Bandage

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Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

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Discussion (27)

Icbrgr on Mono White Aura Heroic

2 months ago

I dig it. something to consider is Brave the Elements because it can save/provide evasion to multiple creatures... otherwise i think the biggest issue in mono-white is access to draw/cantrips.... perhaps Pentarch Ward can fit the them of auras as well as replace itself....maybe Bandage could help win some races by cantripping and triggering heroic?

Murphy77 on Feather - Instant Redemption

5 months ago

If Feather, the Redeemed is really working, you tend to accumulate cheap pump spells in your hand that you can re-play each turn. I would really like to see a few more cards like Thought Vessel or Reliquary Tower that allow you to keep a bigger hand, but can't think of any or spells that fit the bill.

Cheap red pump instants should probably include Run Amok and Sure Strike , which I would use in place of Bandage and Wayfarer's Bauble , which don't seem very strong in this deck.

Tiana, Ship's Caretaker seems to fit right into this deck, and I would not rule out cads like Spellgorger Weird .

The protection provided by Shalai, Voice of Plenty and Tajic, Legion's Edge (or Teyo, the Shieldmage ) might add value to the deck.

I really love Zada, Hedron Grinder in this deck.

LordCyrodil on Feather Redeems Boros in EDH [Primer]

5 months ago

First of all, thanks for making a primer on this commander! There are a lot of people starting to play this one since release, but not a lot of in depth content out yet. I have some suggestions based around my play experience with this deck:

• Mirrorwing Dragon and Zada, Hedron Grinder : I feel Feather works best when you can go off and kill someone in one turn, usually with commander damage. These two creatures enable you to go wide while still benefiting from the instants and sorceries you are already playing in feather. Cards like Bandage go from draw one every turn to draw 1 card every turn for each creature you control, all for just 1 mana. If you are ever worried about decking yourself, just don't cast the draw card targeting these creatures. Pump spells can easily turn into 1 mana Overrun s. Usually the turn I drop this, as long as I have leftover mana to play other pump spells, I can win the game.

• Dreadhorde Arcanist : This guy is a house. You are naturally running pump spells in your deck, so you won't have a problem casting spells out of your gy. Some cards you run in the deck, such as Path to Exile , Council's Judgment or Chaos Warp , won't recur with feather, so being able to cast them another time for free is huge.

• Twinflame , Ajani's Presence and Launch the Fleet : works best with either of the two aforementioned creatures, but can also work with strive. Can win games pretty fast when you swing with even just a couple creatures. Ajani's presence has saved my board countless times from board wipes as well.

• Samut's Sprint , Brute Strength , etc: Most of my games with feather end in drawing into Temur Battle Rage and casting on feather when she is power 11 or greater. This requires many small cmc, efficient pump spells to fill your draws in the early game.

Cards I would replace:

• Veilstone Amulet and Scroll of the Masters : Veilstone amulet can be accomplished with other cards we play for less mana ( eg. Apostle's Blessing, shelter, etc. ). Spending 3 mana to drop a do-nothing artifact isn't where the deck wants to be. Scroll of Masters is cute but I think we can get better effects in just the instants and sorceries we run.

• Sentinel Tower and Guttersnipe : I considered both of these cards when making the deck, but I found they played out too slow. I couldn't find a time when I would like to cast Sentinel Tower rather than spend mana casting a draw spell on feather. Guttersnipe felt the same way. He also tends to attract a lot of hate when I'm not ready to finish my opponents. The nice thing about feather is you can amass enough card advantage by the mid game where you can explode and possibly one-shot your opponent.

• Akroan Conscriptor is a bit slow and can provide no value depending on the board state.

• I don't know how I feel about Grapeshot . I guess you will be playing 3-5 spells each turn, but a reusable card to deal 5 damage to a target every turn seems pretty slow to me. You should be able to not care about an opponents creatures most of the time ( she has flying, can give protection with various spells in deck, etc ) so killing creatures isn't as valuable and doing 5 damage to an opponents face is pretty lackluster.

• Silverclad Ferocidons : A card that is > 5 mana should win the game for you when you play it. This card doesn't do that. I would much rather play 5-6 of my cheap instants/sorceries then play this card in a turn.

There are probably other cards I could think of and recommend, but I'm still working on my own list and tweaking it as I play the deck. Thanks again for writing a primer on this commander! Enjoy!

ChibiNature on The Pie Raker's Army

5 months ago

VaalVanir Casting Magnetic Theft in that instance would gain you 4 life. The only spells cast that turn were Enlightened Tutor , Bandage , Aetherflux Reservoir and Magnetic Theft . So when Magnetic Theft is cast, the storm counters goes to 4, and when it resolves you will gain 4 life.

TwinStags Springleaf Drum is an OK budget option since it untaps with Paradox Engine but I wouldn't go for Paradise Mantle . Some other budget inclusions for mana rocks are Gilded Lotus , Thran Dynamo , Prismatic Lens , Commander's Sphere , Fire Diamond , Marble Diamond or Mox Amber

VaalVanir on The Pie Raker's Army

5 months ago

ChibiNature I have a question about Aetherflux Reservoir .

Situation: Unequip Sunforger to cast Enlightened Tutor to fetch Aetherflux Reservoir , then cast Bandage to draw Aetherflux Reservoir , cast Aetherflux Reservoir then cast Magnetic Theft .

Question: How much life do I gain off casting Magnetic Theft ? Does Aetherflux Reservoir count Enlightened Tutor , and Bandage so that casting Magnetic Theft gains me 6 life, for a total gain of 6 life?

Drazatis on Feather Redeems Boros in EDH [Primer]

5 months ago

Just curious how you’re liking cards such as Mox Amber and Niveous Wisps in your list? Are they restrictive at all in your testing?

I’ve been debating adding Amber to my own list just for additional colored mana; but the possibility of having a “dead card” in hand feels really harsh to me... however being able to drop it alongside Feather to have open protection also sounds decent.

As far as cards like Wisps, Heal , and Bandage go; are you getting your mileage out of them simply for the card draw? Or are you also getting use out of their abilities? I understand your reasoning for not using more combat oriented/ narrow cards such as Psychotic Fury or Balduvian Rage in the list; though I would be hard pressed to drop my Rage for anything due to just how potent double strike is on Feather.

Been lurking on your list for a while, keep it up!

Kerakis on Feather's Spell Recycling Service

5 months ago

After playing last night, I get the feeling that the deck is being pulled into too many different directions. My advice is to lean into the cantrip effects while protecting Feather and the other creatures, and try to win through combat as soon as possible. I think that the token subtheme is solid, but I'd chuck the redirect shenanigans. It would make for a good laugh when/if it finally goes off, but the combo is too fragile, too expensive, and takes up way too many card slots.

My suggestions (in no particular order):

In: 25

• Gods Willing - Card draw/protection
• Balduvian Rage - Card draw/damage (potentially lethal)
• Niveous Wisps - Card draw/tap down a big creature if you sense that it will be coming at you next combat
• Panic - Card draw/get through a blocker
• Rile - Card draw/trample
• Chaos Warp - Turn tokens into value or deal with an enemy threat
• Samut's Sprint - Set up a card draw with the scry/more damage
• Shelter - Card draw/protection
• Vanguard of Brimaz - Token generation
• Boros Charm - Will likely be used to protect your board state, but could also be used to finish off an opponent(s)
• Aurelia's Fury - Can be abused repeatedly by just pinging one of your creatures/can be used as a finisher
• Seize the Day - Repeatable extra combats
• Ajani's Presence - Protection
• Balefire Liege - Lifegain and extra damage while buffing your creatures
• Iroas, God of Victory - Menace and damage prevention when you're swinging. Definitely.
• Titan's Strength - More damage/Scry to set up card draw
• Valorous Stance - Protection/Destroy an enemy threat
• Guided Strike - Card draw/might be able to first strike surprise someone
• Temur Battle Rage - Finisher
• Accelerate - Card draw/haste
• Grapeshot - You'll be casting enough cheap spells that this could be a finisher
• Swiftfoot Boots - Feather is key to the strategy, so hexproof is going to be very useful. I wouldn't bother with Lightning Greaves though.
• Aetherflux Reservoir - Definitely. Lifegain and one-shotting an opponent.
• Fellwar Stone - R/W are the two least played, so you may have more trouble getting what you want, but more mana is rarely bad.
• Darksteel Ingot - Colored mana rock

Maybe:

• Purphoros, God of the Forge - On the fence with this one, but I think you have enough token generation to warrant him.
• Twinflame - Multiple Heroic trigger and synergizes well with Purphoros
• Spawning Breath - Puke up tokens for ramp/Purph triggers. Bonus points if you proc Heroic.
• Assemble the Legion - Another iffy card that I'd probably only run with the Purph package. It pretty much has to be answered or it will get out of control, but it takes time.
• Skullclamp - Plenty of tokens to draw cards off of. May already have enough card draw, if there is such a thing. Test to find out.
• Bathe in Light - Protection for likely many of your creatures, but no card draw, and it doesn't protect against board wipes.
• Grand Abolisher - We aren't a particularly counter-heavy meta, but I think this might warrant an include to protect from getting hit with a 2-for-1 destroy spell in response to your targeting your creature with a spell. This deck will be reliant on swinging hard every turn.
• Duergar Hedge-Mage - We have a pretty enchantment/artifact heavy meta, but if you are fast enough, it may not matter.
• Runaway Steam-Kin - Useful for storing up some red mana for those X spells, but there aren't many in the deck currently.
• Vandalblast - cough Meta cough
• Soul's Fire - Good way to finish someone off, if you can't get through easily. Might not be necessary.
• Emerge Unscathed - Protection. The free cast is nice, but lacks the card draw.
• Sentinel Tower - Iffy on this one, but I think you'll cast enough spells to make this valuable.
• Graceful Reprieve - ETB triggers/"Protection". Definitely better than Gift of Immortality in this deck, but you should be able to keep your creatures alive without needing this.
• Teferi's Protection - Dodging boardwipes is useful, but this may be unnecessary. No way of abusing Feather's ability here.
• Gilded Lotus - Colored mana rock, but with such a low average CMC, this may not be necessary relative to the cost.
• Fell the Mighty - Board wipe that will let you keep at least something of yours. Test to see if it is necessary. You may be able to outpace opponents without it.
• Austere Command - Value city. Likely to be used to wipe other threats while keeping your own. Test to see if it is necessary. You may be able to outpace opponents without it.
• Chandra's Ignition - paired with one of the spells that give protection or indestructible, and targeting a heavy hitter, you can wipe everyone else's creatures and keep your own. Might be too heavy-handed, but probably worth testing.
• Bandage - Card draw/possible protection. The protection seems a bit weak, so I'd only add it, if you feel that you're stalling out on card draw.
• Heal - Card draw/possible protection The protection seems a bit weak, so I'd only add it, if you feel that you're stalling out on card draw.

Out: 25

• Crowd's Favor - Not sure that it does enough to warrant a card slot, especially without drawing you a card.
• Galvanic Blast - Part of the cut redirect package. Little use outside of said package.
• Liberate - Currently, the only ETB effects in the deck are Captain of the Watch and Stuffy Doll 's choose a player clause, both of which I would recommend cutting. It would synergize with the Purph package, but even still I'm not sure it warrants a spot, given all the protection you already have.
• Lightning Bolt - Part of the cut redirect package. Little use outside of said package.
• Lightning Strike - Part of the cut redirect package. Little use outside of said package.
• Magnetic Theft - There are currently only two equipments in the deck, and you're unlikely to face too many equipments in our meta, since your decks make up most of the equipment in said meta.
• Shock - Part of the cut redirect package. Little use outside of said package.
• Authority of the Consuls - The small amount of lifegain is unlikely to be needed. The hatebear effect is too easy to play around.
• Gift of Immortality - This card doesn't synergize with much of anything. You're better off running protection spells that Feather can return to your hand.
• Guilty Conscience - Part of the cut redirect package. Little use outside of said package.
• Indestructibility - With as many instants that give a creature indestructible, this card seems unnecessary and only serves to slow the deck down.
• Pariah - Part of the cut redirect package. Little use outside of said package.
• Shielded by Faith - With as many instants that give a creature indestructible, this card seems unnecessary and only serves to slow the deck down.
• Boros Reckoner - Part of the cut redirect package. Little use outside of said package.
• Captain of the Watch - There are only 3 other soldiers in the deck. She might (barely) make the cut, if you had Purphoros, but I'd likely still cut her.
• Coalhauler Swine - Part of the cut redirect package. Little use outside of said package.
• Fabled Hero - Basically, just a beater. I'd much rather proc the other Heroic triggers in order to get tokens to protect against forced sacrifice effects.
• Firesong and Sunspeaker - You have 1 white spell that can trigger this, and that is if you swords your own creature. You have 6 (cut to 2 with these suggestions) red spells that will gain you life. Using Blasphemous Act to gain a bunch of life is neat, but lifegain in Commander is often negligible due to commander damage, and with so few ways of actually triggering this card at all, it definitely doesn't make the cut.
• Stuffy Doll - Part of the cut redirect package. Little use outside of said package.
• Truefire Captain - Part of the cut redirect package. Little use outside of said package.
• Fire Diamond - Not terrible when you get it early, but coming in tapped is going to feel bad when you need the mana that turn.
• Marble Diamond - Not terrible when you get it early, but coming in tapped is going to feel bad when you need the mana that turn.
• Pariah's Shield - Part of the cut redirect package. Little use outside of said package.
• Pearl Medallion - Not enough high CMC white cards to warrant this, especially since it doesn't discount the color cost.
• Chain Lightning - Part of the cut redirect package. Little use outside of said package.

K1ngMars on Is Steel Heavier Than Feather?

5 months ago

Now the deck is really complete! Keep up the good work Arkheid!

What about some tutors for Sunforger ? I think this would really go a long way into improving the reliability of your wincons. Enlightened Tutor can both grab Sunforger and Smothering Tithe !

I'd also suggest to add some of the available Wheel effects for compensating lack of draw spells in Boros. These also synergize perfectly with Smothering Tithe , allowing for explosive turns. These cards are:

• Wheel of Fortune
• Magus of the Wheel
• Dragon Mage
• Runehorn Hellkite
• Wheel of Fate
• Reforge the Soul
• Chandra, Fire Artisan
• Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• Chandra, Pyromaster

On the other hand Khorvath's Fury , Collective Defiance , Chandra Ablaze and Chandra, Flamecaller don't let you always draw 7 cards, but can be useful in letting you dump bad hands.

A question. Why do you have Twinflame ? It doesn't seem to be a good card in this deck, as copying your commander, albeit rebuying you the spell, is then shut down by the Legend Rule, thus having you sacrifice one of the two between original or copy of Feather as a state-base action.

I would kindly advise Hall of the Bandit Lord , as it allows for very good plays you otherwise would miss: its only problem is that it can work only if you are casting for the second time or more your commander and use its mana for commander tax. On the other hand, I would also suggest Lightning Greaves , as you could cast all your instants on the commander and at last equip the Greaves: it can be more of a nonbo than anything else, as it also cuts off combat tricks you could cast and is not removable from the commander unless you control another creature. You have a low creature count, so IDK, maybe not worth including.

I would swap out Bandage , Niveous Wisps and Guided Strike for Panic , Invigorated Rampage and Adamant Will .

At last, one kindof good card for ramp in not green: Explorer's Scope .