Pretty sure this doesn't work - AFAIK, the trigger will only go onto the stack if you control 4 demons at the beginning of your upkeep, thus there is no time to activate Mirror Entity.
This wouldn't work as you won't have a chance to activate Mirror Entity's ability on your turn before the beginning of your upkeep. Lili's Contract uses the intervening If clause, so it won't trigger at all unless you control 4 demons with different names at the beginning of your upkeep.
It's a bigger Pox with easier math (and no land hate), so you play it like that (make sure you have even amounts while your opponents have odd figures), find ways to hide your hand (Ignorant Bliss), and have a ton of death triggers (Zulaport Cutthroat, Grave Pact).
Pretty sure this doesn't work - AFAIK, the trigger will only go onto the stack if you control 4 demons at the beginning of your upkeep, thus there is no time to activate Mirror Entity.
Chaos Wand rules. Makes me want to put Kurkesh back together.
Also, I just ordered quite a few foil Demons. Lol.
Oh, look, Kaalia's new contract, or...changelings.
Flavor fail, though, since she lives as ahem..., which is a loss, but a bigger flavor fail because I can't play Griselbrand.
Keep in mind, I consider Belzenlok being 6/6 when we expected him to be 9/9 a flavor win, considering his whole thing is pretending to be the biggest bad you've ever seen.
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Oooh, dragon's hoard. Hits the sweet spot to get Zirilan out on 4, and then gives us cards all game. This is really looking like Zirilan's set. Haven't had anything significantly shake up that deck for years, and here we get multiple solid options all in a row.
Now if only they'd throw us some actually useful dragons. I guess Lathliss is decent-ish...
Also, they don't want to print shroud any more, so a shroud-hoser would be weird.
Re: Liliana's Contract, it's too bad Griselbrand is banned, or else winning with it using Griselbrand, Kothophed, Razaketh, and Belzenlok would be an awesome flavor win. Maybe replace Griselbrand with Ormendahl since Ormendahl filled the power vacumm left when Liliana killed Griselbrand.
After the success I've had with Liliana tribal in commander, I want to tackle Bolas tribal next... And as part of that, I want to find a way to break Fraying Omnipotence. Any ideas?
Doublecast telegraphs that you're doing something big next, really losing the impact and versatility of a Fork.
I think Doublecast has some advantages over Fork, namely that it is a safer option against countermagic. With Fork, a single Counterspell will fizzle the Fork and stop both copies. With Doublecast, they only get to stop one of the copies.
Transmogrifying Wand is good removal. Not being instant speed probably keeps it from being too potent.
Doublecast is the most terrible version ever of that sort of card. Not being able to put it on the stack or use it in response to others' casting makes it close to worthless. It really should be CMC = 1, or maybe 1R. Not sure what they're so afraid will be terrible in standard that they have to nerf a spell doubling effect this badly.
For me this set din't had alot of msut get(apart from Crucicble of Worlds that is a reprint)
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Cleansing Nova : Solid card with diferent options. Austere Command might be better but im not complaining for getting another simillar Command. Remorseful Cleric : Very solid card. I don't think i have a place for it amoung my decks, but seems to be a great card for Karador decks.
Dark-Dweller Oracle : The Mob boss wants this guy to join the familly. Goblin Instigator : Zada and Krenko welcome you brothers. Goblin Trashmaster : Automatically in Krenko. lord and artifact hate. Never leaving the familly. Lathliss, Dragon Queen : Been flirting in making Artarka, World render dragon tribal deck so this gal intrigues me.
GREEN
Elvish Clancaller : Kinda a boring lord but its a lord and ezuri wants more of them. Gigantosaurus : Dumb big monster. Selvala likes dumb and big monsters
Dragon's Hoard promises to be an important part of the machine for my The Ur-Dragon. It's also a very good tool for anyone daring enough to go mono red for dragon tribal as it provides them much needed draw.
Lathliss, Dragon Queen is my queen. I am going to have such a blast with her to the point where I might actually try to build her as a commander thanks to Dragon's Hoard also being a thing as well. I wish the rest of the dragons in this set were as awesome as she is.
Which brings me to the elder dragon cycle. I'm kinda disappointed in all of them except Arcades, The Strategist. Arcades isn't going to be an include in any dragon tribal deck unless you wanna troll and play him along with Sunweb but as a stand alone card he's actually really interesting and I know I'll probably see some amusing builds with him. At least Nicol Bolas fans have an ok Nicol Bolas commander.
Demanding Dragon is funny though its effect is barely even a nuisance in this format. But yeah, I was kinda expecting better from the dragons of this set after seeing Lathliss but it's better than what we've gotten for the best half a year or so.
Now i'm REALLY tempted to put together a shadowborn apostle/ Relentless Rats deck
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- Mirror Entity
- Liliana’s Contract
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Pretty sure this doesn't work - AFAIK, the trigger will only go onto the stack if you control 4 demons at the beginning of your upkeep, thus there is no time to activate Mirror Entity.
Conspiracy or Arcane Adaptation or Xenograft are what you're looking for.
This wouldn't work as you won't have a chance to activate Mirror Entity's ability on your turn before the beginning of your upkeep. Lili's Contract uses the intervening If clause, so it won't trigger at all unless you control 4 demons with different names at the beginning of your upkeep.
Sunscleanser, what a hatebear.
Dragon's Hoard, what a manarock.
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(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
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Unless you have Paradox Haze... then it works.
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Oh, look, Kaalia's new contract, or...changelings.
Flavor fail, though, since she lives as ahem..., which is a loss, but a bigger flavor fail because I can't play Griselbrand.
Keep in mind, I consider Belzenlok being 6/6 when we expected him to be 9/9 a flavor win, considering his whole thing is pretending to be the biggest bad you've ever seen.
On phasing:
Now if only they'd throw us some actually useful dragons. I guess Lathliss is decent-ish...
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
Also, they don't want to print shroud any more, so a shroud-hoser would be weird.
Re: Liliana's Contract, it's too bad Griselbrand is banned, or else winning with it using Griselbrand, Kothophed, Razaketh, and Belzenlok would be an awesome flavor win. Maybe replace Griselbrand with Ormendahl since Ormendahl filled the power vacumm left when Liliana killed Griselbrand.
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Can't wait to start off my first prerelease with a nice...
Or maybe a nice...
I guess at least garbage like omniscience looks mythic. Opening isolate is going to crush little timmy's dreams.
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
I was thinking of making a Gorm the great and Virtus the veiled deck that used "double life lost so far" cards like wound reflection, archfiend of despair, and this fits perfectly if I have either of those cards out.
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Psychic Corrosion: Oh, man, do I love minor mill.
Doublecast telegraphs that you're doing something big next, really losing the impact and versatility of a Fork.
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
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Transmogrifying Wand is good removal. Not being instant speed probably keeps it from being too potent.
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For the love of... is it even possible to not print one permanent staple for Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
It's like using a laptop by plugging in to the wall instead of a battery with this (infinite shots)
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Cleansing Nova : Solid card with diferent options. Austere Command might be better but im not complaining for getting another simillar Command.
Remorseful Cleric : Very solid card. I don't think i have a place for it amoung my decks, but seems to be a great card for Karador decks.
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Mirror Image : Clones are always great and a cheap one is also a consideration.
One with the Machine : Memnarch Deck wants one.
Sai, Master Thopterist : My Breya Thopter token deck also wants him.
Tezzeret, Artifice Master : My favourite new card of the set. Going in either Memnarch or Breya deck
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Graveyard Marshal : My zombie tribal decks could fit this guy
Liliana, Untouched by Death : Zombie tribal decvk shoe in.....maybe
Open the Graves : I like zombies and i like the Corpse Bride movie. Automatically i like this card foreever
Stitcher's Supplier : Cheap zombie for zombie shenanigans
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Dark-Dweller Oracle : The Mob boss wants this guy to join the familly.
Goblin Instigator : Zada and Krenko welcome you brothers.
Goblin Trashmaster : Automatically in Krenko. lord and artifact hate. Never leaving the familly.
Lathliss, Dragon Queen : Been flirting in making Artarka, World render dragon tribal deck so this gal intrigues me.
GREEN
Elvish Clancaller : Kinda a boring lord but its a lord and ezuri wants more of them.
Gigantosaurus : Dumb big monster. Selvala likes dumb and big monsters
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Arcades, the Strategist : My new commander. I want to build a silly walls deck and never had a bant deck before.
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager : Nicol Bolas deck ofcourse.
Lathliss, Dragon Queen is my queen. I am going to have such a blast with her to the point where I might actually try to build her as a commander thanks to Dragon's Hoard also being a thing as well. I wish the rest of the dragons in this set were as awesome as she is.
Which brings me to the elder dragon cycle. I'm kinda disappointed in all of them except Arcades, The Strategist. Arcades isn't going to be an include in any dragon tribal deck unless you wanna troll and play him along with Sunweb but as a stand alone card he's actually really interesting and I know I'll probably see some amusing builds with him. At least Nicol Bolas fans have an ok Nicol Bolas commander.
Demanding Dragon is funny though its effect is barely even a nuisance in this format. But yeah, I was kinda expecting better from the dragons of this set after seeing Lathliss but it's better than what we've gotten for the best half a year or so.
Sarkhan, Fireblood is more of a standard card than an EDH card so I can't say I'll find use for him. Sarkhan, Dragonsoul on the other hand makes me miss my Intet, the Dreamer as he's a back-up Sarkhan Unbroken for my Doubling Season. It's also regrettable that he didn't get a tutor card as well.
Cleansing Nova is probably going into a couple of my decks.
Transmogrifying Wand is cute.