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| Format | Legality |
| 1v1 Commander | 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 |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Highlander | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Historic Brawl | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Leviathan | Legal |
| Limited | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Modern Beyond Horizons | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pauper Duel Commander | Legal |
| Pauper EDH | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Planar Constructed | Legal |
| Planechase | Legal |
| Quest Magic | Legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Legal |
| Vanguard | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
Gideon's Sacrifice
Instant
Choose a creature or planeswalker you control. All damage that would be dealt this turn to you and permanents you control is dealt to the chosen permanent instead (if it's still on the battlefield).
ShieldOfHolyShadows on
Eye for an Eye Damage Reflection
4 months ago
Hello! Dropping in from the Redirection hub where I have a very similar list. One recommendation that I would make is that while you're running a lot of the Valor Made Real blocking effects, you're not running effects like Gideon's Sacrifice, Saving Grace, Martyrdom, or Channel Harm. Obviously some are better than others, but those effects are way more flexible than block-buffing cards because they can save you from more effects. Fun list though!
9-lives on
The Art of Deflection
1 year ago
I don't know if this will help, since you don't have Pariah there anymore, but Gideon's Sacrifice is a much better option I think.
9-lives on
The Art of Deflection
1 year ago
Pinkfluffyant thanks a bunch! Clone is my wildcard. Sow a little chaos into the game whenever I clone their high P/T creature card. And of course you can use any part of my deck you like; I don't mind! I noticed you're using Deflecting Palm. I'd say that's my #1 favorite of all cards in the game. Besides using Gideon's Sacrifice and Boros Reckoner whenever they smugly swing with all of their creatures.
9-lives on Question about cards that utilize …
1 year ago
I just added back Gideon's Sacrifice which works with Boros Reckoner for dealing with a lot of creatures that swing all at once. I've actually won games this way, as most people don't expect it, and they all swing at once to deal fastest the most damage with a bunch of tokens or aggro.
9-lives on Swans of Bryn Argoll and …
2 years ago
If I have Swans of Bryn Argoll and I use Gideon's Sacrifice, would that make Swans of Bryn Argoll give me the ability to draw cards from the damage received by Swans of Bryn Argoll through Gideon's Sacrifice? Basically I am the controller whom controls Gideon's Sacrifice as a source of damage, no?
9-lives on
2 years ago
I'll define aikido as follows:
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Receiving damage, then dealing damage; exempli gratia: Deflecting Palm, Boros Reckoner.
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Causing damage through combat by using a defense against them; exempli gratia: Spellweaver Eternal, Eternal of Harsh Truths.
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Preventing spells and dealing damage through this prevention; exempli gratia: Ionize, Essence Backlash.
Do you see the common thread in this? It's that there is a transformation of receiving damage into dealing damage, or preventing damage into doing damage, or if the opponent prevents damage then causing that damage. This is essentially the aikido martial art's goal. Aikido doesn't deal direct damage like a burn deck. It seeks to simply transform damage.
I know that in order to be useful as an archetype it has to be literally a useful gameplay. Although, the cards Boros Reckoner, especially when paired with Gideon's Sacrifice, and Deflecting Palm have won me a few games alone, and I've only played a few games with a burn deck and my testudo deck. The two former are excellent when someone becomes too cocky and swings with all (s)he's got. However, a archetype will not always be the best, just ilke a defense-to-damage deck is very difficult to play.
9-lives on
2 years ago
I already have Gideon's Sacrifice. Pariah is mana intensive, but probably a good sideboard card.
I don't think I'll upkeep enough basic lands for Skred to be really that great. I would have to wait until at least turn 3 for it to even do a good amount of damage comparable to burn cards of 1 mana.
9-lives on
2 years ago
Eidolon of the Great Revel has been my best card I've played in this deck. I'm sure if I could, I would use Rip Apart far more. Deflecting Palm has won me three games so far. Gideon's Sacrifice with a Boros Reckoner has won me one game. I think the reason why is the unpredictability, as they don't expect the aikido element in this deck. Out of all the burn cards, I've used Boros Charm the least, and Lava Spike the most. Soulfire Grand Master has been very peripheral, and hardly ever used. Risk Factor works as expected, with later in the game when the opponent is lower on life points, they always say 'you get to draw 3.' Vexing Devil is a medium-good card; I only had someone say to let it be a 4/3 only once, and that opponent had a way to block/remove it. Out of all the cards Ive used, I haven't faced anyone to ever need graveyard hate with Rest in Peace.
Last FNM Modern I won two rounds, and one round the opponent had 1 life point left upon their win. However, I placed in 6th place.
