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| Format | Legality |
| Tiny Leaders | Legal |
| 1v1 Commander | Legal |
| Magic Duels | Legal |
| Canadian Highlander | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Leviathan | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Frontier | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Unformat | Legal |
| Casual | Legal |
| Commander / EDH | Legal |
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| Set | Rarity |
| Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) | Rare |
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Stratus Dancer
Creature — Djinn Monk
Flying
Megamorph (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up at any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
When Stratus Dancer is turned face up, counter target instant or sorcery spell.
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Stratus Dancer Discussion
cdkime on Just one last favor for ...
2 weeks ago
First, you won't find a mana ability that can counter a spell. Mana abilities, by definition, can't target, so you won't find one with "counter target spell." While one could conceive of a mana ability such as "Add . Exile all spells and abilities on the stack" such an ability does not, and likely never will, exist.
However, that doesn't mean you can't counter a spell with split second--there are two ways to counter that I can think of.
Split Second prevents you from activating abilities, but it does not prevent triggered abilities from occurring. So, if you have a triggered ability which counters a card (such as Decree of Silence), that can still counter a spell with split second.
The second option seems like it should not work, but it does: Morph. Morph is a bit of an unusual ability--it is a special type of action that does not use the stack. As such, you can Morph a creature while a spell with split second is on the stack. Stratus Dancer, Voidmage Apprentice, and several other creatures with Morph counter spells when flipped, which can be used to counter a spell with split second.
greyninja on
Eldrazi in the Elements
1 month ago
I hear ya; Animar can be tough to hit and actually stick to the 'field. When I first built it I was ruined by mass creature destruction again and again (Day of Judgment, etc), Counterspells are always a problem, and red/blue have enough burn/bounce/steal to ruin your day
Here's a pile of ideas. Venser, Shaper Savant, Mystic Snake, Draining Whelk, Heroic Intervention, Elgaud Shieldmate, Archetype of Endurance, Asceticism, Glen Elendra Archmage, Stratus Dancer, Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir, Cavern of Souls, Gaea's Herald, Prowling Serpopard, Tajuru Preserver, Soul of New Phyrexia, Temur Sabertooth, Deadeye Navigator, Cyclonic Rift, and of course your own Counterspell package ;D
Last_Laugh on
animar
2 months ago
Again, I'd cut most of your non-creature spells. Most all of these effects can be replaced with creature versions.
I.e. counterspells can be Draining Whelk, Glen Elendra Archmage, and Stratus Dancer. Ramp/mana fixing can be any number of mana dorks like Utopia Tree, Bloom Tender, Manaweft Sliver, etc. and I'd 100% make room for Beastcaller Savant, Sakura-Tribe Elder, and Vizier of the Menagerie. Removal can be Duplicant or either Ulamog. Card draw can be Prime Speaker Zegana, Tishana, Voice of Thunder, Garruk's Packleader, and/or the only non-creature I'm suggesting, Glimpse of Nature. Graveyard recursion can be Eternal Witness and Den Protector.
YaminoNakani on
Animar
4 months ago
Biggest issue I see here is a lack of focus and not enough creatures for a creatures only matter deck.
Animar, Soul of Elements wants two main things: Cast creatures and get +1/+1 counters to cast larger creatures. Everything in the deck should be focused on those two goals.
Setting up the deck to achieve this purpose will make it efficient and powerful. All cards should therefore do one of the following:
- Ramp up to Animar.
- Protect Animar.
- Place counters on Animar.
- Cast game ending creatures for cheap or free.
- Draw cards to allow us to do 1 through 4.
Priority should be given to cards that does something now > does something before your next turn > does something on your next turn > does something eventually.
Because Animar offers a discount based on creatures played, the deck shouldn't be filled with only high cmc game enders, but creatures from low to high cmc, preferably with as little colored mana symbols as possible, to give the deck a natural progression to casting free or cheap high cmc game ending creatures.
Let's split the deck into 3 parts. Pre-Animar setup, Post-Animar setup, Finale.
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- Exotic Orchard is pretty good and cheap and can usually offer every color in multiplayer, especially if an opponent has a Command Tower out or even a Vivid Grove without even needing charge counters. - Kazoo lands such as Simic Growth Chamber, Izzet Boilerworks, and Gruul Turf are good in casual EDH where there is lack of land destruction and they artifically increase your deck ammount by posing as two lands in one. Though overall you do not want too many tap lands as you'll constantly be a entire turn behind.
- Carpet of Flowers could be a dud or amazing ramp with two main phases. $$$
- Shrieking Drake easy continuous counters. $
- Sol Ring Always. $$
- Zhur-Taa Druid creature ramp & burn. $
- Bloom Tender creature ramp. !$!
- Coiling Oracle ramp or card draw. $
- Cyclonic Rift removal or 1-sided board wipe. $$$$
- Explore ramp and card Draw. $
- Den Protector cast for free with morph and surprise Regrowth. $
- Sakura-Tribe Elder creature ramp and color fix. $$
- Sylvan Caryatid creature ramp and color fix. $$
- Beastcaller Savant creature ramp and color fix. $$
- Kiora's Follower creature ramp or vigilance on a stick. $
- Rattleclaw Mystic creature ramp and color fix. $
- Walking Atlas potentially free creature ramp. $
- Ainok Survivalist cast for free with morph, surprise Naturalize. $
- Dream Stalker Cast a Boomerang for . $
- Elvish Visionary a better, creature version of Aggressive Urge for this deck.
- Stratus Dancer an almost Negate. $
- Willbender basically Redirect. $
- Simic Charm so versatile. $
- Hooded Hydra Normally, not a good card. However in this deck. It can become massive and a dangerous thing to see a Wrath of God. $
- Lightning Greaves Protection and quick haste for a large creature. $$
- Spellskite For those , & removals. $$$
- Ring of Kalonia Ramp every turn and makes Animar a lot more threatening. $
- Man-o'-War Another Shrieking Drake. $
- Sage of Fables Emergency card draw. $$
- Pestermite Vigilance, chump blocker vs flying or stopping a giant creature. $
- Guided Passage One of the best card draw and pick your poison spells ever. $$
- Pir, Imaginative Rascal A creature hardened scales and specific tutor. $$
- Sylvok Replica A quick Naturalize. $
- Cloudstone Curio An auto include if you can afford it. $$$$
- Temur Ascendancy Makes all your casted creatures threatening and some card draw. $
- Phyrexian Metamorph Costs 2 life and can do so much for you. $$$
- Purphoros, God of the Forge Ends the game with one of the Shrieking Drakes. $$$$
- Solemn Simulacrum Free ramp, chump blocker and card draw. $$
- Faerie Artisans It doesn't look like much, this is card can get crazy. $$
- Toothy, Imaginary Friend A growing monstrocity that explodes into cards. $$
- Altered Ego with lots of counters on Animar, Soul of Elements and depending on the board, this card could be a massive threat. $
- Herald of Secret Streams Let Animar, Soul of Elements go nuts. $
- Spike Weaver When you need to buy yourself some time. $$$ - Forgotten Ancient Let your opponents ramp you fast. $
- Silent Arbiter Protection against swarm decks. $$
- Peregrine Drake Budget Palinchron. $
- Xenagos, God of Revels Game ender. $$
- Vesuvan Shapeshifter On your upkeep, you may pay to clone the biggest and baddest mofo on the field. $
- Zealous Conscripts Your friend just played Darksteel Colossus and you only have left, what do you do? $
- Deepglow Skate Potential huge ramp for just . $$$
- Duplicant Free Mind Control. $$
- Soul of the Harvest Huge card draw with a Shrieking Drake. $
- Primordial Sage Huge card draw with a Shrieking Drake. $
- Deadeye Navigator and Peregrine Drake or Great Whale = infinite mana. $$
- Progenitor Mimic Very dangerous to copy one of the heavy hitters in this deck. $$
- Consecrated Sphinx All the card draw. $$$
- Deadwood Treefolk Repeatable creature recusion. $
- Steel Hellkite Situational, but very deadily against token decks. $
- Great Oak Guardian Great, quick surprise block when tapped out. $
- Pathbreaker Ibex Quick, game ender. $$
- Thunderfoot Baloth Setup for getting past defenses. $$
- Scourge of the Throne Depending on the situation, can be deadly. !$!
- Hamletback Goliath Good setup for a game ending creature. $
- Palinchron So expensive, yet so infinite mana. !$!
- Balefire Dragon Destroy all the creatures. $$$$
- Platinum Emperion Deletes a win condition. $$$$
- Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger Can win the game on its own. $$$$
- Stonehoof Chieftain Win through commander damage. $$$$
- Void Winnower Turns the game into an odd match. $$
- Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur Look ma, no hands! $$$
- Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Vindicate, Mill Protection and Devastating power. !$!
- It That Betrays Now clone it. $$
bullred1mc on
edric (prototype)
4 months ago
32 lands doable eh, cut all above 2cmc creatures, Tishana, Voice of Thunder Trygon Predator Stratus Dancer . Add Biomass Mutation and Mystic Remora, Nature's Claim Naturalize Beast Within
OMNATH_OMNATH_OI_OI_OI on
Muldrotha - Permanents Are All You Need
5 months ago
I like it. I have an Omnath, Locus of Mana deck myself that uses almost all permanents. My only non permanent was primal surge, as well, but it didn't work very well. I could cast it pretty consistantly by turn 3 or 4, but because i didnt have very much haste, i would deck myself out the next turn. I would recommend at least 2 or 3 other instant/sorcery just so you dont end up decking yourself out. But i love the premise. There are great permanent counterparts to almost all instant/sorcery. For counterspells, i would recommend Brine Shaman, Cursecatcher, Stratus Dancer, etc.
ZorrosRage on
Jeskai Calm
5 months ago
as for Jeskai Student isn't Elusive Spellfist just better in a different color?
Possible Enlightened Ascetic for flavor in side if you see a lot of enchentments.
I really like Stratus Dancer in something like this too. its not really expected. Maybe in side vs slower decks. It's a good monk control card
Jeskai Infiltrator Just looks fun
ersatz_olorin on
Muldrotha - This is Metal
6 months ago
I also recently made a Primal Surge deck (with a different commander but the principal is the same). Since you don't have instant or sorceries you might want to consider morph spells like Willbender or Stratus Dancer.
Since you're in black, Shriekmaw would serve you well here
Laboratory Maniac + Primal Surge + any card that draws a card is my main win condition, if that helps at all.
Here is my deck for reference (/shameless self promotion):
98 Permanents and Laboratory Maniac IS One
Commander / EDH*
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