Creatues That Work Well With Archetype of Finality?
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Posted on Dec. 2, 2019, 8:13 p.m. by theindigoeffect
Goblin Sharpshooter is often mentioned as a combo with Archetype of Finality , and even though it upgrades your creatures into deathtouchers, it's still a pretty lackluster static effect.
Is there anything else (especially creatures) that can really exploit Archetype of Finality in Rakdos?
Olivia Voldaren I run as a commander. Basilisk Collar and Quietus Spike are in the 99
Walking Ballista would be alright. There's tons of dragons like Balefire Dragon , Flameblast Dragon , Siege Dragon , Drakuseth, Maw of Flames , Vampiric Dragon , etc etc
I like where your head is at! I wish Archetype of Finality wasnt that just seems too high
December 2, 2019 9:28 p.m.
JANKYARD_DOG says... #4
Chandra's Ignition if you're not worried about your own critters.
December 2, 2019 9:47 p.m.
Deathbringer Thoctar can work well, and Thornbite Staff can turn Archetype of Finality into it's own sharpshooter.
If you're decks aim is to have ways to kill all of your opponents creatures, you may want to run Grave Betrayal , Lim-Dul the Necromancer , and Scythe of the Wretched .
December 2, 2019 10:33 p.m.
Viridian Longbow , Grim Lavamancer , Cunning Sparkmage , Prodigal Pyromancer , Spikeshot Goblin , Vithian Stinger , Vulshok Sorcerer , Shadow Guildmage , Sparksmith .
December 3, 2019 5:50 a.m.
theindigoeffect says... #9
At the risk of sounding stupid, wouldn't Ball Lightning and Lightning Skelemental get across roughly the same amount of damage, due to the fact that they already have trample?
Or, would they only need to do 1 deathtouch damage, allowing the rest of the damage to go through?
I just need to know so I can actually explain it in-game to anyone who doesn't understand.
December 3, 2019 3:04 p.m.
@theindigoeffect hopefully I can explain this right, otherwise someone else can jump in
Trample only cares about the amount of damage that would be lethal for a creature. So trample recognizes that the deathtouch only needs to deal 1 dmg to kill it, and let's the other 5 dmg roll over
Now this all happens BEFORE things like Indestructible are taken into account. It still recognizes that the 1 dmg should kill the creature, so a 6/1 deathtouch trampling creature will still roll 5 damage over to the player even if blocked by a 10/10 indestructible creature
December 3, 2019 4:14 p.m.
plakjekaas says... #11
Yes, a creature with trample, in damage assignment, needs to direct lethal damage to a blocker, and all excess damage will trample over. By definition, if you're dealing with deathtouch, any damage done will be lethal damage, so a creature with both trample and deathtouch will need to assign just 1 damage to each creature blocking it, and all remaining damage available will trample through to the face.
Rhadamanthus says... #2
theindigoeffect: This thread was moved from the Rules Q&A forum to the Deck Help forum. The Rules Q&A forum is intended to be for questions about game rules, tournament rules, and the details of specific card interactions. Your question about deckbuilding advice is much better suited for the Deck Help forum instead.
December 2, 2019 9:08 p.m.