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Rules Q&A
Phyrexian Vindicator
Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Flying If damage would be dealt to Phyrexian Vindicator, prevent that damage. When damage is prevented this way, Phyrexian Vindicator deals that much damage to any other target.



plakjekaas on How Can Mono-Colored Cards be …
1 month ago
So you'd say that Phyrexian Vindicator is easier to cast than Omnath, Locus of Creation? is really restrictive as a cost.
DemonDragonJ on
Battle Hymn of the Seraphim
2 months ago
Bookrook, I can choose in what order to apply the replacement effects, so I can use Phyrexian Vindicator to deal double damage to another target, and the cards that you suggested are excellent cards, but they are sorceries, so I prefer instants in most situations.
Bookrook on
Battle Hymn of the Seraphim
2 months ago
Burn Down the House and Hour of Devastation are better cards than Inferno. Also, you need to be less concerned about the average converted mana cost of cards. If you have an absurdly high average cmc then I can understand, but it shouldn’t be that big of a worry. The new Explosive Getaway should be a good card. Vedalken Orrery doesn’t fit inside every single deck. Simply giving everything flash isn’t that valuable in a deck like this. For other cuts, the on Phyrexian Vindicator is rough, especially when the damage incoming is halved from Gisela, so your actually getting less damage.
Apoptosis on
Gear Up!
4 months ago
Specific changes. All of these changes optimize card draw, tutoring, protection to board state, create synergies and infinite combos, and optimization to allow instant speed responses.
OUT: Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist (thought this would be awesome, disappointed in performance) Assemble the Players (sub-optimal card draw) Aurelia's Fury Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus (land drops have not been a problem and by the time I draw it, I needed something else) Brimaz, King of Oreskos (love this guy, but had to cut) Chained to the Rocks Elbrus, the Binding Blade Flip (obtained better equipment) Fellwar Stone Hixus, Prison Warden (never happy when I had this in hand because you need to let the damage land, plus you fail to build board state when waiting to draw a punch) Illusionist's Bracers (I realized there was little in this deck that this could help) Kemba, Kha Enduring (I want the option of where the equipment goes) Kjeldoran Outpost (did help create a chump blocker and spend unused mana, but I didn't like losing the land) Lapse of Certainty (replaced with better options, but I love this card) Lightning Helix Path of Mettle Flip (never had good results) Prophetic Flamespeaker (under-performed) Puresteel Paladin (tough cut) Purphoros, God of the Forge (under-performed) Rogue's Passage Sea Gate Wreckage Silverblade Paladin (love this guy, tough cut) Sram, Senior Edificer (very tough and recent cut for Leonin Shikari and Merry, who are just better but I may put back in) Sword of the Animist (land drops have not been a problem and by the time I draw it, I needed something else) Wingmate Roc (love it but under-performed)
In: Esper Sentinel (card draw) Leonin Shikari (instant speed equiping is amazing) Merry, Esquire of Rohan (card draw) Enlightened Tutor (great for combos/synergies) Sigarda's Aid (so great) Pyrohemia (this card is a beast with Iroas! Even without Iroas must people don't have easy ways to deal with enchantments and this is a wraith on a stick. I've added it to all of my red decks and it's cousin (Pestilence) to my black decks in a slot I would normally hold for a wraith) Teferi's Protection (protect the board state) Excalibur, Sword of Eden Fighter Class (tutor!) Angelic Skirmisher (lifelink to stretch game and facilitates infinite combos) Splendor Mare (put it on Reckoner or Spitemare, give them indestructable, and gain infinite life, or move it to pyrohemia with nesting grounds to get massive amounts of life as you flamethrower the whole table!!) Mask of Avacyn (better option then shroud from boots, you need to be able to dynamically react/voltron) Mob Rule (this just finishes games) Smothering Tithe (ramp) Sunforger (some say you must build around this, I say you use this as a key tutor for when you need an instant) Nesting Grounds Spitemare The One Ring (card draw, duh) Minas Tirith (card draw) Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion (value engine, mana dump) Phyrexian Vindicator (beefy flier, helps get Iroas online, and difficult to remove) War of the Last Alliance (tutor) Hall of Heliod's Generosity (bring back pyrohemia and flamethrower the world all over again!!) Mask of Memory (card draw) Boromir, Warden of the Tower (protect board state)
KayneMarco on
Eye for an Eye Damage Reflection
5 months ago
I have a deck similar to this except I’m in mardu colors. Just wanna offer a few suggestions from my list that would definitely fit in here.
- Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
- Aurification
- Boros Fury-Shield
- Comeuppance
- Eye for an Eye
- Harsh Justice
- Mirror Strike
- Reflect Damage
- Windborn Muse
- Sphere of Safety
- Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs gives you instant blockers if they don’t pay
- Kor Haven
- Eldrazi Displacer can blink opponents attackers removing them from combat.
- Phyrexian Vindicator
I have a bunch of other similar card ideas that fit the theme as well but I’ll stop here for now. If you wanna hear the rest of them let me know. +1ed
Local_Hethen on
Masako EDH
1 year ago
How about:
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Phyrexian Vindicator, solves flying and deters combat.
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Since you have Brave the Sands, you can use Defensive Formation to assign blocked damage how you choose.
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Some runner ups Boromir, Warden of the Tower, Aven Mindcensor, Ghostly Prison, Maze of Ith.
Chino90 on
Stop hitting yourself
2 years ago
add the new Phyrexian Vindicator and Pariah or Guilty Conscience
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor on
I am rubber, you are glue
2 years ago
Thanks for the comment Poly_raptor. I completely understand that life happens. Glad to have you back!
This version of the deck is pretty outdated at this point. I've moved into the Bant color shard so I can play Swans of Bryn Argoll and a number clones to increase the Phyrexian Vindicator and Swan amount in the deck. With that being said, more creature tutors is probably a good idea. The deck currently transitions well into commander beats (I run Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker as one of the commanders), but it's a lot more fun when I get Vindicator or Swans out and start cloning them.
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