List of Color Pie Breaks/Bends

Commander / EDH* Haldarious

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Feb. 5, 2018

+Psychic Allergy, +Psychic Transfer

Old school blue doing nonblue things.

Gattison says... #1

This is an awesome list! I was contemplating something like this a while ago, but I had no idea where to start. I'm so glad you started this! I'll definitely add this to the list of lists.

As for your comment on Volcanic Eruption and other color-hate cards, don't feel bad about leaving them out. I would not consider them eligible for this list either. Color-hate between & is actually pretty normal, as well as color-hate (versus enemy colors) of some degree in all colors. like Black Knight that one card that turns all mountains into plains, or something like that.

Also: Scryb Sprites

And: do you think Goblin Gaveleer would count? He always seemed odd to me, like he should be & human instead.

October 15, 2017 4:38 p.m.

eyes2sky says... #2

Gattison and I talk about this all the time! Here's are few that you might want to add: Dawn Charm, Resurrection, It That Rides as One  Flip and I believe there are a few other white creatures with trample. Im sure Ill think of some others. Thanks for putting this together!

October 15, 2017 10:59 p.m.

eyes2sky says... #3

There are some blue creatures that have First Strike like these: Narwhal and Illusionary Wall. I think there are a few others.

October 15, 2017 11:22 p.m.

Haldarious says... #4

Gattison: thanks! IMO Goblin Gaveleer is ok because red sometimes does things with artifacts and equipment, and +X/+0 and trample are both red.

eyes2sky: I considered Resurrection, but with stuff like Emeria Shepherd, Defy Death and Bishop of Rebirth being printed relatively recently I didn't think it was extreme enough to warrant inclusion. Mark Rosewater has said that white can occasionally get reanimation. The others work though!

October 16, 2017 8:30 a.m.

Uskebasi says... #5

Some cards I found:

Harmless Offering is a colorshifted Donate, Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs could be white, Molten Influence is a "counterspell" in red, Measure of Wickedness should be probably red, Dragonmaster Outcast is a creature that rewards your ramp and I feel he could be green, Stromgald Spy looks at target player's hand and could be blue, Treacherous Urge, Enslave and Ritual of the Machine are threaten/control magic effects in black, The Great Aurora and Ezuri's Predation are wraths in green, Bellowing Tanglewurm has a black keyword, Curse of the Swine is mass removal with exile in blue, Primal Order is direct damage in green, Mana Vortex and Land Equilibrium are land destruction in blue, Web of Inertia is a strange pillowfort card and graveyard hoser in blue, Concordant Crossroads gives haste in green (???), Oath of Lieges ramps in white, Spoils of War gives +1/+1 counters in black, Touch of Darkness is colorshifting in black, Infernal Genesis gives everybody tokens in black, Countryside Crusher should probably be Golgari, Mana Flare is a mana doubler in red (????), Dreams of the Dead is creature recursion in blue, Reality Twist is ???, Imprisoned in the Moon is straight up removal in blue, Icy Prison is a political Oblivion Ring in blue, Not Forgotten is a green effect, Stunted Growth discards cards from opponent's hand in green...

October 21, 2017 10:32 a.m.

Uskebasi says... #6

Another two:

Artifact Blast is another counterspell in red, and Skullscorch is a conditional Hymn to Tourach.

October 21, 2017 10:36 a.m.

Uskebasi says... #7

Also Witch Engine is a strange card to be in black...

October 21, 2017 10:40 a.m.

Haldarious says... #8

Thanks, Uskebasi! Curse of the Swine just takes a blue effect and puts it on an X spell, and despite how wrath-like Ezuri's Predation is, making tokens and fighting are green. Bazaar Trader shows that making players gain control of your things can be red too. The only effect in existence similar to Reality Twist is on an artifact (Naked Singularity), so I really don't know where in the color pie that's supposed to lie. Most of the others I agree with, though.

October 22, 2017 6:08 p.m.

Gattison says... #9

October 22, 2017 6:16 p.m.

Gattison says... #10

also: Hissing Iguanar is more of a , no?

and Crypt Ripper. haste in black?

October 22, 2017 6:19 p.m.

MagicalHacker says... #11

October 22, 2017 7:34 p.m.

eyes2sky says... #12

October 26, 2017 12:27 a.m.

eyes2sky says... #13

October 26, 2017 12:36 a.m.

Verbatiam says... #14

I love the list, only thing is I think its a little exagerated and could use a little trimming.

Hour of Eternity is the eternalize mechanic, which was primary in blue, it is similar to multiple other blue effects, such as dredge in how it exiles cards from a graveyard, or clone and it puts a copy of a creature onto the battlefield.

It That Rides as One (once it has been flipped to have that name) is colorless. Colourless who have often had access to all of the keywords it possesses

Shrouded Lore seems like a very black card, its the combination of returning something from the grave and forceing your opponent to "chose" something that benifits you, similar to Torment of Hailfire, Forbidden Ritual, and Tyrant's Choice

Avoid Fate: this card is the progenetor to cards they now print like Hapatra's Mark, Sheltering Word so I'm not sure if this should be considered a break or bend

Love the list, hope you like the suggestions

January 6, 2018 11:37 a.m.

Haldarious says... #16

Verbatiam, those are all good points, but that's why this is a list of bends, not just breaks. also It That Rides as One  Flip has a colorless identity, but it's essentially a white card (Lone Rider  Flip), and white doesn't usually have access to trample. Normally black cards only get creatures back from the graveyard to the hand, so Shrouded Lore's potential to get back other card types pushes it towards green territory (which it was originally, but, Planar Chaos). Avoid Fate is a precursor to now-normal hexproof instants, but there will be instances in which they don't do the same thing (it doesn't protect against abilites or sorceries, for example). I included Hour of Eternity because it's essentially a reanimation spell in mono-blue, and mono-blue decks typically lack creature recursion - this list is meant to help out decks with color restrictions overcome their intrinsic shortcomings.

January 7, 2018 11:46 a.m.