Vorpal Sword

Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has deathtouch.

{5}{B}{B}{B}: Until end of turn, this gains "Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game."

Equip {B}{B}

Combos

• Mairsil, the Pretender + Transmogrifying Licid + Vorpal Sword

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	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
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (48)

Exit777 on Please, let me touch YOU - Phage

2 months ago

Touching people is fun! :)

Als Vorschläge hätte ich vor allem das Deck ein bisschen "schlanker" zu machen. Avatar of Woe und Choice of Damnations aber im Regelfall echt weit weg. Peer into the Abyss kann zwar entweder jemand rausnehmen oder dir viele Karten ziehen aber hat das gleiche Problem wie Phage dass man erstmal dahin kommen muss. SElbes gilt für Profane Transfusion.

Und dann fehlt vielleicht natürlich Stunning Reversal, Nachteil ist dass es dich auf 1 setzt statt wie Lich's Mirror auf 20. Ich würde vielleicht die beiden trotzdem tauschen, weil Stunning Reversal als instant auch noch gut mit Lich's Mastery harmoniert, kauft dir also auf gewisse Art 2 nicht-sterben-Effekte für 1. Das Problem der geringen Lebenspunkte könntest du vielleicht eher mit Deathtouchern angehen, die auch Lifelink haben - Vampire Nighthawk, Qarsi Revenant, NIghthawk Scavenger. Die eignen sich dann auch gut um als backup wincon z.B. ein Vorpal Sword zu tragen, falls Phage aus irgendeinem Grund nicht mehr zum Zug kommt.

Decree of Pain und In Garruk's Wake würd ich auch durch was billigeres ersetzen, bspw. Extinction Event, einfach um besser ins late game zu kommen.

indieinside on Zenos' One Shot

3 months ago

the one shot kill!!!

Vorpal Sword seems like it could maybe find a spot in this one. Just a thought.

legendofa on Is Anyone Else Concerned with …

3 months ago

Card quality isn't just about raw output. It's the ratio of input to output.

If Jumbo Cactuar cost just {G}, even if you cut its toughness way down, it would be broken. 7 mana is pretty reasonable for a modern (not necessarily Modern) creature with deathtouch, something like "If this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game," and no other abilities. Compare Vorpal Sword, Summon: Primal Odin, Phage the Untouchable, etc. Jumbo Cactuar has a huge output, but requires special preparation and lots of mana to make it work. High input, high output--good for style points, not for tournaments.

Overkill is somewhere between Murder and something like Flay Essence. It kills indestructible creatures, but that's the main perk it has over Murder. Moderate input, moderate output--functional, but there's better.

Zacama, Primal Calamity is notable in EDH, which is generally slower and allows for more setup than Modern. It's far from useless there, offering a big body with lots of combat abilities that can clear out obstacles as soon as it comes down. {R} and {G} are strong ramp colors, so you can get it out quickly. Even if it dies immediately, it's taking at least one problem with it. But to wallisface's point, it's nothing special in Modern. Commander: moderate input, high output--beware of Triplesaurus. Modern: high input, low output--not worth it.

For something I would call overpowered, Ocelot Pride works as an example. The game's filled with 1-cost 1/1s. The game's not filled with 1-cost 1/1s that reinforce themselves in all areas, providing the extra life and bodies to take over a match, either stalling until something else comes out or just incrementally building up until it can alpha strike by itself. Sure, it dies to any removal down to Scorching Spear. But if you don't do that immediately, it'll take over. And it's very easy to build around, since it doesn't need much more than incidental lifegain and one turn of survival to be a threat. And the first strike can be relevant, too. There's a reason the price tag is solidly in the double digits. Lifelink -> life gain -> cats -> army of cats, and that's eithout any outside support. Not bad for one mana. Low input, high output--kill on sight.

indieinside on Phage one shot, one kill

3 months ago

Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress gives her permeant shadow.

Lake of the Dead - Mana Ramp

Phyrexian Tower - Mana Ramp

Vorpal Sword - Alt-Win

indieinside on Phage the Uncastable

4 months ago

I have Phage the Untouchable as one of my win conditions in my favorite build (shadow deck). She is so cool. I would recommend Hatred or Vorpal Sword, but you don’t really have any creatures. He costs a bit much to cast, but doubling your mana is nice with Nirkana Revenant. I’m surprised you aren’t playing Damnation. What about Sanctum of Eternity? It might help, might not.

Here are a few tutors that aren’t too costly. Seems like this deck should use some so that it is a little more consistent.

Demonic Consultation – a little risky, but it works.

Diabolic Intent

Diabolic Tutor

Optimator on Kill The Poor

5 months ago

Debt to the Deathless

Virtus's Maneuver

Spectacular Showdown

Excavation Technique

Damn

In Garruk's Wake

Plague Wind

Make an Example **

Vorpal Sword

Descent into Avernus

Virtue of Persistence

Debtors' Knell

Breach the Multiverse

Grave Betrayal

Optimator on Kill The Poor

5 months ago

Debt to the Deathless

Virtus's Maneuver

Spectacular Showdown

Excavation Technique

Damn

In Garruk's Wake

Plague Wind

Make an Example **

Vorpal Sword

Descent into Avernus

Virtue of Persistence

Debtors' Knell

Breach the Multiverse

crusafix22 on Kelsien Dead Shot (Help wanted)

1 year ago

Removed: Boros Signet, Orzhov Signet, Terminate and Necrosynthesis Unearth

Added: Dazzling Theater / Prop Room, You Are Already Dead , Vorpal Sword and Untimely Malfunction Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion