Signal Pest

Artifact Creature — Pest

Battle cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.)

Signal Pest can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (51)

CD-ROM on Mono-Black 0 Mana Cost

6 days ago

SufferFromEDHD I appreciate it, man. Scale of Chiss-Goria is useful to protect Barricade Breaker from cards like Dismember. Lotus Petal and Mox Opal can't help cast my creatures with Improvise through their abilities. If I wanted to add both of them, I should probably swap Ornithopter, Phyrexian Walker, Scale of Chiss-Goria and/or Shield Sphere for Bone Saw, Paradise Mantle, Signal Pest and/or Springleaf Drum.

Crow-Umbra on Salty Commanders!

2 weeks ago

Hi grumbledore, I've noticed that quite a few of the following cards are uncategorized, and figured they could fit into some of the following categories you have on site:

• Arcane Lighthouse - Removal or Stax, since it removes protective keywords?

• Adeline, Resplendent Cathar - Aggro since she triggers on attacks.

• Birgi, God of Storytelling  ^Flip - Ramp for front, Draw for back side

• Blightstep Pathway  ^Flip - Mana fixing, not sure if all Pathway lands are uncategorized.

• Braid of Fire - Ramp?

• Den of the Bugbear - Mana Fixing and/or Aggro because of its activated ability.

• Fable of the Mirror-Breaker  ^Flip - Ramp from the Goblin Shaman token, Draw/Discard from the 2nd chapter.

• Grave Pact - Removal or Stax, since it's an edict effect

• Great Furnace and Seat of the Synod - Mana Fixing?

• Inquisitorial Rosette - Aggro for its attack trigger and Menace anthem.

• Mishra, Claimed by Gix  ^Meld - Aggro, since it's attack based

• Needleverge Pathway  ^Flip - Mana fixing

• Ogre Battledriver - Aggro since it's a haste anthem.

• Scheming Symmetry - Tutor

• Signal Pest - Should be Aggro because of Battle Cry, and similar cards with Battle Cry are listed in Aggro.

• Skullclamp - This is categorized as Aggro, but not in Draw

• Teferi, Master of Time - Draw, Removal for phasing

• Wandering Archaic  ^Flip - Stax for front, or ramp/draw for back?

This is not an exhaustive list, but some of the ones I noticed from looking at my own deck categories.

Crow-Umbra on Isshin for a Fight

1 month ago

Glad you're getting the hang of the deck and it's working well for you so far. If you like the beefiness of Cathars' Crusade, you could run Adriana, Captain of the Guard. I see she's in your maybe board. Same cmc, but her P/T boosts although temporary, are still pretty decent. With Isshin out, and swinging at 3 opponents, your creatures will get +6/+6. If you pull off the Magic Christmas Land of having Adriana and Skyhunter Strike Force on field at the same time as Isshin, I think your creatures would all get +12/+12, since each instance of Melee triggers separately and would stack.

Additional creatures that can also provide P/T boosts on attack: Signal Pest, Accorder Paladin, Soltari Champion.

Ankle Shanker could be worth a look at to essentially make your board evasive with First Strike & Deathtouch.

In regards to Phyrexian Arena & Tocasia's Welcome they definitely have their pros and cons

Phyrexian Arena:

• Pro: Consistently gets you a card at each of your upkeeps
• Con: Have to wait a whole turn rotation to draw a card from it, making the play pattern kind of awkward in mid-late game.
• Con: Life loss can get precarious later in game, but that's the risk of playing Black Draw lol.
• Con: Double color mana pip, especially in a color that your deck is currently playing the least

Tocasia's Welcome:

• Pro: Can get you a card the same turn it gets played if you follow up with creature token production or a 3cmc or less creature.
• Con: Only draws one card per turn.
• Con: May not draw cards on other players' turns if you don't have a means of making creature tokens at instant speed.
• Con: At its best when paired with consistent creature token production, or casting smaller creatures.

Vampiric Rites is an option worth trying, but will shine with enough creature tokens to toss into it. The activation cost could compete with instant speed removal/interaction in situations where you may be trying to dig for answers. Might be better in an Aristocrats focused deck that is likely also getting additional value out of death triggers, so the 2 mana is a more value generating activation beyond drawing a card and gaining life.

Deadly Dispute and Painful Truths are additional "burst" options for draw.

Crow-Umbra on Isshin Attack Triggers 2023

1 month ago

I meant to add these in my last comment, but Signal Pest, Accorder Paladin, and Soltari Champion are all some solid budget options for additional power/toughness boosts.

Crow-Umbra on Isshin Two heavens as one

1 month ago

Your deck looks pretty solid. I do have a few recommendations for potential swaps that might be of interest:

• Signal Pest or Accorder Paladin could both be potential swaps with Intrepid Adversary. Paying at least {2}{W}{W} when you cast it for your creatures to only get +1/+1 isn't super ideal. Signal Pest and Accorder Paladin will both stack their Battle Cry triggers, along with the Hero of Bladehold that you already have in your 99.

• Skyhunter Strike Force could be a potential swap with Adriana, Captain of the Guard, or maybe something else in your 99, since each Melee anthem will stack, and your creatures could potentially get +12/+12 with Strike Force, Adriana, and Isshin on board if you're attacking 3 opponents.

• Delina, Wild Mage has a pretty high ceiling, since the tokens she creates are not Legendary. She replaced Marton Stromgald in my Isshin deck, as he is a bit more fragile in comparison.

• I see you have Fervor in your maybe board. I'd recommend adding that and Ogre Battledriver as additional Haste anthems to round out what you already have with Lightning Greaves and Swiftfoot Boots. This will help especially for your higher CMC creatures to attack the same turn they drop, instead of waiting a turn rotation and leaving them more vulnerable to removal.

I hope these suggestions were helpful. If you haven't played this deck irl yet, you should be in for a fun time.

Crow-Umbra on The Ghost of Kamigawa

2 months ago

I think Tome of Legends would definitely be a solid addition. I haven't played with Robber of the Rich as much, but it's hard to overlook a creature with Reach, Haste, & steals resources.

In terms of other 1 & 2 drop creatures:

• Legion Loyalist isn't really budget, but can be useful against other token strategies.

• Pulse Tracker/Vicious Conquistador - Cheap pinger creatures

• Signal Pest is a cheap & effective anthem

• Accorder Paladin another cheap Battle cry anthem.

• Ardoz, Cobbler of War like a mini Ogre Battledriver without the Haste anthem. Ogre Battledriver is also worth looking at.

• Ashnod's Harvester Graveyard hate if you need it for your meta.

• Triumphant Adventurer Dungeon value, & attacks fairly effectively with first strike & death touch.

• Zhentarim Bandit like a mini Captain Lannery Storm. Its trigger is a "may" ability, so you can choose to use it or not.

Crow-Umbra on The Ghost of Kamigawa

2 months ago

Your additions are looking solid! I'd recommend adding Signal Pest as a cheap anthem, Fervor as a haste anthem (and if not out of your budget), and either 1 more mana rock or piece of removal as your last 3 cards.

I think you have a solid list to start play-testing and getting a feel for

Crow-Umbra on Twicebitten

2 months ago

Solid deck! You've got some attack triggers I haven't seen yet, or must have overlooked. I have a few suggestions if you're interested:

• Signal Pest & Legion Loyalist are both solid 1 drops

• Reconnaissance - Really solid anthem to help protect your board & acts as pseudo Vigilance.

• Dolmen Gate

• Hammers of Moradin - A personal favorite for opening up aggro lanes. Myriad plays nicely with Impact Tremors.

Happy brewing!