Instill Infection

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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
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Instill Infection

Instant

Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.

Draw a card.

Shane on would phantasmal image return if …

6 years ago

Let's assume you have Geralf's Messenger with a +1/+1 counter. And also a Phantasmal Image copying the messenger, with a +1/+1 counter. If you cast Tragic Slip and target the image, it will die due to its sacrifice ability. And Tragic Slip will fizzle (be removed from the stack) since it has no target. Now if the messenger was dying and your targeted it with Tragic Slip it also wouldn't help. This is because +1/+1 counters are only canceled out by -1/-1 counters. And Tragic Slip doesn't use counters. It just alters the power/toughness.

For this to work you could use something like Instill Infection. This would save Geralf's Messenger but not Phantasmal Image. In fact if you use this card on the image you wouldn't even draw a card because it would have no target and fizzle.

Rzepkanut on Hapatra Poisoned The Well

6 years ago

Love this new commander, looking forward to playing against one. Got a few ideas.. Serrated Biskelion, Devoted Druid, Quillspike, Harbinger of Night, Instill Infection, Lichenthrope, Aboroth, Grim Poppet

Happy gathering!!

Thunderbumper on

8 years ago

I like the edits, very fast deck you've got there. Only thing left I'm thinking is your sustain. You've only got poison counters for finishers and you've got a lot of low casting cost spells. You need some sort of card draw or creature beef.

Instill Infection replaces itself, although a pretty high mana cost a card that combo's well in your deck and replaces itself shouldn't be laughed at. Wish I could think of something to do with all those instants you're using. There has to be a way to get another combo in from them...

I'm a bit of a fan of Vampiric Rites but I don't know if you've got enough creatures to really support that card.

Maybe something to build your creatures for the long haul. If you can get those early game Plague Stinger 's beefy, that'll put anyone on the defensive. Right now the only repeat blocker you've got in there is the necro skitter and you're going to want to baby the heck out of those for your combo. Risking them as blockers is just that, a risk. Looks good though, lot more balance in it, should be flexible with something to play every turn.

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