Belbe, Corrupted Observer

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Elf

At the beginning of each player's postcombat main phase, that player adds {C}{C} for each of your opponents who lost life this turn. (Damage causes loss of life.)

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
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (18)

griffstick on Belbe Hugs

1 year ago

You top choices for a direction are

• {1} big mana
• {2} eldrazi
• {3} pod
• {4} lifegain
• {5} stax
• {6} Elves
• {7} x spells

These are the top choices. Some of them can blend into each other.

So do you have an idea about where you want to go with Belbe, Corrupted Observer

Coward_Token on Jumpstart 2022

1 year ago

Where to find the previews

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• Don't like most of the Japanese art, looks like cheap screencap alters. Mind you, I like anime.
• Runadi should really be titled Hydra Caller
• Creeping Bloodsucker is a fine addition to Belbe, Corrupted Observer, even if it doesn't curve. Three life a turn isn't bad either.
• Chevill is getting support at a glacial pace
• I'd rather have another Plague Spitter reprint than Festering Evil
• Towering Gibbon looks so cute, haha. I kinda wish it looked at all your permanents though, mostly feels like a more boring green Clone
• I've definently never seen Kibo before. Anyway, are primates only getting two new cards? Because I feel gruul doesn't have very exciting support for EDH. At least Scrounging Bandar works.
• Pirated Copy: So this isn't quite Clone + Tandem Lookout. For one, it's drawing you on combat damage only, so no shenanigans with Lightning-Rig Crew. However, it also lets you copy other people's stuff, which means that their combat can benefit you. I think, but am not sure, that copying a token will make the drawing ability work with all tokens with the same type that aren't otherwise named. Because go-wide decks needed to be put down more in EDH. Not really into this with Admiral Beckett Brass TBH, too high MV. (What I really want is for Protean Raider to get the preserved tribal part of the ability.)
• Don't like white getting copies trough Preston the Vanisher, even if they're weak. Illusions in particular don't feel right for a truth-oriented philosophy, although I suppose light can blind and not just reveal. Surprised it didn't have a blue mana pip somewhere.
• Ashcoat curves nicely enough into Marrow-Gnawer, regardless which one is your commander. Attack with Ashcoat to give your Rats extra power, sacrifice one of them with Gnawer for extra tokens (and even more attack power next turn), then recur the saced rat with Ashcoat. Getting to recur not just one put two cards a turn is quite generous too.

FolkOccult on Weatherlight Crews Past & Present

2 years ago

I love this! I had been planning a Sisay lore friendly deck for about three and a half months, but I never could decide whether I wanted to include cards like Yawgmoth, Thran Physician or Urza, Lord High Artificer which did get original border treatment and came out in the same set as Sisay; but to what extent does one involve the weatherlight crew when there were entire sets dedicated to their villains ( Crovax the Cursed, Volrath the Fallen, the Slivers as a whole on Rath and Dominaria, Tsabo Tavoc ) to what degree does flavor keep the deck from playable. Even now, remembering the lore, the Nine Titans, Eladamri, Lord of Leaves and Belbe, Corrupted Observer; all the prints of Squee alone! lol. There's just so much to go off of. So many strategies one could take and characters you could add.

To see a completed list, no matter how flavorful and thematic. It's a relief to see it doable.

There are just so many cards, and characters alone, from the sets, Weatherlight to Dominaria United, that are lore relevant to characters like Karn, or Gerrard. Urza alone got three sets to his name which include some of the largest staples in magic; some include later reference to the crew. Likewise with characters like Mangara who was in Mirage. It's just such an expansive story, I've got two one-subject notebooks literally just organizing cards specifically referenced in lore, story, literature, and trying to make a viable deck from it without using staples.

This delights me to no end! You've done the work and the deck looks great. If I ever manage to construct my deck list, would you be alright with me linking it here? Seeing you driven by the theme and flavor of the weatherlight is a touch inspiring.

I was going to try and in the 99 of my deck bring all the items to the Legacy Weapon which was largely constructed from Ramos, Dragon Engine and has nearly twelve cards alone just referencing the thing. Seeing this deck list, was really cool. Makes my day you could say.

Triton on Wrapping Up a Deck!

2 years ago

Hi all!

Going to be focusing on building my Belbe, Corrupted Observer deck soon, and wanted any suggestions and cuts before I start ordering all the cards. I feel like I could use more draw effects in the deck but otherwise the deck runs well! I definitely appreciate taking at least a look at the deck!

Here’s the deck:

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Belbe's Big Boys

Commander / EDH Triton

SCORE: 1 | 127 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER

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Epicurus on Killing by giving opponents "positive" …

2 years ago

Since you mentioned mana burn, there is of course Yurlok of Scorch Thrash. There are a lot of ways to abuse his ability with your own cards (I especially like Blinkmoth Urn and Belbe, Corrupted Observer with Yurlok). But there are a lot of cards that could be donated to add to his destructiveness. Braid of Fire and Black Market come to mind, but I know there's more stuff that forces you to add a ton of mana.

Also, my all-time favorite donate move is Illusions of Grandeur.

Bell-Master_Hatake on Getting back

2 years ago

KBK7101

I forgot to add these on the list my bad.

Belbe, Corrupted Observer Big mana or pod.

Urza, Lord High Artificer Stax (also have a bunch of myr from a bundle I bougth I could use for more casual games).

Marwyn, the Nurturer Elves tribal.

Grubbernaut on New Format: Supplemental?

2 years ago

Some more potentials.

Show and Tell - Supplemental

Reanimator - Supplemental

UB Control - Supplemental

UR Delver - Supplemental

Najeela - Supplemental

Lands - Supplemental

Other cards to build around: Protean Hulk, Gifts Ungiven, Anje Falkenrath, Basalt Monolith, Belbe, Corrupted Observer (stax), Channel, any of the storm cards, Elsha of the Infinite / Sensei's Divining Top, Fecundity, dredge, k'riik son of yawgmoth, Mycosynth Lattice, Selvala, Heart of the Wilds, elves, Skullclamp, Smallpox

Mortlocke on New hubs to be added

2 years ago

yeaGO, I'm not sure what would be the easiest solution when it comes to fixing the 200+ Phyrexian tribal cards. Because now I come to you with some additional cards that don't have their exact types listed in the Fix Card tool creature subtype database.

• Belbe, Corrupted Observer is now listed as a Phyrexian Zombie Elf

• Blackcleave Goblin is now Phyrexian Goblin Zombie

I can keep bringing fixes for you one by one, but I think you'll get tired of my posts real quick.