Quietus Spike

Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature has deathtouch.

Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.

Equip {3} ({3}: Attach this to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This enters the battlefield unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature this card is attached to leaves the battlefield.)

Combos

• Fireshrieker + Quietus Spike + Silent Arbiter
• Fireshrieker + Quietus Spike + Strionic Resonator
• Fireshrieker + Quietus Spike
• Kor Duelist + Quietus Spike

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
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 (49)

DemonDragonJ on 100 Shades of Gray

1 month ago

I have replaced Quietus Spike and Sanguine Bond with Enduring Tenacity and Unstoppable Slasher, which reduced the average converted mana cost of this deck from 3.95 to 3.93, because I feel that the newer cards are generally superior to the older cards.

Gidgetimer on Quietus Spike

7 months ago

It is a triggered ability of the equipment. Quietus Spike doesn't say "equipped creature gains..." so it is the equipment causing the life loss.

indieinside on Quietus Spike

7 months ago

Quietus Spike

Does the creature cause the life loss or does the artifact?

indieinside on Uncle Istvan and the Shadow Crew

7 months ago

Profet93 thoughts on this build? The idea is to cast everything for low mana value, tutoring my draw items, as well as things like Cabal Coffers combo, or Quietus Spike. I originally had the deck black and white with all 25 creatures having shadow. But, I like the draw power of this commander. If you have any better suggestions, even for the commander, let me know. I really want this to be a solid build before a pay for it.

Sheldaconda on Gentle Giant's Embrace

9 months ago

carpecanum

There are a few things in the deck such as Alpha Authority, Trailblazer's Boots, and Silent Arbiter that reduce the amount of blockers against Wilson, Refined Grizzly to ensure combat damage goes through. I can see how Nemesis Mask + Deathtouch = Boardwipes, but I want to do more playtesting with the little-to-no-blocker cards first before I add Nemesis Mask.

When I read Quietus Spike to my GF, she said that it was nuts lol. I'll find a spot for it right now.

Thanks for your suggestions!

carpecanum on Gentle Giant's Embrace

9 months ago

Nemesis Mask maybe? Completely terrifying with Basilisk Collar

Quietus Spike is great with Trample and its another Deathtouch. Its just stupid with Double Strike

Gidgetimer on What would be the result …

11 months ago

Bloodletter of Aclazotz doesn't have a trigger, there is no "sneaky way to gain life between triggers". When the Quietus Spike trigger resolves they will lose half their life, rounded up then doubled. So either their life total, or their life total plus 1.

DeathBySprnkles on What would be the result …

11 months ago

Say I have Bloodletter of Aclazotz and Quietus Spike equipped to a creature on the battlefield. The equipped creature gets through and damages the opponent. The opponent loses life from the attack then half their life from the effect from the Spike. Would Bloodletter of Aclazotz effect cause the opponent to lose life from only the damage from the creature or the sum of the attack and Quietus Spike's effect?