If it's the second, Quietus Spike is awesome - even on a 1/1 unblockable, the first hit drops them from 20 to 9. After three swings, they're at 1 life.
Adding infect would require pivoting the rest of the deck as well. It's usually better to pick either life total or poison total as the wincon you're sniping at.
If it's the second, Quietus Spike is awesome - even on a 1/1 unblockable, the first hit drops them from 20 to 9. After three swings, they're at 1 life.
First question (high power) or second question (low life). I was saying that Quietus Spike doesn't change the creature's power, but it does lower the opponent's life total very quickly. That was an important distinction because there are cards that care about the actual power level, and I didn't have enough details about the deck to know what you were looking for at the time. It's also the reason I listed higher mana cards - they pump the creature's power more than any 1cmc or 2cmc equipment, but they definitely take longer to come out.
From my experience, Quietus Spike is underwhelming on a 1/1 creature because you get diminishing returns. Now if you additionally boost the creature's power with something else them I'm all for it.
First question (high power) or second question (low life). I was saying that Quietus Spike doesn't change the creature's power, but it does lower the opponent's life total very quickly. That was an important distinction because there are cards that care about the actual power level, and I didn't have enough details about the deck to know what you were looking for at the time. It's also the reason I listed higher mana cards - they pump the creature's power more than any 1cmc or 2cmc equipment, but they definitely take longer to come out.
Umezawa's Jitte, Sword of Fire and Ice, and Sword of Feast and Famine are probably the best equipments in the game to put on a cheap unblockable creature. They don't have the same raw power boost for mana cost like Bonesplitter and others, but they give you a huge advantage in the game as long as you put them on a creature that will go unblocked. They're even better with Invisible Stalker because it's hexproof!
I like Bonesplitter or Trepanation Blade. Bonesplitter is the best equipment at it's cost, and while not at the level of the swords, trepanation blade provides a nice power boost while also slightly lessening the opponent's ability to draw lands (with variance). Backed by extripate or Surgical Extraction it can be particularly fun.
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Bonesplitter is about the best effect to cost power boost you can get. Trusty Machete is not far behind.
Civic Saber if your creatures are or can be made multicolored. Silver-Inlaid Dagger gives humans like Invisible Stalker quite the punch. Ghostfire Blade if they are colorless. O-Naginata is a bit difficult to attach (but usually stays attached once it's on due to its own power boost). Legendary creatures like Blackblade Reforged and Hero's Blade. Cranial Plating needs artifacts but the boost can be huuuge.
Basically, the best equipment for you depends on what your creatures are.
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If it's the first, there are several that give +3 or +4 power, though none are as efficient as Bonesplitter and a few other +2 equipments..
Forebear's Blade
Golem-Skin Gauntlets
Grafted Wargear
Heirloom Blade
Loxodon Warhammer
Ogre's Cleaver
Ring of Evos Isle (eventually)
Runechanter's Pike (conditionally)
Tormentor's Trident
Trepenation Blade (conditionally)
If it's the second, Quietus Spike is awesome - even on a 1/1 unblockable, the first hit drops them from 20 to 9. After three swings, they're at 1 life.
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Livewire Lash costs more than the one-drops, but if you punch down their life really fast, it can make targeted removal painful to use.
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Blighted Agent will kill your opponent twice as fast.
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
What do you mean “the first” or “the second”?
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White has some good equipment tutors like Stoneforge Mystic, Steelshaper's Gift, Enlightened Tutor and Open the Armory, so you can get away with only running a toolbox (1 of each) and then search for the equipments you need to win that game.
4 Slither Blade
4 Mother of Runes
4 Invisible Stalker
4 Stoneforge Mystic
3 Geist of Saint Traft
//Spells: 16
4 Preordain
4 Swords to Plowshares
2 Steelshaper's Gift
4 Mana Leak
2 Detention Sphere
1 Bonesplitter
1 Darksteel Axe
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
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4 Temple of Enlightenment
4 Glacial Fortress
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6 Plains