Decimate

Sorcery

Destroy target artifact, target creature, target enchantment and target land. (You can't cast this spell unless you have legal choices for all its targets.)

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Big Apple Highlander	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
PreDH	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (51)

NV_1980 on Blanka, Pumpspells & Ramp

1 month ago

Interesting deck, Beckores. There's a few issues with it though. First one: hexproof. Blanka needs more of it, especially considering he's your only real chance at dealing damage to the opposition. Swiftfoot Boots or Champion's Helm are highly recommended. More instant spells that can provide similar protection are options as well. Good ones include Snakeskin Veil, Gaea's Gift and Tamiyo's Safekeeping. Also, I'd really consider Gift of the Viper because for its casting cost it's grossly overpowered.

Second issue: lack of defense. Blanka is your offense. Since you don't have the means to give him vigilance, your deck lacks any other defensive measures (so right now, all you can try to do is outpace your opponents and hope their decks don't have any creature removal to get rid of Blanka). This is not likely to work very well. Opponents that go wide on you, can be dealt with through cards like Crawlspace and Silent Arbiter. To keep from being overrun by weenies, I'd also consider adding some mass-removal to the deck. Perhaps something like Pyrohemia. This is an expensive card to obtain though, so cheaper one-time wipes like Earthquake or Slagstorm could work just as well.

Third issue: there's no removal options in the deck. Not sure what your pod/meta is like, but there are some enchantments and artifacts out there that can be a real pain in the neck against a deck like this. Ensnaring Bridge, Righteous Aura and No Mercy are all pretty problematic for your deck. Therefore, I'd highly recommend you add a few cards to deal with opposing enchantments/artifacts. For Gruul, one of my all-time favorites are Decimate and Hull Breach. Speaking of removal, Ulvenwald Tracker is excellent to remove creatures when you combine him with Blanka.

Hope any of the above helps. Good luck.

seshiro_of_the_orochi on a better Decimate? RGW

6 months ago

Ok, that definitely helps with answering the question.

From your answer, I'm not sure you're aware that you always need four targets for Decimate. Also, it doesn't mention anything about planeswalkers, so those can't be removed with it.

If it's the versatility you like, there are Beast Within, Generous Gift, and Chaos Warp, all of which can target all of these card types and even planeswalkers. Do these help?

theNeroTurtle on Better card similar to Decimate …

6 months ago

I really like Decimate, but I am trying to find something just as effective with a lower CMC. RGW

theNeroTurtle on a better Decimate? RGW

6 months ago

I really like Decimate, but I am trying to find something just as effective with a lower CMC. RGW

DemonDragonJ on How Can I Put Perforating …

1 year ago

I absolutely shall put Perforating Artist into my EDH decks that contain the colors black and red, but I am not certain what cards I should remove to make room for it.

In my Kresh the Bloodbraided deck, already replaced Decimate with the artist, so that is very good.

In my Thraximundar deck, I was first contemplating removing Exsanguinate, since that cards does not contribute to the theme of the deck, but it is still an excellent card, so I am now instead contemplating removing Slave of Bolas, since that card does contribute to the theme of the deck, but is very expensive for a one-shot effect.

As for my Tariel, Reckoner of Souls deck, I am having difficulty finding a card that I can remove, since nearly every card in that deck already contributes very strongly to its theme, so I may not be able to put Perforating Artist in that deck, unfortunately.

What does everyone else say about this? How can I put Perforating Artist into my EDH decks that contain the colors black and red? I certainly would appreciate any suggestions that anyone here has to offer.

DemonDragonJ on Savage Destruction

1 year ago

I have reinstated Cankerbloom in this deck, replacing Decimate, which reduced the average converted mana cost of this deck from 3.92 to 3.89, because I am not a major fan of land destruction, and this deck already has plenty of ways to destroy creatures.

Profet93 on Beats by Xenagos ( Xenagos, God of Revels )

1 year ago

MattMan1982 I'm gonna throw a bunch of ideas at you, some are better than others, just wanna see if anything interests you. I'm not gonna provide any creature suggestions yet. Yours are always solid and I want your thoughts on these cards first.

Lands

None of these are needed but definitely are helpful assuming you can fit them into the mana base

Bonders' Enclave - Draw

Cragcrown Pathway  ^Flip/Spire Garden - Color Fixing

Blighted Woodland/Myriad Landscape - "Ramp"

Raging Ravine/Dread Statuary - Manlands. Nice to use with Greater Good or if you run out of creatures. The Dread Statuary is a personal favorite of mine for that reason

Misc

Rancor - Reuseable buff, trample enabler. I like using rancor on selvala and buff with commander for lots of mana should need be

Sylvan Library - Great to set up your draw and ensure you get your land drops. Given you only run 34 lands, that can potentially be an issue, especially given the relatively high avg cmc of the deck.

Skullclamp - Should you ever find yourself needing more draw, this can be an option. It's nice because if they want to use spot removal, they need to do so prior to combat, as you equip it. So if they do, you can pump a different creature and target that opponent.

Momentous Fall - Draw, used in response to removal to gain value. Beware of the blue player though

Return of the Wildspeaker > Garruk PW - Can be used in response to removal so you don't get 2 for 1ed. It's easier to cast and has an additional mode. While the PW has the option to make a token should you need a creature, I don't believe it's impactful enough

Berserk - Super fun! Politics, finisher, all for 1 mana. seriously underrated.

Green Sun's Zenith - Tutor

Decimate - 4 for 1. I see no way for you to deal with a maze of ith. Strip mine can be also used.

Profet93 on

2 years ago

x1AlphaWolf36 +1

What is your budget per card?

Why run a signet in a 2 color deck with green? Rampant Growth/Nature's Lore are budget friendly swaps

Draw

Elemental Bond - Should budget allow, better than colossal majesty

Soul's Majesty - Budget friendly draw

Harmonize - Regula, reliable draw

Life's Legacy/Momentous Fall - Super draw, beware of the blue player however

Ramp

Traverse the Outlands - ???? Or do you not have enough basics?

Sakura-Tribe Elder/Wood Elves/Nissa's Pilgrimage/Farhaven Elf - Solid ramp

Misc

Eternal Witness - Recursion

Fierce Empath - Tutor

Inferno Titan - Damage

Terastodon - Removal (that can hit pesky lands)

Decimate - 4 in 1!

Would love to hear your thoughts on each suggestion, hope this helps!