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| 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 |
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| Gladiator | Legal |
| Highlander | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Historic Brawl | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Leviathan | Legal |
| Limited | Legal |
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| Planar Constructed | Legal |
| Planechase | Legal |
| Quest Magic | Legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Legal |
| Vanguard | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
Spectacular Showdown
Sorcery
Put a double strike counter on target creature, then goad each creature that had a double strike counter put on it this way. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change “target” in its text to “each”.)
NV_1980 on
"I know you. Ghost of Sparta." (Need Help Badly)
3 months ago
Hi End_Of_The_Line!
You've given yourself a tough assignment! Combining parameters 1 and 3 especially is going to be hard, as all of the decks you mention will be creature-heavy. If you want to benefit from Kratos' ability, you'll need to focus on stopping opponents' creatures from attacking all-together. This is not easy for mono-red, but there are a few ways one can do it.
Aside from Smoke (which you have not main-boarded yet, please do so!), you can also tap creatures with cards like Hylda's Crown of Winter and Icy Manipulator. Slowing down opposing creatures by having them enter the battlefield tapped will also prevent them from attacking (even when Kratos gives them haste). This is where a card like Uphill Battle could come in handy. Even Silent Arbiter ought to be considered in this regard. Then there are cards that prevent opposing creatures from attacking you specifically, like Ensnaring Bridge. You can also try to goad creatures so that they can't attack you, with cards like Disrupt Decorum, Komainu Battle Armor and Spectacular Showdown. Lastly, it's not the best way to deter opponents from attacking you, but you can also equip Kratos with something that provides deathtouch. Because of his double strike, anything he blocks is killed before it can damage him. Might make opponents with non-disposable creatures think twice before attacking you (so it will probably not stop the Sheoldred deck you've mentioned).
PhantomHuscarl on
9 months ago
Man this looks diabolical, love it.
Ever though about adding other Goad effects as they are pretty strong with what you're gifting here?
Things like Disrupt Decorum, Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
, Coronation of Chaos,
Death Kiss, Day of the Moon, Bloodthirsty Blade, Geode Rager, Havoc Eater, Hot Pursuit, Laser Screwdriver, Immortal Obligation, Popular Entertainer, Shiny Impetus, Spectacular Showdown, Taunt from the Rampart and Vengeful Ancestor.
Expecially Disrupt Decorum, Spectacular Showdown and Taunt from the Rampart almost feels like wincon in there while i feel that Immortal Obligation really fits the theme of "good gifts" and Laser Screwdriver is a good mana dump when you've got nothing else in hand.
Optimator on
Kill The Poor
1 year ago
Optimator on
Kill The Poor
1 year ago
DreadKhan on
Anax and Cymede, Spell Slinger
1 year ago
It's always cool to see how someone solves the Anax and Cymede puzzle! They end up being a better Commander than people expect, especially if you can generate a board to benefit from his buff (and you can trigger them a few times).
I have an A+C list, I use Crown of Flames and Flickering Ward to generate A+C triggers, as well as trigger other cards. In that list I use the few creatures that care about enchantment ETBs (so Mesa Enchantress, Kor Spiritdancer, and Sram, Senior Edificer, but I also found Gandalf, White Rider pretty handy, Scry isn't as good as Draw, but he's easy to trigger and buffs my whole board each time, which stacks with A+C's triggers! FWIW it's easier to find an Aura than it is an Instant/Sorcery in Boros (Sunforger is a bad card IMHO, but some people swear by it). I value these Auras so highly I almost always hold up mana to bounce them in a pinch. I almost never tutor for it, but I also run Ghitu Firebreathing, it's a got Flash, which means for every 3 mana you can pump into the effect you can pump your creatures not just on your turn, but also in preparation for blocking. It's niche I admit, but there are only so many playable Auras that bounce themselves for cheap!
I'm not sure if you're interested in equipment, but Inquisitor's Flail plays pretty well with A+C's First Strike and Vigilance, and it stacks with other doubling effects like True Conviction/Spectacular Showdown. Two-Handed Axe is great for A+C, if you have 7 mana you can swing in at 8 power with Double Strike with no other support!
If you want to take a look at my A+C list, it's Staxdrop! (Snowdrop Vorthos Deck), it's a Vorthos deck so it has some unusual elements like hard Stax effects and numerous board wipes, so that part might not be relevant to your deck!
legendofa on How Do You Feel About …
2 years ago
plakjekaas That's possible. But to me, Battle - Duel or Battle - Riot or Battle - Skirmish or whatever seem more like instants or sorceries, or maybe enchantments. Alpha Brawl, Spectacular Showdown, Massive Raid, these all share that flavor space (and I wish I could come up with some non-red examples off the top of my head). All of these could potentially be reprinted as story spotlights in some future set, like Renewed Faith from Onslaught to Amonkhet.
Conflict is everywhere in a game about conflict, and I'm sure I'm thinking too small, and biased by what we have now instead of what could be coming in the future. Looking at current story spotlight cards, some that I would consider as flavorfully battles are Battle at the Bridge, Battle for Bretagard (these even have Battle in the name), Eiganjo Uprising, Hostile Takeover, Hour of Glory, Mage Hunters' Onslaught, Rampage of the Clans, Storm the Citadel, and The Fall of Kroog. These can easily be thematically redesigned as battle cards.
So I'm not saying you're wrong, but those types of events just don't fit my current mental picture of a battle. That's why I said battles probably aren't a strictly necessary addition to the game--they're mechanically new and interesting, but what flavor space can they carve out for themselves? Or will they simply take over this flavor space, and we're going to see less major-combat-themed cards of other types?
jarncards on
Instigate
2 years ago
Spectacular Showdown. Here is the best card in your deck. keep in mind the doublestrike will also cause Firkraag's second ability to trigger twice per hit your opponents get on each other. Avatar of Slaughter, Total War, and Disrupt Decorum are probably the other best ones for killing everything.
Each of these are also good considerations depending on how you build. Agitator Ant | Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer | Chaos Dragon | Goblin Spymaster | Sly Instigator | Goblin Diplomats | Grand Melee | Master Warcraft | Total War | War's Toll |
IHATENAMES on
Slaughter Festival
2 years ago
Ideas.
Anger : haste is a powerful keyword.
Stormfist Crusader card draw on creature. Maybe better phyrexian arena.
I feel like this is one of those decks that I would focus in a game. Mainly because it can feel annoying to play against. Some sort of Crawlspace or goading card likeSpectacular Showdown or perhaps Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer might be important. Good luck and hope you aren't at my table!
