Loxodon Warhammer

Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature gets +3/+0 and has trample and lifelink.

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Discussion (51)

multimedia on Karlov life gain

1 day ago

Hey, well done for a first deck built from scratch. What's the budget for making upgrades? For now I will suggest cards $2 or less each.

Cards to consider adding:

• Sun Droplet: repeatable gain life and put a lot of counters on Karlov in multiplayer Commander since it lets you remove one counter at each player's upkeep. More players means you can potentially take more combat damage and you can do damage to yourself to put counters on it.
• Caves of Koilos: Orzhov Pain land, ETB untapped and has interaction with Droplet since you do damage to yourself to make colored mana.
• Talisman of Hierarchy: Orzhov two drop mana rock that has interaction with Droplet.
• Pestilence: Karlov can get big and you will have more life than your opponents, this is repeatable pay mana to do damage to each creature and each player and it has amazing interaction with Droplet.
• Pristine Talisman: gain 1 life and make mana.
• Ranger of Eos: Soul Warden and Soul's Attendant are important cards to have on the battlefield and Ranger can tutor for both of them.
• Mother of Runes: repeatable protection for Karlov from targeted removal or make him potentially unblockable with protection in combat and Ranger can tutor for her.
• Dawn of Hope: repeatable pay mana to draw when you gain life.
• Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip: repeatable pay life and mana to draw.
• Loxodon Warhammer: when equipped to Karlov makes him a monster, giving him lifelink and trample. With lifelink he can put counters on himself when he does combat damage and trample evasion makes it easier to do combat Commander damage with him.
• Rogue's Passage: make Karlov unblockable.
• Sun Titan: repeatable permanent reanimation, can reanimate Karlov or any other 3 or less CMC permanent in your graveyard.

Cards to consider cutting:

• Serra Avatar
• Ill-Gotten Inheritance
• Damnable Pact
• Renegade Map
• Armillary Sphere
• Mycosynth Wellspring
• Orzhov Charm
• Beacon of Immortality
• Torment of Hailfire
• Underworld Connections

Torment of Hailfire is not a bad card, but it's an expensive price card that could be cut to make upgrades including all the cards I have suggested and some more. You don't need both Hailfire and Exsanguinate. Exsanguiante is the better spell with your deck since it gains you life.

Good luck with your deck.

Captain_Watain on Balan, Equipment Voltron

4 days ago

I think that dropping the Loxodon Warhammer for the Shadowspear might be worth it. They give you the same keyword abilities, the casting cost and equip cost are cheaper, and the spear has a a very relevant ability the warhammer doesn't! Just a thought.

Azeworai on Karlov to Annihilation

1 week ago

Ah, what is there to dislike about life gain? The deck looks sweet, however, I do have some suggestions.

Whilst Exstort is a lovely mechanic, I feel as if many of these creatures are lacking. Basilica Guards, Kingpin's Pet, Knight of Obligation, Thrull Parasite, and Syndicate Enforcer all just have egregious stats. Similarly, Resplendent Mentor is a five Mana 2/2 that doesn't do something immediately unless you have a board state.

Armillary Sphere doesn't do much. You probably prefer to cast your commander than paying four and finding two basics.

Endless Scream is far too much Mana for what it does in my opinion. Same with Howl from Beyond.

Linden, the Steadfast Queen just seems awesome in here, as does Shadowspear and Loxodon Warhammer. Ivory Tower and Revenge of Ravens could be interesting.

You have quite a bit of creature based removal, thus you may wish for dealing with other permanents. Despark, Generous Gift, and Disenchant are all great.

That's all from me. Good luck!

Dragon-Marti on Klothys, God of Slugfests

2 weeks ago

There are a couple of more permanent Damige Doublers that I'd like a bit better than Quest for Pure Flame like Furnace of Rath and Gratuitous Violence. Also, if you want to be mean to people, I'm pretty sure you should try Ruric Thar, the Unbowed. I knwo he can hit you as well, but chances are people are gonna be more concerned with him. You can also try Zhur-Taa Druid because he fits in the theme and is ramp.

Try an mitigate some heavy loss of life with Loxodon Warhammer and Shadowspear and maybe include a tad bit more recursion. I'd also try running Wildfire just to mess with people, but you might need some help recovering from that.

freestylerof911 on CMDR Flipp'n Flipps V2.01

3 weeks ago

Many Changes Done. Some forgotten in Paper, some forgotten on tappedout. Now Digital and Paper are 100% the same. From now on I keep Track of Changes.

Loxodon Warhammer out, Dockside Extortionist in. Not done yet in Paper.

Aliensibob on Jarad and the Lhurgoyf

4 weeks ago

My suggestions using only cards in your maybeboard.

Creatures

Out: Bane of the Living, Glissa, the Traitor, Glowspore Shaman, Magus of the Will In: Butcher of Malakir, Kokusho, the Evening Star, Savra, Queen of the Golgari, The Gitrog Monster

Land

Out: 2x Swamp In: Bojuka Bog, Crypt of Agadeem

Instant

Out: Gnaw to the Bone In: Krosan GripHarrow

Planeswalker

Out: Garruk Relentless  ^Flip He's difficult to flip and most games you won't see his ult.

Sorcery

Out: Living Death(the chance that this backfires is too high), Treasured Find In: Casualties of War, Finale of Eternity, Splendid Reclamation

Artifact

Out: Loxodon Warhammer- too clunky here, Talisman of Resilience

If Ob Nixilis Reignited's only purpose is card draw, out for Guardian Project

That's 1 more out than in so you should be down to 99.

Ugrades using cards not in maybeboard.

Make you ramp safer ie. lands, not artifacts.

Kodama's Reach in for Golgari Signet, Circuitous Route in for Fellwar Stone, Far Wanderings in for Wayfarer's Bauble - net same mana without threshold, but with it a lot better.

Value

Solemn Simulacrum in for Artisan of Kozilek- Artisan is nice but so expensive, while the sad robot is ramp, card draw, and sac fodder.

Death's Presence in for Nyx Weaver - You don't lose any power for sacking your creatures.

Crucible of Worlds in for Whispersilk Cloak

Make Jarad - Lethal

Illusionist's Bracers in for Elbrus, the Binding Blade  ^Flip, Archfiend of Despair in for Boneyard Wurm- have to cut one of this effect at this point, Wound Reflection in for Liliana, Death's Majesty - could take out the other Lily, but her best case scenario is better.

These three cards together with Jarad allow you to sac a 5 power creature to deal 40 damage. Activate Jarac(sac creature is a cost)+Bracers double = 10 to each opponent. Archfiend and Reflection trigger, first deals 10, second 20 for 40 total damage.

Tips and Tricks

Be careful about putting the Cauldron out too early, since it prevents Death Triggers.

Underrealm Lich + Gitrog = draw almost entire deck, since they trigger off each other.

Underrealm Lich will prevent you from decking as it replaces the card draw.

Optimator on Bastards on Parade

1 month ago

Some potential cards. Most of these might be side-grades or out of budget but are worth noting in the Maybeboard. I have a few of these:

Ramp:

Creatures are obviously optimal, what with elf anthems and counters and stuff. I would try to squeeze in the first three if you can. The tempo of getting your commander down on turn 2 is amazing.

Fyndhorn Elves , Priest of Titania , Boreal Druid , Farhaven Elf , Leyline of Abundance , Castle Garenbrig , Llanowar Tribe , Overgrowth , Reap and Sow , Kodama's Reach , Explosive Vegetation , Nature's Lore , Ranger's Path , Skyshroud Claim , Grow from the Ashes , Emerald Medallion , Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip, Harrow , Circuitous Route

Utility:

Rishkar's Expertise , Soul's Majesty , Mirror Shield , Zendikar Resurgent , Primal Rage , Heroic Intervention , Return to Nature , Overwhelming Stampede , Overrun , Beastmaster Ascension , Loxodon Warhammer , Colossal Majesty , Rancor , Vivien, Champion of the Wilds , Blossoming Defense , Withstand Death , Titanic Brawl , Ancient Animus , Momentous Fall , Nature's Claim , Once and Future , Regrowth , Wildest Dreams , Road of Return , Creeping Corrosion , Season of Growth , Blanchwood Armor , Sandwurm Convergence , Garruk, Primal Hunter , Vivien Reid , Vivien of the Arkbow , Ghost Quarter ,

Aspect of Mongoose is nice but prevents untapping shenanigans with your commander.

Counters:

Some obvious out-of-budget stuff here and some lower-powered stuff too but I'll suggest them for posterity.

Llanowar Reborn , Karn's Bastion , Forge of Heroes , The Great Henge , Incubation Druid , Loyal Guardian , Tuskguard Captain , Pollenbright Druid , Solidarity of Heroes , Biogenic Upgrade , Durable Handicraft , Planewide Celebration , Courage in Crisis , Verdant Confluence , Bow of Nylea , Contagion Clasp , Contagion Engine , Hydra's Growth , Path of Discovery , Retreat to Kazandu , Forced Adaptation , Evolutionary Escalation , New Horizons , Nissa, Voice of Zendikar , Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter , Vivien, Arkbow Ranger , Kalonian Hydra , Arbor Armament , Stony Strength , Savage Summoning , Hunger of the Howlpack , Soul's Might , The Crowd Goes Wild , Armory of Iroas , Weapon Rack , Predatory Hunger , Primeval Bounty

I have a Drove of Elves I'm not using

TCG-Player on Balan, Equipment Voltron

1 month ago

Loxodon Warhammer - 2 Mana, -2/+1 stats, + an ability that can completely screw over other Voltron decks ( Uril, the Miststalker ), Narset, Enlightened Master , or decks that run Greaves or Boots .
Yeah, I am definitely sold.Even if it does not end up replacing the Warhammer , I think it earns a slot.