Speed of the format, too. When turn 1 plays were less common, playing a tapped land on 1 because you don't have the basic to get your land in untapped (for example) wasn't a big deal, but now it often means a loss of tempo.

I hate the RL.

@materpillar In terms of the 3 cards in question, yes, once the first copy of Deluge resolves and you cast one of the Epic spells, you are done. The other spells can no longer be cast because Epic prevents it. Copying a card and casting the copy is still casting. You would need something like Hive ...

@materpillar In terms of the 3 cards in question, yes, once the first copy of Deluge resolves and you cast one of the Epic spells, you are done. The other spells can no longer be cast because Epic prevents it. Copying a card and casting the copy is still casting. You would need something like Hive ...

Yeah I feel like cranking out free time warps and extra combat steps and stuff is pretty well trodden ground I'd like to avoid at this point, but it's always there. I kinda like the idea of setting 4-5 attackers up and craterhoofing the board with some kinda ridiculousnes. maybe Soulfire Eruption f...

The Ultimatums are some flashiest options: Genesis Ultimatum - Probably the coolest of the bunch, but if you're heavy on spells, you get less benefit. Cruel Ultimatum - Just seems mean and kind of pointless if you have a wide enough board that any more easily castable spell would have killed the pla...

I wish I could hate a post :D 😁😆🤣 Surge to Victory Can we think of any cards that give this kind of stupid effect along with some pump? I'm not having any luck, and I'm also struggling with super powerful hits for this outside of just comboing with Seize the Day or something. :D Eternal Dominion . ...

I keep meaning to find a cut in Marchesa, the Black Rose to try this out. That deck already attacks with creatures it's happy to see die, and has sac outlets to bin them after combat damage, but before combat ends, and doesn't lose board presence in doing so. It also can make good use of the ping. J...

Warp World?

I feel like Wort is one of those commanders that you want to build around, but it coming down so late makes it difficult to do so. 6 mana for a commander is a lot already, but then also really needing additional open mana to cast something makes it very awkward. I've played against a few Wort decks,...

Since my playgroup is cool with proxies that is not a problem for me. How would you use it. If I remember there are some combos with it and gary. Rot Hulk can just be straight value--drop it in and get back 3 zombies. Especially easy if you have Rooftop Storm, or a spot reanimation spell. The "...

I feel like I would always default to Glamdring if this effect is something I cared about. For 1 more mana on the equip you get a pretty significant upgrade, I think.

I think it's totally reasonable to be running more lords here. Varina doesn't have to be built leaning into combo so hard. I actually like that the deck can very easily pivot amongst aggro, aristocrats, and combo. It just depends on how efficient you want to be, how aggressive/cutthroat. For myself,...

Well very very surprising Satoru, the Infiltrator card just became the chase one just seconds after release (It went for $8 to $20 in just one day.) I just got one on TCG for about $6. Were you looking at a different version? Nope https://www.mtgstocks.com/prints/109392-satoru-the-infiltrator I'm n...

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3 weeks ago

Well very very surprising

Satoru, the Infiltrator card just became the chase one just seconds after release

(It went for $8 to $20 in just one day.)

I just got one on TCG for about $6. Were you looking at a different version?

Got a game in and saw a bunch of the new cards. Printlifter Ooze was the all-star! Came down early, and was making big blockers in the beginning to ward off attacks from dinos and wraiths. Later, it started making HUGE bodies (12/12 up to 18/18), and those ended up closing out the game. Hide in Plai...

Why would I build my deck around a brand new card that (in my estimation) won't even see play in this format? Ok, Culling Ritual then, which I see somewhat regularly. The protection creatures help, but that will depend upon sequencing. Ideally we only need to make 1-2 initial tokens before we kill ...

I fogot the "made this turn" part. You definitely need more repeatable token makers. Rionya, Fire Dancer, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Duke Ulder Ravengard, are going to provide a new token every turn to be copying, as can any of the various populate trigger permanents.

This seems like a reasonable moment to acknowledge @3drinks dedication. On Salvation, there were 3 RCotD threads from November 2013 → July 2019, passing from Cryogen to LouCypher to me, 5 years and 8 months, a little less than 2 years per person. This thread has been going for 4 years and 9 months,...

Pest Control wipes like 90% of your field. Any mass bounce spells set you way back. If you're going to run anything with an attack trigger (like the myriad guys) you really want to pack some ways to grant haste. Why no token doublers? Sure, you have the ability to make multiple tokens a turn off Gh...

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1 month ago

Monday, April 8th 2024; Screeching Scorchbeast

I like the second effect a lot, but wish the card was either a Horror or 2 or 3 mana less. It's hard to justify including a non-horror that cannot mill opponents on my turn in Captain N'ghathrod that high on the curve.

Hi everyone! I've recently gotten more into MTG, and I love this thread. I have been following avidly and I am grateful for the clear way Rumpy and the rest of you are explaining how all the card interactions work. As a newcomer, I have greatly appreciated having so many good teachers. I also love ...

I agree that it's frustrating game design to have the tempt cards give you a card, and then Sauron wants you to wheel it away, especially in the case of Sauron's Ransom --why does HIS card work so poorly with him? Major fail. Otherwise, I think you're overlooking a few things. First, the ward abilit...

Satoru, the Infiltrator -- going in Yuriko, possibly also going in Black Rose and/or Sefris Vraska Joins Up -- going in Hobbits Roxanne, Starfall Savant -- probably going in Henzie Annie Joins Up -- maybe going in Ghired Final Showdown -- almost definitely going in Queen Marchesa (Sunforger-able bo...

More stuff! I think we're done with spoilers, but it's hard to tell. We Ride at Dawn seems like strong support for legend-heavy decks. Not sure how many legends you need for it though - Teysa is at 12, which feels like a ton, but I'm not sure if that is actually enough. I think that's probably plen...