Crystal Ball or Warteye Witch?

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Posted on April 5, 2023, 8:24 p.m. by DemonDragonJ

I have a copy of Crystal Ball in most of my EDH decks, but I am contemplating replacing the copy in my Meren of Clan Nel Toth deck with Warteye Witch, since the witch has obvious synergy with the rest of the deck.

What does everyone else say about this subject? Should I replace Crystal Ball with Warteye Witch?

griffstick says... #2

In most decks I would say Crystal Ball is better because you control when you scry plus scry 2 is better than scry 1. However in Meren of Clan Nel Toth I'd say it's about equal.

April 5, 2023 11:38 p.m.

If you want to exchange Crystal Ball, take Phyrexian Vivisector over Witch.

April 9, 2023 2:51 p.m.

DemonDragonJ says... #4

seshiro_of_the_orochi, I cannot believe that I forgot about that card; do you think that its lower casting cost is worth the the fact that its ability does not trigger off of its own death?

April 10, 2023 11:02 p.m.

It's rather new, and it's one of the powerful commons and uncommons that got buried in the oceans of releases.

Regarding your question: Yes, I think it's totally worth it. In an aristocrat deck like Meren, the scryers are just a little less important than pingers and drawers, and are usually only sacrificed in two situations: You're going off hard, or you really need the fodder for your engine. If you need the fodder, it'll be more important for the fodder to be cheap, so Vivisector wins. If you're going off, then it's perfectly irrelevant if your scryer triggers on its own death.

April 11, 2023 3:16 a.m.

DemonDragonJ says... #6

seshiro_of_the_orochi, that makes sense, so should I even bother making another thread to ask for advice between those two cards?

April 11, 2023 8:26 p.m.

It isn't my deck, feel free to do what's correct for you.

April 12, 2023 12:02 a.m.

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