Hornswoggle
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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
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Pioneer Legal
Planechase Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Hornswoggle

Instant

Counter target creature spell. You create a colorless Treasure artifact token with "T, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool."

multimedia on Pirates a'hoyyyyyyy

2 years ago

Hey, nice version, but where's Glint-Horn Buccaneer? I saw your deck in the featured decks ad.

You can improve on balancing card quality since you have some amazing cards here, but also quite a few lackluster ones that are much lower on power level compared to the others. An example is Scalding Tarn which is excellent, but not playing a dual land that Tarn can search for... Steam Vents could replace Izzet Guildgate and Volatile Fjord could replace Highland Lake. Other Izzet dual lands to add in place of some basic lands to improve color fixing from lands: Training Center, Cascade Bluffs, Sulfur Falls, Stormcarved Coast and Frostboil Snarl.

I don't think I've even seen Armillary Sphere in the same deck before that also has Mana Drain, Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer, Jeweled Lotus, Dockside Extortionist, Goldspan Dragon, Jeska's Will and Urza's Saga. Sphere is really out of place power wise. Consider cutting Sphere for Arcane Signet? The Diamonds are also subpar, considering cutting both of them for Talisman of Creativity and Izzet Signet? These are not expensive changes, but can make a big improvements on ramp.

Another example of card quality balance are the counterspells. Mana Drain, Counterspell, Pact of Negation, Negate are great thus you don't also need to play Hornswoggle, Admiral's Order and even Lookout's Dispersal because these are not as good.

Some more one drop/two drop flying Pirates and unblockable Pirates can more easily trigger Malcolm and Breeches. Spectral Sailor, Warkite Marauder, Departed Deckhand could replace some higher mana cost Pirates such as Captain Ripley Vance, Deadeye Quartermaster, Prosperous Pirates and Sailor of Means. You have Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer, Dockside Extortionist, Goldspan Dragon and Corsair Captain which are all excellent thus you don't really need to play other Pirates that create treasures when they ETB because those cards are not as good.

Wonder and Anger are powerful with Pirates, but they need help to get them into your graveyard because you don't want to ever cast them. Expanding with more loot can help to draw/discard them that also adds more draw to your deck. Faithless Looting, Windfall, Mask of Memory and Frantic Search could replace Mutiny, Hornswoggle, Dowsing Dagger  Flip and Admiral's Order. These changes are also not expensive and improve card quality.

Good luck with your deck.

CavemanlyMan on The Hoard of the Dragon Queen

2 years ago

You should focus your ramp more on treasures (rather than spells like Cultivate) in order to really benefit from the fact that you can tutor Hellkite Tyrant. (as well as for your other treasure synergy)

You could use cards like: Tempting Contract Storm-Kiln Artist Spell Swindle Monologue Tax Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Hornswoggle Shiny Impetus Revel in Riches

As well as token doublers: Xorn Doubling Season Anointed Procession Adrix and Nev, Twincasters Parallel Lives

If you want more ideas I have a Tiamat build based solely on treasures. Tiamat’s Treasure Hoard

Barbarian_Sun_Pope on Excuse me, but I believe you took my artifacts...

3 years ago

Have you considered Stoic Rebuttal as an alternative to Cancel. It can become a Counterspell as the game goes on. Spell Swindle and Hornswoggle could also be good alternatives as they generate additional artifacts with the counter. Hope this helps.

Joedragon3 on ExpelliARRRmus

4 years ago

Ay yo, this isnt the best list but it's what i've got being quick about it:

OUT:

IN:

I know there are more INs than OUTs but i didn't want to just try to tell you everything to take out - it's your choices!

bushido_man96 on

4 years ago

Cut Desertion , Hornswoggle , Mindswipe , Siren's Ruse , Cruel Ultimatum , Heartless Pillage , Consulate Dreadnought , Skysovereign, Consul Flagship , Herald's Horn , and Helm of the Host .

CapnJank on Flipping Awesome - Zndrsplt & Okaun [Primer]

4 years ago

This deck is amazing! I've been having a blast flipping coins and ruining days with my friends in multiplayer EDH.

Some alteration questions for you: Would artifact recovery like Goblin Welder or Trash for Treasure fit somewhere in here? The deck is really good at protecting Krark's Thumb, but sometimes things get through.

Would any of the treasure generating counter spells ( Depths of Desire , Hornswoggle , Spell Swindle ) work to get artifacts/mana ramp quicker or are they too expensive to cast?

What cards would you sub for things?

Thanks again for this amazing deck! It's a blast to play

Mxyzptlk on One-Word Tribal with Phelddagrif

4 years ago

I love this! Any room for Hornswoggle ?

Loizo on

5 years ago

Yes but with at least 4 counterspells ( Negate Essence Scatter Disdainful Stroke and Hornswoggle and without Clear the Mind . Please explain to me why you think it's good (it's a sorcery so it won't save you from Vraska's Contempt or Bedevil .)

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