Gev, Scaled Scorch

Legendary Creature — Lizard Mercenary

Ward—Pay 2 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 2 life.)

Other creatures you control enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on them for each opponent who lost life this turn.

Whenever you cast a Lizard spell, this deals 1 damage to target opponent.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Standard Brawl	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (7)

Last_Laugh on Guess Who's Back, Back Again, And Again

1 day ago

Sorry to see that your Marchesa list is untouched for awhile now. I saw your request for new suggestions to keep things up to date... so here goes.

Satoru, the Infiltrator is probably the best draw engine this deck has ever seen with Danny Pink as a close 2nd.

Gev, Scaled Scorch is a new(ish) alternate source of +1+1 counters that's triggered frequently by opponents (or Goblin Bombardment).

Gisa, Glorious Resurrector is a bit older, but good enough to be the only theft card I run. Soooo good here.

Ripples of Potential is this deck's way to dodge exile, forced sac, etc. wraths when you don't have a sac outlet (or the wrath is Farewell).

Last_Laugh on Thieves of the Black Rose

6 days ago

Unspeakable Symbol is an amazing card here. Just don't proactively add a +1+1 counter to every creature or this card looks like a stinker real quick. Only use it in response to removal or to loop specific etb/death triggers on everyone's turns.

Gev, Scaled Scorch is another alternate source of +1+1 counters that I've had really good results with so far. Your opponents will trigger this frequently.

Gisa, Glorious Resurrector is theft plus the sac outlet in one to make that theft permanent.

Liliana's Standard Bearer and High-Society Hunter are 2 good draw engines I run here that are budget friendly.

I'd also try to make room for the other 2 Talismans and 2 Signets.

Last_Laugh on Oops! All female! Marchesa

6 days ago

You are also correct, having too many 4 drops can be pretty awkward here so I'll help suggest a few cuts and lower cmc replacements.

Solemn Simulacrum - could be pretty much anything else. Satoru, the Infiltrator is one of the best draw engines Marchesa has ever seen.

Cormela, Glamour Thief - seems out of place. Gev, Scaled Scorch is another alternative source of +1+1 counters that I've had good results with so far.

Pitiless Plunderer - is probably the card I'm most tentative to suggest cutting. I was personally happier with Mahadi, Emporium Master coming down a turn earlier but have ultimately cut both personally.

Disciple of Bolas - Liliana's Standard Bearer is 1 mana cheaper, has flash, and will draw as many cards typically.

Domineering Will - is a cool card but not really the timing you're looking for since you get no window to attack, get a +1+1 counter on it, and make that theft permanent. Grim Haruspex is a possible replacement.

Reins of Power - You trade Marchesa as part of this swap so you can't make this theft permanent. Vigean Graftmage comes down before Marchesa, can immediately protect her with a +1+1 counter, and enables 2 sacrifices (itself +1 other) each turn for etb/death trigger abuse.

Last_Laugh on scotchtapedsleeves

3 weeks ago

Sorry to see that your Marchesa list is untouched for awhile now. I saw your request for new suggestions to keep things up to date... so here goes.

Satoru, the Infiltrator is probably the best draw engine this deck has ever seen with Danny Pink as a close 2nd.

Gev, Scaled Scorch is an a newish alternate source of +1+1 counters that's triggered frequently by opponents (or Goblin Bombardment).

Gisa, Glorious Resurrector is a bit older, but good enough to be the only theft card I run. Soooo good here.

Ripples of Potential is this deck's way to dodge exile, forced sac, etc. wraths when you don't have a sac outlet (or the wrath is Farewell).

Polaris on When does Gev add counters?

4 weeks ago

Gev, Scaled Scorch's +1/+1 counter ability is a static effect, not a triggered ability. It doesn't use the stack, they just enter with that many counters. Impact Tremors or similar will trigger when the creature enters (maybe with counters from Gev) and then resolve too late. Gev's own last ability though is a triggered ability on cast, so it will resolve before the triggering creature spell does and deal the damage first. This qualifies for the creature to enter with a counter.

kryophyre on When does Gev add counters?

4 weeks ago

If a creature does damage when it enters, is that too late for Gev, Scaled Scorch's first ability to put counters on it?

I'm building a commander deck with Gev as the commander and I was wondering if Impact Tremors would allow creatures to enter with counters from Gev's first ability.

The way I'm reading it, would suggest that the damage happens too late, but I just wanted to be sure and couldn't find a solid answer elsewhere.

Flarhoon13 on Admiral Beckett Brass' High Seas Robberies

1 year ago

Having completed my quest to play all 52 of my decks, I decided to try getting a win with all of my decks.

Aug 30

Admiral Beckett Brass' High Seas Robberies loss. Used Dockside Extortionist to get 8 treasures, Daring Discovery--which discovered Glaring Spotlight--let me steal a Blightsteel Colossus from Ba's The Infamous Cruelclaw after cloning it with Protean Raider. Benjamin's dragons hit me hard and Blaine's Gev, Scaled Scorch lizard deck just whittles everyone down. 0-2