Bomb Squad

Creature — Dwarf

Tap: Put a fuse counter on target creature.

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a fuse counter on each creature with a fuse counter on it.

Whenever a creature has four or more fuse counters on it, remove all fuse counters from it and destroy it. That creature deals 4 damage to its controller.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	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
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (14)

DreadKhan on Super Shivan

1 year ago

There are some ways to tutor out the Shivan, one is Gamble, another is Magda, Brazen Outlaw. Gamble works well with recursion effects, which is a niche area for White. Zirilan of the Claw is a really weird one, iirc you can get around the exile effect by flickering the Shivan, at which point it's yours forever. Flicker effects are sometimes useful to protect the Shivan, so they're not 1 trick ponies and you could run more than one in a deck without them being superfluous. The worst might be Magda, but there are ways to generate 5 treasures and that's all you need, and some dwarves have amazing tap abilities like Dwarven Miner, a move that will annoy your opponent without really winning you the game, it's using your opponent's lands to dig out Shivan. Another good Dwarf could be Dwarven Blastminer, Dwarven Driller, Storm-Kiln Artist can make treasures too, some maybe options are Axgard Cavalry, Bomb Squad, Dwarven Armorer, and Mine Layer. There are some terrible options but I'm not going to bother with them. If you want a pretty competitive feeling Shivan Dragon deck, you might look up some Magda cEDH lists, that's a fairly competitive way to dig out a non-Legendary dragon.

Green is another great colour to look at if you want to dig out creatures, if you used something like Atla Palani, Nest Tender you can dig out creatures from your deck, guaranteeing access to Shivan eventually (if you run very few creatures you only need to pop a few eggs and you're guaranteed to hit) and she'd give you access to Green, which has it's own power buffing effects that can be quite notable. If you throw in a few cards that shuffle your graveyard back into your library (Green is great at this), you can recur your Shivan through Atla, so it can be pretty resilient.

I'm not disagreeing with Black as an option, just throwing another idea out there for you to think about.

The coolness of this deck idea makes me vaguely curious about a Red heavy Dragon Tyrant Atla Palani deck, just run stuff to make a nutso Dragon Tyrant and take over with your beefy beater.

carpecanum on Dwarven fortress

1 year ago

Tap more dwarves! Bomb Squad, Dwarven Blastminer, Dwarven Driller and Mine Layer

Jabberjaw46 on S.M.S - Small Man Syndrome (Dwarves >> Elves)

2 years ago

R00D-D00D No problem man! I think putting maybe 2 Bomb Squad in the main and the other two in the side board, they do seem kind of slow against aggro matchups, but in the long dame they will do work. I think Springleaf Drum deserves a full playset, I can't imagine drawing it and being upset lol. I'm not a tribal fan really, but I love to see different tribes other than vampires zombies elves and merfolk!!! Good luck on your deck, I really hope it comes along well.

Also have you considered Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle? Maybe just 1 or 2 can really help out!

JANK-TANK on S.M.S - Small Man Syndrome (Dwarves >> Elves)

2 years ago

Jabberjaw46 Thank you, I thought it was a good addition that may allow for higher CMC cards (Dragons) to come out too.

I really like Bomb Squad, and it would seem my average CMC allows for a playset (IMO). You're very helpful to point out that they have a free tap ability. I have always loved the very limited Dwarf cards and for many years have tried to make a viable tribal deck. Dwarven Bloodboiler , Dwarven Warriors and Blood Lust was the combo back in the day :-)

I am so happy that WotC finally brought back red Dwarves. As much as Kaladesh was great because of the return of the Dwarf.... Dwarves, to me, are red. Balthor the Defiled gets a pass. Springleaf Drum and Bomb Squad both seem like excellent additions. I'm thinking three of each, what do you think? That means six removals, and ideally I want more dragons too... I might reconsider the Twinscroll Shaman for sideboard.

I sent you a friend request by the way. Cheers!

Jabberjaw46 on S.M.S - Small Man Syndrome (Dwarves >> Elves)

2 years ago

R00D-D00D No problem! Yes, I really like how Bomb Squad synergizes with the deck! Also I can't believe I forgot about Drum!!! It is a perfect fit in this deck!

Jabberjaw46 on S.M.S - Small Man Syndrome (Dwarves >> Elves)

2 years ago

Maybe a Bomb Squad in the sideboard?

also consider splashing white for Depala, Pilot Exemplar

Kelticblade on Magda and the Seven Dwarfs

2 years ago

carpecanum Thank you for the suggestions! Manriki-Gusari is definitely a great suggestion to the deck! I'll keep my eyes peeled for one! Dwarven Driller and Bomb Squad are awesome dwarfs, but I can't seem to justify their CMCs right now in the deck. Siege Modification is great, and the deck does hold a good chunk of vehicles. But I think it would be better suited in a Depala, Pilot Exemplar deck. The vehicles in this deck don't always need to be creatures and Siege Modification could cause unwanted ire towards the vehicle.

carpecanum on Magda and the Seven Dwarfs

2 years ago

Siege Modification can be frightening. If you want you can still tap to crew even if its already a creature.

Dwarven Driller , Bomb Squad , maybe something like Power of Fire or Manriki-Gusari to help tap guys.

Any of the double trigger cards (like Strionic Resonator would make an extra treasure. Not sure that would be better than just having another dwarf though.