Insatiable Avarice

Sorcery

Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)

• {2} — Search your library for a card, then shuffle your library and put that card on top.

• {B}{B} — Target player draws three cards and loses 3 life.

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 (12)

8netherwind8 on All Will Be One [Brimaz Primer]

5 months ago

2 weeks after initial rebuild = 8 games, 3 wins (37.5% win-rate thus far in 4-player; easy recovery after multiple boardwipes)

Justify 35 Lands in Orzhov (early ramp): Burnished Hart - Myr Convert - Plague Myr - Priest of Gix (combo = infinite) - Solemn Simulacrum - Arcane Signet - Everflowing Chalice (Proliferate "EACH" turn) - Inspiring Statuary (Tribe cast - mana) - Orzhov Signet - Sol Ring - Talisman of Hierarchy - Wayfarer's Bauble - Phyrexian Tower/Three Tree City

Repeat/Big Draw (Tempo + Land play): Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor - Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor - Deadly Dispute - Norn's Decree - Phyrexian Arena - Insatiable Avarice - Pact of the Serpent - Argent Dais ("2 colorless: Draw 2" on each token) - Chronicle of Victory - Idol of Oblivion - Wishclaw Talisman (make/threaten a friend ;)) - Vraska, Betrayal's Sting

Deck tech @ 100% =D

Profet93 on *Dumpster Diving Racoon [Primer]

8 months ago

+1 theNeroTurtle

Insatiable Avarice > Cruel tutor - Strict upgrade

Pact of titan is weak, a free spell yes, but you lose otherwise. Not worth it. Better to get more ramp like Arcane Signet for a turn 3 commander or more draw like Read the Bones.

Cabal stronghold - Cut for obvious reasons. Maybe put in an Ad NauseamGC?

capwner on Competitive card Draw in Mono …

8 months ago

Phyrexian Arena and Greed are classic {B} card draw, Insatiable Avarice is decent and I am a big fan of Increasing Ambition though it is a little slower. Peer into the Abyss also slower but basically ad naus #2...these effects are typically paired with a lot of fast mana like Chrome MoxGC Lotus Petal Mox Opal etc. which are cheap and explosive after casting Ad NauseamGC <-- this card usually takes some build around. IDK if that's better here vs. Skullclamp which provides repeatable card draw for cheap. If you have a lot of life loss effects, Sheoldred, the Apocalypse is a good hedge which fits your beatdown strat and hates on opposing card draw. Maybe also Phyrexian Altar and Ashnod's Altar to juice those rat tokens.

Profet93 on Ratatouille, the Movie - Let's Cook

8 months ago

theNeroTurtle

I would say to add necro or ad naus, not both. But try it and see how it goes, just be mindful of your life total as you have no way to recoup it from what I can see. That means you need to go deeper into combos or aggro to win through the life loss. Imp's mischief is criminally underutilized and is really useful to protect your commander/combo pieces. Its a pet card of mine so I am biased, but its so versatile and being able to bluff with 2 mana makes you feel like the blue player!

I actually like suggestion DarkKiridon provided - Also side note, your username means something really funny in my language.

Plumb the forbidden can be used in respond to removal at instant speed, which offsets losing the creature since it was gonna die anyways. Applying this logic, this can be used in response to a boardwipe. This is extremely useful as one downside of your deck is over-extendeding and then not having draw to regroup. Personally, I'm not a fan of the card but for this deck, I find it potentially immensely helpful. Lifegain on the side is nice as well.

Ratcatcher - It's cool, but costs 6 mana and doesn't give you the card immediately, you just hope it survives at your upkeep to give you rats. Might as well just put in another omni tutor such as Grim Tutor, Insatiable Avarice, Beseech the Queen or Beseech the Mirror. Beseech the mirror is especially useful for getting rid of The One Ring or Necropotence.

Mirkwood Bats - While I understand the combo with Plague of Vermin + the potential for token generation during winmore scenarios, Bats is useless on it's own. If you're looking to make this more competitive, I would remove him as well as ratcatcher in place of more draw, ramp or even utility (Ex: Imp's mischief). If you really wanted a combo piece, aetherflux sits at the same CMC and is harder to remove.

It appears like I'm pushing you towards that combo, because I sort of am, as you wanted suggestions for a more competitive build. Keep Plague of Vermin for the fun and actual use. But especially with adding ad naus, you _really _want to cut down on the amount of higher CMC cards in the deck that aren't worth their spot.

Would love your thoughts on potentially swapping out Cabal Stronghold for Shizo Death Storehouse.

Profet93 on Shadowborn Demons | Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker

1 year ago

If you're running extra planar lens, I recommend using Snow-Covered Swamp to make the benefit one sided.

Cabal Stronghold is a solid budget land ramp option - to be upgrade to Cabal coffers when $ permits.

Syphon Mind is a solid budget card draw option.

Reliquary Tower - For all ur draw/recursion

While mono black excels in omni tutors, you don't need to use many or the expensive ones to get some benefit. Budget options like Insatiable Avarice and Beseech the Queen can get you what you need. Mausoleum Secrets is also a powerful contendor

DemonDragonJ on 100 Shades of Gray

1 year ago

I very dearly would like to put either Insatiable Avarice and/or Grim Servant in this deck, but I do not believe that I can make room for those cards, unfortunately.

Fluggleshmuggits on Cube Eternal

1 year ago

IN
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Loran of the Third Path
Recruiter of the Guard
White Orchid Phantom
Leyline Binding
Recruitment Officer
Bloodthirsty Adversary
Bomat Courier
Bitter Reunion
Barrowgoyf
Insatiable Avarice
Sheoldred's Edict
Emperor of Bones
Caustic Bronco

OUT
Solemn Recruit
Cathar Commando
Oketra the True
Imposing Sovereign
Faith's Fetters
Isamaru, Hound of Konda
Pyromancer's Goggles
Otherworldly Outburst
Thrill of Possibility
Night's Whisper
Painful Truths
Liliana's Triumph
Cabal Interrogator
Pain Seer

Varon on Cruelclaw Calamity

2 years ago

Some big costs going on here, I assume your looking to use The Infamous Cruelclaw, discover and Geth, Thane of Contracts to get things out.

I'd recommend Insatiable Avarice to help you set up and just for fun I recommend Breach the Multiverse