Illness in the Ranks

Enchantment

Creature tokens get -1/-1.

Discussion (50)

CommandOmega on Scars

3 months ago

I'm sorry to say that your combo might not work. Illness in the Ranks seems to provide an anthem effect that doesn't actually put counters on creatures. It only reduces their power and toughness, which just hurts your own efforts. I think that you might want to take out some other cards as well so you can put some better ones in. Here are my suggestions:

• Remove 4x Weirding Wood for 4x Utopia Sprawl

• Remove 4x Juvenile Gloomwidow for 4x Devoted Druid

• Remove 4x Illness in the Ranks for 4x Ammit Eternal

• Remove 4x Scarscale Ritual for 4x Unearth

• Remove 3x Defiant Greatmaw for 3x Dusk Urchins

• Remove 4x Jungle Hollow for 2x Castle Locthwain and 2x Castle Garenbrig

Dusk Urchins and Castle Locthwain draws you more cards, and you can cast Unearth on it to bring it back as well as a bunch of other things. Devoted Druid is good for getting you more mana, and Utopia Sprawl is more efficient than Weirding Wood. Ammit Eternal is pretty good as well, as it gets you tons of value from your Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons and Nest of Scarabs. I recommend putting Scarscale Ritual into your sideboard since you don't have one right now. I get the feeling that you're trying to go for a budget build, but you might want to try to put in 4 copies of Overgrown Tomb in place of 2 Swamps and 2 Forests. If you don't want to spend the money on those, I suggest that you put in 4 Zagoth Triomes instead. You might also want to take a look at on Scryfall to check out other possibilities.

JANKYARD_DOG on MTG terms for the virus

4 months ago

Engineered Plague, Contagion Engine, Contagion Clasp, Dakmor Plague, Desecration Plague, Endemic Plague, Tim Curry, Kelsien, the Plague, Necrotic Plague, Phyrexian Plaguelord, Plaguebearer, Plague Beetle, Plague Belcher, Plaguecrafter, Plague Dogs, Plagued Rusalka, Plague Engineer, Plague Fiend, Plague Mare, Plaguemaw Beast, Plague Myr, Plague of Vermin, Plague Rats, Plague Reaver, Plague Sliver, Plague Spitter, Plague Spores, Plague Stinger, Plague Wight, Plague Wind, Plague Witch, Spreading Plague, Swallowing Plague, Traveling Plague, Undercity Plague, Virulent Plague, Disease Carriers, Diseased Vermin, Exotic Disease, Quag Sickness, Spread the Sickness, Illness in the Ranks.

There, that should just about cover it.

IrateWarrior on Welcome to the Grismold Family Vacation!

5 months ago

I actually like Phyrexian Plaguelord. I think if your going to voltron focus you should double down with that instead of the aristocrat style. As for the tokens I found these two card heavy hitters as end phase your at minimum giving him +2+2 Virulent Plague Illness in the Ranks. Also worth nothing Hardened Scales triggers off each token since it is a separate trigger each time.

TriusMalarky on Help with jank modern slaughterhouse

7 months ago

Hero of Bladehold effects if you go on the Heartless path.

Illness in the Ranks is better if you want Krenko's Command effects.

Blade Splicer with heartless.

Cruel Celebrant

Bastion of Remembrance. Ministrant of Obligation Myr Retriever x4 because if you draw 2 you go infinite with Heartless.

Pestilent Haze. Impact Tremors

DasButch on Mono Black Vampire

7 months ago

Bloodthirsty Aerialist might be a good fit.

Also, Bloodghast in ANY vampire deck is ballin. but then you get into needing expensive cards to make his pay offs the best.

Budget crack lands Evolving Wilds and Terramorphic Expanse get the job done, but they'll be a turn slower than some of the more expensive cards like Prismatic Vista and Fabled Passage.

I just found a neat boost for Blood Seeker recently. Paired him up with 4 Forbidden Orchard and Illness in the Ranks if you think his tokens are going to be a problem.

Good luck! DasButch

Balaam__ on Das Soul Eaters

7 months ago

Illness in the Ranks combos perfectly with your Soul Warden\Forbidden Orchard method.

TriusMalarky on What commander should I build?

9 months ago

Alrighty, thanks for all the suggestions!

So far, I'm thinking

• Grismold, the Dreadsower with Virulent Plague and Illness in the Ranks plus Bile Blight and Night of Souls' Betrayal. Mostly because his name is cool and also it seems pretty cheap.

• Atla Palani, Nest Tender(over Jalira, Master Polymorphist because has more big creatures) with some fun pieces like maybe Impact Tremors for a little extra damage. Chancellor of the Forge would be pretty funny there.

Dromar39 on The Vegan Troll

10 months ago

Try Illness in the Ranks and the other enchantments like it.