Simic Midrange "Removal"

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Posted on Nov. 27, 2014, 9:20 p.m. by SuperMerg

What are the most playable options for Simic midrange "Removal"?

What I can think of:
Curse of the Swine
Polymorphist's Jest
Turn to Frog
Setessan Tactics

Thoughts? Comparisons? Suggestions?

Oww99 says... #2

In Standard thouse are the best. If your casual then Rapid Hybridization or Simic Charm. I dont know very many Modern things so correct me if Im wrong. :3

November 27, 2014 9:35 p.m.

corranhorn01 says... #3

What about AEtherspouts? While it's not amazing, it generally does work.

There is also Whelming Wave.

November 27, 2014 9:50 p.m.

SuperMerg says... #4

Forgot AEtherspouts!

Whelming Wave is a tough sell in my midrange deck... I've seen people try to play it in a Kiora, the Crashing Wave control she'll alongside Omenspeaker. Neat idea.

November 27, 2014 10:07 p.m.

Spootyone says... #5

Setessan Tactics is by and large the most effective removal I've found for this archetype.

November 27, 2014 11:22 p.m.

JakeHarlow says... #6

I agree with Spooty, at least for Standard.

November 28, 2014 12:45 a.m.

tman007 says... #7

I would avoid underWhelming Wave because it says "octopuses". Like what?

But yea, Tactics is best.

November 28, 2014 2:54 a.m.

JakeHarlow says... #8

@ tman007: oof, yeah, I never noticed that horrendous grammar on Whelming Wave. C'mon, Wizards!!

November 28, 2014 7:31 a.m.

Rayenous says... #9

Polukranos, World Eater = Beater with built in removal.

November 28, 2014 7:48 a.m.

ChiefBell says... #10

tman007, JakeHarlow - The usual plural in English is "octopuses" (pronounced /ktpsz/), but the Greek plural form "octopodes" (pronounced /ktpdiz/) is sometimes used, though less frequently than in the past.[49] The form "octopi", as if the word were a Latin second-declension noun, is generally considered incorrect.

November 28, 2014 7:53 a.m.

ChiefBell says... #11

  • It's not a latin word so octopi is not correct. It is English so octopuses is ok. It's originally Greek so octopodes it also correct.
November 28, 2014 7:55 a.m.

JakeHarlow says... #12

Wow. I learned something today. I'm a student of Latin and Greek and I didn't know that (and I have an MA in medieval Greek...so I feel kinda dumb :-/) I knew Latin borrowed octopus from the Greek, but since it has no standard way of reflectively declining borrowed Greek nouns like "foot" (pos, podos, etc), it just grouped it into the 2nd declension, as it often did. Didn't know that this was considered wrong though. I guess I heard folks say "Octopi" too often and though nothing of it. :)

November 28, 2014 8:02 a.m.

FatherLiir says... #13

November 28, 2014 9:14 a.m.

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