Saw it Coming

Instant

Counter target spell.

Foretell {1}{U} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast this on a later turn for this card's foretell cost.)

Tokens

• Foretell

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	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
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Standard Brawl	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (34)

amarthaler on EDH Jorn, God of Winter

10 months ago

Update!

Out: Mana Drain... Saw it Coming... Binding the Old Gods... Glorious Sunrise... Lightning Greaves... Boreal Centaur

In: Rimewind Cryomancer... Freeze in Place... Bitter Chill... Pilfering Hawk... Glacial Revelation... Champion's Helm

Swing4Lethal on Esper Control 3.0

1 year ago

@R3l04d: Thanks for your feedback! I haven not updated since WoE. However, I did move a Supreme Verdict to the sideboard in place of 1 copy of Rest in Peace and cut the Censor. I added Cling to Dust and Jwari Disruption  ^Flip to the main. I looked up The End. It certainly is powerful, and could easily replace the Vanishing Verse in the sideboard. I don't know about cutting Saw it Coming though, as you need a protected way to counter things in Thoughtseize decks that this list is susceptible too, such as Mayhem Devil, Omnath, Locus of Creation, Niv-Mizzet, Supreme, etc. Esper control has always been my go-to archetype and I believe it is much better positioned than UW control because of the premium removal black brings and of course Sheoldred, the Apocalypse. Also, Reckoner Bankbuster is probably the most valuable card in the deck. I have a 100% win rate in games that I have cast it.

Balaam__ on Blue Raspberry Mill

1 year ago

I like the idea behind this, it feels somewhat like a fresh take on the classic mill archetype. Adding {R} for the ability to multicast is interesting. I dont think itll ever eclipse mono {U} or {B}{U}, but you could have some really fun matches regardless.

One thing that was pointed out to me by multiple users when I was working on my own mill deck was that you pretty much have to commit 100% to the milling. Extraneous spells like Strangle or Saw it Coming may seem good on paper, but theyre taking precious time and resources away from your only viable wincon, i.e. milling out the opponents deck. Id get rid of all that stuff and devote yourself to pure mill.

wallisface on

1 year ago

I wouldn’t bother with Celestial Colonnade. If a game ever goes so long that you have 6 lands in play to activate it, you’ve likely already lost. It entering tapped will hurt you more than any of its capabilities to help you.

Counterspell is cheap and much better than Saw it Coming. Mana Leak would also be better if you want a cheaper option.

I really don’t think Dovin, Grand Arbiter does enough to be worth it.

Max_Hammer on Kadena "Surprise tool for later" …

1 year ago

For those that are curious on the changes I made to the deck

What I'm taking out: Show

• Ghastly Conscription

• Hex

• Leadership Vacuum

• Rayami, First of the Fallen

• Grismold, the Dreadsower

• Apex Altisaur

• Sudden Substitution

• Echoing Truth

• Thought Sponge

• Thespian's Stage

• Hooded Hydra

• Great Oak Guardian

• Scaretiller

• Bounty of the Luxa

• Temple of the False God

• Grim Haruspex

• Sagu Mauler

• Voice of Many

• Volrath, the Shapestealer

• Thelonite Hermit

• Mire in Misery

• Chromeshell Crab

• Pendant of Prosperity

• Tezzeret's Gambit

• Swamp

• 2x Forest

What I'm putting in to replace it: Show

• Vraska, Golgari Queen

• Verdant Rebirth

• Saw it Coming

• Poison the Cup

• Ravenform

• Green Slime

• Sultai Emissary

• Write into Being

• Ruthless Ripper

• Unwind

• Rewind

• Silumgar Assassin

• Voidmage Apprentice

• Zoetic Cavern

• Reckoner's Bargain

• Deadly Dispute

• Village Rites

• Retrieve

• Urborg Repossession

• Macabre Waltz

• Regrowth

• Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip

• Muldrotha, the Gravetide

• Watcher for Tomorrow

• Riptide Laboratory

• Alchemist's Refuge

• Hagra Mauling  ^Flip

I also plan on changing out some other lands, but above are the utility lands only.

Bob_Spaghet on

1 year ago

I play a similar deck in explorer on arena. My first main thought is that playing four copies of the legendary creatures isn't necessary, and they all get very bad in multiple. Typically, you won't need or want more than one copy of each per game, so I would probably stick to one or two copies of each max. I agree with the last comment about Memory Deluge, that card is the truth in this type of deck and should probably replace Search; I also agree that Strategic Planning and Collective Brutality are clunky. I strongly recommend some split of Censor, Tainted Indulgence, or Thought Erasure replacing all eight Plannings and Brutalities. I also think any black deck needs at least three copies of Fatal Push; that card is incredibly well placed right now. Finally, I think that some number of hard counter spells are necessary in case you match up against other controlling strategies. Sinister Sabotage, Saw it Coming, or just good old Negate would probably be better than the third and fourth copies of Dreadbore or Heartless Act

wallisface on

2 years ago

Grends27 a way to get-around lowering your curve is to drastically increase your ramp. Adding in 8-10 mana dorks like Noble Hierarch, Birds of Paradise, Utopia Sprawl, Llanowar Elves, Elvish Mystic would greatly help your ability to run a higher curve (noting that including them will likely mean having to pull out some of your higher costing cards in the process anyway).

Cards i think specifically aren’t worth it (they’re either too weak, or don’t belong in the deck) include: Teferi, Timeless Voyager (really bad & really expensive mana-wise), Stormwing Entity (is a good card but doesn’t belong here), Teferi's Ageless Insight (just overcomplicating your deck for no reason), Stern Dismissal (card disadvantage), Neutralize and Saw it Coming (3-mana counterspells are bad, but in any case i don’t see this deck ever being able to keep-up mana, as you’ll be almost always spending it all on your turn).

I would also suggest ditching most/all of those creatures requiring 6 mana to mutate - that’s just such a high bar, and none of those creatures strike me as particularly good anyway.

DreadKhan on Budget Talrand EDH

2 years ago

You might take a look at Treasure Cruise and Dig Through Time, both are potentially very strong on a budget. Two cards I like that are budget atm I think are Aetherspouts and AEtherize, you might not need both but one is a pretty nasty surprise for an aggro deck. Abjure is a nice counter for Talrand decks, {U} to counter a spell and sacrifice a replaceable Drake is pretty nice. Saw it Coming and Wizard's Retort are also good counters to look at. I love seeing Talrand decks built on a budget, Talrand is a very solid budget option, and lots of fun to play!