Open the Armory

Sorcery

Search your library for an Aura or Equipment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Legality

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
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
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (47)

gzusvictory on Halvar, Divine Voltron

4 months ago

CrimsonWings3689

I understand your point. Increasing our tutor count can help us address the current problem better than Kemba, Kha Enduring. Looking at the current decklist, Kemba, Kha Enduring is the only other mana sink in creature form, and the fact that it’s tutorable keeps our deck more versatile in the case we have too much equipment/mana and nothing to hold them with. If we stick to removing Open the Armory for Cloud, Midgar Mercenary, it will only improve the deck, but removing Kemba can really swing either way of either really helping or harming the deck.

CrimsonWings3689 on Halvar, Divine Voltron

4 months ago

NensouHiebara Is Kemba, Kha Enduring really providing much value for you? It looks to be just her and Leonin Abunas that can have her make a cat token. The +1/+1 pump is negligible, IMO. And paying 5 mana to make a cat is also rough.

Thinking the value Cloud provides as both a tutor and a beater makes him a stronger option for the cost. Would also rather keep Open the Armory over Kemba to keep the toolbox going - get what you need, when you need it.

doc_frank_18 on Cloud-9

4 months ago

Maybe take out Adelbert Steiner and put in Stonehewer Giant?

Maybe take out Another Round and put in Masako the Humorless?

Take out one Plains and put in War Room?

Maybe take out Pip-Boy 3000 and DEFINITELY put in Leonin Shikari!!!

Maybe take out White Mage's Staff and put in Open the Armory

Maybe take out Paladin's Arms and put in Stoneforge Mystic

Maybe take out Machinist's Arsenal and put in Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice

NensouHiebara on Halvar, Divine Voltron

4 months ago

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary

New Equipment tutor!

Does Cloud replace Open the Armory or something else?

DadHumanPraetor on Aurelia, the Warleader

6 months ago

I used to run a similar build. I always ran out of cards. Cards like Jeska's WillGC Firemane Commando Esper Sentinel Dawn of a New Age Trouble in PairsGC The One RingGC didn’t exist. Even Smuggler's Share Tocasia's Welcome Welcoming Vampire and Rumor Gatherer weren’t around yet, so I had to depend on Mangara, the Diplomat Sword of Fire and Ice Mask of Memory Mentor of the Meek I also ran Enlightened TutorGC and Open the Armory to find the helm. I wonder how this deck would fare against a typical commander deck, which has a lot more ramp draw and removal

DeinoStinkus on Equip

1 year ago

You need Hammer of Nazahn, Grafted Exoskeleton, Shadowspear and Open the Armory. Mana Crypt, Mana Vault, and Mox Opal if possible.

Cuts:

Adaptive Automaton (clunky, what are you choosing??)

Benalish Marshal (too mana intensive for so little impact)

Bladegraft Aspirant (same)

Burnished Hart (too slow)

Chief of the Foundry (too much mana for so little impact)

Eivor, Battle-Ready (way too expensive)

Kassandra, Eagle Bearer (not really cost efficient since you don't have the spear)

Militia Bugler (not good)

Mother of Runes -> Giver of Runes

Novice Knight (not good)

Thraben Inspector (not really refined for your game plan)

Darksteel Plate -> Mithril Coat

Explorer's Scope (not good)

Haunted Plate Mail (not good)

Ring of Thune (not good)

Sword of Hours (not good)

Sword of the Paruns (not very good)

Hieromancer's Cage -> Borrowed Time

Pacifism (not good)

Stasis Snare -> Grasp of Fate

Council's Judgment (this card sucks)

Visions of Ruin -> Vandalblast

AstroAA on Choosing Equipment-based Card Draw in …

1 year ago

Greetings folks of the forums.

I come to you today asking for opinions in regards to card draw in mono-white. In particular, for my Giada, Font of Hope tribal angel deck found here: [EDH] Giada's Angel Harem

Now, specifically, I'm trying to decide between an equipment-based piece of card draw that is tutorable with Steelshaper's Gift, Open the Armory, and Stoneforge Mystic. Currently my options are Sword of Fire and Ice, Mask of Memory, Rogue's Gloves, and Infiltration Lens. However, if others exist that do similar effects I'd be open to considering them.

I really like Sword of Fire and Ice due to the added protection it gives to whatever creature in two removal-heavy colors. It also gives an added ping which can be useful in taking out hatebears and dorks.

I like Infiltration Lens because we can attach it to large creatures and force our opponents to block. However, at the same time, it's dependent on our opponents actually blocking, and since most of the creatures in this deck have flying I'm not sure how often it'd actually draw us cards.

I like Mask of Memory due to it being able to draw two cards, however, you also lose a card by being forced to discard a card. You cycle through your deck faster, but at the same time you lose a bit of card advantage at the same time since you have to discard.

I like Rogue's Gloves because it's arguably the most simple of them all - deal combat damage to a player, draw a card. However, it's four mana for this effect, and for one more mana Sword of Fire and Ice adds a lot more utility.

Which card should I go with? In addition, what card should I cut?

zapyourtumor on RW Hammer feat. Kellan

1 year ago

No way Voldaren Thrillseeker is playable in hammer, 3 mana creature with an activitated ability that costs mana

Not running some combination of Ornithopter + Puresteel Paladin also feels like a big mistake here, since puresteel is just generically good and ornithopter allows for t2 combo kills (t1 ornithopter sigarda, t2 double hammer)

Stoneforge Mystic better than Open the Armory, id cut 2 open and 2 Kellan for 4 stoneforge if you can afford it.

Forge Anew is a decent 2 of as well. All in all I'd run less of the fling effects and fling creatures, since those are only good once you have a hammer attached. I'd focus on making the hammer equipping more consistent instead of playing those win more effects