Last_Laugh says... #1

Hey, I was hoping I could get you to take a look at a newer deck I've built and another from Fallout that's still in crafting mode to see if you have any suggestions or feedback. If not, no worries but any and all help would be appreciated.

Dopplegang Bangers - Historic Flash Convoke Copies

My 1st historic each turn has convoke and gets a non-legendary copy from the commanders. I'm trying to flash convoke on everyone's turn and copy my historic spells/tokens multiple times. Parallel Lives effects don't work here though.

"Wake Up, Wasteland! It's Me, Three Dog!".

3 Dog sacs an aura on attack and creates a copy for everyone else that's attacking. I have several cantrip auras for card draw, ways to get the sac'ed aura back, some creatures to support/carry those aura copies, and just some gross auras to go wide with.

March 4, 2024 3:06 p.m.

Caerwyn says... #2

Since there are no upvotes in the main posts for threads, wanted to let you know I got a good chuckle out of your post.

February 22, 2024 10:11 p.m.

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#1

There is no time that you will have priority and the copy exist as a card in hand. One of the SBAs (714.5e) is that copies of cards in zones besides the stack or battlefield cease to exist and this will happen before any player gets priority.

704.5. The state-based actions are as follows:

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704.5e If a copy of a spell is in a zone other than the stack, it ceases to exist. If a copy of a card is in any zone other than the stack or the battlefield, it ceases to exist.

March 18, 2024 11:11 p.m.

616.1. If two or more replacement and/or prevention effects are attempting to modify the way an event affects an object or player, the affected object’s controller (or its owner if it has no controller) or the affected player chooses one to apply, following the steps listed below. If two or more players have to make these choices at the same time, choices are made in APNAP order.

Nemesis and wallisface were correct in their original interpretation of the rule. Above I have posted the comprehensive rule in question. The important part for the disagreement at hand is "the way an event affects an object or player". The event in this case is "Shock deals 2 damage". What the event is affecting is the opponent. Replacement effects need a game event to modify. The event is the damage, the player affected by the damage is the opponent.

March 16, 2024 11:19 a.m.

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#3

It is a triggered ability of the equipment. Quietus Spike doesn't say "equipped creature gains..." so it is the equipment causing the life loss.

March 16, 2024 1:56 a.m.

Lopsided matchups are a feature, not a bug. Players are being rewarded for going all in on some matchups at the expense of others. Changing formats isn't the solution, shifting the meta would be the solution. However; that would probably involve lots of bannings and people are unlikely to react well to that.

March 14, 2024 12:49 p.m.

untap.in doesn't require a download.

March 14, 2024 12:43 p.m.

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You choose targets for spells and abilities as you put them on the stack. So after the creatures die and SBAs are checked, but before any player receives priority.

March 13, 2024 10:48 p.m.

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"since when is an average converted mana cost of 3.92 considered 'high?'"

For about the last 9 years in my experience. My first few decks when I was getting into EDH were up around 4-4.25, but since then I try to keep them sub 3.5 for low power and sub 2.5 for high power. But play groups are all different, so it doesn't matter. If you are asking in a vacuum though 3.92 is "unplayably high" to most groups in my experience. However, if your win % is in the 20-30% range then apparently it is good enough for your group.

March 12, 2024 6:49 a.m.

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Temple Bell is actively bad in decks that are not punishing draws and exploiting that as their main theme or in decks that are shutting off the extra draws for opponents. Even in decks that are punishing draws, much of the time you would rather a burst of draw for each person.

Calling Temple Bell "card advantage" without shutting off the draws for your opponents also completely misunderstands what card advantage is. You go down a card and mana as wallisface mentioned and then each activation is zero sum in regards to card advantage.

March 10, 2024 6:57 p.m.

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Since both Ankle Shanker and Caesar, Legion's Emperor trigger on attacking their controller can put them on the stack in whatever order they choose.

Haste can be useful even if the tokens come in tapped and attacking. The most obvious interaction in these colors is with extra combat spells. Breath of Fury with Caesar and a way to prevent your tokens from being blocked is infinite combats.

March 9, 2024 7:04 p.m.

The copies are not "cast". You will only be drawing a card from casting the original legendary, not from the copy. Outside of not triggering if you copy an artifact spell it should draw the same number of cards that Bennie was. It looks like you are mainly focussed on legendaries anyway, though if you take up my suggestion of more mana rocks that will change a little. Still think Reki would be good even if you go down a few legendaries.

March 6, 2024 10:11 a.m.

Since tokens resulting from copying spells are not "created" Bennie Bracks, Zoologist doesn't do much here. Reki, the History of Kamigawa might be a good replacement.

As a general note, you seem a little light on mana if you don't get one of the untappers. I would probably add another land (Plaza of Heroes would be good and might make it in over a basic even if you don't go up lands), Arcane Signet, Kolvori, God of Kinship  Flip, and the three talismans.

March 6, 2024 7:12 a.m.

The replacement effect from Anointed Procession doesn't change anything about the tokens you are creating besides doubling the number. Each copy will enchant the same creature as the one causing it to be made.

March 4, 2024 6:04 a.m.

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You can link cards by enclosing their name in double brackets.

The only card that is clearly named in here is Vein Ripper. And from context I'm going to assume that of the 6 Pioneer legal Sorins that you are talking about Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord.

If you use the +1 on Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord with only Vein Ripper out you are correct that sacrificing the Vein Ripper will trigger the "whenever a creature dies" ability causing another drain for 2 on top of the drain for 3 causing a total between the two abilities of 5 points drained.

You seem to be mistaken on how ward works. "Ward- (COST)" means that whenever the creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless they pay (COST). It doesn't matter if Vein Ripper's controller doesn't have any other creatures. The spell is countered unless the person targeting Vein Ripper sacrifices a creature.

I can't make out what you are asking about the Top 8 game. I don't know what card you are calling "chopper", how Vein Ripper is sacrificing anything, or what you mean by "the ability to gain ward says 2-2". If you can provide clarification I may be able to help you understand that game as well.

CR reference on how Ward works:

702.21a Ward is a triggered ability. Ward [cost] means “Whenever this permanent becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless that player pays [cost].”

March 2, 2024 5:04 p.m.

LTB triggers (of which "dies" triggers are a subset) use the existence of objects immediately prior to an event to see if the event triggers the ability. This means that Verdant Succession will see that a Planeswalker left the battlefield and will not trigger.

March 2, 2024 4:42 p.m.

The answer for your two examples is different. The answer is actually going to vary from card to card, but there are a few general cases that most cards are going to fall into. I can't think of any other cases besides the two that you provided that may be unclear, but feel free to ask if there are any other cards that you need clarification on.

With effects that search hidden zones (like the library) for a card with a stated quality, you will have to search. However; you are not required to find a card so you can simply "fail to find" even if a card with the stated property is in that zone. This doesn't work for effects that search for just "a card" since there are provably cards in the zones.

Cards that target (like auras) require a target to be cast. You will be unable to cast them without choosing a target.

March 1, 2024 10:44 p.m.

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legendofa: Up and out from Undercity was what I was suggesting. I have no strong feelings about it and could very well be wrong, I just think that it reads correctly the way it was printed. Though I can see the argument for it being upside down. Third possibility is that it is "upside down" but that it is intended to be a reflection in some body of water on the moor that now houses Vitu-Ghazi. I find this less likely since the origin of the roots would be towards the top in that case.

March 1, 2024 6:09 a.m.

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After looking at the art closely because of your question, and since Insidious Roots is set on Ravnica, I'd say that it is a bit of an abstraction and you are mistaken about the black being negative space. The green lines are obviously the roots representing Oba's influence. The black is the underdark with the bright city above it and the green buildings are representing parts of the city that are under Oba's influence.

February 29, 2024 9:27 p.m.

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