Magus of the Wheel

Creature — Human Wizard

, , Sacrifice Magus of the Wheel: Each player discards his or her hand and draws seven cards.

Discussion (51)

KBK7101 on Feldon Decklist

2 months ago

I'd recommend cutting Tectonic Reformation because I don't think you have enough lands to support it, Grimoire of the Dead because it's super slow, and Shattered Perception Magus of the Wheel and Dragon Mage because you want targeted discard with Feldon, not wheel-like effects. You also have Feldon listed as a commander and a creature, which may be messing with the card total.

CosmosHeretic on Narset + Windfall Question

3 months ago

That's exactly how that works. If Narset, Parter of Veils is on the battlefield when you resolve Windfall, unless the greatest number of cards discarded is 0 or 1, Narset's passive effect will prevent them from drawing more than a single card off of Windfall, assuming they've yet to draw a card that turn. The same would be true if you replaced Windfall with any other wheel effect, IE Wheel of Fate, Wheel of Fortune, Magus of the Wheel, etc.

Cornonjacob07 on Never Break the Chain (Chainer, Nightmare Adept)

4 months ago

FunnyDuck

After further testing and time to parse through the upcoming Forgotten Realms regular and commander cards, I think you're right about the "discard hand, draw 3" model. While it sometimes works, it takes far too much commitment and loss of control to rely heavily on. I will keep Ox of Agonas as I still think its Escape mode is pretty great, but Anje's Ravager and any others are out. I'm also putting Stinkweed Imp back into the deck because being able to process 5 cards without spending mana, just a draw, is powerful.

I think for now, I should tighten my sources of card advantage. Though it adds a bit more consistency to have more smaller looting cards like Thrill of Possibility or the aforementioned Anje's Ravager , I could just be using those slots for more powerful cards that actually impact the board or are otherwise useful while consolidating the draw power to the heavy hitters like Magus of the Wheel , Vilis, Broker of Blood , or Disciple of Bolas for example. Specific tools and answers will be handled by the tutors I was adding anyway and the general system will be greased with odd cards like Squee, Goblin Nabob and Phyrexian Reclamation .

Everything else needs to be playtested rather than theorized about, but I think it's safe to say this is a core part of the deck that I should reconsider and upgrade. I'd also like to put forward the new Warlock Class as a possible replacement or partner to Archfiend of Despair and the possibility of Heartless Hidetsugu .

I'm also interested in the new Hurl Through Hell , Fevered Suspicion , and Orcus, Prince of Undeath . The former two I'm more optimistic about, and am willing to sacrifice a little reliability for their potential and because they look like a lot of fun, but I suspect Orcus will be one of those cards that look a lot better on paper than in practice.

As always, thanks for your suggestions and consultations. I hope Shenanigans and Hellkite Tyrant have been working for you as they have for me.

CalebKT on Carah Approaches with Pyromantic Intent

4 months ago

Awesome deck!

May I suggest some cards?

Mana Geyser that would go nuts with Past in Flames if you have enough copies in your graveyard!

Double Vision will give you twice the Dragon's Approach casts for your first ones!

Your deck is a bit short on protection for your commander and removal, Deflecting Swat , Vandalblast , Chaos Warp , etc!

How's the draw in your deck? Magus of the Wheel , Endless Atlas (great in mono color decks) Outpost Siege and Chandra, Torch of Defiance would help out!

Looks like a super fun deck!

th3d1v1n35h4d0w on Awakened Chandra Oathbreaker

4 months ago

• Curse of Opulence
• Price of Progress
• Repeated Reverberation
• Magma Jet
• Star of Extinction
• Ruby Medallion
• Blood Moon
• Koth of the Hammer
• Chandra, Fire Artisan
• Dualcaster Mage
• Magus of the Wheel
• Magmatic Sinkhole
• Extraplanar Lens
• Repercussion

lands - Isolated Watchtower - Detection Tower - Spinerock Knoll - Dormant Volcano

Specific hate - Red Elemental Blast

eh - Cathartic Reunion - Tormenting Voice - Dragon's Claw - Leyline of Punishment

FunnyDuck on Never Break the Chain (Chainer, Nightmare Adept)

5 months ago

Cornonjacob07

Thanks for the support! I'll try and take a look at your own list when I have the time if you want some suggestions there as well.

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First, Shenanigans ! I had it in the list for a while as a stand in for Golgari Thug (who's pricey for an uncommon) and it performed...better as discard fodder than as artifact removal. Ingot Chewer does a lot for this deck and is much more abusable and cheaper to cast (9 times out of 10 you evoke it).

I essentially only have room for 3 expendable single-target removal slots after all the synergistic options like Shriekmaw . Between Baleful Mastery , Bedevil , Chaos Warp , Rakdos Charm , Vandalblast , By Force , and Shenanigans itself (for examples), I prize the exile effect and mana efficiency on Baleful Mastery first and foremost (if you're wheeling frequently with Magus of the Wheel or even Ruin Grinder a single draw is irrelevant), with Chaos Warp acting as another non-destruction removal piece that isn't restricted on what it can hit. All of that covers creature removal quite thoroughly, so I looked to dedicated artifact removal next.

I chose Vandalblast over any other targeted artifact removal due to the popularity of Osgir, the Reconstructor and Voltron-style Sword of X & Y equipment decks. A non-targeting wipe is significantly stronger against artifact decks like them vs. an incremental single-target destruction effect like Shenanigans. If you don't have a go-wide artifact deck like Osgir in your play environment, feel free to use Shenanigans over Vandalblast and reap some extra discard synergy in the meantime.

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For Ilharg, the Raze-Boar I wanted a threat to work as an independent backup plan from the graveyard. The best response a graveyard deck can have against grave hate is to practice moderation, and Ilharg attacks on a similar angle to Sneak Attack without adding to the graveyard unnecessarily. The vast majority of ETB effects in the deck are valuable and worth repeating over and over again, while Ilharg itself is a hard-to-remove threat in its own right. If you are having trouble with needing creatures in hand to abuse, I would highly recommend Phyrexian Reclamation ...so much so that I wouldn't even suggest running Sneak or Ilharg without it!

And trust me when I say that sneaking in a Master of Cruelties off of Ilharg is a devious play that is guaranteed to turn heads and take names!

babydaggers on Rise of the Humans

5 months ago

I am such a fan of this partner matchup, I'm interested to see other takes on it.

What role are the wheels playing in the deck Magus of the Wheel Wheel of Fortune ? I see Alesha but no real recursion engines that might want a full graveyard. If you're keeping the wheels, it might make sense to add some tribal reanimation like Haunting Voyage or Patriarch's Bidding ...

For Silvar to come in for big bops, add Vorrac Battlehorns which make him unblockable for a small mana investment...

Might make sense to add some additional mana rocks, you might stall out with just two signets and a Sol ring, but might be more valuable to add even more draw since you've got a low CMC.

BrassLord on Torbran Miiiiillllllssssss!

6 months ago

Fun idea! Not sure how married you are to Torbrand as your commander, but Magda, Brazen Outlaw follows with the artifact matters themes, or Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded could be useful to cheat out powerful artifact silver bullets!

If you do stick with the Torbrand train, Pyrohemia can be fits to deal with, lightning bolting every creature and player at instant speed becomes a nightmare!

Trash for Treasure is a fun one as well. Since you have so much artifact recursion, Mindslaver can be a "win con" that can stall your opponents out as you mill them. Memory Jar works in a similar way, able to "mill" 7 cards while setting up your graveyard.

Could also be worth considering some wheel effects. Things like Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Misfortune Wheel of Fate Reforge the Soul Magus of the Wheel and Molten Psyche could be viewed as "mill 7" cards that also set up your own graveyard for recursion. Along that same line of thinking Howling Mine Temple Bell and Font of Mythos can be seen as additional mill effects.

Otherworld Atlas also seems like it could be really fun in your deck! Also, in any deck running the untap keys, I'd recommend giving Thran Dynamo and Gilded Lotus a try, as it can make your mana production explode!

Some food for thought! Really like the idea and direction of your deck!