Lockjaw Snapper

Artifact Creature — Scarecrow

Wither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)

When Lockjaw Snapper is put into a graveyard from play, put a -1/-1 counter on each creature with a -1/-1 counter on it.

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 (16)

wallisface on Scarecrows

2 years ago

Some thoughts:

• Firstly, the BIG ISSUE: Persist will not work with Grim Poppet. It will make the Poppet enter with 4 -1/-1 counters, and die immediately (there is no chance during the brief few seconds it’s in play to prevent its death, this happens before you can activate abilities or cast spells). I would suggest ditching the Persist package and trying to find another way to get this scarecrow out onto the battlefield.

• Chainbreaker does almost nothing for you here, as its own -1/-1 counters contribute nothing, and you won’t often be wanting to invest a whole turn just removing a counter. Considering your lack of 1cmc cards, I would think Fume Spitter a better fit.

• Lockjaw Snapper feels like a strictly worse version of Soul Snuffers. I’d suggest playing the latter, if anything.

• I feels like your deck will often really need 4ish lands in play to achieve what it needs to. I think you need to go up to 24 lands to help ensure that.

• Torture seems cute, but its mostly just a super-inefficient killspell. I get you can put it on the Poppet, but that’s a lot of work for little gain. A killspell feels better, or at least Grind / Dust.

DaSavageUnicorn on Hapatra v8

4 years ago

You might want to run Lockjaw Snapper in the deck, just saying. It's pretty unstoppable in -1/-1 counter decks.

tolsen0510 on Yawgmoth

4 years ago

Adds to Consider that aren't too pricey - Karn's Bastion - Contagion Clasp - Carnifex Demon - Grim Affliction - Skinrender - Incremental Blight - Banewhip Punisher - Splendid Agony - Ammit Eternal - Soulstinger - Lockjaw Snapper - Core Prowler - Murder - The Eldest Reborn - Spread the Sickness - Read the Bones - Whispersilk Cloak - Cauldron of Souls - Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip

moderately spendy but relevant Liliana, Death Wielder

I'm not sure what the mana dorks are for exactly so maybe consider replacing them?

GrandMeekster on

5 years ago

Yeah, in EDH, you can only have cards that correspond with your commander's color identity. It's okay, my buddy used to put Guttural Response in his Kaalia deck but took it out because it had a green mana symbol in the card.

Black Sun's Zenith is pretty budget I think, it's insane in Hapatra. Grafted Exoskeleton is also really good but it might draw hate to that creature or artifact since infect scares people very quickly.

Some other cool cards that is most likely budget:

Necroskitter Lockjaw Snapper Putrefax Noxious Hatchling Withering Hex (you can facilitate this by having lands and other cards that cycle! Just a thought) Blight Sickle

Just some thoughts to get you started. Good Luck!

zachi on A Burning, Stinging Sensation

5 years ago

I know you said you're not a fan of high cost creatures, but thoughts on Grim Poppetor Lockjaw Snapper? I have the feeling lockjaw would be a way to weaken bigger dudes, and if you just chump him into said big dude you could cripple it. and Grim poppet can just keep distributing -1/-1 counters so long as you can keep putting them on him, which I would assume would be through effects like "Give all creatures -1/-1 counters

ebaums24 on Haptra, Vizier of sneks

6 years ago

CUTS

Lockjaw Snapper is meh and Deathreap Ritual can be replaced by much better card draw effects in these colors. Mind Slash is a worse sydistic hypnotist imo

ADD

Illusionist's Bracers

Seshiro the Anointed looks very fun

zephramtripp on Scarecraws

6 years ago

Tribal:
Cavern of Souls, obviously.
Descendants' Path, if you want to go heavy tribal.
Metallic Mimic, for extra buffs at low cost.
Obelisk of Urd, for more huge buffs.
Stoneforge Masterwork, for massive tribal buff.
Conspiracy or Xenograft, so every creature triggers the King.
Belbe's Portal
Urza's Incubator

Scarecrows:
Antler Skulkin
Blazethorn Scarecrow
Fang Skulkin
Harvest Hand  ^Flip
Lockjaw Snapper
Jawbone Skulkin
Lurebound Scarecrow
Pili-Pala (possibly plus Grand Architect)
Rattleblaze Scarecrow
Shell Skulkin
Thornwatch Scarecrow
Watchwing Scarecrow
Chameleon Colossus
Mirror Entity
Taurean Mauler

Token Scarecrows:
Blade of Selves on the King = (number of opponents - 1)\2 Vindicates
Cogwork Assembler
Mimic Vat
Prototype Portal
Soul Foundry
Riptide Replicator
Volrath's Laboratory

Artifact Shenanigans:
Clock of Omens
Conjurer's Closet, get a Vindicate every turn.

Mana:
Prismatic Geoscope
Chromatic Lantern
Thran Dynamo
Gilded Lotus
Chief Engineer

Why are you running Unbender Tine over something like Kiora's Follower or Vizier of Tumbling Sands?

Daedalus19876 on Toxic Relationship: Hapatra EDH [PRIMER]

6 years ago

HOPMONSTER: Thank you for your comment! Most of those have been in this deck at some point, but were removed for one reason or another. I would like to put Crumbling Ashes but it came out for Defense of the Heart currently. Lockjaw Snapper and Plaguemaw Beast were too conditional (they only worked if I had other sources of -1 counters), and Parallel Lives basically only works if I control my commander. And while I probably should find room for a bit more card draw, Slate of Ancestry always frustrates me when I try to put it into a list (8 mana for its effect?). Thanks for the comment, I always appreciate your insight! :)

slambamwam: I really need a dedicated token deck. This deck works okay without it, though - I just hate that often I tap out for a somewhat dead card.

Teufell: I'll take a look at your list! :) For the moment I'm not too worried about counterspells - Hapatra comes down T2 and dodges many early responses - but if you play in a counterspell-heavy meta Prowling Serpopard and Gaea's Herald could be really helpful!

gdm1989: I'll take a look at your list too :)

Thank you all for your comments!