Resurgent Growth
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Posted on May 5, 2021, 7:07 p.m. by Mtg_Mega_Nerds
Combining Snakeskin Veil and Coiling Oracle for an awesome simic card in commander. Resurgent Growth
Mtg_Mega_Nerds says... #3
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Tzefick says... #2
Mtg_Mega_Nerds If you want to post pictures in a thread - like your mtg.designs - you can ask a moderator for the profile permission.
I know Caerwyn have been a moderator. Maybe you can ask them.
As for the card itself, I think the Coiling Oracle effect on an instant is a bit much. Instant ramp/draw is a wet dream for blue, as you can keep your mana open for answers and then if not necessary, you can potentially get some ramp or a cantrip. This removes the need for decision making on whether or not to advance your own board or keep open for answers.
Divination is one of blue's most basic draw spells and it is sorcery speed, because you need to make a choice between keeping up the defenses or advance your options. Now Divination does provide card advantage and not just a cantrip, but the Coiling Oracle effect does provide the chance for incidental ramp, so it cannot be viewed as just a cantrip. The alternative would be to increase the CMC of this card to feasibly grant it the instant speed, which makes the Snakeskin Veil mode very inefficient.
Snakeskin Veil however needs to be instant speed so it can function as a protective measure against removal or it loses a lot of its function.
The two modes are at odds with each other. I would advice to find another pairing of effects.
May 6, 2021 4:50 a.m.