Banshee's Blade

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

Banshee's Blade

Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each charge counter on Banshee's Blade.

Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage, put a charge counter on Banshee's Blade.

Equip (2) ((2): Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters the battlefield unattached and stays in play if the creature leaves the battlefield.)

HerbieWingis on Sword and Shield Beasts of War

2 years ago

Deck looks fun and good so far! I like it. I have a comment to start. Tahngarth's ability works similarly to Kaalia of the Vast in the sense that there is no attack trigger, so for things like Bear Umbra the ability does not trigger when you give him to other players to attack, so it's really only useful on other creatures.

Interestingly enough, even if you kept him on an opponent's field for a full turn cycle, this actually is bad! Since they control Tahngarth, they will get the benefit, due to the card's wording. You only control the things attached to Tahngarth, so since Bear Umbra gives the ability to Tahngarth's text, the opponent would get to untap lands.

All this ^^^ was more just of interest rather than general advice.

Moving on, in your OTHER category. You have a LOT of incentives to get people to not attack you, too many in fact. I'll tell you which ones I think are best, but it's up to your personal preference which ones to cut. I think the Curse of Predation , Curse of Disturbance , Bloodthirsty Blade , Frenzied Saddlebrute , Disrupt Decorum , Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor , Shiny Impetus , Xantcha, Sleeper Agent , and Goblin Spymaster are the best personally, as they are the most effective at goading.

I have already explained Bear Umbra , and the same goes for Sword of the Animist , since there aren't attack triggers. I think that Banshee's Blade is not good compared to your other cards.

I think Dimir House Guard is really not that great, and you have enough other tutors to get Tahngarth.

Cunning Rhetoric is a fabulous card for this deck (also in general, holy moly I'm glad I know about this card now). Your monarch cards might not be that great to have, but I think it's worth play-testing. I think it might make it hard for you, since you can't attack a person who is the monarch for fear that they will attack you, although this can be counteracted through goad cards.

Otherwise, I think this deck is pretty cool, and I approve of it.

Maverick_Titan on FlicKing

2 years ago

Here are some cards I think may benefit the deck:

Ancestral Knowledge can give you pretty much infinite scry 10

Banshee's Blade goes with the "deals combat damage" mechanic and can beef up your commander

Diluvian Primordial maybe just a sideboard, but could be effective against certain decks

Door of Destinies I saw a couple cards that made all creatures all types and thought this fit in with that

Forbidding Spirit great defensive flicker

Highcliff Felidar nice control flicker

Kinsbaile Courier counter engine

Mace of the Valiant will beef up commander as you flicker your creatures

1empyrean on Old Yeller

3 years ago

Since Snake Cult Initiation only works for combat damage, switching to Traveler's Cloak is probably the right move.

Swapping Elbrus out for something else is also probably the right idea, but instead of Loxodon Warhammer, try Shadowspear. Either option works, though. I would try Banshee's Blade and Nim Deathmantle instead of Hero's Blade and Trailblazer's Boots

Tezzeret's Gambit seems like an easy include, but I personally wouldn't cut a signet to add it, but possibly something else might do. The various proliferate cards are all useful, so choose which you like most, but if you get your hands on a Contagion Engine, swap out Contagion Clasp for it.

Maybe try Expedition Map and Wayfarer's Bauble instead of a couple of your other ramp spells since you have Muldrotha.

Lastly, I think you can get away with cutting an infect creature if you feel you need something else more.

hejtmane on which equipment is best of …

4 years ago

I agree you are worried about life link Whip of Erebos is better that way all you creatures get lifelink.

Now I am torn

Opaline Bracers cost 4 to get down and 2 equip but starts with counters

Banshee's Blade cheaper but have to do combat damage for that first counter

Think that going to be your preference

cascadien on which equipment is best of …

4 years ago

greetings! my plainswalker-free, Atraxa deck has ultimately evolved into a pseudo-voltron deck of sorts and i am wondering which of the 3 following equipment would be best suited to add as im running out of slots and cant run all 3. my contestants are Umezawa's Jitte , Banshee's Blade or Opaline Bracers .


phase IV

Commander / EDH* cascadien

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all constructive advice is always appreciated, thank you in advance to all who contribute!

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