Ravenous Harpy

Creature — Harpy

Flying

{1}, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Ravenous Harpy.

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 (14)

Bramdal on

6 years ago

I think it would be funny to have one combodeck. Bontu's Monument / Vindictive Vampire , Reassembling Skeleton / Oathsworn Vampire , Pitiless Plunderer and Ravenous Harpy . The monument is from an older set, but i think it would be okay. A free sac-outlet was in Kaladesh, but i think the Harpy is fine. A tutor like Forerunner of the Coalition for more consistancy.

BubbleMatrix2357 on The Cruelest of Heroes

6 years ago

Hey TriggerTheTaco, I guess what I'm thinking is, aside from the 4 Pitiless Pontiff and 2 Ravenous Harpy as sac outlets, I will be attacking, so the opponent can block and they'll die, triggering the Celebrant, or they can take the damage.

Isaacreeper on Green-Black Giant Cat

6 years ago

Maybe instead of Dreadmalkin try Ravenous Harpy or Undercity Necrolisk

One is a flier and costs less to sacrifice,

The otherbis a zombie that costs less to sacrifice, abd gets menace

Skippyeights on

6 years ago

I really like your deck concept and look forward to trying something like it.

I have a few questions/comments:

Have you considered throwing in Pitiless Plunderer? It gives more bang for your buck because you get free mana in addition to any other benefit from the sacrifice. It is a four drop, but could help fuel bigger drops later or give more power for the Captivating Crew. If paired with Makeshift Munitions, it can help take out weenies, giving you an extra kill by spending one mana and burning a token. The Plunderer is also, in a pinch, a decent 1/4 blocker/speedbump for a big stompy.

Thallid Soothsayer? Another four drop but can provide some card advantage later in the game.

Maybe exchange out a few Undercity Necrolisk for a Ravenous Harpy or two? Not as tough, but they are a three vs. four drop and most importantly can provide air support.

Helm of the Host Steal something Really Cool, use the helm to make yourself a permanent copy, then sac the original. That frees up the Helm for the next turn. Or use it to copy whatever you want a Xerox of on your own side. If I remember correctly, because the token copy isn't cast, there is no need to sac a creature to copy your Demon. You got an assembly line pumping out a free badass every turn.

What about Severed Strands in the sideboard? Depending on your opponent, it could better Vraska's Contempt, especially if they aren't playing planeswalkers. Strands is half the mana cost, the "penalty" is actually a benefit cause the other guy's critter gets the sac, it can give a much larger life boost and best of all it doesn't require a bank loan to buy a set of 'em. Unfortunately, it's a sorcery so can't be used reactively.

Finally, what kind of creature ratios are you seeing between you and a your opponent? Depending on the balance, Fraying Omnipotence could be really useful. You steal a large chunk of his/her army, cast the spell, and then sac the ones you stole while they halve whatever they had left. Plus, if you have a Plunderer or two, you may have enough mana to steal any creatures they have left with a Captivating Crew and then can stage a mass unblocked attack.

Anyway...I really like the possibilities your concept provides. It's too bad red/black doesn't have a lot of ways to "borrow" your opponents's forces, but it certainly has a lot of interesting ways for you to kill 'em all once they ARE yours. (cue sadistic laughter)

TrashWolf95 on WOS THAT SMEL?!

6 years ago

Vicious Offering would be a better card then Moment of Craving imo

also some Ravenous Harpy or Demon of Catastrophes for airsupport would go nicely

TrashWolf95 on

6 years ago

Nice deck, it's simular to what I built here check it out if you like for a few ideas: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/m19-budget-zombies-1/

my suggestions would be add 1-2 Open the Graves it's a nice card to have since you will be sacing a few zombs it's good get something back for sacing and your Death Barron can power up them tokens. Lord of the Accursed would be a nice add too as it powers up your zombs and that ability is really useful. Crucible of Worlds is an expensive card but would be a nice one of as I play a simular deck in standard atm and you end up getting a few lands in your graveyard so it is very useful especially since your playing 4 Stitcher's Supplier Necrotic Wound would be good since your deck is very heavy on getting zombies in the graveyard and it can deal with indestrutible creatures I would switch Creeping Chill with Necrotic Wound as the mana cost is high for not a lot except the life gain Vicious Offering is worth while mention as well as it fits in with the sacing nature of your deck. Dread Wanderer would be a nice replacement to Diregraf Ghoul just because that ability is quite useful and is simular to Diregraf Ghoul.

Ravenous Harpy would be good sideboard encase of any decks with flying creatures.

as for names how about: "Undead Nightmare" "Creeping call of the Dead" "Call from beyond the Grave" "Shrieking Calls from the Grave" "The dead shall rise again" "Scary Monsters and Super Creeps" just a few suggestions off top of my head.

Hope that helps, I think your deck is pretty cool it has good synergy 1+

Zeusandhisbeard on Zombie Board Control

6 years ago

I'd swap Costly Plunder with Blood Divination For the Instant speed to sac Blockers for card draw. Ravenous Harpy for that air support that gets bigger by cycling the Reassembling Skeleton into it to get tokens and counters at the same time. Possibly throw Whisper, Blood Liturgist in instead of Isareth the Awakener so you don't need to deal with exile and can just keep the sac cycle going at Instant speed.

KaladeshKat on R/B Sacrificial Control

6 years ago

I love rackdos steal-and-sack decks (when I am piloting them). It is so evil!

I would suggest something like Ravenous Harpy or Undercity Necrolisk for even more sack outlets, as well as maybe dropping some 2-drops and adding some 1-drops to have some early board prescence, as well as rounding out your curve.

This will probably get even more cards to play around once rackdos comes out in the next set.