I'm working on a Type 4/ Limited Infinity stack, and I require some information:
I'm searching for the top 10 BEST creature enchantments. Not enchant land, artifact, enchantment, player, permanent, or whatever. just Enchantment - Aura for Creatures.
So far I have:
[CARD] Armadillo Cloak
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keep in mind I want the enchantments to give a boost to the creature, not to
steal it from another player (Yavimaya's Embrace) or some such.
They also need to be interesting to use, so nothing dumb Shape of the Wiitigo (but that's on the right track of thinking).
hopefully this isn't too complicated to understand,I know it's a very extremely picky list.
But these and all the cards mentioned previously are some of the best enchantments in a context of actually having to pay their mana cost, so I'm not sure exactly why you're shying away from stuff like Shape of the Wiitigo if you're making a Type 4 stack.
I have a GW legacy deck that focuses on creature auras, and I've been pretty happy with Keen Sense. This is in a package with Rancor, Armadillo Cloak, and Shield of the Oversoul. I'd also recommend using Hexproof creatures.
Rancore = one of the bigest mistakes ever printed.
Why is this a "mistake"? While powerful, it appeared in precisely one competitive deck, stompy during urza block, where wasn't dominating even if it did win a worlds. These days stompy isn't a tier 1 deck at all, and not all builds play it.
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Ok thanks for all the help guys. Most of you had the same ideas but it's cool you just need to remember that in Type 4 you usually don't run X/1 guys or anything under 4/4 for the most part. So anything with a really small bonus like +1/+1 needs to have a SUPER good bonus, so Rancor giving trample although useful BARELY makes the cut, and Shield of the Oversoul is only really good on green guys. The notable cards I liked suggested thus far include:
Eldrazi conscription
Enchanted creature gets +10/+10 and has trample and annihilator 2
In a format where having three or more permanents on the field is pretty rare, so the annihilator 2 just kills the board real quick (annihilator 1 is almost too good really) but the +10/+10 is really good. It's definitely making the cut.
Daybreak Coronet
The only problem with it: Enchant creature with another Aura attached to it.
I'm gonna be running 10 Aura's MAX. Unless there are some KILLER Licids out there this guy requires a total of 3 permanents on your side of the board. Ugh!
Celestial Mantle
+3/+3 is the lowest any Aura should go. The Double life total is really nice and would save a player in a pinch I think. Def going in.
Nettlevine Blight
Considering...
[i usually don't do curses, but it's a slow death, so it might be good/strategic]
Overall I'm real happy with the ideas thus far, only 6 more to go and I'll have a good stack ready. I think you guys have a really great idea of what I'm looking for now. A few more suggestions please? If you don't have any that's cool you guys have been more then helpful!
Edit: Corrupted Conscience
Makes the cut! I wasn't going to include a Control magic effect because they're not really awesome, more like stealing and they
make you feel bad for playing good cards, but the infect part changes the way the thief plays the game, and I probably won't have any other infect guys in it anyway. Gaea's Embrace
Trample + Regeneration + +3/+3? It makes the cut.
Why is this a "mistake"? While powerful, it appeared in precisely one competitive deck, stompy during urza block, where wasn't dominating even if it did win a worlds. These days stompy isn't a tier 1 deck at all, and not all builds play it.
Rancor is actually a misprint. It was originally designed with a cost of 1G, but the printers didn't print out the 1 colorless in the cost. They didn't correct it since they thought it wasn't broken.
Daybreak Coronet
The only problem with it: Enchant creature with another Aura attached to it.
I'm gonna be running 10 Aura's MAX. Unless there are some KILLER Licids out there this guy requires a total of 3 permanents on your side of the board. Ugh!
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Dominating Licid is constructed playable. Or at least it was. It's in my personal Top 10.
I'm searching for the top 10 BEST creature enchantments. Not enchant land, artifact, enchantment, player, permanent, or whatever. just Enchantment - Aura for Creatures.
So far I have:
[CARD] Armadillo Cloak
[/CARD]
keep in mind I want the enchantments to give a boost to the creature, not to
steal it from another player (Yavimaya's Embrace) or some such.
They also need to be interesting to use, so nothing dumb Shape of the Wiitigo (but that's on the right track of thinking).
hopefully this isn't too complicated to understand,I know it's a very extremely picky list.
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Angelic Destiny might make top 10 too.
edit: Splinter Twin too
But these and all the cards mentioned previously are some of the best enchantments in a context of actually having to pay their mana cost, so I'm not sure exactly why you're shying away from stuff like Shape of the Wiitigo if you're making a Type 4 stack.
Erebos B | Ghost Council WB | Grimgrin UB | Jhoira UR
Jor Kadeen RW | Melek UR | Mimeoplasm GUB | Rasputin WU
Savra BG | Sisay GW | Teneb BGW | Thada Adel U | Wort BR
I draft and play EDH. If a Standard player can't understand who a card is for, it's probably for me.
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I've also lately come to find Hyena Umbra to be rather ridiculous.
Also, if you are going to be using auras, then maybe consider Daybreak Coronet
Reckless Waif; It's the red Delver of Secrets.
Splinter Twin is ONLY good with Deciever
Rancore = one of the bigest mistakes ever printed.
Why is this a "mistake"? While powerful, it appeared in precisely one competitive deck, stompy during urza block, where wasn't dominating even if it did win a worlds. These days stompy isn't a tier 1 deck at all, and not all builds play it.
"Sometimes, the situation is outracing a threat, sometimes it's ignoring it, and sometimes it involves sideboarding in 4x Hope//Pray." --Doug Linn
Celestial Mantle or Wurmweaver Coil could be really good too.
Not sure if you're looking for curses as well, but Nettlevine Blight is a card I've always liked in Type 4.
Also, Quicksilver Dagger.
Also,
Control Magic
Mind Control
corrupted conscience
Eldrazi conscription
Enchanted creature gets +10/+10 and has trample and annihilator 2
In a format where having three or more permanents on the field is pretty rare, so the annihilator 2 just kills the board real quick (annihilator 1 is almost too good really) but the +10/+10 is really good. It's definitely making the cut.
Daybreak Coronet
The only problem with it: Enchant creature with another Aura attached to it.
I'm gonna be running 10 Aura's MAX. Unless there are some KILLER Licids out there this guy requires a total of 3 permanents on your side of the board. Ugh!
Celestial Mantle
+3/+3 is the lowest any Aura should go. The Double life total is really nice and would save a player in a pinch I think. Def going in.
Wurmweaver Coil
+6/+6 that gets you a 6/6? Def making the cut.
Nettlevine Blight
Considering...
[i usually don't do curses, but it's a slow death, so it might be good/strategic]
Overall I'm real happy with the ideas thus far, only 6 more to go and I'll have a good stack ready. I think you guys have a really great idea of what I'm looking for now. A few more suggestions please? If you don't have any that's cool you guys have been more then helpful!
Edit:
Corrupted Conscience
Makes the cut! I wasn't going to include a Control magic effect because they're not really awesome, more like stealing and they
make you feel bad for playing good cards, but the infect part changes the way the thief plays the game, and I probably won't have any other infect guys in it anyway.
Gaea's Embrace
Trample + Regeneration + +3/+3? It makes the cut.
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Clone of Joan
Aeriedle's Mission
Rancor is actually a misprint. It was originally designed with a cost of 1G, but the printers didn't print out the 1 colorless in the cost. They didn't correct it since they thought it wasn't broken.
Dominating Licid is constructed playable. Or at least it was. It's in my personal Top 10.