Mortlocke on Atraxa, infectious scream (Need help)
2 weeks ago
I do have some ideas in mind when it comes to closing out a game with Poison counters. But you don't have to make it through a couple times - all it takes is once and it's the beginning of the end. Some traditional combo pieces would be:
And other spells of that ilk. Another synergy are +1/+1 counters. Forgotten Ancient, Hardened Scales, Branching Evolution, Ozolith, the Shattered Spire and The Ozolith are real powerhouses if you wish to go that route. This synergy does telegraph your moves more and you'd be less explosive.
But what to do when the table goes against you? I recommend stax. Tying up the resources of the table, forcing slower and less impactful turns on your opponents while the clock continues ticking. Cards like Astral Cornucopia and Everflowing Chalice help break parity as you will likely have access to more mana than your opponents while they're being held back. Some oldies but goldies would be:
- Winter Orb
- Static Orb
- Ensnaring Bridge (This has good synergy well with the aforementioned pump spells as you can still attack with low power infect creatures)
- Tangle Wire (A personal Fave as you can proliferate these counters)
- Parallax Wave (A personal Fave as you can proliferate these counters)
- Parallax Tide (A personal Fave as you can proliferate these counters)
Playing pretty much any of these cards will likely earn you some ire - but the idea is to only play these when you have poison counters on your opponents and you can reliably proliferate them at least once or twice a turn. The idea is that you've already got your opponents where you want them, all you'd need to do is simply wait while the Poison counters end them.
DubbleDecker on LOL you just got KERPRANKED
2 weeks ago
I love the Un- sets so much, I'm glad someone is using them!
Sunzet on Mono White Knights
2 weeks ago
I recommend using Worthy Knight to combo with Elspeth in this deck. Werefox Bodyguard is also a must-have due to it being potentially another form of removal to have access to. I like seeing Get Lost in White decks recently, by the way.
MilesHiles on The Ur-Dragon
2 weeks ago
41 lands is way too many. You probably don't need 2 of every basic land type but I would recommend some instants. Even just a Teferi's Protection or a Counterspell to keep your board state around for a turn cycle could do wonders for a deck like this.
Balaam__ on Mono White Knights
2 weeks ago
You could try the old deck thinning Flagstones of Trokair trick. Drop 4x Plains and run the full playset, grabbing the Plains you need (works on Snow-Covered Plains too) and increasing the odds of drawing into something better next. It’s kind of pricey, and that’s all it accomplishes, but it’s one of those little adjustments that can increase performance.
Tsukimi on Card creation challenge
2 weeks ago
The Heritic
Creature - Vedalken Berseker
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1 +1 counter on this creature.
: This creature gains +X +X and Trample until end of turn. X equals the number of cards in any players hand, whoever has the most. Then if that player is you, create an X/X token that is a copy of this creature, where X is its power.
2/3
"You'd be amazed what a mind can do once you turn it outwards, towards the denizens you share this world with my friend."
Our buddy Vedalken Heretic all grown up.
Find another older rare that is pretty underwhelming and give it a similar treatment
Snap157 on Azorius Mill
2 weeks ago
This looks nutty and fun to play
that being said I think Words of Worship, Honor the Fallen, Y'shtola Rhul, Ruin Crab, Swiftfoot Boots could be cut in favor of some more raw lifegain. You already have a ton of protection and counters so I'm not worries about losing boots. I would consider cards like Drogskol Reaver, Rhox Faithmender, Suture Priest, The Wind Crystal, and a few more lands. Maze of Ith doesnt count so you are really only running 33 which is way too lean
overall super cool deck tho
ColonelKovac on Zombie Orzhov Tribal
2 weeks ago
Removed Cabal Coffers, Open the Graves, and Eliminate The competition because they just didnt generate any value in the deck. In their place I added a planeswalker to help generate buffable tokens and utility creatures to help card draw that is needed.
Rhadamanthus on Does Warrior en-kor and Torbran, …
2 weeks ago
No, it doesn't go infinite. The reason is in the rules for how to handle damage prevention/redirection effects and replacement effects. Prevention, redirection and replacement effects modify the result of an event as it happens, and any such effect that could apply to an event can only be applied to that event once. Shock will only get its damage increased one time, even if it gets bounced around a bunch of times.
In the example of Shock, Warrior en-Kor and Furnace of Rath: You cast Shock targeting the Warrior. You respond by activating the Warrior's ability some number of times, let's say 4 (note the Warrior was printed at a time when some rules and text templates worked differently - the current Oracle text reads ": The next 1 damage that would be dealt to Warrior en-Kor this turn is dealt to target creature you control instead"). Shock starts resolving, and let's say you want to apply Furnace's replacement effect before the Warrior's redirection effect (since you control the object that would be affected by the event, you decide what to apply first). Now the event is that Shock is going to deal 4 damage to Warrior. Warrior's redirection effect is applied and now the event is that Shock is dealing its 4 damage somewhere else. The Furnace effect won't be applied again after this point, even if you sent the damage towards another Warrior and activated them a bunch of times to bounce the damage back and forth.
Ev1_ on Does Warrior en-kor and Torbran, …
2 weeks ago
Appologies. Needed an example and thought Torbran sufficed. Jaya, Venerated Firemage or Furnace of Rath can replace him :)
seshiro_of_the_orochi on Does Warrior en-kor and Torbran, …
2 weeks ago
Maybe read Torbran again. Torbran says this:
If a red source you control would deal damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals that much damage plus 2 instead.
Torbran doesn't increase the damage dealt to creatures you control yourself.
I couldn't actually find an answer regarding e.g. Furnace of Rath with Warrior en-Kor, but I think you could actually infinitely double your damage. Maybe someone else can confirm or deny?
seshiro_of_the_orochi on Card creation challenge
2 weeks ago
Llanowar Paladin
Creature - Elf Knight
Elves you control have vigilance.
Mana produced by creatures you control doesn't empty from your mana pool as steps and phases end.
When this creature dies, you may pay . If you do, you draw two cards and gain X life.
4/5
Create a vedalken berserker.
Ev1_ on Does Warrior en-kor and Torbran, …
2 weeks ago
If you use a Shock on Warrior en-Kor and you have Torbran, Thane of Red Fell on the battlefield, can you then redirect the damage from Warrior en-Kor to itself and get another+2 on the damage? If not, could you do so with 2 Warrior en-Kor on the battlefield. Do you need to change Warrior en-Kors colour?
DrummerGarrett on Rachel's Liesa Commander Deck
2 weeks ago
to continue previous list
- Ebony Charm
- Leyline of the Void
- Selfless Spirit
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
- Corpse Knight
- Benevolent Bodyguard
- Bastion of Remembrance
Epicurus on Card creation challenge
2 weeks ago
Aszideear, Nocturnal Eremite
Legendary Creature - Human Mystic
, : Target player skips their next untap step. During that player's next updkeep, that player may untap up to three permanents they control.
During your upkeep, if there are 20 or more tapped permanents you don't control, you may exile this creature, then return it to the battlefield transformed.
0/4
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Hypnos, Dream's Curator
Legendary Enchantment Creature - Demigod Mystic ()
Indestructible
Players skip their untap step
Whenever a permanent becomes untapped, its controller loses 3 life
Pay 1 life: Return target permanent to its owner's hand. Any player may activate this ability as a sorcery.
During your upkeep, if there are 10 or more untapped permanents you don't control, exile this creature and return it to the battlefield transformed.
0/4
That challenge sat for too long, so I'm not going to extend it. Unless, of course, you feel like you want to.
Either repeat the challenge, or make a mono-green, nonlegendary knight.
rwn1971 on David Hasselhoof
2 weeks ago
Yeah i tried the extra combat steps also but was not having fun with it as it just goes on and on . I did do over 4k damage once with Devilish Valet, now that was fun :)
Preturbed on David Hasselhoof
2 weeks ago
I would be really temped to build this deck to accommodate extra combat steps with Akki Battle Squad, or like Combat Celebrant, Scourge of the Throne, Port Razer, or Bloodthirster paired with an untapper, preferably Amulet of Vigor. Breath of Fury plus any evasive creature in this deck goes absolutely crazy.
doc_frank_18 on Kefka, Court Mage
2 weeks ago
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea and Jace Beleren and Folio of Fancies and Minds Aglow and Temple Bell and Scrawling Crawler and Faerie Mastermind and Stormfist Crusader and Vision Skeins and Prosperity and Skyscribing and Fascination
rwn1971 on A Monster’s Guide to Volo …
2 weeks ago
Any cards from Final Fantasy catch your eye yet? I have not personally looked cause i am not a FF fan :/ . I have been working on other decks. Currently doing a lotr wraith deck and i think my Calamity, Galloping Inferno is finally done. I should really list a deck or two on this site :) .
souzagm on Alarm Ping - Premodern
2 weeks ago
If you played this deck on a 2x2 board, what would you change?
Coward_Token on Ob Nixilis Demon Tribal
2 weeks ago
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire and The Speed Demon are some other potential candidates for the helm, and are good in the 99 too
legendofa on Dies Draconae
2 weeks ago
Balaam__ That was exactly my inspiration for the name, down to which Dies Irae (Verdi vs. Mozart) was the backing music.
Grusilda on Legality: Spectral Grasp
2 weeks ago
Spectral Grasp has been flagged as not legal in Pauper even though it was printed at common rarity in Commander Masters.
Balaam__ on Dies Draconae
2 weeks ago
Looks quite fun to play. My eyes read Dies Draconae, but my mind decided to play Verdi’s Dies Irae against a backdrop of soaring dragons spewing flame as I looked this over.
Rhadamanthus on Altar of the brood landfall
2 weeks ago
Altar of the Brood, Traveling Chocobo
Yes, that works. The Chocobo's effect cares about whether a land or bird entering caused an ability to trigger. It doesn't require the ability to be specifically written to trigger from lands. With the Chocobo on the battlefield, the Altar will an extra trigger from each land that enters, an extra trigger from each bird that enters, and no extra triggers from any non-land, non-bird (if the permanent is somehow both a bird and a land, there will just be one extra trigger).
tonylomas on Altar of the brood landfall
2 weeks ago
do cards like Traveling Chocobo trigger Altar of the brood twice?
Rhadamanthus on Why Not Simply Use a …
2 weeks ago
They do use smaller fonts for cards with more text. Compare Teferi, Master of Time and Balamb T-Rexaur. There's just a minimum font size they're willing to use, meaning any text that wouldn't fit at that minimum font size is a no-go. Something like Takklemaggot might not be able to be printed anymore under the current font minimums and current rules templating conventions.
alchemist4533 on Ballroom Blitz
2 weeks ago
Happy to help. Also, you could replace Abzan Battle Priest for Envoy of the Ancestors. It technically covers more, lower mana, and it is about the same $$
BotaNickill on Rakdos Wizards
2 weeks ago
No, I haven't playtested Electrostatic Infantry but I'll put it on the maybe list. I was thinking about trying out Tersa Lightshatter though.
Venum on Atraxa, infectious scream (Need help)
2 weeks ago
In regards of manabase, I do have some shock lands/duals on my hand. The rule of proxies in my group is basically : if you own it, proxy it.
My group usually play bracket 3 and sometimes a low 4 and running not enough removal/counters. I do not mind spending, but i also don't want to make it a 5k deck.
Concerning the infinite combo with the poison/infect, my view on poison damage is pretty much like ''commander damage'', it's just another way to win but you gotta make it through a couple of times and not just get an infinite combo piece and it's done no matter what. Do you care showing me some combo you have in mind, i just might misunderstand what you're explaining. The reason i do not want to use such combo as Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle is that we do not play that strong of decks in my pool and they don't enjoy it either. My pool doesn't run enough removal/counter to have these kind of strong game ender combo
MLS91 on Deforestation Techniques
2 weeks ago
DreadKhan - updated list with your suggestion added, appreciate your insight again.
leboniz on A little more Hope
2 weeks ago
Took out some game changers to lower power level from False Hope
BotaNickill on Rakdos Wizards
2 weeks ago
I guess I'm not sure which card you are referring to, The Infantry?
SufferFromEDHD on False Hope
2 weeks ago
You run 18 artifacts (plus creatures). It might be beneath your current passive life gain options but none of that doubles as a tutor. Chew on it. Agree with your Nomad analysis but still think Blighted could be a sneaky game ender.
A_rr100 on Enduring-Floodcaller COMBO
2 weeks ago
Thanks for the comment TwinMoon!
TTABE package sounds like it would have been a good addition, unfortunately I’ve seen your comment too late due to the ban update earlier today :(
Analyze the Pollen would definitely be a good addition
I’ve been considering Thundertrap Trainer for a while but as the key pieces are all creatures I haven’t included it yet
