Crawlspace

Artifact

No more than two creatures can attack you each combat.

Combos

• Crawlspace + Maze of Ith + Maze of Ith

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Big Apple Highlander	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
PreDH	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (49)

Rhadamanthus on Can I use an opponent's …

2 weeks ago

Example of a goad effect for reference: Besmirch

You'll have to send the Dreadmaw at opponent B. When dealing with different requirements and restrictions on how you declare attackers, a legal attack is one that satisfies the maximum number of requirements without breaking any restrictions. The one restriction here is B's Crawlspace, so you can't send more than two creatures B's way. Goad sets up two requirements: the creature has to attack and it has to attack someone other than the player who goaded it if possible. Sending Dreadmaw at A and two creatures at B only satisfies one requirement from goad, but sending Dreadmaw at B (with a friend or not) satisfies two requirements of goad, so that's how you have to declare attackers.

kryophyre on Can I use an opponent's …

2 weeks ago

Say I have 2 opponents, (A and B), and my board has 5 soldier tokens and a Colossal Dreadmaw.

If opponentA goads my Colossal Dreadmaw and opponentB has a Crawlspace, can I send 2 soldiers at opponentB, thus allowing me to attack opponentA with my Colossal Dreadmaw?

NV_1980 on Blanka, Pumpspells & Ramp

1 month ago

Interesting deck, Beckores. There's a few issues with it though. First one: hexproof. Blanka needs more of it, especially considering he's your only real chance at dealing damage to the opposition. Swiftfoot Boots or Champion's Helm are highly recommended. More instant spells that can provide similar protection are options as well. Good ones include Snakeskin Veil, Gaea's Gift and Tamiyo's Safekeeping. Also, I'd really consider Gift of the Viper because for its casting cost it's grossly overpowered.

Second issue: lack of defense. Blanka is your offense. Since you don't have the means to give him vigilance, your deck lacks any other defensive measures (so right now, all you can try to do is outpace your opponents and hope their decks don't have any creature removal to get rid of Blanka). This is not likely to work very well. Opponents that go wide on you, can be dealt with through cards like Crawlspace and Silent Arbiter. To keep from being overrun by weenies, I'd also consider adding some mass-removal to the deck. Perhaps something like Pyrohemia. This is an expensive card to obtain though, so cheaper one-time wipes like Earthquake or Slagstorm could work just as well.

Third issue: there's no removal options in the deck. Not sure what your pod/meta is like, but there are some enchantments and artifacts out there that can be a real pain in the neck against a deck like this. Ensnaring Bridge, Righteous Aura and No Mercy are all pretty problematic for your deck. Therefore, I'd highly recommend you add a few cards to deal with opposing enchantments/artifacts. For Gruul, one of my all-time favorites are Decimate and Hull Breach. Speaking of removal, Ulvenwald Tracker is excellent to remove creatures when you combine him with Blanka.

Hope any of the above helps. Good luck.

NV_1980 on Jin Sakai

1 month ago

Excellent looking deck. Jin will allow you to attack with impunity and reap some nice benefits from this. Adding cards like Elbrus, the Binding Blade  ^Flip or Vorpal Sword would make him even more deadly in this regard. Also, in its current form, the deck will have a hard time dealing with mass tokens, so perhaps you can add a few things to make that easier on yourself. I was thinking wipes like Damnation or Wrath of God, but also cards that destroy/negate the use of mass tokens like Archfiend of Depravity, Crawlspace and Silent Arbiter.

NV_1980 on Jankyard

2 months ago

I think Walking Ballista would make a lot of sense in here, as you'll be able to generate plenty of mana to keep it around as point removal for annoying (small) creatures. Also, I'd really recommend Crawlspace and/or Silent Arbiter, so that opponents will have a harder time to go wide at you. Ensnaring Bridge could be used for a similar purpose, but to ward off stronger creatures. Maybe Goblin Welder could help you with retaining artifacts that were blasted off the battlefield in favor of less important ones.

milohenry13 on Hallway of Fiery Doom-Death

5 months ago

Idoneity

Thanks for the suggestions and +1!

I LOVE Caverns of Despair and am brainstorming on how to add it!

You might not have seen but, Ward of Bones was already on my list; it's a card that I adore (in foil), and was responsible for an epic win in a game at my local meet up in San Francisco.

I am interested in Planar Atlas - however I NEED red mana. I have Iron Myr in there because I feel more comfortable with the red mana production over something like Mind Stone. Mindstone is great for the draw and Myr is good for a block and red mana.

I had Crawlspace in the deck but it always felt kinda meh - taking up space for something better. I think this was because the other stax and prison pieces felt more impactful - especially with Gloin, Dwarf Emissary in there. Omitting Crawlspce frees me up to add more offense.

I also own Portcullis and it was also in the deck at one point. But it never really felt impactful either. I really had to think about and balance Prison/Stax, with enough damage spells and payoffs - so Portcullis probably got the boot over better prison cards and cards that provide offense. BTW, ever heard of Noetic Scales?? A card I used to try and make work in the Legacy version.

Torpor Orb and Meekstone are okay but risky in my build. Meekstone stops Gloin from untapping. The Orb is playable for sure... but non-bos hard with a few cards in the deck. I think I looked at Orb and made a tough decision... But I love switching cards around and trying them out for awhile.

So this deck has a long history. I've been playing since middle school in 94. I have two legacy decks, but they're both mono colored - Merfolk and Red Prison Burn. This deck is an homage to that Legacy build. I've been brewing these Legacy decks since I was a kid and continue to update them. Ensnaring Bridge has a special place in my heart cause I felt like I was playing it before it got big. I'm especially proud of my Legacy Red Prison Burn deck because it was a original homebrew concept I came up with as a kid. I've been building alongside my Merfolk deck all this time. I was an early innovator with the Red Prison build.

My Legacy Decks:

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Murmaid Murder

Legacy milohenry13

SCORE: 2 | 548 VIEWS | IN 3 FOLDERS

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My deck:

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Ensnaring Flames of Burn

Legacy milohenry13

SCORE: 2 | 491 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER

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(And I take my Merfolk mono-blue Commander deck to actual cEDH tournaments and it holds its own, getting some wins sometimes and totally original and unique, My deck:

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Murmaid Murder

Commander / EDH milohenry13

SCORE: 16 | 4 COMMENTS | 2903 VIEWS | IN 8 FOLDERS

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Thanks again for the like and input!

Idoneity on Hallway of Fiery Doom-Death

5 months ago

Oooooh! I do love mono-Red prison! Cool choice of commmander for it too.

I have some recommendations. >:)

If you want to lock out creatures, I highly recommend Meekstone and Portcullis. It is very difficult for most creature-based strategies to operate until they are removed.

Ward of Bones is funny. People hate it.

Torpor Orb is miserable. People really hate it.

I am curious why you are on Iron Myr! Why not a Mind Stone? I have been partial to Planar Atlas, though it enters tapped.

For one last silly card, Caverns of Despair is a Crawlspace that protects your planeswalkers.

Love the deck! Easy +1!

enraged on Knights of the Reliquary

5 months ago

Very cool build! I remember Shards of Alara prerelease like it was yesterday!!

I think the number one card to add might be Crawlspace Make everyone else play your game too!!