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Rules Q&A
Baleful Strix
Artifact Creature — Bird
Flying, deathtouch
When this enters the battlefield, draw a card.
DemonDragonJ on Baleful Strix or Necromaster Dragon?
3 months ago
I have a copy of Hypersonic Dragon in my Thraximundar EDH deck, but that creature does not fit the theme of that deck, so I have decided to replace it with another creature, and my current two choices are Baleful Strix and Necromaster Dragon, since theya re both very nice cards, indeed, but I am not certian which of them I should choose.
The strix would reduce the mana curve of the deck, which the deck dearly needs, but it is essentially a powerful blocker, whereas the dragon provides some very nice abilities.
What does everyone else say about this? Which creature should I put into my Thraximundar deck?
DemonDragonJ on How Can I Put Baylen …
3 months ago
I absolutely must put Baylen, the haymaker into my Ghired, Conclave Exile EDH deck, but I am not certain which card I should remove to make room for him, so I would like to ask for advice on that subject.
Every creature in this deck is too good to remove, so I am contemplating replacing either Commander's Sphere or Temple Bell, since Baylen performs the same functions as them, with additional abilities.
Similarly, I must find a way to to put Glarb, calamity's augur into my The Mimeoplasm EDH deck, and I believe that Baleful Strix is the best candidate for replacement, since Glarb also has deathtouch; actually, I just noticed Glarb's ability specifies "spells with mana value 4 or greater," but I should have a sufficient number of spells that meet that criteria to justify putting Glarb into that deck.
What does everyone else say about this subject? How can I put Baylen and Glarb into my decks?
DemonDragonJ on Should I Keep Fungal Shambler …
4 months ago
FormOverFunction, that is true, so I suppose that I could experiment.
Also, I have both Baleful Strix and Gretchen Titchwillow in this deck, mainly because they are generically good creatures with low casting costs, but I imagine that there must be creatures who better suit the theme of this deck; what do you think about that?
ASalesman on Unesh, Ultimate Guide (Tribal)
4 months ago
New Revision here!
- Replace Unsubstantiate with Flare of Denial. At 2 mana its hard to justify unsubstantiate when the rest of my interaction is 1 or 0 cmc.
- Replace An Offer You Can't Refuse with Strix Serenade. The downside of 'an offer' is a big downside. With the meta being more creature heavy, strix is a welcome addition and an homage to my Baleful Strix that can't be ran in this deck.
- Shrieking Drake got a foil printing in MH3!! Now just waiting on Gilded Drake and Enigma Thief (yeah right)
zigkid3 on Zenith Seeker
4 months ago
Archon of Cruelty is an Archon, not a demon, fyi. Baleful Strix does not match your commander's color identity. Ophiomancer Why? Just for blockers? Maybe try Luminarch Ascension instead Yarok, the Desecrated Doesn't match your commander's color identity
I like the Ephemerate I feel like its an underrated card so bonus points for that.
azja on yuriko edh 500
1 year ago
Hey thanks again for your comments on my primer :)
A few suggestions I have:
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Replace 2 mana enablers with weak/no abilities (such as Dimir Infiltrator and Gurmag Swiftwing) with 1 mana enablers (like Gudul Lurker) or stronger 2 mana enablers (i.e., Baleful Strix, Augury Owl).
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Replace 3 mana ramp (like Basalt Monolith, Dimir Locket) with 2 mana ramp (i.e., Dimir Signet or Talisman of Dominance).
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Soft permission spells such as Spell Pierce and Mana Leak are usually weak in budget/lower-powered pods because the games go longer. Some potential replacements could be Misdirection, Drown in the Loch.
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Cancel, Murder, Hero's Downfall, Perplex, Connive / Concoct and Rite of Undoing seem quite weak to me. Some budget-friendly cards I like that you might want to play are Curtains' Call, Portent, Far / Away, Discovery / Dispersal, Submerge, and Murderous Cut.
Good luck in your tournament!
Crow_Umbra on Favorite mtg art
1 year ago
So many cards have "pet card" status for their art, but I'm always glad to see them in my binders. I'd say I'm definitely a sucker for foil versions of Red cards; I just love how the flames pop. A few favorites off the top of my head in no particular order:
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Demonic Tutor - I don't own this version, but I hope this is an art style we will get more of in future Secret Lairs, or alt treatments where it makes sense.
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Flameshadow Conjuring - Specifically the foil version.
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Cemetery Puca - Gorgeous in foil.
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Kazandu Blademaster - An early fav of mine when I first started playing.
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Baleful Strix - Another early favorite.
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