Best way to recover from land destructions?
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Posted on Sept. 8, 2015, 2:29 p.m. by Lazarus
I'm making a Zedruu the Greathearted deck that specializes in land destruction and I'm struggling to find anyway to recover from Armageddon or Decree of Annihilation effects. I have Land Tax to recover from casting such cards but are there any other cards that can qualify as a quick recovery from total land destruction?
Second Sunrise and Faith's Reward both recover instantly, but those require some really well timed draws.
Crucible of Worlds is a much slower recovery, but it is very consistent.
Edit: Ninja'd. xD
September 8, 2015 2:41 p.m. Edited.
grumbledore says... #4
Also: is Limited Resources available in edh? Oh and you might want to include Stranglehold to shut down fetch lands :)
September 8, 2015 2:42 p.m.
LR is banned for good reason.
To add to the discussion, use mana rocks (Signets, Sol Ring, etc.). They aren't destroyed by your LD and keep you ahead.
September 8, 2015 3:23 p.m.
andymaul123 says... #6
Faith's Reward is your best bet since Second Sunrise affects the whole table. If you're in a predominately non-basic meta, you can opt to run more basic lands and use Planar Birth as well.
You can be proactive and cast things like Boros Charm to prevent your own lands from being destroyed too, though it doesn't help against exile effects.
Dreamscape Artist can help you ramp more quickly post-LD.
September 8, 2015 4:24 p.m.
someguy5587 says... #7
if you are running cards like Cataclysm, Razia's Purification, Tragic Arrogance, etc. then some good ways to recover quicker are Ancient Tomb and Lotus Vale. but i second the mana rocks; signets, talismans, Sol Ring are essential in land d decks.
September 8, 2015 4:36 p.m.
omnipotato says... #8
I assumed this thread was about how to recover from your opponent's land destruction. Why would you cast a mass land destruction spell if it's not to your benefit? Maybe you should reconsider having them in your deck if you have to "recover" from it.
September 8, 2015 5:32 p.m.
Have cards that give your permanents indestructible or already indestructible lands like Darksteel Citadel so you don't need to recover because it's not a symmetric effect. Life from the Loam crucible of worlds anything that lets you play more lands each turn or lands from the graveyard basically.
grumbledore says... #2
It's not quick, but Crucible of Worlds is sick
September 8, 2015 2:40 p.m.