Swift Kick

Instant

Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. It fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	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
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (8)

Necrosis24 on What to do against Rakdos, …

2 years ago

I love Zada, Hedron Grinder one of my first few decks I built because it was budget friendly but still packed a punch. The removal that is available to you because of zada is actually pretty fun you can gang up on a single target with all your creatures: Go for Blood, Soul's Fire, Arcbond,Commando Raid, Deadshot, Swift Kick.

Also like Ramble said you can use steal effects and sac your opponents creatures to cards like Goblin Bombardment or Barrage of Expendables or your classic Phyrexian Altar. The good thing about the steal cards are you can use them on your own creatures to untap your board or give haste while they also serve to steal.

A few I'd recommend although I personally don't use them:

1. Kari Zev's Expertise: Free Cantrips for the price of one!
2. Hijack: Artifacts why not
3. Harness by Force: Average but with Battle Hymn it has potential to be a budget Insurrection
4. Bond of Passion: Pricey but with six goblins on the battlefield its like you're casting six Shocks
5. Besmirch: Goad is good
6. Traitorous Greed: Can be used for ramp
7. Malevolent Whispers: Pump your team or steal

Looking at your decklist we more or less have the same cards which isn't surprising Zada is a pretty linear build if you do goblin tribal, but if you break away there are a couple fun things you can do such as Chaos Warp your entire board. I would cut Dualcaster Mage and Reiterate as they don't do much for Zada because Zada already does what they do but for free. Also Birgi, God of Storytelling  ^Flip is great.

legendofa on Card creation challenge

5 years ago

Voltron commander

Kosa the Prepared

Legendary Creature - Human Rogue

As long as Kosa the Prepared is equipped, it can't be blocked unless defending player pays .

Whenever an Equipment enters the battlefield, Kosa the Prepared gains hexproof until the beginning of your next upkeep.

2/2

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Soul of Plane

Soul of Lorwyn

Creature - Avatar

Lifelink

: Choose a creature type. Creatures you control get +3/+3 and become the chosen type until end of turn.

, Exile Soul of Lorwyn from your graveyard:Choose a creature type. Creatures you control get +3/+3 and become the chosen type until end of turn.

6/6

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Let's say I'm working on a wuxia deck. Let's also say that outside of Deflecting Palm, Swift Kick, and Savage Punch, there aren't really any good wuxia-style instants or sorceries. Help me out here, and create an instant or sorcery for a fantasy/martial arts deck.

WagiDreams on

7 years ago

Thank you UnleashedHAvok,

I truly appreciate the thoughts, and I'll head over and check out your deck as soon as I can. You've made quite a few very strong suggestions for the deck, and I have to say that some of them like Shimmering Wings will be added to the deck immediately.

When I went to build this deck, I had one purpose in mind, and that was to build something that was fun for me to use at the kitchen table as I teach my 13 year old how to play the game. That being said, I don't want to make this so competitive that he never wins a game, but I also want to make sure he learns to play the right way. So it's important that I stay completely on theme here, and as much as I love the interaction between Shu Yun and the Mirrorwing Dragon, I just can't escape that nagging feeling that the Mirrorwing doesn't completely exude that Asian vibe the dragons of the Orient have. I do have Yosei, the Morning Star and Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang for that dragon flavor I wanted, and I thought about Keiga for a bit, but felt he didn't fit the overall strategy of the deck.

Let me get to your questions: Homura, Human Ascendant / Homura's Essence doesn't flip all that often, but what he does is he delivers 4 or more to the face or kills blockers as people tend to either let him through or chump block to prevent him from dying. When he does flip, it's game over, but if he doesn't, he's still delivering beats. Shattering Pulse is amazing. Early game it does it's thing. Late game (it can be recurred with Mystic Retrieval) is give you repeatable end of your opponents turn artifact hate. I swear by the card. It's one of the first red cards I pull when I build in these colors.

The question you pose about threat removal is actually something I've been working on. I have mass removal in the deck, but I don't have a lot of options with singular creature kill. Umezawa's Jitte, Kusari-Gama, and Swift Kick (not the strongest removal spell, but incredibly on theme) are the only true forms of removal in the deck. I've pondered adding Path to Exile and a few other on-theme kill spells for a while now, and you've just convinced me to make those changes. Again, the goal here isn't to win every game, but to make a fun deck that can actually teach someone the interactions of cards and beat face when need be.

You've really given me some great ideas here and I'll be making changes to the shell of the deck today. Thank you so much.

UnleashedHavok on

7 years ago

I really love the overall theme that you have gone for with this deck! And your description is quite lovely. I have a budget Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest that I just put together Beware The Monk!. I currently have him built in what feels like a glass cannon kind of way. It is currently meant to get Shu out as quickly as possible and win through commander damage. There are a few creatures in the build, but if Shu is removed, that is basically game ending for me. I was perusing deck builds, landed on yours and thought to myself, "Here is the answer to (some of) my problems!"

I do have a few suggestions that I think may help to streamline the deck while still staying on flavor. For non-creature shenanigans, I have four; I think Artful Maneuver would be a better option over Swift Kick, and I am a huge fan of Rebound with Shu. I just don't know if you are married to the idea of forcing a creature to fight something specific. I also think that with your darker shadow flavor with Sakashima, Shadow Rift would be a nice add. I'm not sure if this one stays on flavor per say, but the I think the art does, Leap. Another fun card that allows continued use of Shu's non-creature spell ability is Shimmering Wings, I REALLY like this card. With these cards, you can retain the card draw and be a little more aggressive I think.

For creatures I think that your list is pretty compact, but I would like to offer up a few suggestions for consideration/feedback. I see that you have tap abilities and unblockable. I am looking at Elusive Spellfist for a nice early game unblockable creature, but still trying to figure out how I feel about him. Another card that I think could be really nice is Abbot of Keral Keep. And third, you mention dragons in your description but I feel they are somewhat lacking. May I present Mirrorwing Dragon. I feel like he is sooooo useful with Shu. The ability to target him with an instant and have that instant target each of your creatures is great.

I also have a few questions. Chief among them being, how often do you actually get to transform Homura, Human Ascendant / Homura's Essence? It seems to me like people might be hesitant to block and kill him. Does he wind up being an almost soft lock? I also really like Hinder for flavor, it's great. I am curious how well this deck does so far as removing threats, it doesn't seem as though you have a lot of options. Also, how well does Shattering Pulse work? I like the Buyback cards, it just seems like a fairly heft mana investment.

Anyways, +1 from me sir! Sorry about the novel, I just really love the Fate Reforged Legendary humans and Shu is my latest build. He is quickly becoming my favorite, and I really want to build a deck that does him justice / I enjoy playing. I hope to hear back from you soon!

DrValium on Zada Face Melter UNFINISHED

8 years ago

Instant Spells,

Savage Beating, Panic, Swift Kick, Chaotic Strike, Accelerate,

Sorcery:

Fury of the Horde, Chandra's Ignition, Goblin Rally, World at War, Seize the Day, Empty the Warrens,

Other Jank:

Hammer of Purphoros, Berserkers' Onslaught, Fire Diamond, Ruby Medallion,

darkmatter32x on Creature's Ability in a Pit …

8 years ago

Does creature's static/triggered abilities like Lifelink, deathtouch, first strike/double strike etc. works when you use "fights" spells or abilities such as Wild Instincts Swift Kick Prey Upon Pit Fight Domri Rade?

fordread on A swift kick in the pants.

8 years ago

at least put Swift Kick in maybe board

JANKYARD_DOG on Create your own move set …

8 years ago

Primary: Savage Punch

Secondary: Swift Kick

Ultimate: Kill Shot