Thunderstaff

Artifact

As long as Thunderstaff is untapped, if a creature would deal combat damage to you, prevent 1 of that damage.

{2}, {T}: Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.

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
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (38)

king-saproling on Super Hippo - MURDER MODE | Phelddagrif Primer

3 years ago

Sumradagnoth me too haha! I'm waiting until the new cards come in before I make swaps and update the list.

I'm definitely making room for Call the Cops and Sawtusk Demolisher. Sawtusk is cool here not only because it fits the theme of giving opps creature tokens, but we can use it repeatedly by mutating Super Hippo and bouncing them back to hand with hippo's ability. I'm thinking I'll cut Thunderstaff and Transmogrifying Wand for the above 2

king-saproling on Phelddagrif 3.0 \\ Political Control

4 years ago

Ahh yes, this is what the hippo was meant for! You might like these: Dingus Staff , Angel's Trumpet , Reins of Power , Nacatl War-Pride , Primal Vigor , Clone Legion , Deploy to the Front , Mantle of Leadership , Beck , Keep Watch , Theft of Dreams , Borrowing 100,000 Arrows , Biomantic Mastery , Seedborn Muse , Mercy Killing , Thunderstaff

I made a similar build (not just hugs, hippo wants to win >:O) with a primer if you want to check it out: Super Hippo

SaSSolino8 on

4 years ago

Thunderstaff and Repercussion for some fun times.

420bootywizard on Derevillark

4 years ago

Seems good. Don't think you need Derevi if he isn't your commander. Thunderstaff could probably also be an early cut if you're going for more combo, Restore too.

Might want some more card draw, something like: Wall of Blossoms , Wall of Omens , Mulldrifter , Tireless Tracker are all good options.

Venser, the Sojourner is another blink-on-a-stick effect you might want to look at.

Cloudius on Courting attack, Isperia Supreme Judge

5 years ago

+1 for a very innovative deck! Love original brews like this.

You want Creatures to Attack...

Bident of Thassa - It is in the Maybeboard but I'd highly recommend adding this to the main board. It fulfills the 2 things your deck wishes to do: 1) Forcing people to attack; 2) Card draw for you.

Siren's Call - This is a hidden gem, which forces opponent's creatures to attack or face destruction. Perfect for a "Chaos theme" deck. Combos well with Festival or Orim's Chant to create a single-sided board wipe. Feel free to stick this onto Isochron Scepter for repeated use!

Oracle en-Vec - "Come at me you %@#$" Basically Taunt on a stick!

You want to lessen the pain...

Energy Field - Opponents attack each other, YOU WIN... Opponents attack you, you take no damage, draw a bunch of cards... and STILL WIN!

Thunderstaff - Lessen the pain is always good. Ability to grant situational buff to your creatures is a plus here.

Angel's Grace - When all else fails... call upon the Angels to grant you sanctuary and protection!

Isochron Scepter - You're running a lot of damage prevention instants with CMC 2 or less, so the Scepter is definitely worth a slot in the deck!

Hope these helps. Cheers!

marco-piatti on Anti goblin deck

5 years ago

I decided that by now it's best to just modify my deck by gettin cards like Fog , Druid's Deliverance , Essence Warden and Thunderstaff that can extend my lifespan in game. I also plan to add 2 more copies of Triumph of the Hordes and to consider that as my main win condition so i can also slow down my opponent by giving -1/-1 counters on his creatures.

Oloro_Magic on pls dont attack me

5 years ago

Hey! Welcome to the world of deck building!! I hope you enjoy your stay. For a first attempt at deckbuilding I will say this is quite impressive, you have avoided the primary mistake I see a lot which is over saturating on 1-of's. In making my suggestions I am going to assume that you are trying to stick to a budget.

First off, do you have an idea of what format you are going to be playing? Is it just casual? I ask because bar Counterspell this deck is modern legal.

The first major upgrade I can see is replacing the Orbs of Warding with Thunderstaff which is just cheaper and easier to cast on curve, and likely 2 at that cutting a land, in fact I would go down to 23 lands, 30 is going to result in quite a bit of flooding. To make up for the hexproof lost you can play a 1 of Witchbane Orb .

Moving on to creatures (with the cut lands we would have 4 extra slots still) I would cut the Blazing Archon for a Silent Arbiter ; I know the effect is slightly different however the body on Arbiter makes it effective and easier to cast, plus you don't really need to be swinging with multiple Angels a turn in the late game to win. I would also cut the 4 Suture Priest as they don't add too much to the deck, and make some space for enchantments and more prison like creatures, Burrenton Forge-Tender , Eidolon of Rhetoric , and Kami of False Hope all come to mind as options.

The counters I don't see as necessary, sure they are fine but I would prioritize removal over anything, so ideally Path to Exile , but cards like Declaration in Stone , Oblivion Ring , and Journey to Nowhere make solid replacements.

On to the enchantments themselves, I would cut one Privileged Position (thats 5 free slots), two seems a bit much considering it doesn't do a ton. With the blank slots I would up both Ghostly Prison and Sphere of Safety to 4 each as they truly are your best cards. With the 3 remaining slots I would consider a couple of 1-of's as alternate win-cons such as Sigil of the Empty Throne and Starfield of Nyx . With the last slot Runed Halo (which has fallen all the way to $4 from $30) is a card I would consider as it can answer that one big problem you cant stop.

Another consideration you may want to undertake is dropping the blue and instead adding green, Satyr Enchanter would function well here, providing you with an engine for the long game. Another consideration could be Overwhelming Splendor which admittedly is just funny.

The mana base is fine, although it could use an upgrade, for budget reasons I assume fetch lands are out of the equation, however a couple utility lands cannot hurt such as Memorial to Genius , Kabira Crossroads , and 4 Ghost Quarter .

I wish you the best of luck! If you need any help or clarification just tag me in a comment.

Vale,

Oloro

Alkadron on Thantis, Pillow Fort Shenanigan's

5 years ago

This looks like a real good time. I've got a Thantis deck as well, she's outstanding.

I'm not sure what you're doing with Crucible of Worlds, Unwind Clock, and Strionic Resonator. They're all great cards in the right circumstances, but the rest of your list looks like it's not going to do a great job of creating those circumstances.

You may want to consider some more cards that give your opponents creatures (that's my favorite part of the Thantis deck): Forbidden Orchard and Varchild's War-Riders always do work for me, and Rite of the Raging Storm is straight-up delightful.

Cards like Thunderstaff and Warmonger Hellkite are also pretty great: you can use them to pump your opponents' creatures when you force them to swing big at your other opponents.