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Xanthic Statue
Artifact
(5): Until end of turn, Xanthic Statue becomes an 8/8 Golem artifact creature with trample.
DreadKhan on Brian Stacks' Pyromancy (E)
9 months ago
You don't have a sideboard, but if you ever think about it I bet Meekstone would be handy as backup copies of Smoke vs fast aggro decks. Technically they 'stack', if you have both they can only untap 1 creature that satisfies Meekstone.
Also, I absolutely love creature lands/artifacts that become creatures, some even do double duty as a mana rock. If you added Black you could try something like Phyrexian Totem or Rakdos Keyrune, but mono-Red does have Foriysian Totem, 1 or 2 copies of this might be a nice way to close out games, it's especially useful if your opponent can't safely play blockers, or if they've snuck out a few weenies early since the Totem makes a great blocker. There is also Guardian Idol, which might be more useful than Mind Stone vs some decks, maybe Haunted Plate Mail or Levitating Statue could do work, Xanthic Statue is only 5 for an 8/8 Trample. For Man-lands there flashy Den of the Bugbear, each time you pay it's 3R you get to make another 1/1 fwiw. If people play lots of weenies then Ghitu Encampment is very good at dealing with them with it's First Strike. These cards that become lands might be even better in a sideboard as well, where you play game 1 with zero creature presence and once you're sure people have pulled all their creature hate you can sneak some situational creatures in.
Interesting solution to the 'how do I kill my opponent?' question, creatureless decks are always cool!
jasonkrivera on Random Favorite Cards
5 years ago
I remember Xanthic Statue was the card I pulled when I cracked my first pack. I remembering being amazed how big it could be, and by the (now, admittedly not so great) artwork on the card.