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| Format | Legality |
| 1v1 Commander | Legal |
| Archenemy | Legal |
| Canadian Highlander | Legal |
| Casual | Legal |
| Commander / EDH | Legal |
| Commander: Rule 0 | Legal |
| Custom | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Highlander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Leviathan | Legal |
| Limited | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pauper Duel Commander | Legal |
| Pauper EDH | Legal |
| Planechase | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Quest Magic | Legal |
| Vanguard | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
Polar Kraken
Creature — Kraken
Trample
Polar Kraken enters the battlefield tapped.
Cumulative upkeep-Sacrifice a land.
SufferFromEDHD on
Titania Mono Green Mill
11 months ago
The original Sensei's Divining Top? I'm not sure about that. Ponder every upkeep in mono green is very powerful. Looking over the list you are right that it's just "ok". It doesn't do anything particular for the strategy. But I'm looking at it more as "good stuff". I would cut an instant or sorcery first before a permanent.
Jester's Cap is iconic for the era. Polar Kraken too! I think they were on the booster packs?
K1ngMars on
Il mare dei 7 sargassi
1 year ago
Bro yes but where them Leviathan, Jokulmorder, Polar Kraken, Denizen of the Deep, Thing from the Deep at?
Wabbajacke on
Santa IreniClaus
1 year ago
Thats a good point, didn´t thought about Platinum Angel as a downside, but i guess you are right here. Just thought of it as a protection against Phage.
I totaly misunderstood Rule 800.4a too, i saw a post in another deck using it (with exiled), and didn´t questioned it. That was my bad, but in this case it really wouldn't be that bad to get her back.
Do you know how cumultaiv upkeep works together with Irenicus? Rule 101.3. says: Any part of an instruction that’s impossible to perform is ignored. (In many cases the card will specify consequences for this; if it doesn’t, there’s no effect.).. Does this mean they can´t choose to sacrifice the creature and always have to pay for it? But what would happen if they can´t pay it? Or dose this mean the effect simple doesn´t happen?
freezerboy on
You Know, I'm Something of a Ninja Myself - EDH
2 years ago
Oh, that's a good one. I'll have to keep an eye out. I think that the new set coming out is going to have so many good things it will make these kinds of decks fun to play since they can be as competitive as you want them to be. I've always wanted to play ridiculous cards like Leviathan and Polar Kraken, and now I finally can.
Best and worst thing about ninjitsu: attack triggers don't trigger on first ETB
seshiro_of_the_orochi on Satoru Umezawa Brainstorming
2 years ago
Each single blue or black evoke creature is pretty cool with Satoru: enter link description here
Pretty cool with Supreme Exemplar, btw.
More ideas:
Archon of Cruelty, Abhorrent Overlord, Archfiend of Despair, Archfiend of Sorrows, Baleful Beholder, Baleful Force, Chancellor of the Spires, Chromescale Drake, Goremand, Gyruda, Doom of Depths, Inspired Sphinx, Lord of the Void, Massacre Wurm, Polar Kraken, Quicksilver Gargantuan, Sanguine Praetor, Vampire Charmseeker,
Chained Throatseeker seems great.
Alhammarret, High Arbiter and Amugaba seem weirdly playable with Satoru.
Deepchannel Mentor maybe?
Denizen of the Deep could be some kind of boardwipe protection.
You could also do some pretty sick things with Armory Automaton, Grafted Exoskeleton and just a few more equipments.
carpecanum on
MimeoPlazm
3 years ago
Fleet Swallower , Traumatize because playing your own creatures is so lame.
If you're going to play Spell Crumple throw in Tunnel Vision . Worst case, you burn a dozen cards into an opponents GY looking for a random card. Best case, you Crumple something then look for it and he's out of cards next draw step.
Polar Kraken , Eater of Days , Grothama, All-Devouring big. Impervious Greatwurm , Mossbridge Troll big and with abilities you might want.
xoxoxo on
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus
6 years ago
Thanks for the suggestions.
Theme is pretty important, budget is low, I wouldn't want to spend more than a couple dollars on a single card. Combos are good, just not competitive "win before T5 w/ 2 cards" combos. Weak but clever or flavorful combos are fine.
Tidal Flats looks GREAT. Keeps other players off my back, totally fits the theme, this is definitely going in. Sorta like a cheaper themier shittier Conspiracy. Exactly the kind of card I'm looking for.
I also fancy Gorgon Flail. I've already got Pemmin's Aura and Freed from the Real. I've also got a Pirate Ship I could include for a poor mans Horseshoe Crab combo.
Thing from the Deep and Sunken City are definitely getting the boot. I was thinking Sunken City might be a good way to give my camarid/kelp/starfish tokens some bite, but something like Polymorphous Rush would be a lot more fun...
I figure I could at least sac Polar Kraken and Leviathan to Homarid Spawning Bed when the upkeep becomes too much, but some of these fatties are basically just in there for flavor/because I like them, their inclusion is hard to defend on merit. Plus, it's always extra satisfying when you win with some really horrible creature.
The combo w/ Tolarian Serpent is also pretty gimmicky, not sure if there's a any mono blue graveyard play that would make it worth it. I've got a Reminisce, from Onslaught, with water in the art :) Would this still be useful if I pulled the self-mill stuff, though?
Homarid Shaman is there 100% for the satisfaction of hosing beefy mono green decks with a lobster holding a magic wand. BLEATS OF DESPAIR!
I haven't gotten much mileage out of High Tide, I just added Great Whale which might help, but I expect you're right and this should be cut. Could repeat it w/ an Isochron Scepter but there's so few instants and sorceries it would be a dead card most of the time. Not much good ramp in blue for my fatties :(
Ring of Evos Isle seems like a better way to protect my creatures than Vanishing (and arguably more theme friendly), as fun as phasing is. I'll have to grab a one.
greatdevourer on
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus
6 years ago
I suppose it would really depend on where you want to take the deck. Are you looking for a more combo oriented deck? More aggro? Something in between? How important is the theme? What kind of budget are you looking at to expand the deck? I'm goiung to assume that you really want to keep the budget low so I'm going to keep my recommendations cheap. I will mention a few cards that cost a bit more, but I'll point those out.
Here are some ideas to consider. The following cards are kinda weak or disrupt your own game plan. You should consider swapping them out.
Deep Spawn and Tolarian Serpent would be good cards for running in a deck where you are self milling in order to fill the graveyard for reanimation effects or a Laboratory Maniac. But I don't think that is the strategy that you are going for. I do see the interactions with Back from the Brink but it seems pretty weak to me.
Denizen of the Deep is a good fattie. But it wipes your board and leaves your opponents with all of their threats. If you are using it to reset ETB triggers, there are better ways.
Homarid Shaman only targets green creatures. This could be a meta choice, but there are so many better things to run.
Island Fish Jasconius is another decent fattie, but the investment of three mana each turn becomes a problem when you need that mana for other spells.
Leviathan would work for me if it did NOT have the requirment of sacrificing two lands for each attack. Without the ability to return Islands form the graveyard to the battlefield, this just eats your mana base.
Marjhan can eat a creature 'borrowed' with Seasinger's ability. Without the Seasinger then you have to use the Crab Umbra to untap it. I do like the shoot attacking creature ability. Adding deathtouch via Gorgon Flail could kill several attackers each turn.
Polar Kraken really needs to go. That cumulative upkeep is just TOO much.
Thing from the Deep is another creature that just eats your mana base and doesn't provide enough benefit for the self induced land destruction.
Sunken City is a great card as long as nobody else is playing blue. The card does not say "you control" so it helps your opponents creatures too.
Vanishing is kinda cute. But keep in mind that phasing does NOT trigger enter the battlefield abilities. There are better choices.
High Tide is a great card in competitive Legacy decks where you combo off and kill in a single turn. As a one-shot effect, not very good for commander games.
Scent of Brine requires you to show everyone what cards you have. I think a simple Cancel would be better.
If you have the budget for it consider the following cards:
Freed from the Real and Pemmin's Aura would act as additional copies of Crab Umbra.
Phyrexian Vault would work well with the Seasinger to eat other peoples creatures and give you some card draw. There are other artifacts, enchantments, and some lands that can sacrifice creatures. Altar of Dementia is a great sacrifice outlet but it is $2-$3.
Tidal Flats would give your attackers first strike unless your opponents tap mana for each attacker.
Minion Reflector could be a lot of fun.
Tromokratis, Shrouded Serpent, Lorthos, the Tidemaker, and Ring of Evos Isle are cards I use in my deck that work fairly well.
Consider adding a Learn from the Past, Psychic Spiral, or Reminisce into you deck to get cards back and add some resilency.
Let me know what you think. As always, temper these recommendations with your collection and your budget.