Lightning Greaves

Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Equip {0} ({0}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters the battlefield unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature this card is attached to leaves the battlefield.)

Combos

• Lightning Greaves + Ornithopter
• Elvish Piper + Lightning Greaves
• Blood Artist + Lightning Greaves
• Auriok Steelshaper + Lightning Greaves + Paradise Mantle

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
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (51)

Voodoo_Gremlin on Niko Blink (feedback welcome)

3 weeks ago

I say this with not much experience with blink decks. The Lightning Greaves does give protection and the equip cost is only 0 but, it blocks almost all the blink spells in the deck. You may want to replace it with Swiftfoot Boots. If you just want to slap it on Niko and just have them protected from spells great. If you'd like to try and make more shards by blinking them you may want to consider the change I'm suggesting.

Also, do you have any thoughts on what you're game changers will be? Not sure what your budget would be but I'd recommend Cyclonic RiftGC, Mystical TutorGC and Rhystic StudyGC. I'd suggest pulling and Acrobatic Maneuver, Decanter of Endless Water, Legion Loyalty (good in the deck but so expensive to cast)

CampbellStev on Titania

1 month ago

Might cut Cavern of Souls and Claws of Gix

Might add Springheart Nantuko and Lightning Greaves

Icbrgr on Junior‘s First-Ureni of the Unwritten

1 month ago

this looks like is shaping up pretty great! i really like Urza's Incubator and Smuggler's Surprise they seem really cool in here. The only real suggestion i have from how games have gone for me so far with Ureni is more haste enablers like Hammer of Purphoros, Rising of the Day, Fires of Yavimaya or if available Arena of Glory/Lightning Greaves.... I have about 8 cards that do this effect and it has felt pretty good to consistently get 2 additional dragons in play just for casting/attacking with Ureni.

YouDontKnowMu on BlinkLantza

3 months ago

I'll definitely look into Communal Brewing that seems wild without any "big" drawbacks

I have Legion's Initiative in my maybeboard, but did'nt saw the blink as defensive option, I'm going to switch for Legion's Initiative instead of Another Round

I updated the list to integrate :

• Invasion of Ikoria  ^Flip instead of Parting Gust -> Didn't had many tutors nor revival from Graveyard + good transofrmation. Parting Gust seemed to tricky to play with 2 whites needed and I fell like I already have enough blink.

• Silverback Elder Instead of Hulking Raptor -> more control, since Hulking doesn't discover that much + was discoverable with pantlaza, didn't feel like a card I wanted to get with Discoveries

• Guardian Project instead of Rishkar's Expertise -> more draw on the long run, discoverable by Pantlaza, and don't need to already have a big Dino to work

• Bonders' Enclave instead of Temple of the False God -> less slow + draw engine

Considering to add :

• Warstorm Surge -> big damages if I blink all my board... and lots of control anyway Maybe instead of Lightning Greaves

• Heroic Intervention -> fore more protection, but I don't see what to cut.. Maybe a land, as you said

DreadKhan on Outlaw Communism

3 months ago

Neat deck idea, but I feel like you probably want more mana sources, definitely some more lands (I'd aim for 36-40 for a 4 mana Esper Commander that you 'need' to have out for your deck to work), and possibly some of the Talismans (some or all of Talisman of Dominance, Talisman of Hierarchy, and Talisman of Progress would be obvious options to consider that help with fixing). My issue is that it's pretty easy to just kill your Commander, at which point you've got a bunch of auras that do very little. You can also throw in some cards to help protect your Commander, more of those could also shave off recasting, but remember something like Swiftfoot Boots needs adds an effective mana to the cost of your Commander (where Lightning Greaves does not), effectively adding 1 to her cost.

You're also pretty light on interaction of some sorts, but I'm guessing you're really, really counting on having your Commander out and stealing the problem creatures, but not everything is a creature in my experience! In White you have access to Generous Gift and Stroke of Midnight, this kind of card can solve a lot of stuff if you're desperate, regardless of the card's type. Maybe removal could be 'Secret Police', ie those who make problems 'go away' forever? I guess you could have Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker in charge?

Eldrazi Conscription can steal something bigger for you, and make it a HUGE problem fwiw.

Weird idea, but have you thought about some cards that can steal creatures for you regardless of the creature's scale? Sower of Temptation, Callous Oppressor, and Thalakos Deceiver are pretty cheap for what they do. You might also try something like Rite of Replication or Cryptoplasm, copying something like a Blightsteel Colossus can also solve the issue, at least for you.

ToastedBagl on THE BRAVE DO NOT FEAR THE GRAVE

3 months ago

Noteworthy additions: Mithril Coat, Darksteel Plate, Shield of Kaldra combo well with Akroma's Vengeance.

Swiftfoot Boots and Lightning Greaves are more reliable than Cloak of the Bat but won't give flying.

Barrow-Blade means that Cloud can avoid blockers with abilities.

KibaAlpha on I Scry with my Mill'll eye...

3 months ago

Profet93

Thank you for the suggestions, I've already gone ahead and added Fatespinner. I'm looking at the other ones. I do have some counter spells in the deck, not sure I'd need Lightning Greaves but it's a good card to consider.

The deck has played well thus far, however there are times where as expected, someone sees blues and panic aggros against me. I do find it hit and miss of being able to get out quicker than I'd like. Maybe just bad shuffling but happens a bit too often for my liking.

Overall I'm happy with it.

Profet93 on I Scry with my Mill'll eye...

3 months ago

KibaAlpha

High Tide - Ramp

Reliquary Tower - Redundancy

Mystic Remora - Draw

Fatespinner - A weird suggestion but I enjoy the card. They have to sacrifice something. Most sacrifice combat. Given you have a defensive card like sunstone, this might be a potential swap.

Regarding protection, I feel Lightning Greaves are reliable for your wincons. More versatile options are counterspells of course.

How has your deck been playing?