Fire-Belly Changeling

Creature — Shapeshifter

Changeling (This card is every creature type at all times.)

(Red): Fire-Belly Changeling gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Play this ability no more than twice each turn.

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
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (21)

Corrosive_Cat on Pauper Dwarves

2 years ago

You gotta include a couple of Dwarven Mine and maybe some Dwarven Reinforcements. Seven Dwarves is bloody incredible, too!

I prefer Duergar Assailant over Dwarven Grunt, and Rimrock Knight or Plundering Barbarian could easily take a slot, too.

Could do worse, too, than Fire-Belly Changeling or War-Spike Changeling, though I feel they’re a little against the spirit of the deck, here.

Cute deck, good luck!

Grubbernaut on Dwarven Death

2 years ago

Some options that might be worth considering: Avian Changeling , Fire-Belly Changeling , Impostor of the Sixth Pride , Irregular Cohort , Universal Automaton .

Cheers!

TheVectornaut on First build deck p&f

3 years ago

Before worrying about sideboarding, I'd focus on getting the main down to 60 cards. The closer you are to the minimum deck size, the more likely it is you'll draw the best cards in your deck. In this case, it looks like you want to build a party deck with Haktos the Unscarred as one of the bombs. The first thing I'd do is identify which cards are actively working towards that end or are particularly efficient. If something doesn't fit those descriptions, cut it. If it does, try to acquire multiple copies of it. For example, Gore Swine isn't doing anything here that a party member couldn't do better, so I'd remove it. Compare that to Expedition Champion who has more stats for the same cost and actively synergizes with the warrior theme, so having 4 of him wouldn't be bad. You can apply that logic to the entire deck. Practiced Tacticsis better than Sandblast. Suspension Field is more cost effective than Skybind. And so on.

After thinning the deck to its strongest options, then I'd focus on upgrades. Seek out other decks with similar goals and see what they're running. You can then endeavor to purchase the best cards you see in such examples, budget permitting. I don't know much about Boros party, but a quick search revealed Archpriest of Iona, Grotag Bug-Catcher, Stonework Packbeast, Squad Commander, Journey to Oblivion, Kargan Intimidator, Luminarch Aspirant, Relic Axe, Goma Fada Vanguard, Robber of the Rich, Tazri, Beacon of Unity, Fissure Wizard, and Seasoned Hallowblade, and that's only looking at standard. Modern brings even more options, particularly for Boros warriors. Arashin Foremost, Boros Reckoner, Mardu Woe-Reaper, Alesha, Who Smiles at Death, Obsidian Battle-Axe, Grim Lavamancer, Jeering Instigator, Fire-Belly Changeling, Grand Abolisher, Mirror Entity, Bygone Bishop, and Selfless Spirit all come to mind.

ellie-is on Lathliss, Ramp Queen

3 years ago

So, more testing and I'm really happy with how consistent the deck is thanks to the infinitude of mana rocks. I think the only question I need to answer now is if I'm happy with my dragons or if I want some cheap "dragons" (Universal Automaton, Fire-Belly Changeling, Taurean Mauler) instead. They're cheap enough that I can cast multiple of them the turn after casting Lathliss, getting twice the tokens, but they're also pretty useless in combat and don't even get haste from Dragon Tempest (not that they'd be hitting for any real damage anyway). But the 5/5 token might make up for that. Though then there's also the flavor issue. A nice compromise would be Dragon Hatchling, Dragon Egg and Sarkhan's Whelp. But they're still tiny and useless. But whe Lathliss is giving out mass buffs, they're additional bodies to get those buffs. Gah. Decisions, decisions!

I'm gonna give a try to playtesting with a few cheaper dragons and see how much of a difference it makes. Maybe take out Bogardan Hellkite and other expensive dragons to lower the mana curve a little.

(also I'd of course love to have Slumbering Dragon but $$$)

ellie-is on $55 Bullying Dragons

3 years ago

Avaricious Dragon is amazing. I personally wouldn't run Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge in a deck with only 4 artifacts, even as a one-of. Sarkhan's Whelp or Dragon Egg are half-decent if you really want a 3-drop, though if it's just about cheap to cast dragons, there's also Taurean Mauler and Fire-Belly Changeling.

Universal Automaton could do a passable budget impression of Slumbering Dragon too if you want to make sure you have lots of cards to trigger Dragon Tempest and Scourge of Valkas. Since it costs colorless, you can cast it t1 with Zhalfirin Void and cast it for free with Dragonlord's Servant after you play a dragon tempest or scourge of valkas.

I personally ran Pyroclasm instead of Anger of the Gods in my deck because it doesn't kill the servants, but that's a matter of personal preference. I also like Magma Jet over Draconic Roar as the scry can be really relevant and with a deck like this you're usually dealing enough damage all at once late game that those 3 points of damage early on don't matter so much. You do lose out on flavor points, though.

Finally, if you feel like you need more cheap creature removal until you've started casting dragons (which I recommend), Flame Slash is a very decent budget replacement to Skred.

I hope at least some of that helps!

ellie-is on Ellie's Dragons

3 years ago

MilkmanMatty: No worries! If it gets too bad I can just archive the comments later haha. And people who hoard cards like stock definitely suck and I'm always extremely happy when Wizards does an unexpected reprint or ban that causes them to lose hundreds of dollars, hah.

I don't really like the Whelp, the ability isn't going to be going off enough and a 2/2 for 3 mana is pretty underwhelming. It'd be there mostly for the triggers, but in that case I'd rather run Dragon Egg, Dragon Hatchling, or Fire-Belly Changeling (the latter two I had on earlier versions of this, but got rid of them for Slumbering Dragon, which does a better job of being a cheap dragon that's there mostly for the triggers).

Re:yours being conventional Skred-Dragons, I think another key difference between that and my deck's focus on dragon tempest is that you went for one-off ramp like simian spirit guide and pyretic ritual and my focus is on the lasting cost-reducers. I think they're both valid ways to play the deck and it's pretty cool testing them out and seeing how they perform differently in different situations as a result of going these different directions.

epajula on Ur-vreything

3 years ago

I really dig the Changeling Dragon theme. I've seen this deck, it was fun to watch, and it's neat to see the insides. Do your 1 and 2-drop changelings make a difference? How well have the planeswalkers worked out?

Cards to consider removing (5): Champion of Dusk, Cloudshredder Sliver, Lovisa Coldeyes, Thundercloud Shaman, Merrow Commerce,

Cards to consider (14): Kindred Dominance, Heirloom Blade, Omnath, Locus of Rage, Blood Tribute, Forerunner of the Legion, Metallic Mimic, Dregscape Sliver, Harmonic Sliver, Necrotic Sliver, and Kindred Discovery. Also with over 40 creatures having more effects that trigger with creatures entering the battle field seem useful: Aura Shards, Cathars' Crusade, Guardian Project, Soul of the Harvest, and Chulane, Teller of Tales.

I don't personally like creatures that reduce costs. I'd rather play a mana dork, or rock. How often do you empty your hand? Would wheel spells be useful? I personally like Lifecrafter's Bestiary. You currently have 16 shapeshifters (w/o Crib Swap, Shields of Velis Vel). I don't know how much you want to play with that number, but I wonder how good some of the cards are (Changeling Outcast, Fire-Belly Changeling, Impostor of the Sixth Pride, Mothdust Changeling, Woodland Changeling).

king-saproling on Yaaas Queen

4 years ago

Lathliss is so neat! You might like these: Universal Automaton , Slumbering Dragon , Fire-Belly Changeling , Dragon Hatchling , Metallic Mimic , Adaptive Automaton , Cloudstone Curio , Knollspine Dragon , Mind's Eye , Generator Servant , Coalition Relic , Shared Animosity , Colfenor's Urn , Cauldron of Souls , Conjurer's Closet