Abrupt Decay

Instant

This spell can't be countered.

Destroy target nonland permanent with converted mana cost 3 or less.

Discussion (50)

WolfishHat on Let it Snow mark 2

2 weeks ago

Sorry, Abrupt Decay

cfost827 on Karador EDH Deck (Hulk/Boonweaver Combo's …

2 weeks ago

TriusMalarky - haha thanks!! Yeah, I'm basically just retooling the whole Karador deck to make it more fun for everyone. I removed all the hate bears (besides Teeg) and all the tutors so far, along with Hulk and Boonweaver + Pattern Rebirth/Academy Rector.

I took whatqwerty advice and added Spore Frog and Caustic Caterpillar. I'm also basically going more of an Toolbox/Reanimator route adding in some creatures to win through combat and that are powerful. Kokusho, the Evening Star, Avacyn, Angel of Hope, Craterhoof Behemoth, Massacre Wurm, Mikaeus, the Unhallowed, Luminous Broodmoth, Razaketh, the Foulblooded, etc.

Also, I'm adding more utility cards and things that basically just always blow up my opponents stuff. Aura Shards, Plaguecrafter, Abrupt Decay, Ravenous Chupacabra, Krosan Grip, Despark, etc.

Just going to try making some of those updates for now - still trying to construct the deck a different way.

But I appreciate all the feedback! I'm open to anymore suggestions all :)

Megalomania on why hasn't this card blown …

3 weeks ago

There you have it. It’s a sorcery making it far from optimal in as far as removal spells are concerned. Pretty much the same reason Maelstrom Pulse isn’t as sought after as Abrupt Decay despite the latter having cmc limitations.

It’s still good if you’re playing mono black though.

maxbiatch on Rakdos DS

3 weeks ago

Pretty cool build! Have you thought about changing the land base a bit (more fetches, are Dragonskull and Castle working well?) and I am not a huge fan of Angrath's Rampage in the Sideboard. It can hit different things, but can be pretty worthless as well. I tend to run Abrade, Dreadbore or Feed the Swarm in the Sideboard. They are a little more limiting, but instant speed and making you target what to destroy can be a big advantage. Or change cards like Watery Grave into Overgrown Tomb so you can fit Assassin's Trophy or Abrupt Decay into the Sideboard. Depending on your meta, Cleansing Wildfire could be a nice pick (dismantling Oops and Belcher, which Kolaghan's Command fails to do most times). Rain of Gore can turn into a boomerang against Heliod, Sun-Crowned, it's not a bad card but isn't an auto win against these decks either, but I've not found a better solution myself yet. Noxious Revival seems interesting and I think I've never seen it in Shadow ever before. Is it working for you? Are you usually targeting yourself with it or your opponent?

rjife on Jund

4 weeks ago

I love jund, and this deck is no exception, though there are a couple things that I think could be improved on:

Grim Flayer is much better than ambitious aetherborn, and considering you're running kroxa, running a few Satyr Wayfinder is definitely plausible.

I have been very unimpressed with eat to extinction, as Abrupt Decay and Assassin's Trophy deal with anything for less mana.

In the 4-drop slot, I have found that many jund decks tend to run Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet, and many others run no 4-drops at all.

Here are some other jund staples you may want to consider running: -Kolaghan's Command -Chandra, Torch of Defiance -Liliana, Waker of the Dead -Thoughtseize

Have fun junding them out

RedFlag on Sliver Overlord

4 weeks ago

Bonescythe Sliver over Horned Sliver for sure. Also, Nature's Claim or Abrupt Decay over Krosan Grip, and I'd just give Triumph of the Hordes a try.

itsbuzzi on Golgari CoCoConstrictor (ZNR Update 09/2020)

1 month ago

Hey, saw your deck. I play Jeskai Ensoul exclusively and saw your sideboard tech for Izzet Ensoul. Thought I'd help you out a bit.

I think siding in 2 Fatal Push, 2 Abrupt Decay is great but I would also add 3 Golgari Charm. Add modes are very useful and hurtful for me, I'm honestly surprised you run the card after reading it I hate it very much.

First all creatures get -1/-1, that can be useful if I am casting an enchantment to make my tiny artifacts bigger because typically (Other than Ornithopter) they would all die to your instant speed neg. The second ability is obviously great as well if I do already have an enchantment on this can remove it while you block and kill my creature. The last mode works well too if your creature would be able to trade anyway with mine.

As for what to take out I would take out: 2 Scavenging Ooze because the lifegain is not too helpful unless that's all you do in a turn which is also not helpful. Unless they run Emry I take her out every time.

I would also take out all of Oran-Rief Ooze instead of Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig. Against a well built Ensoul deck I have a 5/5 turn 2 fairly easily. You most likely will be on defense until you get enough removal to take me out. I don't see you able to attack and get +1/+1 counters on creatures with Oran-Rief Ooze's ability often. At least Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig can get big enough where if just him attacks I might need to chump leaving you with a maximum amount of blockers.

The last card to take out honestly would either be Hardened Scales or Collected Company. If you think you can race quick enough, which I'm not sure the deck can, Hardened Scales isn't another creature to help you out and is almost dead late game. I say Collected Company as well because Grafdigger's Cage is a thing and very easy to get out. To play your CoCo you would need a removal spell for the Cage just to play the card, might not be a good trade off.

Otherwise I like the deck and I can't wait to play again.

TheVectornaut on Black Green (?)

1 month ago

It looks like your main goal is to stick a creature and then buff it as much as possible with +1/+1 counters. To improve the strength and consistency of the deck, I recommend cutting anything that isn't working towards that end (unless it's very efficient.) I'd identify those cards as Druid's Deliverance, Sundering Growth, Bountiful Harvest, Bump in the Night, Lair Delve, Blood Reckoning, Tablet of the Guilds, Primal Clay, Trestle Troll, and maybe Phylactery Lich (depending on how many artifacts you end up running in the end.) I'd also suggest swapping out Intimidation to stay modern legal, possibly with something like Bellowing Tanglewurm if you really really want the evasion. Your strongest cards that I'd want additional copies of are Abrupt Decay (budget permitting), Ring of Xathrid, Undying Evil, Slitherhead, and Death's Presence (assuming your meta is slow enough to run it.) It also looks like Tormented Soul is a critical piece that benefits the most from growing big, so having redundancy for it seems like a good idea. Changeling Outcast, Gingerbrute, and Silhana Ledgewalker could all be fine targets. For +1/+1 synergy, you have scavenge staples like Varolz, the Scar-Striped, Corpsejack Menace, and Lotleth Troll along with more general options like Polukranos, Unchained, Winding Constrictor, Hardened Scales, Hydra's Growth, Rishkar, Peema Renegade, Scavenging Ooze (which is particularly good in a sideboard), Drana, Liberator of Malakir, Hunger of the Howlpack, Forced Adaptation, and Llanowar Reborn. Finally, some cards I've had success with in graveyard-focused decks include Tragic Slip, Satyr Wayfinder, Grisly Salvage, Splinterfright, and Fauna Shaman. Let me know if you have any questions and good luck with your build!