatures you control that are blocking gain deathtouch until end of turn.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies in combat, you gain 1 life.
1/5
Make Ancient Crab's dad
