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Fool's Tome
Artifact
(2), Tap: Draw a card. Play this ability only if you have no cards in hand.
FormOverFunction on Should I Keep Whirlwind of …
3 weeks ago
Sorry for the late response, I’ve been off-grid for a while. It’s going to be really hard to get something as good as “when you use a card get another one” so I was (briefly) looking outside of enchantments to replace that enchantment. Betrayal is fun, but (mostly) reliant on your opponent. Aladdin's Lamp is fun, but it’s more like scrying than it is card replacement. Bargaining Table can be great, but can also be worse that bad depending on the circumstances. Fool's Tome is maybe better than bargaining table, but still super conditional. Coveted Falcon is interesting but super niche and janky as hell; you’d almost have to build the deck around it. Mangara's Tome is also more like a tutor than card replacement, and draws a lot of hate. Diary of Dreams can be good, but it needs the instants and sorceries (and I’m typing this response so I can’t go look at your decks again, so I don’t know if this is even worth bringing up). Action News Crew could be interesting, but you might not even want that because it’s a TMNT card. This is something I’m going to mull over a little more to see if I can think of something more concrete, but my short answer for this would be: I’d branch out from trying to replace the enchantment with another enchantment; maybe an artifact, maybe a creature. It’s not going to be as good, at least at first, but there could be a weird synergy that would otherwise go unnoticed.
Flooremoji on
Squee: All the hats
8 years ago
Squee, might not be smart but he's sure hard to get rid of!
PurpleSprout458 on Question Concerning deck: Bulls on …
9 years ago
I usually use a suite of artifacts help offset discard effects like Neheb's: Fool's Tome, Bottled Cloister, and Gustha's Scepter.
With a deck like Bulls on Parade, I'd be far more concerned with the near-constant loss of life from cards like Phyrexian Reclamation, Blood Scrivener, and Asylum Visitor. I've used Trading Post and Urborg Syphon-Mage in the past to gain and still stay on-theme.
Also, I've had far more luck with Chain of Smog over Delirium Skeins, especially in multiplayer. Good luck hellbending!
unos on
Chandra
9 years ago
Pyromancer's Swath in my opinion has some synergy with madness (you already have some) and hellbent mechanics. Quick example: Cackling Flames.
In particular, you're interested in some permanent that lets you draw. There are a ton but I'll list those that have "hellbent": the oldest card is Fool's Tome recreated in blue by Idle Thoughts; old rakdos has something similar Nihilistic Glee. Recently Sea Gate Wreckage came out, that seems strictly better than the others to me.
Flashback spells aren't completely lost even if you discard them with Pyromancer's Swath: Firebolt. ((The same happens with Retrace Flame Jab buut you'll hardly be able to afford to throw away lands, unless you work with green land recoverers like Groundskeeper Life from the Loam))
Abilities that have the drawback of requiring you to discard your hand also work well with Pyromancer's Swath. You already have Chandra Ablaze but recently I found a neat example in Kaladesh, Bomat Courier (it has its own disadvantages of course, but can replenish a hand destroyed by Pyromancer's Swath - sometimes). Others could be Dangerous Wager or Jace's Archivist (the classic Wheel of Fate is a sorcery and will excusively work in your turn. Alternatively Reforge the Soul could also work by miracle in an opponent's turn. Both of these aren't reusable and might just get discarded if you for some reason can't cast them immediately - not worth the trouble imo)
You already have recurring creatures like phoenices. Those work well with the Swath.
kengiczar on
10 years ago
@ Shane.Allen: Some card draw
- Ambition's Cost
- Ancient Craving
- Grafted Skullcap
- Fool's Tome
- Alhammarret's Archive
+
Teferi's Puzzle Box
hfvalenz on Library Themed Cards
10 years ago
Orcish Librarian! with a great illustration from Phil Foglio.
Expedition Map I mean, libraries also store maps...
And of course, Thran Tome.