Swamp Mosquito

Creature — Insect

Flying

Whenever Swamp Mosquito attacks and isn't blocked, defending player gets a poison counter. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)

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
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (17)

TheBestMagicCard on Atraxa - Planeswalkers-Poison-Proliferate-Turns

2 months ago

I just put in Fynn, the Fangbearer and Swamp Mosquito to up the early poison interaction, as well as Roaming Throne, mostly just to double up Atraxa's proliferate ability... Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus is similar to Roaming Throne, and Tekuthal interacts with more cards that aren't just Phyrexian creatures, but I think that Roaming Throne is worth the include even just for double Atraxa proliferate, just like Tekuthal is, and it does also interact with a few other Phyrexian creatures...

Also switched out Vraska, Relic Seeker for Vraska, Golgari Queen. Even though little Vraska's removal ability isn't as strong as big Vraska's, it does have card draw, and I think little Vraska's ultimate is probably more impactful on the game, as it could take out multiple players as opposed to just one. Little Vraska doesn't ulitmate immediately with Doubling Season or Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider like big Vraska does, but I think the cheaper mana cost and better ultimate are worth trade offs?

TheBestMagicCard on Atraxa - Planeswalkers-Poison-Proliferate-Turns

2 months ago

I just put in Fynn, the Fangbearer and Swamp Mosquito to up the early poison interaction, as well as Roaming Throne mostly in help proliferate in general. Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus is similar to Roaming Throne, and actually interacts with more cards that aren't just Phyrexian creatures, but I think that Roaming Throne is worth the include just for double proliferate from Atraxa, just like Tekuthal is, and it does interact with a few other Phyrexians...

Also switched out Vraska, Relic Seeker for Vraska, Golgari Queen. Even though little Vraska's removal ability isn't as strong as big Vraska's, it does have card advantage, and little Vraska's ultimate is I think more impactful on the game, as it could take out multiple players as opposed to just one. Little vraska doesn't ulitmate immediately with Doubling Season or Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider like big Vraska does, but I think the cheaper mana cost and better ultimate are worthwhile trade offs?

RoarMaster on List of all infect, poison and toxic cards

1 year ago

Nice. I think you may be missing some cards though.

Didn’t see a few, like Virulent Sliver.

TheoryCrafter on Why is Infect Not Returning?

1 year ago

Crypt Cobra, Marsh Viper, Pit Scorpion, Sabertooth Cobra, Swamp Mosquito Suq'Ata Assassin are also creatures with poison even if they're not stated as such. Kinda like how cards like Evolution Sage were landfall cards without landfall written on it before the oracle change. Fynn, the Fangbearer gives creatures with deathtouch what amounts to Poison 2 and Serpent Generator creates snake tokens with what amounts to Poison 1.

Metroid_Hybrid on Perfecting Vintage Yawgmoth combo

2 years ago

As the title suggests, I am trying to make the strongest Yawgmoth Undying combo deck that I can manage. However, after the release of the "Time Spiral Remastered" (TSR) set I decided to convert said deck into a "PreModern" one. Now one look at the combo itself would indicate that this goal would be technically impossible, as only one card was originally printed before Eighth Edition (Vengeful Dead), and at this point only two have been "Timeshifted" (Yawgmoth, Thran Physician & Zulaport Cutthroat). But with a few exceptions aside, anything that isn't a part of the main Undying-loop combo must be either PreModern/pre-(8ED) or "Timeshifted". This has obviously limited the resources available to me, but I've been off & on working on this by myself for some time now, and I think I have honed this to be as strong as possible given the aforementioned restrictions. I've even gone so far as buying my first & only copies of Mana Crypt, Mana Vault, and Yawgmoth's Will, as well as including all four of the original Mono-Black "Tutors" (Demonic, Vampiric, Grim, & Diabolic), and no, I am not about to drop four figures on a copy of Imperial Seal..

The only other viable option that I consciously haven't included, which someone suggested since I'm running Leyline of the Void (and now Dauthi Voidwalker) is Helm of Obedience. But I'm hesitant to include the Helm, as it would be worthless distraction without the Leyline or Voidwalker..

This is where you, the T/O community, comes into play.

A) Should I buy a copy of Helm of Obedience, and if so, what should it replace?

B) Are there any other PreModern/"Timeshifted" cards that you think would improve this deck's chances at a high-powered/competitive table, and if so, what should it replace?

and/or...

C) This deck originally had Infect as a secondary WinCon, but what would you think about the original five PreModern proto-Infect cards available? (Swamp Mosquito, Pit Scorpion, Suq'Ata Assassin, Crypt Cobra, & Serpent Generator) Would you include any of them, and if so, what should it/they replace? (Personally I think it would be hilarious)

Obviously I would rather replace any "post-Modern"/post-(M15) cards before any Modern/post-(8ED) cards, and to maximize the number of PreModern cards as much as possible..

PreModern > Timeshifted > Modern/post-(8ED) > post-Modern/post-(M15)

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Yawgmoth - mk_I (Vintage Phyrexia)

Commander / EDH Metroid_Hybrid

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freezerboy on Yuriko (Optimized) Primer

2 years ago

I've used Tainted Strike in my ninja deck pretty effectively on other people's creatures that are dishing out more than 10 damage in one swing to effectively take out an opponent through another's attack. It pairs well with Hatred as well, though it sounds like you're keeping all costs low throughout. I tended to use poison counters as a subtheme for my deck, running cards like Swamp Mosquito and Inkmoth Nexus to get a buildup of counters on a player. The mosquito pairs well since it gives counters and doesn't need to deal damage either and can still be a ninjutsu target. There's no one way to be a ninja.

If you're interested, the deck is Agents of Darkness

Kazierts on Monoblack Infect [Competitive]

3 years ago

There's one problem with Swamp Mosquito, it's laughably bad, not even kidding. Sure, it has evasion, but what else. Even if I consider the perfect scenario of Runechanter's Pike giving +10/+0, that would just mean one poison counter. There's a reason no one plays it.

I was almost forgetting to talk about the Specter. It's definitely a good card but a win more card rather than an efficient threat. Being a 1/1 just means it dies to pretty much anything. The ability to sacrifice itself to force the opponent to discard is nice. However, that also means I would be down a threat. Definitely a good consideration for a budget deck but has no place here.

Yawgmoth just doesn't work, plain and simple. Not enough creatures to sacrifice. The ability to proliferate is nice, but if I don't have a lot of cards in hand he's just gonna do nothing, which is why I actually decided do to cut a copy of Raven's Crime for a Liliana of the Veil, since in the early game, as well as the mid/late game, she acts as Disruption and Removal, while possibly truly being a wincon with her ultimate.

Profane Command looks silly because it is, at least in this deck. It's too much of a mana sink for a deck that doesn't want one. It would be nice to reanimate some of my fallen threats. However, paying 5 mana to reanimate a Crusader or 4 for a Stinger is a terrible rate, to such a point I would rather run Unearth. Same for the removal. Why pay 5 mana to give -3/-3(-2/-2 if I pay 4) when Yahenni's Expertise gives -3/-3 for the whole board while allowing to cast practically any card in my deck for free? Also, it's very hard to have multiple creatures on the battlefield for the Fear mode to be worthy manawise. In that case, I would rather run Dirge of Dread.

As I mentioned Unearth, I should say something about it. Maybe it could be worth in other builds, but I'm not a huge fan of it. It's not something that develops my game plan. Having the ability to recur a threat is nice. Still, it doesn't seem particularly interesting enough to take out a removal/discard spell for it. If I had to choose a Reanimation spell, it would definitely be Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip as it wouldn't take a slot due to it being able to be played as a land and has the potential to reanimate more than one threat.

Bontu's Last Reckoning is already on the sideboard. Having it as a mainboard is not a good idea. I don't want to rely on a boardwipe that effectively makes me lose a turn.

With all that being said, there's actually two suggestions that I like and have already been considering, Skithrix and Karn. The Dragon would be a sideboard card against more grindy matchup less because of the regeneration and more due to being able to have haste. A 4/4 hasty flying infect creature is terrifying. Karn would be more of a tech against artifact decks since I can't run Damping Matrix because of my own equipment and Mazemind Tome. The wish ability would be just the cherry on top. The problem with both of these is that I don't know what I would cut for them.

amicdeep on Monoblack Infect [Competitive]

3 years ago

with very limited pump spells, have you considered Swamp Mosquito over the myr, it provides a second evasize flyer for the same cmc

that said i would probably want to go a little more midrange and run Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon and Whispering Specter spector is devastating if they've taken only a few counters and is directly in Unearth range. the dragon is the card i want to be playing after a board wipe (or before if you can regen it)

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician could also be another effective wincon, being able to just discard to win, and also kill off problematic combo creatures is useful.

lastly the package the deck could really use is Karn, the Great Creator, wishboard, with Contagion Clasp, the myr and sword in sb seems strong, while providing the deck with more silver bullets and ways to protect itself.

it's really a shame that astrolabe was banned as i could see there being a really good build with Dead of Winter astrolabe, scrying sheets and Throne of Geth

i don't like the current expertise boardwipe, im tempted to say Bontu's Last Reckoning

i know it may seem silly but you may want to seriously consider Profane Command, removal, reanimation and mass evasion is really strong