Unnatural Predation

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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
Pauper Legal
Pauper Duel Commander Legal
Pauper EDH Legal
Planechase Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Unnatural Predation

Instant

Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.

multimedia on Lightning-Butt Strikes Back!

3 years ago

Hey, I like the new update and nice new deck description too. It's fine with me if you want to reference anything from my deck. I don't think Early Harvest is worth playing.

Some budget cards that fit with your theme to consider playtesting:

Some budget cards that have over preformed for me:


Fists could replace Unnatural Predation since the draw is worth the one extra mana. Three counters on Kalamax and fight/most likely killing an opponent's creature is better than Tread Upon . The nice thing about these two instants is you can get something out of them if you cast them on an opponent's turn. Casting Fists to draw two or more cards and the counters from Inscription stay with Kalamax + instant fight or fight + fight.

Something to think about is the extreme value you get from Kalamax comes from being able to copy an instant on each opponents turns. That's a problem with most pump spells, you only want to cast them on your turn with attacking Kalamax.

Peppofman on Boost Infect

3 years ago

Nature's Claim(not always usefull) , Cystbearer (too expansive) and 1xUnnatural Predation(to weak) the other 2 i need 2 more Rancor

MilkmanMatty on Combo Draw

3 years ago

Good suggestions! I was tossing up between Unnatural Predation and Wildsize, but went with Wildsize due to being able to use it to dig. I think your suggestion of splitting that into 2 different cards (Opt/Serum Visions for dig and Unnatural Predation for trample) is a better approach though.

Thanks for taking the time to comment :)

Valengeta on Combo Draw

3 years ago

Unnatural Predation is cheaper than Wildsize. If you're just using it to swing after the combo is done you don't need to pay 3 because the card draw is meaningless at that point

I don't think you need 3 different cards to ramp. Your combo pieces aren't that costly and you have the Elixir to help you survive while you set up your combo. You can use Opt or Serum Visions instead of Llanowar Elves to trigger the combo and dig for answers

Mortlocke on The Song of Phyresis

4 years ago

bushido_man96, thank you so much for the feedback!

  1. I'm trying to figure out what shade of orange would be best, because the page's "theme color" is burnt orange, specifically hex #cc5500. It's a good color, but in my opinion it shouldn't be all over the page. I want to stick with white for the words - maybe make the letters "off" white? Specifically - White Smoke #f5f5f5 (slightly darker) or Gainsboro #dccdc (which is slightly brighter-ish). What do you think?

  2. I've considered Champion of Lambholt in the past, but my inner Vorthos just kept screaming "She doesn't fit the aesthetic of Phyrexia!". Which has been the primary limiting factor on all my decks. I do agree with you that it's a great card that does fit the Stax subtheme. I'll have to see if I can get ahold of one in a trade to give it a try. What would you cut for it?

  3. I was so excited that I actually pre-ordered one off of Card Kingdom for $5. Turns out there was a price drop down to about $3. But warning - there's a $3 Shipping and Handling fee.

MrXilas, thanks for the comment and +1, onward to your comments.

  1. Tainted Strike does seem a bit niche in it's use, but i've had better success with it by playing it on other players' creatures. Typically what would happen during a game is that my infect sources would get removed early on, and I won't be able to deal infect combat damage to the entire table (usually 1 or 2 players get infected before i'm stopped). But, when a player is swinging in with a 5/5 or more for a "harmless" bit of damage to get a trigger or a get a bargain on a deal that's when this little instant shines.

I do like the suggestion of Unnatural Predation especially though, as it pleases my inner Vorthos. I'll consider it, but for now Tainted Strike just gives me so much value.

  1. I've never heard of Elephant Grass - that's a really cool enchantment. Originally, this deck had a build that ran Propaganda , Norn's Annex , Crawlspace , and Ghostly Prison . But eventually I moved away from that position because Infect draws so much hate that players typically find a way to circumvent my pillow fort tactics.

You're right about Priests of Norn though, it's really just there as another decent infect source. Personally, i'd prefer just a better mono-white infect creature. Maybe one with evasion at a decent cost. Tine Shrike is just a piece of common hot garbage. Wish we could get a color shifted white Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon at a lower cost with only some evasion or something.

p.s. I also love Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker . Didn't know she existed either. She's very much in the same boat as the previously mentioned Champion of Lambholt - excellent card that I could use, but doesn't fit the aesthetic of Phyrexia. Still, if I see one for trade i'll definitely scoop it up. Thank you for the suggestions!

MrXilas on The Song of Phyresis

4 years ago

So lifemtg doesn't feel like they have to pick-up my slack, here is what I managed to come up with:

  1. Given the amount of infect creatures you have, wouldn't it make more sense to run something that gives trample instead of Tainted Strike ? Is it mostly there so Atraxa can swing in if she needs to? There are three one drop instants in green that grant trample that might push your infect creature through. I was thinking Berserk , Vigorous Charge , or Unnatural Predation . Ditto, but on white cantrips that grant flying.

  2. On the stax front, due to the amount of hate Atraxa Infect draws, you might want more things that deter your opponents' from going after you such as Elephant Grass or Propaganda . Another oddball choice to that effect would be Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker . I honestly don't see Priests of Norn doing much work other than being a deterrent, so maybe that is what can get the boot.

Hopefully I answered your plight this time. I'll be mindful in the future.

venomhydra on Pummeler butt

4 years ago

Unnatural Predation is way too underpowered for this deck. Vessel of Nascency is also too slow. Woodweaver's Puzzleknot is too slow. I would recommend Giant Growth for pumping speed, Servant of the Conduit for energy, and Blossoming Defense for protection.

Cereal_Killer on Golgari Flyers

5 years ago

Seems a nice deck, but I'd make some suggestions:

First of all I'd add Fatal Push. It's very usefull when you want to remove an annoying opponent's creature. Probably I'd put it instead of Reaper from the Abyss, since it's true that the reaper is a creature that does good things, but it costs really much.

I don't really like Bone Picker and Savra, Queen of the Golgari since you don't have so many chances to cast the picker in the first turns and you don't sacrifice creatures, which makes the queen useless

Cards you could consider are: Bitterblossom, Basilica Screecher, Beckon Apparition, Daggerdrome Imp, Gurmag Swiftwing, Kitesail Freebooter, Inquisition of Kozilek, Thoughtseize, Ravenous Chupacabra

I understand why Awaken the Bear and Unnatural Predation are there (you want trample creatures). But aren't better Rancor, Vines of Vastwood or Predator's Strike?

Last thing: I'd add more Overgrown Tomb (raising it up to 3x) and 4x of Verdant Catacombs

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