MTG Salvation

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Dark Salvation XXB
Sorcery (R)
Target player puts X 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens onto the battlefield, then up to one target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each Zombie that player controls.

That's one way to kill Emrakul.

I think this is the card that will cement mono-Black or B/u Zombies as a Tier 1 archetype in Standard. there are just too many powerful options now in the Zombie deck at lower CMCs that there is no way this card does not see play.

I look forward to seeing the meta shift towards Zombies, Delerium and other strategies to try to combat oppressive G/W decks.

Funny how a Zombie Apocalypse almost destroyed Thraben and now is their Dark Salvation

Cool. Can be used a Disfigure or better.

Though this spell suggests a control-ly type of Zombie deck, which fans may not like.

I guess if you're playing a dedicated zombie deck, this could be sorcery, 00B- target creature gets -X/-X. Still seems kind of expensive but whatever.

Quote from Vorthospike »

That's one way to kill Emrakul.

but you need 13 zombies to do it

And plus zombies aren't to hard to kill

Besides coulden't the play just kozilek's return the board before the zombies enter.

And also how many times do I have to tell you guys

You can trash it the wrong way because of the mind control turn since it's a sorcery

So for 3 mana on an empty board you get a bear and tragic slip. for 5 mana you get 2 bears and dead weight. the kicker here is this takes 9 mana to kill avacyn. But if you curved your zombies 3 mana gets you a 2/2 wasteland strangler. On a clogged board for 1 or 3 this is a sorcery speed murder that bypasses all destruction protection

Quote from Ryperior74 »

Quote from Vorthospike »

That's one way to kill Emrakul.

but you need 13 zombies to do it

And plus zombies aren't to hard to kill

Besides coulden't the play just kozilek's return the board before the zombies enter.

And also how many times do I have to tell you guys

You can trash it the wrong way because of the mind control turn since it's a sorcery

I believe he was talking about the story not competitively killing Emrakul.

Decent card. 2B to make a 2/2 and kill a 1/1 is not a bad deal. It scales competitively from there. I don't think it needs to be a zombie-themed deck to work.

I play Abzan tokens in standard and this could just replace Secure the Wastes when it rotates somewhat.

I like how if you already have zombies you can cast it for X=0 and still kill creatures.

Okay I think it's time to dust off my zombie EDH deck now.

The "target player" clauses on this are really strange.

Is there a scenario where you would give zombies to someone else?

Quote from jshrwd »

The "target player" clauses on this are really strange.

Is there a scenario where you would give zombies to someone else?

Rakdos Charm

In a zombie deck, this is a one mana kill spell with upside.

Mono black zombie's forever!!!!

Okay... so if your opponent is letting you have your zombie army unharmed, you can create a few more and have a cheap kill spell.

Seems a bit win-more. XX spell tend to not get played that much without a cost reduction. (A la entreat the angels.) Might still get played in whatever zombie deck emerges, if any, but it's only a fair card.

This is very nice removal. Sorcery speed sucks, but it can be a bad violent outburst, or a scalable threat. It seems zombies will be standard playable. They got quite a few more toys, and solid removal I think pushes it over the top.

Yup, this card is good in Zombies! Now I need to edit my Zombies list again dammit!

Quote from jshrwd »

The "target player" clauses on this are really strange.

Is there a scenario where you would give zombies to someone else?

Giving the spell two targets means it won't be countered if the creature becomes an invalid target. If it only targeted the creature, then your opponent could counter the entire spell by sacrificing or bouncing that creature. But as long as it has at least one legal target on resolution, the spell will do as much as it can.

It basically reads 1 black mana kill spell for zombie players that gets more scary the more zombies are on the field and the more mana you have. That is what I call a Zombie Invasion. Inevitable, relentless, terrifying.

Quote from jshrwd »

The "target player" clauses on this are really strange.

Is there a scenario where you would give zombies to someone else?

If your opponent has more zombies and you don't possess enough mana you can still cast X=0 to kill a creature

I think casting this on turn 3 is a fantastic tempo play too!

I get a 2/2 zombie token, and by turn 3 that should net me my third Zombie, meaning your Sylvan Advocate is going to the graveyard.

So it's a one mana Feeding Frenzy with the possibility to put in zombies for additional mana. Seems good.