Temple of Deceit

Land

Temple of Deceit enters the battlefield tapped.

When Temple of Deceit enters the battlefield, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)

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Discussion (51)

BahamutPRME on Casual Greek Deck

2 weeks ago

So I'm trying to make a deck for my friend for his birthday and he likes Greek Mythology, specifically Poseidon, Hades, and Zues in this order. I'm wanting to stay in the Theros block and have 3 deck ideas but I need some advice and criticism because I don't want to make him a weak deck.

Here are what I've made:

The first one is using Heliod because I made this first and forgot there is a god that looks like zues but in MTG Heliod is the "Leader" or Highest ranking or whatever.

The second one is using Keranos and white humans so its 4 colors instead of 3.

The third one is sticking to the block and theme but also sticking to heroic and scry.

I have always been bad about including a safe amount of land in my decks so that is something i really need help with. I also wasn't sure if this was the best way to show the decks or if i should've just copy and pasted each text.

Thank you!

Greek Deck 1

Greek Deck 2

Greek Deck 3

Sorry for the long post. Wasn't sure how to do this.

Oloro_Magic on [Primer] - Ad Nauseam Combo [[Procellam Legit]]

2 weeks ago

Heretic_Dragoon:

Really that just happens to be the land flex slot and I liked the art. Generally that slot should be occupied by a third basic of either Plains , Island , or Swamp , however locally I have noted a decline in Blood Moon (though with tron getting popular again this may change) and as a result I have been trying out various utility lands in that slot. Tomb of Urami is just the latest of these, basically, in theory it provides the deck with another way to win or buy a turn, something that is worth investigating with the prevalence of Surgical Extraction . That is in theory however. You have actually caught me in between updates as that slot is now occupied by a Tolaria West , with a Temple of Deceit cut in favor of Boseiju, Who Shelters All ; this change being in reaction to an uptick in UW Control and with it Dovin's Veto .

I wouldn't recommend Tomb of Urami though it foils well and the looks I get easily make it worth it despite the card not being great.

outofnothing0 on Zur's Perfection

3 weeks ago

Been super busy lately so sorry for the late replies!

@Limo: Thanks for the upvote! I'll be sure to take a look at your deck!

@MooneBoyIrish: If you had read the deck description I've put the relevant ruling for auras there as many get confused by them; basically auras only target when cast so if they are put into play as part of an effect (ie. Zur, Replenish , Open the Vaults , etc) they can be attached to a legal permanent of your choosing (as defined by the enchant ability) without targeting that permanent. As MtgMaster02 pointed out Triclopean Sight is indeed both backup to Daybreak Coronet as well as an effective means to get Stasis up and running.

@SlowMoon17: I'd say both yes and no. I've slightly drifted away from the straight 1v1 environment to make it more resilient and able to at least hold its own in multiplayer as well (due to the local meta). I feel like there are faster ways of combo winning ( Doomsday , Phyrexian Unlife , etc) but that's just boring. There's something about playing land destruction/ Stasis and seeing the light drain from your oppenents' eyes that just makes it oh so worth it haha.

@Im_ygy: Yea... lol. I just looked it up and the entire decklist non-foiled, without Timetwister and OG duals is still around $2100 NM/PL

@MordMetal: It really depends on how budget you want. Obviously don't foil it lol; but in all seriousness you can save a ton on the land base alone. Add more basics and tap lands ( Arcane Sanctum / Vivid Creek / Vivid Marsh / Vivid Meadow ), use Evolving Wilds / Terramorphic Expanse instead of fetches, etc. If your overall CMC is still low swap Dark Confidant for Dark Tutelage , Snapcaster Mage for Archaeomancer / Mnemonic Wall . As for Timetwister it really depends on what effect you are looking for... GY shuffle: Elixir of Immortality , Card draw: Windfall , both: Time Spiral although it costs double the mana (and untaps!) and is still expensive although still cheaper by a phenomenal amount. These are just some examples. I'd recommend doing an advanced Gatherer search (https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Default.aspx) for specific effects you are looking for in a cheaper card variant.

@Dankey Thank you! I like running Jace, the Mind Sculptor for the Brainstorm effect (and Unsummon effect if needed) to filter away any enchantments that find thier way into my hand (so i can tutor them up for free). In 1v1 Jace basically lets me know what my opponent is drawing most of the time too; so for now I think he is just too versatile to get rid of.

@cango35: I really like Winding Canyons in most creature based decks but i think it'd be kind of a waste here for a few reasons. Firstly I overall barely have any creatures. Secondly the additional 2 mana is killer... it'd mean i'd need 6 mana PLUS the land to get it off and that's just not worth the luxury of flash in my opinion. Thanks for the suggestion though!

@hoffie4: I've had Strionic Resonator in the deck for ages! You must've missed it XD

@Auraprime1984: There are a few options. The rest of the mana base is pretty solid, so to be honest it doesn't matter a whole lot. You could add more basics, the third painland ( Caves of Koilos ), Exotic Orchard , maybe Tainted Isle / Tainted Field , Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth , Prairie Stream / Sunken Hollow , Choked Estuary / Port Town , etc. You could also use some tap lands like Arcane Sanctum , Celestial Colonnade , Fetid Pools / Irrigated Farmland , Temple of Deceit / Temple of Enlightenment , etc. Signet lands are also an option Darkwater Catacombs / Skycloud Expanse . You mostly just have to figure out what would work best with your build. Hope that helps!

mazrimtaim on H: Binder W: grixis EDH

1 month ago

I'm looking to build a grixis superfriends deck and am looking for these cards. I have just updated my binder with everything I currently have.

Wants

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Ashiok, Dream Render
• 1x Bedevil
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Dack Fayden
• 1x Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
• 1x Daretti, Scrap Savant
• 1x Dark Intimations
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Decree of Annihilation
• 1x Deliver Unto Evil
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Flux Channeler
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Honor-Worn Shaku
• 1x Interplanar Beacon
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
• 1x Jokulhaups
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Karn, the Great Creator
• 1x Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
• 1x Lethal Vapors
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
• 1x Nightscape Familiar
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Obliterate
• 1x Overburden
• 1x Saheeli Rai
• 1x Saheeli, the Gifted
• 1x Sarkhan the Masterless
• 1x Savor the Moment
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Tainted AEther
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
• 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master
• 1x Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
• 1x The Chain Veil
• 1x The Elderspell
• 1x Time Sieve
• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable
• 1x Vault of Whispers

Valuable Haves

• Doubling Season
• Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
• Dark Depths
• Exquisite Blood
• 4x Goblin Guide
• japanese Alhammarret's Archive
• Mirari's Wake
• Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• Archangel of Thune
• Karlov of the Ghost Council

the rest is in my binder

EsperControl4Life on Acquire the Sun

1 month ago

So I'm not sure if you are on a budget, but I would highly recommend Fatal Push , Path to Exile , Serum Visions , Terminus , and Mana Leak . Also you need at least 4 more lands to reliably cast anything over 3cmc if you aren't looking to shell out the money for fetches and shocks than I would go with River of Tears , Temple of Enlightenment , Temple of Deceit , Temple of Silence no more than 6-8 total etb tapped as you want to still be able to play spells on curve.

justLUK3 on KESS Upgrade

1 month ago

Lands
Evolving Wilds placeholder for Bloodstained Mire
Swamp placeholder for Drowned Catacomb
Swamp placeholder for Polluted Delta
Island placeholder for Soldevi Excavations
Swiftwater Cliffs placeholder for Sulfur Falls
Island placeholder for Temple of Deceit
Island placeholder for Temple of Epiphany
Mountain placeholder for Temple of Malice

Instants
Izzet Charm placeholder for Hinder
Faithless Looting placeholder for Frantic Search
Kindred Dominance placeholder for Cyclonic Rift
Docent of Perfection  ^Flip placeholder for Kolaghan's Command
Increasing Vengeance placeholder for Reiterate
Dualcaster Mage placeholder for Spell Crumple

Sorceries
Suffer the Past placeholder for Exsanguinate
Clone Legion placeholder for Insurrection
Jace's Ingenuity placeholder for Mind Grind
Memory Plunder placeholder for Torment of Hailfire
Dark Ritual placeholder for Tunnel Vision
Worn Powerstone placeholder for Vandalblast

Enchantments
Galecaster Colossus placeholder for Fevered Visions
Path of Ancestry placeholder for Stranglehold
Thousand-Year Storm placeholder for Swarm Intelligence

Creatures
Knacksaw Clique placeholder for Vendilion Clique

Artifacts
AEtherling placeholder for Aetherflux Reservoir
Portent placeholder for Sensei's Divining Top
Puppeteer Clique placeholder for Spine of Ish Sah
Fellwar Stone placeholder for Thought Vessel

justLUK3 on KESS Upgrade

1 month ago

Lands
Evolving Wilds placeholder for Bloodstained Mire
Swamp placeholder for Drowned Catacomb
Swamp placeholder for Polluted Delta
Island placeholder for Soldevi Excavations
Swiftwater Cliffs placeholder for Sulfur Falls
Island placeholder for Temple of Deceit
Island placeholder for Temple of Epiphany
Mountain placeholder for Temple of Malice

Instants Izzet Charm placeholder for Hinder
Faithless Looting placeholder for Frantic Search
Kindred Dominance placeholder for Cyclonic Rift
Crosis's Charm placeholder for Kolaghan's Command
Increasing Vengeance placeholder for Reiterate
Dualcaster Mage placeholder for Spell Crumple

Sorceries
Suffer the Past placeholder for Exsanguinate
Clone Legion placeholder for Insurrection
Jace's Ingenuity placeholder for Mind Grind
Memory Plunder placeholder for Torment of Hailfire
Dark Ritual placeholder for Tunnel Vision
Worn Powerstone placeholder for Vandalblast

Enchantments
Path of Ancestry placeholder for Stranglehold
Thousand-Year Storm placeholder for Swarm Intelligence

Creatures
Knacksaw Clique placeholder for Vendilion Clique

Artifacts
AEtherling placeholder for Aetherflux Reservoir
Portent placeholder for Sensei's Divining Top
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir placeholder for Spine of Ish Sah
Fellwar Stone placeholder for Thought Vessel

JustinWunderlich on Marchesa, The Black Rose - Primer

2 months ago

Hey Lokotor, Your Marchesa list is honestly one of the only few ones that I like on tappedout ha

I was wondering if I could get some advice. How can I improve my deck? I don't wnt to make it super OP. But more fun, and resilient. All the life loss to stay on the throne is sometimes, a lot of times, an issue. In multiplayer I may take out 1 person, 2 sometimes, but then I'm the next to go.

I'm thinking of swapping some cards. Big list of cards I'm considering. How have these cards worked for you if you've played with them?

Possibly Cut:

Dimir House Guard , Razaketh, the Foulblooded , Sidisi, Undead Vizier , Guildmages' Forum , High Market , Forge of Heroes , Opal Palace , Temple of Malice , Temple of Deceit

Possibly Add:

Helm of the Host - seems reall good, Aetherborn Marauder , Bloodhunter Bat , Filigree Familiar , Gray Merchant of Asphodel , Massacre Wurm , Nicol Bolas, the Ravager  ^Flip, Krav, the Unredeemed , Kokusho, the Evening Star , Keiga, the Tide Star , Judith, the Scourge Diva , Etali, Primal Storm , Hall of the Bandit Lord , Embargo , Coalition Relic

I know there are a few different types of cards in there, but you can see where it's going. I want to recoup some of the life loss, increase mana, make the deck a bit faster, etc.