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Soulreaper of Mogis
Enchantment Creature — Minotaur Shaman
, Sacrifice a creature: Draw a card.
wallisface on Why Are So Many Recent …
5 months ago
DemonDragonJ there’s a few things to consider here:
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Dockside Chef, Soulreaper of Mogis, and Thallid Soothsayer all cost 2-3 mana to use their ability, while Stormclaw Rager only costs 1. That makes it significantly easier to hold-up mana to trigger instantly, and abuse. The difference between 1 mana and 2 is HUGE.
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Dockside Chef, Soulreaper of Mogis, and Thallid Soothsayer all only draw a card from their effect, while Stormclaw Rager also pumps itself, which at instant speed could easily be abused for combat tricks.
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the set that Stormclaw Rager was printed in was one where sealed/draft events were very-centric on players dropping massive “bomb” threats and just winning the game with them. In such a format interaction needs to be strong and usable to ensure its not entirely a race to see who can drop their bomb first. Stormclaw Rager’s ability being instant-speed would slightly undermine the power of those interactive spells, and potentially allow players already-ahead to snowball - this is something Wotc might have wanted to avoid.
Crow_Umbra on Why Are So Many Recent …
5 months ago
I think it's the push and pull of design and balance. Stormclaw Rager's ability is 1 colorless mana, and can use a creature or artifact as part of the activation. We have all kinds of utility token artifacts that have been introduced in recent years: Blood, Clue, Treasure, Map, Food, and Powerstones.
Dockside Chef costs 2 to activate, has Black as part of the activation cost, and although it can also sac a creature or artifact, is more vulnerable to removal as an enchantment creature. That adds some potential drawback/vulnerability, despite the ability to activate an instant speed without a per-turn limitation.
Soulreaper of Mogis is also a bit more restrictive for its activation cost at 3, needing Black for the activation, and is also more vulnerable to removal as an enchantment creature.
Soulreaper and Thallid Soothsayer are from 2020 and 2018 respectively. Given that WotC designs about 2-3 years before a set actually debuts, it's likely that this type of instant speed activation was still seen as acceptable during that time frame of design (likely designed in 2015-2017), and something they decided to scale back in the 3-5 years since then those sets released.
Kind of like how mechanics are now considered "deciduous" or "Evergreen", I think it could make sense that other elements of design might see phases of waxing and waning. Maybe they're doing less instant speed ability activation for now, but that could change and come back a couple of years from now.
DemonDragonJ on Why Are So Many Recent …
5 months ago
wallisface, I do understand that, so how are cards such as Dockside Chef, Soulreaper of Mogis, and Thallid Soothsayer allowed to use their abilities as instants? Did WotC change their minds on that subject?
DemonDragonJ on Should I Keep Angrath in …
2 years ago
After deliberating my above list of sacrifice outlets, I have removed several creatures; I removed Gnawing Zombie because Lampad of Death's Vigil is strictly better than it; I removed Gutless Ghoul because Disciple of Griselbrand is better than it in the majority of situations; I removed Skullport Merchant because it cannot sacrifice itself;, and I removed Soulreaper of Mogis and Spark Reaper because their abilities are to expensive to activate; thus, here is my new list of potential sacrifice outlets for my deck:
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Which creature is the most appealing of these?
DemonDragonJ on Should I Keep Angrath in …
2 years ago
seshiro_of_the_orochi, that is an excellent card, but it requires that the stolen creature be sacrificed immediately, and it is also a one-time effect, and I am seeking a repeatable effect.
I think that I shall replace Angrath with Captivating Crew in my red/white/black deck, as that deck already has two sacrifice outlets in the form of Butcher of the Horde and Immersturm Predator, but, as for my red/green/black deck, I have actually found several cards that would work for it, which I shall compile into a list.
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That is an impressive list of creatures that sacrifice other creatures, so I now need to decide which of them I shall put into my deck; does anyone here have any suggestions?
Snacrifice on
Faux-Filigree (<2$ EDH deck)
2 years ago
Goose_ I like it! I think the price for it drags it just a little out of the budget(the price for it at LP/NM seems to be on average closer to 8 cents than 4), but it'd make an easy swap for Soulreaper of Mogis !
I like building these budget-themed decks because it gets people thinking about nonstandard cards, and encourages building the deck first, then upgrading over time.
ChickenBoy13 on
3 years ago
I'm noticing a lot of bad minotaurs.
You should take out Ahn-Crop Invader, Soulreaper of Mogis, Smelt-Ward Minotaur, Ondu Champion, Minotaur Sureshot, Kragma Butcher, Frontline Devastator, Felhide Minotaur, Felhide Brawler, Cursed Minotaur, and Burning-Fist Minotaur for Neheb, the Worthy, Molten Echoes, Deathbellow War Cry, Anaba Spirit Crafter, Didgeridoo, Tahngarth, Talruum Hero, Anaba Ancestor, Gnarled Scarhide, Slaughter-Priest of Mogis, Metallic Mimic, and Flurry of Horns.
All together, this is a nice deck!
Minousmancer on
Dean Liliana
4 years ago
Lotus Field was something i started to play around with today, I'm just seeing if there is any advantage to it in Mono.
I only have Core 2020 and Theros BD on preorder.
Evolving Wilds & Traveler's Amulet are there to thin the deck as best I can in a very controlled way so i'm not self-milling.
Mirror Shield like Lotus Field is something else I added today to play with to give Soulreaper of Mogis more protection from red/burn.
Agonizing Syphon is for decks where I need jest a bit more life also helps Bloodthirsty Aerialist.
Moldervine Reclamation is also an add from today as an idea for adding to the synergy of the lady dancers since I'm already sacrificing creatures.
Without Mogis, tell me a better way to get card advantage with drawing cards in Mono-Black? Especially only using Core 20220 and TBD...
Not trying to sound defensive I'm just tired and just got home from my first day of work in two months.