Sudden Substitution

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Legality

Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy 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
Oathbreaker Legal
Planechase Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Sudden Substitution

Instant

Split Second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)

Exchange control of target noncreature spell and target creature. Then the spell's controller may choose new targets for it.

NV_1980 on Your Soul, IS MINE! *PRIMER*

1 year ago

Thanks for your comments Basshunter!

I will definitely consider Sudden Substitution; honestly I've not ever come across this card so didn't even know it existed. Steal Enchantment sounds interesting as well and is cheap to cast; also worth considering. Especially since the remainder of the deck is more focused on stealing opposing creatures. I considered adding Pongify/Rapid Hybridization before, but at the time felt I'd rather steal opposing creatures than destroy(/replace) them. Sure, the low casting cost of these spells is epic for what they do, but still ... I'll give it some more thought.

This deck has certainly seen its share of action. I've played it against my group of friends, and I've played it at my local shop; usually as part of a group of 4 players. At the shop, it lost more often compared to the win-loss rate amongst my friends, because I have less knowledge of what I'll be facing there. You're correct that the main reason for the losses are the lack of alternative win-conditions (though I should point out, that copying other stuff than Keiga has saved my ass a number of times too).

Thanks again for the feedback!

Basshunter on Your Soul, IS MINE! *PRIMER*

1 year ago

Hi NV_1980,

I klicked through some of your decks and this one got me. I generally like the idea of stealing stuff. And i never thought about copying Keiga, the Tide Star will give you a death trigger, thats sweet!

Here some ideas:

Did you play this deck some times? I think it could have a lack of impact. When a player loses, you lose his creatures aswell. You have to rebuilt and steal other stuff...Winning could be really hard with this deck and it is depending on your opponent. If you play against eldrazis, GREAT! But if you play vs token/land/control/...-decks, you dont have stuff to steal.

I think this deck needs a Plan B...but I dont have an idea yet

AwesomeJMS5 on Card creation challenge

1 year ago

Limits of the Mind

Sorcery

Multikicker - Draw a card (You may draw a card any number of times as you cast this spell.)

This spell cannot be the target of spells or abilities you control.

If this spell was kicked 4 or fewer times, return target nonland permanent you control to its owner's hand.

If this spell was kicked 5 or more times, return X nonland permanents you control to their owner's hand, where X is the number of times this spell was kicked.

If this spell was kicked 10 or more times, at the beginning of the next endstep you lose the game.


Having draw a card as a multikicker cost is absolutly broken. On cast, draw as many cards as you want... its insane, so I had to put in a few downsides. You can't counter it, yourself, and you can't try to swap the spell with Sudden Substitution, or any other shenanigans. If you draw too many, you risk losing the game.

Make a card with the following rules text: "If an opponent would win the game, instead..."

Jett2112 on Speak "friend" and Enter [PRIMER]

1 year ago

Try using Sudden Substitution targeting your own Glorious End, Warrior's Oath, or Alchemist's Gambit to exchange with an opponents creature to give them one final turn to win or lose. Its not perfect because you can only ever get one opponent with this but the split second makes it a useful interaction outside the combo too.

Guerric on What I Learned About This …

1 year ago

Lanzo493 Narset's Reversal is also just a powerhouse recursion card in spell copy strategies like Kalamax, the Stormsire and Veyran, Voice of Duality. It's also good with Reiterate combos like the one I run in my Mizzix of the Izmagnus deck.

Pact of Negation can also be brutally misdirected with Sudden Substitution to take a player out. It's a bit niche, but against someone who plays the card a lot I'd try it out.

Jett2112 on Obeka the Thyminator

2 years ago

Maybe try Sudden Substitution. You can cast it targeting your Glorious End and an opponents creature to give them their last turn. Also that kinda works with Alchemist's Gambit, Last Chance, Warrior's Oath and Final Fortune if they cant win with the extra turn.

Neotrup on Does Pact of Negation / …

2 years ago

This does not work, however other pacts do. The issue is Sudden Substitution let's them change the target. Sudden Substitution will still be on the stack when their choosing a target, so they can choose it. Once Pact of Negation goes to resolve the target will be illegal as Sudden Substitution left the stack when it finished resolving, so Pact of Negation will be put into the graveyard without creating its delayed triggered ability.

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