Behold the Power of Destruction

Scheme

When you set this scheme in motion, destroy all nonland permanents target opponent controls.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (2)

ibstudent2200 on Nicol Bolas Archenemy Coop/Solo EDH Variant

6 years ago

As far as decks used, one of them was Azusa, Lost. The other was a fairly casual Rhys the Redeemed list that probably doesn't even break the 50% mark as far as optimization level.

It isn't difficult to handle Every Last Vestige Shall Rot if you're just defining behavior. You need a rule that states "Nicol Bolas always pays full costs for effects" and errata Every Last Vestige Shall Rot to have a limit of INT_MAX for X (or declare a finite, but very large amount of mana for Bolas to be able to spend each turn). This rule also prevents cards like Fade Away and Flow of Maggots from causing problems for the Bolas AI. If you add this rule, you'll probably want to ban Killing Wave, but that card should generally be banned from any format where at least one player is autonomous.

As an aside, it's possible under the current ruleset for the first player to get targeted by Behold the Power of Destruction and then hit by Nicol Bolas, which could knock a player mostly out of the game. Is this something worth changing the rules to avoid?

ibstudent2200 on Nicol Bolas Archenemy Coop/Solo EDH Variant

6 years ago

Ok, I played a couple games of this with two non-Bolas players, and it seemed WAY too easy. Many of the schemes were underwhelming, and none of the optional rules regarding Bolas's life total were relevant because he didn't disrupt the players enough to stop them from smashing for 100+ damage (no loops involved, either). Cards like Look Skyward and Despair, Approach My Molten Realm and The Fate of the Flammable were either dead or actively bad for Bolas.

Also, Every Last Vestige Shall Rot doesn't seem banworthy. It's a Behold the Power of Destruction that tucks instead of destroying, but that's not necessarily going to end the game.