Need Blue Cards that Give Mass Creature Evasion
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Posted on Oct. 1, 2017, 2:01 p.m. by theindigoeffect
I'm building an Admiral Beckett Brass deck, and I know that Sun Quan, Lord of Wu Archetype of Imagination and Vela the Night-Clad will work, but compared to cards like Cover of Darkness and Goblin War Drums, the cmc cost is pretty high.
Are there any cheaper alternatives in blue? Even lands that function like Rogue's Passage and Shizo, Death's Storehouse would be helpful.
Akroma's Memorial is another high cmc option, but it seems better then archetype
October 1, 2017 2:18 p.m.
theindigoeffect says... #4
Hmm... I like War Cadence, and I will be transferring Akroma's Memorial over from my Neheb, the Worthy deck, even though its cmc is higher than I would like. I do use Chaosphere as well.
October 1, 2017 2:28 p.m.
It's mana-intensive, but Open Into Wonder does ahem wonders. Magmatic Chasm is also a card that exists.
October 1, 2017 2:55 p.m.
theindigoeffect says... #12
Huh, interesting combo.I never even thought of Glaring Spotlight.
October 1, 2017 5:24 p.m.
There's always the option to go the other route, instead of evasion you could utilize mass tapping techniques like Sleep.
October 1, 2017 6:05 p.m.
theindigoeffect says... #14
Yeah, I really like Sleep: it's another one that I haven't even thought about. Thanks!
October 1, 2017 7:10 p.m.
If your pirate creatures are turned into dragons they won't trigger Beckett's theft ability anymore.
October 2, 2017 6:59 a.m.
Steelspike says... #20
Rzepkanut Yes that's true because Beckett will also be a dragon...
October 2, 2017 10:16 a.m.
Tomahawk-Bang says... #21
Dauthi Embrace is a black card, but will do the job nicely. It's also pretty flavorful to let your pirates come "out of the shadows" I'd say.
October 2, 2017 11:55 a.m.
NoNeedToBragoBoutIt says... #22
Break Through the Line - awesome if you're swinging with weenies
Filth - allstar (especially with Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth)
Bedlam - your crazy option
Thassa, God of the Sea - dump mana
War Cadence - dump even more mana
maxon says... #2
I'm assuming you're open to non blue stuff, since it's an EDH deck with Beckett at the helm. War Cadence I think would do the trick well. Teleportal is a short term option too.
October 1, 2017 2:04 p.m.