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| Format | Legality |
| Noble | Legal |
| 1v1 Commander | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Casual | Legal |
| Vanguard | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Archenemy | Legal |
| Planechase | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Unformat | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander / EDH | Legal |
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| Set | Rarity |
| 2010 Core Set | Rare |
| Tenth Edition | Rare |
| Ninth Edition | Rare |
| Anthologies | Rare |
| Fourth Edition | Uncommon |
| Revised Edition | Uncommon |
| Unlimited Edition | Uncommon |
| Collector's Edition | Uncommon |
| International Collector's Edition | Uncommon |
| Limited Edition Beta | Uncommon |
| Limited Edition Alpha | Uncommon |
| Promo Set | Rare |
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Hypnotic Specter
Creature — Specter
Flying
Whenever Hypnotic Specter deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card at random.
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Hypnotic Specter Discussion
Rzepkanut on
Land Begone
1 week ago
Beautiful deck. Seriously. Its like a time machine. It even reminds me of that time of the game's development when land destruction was a common deck archetype. I built this kind of deck back then, but commander didn't exist yet. Got a few ideas too.... If the bank isn't broke yet it would be so epic if you could get a Nether Void in there. Also Scroll Rack could be awesome since you have limited card draw options available. Surely you are looking for a beta Demonic Tutor already, so good luck with that ;) Mind Twist, Hypnotic Specter and Hymn to Tourach all hit lands sometimes too. Shatterstorm kills mana rocks pretty good, and you don't run too many artifacts yourself. Power Matrix is the original equipment, it could make your little LD dorks into little threats. Cursed Scroll for repeatable removal and damage. Jeez what a fun deck, I wish I could see it in real life. Happy gathering!!
MooneBoyIrish on
The Legend of the Elder Dragons
3 weeks ago
Thanks for the suggestions, GrixisconTrollsyou99! I definitely like the addition on Mindslicer as I have a large amount of card draw, so it's ability doesn't affect me that much. I believe I already have Hypnotic Specter in the deck. I definitely like the idea of Nicol Bolas, God-Pharoh as well. As far as I know some people do hate me, so this deck must be a success!
DrukenReaps on
Saskia the maniac
3 weeks ago
It is a nice deck but I would consider removing the token generators and focus more on her ability with things like Predatory Focus and any of these
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&text=+%5Bas%5D+%5Bthough%5D+%5Bit%5D+%5Bweren%27t%5D
especially Siege Behemoth.
Another way to go is creatures that have effects when they damage a player like Hypnotic Specter. Note that it doesn't say combat damage just damage so it and cards like it will go off twice with saskia. Some of these should work
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&text=+[%22deals%20damage%20to%20an%20opponent%22]
Mryiad is another really fun thing Blade of Selves is a good example.
Multiple combat phases and damage doublers are good too.
GrixisconTrollsyou99 on
The Legend of the Elder Dragons
1 month ago
Mindslicer is a great and underused discard creature. Yes it hits everyone including yourself but you are already playing with wheels so it shouldn't be that bad at all.
Handful of specters in these colors too that push the theme like Liliana's Specter or Hypnotic Specter
Also new Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh makes all opponents exile 2 from their hand
Hope this deck makes people hate you! Good luck!
SteelSentry on
Tymaret, the Discard King
1 month ago
Mass discard is a "mean" strategy, and I think you may have built this list afraid to be the villain. It looks like you tried to hybrid an aggressive deck and a cruel control deck, and those don't really work together. First thing I would do is slow down the deck, and put in more longevity.
A lot of your discard is low-impact. Black Cat, for example, only makes one opponent discard once. Why not play, for example, Hypnotic Specter, which can hit multiple times. In addition, I would add things that benefit off of discard, like Liliana's Caress, Sangromancer, Geth's Grimoire, and Waste Not. Symmetrical effects are a little harder to build around, but things like Sire Of Insanity, Oppression, and Bottomless Pit can really get your job done faster. Notion Thief can prevent your opponents from refilling their hand, and Torment of Hailfire is a good finisher from HOU.
In addition, Tymaret already wants you to have tokens, so I would beef up that sub-theme, adding things like Ophiomancer and Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder. Tokens would keep you alive longer, and would allow you to play things like Sadistic Hypnotist and Mind Slash. If you have fodder lying around a lot, Pox and Death Cloud hurt you a lot less than your opponents.
A cruel control theme is not an easy way to make friends at the table, but playing a lot of spite cards can make people reluctant to attack you. Mind Twisting for 7 or having Attrition on the board will stick with people (and, if your budget is bigger, No Mercy).
MTGApprentice2016 on
Neheb no cards
2 months ago
How is the deck playing for you? Ive always found discard to be hard to build around in EDH unless you were making use of the wheels on the bus and Nekusar, the Mindrazer. Hypnotic Specter, Liliana's Caress, Abandon Hope, Banshee of the Dread Choir, and Hymn to Tourach all seem like solid includes for your deck. There are many, upon many black cards with the discard theme, these are just the ones that stood out to me on a quick search.
StoryArcher on
Backer in Blacker
2 months ago
Thanks again for lending your expertise to my ongoing efforts to 'catch up' with Modern Magic.
The primary appeal of Arena was, of course, to have a little fun with Phyrexian Obliterator, which was why I made it the 61st card in the deck. I've bounced it back to the 'maybe' board for optimization purposes. I've also replaced Go for the Throat with Hero's Downfall... I was wondering why Dismember would be recommended ahead of it = is it because of the -5/-5 affect being able to overcome the Indestructible trait?
The intent behind Surgical Extraction was less going after redundancy in a deck, or even lands for that matter, and more about using in conjunction with an early Inquisition of Kozilek or Thoughtseize to cripple combo decks or ferret out sideboard options. Is that really not a good main-decking strategy?
Your suggestion regarding fetch lands got me to thinking - if I'm going to have them in there anyway, this deck seems woefully short on its ability to deal with non-creature artifacts, and I find the versatility and potency of Kolaghan's Command to intriguing to ignore. Obviously its inclusion would disavow my mono-black purity, but that's life, eh? Just not entirely sure where to slip it on, and whether or not the additional commitment of resources necessary to dip red would be worthwhile.
It seems after a cursory glance that there is some very strong, very commonly used anti-graveyard sideboard cards today, so one of the things I was considering doing (something from my old side-boarding days) would be to include enough cards of a certain type to shift my deck away from that theme... effectively countering what I anticipated their initial sideboard to be. That may be overthinking it in the modern era but it won me quite a few games back in the day. What are you thoughts on that?
Planeswalkers are something that I have zero familiarity with - they were included in my 'maybe' board as a reminder to look into them. Your recommendation Liliana, the Last Hope seems ideal in that regard, though again I'm not sure where I'd put her.
Its funny you mention the old-school mono-black, as that was absolutely my wheelhouse. I was the first in my local environment to find and make use of the value of Necropotence (along with Lake of the Dead when it followed), and even before that it was Dark Ritual, Hymn to Tourach and Hypnotic Specter all day. The only deck I ever had as much success with was a Land Destruction theme I put together who's unconventional (at the time) backbone was using Millstone and Orcish Spy to filter land out of the opponent's draw.
At any rate, I appreciate your continued insights and hope - perhaps foolishly - to return the favor at some point.
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