Dramatic Entrance

Instant

You may put a green creature card from your hand into play.

Legality

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
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

JacobAGrossman on Viga-BOOM! (better mana)

11 months ago

http://mtgtop8.com/event?e=44016&d=524711&f=MO

Top 8 evidence right there.

I also really like the new Dramatic Entrance builds, about time that card got some respect!

nbarry223 on Viga-BOOM! (better mana)

11 months ago

I don't know, 3 Azusa's is a bit much, you'd be surprised how often that legendary rule comes up. Even with 2, I saw the second copy more often than I wanted to. Dead / Gone also seems a bit strange instead of Dismember. Relying on an early red so much seems odd, especially since the 3 CMC of the split isn't even permanent removal. You're weakening your position against a multitude of decks to have a slightly better edge against things like Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines that are unable to be removed otherwise. If you are going for an off-color answer anyway, there's definitely better options. Sure you can still answer Magus of the Moon with it's front, but almost any form of creature removal kills that.

Anyway, Altered Ego sees play in quite a few top 8 decks already, just in their sideboards. It is a fetchable answer to Archon of Cruelty and an uncounterable threat you can dump excess mana into (you can also copy an opponent's hexproof/shroud creature if that ever comes up). However, I like it mainly because you can copy your own Primeval Titan to chain into 2 titans with a singular amulet (can still usually only haste 1) or pretty often 3+ titans with double amulet. Being able to make a second titan so easily is really nice, and it happens to help with 2 of the deck's weaknesses. In fact, it is so powerful, that it devalues Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion quite a bit, essentially making it unnecessary in a lot of situations you would lean on it otherwise - to the point where I cut the win-more card.

It is possible to play into removal with the clone, but you shouldn't be playing that aggressive against an unknown deck, decks where you suspect Solitude or an opponent with open mana for removal. Always play for an actual second Primeval Titan first before trying to copy against those types of decks. Playing into something you shouldn't is what I would call a misplay, not a bad card.

Atraxa, Grand Unifier is a bit situational, but it is similar to Cultivator Colossus in what it does for the deck. It's recently seen top 8 play (which is what inspired the recent changes), albeit alongside Dramatic Entrance to cheat it into play. Instead of that, I am playing Timeless Lotus which I feel has arguably more synergy with the deck and the way I want to play it (as more of a midrange deck). It is capable of fixing our mana to cast Atraxa, Grand Unifier, and we also have Eldritch Evolution or Scapeshift to bring it or the land dependant Cultivator Colossus into play, depending on which is best.

Elvish Reclaimer is admittedly a bit slow, but it does almost everything you could possibly want (albeit slightly worse than other options). If you are capable of paying an extra mana at some point in the game, it is worth it as turns go on, being a psuedo-extra land card, mana fixing, better Expedition Map which puts the target into play, or a decent sized body (can even threaten pumping it and never actually investing mana into it to deter attacks). Hell, you can even pact for it when missing a bounce and unable to pay for pact, using its ability in response, returning that bounce to hand) provided you can actually pay for the pact AFTER the ability resolves).

The inclusions make the deck far less linear and complicate the lines a lot more (because amulet titan isn't complicated enough already...) I'm not saying they are a strictly better upgrade, as I am trading a little bit of consistency for resilience/explosiveness.

That being said, I think just dismissing all of the changes as "bad" because it "isn't what the pros are doing" is a little laughable. Am I stretching the limits of the deck a little right now? Absolutely. Is every new card you've never seen in an amulet shell automatically bad? Absolutely not. We'd still be playing with Hive Mind if that was the case (never liked the concept of combo pieces which do nothing on their own - so glad people moved away from that archetype).

DryadArborGoesInCreaturePile on Vorinclex +1/+1 Theme EDH

1 year ago

A tiny bit more removal would be nice, I think Dismember might be something to consider, Dramatic Entrance might be plausible with some of the high cost creatures.

NoopyNolife on Big Fish (Merfolk Combo)

2 years ago

I must say I'm warming up to the idea of Shape Anew. Ongoing Investigation in particular seems like a strong addition and enabler. A shame that Shape is a sorcery though.

I'll try to brew different versions with Ongoing Investigation + Shape Anew and with Dramatic Entrance to see what sticks. Thank you for you help :)

NoopyNolife on Big Fish (Merfolk Combo)

2 years ago

Hi lagotripha! What I like about Fold into AEther is that it isnt a dead card (per se) without a fatty in hand. Both Shape Anew and Hard Evidence seem rather weak on their own. Quicksilver Amulet requires a mana investment of in total which seems like a poor rate for a 6 euro card.

Now, I've had my eyes on Dramatic Entrance for a while. I could move to for example Simic Sky Swallower or any other green fatty for that matter to add Entrance as a 5th or even 6th cheat copy. I've also seen people play Through the Breach but I'd rather not add a third color right now.

Do you think the extra 1-2 copies would be worth switching creatures for Entrance?

freezerboy on Power-Hungry Ghalta

2 years ago

Got some good ideas from this deck for my Ghalta deck The Cheating Green Monster. If you want to get some creatures out for cheap, feel free to take a look. I went a bit different route than yours, but I make good use of cards like Natural Order, Dramatic Entrance, and Lure of Prey.

psionictemplar on Joe’s deck of power

3 years ago

If you're wanting to drop large creatures into play early, then consider Dramatic Entrance and possibly Elvish Piper.

shadow63 on Progenitus & Rules Lawyer Deck

3 years ago

I'd recommend Quicksilver Amulet and Elvish Piper also Dramatic Entrance