Fog

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Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

Discussion (51)

lagotripha on Hydratic Rampage

1 week ago

I highly reccomend avoiding expensive cards for first decks- if you are going to spend >$5 on a card, you want to be picking up a card that fits into lots of decks as a format staple (for green, stuff like Birds of Paradise). A lot of cards are expensive because there isn't enough supply for a format (in whiptongue's case, commander), rather than them being the best options. There are diminishing returns on copies of legendary creatures too, and no shortage of inexpensive cards that never quite made the cut into modern that are super fun. Old standard staples are frequently <$0.30

If there are hydras you want to spend money one anyway, pick up one and run tutors like Uncage the Menagerie.

If you get bored, start messing around with synergies; a lot of 5/6/7 drops are playable in a green ramp shell like this- some will perform outstandingly, and others can sit it out with minor cost.

In terms of fighting fliers, Grappling Sundew, Wall of Tanglecord or Traproot Kami offer a delay, there is a lot of cheap spot removal like Aerial Volley, multiplayer options like Clip Wings, sweepers like Corrosive Gale/Hurricane/Skyreaping, options to turn flying into a downside like Bower Passage/Dense Canopy, utility answers like Crushing Canopy and Crushing Vines, 'total shutdown' effects like Elvish Skysweeper, Scattershot Archer or Gravity Well.

Then there are options like a 'fight' subtheme using your own fliers- allowing for answers to more than just flying Foe-Razer Regent is a lot of fun, Frontier Siege is cute, Kraul Harpooner has seen competitive modern play in sideboards.

I really reccomend packing in one answer and a couple of planned search effects- knowing that Uncage the Menagerie can get you a Vastwood Hydra/Overgrown Battlement/Kraul Harpooner makes it decent when you only have a few options, while it encourages a relaxed and varied decklist.

Feed the clan sees great sideboard play for a reason- its a good card when facing lightning bolt effects, but if they have repeatable damage it starts looking lackluster. I'd look at creatures with lifegain stapled on- Gilded Goose will be rotating soon, and so should get cheap and remain somewhat relevant in that neiche, while cards like Healer of the Glade, Pelakka Wurm or Oracle of Nectars do the thing in the meantime.

Finally, the 'I'm optimising a deck' thing- with 24 basic lands you can swap for 2-3 utility lands. There are budget cards that fix major problems without competing for slots; Emergence Zone against counterspells, Labyrinth of Skophos/Mystifying Maze to Fog attackers, small-scale lifegain like Sapseep Forest/Glimmerpost/Radiant Fountain, card advantage like Memorial to Unity, manlands like Treetop Village or threats like Rogue's Passage.

The reason deckbuilding in casual magic is so fun is that there is rarely a 'right' answer- there are about twenty ways to solve any problem, and its more about which one you enjoy more than what exactly you pick. I had a deck which aimed to use Gutter Grime with Brindle Boar and Gristleback for a while and it did great. Look around, don't worry too much about optimising and have fun.

DimitarK on Post-Amonkhet Summonings

1 month ago

Fog is Pioneer legal so it's a must run here.

Also consider trying Day's Undoing to guarantee the Fevered Visions damage much earlier and efficiently replenish on fog effects. Accidentally, it 's another enabler for Kefnet the Mindful although I don't think Kefnet is worth running as a 3 drop that doesn't have impact on the board or protect your combo.

For board wipe the added lifegain from Fumigate is not to be underestimated but ultimately Supreme Verdict being 1 less mana and uncounterable is too good to pass on.

Finally a shameless plug: please check out my Fevered Undoing Fog deck playing on this very concept as well as a Day's Undoing + Fevered Visions primer I've started - Fevered Undoing Primer

shadow63 on owling mine help

1 month ago

Howling mine is $4 card so it might be hard to make the deck dirt cheap. But something that came out a few years ago is Howling Golem theres also Temple Bell. I think some type of turbo Fog strategy might not be a bad place to start

Mortlocke on Atraxa, Praetor of Proliferate (v2)

1 month ago

I'm always happy to see more Atraxa, as Phyrexia must spread the good news of Compleation. But, unfortunately your deck seriously lacks a description. What are the notable combos? Important cards? Controversial cards? What i'm trying to get at is you're doing our girl here dirty. Here's a basic outline for a good deck description:

1. Go into detail about the themes of your deck, yes it's Proliferation but what else? Is Combo? Midrange?
2. Between which turns can your deck threaten to win? 5-8?
3. What are some cards that may be considered controversial? Do you have any cards that are salt inducing? Would players be okay with that?

But if you want to go into any more detail, then I highly recommend Epochalyptik's Do you want to write a Primer?. That is a comprehensive article on how to do a full write up of your deck. It's helped me a ton, so hopefully it can do the same for you.

As a fellow Atraxa pilot I have one card suggestion for you - Spike Weaver. It fits neatly within the "counters matter" theme of your deck but it does so much more: its a Fog on a body that will likely never run out as you will simply proliferate the +1/+1 counters. What's even better is that you can move Weaver's +1/+1 counters onto other bodies at instant speed so you can really take advantage of Proliferate triggers. Good luck to you, as I hope you get to realize your vision for Atraxa. Oh, and +1 for you.

shadow63 on Warp World

1 month ago

Maybe try Fog effects in here

DragonLordJippy on A Better Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

2 months ago

Ribhaal

I've never run into a situation where I couldn't win on the Attack Step. Not once. Been playing Selvala for... Going on two years? No one runs Fog effects (at least, not among the individuals I've played in the NYC area). However, if you are concerned about it: Post Infinite Mana -> Cast Beast Within -> Retrieve it with Eternal Witness -> Bounce her with Temur Sabertooth/Kogla, the Titan Ape -> Bounce

DragonLordJippy on A Better Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

2 months ago

Dezmin1414

Hey! I'm considering doing some update videos... However, they are kinda narrow. For the list I maintain consistently from set to set, I do try to run an "Update" here. I'll look to doing that.

Ribhaal

I've never run into a situation where I couldn't win on the Attack Step. Not once. Been playing Selvala for... Going on two years? No one runs Fog effects (at least, not among the individuals I've played in the NYC area). However, if you are concerned about it: Post Infinite Mana -> Cast Beast Within -> Retrieve it with Eternal Witness -> Bounce her with Temur Sabertooth/Kogla, the Titan Ape -> Bounce

DragonLordJippy on A Better Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

2 months ago

Dezmin1414

Hey! I'm considering doing some update videos... However, they are kinda narrow. For the list I maintain consistently from set to set, I do try to run an "Update" here. I'll look to doing that.

Ribhaal

I've never run into a situation where I couldn't win on the Attack Step. Not once. Been playing Selvala for... Going on two years? No one runs Fog effects (at least, not among the individuals I've played in the NYC area). However, if you are concerned about it: Post Infinite Mana -> Cast Beast Within -> Retrieve it with Eternal Witness -> Bounce her with Temur Sabertooth/Kogla, the Titan Ape -> Bounce