I want to design the deck around only having ~5 white and 5 red mana in the deck but using other cards like Land Tax and Gift of Estates to fetch these. However, my budget is limited and so I'm looking for some creative red/white alternative that let me mana ramp up so that I can actually put Transcendence onto the battlefield. Alternatively, cards that can allow me to place enchantments directly on the battlefield would work as well.
Red and white aren't really good at mana ramp. Your best option is probably one shot mana ramp with treasures with cards like Pirate's Pillage or the few white ramp cards like Boreas Charger or Knight of the White Orchid which have the issue of only really working when the opp has more lands.
Interesting. I think even getting to 4 mana will be difficult considering I'm working with little to begin with. Maybe Karoo and Sol Ring or other similar cards are the way to go here.
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beta time walk
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3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
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Thanks - both interesting. The reason I included it is because Transcendence requires 3 plains so I need to be sure that I can have that in my land slots.
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alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation
Huh… while I doubt that it’s usable, I just realized that a stigma lasher attached to a viridian longbow is a more resilient way of stopping someone from ever gaining life.
Sulfuric Vortex can be removed. Once stigma lasher hits yourself, NOTHING other than reseting the game with Karn Will remove the effect.
Huh… while I doubt that it’s usable, I just realized that a stigma lasher attached to a viridian longbow is a more resilient way of stopping someone from ever gaining life.
Sulfuric Vortex can be removed. Once stigma lasher hits yourself, NOTHING other than reseting the game with Karn Will remove the effect.
Well yes, but you need to have Stigma Lasher on the board and have it survive a turn before you can equip it with longbow and then you can have the effect work. And if they can remove vortex then they can probably remove Transendance anyway.
pucatrade
big receipts
alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation
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I'm building a Transcendence/Sulfuric Vortex control deck but I am having an issue with mana.
I want to design the deck around only having ~5 white and 5 red mana in the deck but using other cards like Land Tax and Gift of Estates to fetch these. However, my budget is limited and so I'm looking for some creative red/white alternative that let me mana ramp up so that I can actually put Transcendence onto the battlefield. Alternatively, cards that can allow me to place enchantments directly on the battlefield would work as well.
Any thoughts?
4 Faith Healer
2 Tragic Poet
2 Fountain Watch
1 Lost Auramancers
2 Avatar of Hope
Enchantment
1 Ivory Mask
1 Karmic Justice
3 Transcendence
4 Sulfuric Vortex
1 Land Tax
5 Plains
6 Mountain
4 Battlefield Forge
1 Inspiring Vantage
2 Temple of Triumph
Artifact
1 Sol Ring
2 Moltensteel Dragon
Instant
2 Disenchant
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Tithe
1 Rebuff the Wicked
4 Faith's Shield
1 Boros Charm
1 Armageddon
3 Gift of Estates
1 Gamble
1 Open the Vaults
1 Plea for Guidance
For context, here is an old post with a former version of the deck in reference: https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/casual-multiplayer-formats/799287-need-input-for-red-white-control-transcendence
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Any idea if there are any white or red monsters that add mana like in green/black?
With only 5 plains in the deck, I'm wondering what the purpose of gift of estates and tithe are.
some ideas
restoration specialist
mine excavation
crystal chimes
cleansing meditation
argivian find
pucatrade
big receipts
alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation
You could also run clifftop retreat or boros signet
generator servant, grinning ignus, vessel of volatility
pucatrade
big receipts
alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation
Sulfuric Vortex can be removed. Once stigma lasher hits yourself, NOTHING other than reseting the game with Karn Will remove the effect.
Well yes, but you need to have Stigma Lasher on the board and have it survive a turn before you can equip it with longbow and then you can have the effect work. And if they can remove vortex then they can probably remove Transendance anyway.
pucatrade
big receipts
alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation