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Posted on Jan. 8, 2021, 9:11 p.m. by theleastobvious
Hey guys, so I want to build a 5-colour deck which completely entraps my opponent. like with the orbs Torpor Orb Mindlock Orb etc... but for everything. the can't draw, they can't cast spells... I want to make their turn completely useless.
FormOverFunction says... #3
If you manage to pull this off you should have a Razor Pendulum as a (sour) cherry on top. And then move to a different town.
January 8, 2021 10:04 p.m.
RNR_Gaming says... #5
Omniscience_is_life you can only imprint instants on scepter.
January 8, 2021 10:23 p.m.
Omniscience_is_life says... #7
This Fucker is good if the deck is to be EDH.
Isochron Scepter+Silence also works (God I hope that card hasn't been errata'd into a sorcery or something)
January 8, 2021 10:36 p.m.
Arcane Laboratory and Erayo, Soratami Ascendant Flip. wouldn't recommend building any sort of prison deck though unless you really want to lose friends. they're not fun to play against because nobody likes not playing magic while they play magic. former friend of mine used to play the aforementioned erayo lockdown during casual games, and the group unanimously banned the combo.
January 9, 2021 12:18 a.m.
TriusMalarky says... #9
That's called Stax.
Unlike what many players end up assuming, stax is a strategy where you want to resolve one or two permanents that throttle your opponent in extreme ways that also don't really affect you. Then, you dig for your win condition.
Some good example cards are Narset, Parter of Veils, Stony Silence Deafening Silence, Rule of Law.
January 9, 2021 11:07 a.m.
Stasis + Ral Zarek is extremely fun. Locks your opponent out of the game completely :). Check out my list: Tipping the scale (Stasis)
January 9, 2021 11:54 a.m.
theleastobvious says... #11
The plan is an EDH deck, so it'll be a little hard, and may require quite a bit of tutoring. I like what I see from these suggestions. I really just want to build it for like one game, just to piss my friends off as they constantly make these infinite combo decks. So hit me with the most rage inducing horrible combo's that keep turns flowing as normal, but on their turn, all they can do is just pass.
January 9, 2021 12:36 p.m.
theleastobvious Maybe Maralen of the Mornsong as general with Opposition Agent in the 99 with all the tutors black has to offer. The rest is just removal and discard.
January 9, 2021 1:05 p.m.
You can add Ob Nixilis, Unshackled to that Maralen of the Mornsong and Opposition Agent that smackjack listed. Then they will take 10 on every search and your agent will let you take over the search.
January 9, 2021 1:25 p.m.
How about Notion Thief and Teferi's Puzzle Box for a draw-lock combo? Or my personal favorite, Nath of the Gilt-Leaf and Sadistic Hypnotist?
January 9, 2021 9:02 p.m.
I'm planning on having a 5-color pioneer deck with the same main focus, and these are the few = cards I can use to prevent them from doing anything:
If you make a Pioneer deck out of this, I would love to see how it goes!
January 16, 2021 8:34 a.m.
Here's my Pioneer deck that has as much as close to your archetype:
Eyed Abyss of Rainbow Irises
Pioneer*
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January 16, 2021 8:52 a.m.
Sorry i'm posting one at a time, but I'm just now finding these cards.
January 16, 2021 9:56 a.m.
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir and Knowledge Pool or Possibility Storm prevent your opponents from ever casting spells.
also Mycosynth Lattice and Karn, the Great Creator to lock your opponents lands.
January 16, 2021 7:32 p.m.
Chains of Mephistopheles or Hullbreacher and Teferi's Puzzle Box to empty your opponents hand and prevent them from drawing
January 16, 2021 7:46 p.m.
Does anyone know of any combos for Pioneer like Ekuryua said, or the first post? I can't use Teferi's Puzzle Box or Hullbreacher or Isochron Scepter even though they are incredibly useful, as they're not Pioneer legal!
January 17, 2021 8:07 a.m.
If it's in pioneer, locking your opponents out of the game is pretty much impossible, you simply don't have the pieces needed for that. Modern magic cards don't do that kind of stuff all that often anymore and if they do, they usually don't appear in standard sets.
you can still lock your opponent out of casting spells by using Possibility Storm and Teferi, Time Raveler or Drannith Magistrate
you can use Narset, Parter of Veils and Notion Thief to stop your opponents from drawing extra cards but you will have to empty their hands using wheel effects or discard, you also won't be able to prevent their first draw in their turn.
January 17, 2021 3:03 p.m. Edited.
theleastobvious says... #25
MagicMarc FormOverFunction Omniscience_is_life RNR_Gaming Keqing420 TriusMalarky smackjack legendofa 9-lives Ekuryua Here is my current copy of the deck... No Playing... But Still Magic
January 20, 2021 1:18 p.m.
FormOverFunction says... #26
Razor Pendulum!!!! Yesss!!! Let me know if you need someone to go out for groceries for you, as you go into hiding after killing a player with that...
MagicMarc says... #2
Isochron Scepter + Orim's Chant
January 8, 2021 9:19 p.m.