Riptide Laboratory

Land

{T}: Add {C}.

{1}{U}, {T}: Return target Wizard you control to its owner's hand.

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
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (51)

zelous666 on Target Practice

3 weeks ago

Thank you for your suggestions. I considered them and here is what I was able to come up with:

Riptide Laboratory - Believe it or not I'm trying to cut down on the number of non-basic lands for this deck, which is why some of the maybe board lands are sitting on the side. That's a good contender though so I'll add it to the maybe pile.

Mask of Memory - That's a good point. While i normally see extra card draw as never a bad thing, this deck does have a lot. Replaced with Sword of Feast and Famine. Personal favorite sword and it should help to play some of those extra cards that are being drawn.

Drown in the Loch - Swapped it in for Urza's Incubator

Otawara, Soaring City - Swapped in for an Island

Faerie Harbinger - Wife specifically nixed this card. She doesn't like tutors all that much and nearly nixed Demonic TutorGC too. I wanted to cry.

SufferFromEDHD on Target Practice

4 weeks ago

Riptide Laboratory oddly enough has some good synergy with your faeries.

Mask of Memory this deck has no trouble drawing cards. Upgrade this to any other equipment. My suggestion? One of the swords that ramps.

Drown in the Loch, Otawara, Soaring City and Faerie Harbinger should be in the deck.

SufferFromEDHD on Instant gratification (2025 WIP)

3 months ago

Clone was recently made obsolete by this blue rock Machine God's Effigy

Retraced Image ramp worth mentioning

Riptide Laboratory reuse ETB

Sol Ring to pay for the effect. Teferi's Isle if you want to get weird about it ;)

KayneMarco on M-O-O-N. That Spells Landstorm

4 months ago

Profet93: glad you like the deck and as for my thoughts on your suggestions, the changeling idea while not bad doesn’t really do much for the main theme of the deck: lands matter/landfall. The moonfolk return lands to hand for me to dump back into play for landfall triggers.

• Overburden: I already run the superior version of it, Mana Breach

• Riptide Laboratory: I actually just added that to the maybe list the other day.

• Sunder: I run Storm Cauldron for the opponents return lands to hand effect.

• Buried Ruin is a really good idea. I already run Academy Ruins, a little extra recursion is a great idea.

• Sapphire Medallion is another good one will have to try working in.

And as far as replacing half my snow covered lands I gotta keep ‘em all snow for the Extraplanar Lens. Its ability works for both players. Not everyone runs snow lands and with the lens out all my snow lands tap for an additional U while my opponents non snow islands will still only tap for one. All good suggestions though not all work for this deck, at least with how I play it.

Profet93 on M-O-O-N. That Spells Landstorm

4 months ago

KayneMarco +1, cool deck

Thoughts on 2 shapeshifters acting as moonfolk such as Bloodline Pretender or Shapesharer?

Overburden - Seems like a great fit, helping you and hurting opponents.

Riptide Laboratory - About 10 cards are wizards, especially helpful with snapcaster mage.

Sunder - In case you hate having friends

Buried Ruin - In case they try to ruin your plans by destroying amulet. It is also synergy with crucible of worlds.

Sapphire Medallion - Ramp

Replace half of your snow covered islands for regular islands to more easily trigger Field of the Dead

Let me know your thoughts on each suggestion

SufferFromEDHD on Avoiding Consequences

1 year ago

Really like this shell. Corpse Dance and Sneak Attack are pet cards of mine and this is a great home for both!

Urza's Saga get dreadnought or your ring.

Hall of the Bandit Lord and/or Flamekin Village haste is useful in a pinch.

Riptide Laboratory commander protection.

Demonic Collusion neat discard outlet.

Prismari Command and/or Kolaghan's Command really neat swiss army knives.

Jaxis, the Troublemaker and/or Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance on theme.

Necramus on Oh My Gizzard, It's a Zombie Wizard (Nekusar)

1 year ago

Profet93 Hello, friend! Thanks again for the suggestions. So this list is actually retired, though I've been toying with the idea of putting it back together. I should probably update the list.

This was one of my first commander decks I put together. I'd likely change it up a bit if I were to rebuild it. I think Riptide Laboratory would definitely be something to add in. I'm with you on Necropotence. It definitely never hurt to have it, but with all the extra draw going on already, I don't think it's really needed. It's also a non-bo with Sheoldred, the Apocalypse which I'd definitely have in the list. Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth would definitely be an add, as well, given how heavy the black portion of this deck is.

Notion Thief is, sadly, a non-bo with Nekusar. It shuts his damage ability off. The true spicy add that I've realize needs to be in this list is Grafted Exoskeleton!

Profet93 on Oh My Gizzard, It's a Zombie Wizard (Nekusar)

1 year ago

Necramus +1

Alhammarret's Archive - Extra draw from wheels

An Offer You Can't Refuse > mana leak - Mana leak is only good early-mid game. Better to get a complete counterspell in EDH. Although this might be slightly more difficult in a 3 color build, given all your card draw, Misdirection should be considered as well. It's another deflecting swat and imp's mischief of sorts.

Mystic Remora - Draw, although perhaps not necessarily needed in this build.

I would cut megrim for another piece of artifact ramp like Mind Stone potentially. 10% ramp seems solid and would allow you to more easily 1) Cast your commander sooner 2) Cast all the cards you draw and recover from artifact wipes.

If you're going to run underworld dreams for 3 black, then perhaps an Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth could help with your 3 color mana base and casting requirement.

I don't play 3 colors but 2 nonbasics to consider, should you mana base allow it are Ancient Tomb for ramp and Riptide Laboratory. Riptide words with your commander and a few other creatures, most notably snapcaster mage.

How has necropotence been treating you? I ask because triple black along with GY exile is steep, but it does help with Thassa oracle and card advantage so I'm torn.

Would Notion Thief be helpful or anti-synergistic?