Ratchet Bomb

Artifact

{T}: Put a charge counter on Ratchet Bomb.

{T}, Sacrifice Ratchet Bomb: Destroy each nonland permanent with converted mana cost equal to the number of charge counters on Ratchet Bomb.

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
PreDH	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (51)

zapyourtumor on Mono Blue Delver (Tempo)

4 months ago

Its nice to see old cards being played but sadly there is a lot of outdated tech here.

Consider is better than Opt with snaps

Not running at least 3 CS is probably trolling

Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student  ^Flip is an option, although it definitely slower than delver. So is murktide.

For a tempo deck, you want cheap and efficient interaction, which 3 cryptic notably is not. Probably need 1 mana counters like Spell Snare Spell Pierce Stern Scolding in some split between main and side. Scolding in particular is usually sideboard material however since monoblue has garbage removal its probably good to mainboard 1-2 copies.

Fading Hope is probably? better than snag although I have a soft spot for snag.

I recommend some Subtlety and more FoNs over shoal. And probably extra fons in the side too.

The only advantage of monoblue over izzet or dimir is that Harbinger of the Seas becomes better so I'd put at least 2 in the side. And running fetches for deck thinning is not worth the 1 life.

Probably want more utility lands like Sink into Stupor  ^Flip, Otawara, Soaring City, Castle Vantress. The mdfc lands also pitch to your pitch spells.

What exactly are you siding in Commandeer against? Same with redirect, clique and shackles. And you have zero grave hate in the sideboard. In monoblue you don't have many options, so something like Soul-Guide Lantern, Surgical Extraction, Grafdigger's Cage. the first two are probably better. Hurkyl's Recall is ok vs affinity. Dress Down is good against several decks right now. I have no idea what monoblue should run vs energy and similar decks, there may not be anything better than Engineered Explosives or Ratchet Bomb. Maybe titi is good enough if you can turbo flip it.

Overall a lot of suggestions but I think in general I'd go something like this for the maindeck:

-4 opt -3 cryptic -1 redirect -4 vapor snag -1 disrupting shoal -1 snapcaster mage

+4 consider +2 counterspell +2 fading hope +1 spell snare +2 stern scolding +1 spell pierce +1 force of negation +1 subtlety

-6 fetches

+1 otawara +2 sink into stupor +1 castle vantress +2 island

Icbrgr on Is Enchantment Destruction in Black …

1 year ago

As far as power level I think the card is fine... I wont lie if your playing a budget mono colored deck its nice to not have to resort to Ratchet Bomb for something like Rest in Peace. Granted one is 3 mana instant and the other is a 2 mana sorcery its awesome to know that even if it isn't on you opening hand they are both nice to see if you draw into them.

Granted its a little weird for colors overlapping in capabilities but overall I think its a boon for budget players so long as WOTC stays true to the idea of colors {X} and {Y} are great at doing a thing but {Z} at least can do it.

fluffyeel on 50 Shades of Eldrazi

1 year ago

At least formally, Emrakul, the Aeons Torn is not legal for EDH, so it's a strange decision. I would prefer Ulamog, the Defiler, Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, or Zhulodok, Void Gorger as the commander, given legality issues.

Some other small thoughts:

• Field of the Dead (you can support it), Snow-Covered Wastes, Mikokoro, Center of the Sea, Strip Mine, and Geier Reach Sanitarium are all possibly handy lands.
• Memory Jar, Solemn Simulacrum, Ratchet Bomb, and Everflowing Chalice are possibly handy artifacts. Depending on the playgroup you're in, either Vexing Bauble, Chalice of the Void, and Cursed Totem could also help.

Balaam__ on

1 year ago

I was curious and after taking a look at what’s available, some other spells to weigh might be Disallow, Change the Equation and Negate, and possibly Ratchet Bomb to handle weenies/mobs.

Icbrgr on Gruul Zookeepers (Updated after RC Atlanta)

2 years ago

For tokens specifically I really think Ratchet Bomb is the answer... doesn't care about power/toughness and keeps your own creatures alive without Tajic, Legion's Edge.

Icbrgr on Gruul Zookeepers (Updated after RC Atlanta)

2 years ago

Sorry to hear about your tournament showing... even really great players/decks have days like that 1-4 drop.

Based on your descriptions I agree with you thinking that the deck has a place in the meta; nothing you said seems to indicate that the deck is bad or underpowered... it did make me wonder though if Ratchet Bomb would be a better sweeper for tokens?

At the end of the day congrats anyway just for showing up with zoo the best deck! Better luck next time!

Valengeta on Lofty Lions

2 years ago

Oh yes I've been feeling that On Thin Ice is a bit redundant here because of the Paths and the adventure from Brazen Borrower. I didn't think about things like Engineered Explosives or Ratchet Bomb and they are surely a threat to be addressed. Pithing Needle not only handles those but many other troublesome cards too. I have a couple of copies on other decks and this one should definitely benefit from them. Thank you!

Icbrgr on RDW: Enchantment Removal?

2 years ago

I am wondering what pioneer has to offer for enchantment removal in {R}.

• Blast Zone

• Ratchet Bomb

These are the best I came up with but Im not exactly thrilled about them... anybody else have a suggestion?

Reasons:

Nine Lives combo decks with Solemnity... and I just hade no idea what to do...