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- toctheyounger
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Its a fairly niche tool, yes, but I've seen it do good work before. If Krenko is in your meta I'd recommend giving this a whirl.
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Came here to say this. The most fun you can have with this card
Kidding of course. But today its probably one of the more tame ways to lock the board if your playing Superfriends or creature light control builds.
I like the other interactions a fair bit better.
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- hyalopterouslemur
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Re: 2-mana rocks, you forgot diamonds and Coldsteel Heart. Monocolor decks tend to run those a lot. Even two-color decks can. Once you get to three colors, they're less useful. There's also medallions, but I see those mostly in Winter Orb Stax (e.g. Grand Arbiter Augustin IV) and storm. I did start seeing familiars more before COVID cut my Magic career down to Zoom calls with friends.
There are a few ways to avoid this. Anthems, tribal lords, and cards like Lumithread Field and Leyline of Vitality give you the necessary toughness boost. Or just play Grave Pact bro, make everyone regret one guy's decision.
It's anti-elfball for the same reason.
Now how token decks can turn it to their advantage? Remember what I said about anthems? One of them and Living Plane. The "nice" (but even more ludocrously unbalanced when you pull if off) option is Kamahl, Fist of Krosa, leaving them with, at most, one land at any time. Alternatively, any anthem, this, and March of Souls will mean you get all the usual "cards I'm already using" perks of MOS (which basically gives 1/1 tokens flying and a couple minutes' worth of triggers) and they get nothing.
It's intended as a token hoser. It's very good in that regard. I get trade volume (creatures entering or dying) but little else. I can't count creatures, attack or block with with creatures, do damage with creatures, or tap creatures as a cost (e.g., Earthcraft, Glare of Subdual) if most of my creaturea. die from zero toughness. Pandemonium and Warstorm Surge are useless if my new creatures have zero power. Cathars' Crusade loses a lot of its deadliness with fewer creatures out; an Increasing Devotion with Crusade out is five Titan-sized bodies and a +5/+5 to all pre-existing creatures on your side of the table; now it's just the +5/+5. And you have fewer creatures.
There are a few ways to avoid this. Anthems, tribal lords, and cards like Lumithread Field and Leyline of Vitality give you the necessary toughness boost. Or just play Grave Pact bro, make everyone regret one guy's decision.
It's anti-elfball for the same reason.
Now how token decks can turn it to their advantage? Remember what I said about anthems? One of them and Living Plane. The "nice" (but even more ludocrously unbalanced when you pull if off) option is Kamahl, Fist of Krosa, leaving them with, at most, one land at any time. Alternatively, any anthem, this, and March of Souls will mean you get all the usual "cards I'm already using" perks of MOS (which basically gives 1/1 tokens flying and a couple minutes' worth of triggers) and they get nothing.
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Thursday, July 29th, 2021; Chitterspitter
I miss when cute one card engines like this made the format so fun.
I miss when cute one card engines like this made the format so fun.
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Chitterspitter
This card oozes cool to me. Flavorful, good in the right deck (squirrel tribal), fun art, and clever name.
This card oozes cool to me. Flavorful, good in the right deck (squirrel tribal), fun art, and clever name.
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Jodah (flavor text tribal) | Slivers/Atogs/Allies/Spirits (5c tribal modular) | Xantcha (group slug) | Gitrog (non-combo)
Zur (cycling) | Yennett (spyhinx control) | Geist (1v1) | Kamahl (1v1) | Grenzo (goblins) | Bolas (discard)
Kadena (morph) | Kenrith (legendary activated abilities) | Nethroi (reanimator) | Xyris (combat tricks) | Ayula (bears)
Jodah (flavor text tribal) | Slivers/Atogs/Allies/Spirits (5c tribal modular) | Xantcha (group slug) | Gitrog (non-combo)
Zur (cycling) | Yennett (spyhinx control) | Geist (1v1) | Kamahl (1v1) | Grenzo (goblins) | Bolas (discard)
Kadena (morph) | Kenrith (legendary activated abilities) | Nethroi (reanimator) | Xyris (combat tricks) | Ayula (bears)
- hyalopterouslemur
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It's at the intersection of
Also, how many green card draw engines are there? I can only think of like, three off the top of my head. (Greater Good, Symbiotic Deployment, and Psychotrope Thallid) I guess Fecundity and Skullmulcher, but the latter just looks weak next to Shamanic Revelation.
This isn't even really an engine. Necro is an engine; this is more akin to Phyrexian Arena.
Also, I see we've moved from "green doesn't get card draw" to "Symbiotic Deployment is basically Necro meets Azami". Stage 2: Anger. Huzzah!
That said, I do like this concept. Sac to get anthems. We also saw it in Eldrazi Monument, where you just get one anfhem and a couple choice (especially for tokens) keywords but you have to continually sac.
"circle of life" and "strength in numbers".Also, how many green card draw engines are there? I can only think of like, three off the top of my head. (Greater Good, Symbiotic Deployment, and Psychotrope Thallid) I guess Fecundity and Skullmulcher, but the latter just looks weak next to Shamanic Revelation.
This isn't even really an engine. Necro is an engine; this is more akin to Phyrexian Arena.
Also, I see we've moved from "green doesn't get card draw" to "Symbiotic Deployment is basically Necro meets Azami". Stage 2: Anger. Huzzah!
That said, I do like this concept. Sac to get anthems. We also saw it in Eldrazi Monument, where you just get one anfhem and a couple choice (especially for tokens) keywords but you have to continually sac.
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Sylvan Library, The Great Henge come to mind.hyalopterouslemur wrote: ↑2 years agoAlso, how many green card draw engines are there? I can only think of like, three off the top of my head. (Greater Good, Symbiotic Deployment, and Psychotrope Thallid) I guess Fecundity and Skullmulcher, but the latter just looks weak next to Shamanic Revelation.
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Jodah (flavor text tribal) | Slivers/Atogs/Allies/Spirits (5c tribal modular) | Xantcha (group slug) | Gitrog (non-combo)
Zur (cycling) | Yennett (spyhinx control) | Geist (1v1) | Kamahl (1v1) | Grenzo (goblins) | Bolas (discard)
Kadena (morph) | Kenrith (legendary activated abilities) | Nethroi (reanimator) | Xyris (combat tricks) | Ayula (bears)
Jodah (flavor text tribal) | Slivers/Atogs/Allies/Spirits (5c tribal modular) | Xantcha (group slug) | Gitrog (non-combo)
Zur (cycling) | Yennett (spyhinx control) | Geist (1v1) | Kamahl (1v1) | Grenzo (goblins) | Bolas (discard)
Kadena (morph) | Kenrith (legendary activated abilities) | Nethroi (reanimator) | Xyris (combat tricks) | Ayula (bears)
Beast Whisperer Guardian Project Elemental Bond Soul of the HarvestOutcryqq wrote: ↑2 years agoSylvan Library, The Great Henge come to mind.hyalopterouslemur wrote: ↑2 years agoAlso, how many green card draw engines are there? I can only think of like, three off the top of my head. (Greater Good, Symbiotic Deployment, and Psychotrope Thallid) I guess Fecundity and Skullmulcher, but the latter just looks weak next to Shamanic Revelation.
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- toctheyounger
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Garruk's Uprising is on the list as well Primordial Sage too.pokken wrote: ↑2 years agoBeast Whisperer Guardian Project Elemental Bond Soul of the HarvestOutcryqq wrote: ↑2 years agoSylvan Library, The Great Henge come to mind.hyalopterouslemur wrote: ↑2 years agoAlso, how many green card draw engines are there? I can only think of like, three off the top of my head. (Greater Good, Symbiotic Deployment, and Psychotrope Thallid) I guess Fecundity and Skullmulcher, but the latter just looks weak next to Shamanic Revelation.
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Lets mention a couple more just for fun. Toski, Bearer of Secrets Keeper of Fables Colossal Majesty Abzan Beastmastertoctheyounger wrote: ↑2 years agoGarruk's Uprising is on the list as well Primordial Sage too.
Heck why stop there Argothian Enchantress Verduran Enchantress Enchantress's Presence. It ain't easy being green. You have so many ways to draw cards you have to cut the bad ones.
** ramp
** prevent interaction
** interact
** kill the table
Oh, good, it only pumps Squirrels I control. My Liege of the Hollows tokens will reign supreme over my opponents'.
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Now it doesn't even take 15 squirrels to kill emrakul…
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PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote
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Why the hell is this jank $30?Serenade wrote: ↑2 years agoOh, good, it only pumps Squirrels I control. My Liege of the Hollows tokens will reign supreme over my opponents'.
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The obvious answer is the Reserved List... but if you dig a bit deeper, you'll discover that most people in MTG finance are actually a bunch of squirrels in a trench coat. Or, alternatively, a raccoon lizard bird in a trench coat.3drinks wrote: ↑2 years agoWhy the hell is this jank $30?Serenade wrote: ↑2 years agoOh, good, it only pumps Squirrels I control. My Liege of the Hollows tokens will reign supreme over my opponents'.
Anyway, Chitterspitter seems like an obvious inclusion for many squirrel tribal decks - it's a bit more efficient than Acorn Catapult, and can also act as an anthem. If you're doing a more generic token deck, it's still fine, but not that more impressive than Awakening Zone or From Beyond. I guess it also works with artifact synergies and sacrifice synergies like Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest... but I'd stick with the Eldrazi options most of the time, unless I specifically needed green tokens.
Sometimes I pick up crummy tribal cards for an eventual payoff. LotH was one of them (partly because of RL and partly MH2).
Here's hoping Greatbow Doyen and Pheres-Band Warchief get friends by MH5.
Here's hoping Greatbow Doyen and Pheres-Band Warchief get friends by MH5.
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I find myself often disagreeing with you 3drinks, but on this opinion I whole heartedly agree. I haven't really even considered this for Changeling Tribal because it just looks way too slow. That saddens me because this card is pretty hilarious. That art is really funny to me. The effect seems real solid for several different strategies too.3drinks wrote: ↑2 years agoThursday, July 29th, 2021; Chitterspitter
I miss when cute one card engines like this made the format so fun.
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Friday, July 30th, 2021; Siege Elemental
I'd be okay if someone wanted to bring this.
@Feyd_Ruin I see our database doesn't include mystery booster test cards either. 🤔
Siege Elemental
Creature — Elemental
Trample
Untapped creatures can't block.
Tapped creatures can block.
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I'd be okay if someone wanted to bring this.
@Feyd_Ruin I see our database doesn't include mystery booster test cards either. 🤔
Siege Elemental
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If this were real, I think it'd see non-zero play...but also not a ton of play.
By base Colossal Dreadmaw isn't really playable unless youre in a 50% meta playing tribal. However, the ability is interesting - when you play it it's an interesting "gotcha", allowing you to potentially swing in unimpeded at someone who thought they were safe and then still have "blockers". Bedlam is at 1500 decks, so I suspect this would be similar, maybe a bit more. But ultimately, once its out everyone's on to the game - it heavily punishes Wall decks (at least, Wall Decks that aren't on High Alert); this could effectively be a 6/6 Trampler with "when this EtB, creature's can't block this turn and your creatures gain vigilance this turn" and be functionally the same in mooooost games.
By base Colossal Dreadmaw isn't really playable unless youre in a 50% meta playing tribal. However, the ability is interesting - when you play it it's an interesting "gotcha", allowing you to potentially swing in unimpeded at someone who thought they were safe and then still have "blockers". Bedlam is at 1500 decks, so I suspect this would be similar, maybe a bit more. But ultimately, once its out everyone's on to the game - it heavily punishes Wall decks (at least, Wall Decks that aren't on High Alert); this could effectively be a 6/6 Trampler with "when this EtB, creature's can't block this turn and your creatures gain vigilance this turn" and be functionally the same in mooooost games.
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