I missed this one first time around.
Considering what black can do, in the right deck it mightn't be too bad for only 1-cmc. And when you play large FFA games where people tend to field sweepers, this could have a use.
It definitely has potential as a 1 mana instant. I've used it in sac stuff matters decks since they are usually either going wide so this helps take the sting out of wraths or if I go infinite or sac a lot I can make a fatty.
It feels like a trap. Best case scenario is what? You cast Damnation or something to blow up a bunch of dudes, then cast this and get a nice big creature...that doesn't have any evasion, dodges pretty much no removal, and has a huge target on it because it's probably big enough to kill any of your opponents in one swing. I'm not sold.
You could possibly stick it on Isochron Scepter? That seems...kind of janky, but maybe there's something there.
I'm just curious guys.
My groups tend to play a lot of sweepers, so it had me wondering...
CHeers
It's a perfectly reasonable question and I don't blame you for inquiring. The problem with the card is ultimately that it's a conditional Mortivore in a world where you can easily get a consistent version of the effect. For this card to be actively good you have to abuse the fact that it's a spell with something like Snapcaster Mage because otherwise you're jumping through too many hoops for too small of a payoff. I get the fact that it can sometimes act like a hasted Mortivore but you have to balance those scenarios with the ones where you draw one of these on a relatively clear board and can't do anything with it. Wight of Precinct Six can be cast at any point and it'll virtually always be huge whereas Spoils is far from guaranteed value. Again, this is fine if your deck has a whack of Archaeomancers or whatever but otherwise it's asking too much for too little.
I think this is clearly meant for token decks, where you may be able to control/abuse the number of tokens that hit the graveyard, thus giving it a different functionality than something like Wight of Precinct Six.
As far as how you actually do that, I have no idea -- the first thing that popped into my head was a Devour-themed deck, which is already going to be quite casual.
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I missed this one first time around.
Considering what black can do, in the right deck it mightn't be too bad for only 1-cmc. And when you play large FFA games where people tend to field sweepers, this could have a use.
Anyone field this one?
Thoughts?
Preferably with a free sacrifice engine and a Butcher of Malakir or like mana light option.
My meta: 3 or 4 player free for all, anything goes but boring games or broken decks cause a vote to end that game.
Guilds of Ravnica - Commander 2018 - Core 2019 - Battlebond - Dominaria - Rivals of Ixalan - Ixalan - Commander 2017 - Hour of Devastation - Amonket - Aether Revolt - Commander 2016 - Kaladesh - Conspiracy 2 - Eldritch Moon - Shadows Over Innistrad - Oath of the Gatewatch - Commander 2015 - Battle for Zendikar - Magic Origins - Dragons of Tarkir
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You could possibly stick it on Isochron Scepter? That seems...kind of janky, but maybe there's something there.
Sacrifice for profit, incidentally blowing up the board and then field 7 10/10's...
See first post.
But... this is a Johnny strategy, you must like that kind of thing of never play it.
My meta: 3 or 4 player free for all, anything goes but boring games or broken decks cause a vote to end that game.
My groups tend to play a lot of sweepers, so it had me wondering...
CHeers
It's a perfectly reasonable question and I don't blame you for inquiring. The problem with the card is ultimately that it's a conditional Mortivore in a world where you can easily get a consistent version of the effect. For this card to be actively good you have to abuse the fact that it's a spell with something like Snapcaster Mage because otherwise you're jumping through too many hoops for too small of a payoff. I get the fact that it can sometimes act like a hasted Mortivore but you have to balance those scenarios with the ones where you draw one of these on a relatively clear board and can't do anything with it. Wight of Precinct Six can be cast at any point and it'll virtually always be huge whereas Spoils is far from guaranteed value. Again, this is fine if your deck has a whack of Archaeomancers or whatever but otherwise it's asking too much for too little.
Guilds of Ravnica - Commander 2018 - Core 2019 - Battlebond - Dominaria - Rivals of Ixalan - Ixalan - Commander 2017 - Hour of Devastation - Amonket - Aether Revolt - Commander 2016 - Kaladesh - Conspiracy 2 - Eldritch Moon - Shadows Over Innistrad - Oath of the Gatewatch - Commander 2015 - Battle for Zendikar - Magic Origins - Dragons of Tarkir
Green - Blue - Red - White - Gold
As far as how you actually do that, I have no idea -- the first thing that popped into my head was a Devour-themed deck, which is already going to be quite casual.