Decree of Pain

Sorcery

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated. Draw a card for each creature destroyed this way.

Cycling (, Discard this card:Draw a Card.)

When you cycle Decree of Pain, all creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.

Discussion (51)

OmegaAura113 on Beledros Witherbloom EDH

1 week ago

I have a couple of ideas!

Izoni, Thousand-Eyed - you only really get one activation of her token ability, and you have a couple of enchantments that already perform her sacrifice ability

Decree of Pain - pretty high costed boardwipe, when there's others that won't nuke your boardstate in the process

Reap can be replaced with Road of Return , since both do similar things, but Road can interact with your commander directly

Tragic Slip - Abrupt Decay is much better

Profane Command - there's better X spells that aren't too expensive, like Genesis Wave or Torment of Hailfire . I noticed you're going a heavy mana ramp direction with the deck, which is perfectly fine, just also remember to try and include cards that let you play extra lands if you can (cards like Azusa, Lost but Seeking , which recently was reprinted, and Exploration )

And something else pretty important is that beside ramp spells, you'll also want a few rocks/dorks to supplement yourself. There's a lot of them in-budget, like Elves of Deep Shadow , Llanowar Elves , Elvish Mystic , and the Sakura-Tribe Elder you have in already. Another similar ramp one is Yavimaya Elder for fetching basics and such. For rocks, Golgari Signet , Fellwar Stone , Commander's Sphere , and Talisman of Resilience are cheap in both CMC and price, so see if you can slide any of those in too.

It's probably my hardest suggestion to apply, but as you run through and make edits, try and choose a direction to take the deck as a whole - tokens, or lands - as a focus. Once you start narrowing down the archetype you wanna follow, the cards you need to cut to streamline it will start looking more and more obvious!

StoveX1 on Luke's Edgar Deck

1 week ago

thank you for the comment! i made this Edgar midrange deck for my friend (the Luke of the title) who is more into playing than deckbuilding. he bought the vampire precon and it was solid, but it never really could win in our group so i modified it for him. i knew for sure i did not want to go the super-aggro route because it just wouldn't make for fun games. honestly i forgot this was even a public deck, but i'm glad you found it and liked the build. your points are definitely well thought-out and i'm going to consider them! i especially think your point about Decree of Pain is right on, so i will probably replace that with Winds of Abandon . as for Necropolis Regent , it's definitely a good point but Luke notoriously loves putting +1/+1 counters on his creatures so i would have to think about that one before i replace it. however there are definitely some other fun higher CMC (oops i mean MV) vamps that could potentially replace that one. Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord will definitely go into the maybeboard and i'll most likely have Luke slot it in and trial it sometime soon!

Coletrain69 on Grixis Spellslinger EDH

3 weeks ago

Ponder might not be a bad idea and I have a few of them, Gitaxian Probe is also decent for knowing when to save a counter spell and I think I have one of those as well. Three Wishes is a really interesting card that I think would be a lot more fun in commander; I have a couple. Frantic Search might also be decent if you don't like what's in your hand. Cyclonic Rift is also really good and despite it being expensive I'm pretty sure we own one. Talrand, Sky Summoner is also a classic for this kind of deck, and there's also Murmuring Mystic . One of my favs that I think would work really well is The Locust God . Jace's Archivist is really interesting as well and can help you if you're top decking and hurt everyone else, another great option for the same thing is Whispering Madness . Torrential Gearhulk might be slightly pricey but he matches well with what you're doing. Lim-Dul's Vault is also super handy and can be pretty zaney especially for it being cheap. Disallow is pretty crazy too for blocking activated abilities. Bolas's Citadel is also worth looking at. Cursed Totem is really expensive but would also be CRAZY in this deck. Also check out Propaganda .

As far as removal goes, Go for the Throat is always a good option.There's also Slaughter Pact and Force of Despair . Preemptive removal like Sadistic Sacrament would be a great idea as well. Decree of Pain is good but it's mana cost is kind of high; Life's Finale is an equally viable card. Unsommon is super cheap, Boomerang , Undo , Snap , do more or less the same thing.

dritchie on No time to rest – Drana, Reanimator (Primer)

3 weeks ago

I see a lot of things that dont synergise very well or cost far too much mana, i would remove Meteor Golem for Artisan of Kozilek i know its slightly more mana but has more versatility and more power. Nirkana Revenant id say is a must because she gives you more mana and can one hit someone, Reanimate , Rise of the Dark Realms , Sepulchral Primordial , Puppeteer Clique , Geth, Lord of the Vault , Chainer, Dementia Master

Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip has no real value in this deck id remove this for Sudden Spoiling or Tragic Slip or Entomb . you need some lower mana tutors at the like Diabolic Tutor , Vampiric Tutor , Exsanguinate would be good to help balance the life. board wipes like Necromantic Selection , Decree of Pain and Black Sun's Zenith . Nim Deathmantle . things like Grave Pact woundn't be a bad idea to add. Mortuary Mire and Crypt of Agadeem

sorry i feel like ive just ripped apart the deck

VampRamped on Luke's Edgar Deck

3 weeks ago

Honestly, this is one of the best midrange Edgar Markov decks I think all the card choices are good for a midrange deck the only thing I would change is I would not play Necropolis Regent because she does almost the same thing as playing Edgar but you could argue he is even better as he immediately can put counters on and attack right as he is put into play. I think for a midrange Edgar Markov deck Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord is an incredible choice as he has so much utility and is extremely efficient at 3 mana. Second would reconsider Decree of Pain in general not that it's bad but is really just a good control card and that even in a midrange Edgar Markov you would probably much rather prefer one-sided board wipes that let you keep your boards than ones that let you get some cards out of it.

MoreSizemore on esper control for nick

2 months ago

Take Out:

• Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

• Esper Charm

• Teferi's Ageless Insight

• Ondu Inversion  ^Flip. There are better options here

Possible Includes:

• Mystic Remora lets draw some cards guy

• Decree of Pain would probably be better than Ondu Inversion  ^Flip even if it is an MDFC. You do have other ways of getting rid of troublesome non-creatures

• Norn's Annex is another enchantment

• Fumigate is not bad

• Toxic Deluge

Osbert on Dame Drain

3 months ago

Ayara doesn't seem like a good fit since you only have 7 black creatures including herself and your commander.

Selvala also seems out of place here since you arent playing many large power power creatures. I think I would cut her because on average she won't make more than 3 mana (so 2 because you pay G for the ability) and you'll be handing most of the card draw to opponents. Similarly Hunter's Insight, Life's Legacy, Garruk Primal Hunter face the same problems. These cards feel terrible when they draw you 2-3 cards. Instead I suggest drawing cards or creature casts like Guardian Project, Zendikar Resurgent, Lifecrafter's Bestiary, etc.

If you like storming off with creatures maybe consider Tangleroot. Sure it helps opponents but it makes elf decks vomit their hands and with a creature draw engine on board it might as well be a Primal Surge.

Your deck currently has 1 piece of grave recursion which would make a lot of black mana lovers sad. Some good options are Patriarch's Bidding, Rise of the Dark Realms, Finale of Eternity, & Oversold Cemetery.

Your deck also has a very few ways to disrupt opponents which can be problematic. Reclamation Sage, Attrition, gravepact, Toxic Deluge, Decree of Pain, Viridian Corrupter, and Viridian Zealot are good options to consider.

You seem to have abundant ways to produce mana but not a lot of ways to use it. I suggest the classic Staff of Domination as a combo piece and maybe some X spells like Torment of Hailfire. Other mana sinks like Temur Sabertooth can help you dig with draw engines while abusing EtBs.

Heliogabale on Haha tutors go brrrrrr

4 months ago

OK, I don't know how I missed this in the first place, but Cycling discards the card as well! This opens a whole pool of cards that essentially turn into self-recurring card advantage with DePietro on the board.

Barren Moor and Lonely Sandbar become great cantrips, while Nimble Obstructionist and Decree of Pain grant effects that can be replayed every turn.

Truly this thread is leading to some great ideas!