Aggravated Assault

Enchantment

: Untap all creatures you control. After this main phase, there is an additional combat phase followed by an additional main phase. Play this ability only any time you could play a sorcery.

Discussion (51)

0rc on Narset, Enchanted Master

9 hours ago

Aggravated Assault allows us subsequent attack steps and therefore triggers. If we make enough colored mana we can play out our entire deck. Truly enchanting. :)

Mj3913 on [Primer] Surrak Dragonclaw

1 week ago

If combat is your thing you could add Aggravated Assault to combo with Savage Ventmaw. Also, Seedborn Muse is great for making sure you have mana available to flash stuff into play. What to replace is on you though, if you decide to go with it.

jackintgebox on Pako - Haldan

1 week ago

1. Wild Ricochet -> Reality Shift
2. Aggravated Assault -> Savage Beating
3. Tamiyo, Collector of Tales -> Seedborn Muse
4. Curse of Opulence -> Preordain
5. Chandra's Ignition -> Blasphemous Act
6. Helm of the Host -> Strionic Resonator
7. Stomping Ground -> Academy Ruins

MTGBurgeoning on Gruul Stompy Featuring Xenagos, God of Revels

2 weeks ago

Upon reading your comments:

1) I did swap out Migration Path for Skyshroud Claim. Fetching-out Stomping Ground and Cinder Glade with Skyshroud Claim feels really, really good.

2) I agree with you about Altar of Dementia. I initially failed to realize that it was included as part of the token package. Once the token package was removed, Altar of Dementia was ineffective and a waste of a card slot. Without a bunch of token creatures and Craterhoof Behemoth, Altar of Dementia is easily expendable in this deck.

3) I do like Etali, Primal Storm and am considering its inclusion in the deck. Etali, Primal Storm's attack trigger can be really powerful and add another element to our plan, as you mentioned above.

4) I don't want to be "that guy" with this deck. I do have a copy of Blightsteel Colossus for the purposes of eliminating any unfair or unfun players from the table. I once had the Savage Ventmaw and Aggravated Assault combo in this deck, but took it out. I didn't want to go infinite with this deck.

Upon perusing my collection, I did not find a copy of Bonders' Enclave. When I get one, it will replace Mossfire Valley.

I also did not have a copy of Nylea, Keen-Eyed. I was bummed-out about that, but once I acquire a copy she'll fly right into Xenagos's waiting arms!

I play-tested the following ten changes:

1) Quartzwood Crasher in and Avenger of Zendikar out.

Quartzwood Crasher made some big trampling creature tokens. Its presence was noticeable in the deck and did more in combat than Avenger of Zendikar ever did.

2) Godo, Bandit Warlord in and Chancellor of the Forge out.

This was the biggest difference for me during the initial play-testing of these changes. Godo, Bandit Warlord fetched Embercleave every time. Once, I entwined Tooth and Nail to put onto the battlefield Godo, Bandit Warlord and Worldspine Wurm. The Embercleave came into play and then was equipped to Worldspine Wurm. At combat, Xenagos, God of Revels gave Worldspine Wurm +16 +16 to enable a 32/32 trampling and double-striking beat-down. In another game, Xenagos, God of Revels was cast on turn four followed by Godo, Bandit Warlord on turn five. After he fetched Embercleave and it was equipped to him, combat ensued and Godo, Bandit Warlord got +4 +4 and haste, enabling an 8/8 trampling, double-striking and hasty attacker. Then, after the additional combat phase, Godo, Bandit Warlord attacked as a 16/16 trampling double-striker. This 48 damage knocked the opponent right out of the game. Godo, Bandit Warlord is awesome in this deck!

3) Ghalta, Primal Hunger in and Craterhoof Behemoth out.

As hoped, I was always able to cast Ghalta, Primal Hunger for a handful of mana, and often for just . With a couple of bigguns in front of him, getting Ghalta, Primal Hunger into play with Xenagos, God of Revels on the battlefield was game-ending.

4) Giant Adephage in and Living Hive out.

I did not draw Giant Adephage once. I did not tutor for it either.

5) Here's where it gets a little complicated. I failed to record a change I made to this deck list when I swapped out Malignus for Rampaging Brontodon prior to posting on tappedout. So, technically, Malignus was not in the deck and Rampaging Brontodon was. It just wasn't reflected in the deck list. As play-testing began, I decided to leave Gaea's Cradle in the deck and not make a change. However, after multiple times of putting into a play a useless Gaea's Cradle (that hurts to say!) or one that only taps for , I decided this card deserved a deck more fitting for its level of power. So, I eventually replaced Gaea's Cradle with Malignus and was happy I did. During one of the games I Malignused one of my opponents out of the game on turn five. Malignus is back!

6) Momentous Fall in and Altar of Dementia out.

I did not draw Momentous Fall once during play-testing.

7) Return of the Wildspeaker in and Comet Storm out.

I did not draw Return of the Wildspeaker once during play-testing.

8) Reap the Past in and Moldgraf Monstrosity out.

I did not draw Reap the Past once during play-testing.

9) The Great Henge in and Temporal Aperture out.

As predicted, The Great Henge is bonkers in this deck. In one game, I was able to cast The Great Henge for and then cast Ghalta, Primal Hunger for on the same turn! Having Ghalta, Primal Hunger enter the battlefield with a +1 +1 counter and drawing a card was awesome. Aside from Godo, Bandit Warlord, The Great Henge was the most noticeable game-changing addition made to the deck during this initial phase of play-testing.

10) Skyshroud Claim in and Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip out.

As mentioned earlier, fetching-out Stomping Ground and Cinder Glade with Skyshroud Claim felt good. It felt really, really good. These lands are unfetchable with Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip or Migration Path. Good suggestion!

Additionally, the overall speed of the deck was noticeable as well. I was threatening opponents by turn four or five every game.

I plan to continue play-testing until I have been able to play with all of the potential new inclusions. I appreciate your suggestions and your kind words regarding my responses. The Magic Community is important to me and it becomes stronger with positive communication. Thank you for being a part of that.

arcane_trouper on MagicalHacker - List of All Anti-Infinite Cards

2 weeks ago

Wow, great work MagicalHacker. Reformatted with card links and averages (rounded up) of the range of decks the combos are in. I figure a single number for each 2 card combo makes it easker to tally up and figure percentages later. So 120,411 two-card combos total.

7293 Deadeye Navigator + Peregrine Drake

6255 Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond

4652 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts

4545 The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage

3688 Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth

3073 Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle

2990 Demonic Consultation + Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

2957 Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Curiosity

2658 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+ Triskelion

2445 Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Curiosity

2410 Grand Architect + Pili-Pala

2370 Demonic Consultation + Laboratory Maniac

2333 Mindcrank + Bloodchief Ascension

2315 Worldgorger Dragon + Animate Dead

2242 Umbral Mantle + Priest of Titania

2132 Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Ophidian Eye

2129 Mindcrank + Duskmantle Guildmage

2010 Godo, Bandit Warlord + Helm of the Host

1957 Aurelia, the Warleader + Helm of the Host

1852 Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame

1809 Deadeye Navigator + Palinchron

1673 Worldgorger Dragon + Dance of the Dead

1714 Traumatize + Fraying Sanity

1689 Necrotic Ooze + Buried Alive

1679 Exquisite Blood + Vizkopa Guildmage

1662 Umbral Mantle + Elvish Archdruid

1598 High Alert + Axebane Guardian

1558 Combat Celebrant + Helm of the Host

1532 Ad Nauseam + Angel's Grace

1523 Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Ophidian Eye

1514 Traumatize + Keening Stone

1483 Mindcrank + Syr Konrad, the Grim

1466 Eldrazi Displacer + Peregrine Drake

1429 Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania

1388 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Felidar Guardian

1390 Fleet Swallower + Fraying Sanity

1358 Worldgorger Dragon + Necromancy

1311 Aggravated Assault + Sword of Feast and Famine

1302 Grim Monolith + Power Artifact

1304 Reiterate + Mana Geyser

1279 Umbral Mantle + Karametra's Acolyte

1263 Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista

1245 Sage of Hours + Ezuri, Claw of Progress

1251 Exquisite Blood + Cliffhaven Vampire

1239 Time Sieve + Thopter Assembly

1227 Fleet Swallower + Keening Stone

1231 Necrotic Ooze + Entomb

1223 Food Chain + Eternal Scourge

1218 Aggravated Assault + Savage Ventmaw

1225 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Combat Celebrant

1170 Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Nature's Will

1167 Basalt Monolith + Power Artifact

1188 Aggravated Assault + Neheb, the Eternal

1155 Helm of Obedience + Rest in Peace

1153 Exquisite Blood + Defiant Bloodlord

1112 Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Tandem Lookout

1107 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Deceiver Exarch

1103 Devoted Druid + Vizier of Remedies

1087 Freed from the Real + Incubation Druid

1076 Umbral Mantle + Marwyn, the Nurturer

960 Najeela, the Blade-Blossom + Cryptolith Rite

1025 Splinter Twin + Zealous Conscripts

1011 Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Tandem Lookout

1008 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Pestermite

ChinoEX on Gruul Stomp and Thrash!

2 weeks ago

What are you trying to do with this? Have you considered extra combats cards like Hellkite Charger or Aggravated Assault? Either kill your opponents that way or generate a bunch of mana and pump it into an X spell?

Profet93 on Gruul Stompy Featuring Xenagos, God of Revels

2 weeks ago

Thank you for your detailed response!

I agree with 95% of what you're saying. I like Skyshroud Claim over migration path because 1) Forests come untapped and 2) Can get dual lands. I also never personally like Ghalta, he's a big guy thats cheap if you're previous big guys manage to live. He's a very nice tempo play. I like creatures with good attack triggers like Etali, Primal Storm that can help give you value rather than just having one big beater.

I don't like altar of dementia. It just fuels opponents recursion and reanimation strategies. I know you like alternative win-cons so have you considered Savage Ventmaw and Aggravated Assault? Both are great in this deck separately and go amazing together. Or do you not like infinites? If you want to be "that guy" you can invest into infect. A Blightsteel Colossus, Putrefax or even a Phyrexian Hydra as an alternative wincon. Although I don't want infinites and infect in my Xenagos deck, there are people who enjoy them as thought it would be worth mentioning.

I know we discussed a lot. I can't wait to see what changes you officially make and how the deck turns out. Lmk what you think and keep me in the loop. So refreshing to see such a respectful and thought out response.

NV_1980 on Kaalia - Flying Good Stuff

3 weeks ago

Hi,

We like where this is heading but we do have some pointers:

• Add Chromatic Lantern; fixes your mana and will do more for you than Hedron Archive for instance.
• Get more card-draw in here like Underworld Connections and Phyrexian Arena; you want to keep your hand filled with options.
• What you really want is to abuse Kaalia when she is able to attack. You can double the effectiveness of her triggered ability with Strionic Resonator. You can also add the means in this deck to have her attack multiple times per turn with cards like Aggravated Assault, Aurelia, the Warleader, Relentless Assault, World at War, etc.
• we would recommend adding Hellkite Tyrant, Utvara Hellkite and Rakdos, Lord of Riots because we feel they are more awesome than some of the other creatures you have chosen.

Have fun with the brew!

Regards,

Mrs. and Mr. NV_1980