Take the Bait

Instant

Cast this spell only during an opponent's turn and only during combat.

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you and planeswalkers you control this turn. Untap all attacking creatures and goad them. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

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
Freeform	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (5)

DarkKiridon on Mathas, Fiend Seeker: 5, 6, 7 player Commander

1 day ago

Yeah, if there's a bounty counter on a creature, Termination Facilitator says it's destroyed if any damage gets marked on it thus triggering Mathas' ability ONLY IF it was his counter on it. If Termination Facilitator was the only one who placed the bounty on a creature then Mathas' ability would not trigger like you said. Same situation with Shay Cormac as well. I actually only use the Facilitator for its second part anyway since I'm goading as much as possible and want creatures to block and die with Mathas' counters of course, but yeah you're right. Most creatures just die anyway haha.

My goal is just normally try to come in second. Watch them kill each other until its down to 1v1. Goad doesn't work in 1v1 though since they have to attack, which means they can attack you lmao. Sometimes its won only because my board state ended up better than the other person's.

Take the Bait gets them every time. I love it. Make sure you don't cut it. :D

I have yet to try Sentry but it reads well.

Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos is probably the MVP if he comes down early enough. He runs the table.

Good luck! Let me know how it plays for you when you get around to building it.

DarkKiridon on Squallbble Up [Primer]

10 months ago

Probably a bit too situational for you, but your thoughts on Take the Bait?

Optimator on Kill The Poor

1 year ago

Promise of Loyalty

Ruinous Ultimatum

Baron Bertram Graywater

Demand Answers

Palantir of Orthanc

Kellogg, Dangerous Mind

Kulrath Knight

Bedevil

Stroke of Midnight

Anguished Unmaking

Take the Bait

Fracture

Despark

Get Lost

Soul Shatter

Baleful Mastery

xraider on Losing Friends But Creating Ally's

1 year ago

I’m not sure why I’m helping you with this nasty deck. I would suggest adding more board wipes and counterspells to better protect your planeswalkers, especially in our creature-heavy meta. Cards like Blasphemous Act, Farewell, Supreme Verdict, Counterspell, Mana Drain, Reject Imperfection, and Desynchronization could be great additions.

Here are a few more cards to consider for your deck: Teferi's Talent, All Will Be One, Rowan's Talent, Deification, Sphere of Safety, Take the Bait, and Djeru, With Eyes Open.

Good luck

Ricccochet on Director Isshin's Cut

2 years ago

Last_Laugh and Crow_Umbra I got some updates on my deck but looking forward to upgrade it more. Might consider the following in the long run:

Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser Skyhunter Strike Force Firemane Commando Take the Bait Breena, the Demagogue Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld

With most of the goad materials that I'm adding, the deck will be shifting towards a balance between offense and defense and with more card draw.