Bident of Thassa

Legendary Enchantment Artifact

Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.

{1}{U}, {T}: Creatures your opponents control attack this turn if able.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (45)

DreadKhan on Rafiq

1 month ago

What do you think of Bident of Thassa? My reasoning is that when I tested the deck's primary concern was running low on cards. To solve this the Bident draws off of any creatures that can get in, and it's other ability can be useful as well to force blockers into attacking (great so your Putrefax can get in). It will also let other players get a free crack at that player as they had to throw the kitchen sink at opponents, so the card can have subtle but powerful impacts on the board's state if it starts getting clogged with creatures. On the downside it's clunky at 4 mana, but fwiw Double Strike will mean 2 cards from that one creature.

The alternative that's much lower to the ground is something like Curiosity, but this won't help you if all you have are Grand Abolishers and no Rafiq, Curiosity is better when you're doing well, Bident is better when you've fallen behind or are at parity.

Last_Laugh on Card draw when adding +1/+1 …

3 months ago

You could always forego the +1+1 counter hoop. Ohran Frostfang, Toski, Bearer of Secrets, Bident of Thassa, Coastal Piracy, The Indomitable, and Reconnaissance Mission immediately come to mind in those colors.

NV_1980 on Excruciate

5 months ago

This is great stuff! I'd really try to go overboard with draw based on hitting opponents. That definitely means cards like Bident of Thassa and Enduring Curiosity. Other fun cards I'd recommend would include more fun unblockables (when combined with Tetsuko) like Mist-Syndicate Naga, Mistblade Shinobi, Thousand-Faced Shadow and Veteran Ice Climber.

ToastedBagl on Kefka, Court Mage

5 months ago

Suggestions for general good stuff: Whip of Erebos, Bident of Thassa, Hammer of Purphoros, Academy Ruins, Drownyard Temple.

Depending on your budget, Volrath's Stronghold and Crucible of Worlds gets your discarded stuff back.

seshiro_of_the_orochi on Shell Hath No Fury Like A Turtle With Crabs

9 months ago

Looks awesome! I have a 60 card turtle tribal, and I actually considered building Pride in a similar way.

I do have some cards you might want to consider:

Rapid Hybridization, Pongify: Both are cheap kill spells, and the tokens left behind will badically never be a problem for you.

Dive Down: Quite the great protection spell, and once you have Bedrock Tortoise or Assault Formation online, it will even be a combat trick.

Charix, the Raging Isle: Duuh ;D

Profaner of the Dead: One-sided wipe that's taylor-made for the deck.

Bident of Thassa: The card draw is great, but the activated ability is powerful for you, as it's basically redundancy for Angler Turtle.

KongMing on Should Coastal Piracy have the …

11 months ago

Coastal Piracy, as is, but with the subtype Pirate. Better reprints like Bident of Thassa and Reconnaissance Mission have been printed, so it wouldn't break any power ceilings.

Last_Laugh on Alela's Artifacts Makes Tokens Do Stuff

1 year ago

Nice to see another Alela list and good job keeping your avg mana cost low. I have some suggestions for you and I'll try to break it down by category and keep things budget friendly. If you're picking up what I'm putting down and need help with suggested cuts, just holler.

CARD DRAW:

Breena, the Demagogue is amazing here. It incentivizes opponents to attack one another for card draw while your creatures get the +1+1 counters and you get the draw/counters twice for attacking the 2 opponents with higher life.

Starscream, Power Hungry  ^Flip brings the Monarch mechanic into the game which will draw you an extra card at your end step but you'll also smack an opponent for 2 for every card you draw while you're the Monarch.

Plumb the Forbidden in response to a boardwipe ensures you have a grip full of cards to redeploy. Instant speed and pseudo dodging counterspells makes this card.

Reconnaissance Mission/Bident of Thassa/The Indomitable/Coastal Piracy - I personally run 3 of these effects... they will draw you a ton of cards.

CREATURE BUFFS:

Skyhunter Strike Force will buff all your attackers +3+3 just for attacking all 3 opponents. Bonus points for not needing to attack itself.

Nykthos Paragon because your commander is an evasive lifelinker and this guy is an enchantment. The low bar here is you hit for 2 with Alela and everyone gets 2x +1+1 counters, then 4 the next turn, then 8, and that's assuming Alela only had 2 power to start.

Felidar Retreat is another go-wide counters effect that works wonders here.

MISC.:

Fanatical Devotion let's you sac tokens to save your actual creatures.

Feel free to check out my list for ideas. Upvotes on any of my decks are appreciated. Alela's Aerodynamics: A Crash Course

Hexapod on All My Friends Are Dead

1 year ago

Liking this build, I see you are still updating it so I am bringing in a few ideas.

You already have 2 enchantments that make you draw cards when your creatures impact, but if you would like to add consistency you could consider Bident of Thassa and The Indomitable. I actually like these more than Rhystic Study.

It seem like Impact Tremors would be a blast in here, pun intended.

All these spirits would most certainly be even more of a threat with haste. A Hammer of Purphoros would have the added benefit of an option to generate tokens.

Finally this seems to be a great place for Helm of the Host; having multiple instances of Kykar trigger would help fill the battlefield with those pesky flying spirits.

Hope this inspires you!