Showdown of the Skalds
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Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Alchemy Legal
Archenemy Legal
Arena Legal
Block Constructed Legal
Brawl Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Gladiator Legal
Highlander Legal
Historic Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Pioneer Legal
Planechase Legal
Pre-release Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Standard Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Showdown of the Skalds

Enchantment — Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

: Exile the top four cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.

, : Whenever you cast a spell this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Fluggleshmuggits on Cube Eternal

4 months ago

IN
Regal Bunnicorn
Palace Jailer
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
Serra Paragon
Pestermite
Displacer Kitten
Force of Will
Lorien Revealed
Virtue of Knowledge
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
Sedgemoor Witch
Troll of Khazad-dum
Archon of Cruelty
Dragon's Rage Channeler
Death-Greeter's Champion
Pest Infestation
Questing Beast
Timberland Ancient
Vindicate
Figure of Destiny
Showdown of the Skalds
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Expressive Iteration
Prismari Command
Witherbloom Command
Eater of Virtue
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
Golos, Tireless Pilgrim
Restless Spire
Restless Vinestalk
Lavaclaw Reaches

OUT
Seal Away
Ranger-Captain of Eos
Anointed Procession
Rhox Veteran
Thought Scour
Search for Azcanta  Flip
Compulsive Research
Capsize
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Vampire Nighthawk
Desecration Demon
Street Wraith
Twisted Abomination
Pillage
Bedlam Reveler
Sixth Sense
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
Elvish Aberration
Boros Reckoner
Ajani Vengeant
Dimir Charm
Electrolyze
Expansion / Explosion
Golgari Charm
Orzhov Charm
Everflowing Chalice
Prismatic Lens
Duplicant
Wandering Fumarole
Lumbering Falls

09102023 on Naya Adventures

5 months ago

Apollo_Paladin Thank you for your feedback, I haven't considered adding Mondrak, Glory Dominus before. Doubling the tokens that come in might help solve some of the problems I have been seeing.

The deck actually seems a little reliant on getting a Lucky Clover out and feels weaker than I had hoped without one on the field. People will often target them with removal too. the deck is playable without one, but it's not fun using Lovestruck Beast turn one to get a single 1/1 token for a forest, when the opponent played a 1/2 or a 1/1 that produces mana on their first turn.

Right now, getting one clover on the field means Bonecrusher Giant will probably take care of creatures and planeswalkers that Giant Killer is not able to hit. Another advantage of having a clover out is that Questing Druid is going to be giving 4 cards the same as Showdown of the Skalds. The way the deck plays right now, it seems like I don't run out of cards to use; I can pretty reliably get one of those two by turn 4.

Doubling the number of tokens produced is essentially the same as having one clover out for quite a few cards in the deck and the effect should stack with clover...it's definitely worth considering. Doing that might make it easier to win with a bad hand too.

I'm very tempted to drop the land count by 1 and was actually thinking of replacing Primal Amulet  Flip. It seems like a good card, but I think I've cast it once in the last 30 or 40 games I've played. I've never been able to get enough charge counters to flip it either. Showdown seems to work best with low mana cost cards too...I've had a lot of turn 4's where it gets played because I'm low on cards and then I get something like Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival, Virtue of Loyalty and 2 lands to use for turn 5. I guess I could always try Escape to the Wilds over showdown, I'm not sure what one is generally considered better.

That being said, there's definitely a balance point with the number of lands...I want to consistently hit land drops since adventure cards get played twice and I can try overwhelming/outlasting an opponent that way. But exiling 4 cards or even 6 cards and getting 2 or 3 lands is a thing that can happen right now and it could be nice to have more options when I exile a bunch of cards.

If you have any more suggestions, please let me know.

nuperokaso on Jupiiii

1 year ago

I suggest not to play "card drawing" such as Showdown of the Skalds. That's not how Boros decks work and they force you to play cards when you don't want them. Rather play card advantage that impacts board state with "enters the battlefield" triggers. An example of such card is Sun Titan. You can then recycle such creatures with Angelic Renewal.

KBK7101 on Mono Red Weenie Hyper Budget Value Engine

1 year ago

Another great budget deck! I'm currently painting a Spartan miniature so the theme of this deck is right on point for me right now. lol

Would Showdown of the Skalds be worth it as a finisher? Or is that too expensive for Modern?

beeplus on Uril in control

2 years ago

Hi IslesWing

  • Season of Growth: Yes I find this card usually worth it. The main bonus is 2 mana vs usual 3 for enchantress effects even though it's not as good. plus it is an enchantment to trigger other enchantresses. The random scry effect is a nice bonus too.

Sythis is in the deck for sure! The best recent cards for the deck.

For mass draw, Hunter's Insight is most efficient, but Uril really benefits from drawing before combat. I would not play Hunter's Prowess as it is too costly and I don't really care about +3/+3 or trample. I played Rishkar's Expertise for a while since that allows you to mass draw then drop an aura before combat. I've also tried wheel of fortune but found it lacking in this deck, refilling my opponents hands was too risky. I have never played Reliquary Tower and don't recall ever thinking I would have won if I had it. Better to just get good mana fixing. I would play showdown over escape because it's an enchantment. For all these cards, I would most likely add Showdown of the Skalds

  • Tempered in Solitude - Haven't tried it, but my first thought is that the trigger is too late. Another aura that cantrips would probably be better.

IslesWing on Uril in control

2 years ago

Edit: links.

Season of Growth re: Is it usually drawing you 3+ cards? Does it feel dead in games where you draw it after enchanting Uril/people manage to remove Uril once/twice?

Sythis, Harvest's Hand

Mass draw: Hunter's Insight and Hunter's Prowess Reliquary Tower

Kamigawa Best Selective cantrip:Commune with Spirits

~1 per turn Tempered in Solitude card from Kamigawa.

While I'm here I forgot to mention I also run Escape to the Wilds which is awesome for refilling hand, and not having to discard (+1 land drop), and am looking for a slot for Showdown of the Skalds

DankMagicianD on Die, Snowflake!

2 years ago

First, the new additions. Florian, Voldaren Scion and Laelia, the Blade Reforged are both creatures that reward us for attacking with more cards to play, and don't mind being mutate targets. Orzhov Signet, Boros Signet, and Rakdos Signet are here because I needed more ramp. Showdown of the Skalds pulls double duty, giving me more cards while buffing my creatures with counters that work well with Snapdax. Manabarbs is just plain evil. I couldn't resist. Damn is versatile, wiping the board when I'm behind or picking off a select target when I'm not. Blasphemous Act is often a one mana sweeper. Enough said. Ruinous Ultimatum has a hefty mana cost, but can easily win the game on the spot. Finally, the manabase was rebalanced to better cast my spells.

multimedia on Kami War Dragons {Work in progress]

2 years ago

Hey, interesting start/WIP for five color Dragons in Standard.

You have too many cards, 63 is three cards too much consider cutting 2x Commune with Spirits and Bloodfell Caves to make 60 cards? You have too many creatures to play Commune since it can only reveal a land or enchantment not a creature. 27 lands is high, cutting some for ramp would help.

For Dragons in Standard Magda, Brazen Outlaw is great because she can create ramp for treasures or sac treasures to tutor for and put a Dragon of your choice onto the battlefield.

This is a core for ramp and to tutor for Dragons. Jaspera is the tap enabler for Magda that makes mana two ways by tapping Magda and creating a treasure. Innkeeper is the best two drop in Standard for ramp, play 4x if you're playing high CMC creatures. After Innkeeper makes it's treasure it can be tapped to make mana with Jaspera.

Showdown is powerful draw in Standard since it lets you potentially play any of the cards you exiled for two turns meaning you get a turn with all your lands and mana dorks untapped to play the exiled cards including a land from them. Ramping into Showdown turn three, four or five gives you potential to exile a Dragon, The Kami War  Flip or even another Showdown to then play those cards with your ramp on your next turn. There's no restriction of what cards you can exile on the top of your library with Showdown which is great.

Another good draw option is Unexpected Windfall which also creates treasures, but to play it you would want to add more red sources in the manabase because of it's double red mana cost.

These a good numbers for these cards.

If you choose to add Jaspera Sentinel and more Prosperous Innkeeper then you'll want more Forests because being able to cast Jaspera turn one can give you an advantage. Consistently casting Innkeeper turn two is also important which more Forests can help with. Another option rather than more Forests is add Pathways that can be green on one side: Cragcrown Pathway  Flip, Branchloft Pathway  Flip, Barkchannel Pathway  Flip. Cragcrown would be best because one side of it can be red to cast Magda, Brazen Outlaw if you don't need a green source.

If you go for the more treasure route and you have to play lands that always ETB tapped then I think Uncharted is the best option since it gives you a lot of choice in game of what color to choose that you need.

Dragon's Disciple would be better as ramp. Path to the World Tree would also be better as ramp since it only puts the land into your hand and rarely are you going to use your mana to activate it. Boseiju Reaches Skyward  Flip isn't worth four mana. The Dragon-Kami Reborn  Flip has powerful saga levels, but is really too slow to get any value from it since it has to flip, you have to have a creature among the two exiled cards and then you have to a Dragon die to be able to cast that creature. I think it's more of a sideboard card for very slow matchups.

Jaspera Sentinel with Magda, Brazen Outlaw is better than Shambling Ghast and Reclusive Taxidermist. Ghast could be a sideboard card for aggro matchups, but consistently in those matchups you would want to cast it turn one which requires a lot of Swamps. I don't think it's worth negatively affecting the other colors in the manabase for Ghast.

Good luck with your deck.

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