Sweltering Suns

Sorcery

Sweltering Suns deals 3 damage to each creature.

Cycling 3 (3, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Discussion (50)

seshiro_of_the_orochi on Reckless Endeavor too reckless?

4 weeks ago

I've recently added Reckless Endeavor to a deck. I'm trying to properly evaluate if it's worth playing it. I realize it can wiff really hard. 1 damage to each creature for virtually six mana is terrible. But at which values does it start to become good, powerful or even absurd?

I'm presenting my results here, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on them.

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If both dice show a 2 or less, the card is basically terrible. Either 1 damage for 5 mana or 2 damage for 6 mana I'd consider an absolute wiff.

Once we get to 2 and 3, it doesn't seem that bad anymore: 3 damage for 5 mana or 2 damage for 4 mana aren't exactly powerful, but it's slightly less terrible than before.

At 3 and 3, it's getting better. You get a Sweltering Suns for 4 mana, which is slightly under average, but ok.

From 3/4 and up is where it's getting powerful. You get either an actual Sweltering Suns or a worse Languish.

As as soon as we reach 4/5, its's getting very good, and everything including at least one 6 and one 5 is starting into ridiculous territory.

The 5 or 6 is also where the second number starts getting less important as long as we choose the bigger number for damage. And as soon as we enter double 7 and up, it becomes a boardwipe with added ritual effect.

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There you go. Do you agree? Do you disagree? Did I misinterprete something? I'm looking forwoard to your answers.

StarstormKK on Flaming shark tornado

3 months ago

I was looking around for a deck to build that uses Shark Typhoon because I keep finding them in the packs I buy. I came across yours and I like the idea of using Unpredictable Cyclone in conjunction with it. It allows you to cheat out more expensive spells pretty effectively, while still creating a shark army. On that note, I would completely revamp the spells you have chosen, aside from Neutralize and Boon of the Wish-Giver , because they need to have cycling to trigger this awesome effect. I do really like Narset of the Ancient Way for this deck. I would remove Teferi, Time Raveler unless you decide to use more sorceries, like Essence Fracture .

• Zenith Flare will be the first obvious choice. It refers to cycling and grows in power rapidly as you cycle things, however it will only grow until the first Unpredictable Cyclone drops, so I am not sure.
• Rescind would be a solid choice, especially if you are running some counterspells.
• Complicate and/or Countervailing Winds seem like some decent choices if you want more counterspells.
• Sweltering Suns and/or Starstorm could replace the damage classic Shock .
• Cast Out could almost directly replace Banishing Light with a cycling equivalent.
• Lay Claim to steal the best of your opponent's forces.
• Astral Slide and/or Astral Drift might be useful, depending on the deck you end up with.

In any case, I love the basic concept and enjoyed trying to think about some synergy for it.

MurderForBrunch on Skred

6 months ago

Hi! First of all, I really like your list! It's a pretty cool list, pretty close to what I want to build! I just have a couple questions/suggestions.

Have you tried Seasoned Pyromancer ? That card seems pretty good against control, I almost want to call it Red Lingering Souls, in that it's something that gives you threats from the graveyard haha

On the other hand, I don't quite dig the Kozilek's Return in the sideboard. I would play either Pyroclasm or Sweltering Suns . I do love the Guttural Response though! I totally forgot that card existed! hahaha

Mtg_Mega_Nerds on How to kill things of …

6 months ago

Sweepers like Cry of the Carnarium , Witch's Vengeance and Sweltering Suns . Targeted removal like Lightning Bolt , Fatal Push

LitchOubliette on Commander Staples Cube

9 months ago

Changelog (22/11/2020)

White

• +Abeyance
• +Academy Rector
• +Alseid of Life's Bounty
• +Eldrazi Displacer
• +Emeria's Call  ^Flip
• +Felidar Retreat
• +Generous Gift
• +Giver of Runes
• +Leonin Arbiter
• +Mentor of the Meek
• +Mother of Runes
• +Order of the Sacred Torch
• +Sanctum Prelate
• +Skyclave Apparition
• +Unexpectedly Absent

• +Whitemane Lion

• -Argivian Find

• -Banisher Priest
• -Benevolent Bodyguard
• -False Dawn
• -Flawless Maneuver
• -Kataki, War's Wage
• -Not Forgotten
• -Oblation
• -Oblivion Ring
• -Parallax Wave
• -Promise of Bunrei
• -Sublime Exhalation
• -Sun Titan
• -Suppression Field
• -Terminus
• -Treasure Hunter

Blue

• +Curiosity
• +Hullbreacher
• +Sea Gate Restoration  ^Flip
• +Submerge
• +Teferi, Master of Time
• +Training Grounds

• +Unsubstantiate

• -Careful Study

• -Fact or Fiction
• -Into the Roil
• -Time Spiral
• -Pongify
• -Sleight of Hand
• -Reality Shift

Black

• +Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• +Big Game Hunter
• +Bitterblossom
• +Body Snatcher
• +Cabal Therapist
• +Corpse Dance
• +Feed the Swarm
• +Ophiomancer
• +Opposition Agent

• +Songs of the Damned

• -Dark Petition

• -Doom Whisperer
• -Exhume
• -Inquisition of Kozilek
• -Jet Medallion
• -Overeager Apprentice
• -Sickening Dreams
• -Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• -Skirge Familiar
• -Street Wraith

Red

• +Avacyn's Judgment
• +Blasphemous Act
• +By Force
• +Desperate Ritual
• +Goblin Cratermaker
• +Goblin Matron
• +Goblin Recruiter
• +Jeska's Will
• +Lightning Bolt
• +Possibility Storm
• +Ricochet Trap
• +Shatterskull Smashing  ^Flip
• +Sneak Attack
• +Sweltering Suns
• +Thunderclap

• +Wheel of Misfortune

• -Anger of the Gods

• -Anje's Ravager
• -Balefire Dragon
• -Bogardan Hellkite
• -Comet Storm
• -Curse of Opulence
• -Daretti, Scrap Savant
• -Dire Fleet Daredevil
• -Dragon Mage
• -Generator Servant
• -Goblin Welder
• -Grapeshot
• -Hellkite Tyrant
• -Impact Tremors
• -Overmaster
• -Pyrokinesis

Green

• +Aluren
• +Hyrax Tower Scout
• +Protean Hulk

• +Shared Summons

• -Caustic Caterpillar

• -Concordant Crossroads
• -Fauna Shaman
• -Riftsweeper

Multicolored

• +Fiend Artisan
• +Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
• +Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
• +Lurrus of the Dream-Den

• +Tinder Wall

• -Izzet Charm

• -Memory's Journey
• -Supreme Verdict
• -Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• -Teferi, Time Raveler

Colorless

• +Aether Vial
• +Altar of Dementia
• +Bag of Holding
• +Damping Sphere
• +Jeweled Lotus
• +Lithoform Engine
• +Mirage Mirror
• +Prophetic Prism
• +Smuggler's Copter
• +Tormod's Crypt

• +Uba Mask

• -Cloud Key

• -Crucible of Worlds
• -Krark-Clan Ironworks
• -Memory Jar
• -Metalworker
• -Mystic Forge
• -Painter's Servant
• -Pithing Needle
• -Relic of Progenitus
• -Strionic Resonator
• -Voltaic Key

Mana Fixing

• +Ash Barrens
• +Branchloft Pathway  ^Flip
• +Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• +Castle Locthwain
• +Clearwater Pathway  ^Flip
• +Cragcrown Pathway  ^Flip
• +Darkwater Catacombs
• +Geier Reach Sanitarium
• +Glimmervoid
• +High Market
• +Mishra's Factory
• +Mossfire Valley
• +Needleverge Pathway  ^Flip
• +Riverglide Pathway  ^Flip
• +Shadowblood Ridge
• +Shivan Gorge
• +Skycloud Expanse
• +Sungrass Prairie
• +Volrath's Stronghold

• +War Room

• -Bojuka Bog

• -Canopy Vista
• -Cinder Glade
• -Clifftop Retreat
• -Dakmor Salvage
• -Dragonskull Summit
• -Drowned Catacomb
• -Glacial Fortress
• -Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• -Hashep Oasis
• -Hinterland Harbor
• -Isolated Chapel
• -Prairie Stream
• -Riptide Laboratory
• -Rootbound Crag
• -Smoldering Marsh
• -Sulfur Falls
• -Sunken Hollow
• -Waterlogged Grove
• -Woodland Cemetery

TriusMalarky on Rackdos pyro vs. spirits help.

11 months ago

Well.... I'd say Anger of the Gods or Sweltering Suns..... but that doesn't quite work.

RNR_Gaming on United States Marine Kor | Akiri, Fearless Voyager

1 year ago

Definitely, expected you to build this deck. Let's see if I can help out any. Not the biggest fan of equipments but that card draw engine combined with utility may sway me.

Sunforger - would be excellent but I know you're opposed to tutors; though being able to snag damaged based wrath effects like Anger of the Gods and Sweltering Suns could really like you take advantage of your commanders secound ability.

Super surprised you're not running Godsend - it's a great utility and well...you're Suns_Champion.

Darkshadow327 on Klothys Control EDH

1 year ago

Here's my take on what to cut:

• Elvish Aberration: 6 mana is a lot just to ramp. Cycling is nice, but doesn't directly Ramp.

• Ghitu Chronicler: Again, expensive. There are much better things to do with our 6-mana

• Krosan Tusker: Same as before. Expensive for what it is, doesn't directly ramp.

• Magus of the Candelabra: Unless we can double mana somehow, doesn't actually ramp.

• Nessian Demolok: Can be useful, but I've found tribute usually gets paid with these cards since creatures are pretty easy to deal with.

• Oblivion Sower: Fun card, but just doesn't fit the deck

• Treasonous Ogre: Just seems really slow to me

• Valley Rannet: Same reasons as the tusker

• Void Attendant: Again, just doesn't fit with the deck

• Vessel of Volatility: Slow, and I honestly prefer my ramp to be repeatable

• Land. I usually stick to around 36, I'd go down to there and test to see if it works out all right (Maybe 1 or 2 more since you seem to have a good amount of lands that can be sacrificed).

• Chromatic Lantern: Pretty much useless in a 2-color deck. Here it's basically an Arcane Signet, but more expensive.

• The Chain Veil: Not exactly useful here. You have some Planeswalkers, but not enough to really make it worth it.

• Blood Feud: Too expensive for what it does. Green has a lot cheaper options

• Burning Inquiry: Not a fan. Cathartic Reunion, Thrill of Possibility, Faithless Looting, etc. are all better in my opinion.

• Fight with Fire: If you're going to scale up, might as well go with Banefire, Comet Storm, Crater's Claws, etc.

• Processor Assault: Good value for your mana, but how often does exile come up in your games?

• Sweltering Suns: Anger of the Gods is better in my opinion.

• Volcanic Vision: Has potential, but I'm not really seeing a whole lot of spells that make it great.

• Yawning Fissure: Doesn't fit strategy of the deck

• Fiery Fall: Expensive.

• Chandra, Flamecaller: Just meh in my opinion. Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh  ^Flip and Chandra, Torch of Defiance seem like better alternatives.

These are just my thoughts, hope it helped!

(Also, Pyromancer's Goggles seems good here.)