Dolmen Gate

Artifact

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to attacking creatures you control.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	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
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
PreDH	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

Last_Laugh on Naya Goadam Business

1 month ago

Authority of the Consuls and Urabrask the Hidden make it so once you have a goad chain going your opponents can't play fresh blockers and you don't have every hastey creature pointed at your face.

Reconnaissance, Dolmen Gate, and Iroas, God of Victory *list* let you attack with everyone safely.

Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist and Bedlam are great here. Bedlam is a bit ballsy since it effects your blocks too but not if everyone is goaded first.

Last is a pet card of mine in Marisi: Kusari-Gama. Either let my creature through unblocked to goad everything or block and voluntarily wipe your own board.

DemonDragonJ on Which Card Should Replace Keranos?

1 month ago

SaberTech, Iroas, God of Victory *list* already has the ability of Dolmen Gate, but Thassa is certainly worth considering for that deck, although I would like to receive feedback from other users, here, before I make a decision, on this matter.

SaberTech on Which Card Should Replace Keranos?

1 month ago

Looking at the deck, it seems like a lot of the deck's repeatable value is generated in combat while the instants are there more for support. Have you looked into more ways to make attacking a safer option? If you still aren't sure what to do with Keranos's card slot, then something like that might be worth considering.

Midnight Pathlighter, Thassa, God of the Sea, and Dolmen Gate as a backup effect for Iroas are some options that come to mind.

Last_Laugh on Vampyr

2 months ago

Reconnaissance, Dolmen Gate, and Iroas, God of Victory *list* are all cards I strongly recommend. These are quite literally the first 3 cards I add to anything aggro in boros colors.

Last_Laugh on Lord of the Skies

3 months ago

Reconnaissance, Dolmen Gate and Iroas, God of Victory *list* I'd almost call required for Kaalia. Swinging safely and consistently is the name of the game. Spirit Mantle could be a nice addition too.

Optimator on

3 months ago

This deck is a good candidate for Dolmen Gate too. Might not be worth the slot but it's probably worth putting in the Maybe Board

Apoptosis on Smile all the way

8 months ago

In: Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate (a solid recursion option), Ali from Cairo (this is a ripcord to pull when you're looking at lethal, I've found myself in this position a few times and since this deck is very good at dialing up answers, I've slotted good 'ol Ali into the deck, Callous Bloodmage (this is a needed answer for decks that also rely on graveyard recursion), Carrion Feeder (I needed a creature based sac-oulet, which would be easier to tutor and would allow infinite combos), Dolmen Gate (chose over Legion's Initiative and Reconnaissance -both of which I love and are good alternatives -I'm testing out the gate to see which one I like more), Goblin Bombardment (free sac outlet, can go infinite), Pinnacle Monk  ^Flip (back into the main and out from the maybe; the one game I didn't have it I found the game stretching with lots of juicy targets accumulating in the graveyard and no way to get them back; I like options), Swamp (up to 5 total, better hitting land drops), Viscera Seer (another more optimal free sac-outlet).

Out: Aether Vial (I love this card and it's done good work mid-game, but I think there is better value), Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit (I decided to remove the infinite combo with Murderous Redcap for more resiliency and interaction potential), Baton of Morale (I really want to showcase the power of banding and think this could be a good way to direct damage to the creatures you want to die/recur, but am testing Dolmen Gate as an alternative way to do it), Cauldron of Souls (good for ETB recursion and wraths but I wanted to bring down the CMC, tough call), Claws of Gix (replaced for better options), Denethor, Ruling Steward (better options), Legion's Initiative (I love this card and it lets me get an extra ETB trigger, but am trying Dolmen Gate as an alternative), Murderous Redcap (took out the infinite damage trigger with Anafeza), Sword of Light and Shadow (I really like swords, but felt there are better options).

Crow_Umbra on Smile all the way

9 months ago

Glad to see another OG Alesha deck. She was one of my first favorites when I first got into EDH about 6 years ago. I have a few general suggestions for you:

• I see you have Reconnaissance in your Maybe Board already. I'd recommend swapping it in, especially with how combat dependent Alesha is for her recursion. I think you could probably swap with Legion's Iniative.

• Along those lines, I'd recommend checking out Dolmen Gate as a potential swap with the Baton that gives Banding.

• Similarly, I'd recommend swapping Grave Pact with the Dictate of Erebos already in your Maybe Board. The Flash is a bit niche, but gives you some utility to catch people by surprise. It's also less single color intensive and easier to cast for a 3 color deck.

Lastly, as someone that's played a combo variant of Alesha in the past, I think you can take out Murderous Redcap and the associated combo pieces, especially since you have already have combo lines with Karmic Guide, Reveillark, & Kiki-Jiki. I think a trap with a deck like this is that having more than 2 combo lines feels like a form of resiliency. By focusing on 1 or 2 combo lines, you can take out the +1/+1 counter support stuff that doesn't do much with the rest of your deck. Helps free up slots for other support or removal instead.