Gratuitous Violence

Enchantment

If a creature you control would deal damage to a creature or player, it deals double that damage to that creature or player instead.

Discussion (51)

IAmTheWraith on Help Finding Cards for a ...

1 day ago

Goblin Goliath and Curse of Bloodletting don't work, but Gratuitous Violence and Dictate of the Twin Gods do

Senomar on Duel commander Commander Atarka, World Render

2 weeks ago

Hey my friend, nice deck ! I see what you're trying to do : the one turn kill :)

However to make this work in the format you should consider way more ramp. Especially turn 1 ramp ( Wild Growth , Utopia Sprawl , Green Sun's Zenith + Dryad Arbor , all the elves and a Skullclamp to cycle them...). For the turn 2 ramp spells you missed the best one which is Sakura-Tribe Elder . Then put in some cheap wraths ( Anger of the Gods , Sweltering Suns ...).

The format is pretty fast. 90% of aggro decks could kill turn 4 to 6.

In order to get this stuff I heavily suggest you to replace most of your high mana enchantments Gratuitous Violence , Aggravated Assault , Asceticism , Crucible of Fire ... And stabilize your kill cards around 5 to 8 (you already have a big card to cast all along the game which is your commander!)

Don't get me wrong, your deck is sweet. Just sayin it isn't fast enough to do something in the format.

Have a nice day

saint5one on Ur-Dragon precon upgraded

2 weeks ago

Hahaha that is a nifty combo! i think the hard part is getting Worldgorger Dragon in the graveyard though :D

I see what you mean about the deck fitting the playgroup, however i often play a lot of different people at my LGS, so just a general good and fun deck :)

haha i have not had Gratuitous Violence backfire on me yet but i did hit a friend for 40 DMG with the UR-dragon from that and Xenagos, God of Revels today :D but i do see your point..

About the mana generating creatures they are target i agree, but this deck just requires so much ramp! not sure about them..

and thanks i will take a look :D

InSanor on Ur-Dragon precon upgraded

2 weeks ago

I would cut off from non-dragon creatures, but that is my personal preference. I also prefer to keep my mana generating creatures to minimum, as they often bite the dust sooner than I'd like. Also Gratuitous Violence more often than not backfired on my own face, a real Double-edged sword that one :p But it could work, it just never did so for me.

It is often hard to say what is actually good since there are different metas in each playgroup, but boardwipes and more graveyard digging could never hurt I guess.

The Animate Dead combo is explained in here

I just updated my own dragon deck, which you are free to look too Ur-Dragon, Ur-Rules. It is far from the best, but it could give you some ideas for your deck. It is an casual deck, with some competitive bite in it.

Natalbee on Myrrh-DER (Judith! No!) - Rakdos EDH

3 weeks ago

I always thought Judith would be cool with damage-doubling effects like Angrath's Marauders , Anthem of Rakdos , Gratuitous Violence , Goblin Goliath , Insult / Injury , and Quest for Pure Flame .

griffstick on "Menace" to Society

1 month ago

Make Them Bigger, Stronger

Team buffs: Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran , Hero of Bladehold , Angel of Jubilation , Spear of Heliod , Balefire Liege , Hero of Oxid Ridge , Nobilis of War , Ogre Battledriver , Glory of Warfare , Marshal's Anthem .

Singular buffs: Kusari-Gama , Sword of the Animist , Argentum Armor , Sword of Feast and Famine .

Make Them Smarter

Vigilance: Angelic Field Marshal , Angelic Skirmisher , Aurelia, the Warleader , Odric, Lunarch Marshal , Stonehewer Giant .

Flying: Angel of Jubilation , Aurelia, the Warleader , Angelic Field Marshal , Tyrant's Familiar , Angelic Skirmisher , Firemane Avenger , Odric, Lunarch Marshal , Nobilis of War , Tyrant's Familiar , Victory's Herald .

Trample: Archetype of Aggression .

Lifelink: Angelic Skirmisher , Victory's Herald , Odric, Lunarch Marshal , True Conviction , Basilisk Collar .

Other Stuff: Captain Lannery Storm , Odric, Lunarch Marshal , Rest in Peace , Soltari Visionary , Stonehewer Giant , Basilisk Collar , Chance for Glory , Argentum Armor

Make Them Faster

Haste & Double Strike: Aurelia, the Warleader , Captain Lannery Storm , Odric, Lunarch Marshal , Hero of Oxid Ridge , Ogre Battledriver , Assemble the Legion , Berserkers' Onslaught , Boros Charm True Conviction .

Double Damage & Extra Attack Phases: Gratuitous Violence , Aurelia, the Warleader , Combat Celebrant , Aggravated Assault .

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Iroas, God of Victory 's 1st and 2nd abilities, aka Menace ability and suto Dolmen Gate will guide you to victory.

(1st ability) Creatures you control have "Menace"

• Cyclops Gladiator , attack and kill
• Tyrant's Familiar , attack and kill,
• Basilisk Collar , kill 2 creatures,
• Infiltration Lens , if they block draw 4 cards,
• Kusari-Gama , this will trigger twice, and
• Sword of Feast and Famine , hard to block

(2nd ability) Attack Without Worry

Attack and buff your creatures with: Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran , Hero of Bladehold , Hero of Oxid Ridge , Nobilis of War , and many more.

Attack with these and get other stuff: Victory's Herald , Hero of Bladehold , and Hanweir Garrison .

Taking advantage of the 2nd ability: Sword of the Animist , Lightmine Field , Powerstone Minefield , and Pyrohemia , and other instant speed damage based board wipe effects. Once your creatures are attacking they cant be damaged. This effect last until combat is totally over. So even after combat damage (but still combat phase) you can cast a spell to do damage.

Board Wipe Combos

• Fault Line + Iroas, God of Victory
• Starstorm + Iroas, God of Victory
• Pyrohemia + Iroas, God of Victory
• Arcbond + Iroas, God of Victory plus getting blocked
• Kusari-Gama + any creature, plus getting blocked

Other Good Combos

• Basilisk Collar + Tyrant's Familiar
• Basilisk Collar + Cyclops Gladiator
• Basilisk Collar + Firemane Avenger
• Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault

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Things You May Have Missed

I missed this stuff too: Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran , Hero of Oxid Ridge , and Hero of Bladehold they all buff my creatures when they attack so giving them extra attack phases to attack again, buffs them again. So its "battle cry x2" from the Hero's, and its +4/+0 form Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran on the second attack. Angelic Skirmisher also triggers twice. Not only for my extra combat phases, but my opponents as well. you're all going "duhhh" right, but i knew this too. Didn't realize i have been missing these triggers all the time.

As you can see it works when I remove the changes you said you had to do scotchtapedsleeves

Liquidbeaver on Ib Halfheart, Goblin Sac-tician [PRIMER]

1 month ago

Swapped Goblin Goliath out for Gratuitous Violence because the card legality is bugged which makes the deck show up as not legal for the format, which makes it fall off deck list searches. Goliath is still in the deck.

JhonAF on Ruric Thar, Extreme Sub $40 Budget EDH

1 month ago

What do you think about Gratuitous Violence ? Seems great with Ruric.