Bitter Reunion

Enchantment

When Bitter Reunion enters the battlefield, you may discard a card. If you do, draw two cards.

{1}, Sacrifice Bitter Reunion: Creatures you control gain haste until end of turn.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	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
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Standard Brawl	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (24)

aldont on The Glory of the Horde (Zurgo Ultra-Budget)

1 month ago

Heyo! I ran a very budget Isshin deck a year or two ago; Mardu tokens are fun! I leaned towards a more aggro/streamlined approach, but if that ain't the vibe here, don't even worry about all this lol.

A broader question is how much/little you want to lean into the different face commanders, if you want to push more towards Zurgo ping/card draw or Neriv's unique token names; that can really shape the direction of cuts/include.

Cuts-wise, Thought Vessel Elspeth, Sun's Champion,Phoenix Fleet Airship don't do much for the game plan. Cathars' Crusade is good, but it's gonna be soooo many dice in this deck. Rising of the Day feels like it would be rough to cast on curve even if it makes the mobilize tokens hit harder. I'm kinda iffy on Neriv, Crackling Vanguard and Selfless Glyphweaver  ^Flip. As much as I love Brutal Hordechief I don't know if the attack drain trigger is going to be as good with all of the myriad/enters tapped and attacking stuff.

I think there's a lot of fun payoffs, but some of the token makers either show up later, or are conditional and need stuff to get them going, so having some other initial bodies you're not afraid of throwing into the red zone might help; combat is good, but also having a healthy number of sac outlets to let you have better control of which Zurgo mode might be nice?

As far as budget swaps go,Bitter Reunion for Fervor is some extra card selection, and then haste when you need it. Song of Totentanz for Tempt with Vengeance but it depends on if your playgroup is fun and gets tempted versus fringe utility as song's effect is split to make tokens/give EVERYTHING haste, so you can X=0 just to make a cool guy move faster...

Regarding boardwipes/mass interaction, white has some other proactive and sculptural ones and so swapping in Slaughter the Strong or Fell the Mighty for Hour of Reckoning can clear out some of the big bodies that make attacking hard. Treasury Thrull for Sun Titan is a silly one, ignore that lol. This one is a personal taste thing, but I might run Woe Strider as a second Viscera Seer over Morbid Opportunist, because that once per turn limit is frustrating.

Possible other budget things to look at: Horn of the Mark lets you dig 5 cards deep and look for a creature for every 2 tokens you send at someone; Devilish Valet Foul-Tongue Shriek Frontline Rush can just kill people dead; Woe Strider Dig Up the Body Blood for Bones are possible sac outlets.

Hope this helps lol

Fluggleshmuggits on Cube Eternal

8 months ago

IN IN IN
Guide of Souls
Sheltered by Ghosts
Voice of Victory
Staff of the Storyteller
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
Miscalculation
Hullbreacher
Silent Hallcreeper
Qarsi Revenant
Avenger of the Fallen
Concealing Curtains  ^Flip
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker  ^Flip
Razorkin Needlehead
Fear of Missing Out
Cori-Steel Cutter
Mine Collapse
Gut, True Soul Zealot
Sylvan Safekeeper
Keen-Eyed Curator
Birthing Ritual
Fanatic of Rhonas
Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
Ursine Monstrosity
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
Koma, World-Eater
Bloodbraid Challenger
Nexus of Becoming

OUT OUT OUT
Wall of Omens
Silverblade Paladin
Ranger of Eos
Glimmerpoint Stag
Baneslayer Angel
Thirst for Discovery
Vendilion Clique
Ninja of the Deep Hours
Murderous Rider
Kitesail Freebooter
Unearth
Bitter Reunion
Eidolon of the Great Revel
Thundermaw Hellkite
Flame Rift
Soul Sear
Greater Gargadon
Rancor
Scavenging Ooze
Wall of Blossoms
Strangleroot Geist
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Whisperwood Elemental
Zealous Persecution
Simic Charm
Radha, Heart of Keld
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender

Fluggleshmuggits on Cube Eternal

1 year ago

IN
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Loran of the Third Path
Recruiter of the Guard
White Orchid Phantom
Leyline Binding
Recruitment Officer
Bloodthirsty Adversary
Bomat Courier
Bitter Reunion
Barrowgoyf
Insatiable Avarice
Sheoldred's Edict
Emperor of Bones
Caustic Bronco

OUT
Solemn Recruit
Cathar Commando
Oketra the True
Imposing Sovereign
Faith's Fetters
Isamaru, Hound of Konda
Pyromancer's Goggles
Otherworldly Outburst
Thrill of Possibility
Night's Whisper
Painful Truths
Liliana's Triumph
Cabal Interrogator
Pain Seer

jawz on BR Dirge for Drivnod

1 year ago

I saw a list trying to get value from Generous Plunderer and Bloodvial Purveyor as targets for the Lively Dirge. Plunderer has become my favorite ramp card recently so I'm in. Donating all these artifacts to the opponent helps maximize the Plunderer damage trigger which the Bloodletter doubles. Plunderer ramping from 2 to 4 seems better than Goldhound ramping from 1 to 3 given the deck doesn't have many 3 drops but has a lot of key 4 drops.

Purveyor is a nasty clock as a 5/6 flying trample for 4. Especially in a Bloodletter deck. Jaxis, the Troublemaker is a scary combo piece too for Purveyor or Plunderer.

I also felt like Drivnod's double death trigger ability was getting forgotten, so I looked around a bit for possible synergy cards. Body Launderer and Mask of Griselbrand caught my eye. Giving them a try too.

I decided to move away from the Bitter Reunion for Into the Fire instead. I have plenty of 2 drops but few 3 drops. Fire gives me more digging and at least an option for a small sweeper against wide aggro decks. Without the Goldhound I'm less cautious about sweepers. And I'm ok with putting some of my 2 drops into the graveyard because I can rely on Dirge to get a couple back. I don't think I need the Reunion's haste option as much as I originally thought I would.

Balaam__ on The Wicker Man, Recaned

2 years ago

Thanks for posting legendofa, I hadn’t seen Bitter Reunion. It’s an interesting one. I’m going to add it to the maybeboard for playtesting, but I don’t know how I feel about it at a glance. The promise of haste is enticing and would solve one of the main issues with how the deck plays now-the wait between Exhume and being able to attack.

The problem is that if we’re operating at peak efficiency, there isn’t an extra {1} to pay for haste the turn we cast Exhume. But without playtesting I can’t be sure. It may work better the majority of the time when we don’t have god hands.

legendofa on The Wicker Man, Recaned

2 years ago

Any thoughts on Bitter Reunion? It works as another discard/draw effect and hands out a round of haste, but I haven't yet decided if that extra {1} is a deal breaker or not. When it works, it makes the game a laugher, but just as often it's a slower Thrill of Possibility.

Crow_Umbra on Captivating Crew or Commissar Severina …

2 years ago

I think Commissar Severina Raine would be the move to make. She can sac all the stolen creatures from Tariel for draw. She can also act as more of a finisher than Captivating Crew.

I took a quick look at your deck, and a few more things I'd suggest:

• Run some more ramp if you can. Arcane Signet, Boros Signet, and/or Talisman of Indulgence type stuff. Your curve is pretty top heavy, even with the access to reanimation to cheat stuff into play.

• I think your deck could benefit from more Haste granting effects like Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld, Footfall Crater, Bitter Reunion, Lightning Greaves & Swiftfoot Boots, Fervor, Ogre Battledriver, or Urabrask the Hidden. Similar to the ramp suggestion, this is to speed up the clock on your creatures attacking & using their activated abilities sooner. Thousand-Year Elixir is another option that could help in that regard.

Coward_Token on March of the Machine

2 years ago

From this article, seemingly every plane is being invaded. I personally doubt any plane that's been featured in Planechase or a set of its own will be destroyed, would be a waste on WotC's part.

Feels kinda off that this is the first set to feature proper Phyrexian tribal abilities, when the tribe is unlikely to get any more support for a good while.

More card comments:

See Double: idk why this in particular gets the anti-copying treatment, when othersimilar spells in the set doesn't

Sheoldred: The ETB nicely synergizes with the fact that she flickers when her Saga transforms back. Pair it with e.g. Bitter Reunion or Crashing Drawbridge while you got a bunch of creatures and your opponent(s) lost a blocker.

Dusk Legion Duelist: ye newe white card draw attempt. Any easy ways of putting counters on it each turn?

Surge of Salvation feels like a personal attack on me for wanting white Heroic Intervention