MTG Salvation

Top 10? Easy!

1) Erebos, God of the Dead
Card draw on an indestructible enchantment? Easily the best.
2) Purphoros, God of the Forge
Insaaaaane amounts of damage. Also hard to get rid of.
3) Curse of the Swine
Exile is the best kind of removal in EDH. This one will be insanely good.
4) Prophet of Kruphix
Half a Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir and a semi-Seedborn Muse combined? Yep, broken.
5) Burnished Hart
Ramp 2 in any deck? Yes please. Also passes the Sun Titan and Reveillark test.
6) Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Heavy black decks just got a multiplayer drain on legs. Very abusable. Also passes the Reveillark test if you splash white
7) Elspeth, Sun's Champion
The wrath-part is perfect in a token deck, and both the other abilities are very relevant in such decks too.
8) Underworld Cerberus
A cost-effective beater with semi-evasion, that also gives you cards back when it dies. You need to support it with 'yard hate, but you planned to do that already, right? I predict it will be used a lot in Jund mid-range decks. I'd put it above Elspeth in power if not for the annoying "Can't target spells in 'yards"-clause that needs to be worked around.
9) Medomai the Ageless
Rafiq and control decks will love this guy. Very powerful. Needs haste or live an entire round though.
10) Ashen Rider
A bit expensive, but it can be reanimated or cheated in. Two chances at exiling things, and more if you flicker or reanimate it, is very good.

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No Polis crusher in the database? I find that hard to believe seeing as my own deck runs a copy of it.

Did you add that card recently? I only downloaded a snapshot of the database (about 2 days ago).

This is the deck I have downloaded for you. (Does not contain Polis Crusher)

Reaper of the wilds has been added!

Read the Bones is good and it hasn't been seconded yet.

There's actually a lotta good stuff from this set, hm.

Thassa, God of Mai Waifu
Megabeard Sphinx

Those are the two I am obligated to mention. And I guess as for not on the list:

Bident of Thassa

Read the Bones has been added! Lets try getting 4-9 more cards seconded so we can get this poll started

Has Burnished Hart been added? I don't remember seeing for sure so I'll throw in a second just in case.

I could see Spear of Heliod being very good in this format. Not only is it an anthem but its repeatable, if conditional, removal and last time I checked repeatable removal was good. If its not been nominated, it is now. If its been nominated I'll second it.

For me I base my decisions off of cards I think give a lot of value whether its a straight up game ender or not. I love cards that are solid role-players, ones that slip under the radar but really just smooth out your plays. Those will always get my vote.

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Has Burnished Hart been added? I don't remember seeing for sure so I'll throw in a second just in case.

I could see Spear of Heliod being very good in this format. Not only is it an anthem but its repeatable, if conditional, removal and last time I checked repeatable removal was good. If its not been nominated, it is now. If its been nominated I'll second it.

For me I base my decisions off of cards I think give a lot of value whether its a straight up game ender or not. I love cards that are solid role-players, ones that slip under the radar but really just smooth out your plays. Those will always get my vote.

I'll second it (you just nominated it lol), it's been added. 3-8 more!

Burnished Hart is so good I will second it a 5th time! Heck yes to colorless ramp!

I would also like to second Gray Merchant of Asphodel. Love them syphon effects, especially when we have cards like Necropotence with that triple black, and his is a zombie!

Second Ashen Rider. My opponent had Sheoldred, High Market and Ashen Rider. It was just horrific.

If he hasn't been seconded I'll definitely throw a vote in for Xenagos, the Reveler. The only reason he might not be an automatic top 10 is that there might not be all that many decks that include RG.

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If he hasn't been seconded I'll definitely throw a vote in for Xenagos, the Reveler. The only reason he might not be an automatic top 10 is that there might not be all that many decks that include RG.

I will 3rd xenagos!

My nominees, in no particular order:

Elspeth, Sun's Champion
Curse of the Swine
Thassa, God of the Sea
Erebos, God of the Dead
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Porphuros, God of the Forge
Nylea's Bow
Nylea, God of the Hunt
Ordeal of Nylea
Scrylands

• Nylea's Bow
  
• Nylea, God of the Hunt
  
• Ordeal of Nylea

have been added, lets get five more folks

I'll nominate/second the scrylands. I'll be getting back into EDH when the new precons come out and I'll be pretty happy to scry 1.

And Colossus of Akros. You know it's going to ruin someones day.

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx isn't in OP's list yet, so I'll add that. After using this card a couple times, I always love to see it hit play.

EDIT: Also, why are people rating Nylea so highly? Her abilities are mediocre at best, especially compared to something like Kamahl, Fist of Krosa. Sure, she's difficult to remove, but it's not like people will actively want to remove her. Maybe I'm missing something...?

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Rescue from the Underworld i believe is a amazing card for any deck that is running reoccurring, what I love most about it, you can cast it at instant speed right before someone exiles your graveyard (did this monday night, won me the game because of it)

Are you saying that someone tried to exile your graveyard, and in response you cast Rescue from the Underworld. Because then you either misunderstand that it says "at the beginning of your next upkeep" or you misunderstand that if the card is exiled from the graveyard it becomes a new object and won't come back.

If either the sacrificed creature or the target creature card leaves the graveyard before the delayed triggered ability resolves during your next upkeep, it won't return.

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Polukranos (Mono-green Wrath) and Karametra's Acolyte (Rofellos#2) have done some serious work in my mono-green build.

I second those. They are great for any mono green build.

Not including reprints...

1. Purphoros, God of the Forge

This guy is an auto-include in almost any blink, token, or mass recursion deck with red in it, but even more importantly, he's a fast, deadly Commander that might do mono red aggro better than anyone else in the format.

2. Swan Song

This should be a staple in any blue deck in a cutthroat meta, both to protect your own combos and to prevent opposing ones. Beyond that, permission this cheap and versatile is hard to come by, and the amount safety it offers you without slowing you down is incredible.

3. Curse of the Swine

This is just one step closer to making mono blue have no problem dealing with resolved creatures, but it's also great in any color combination that has access to it. Exile is great, but affordable, one-sided mass exile is incredible.

4. Read the Bones

This is going in almost every black deck I can fit it in. It's one of the most solid cards in the format, and it gives a substantial resource advantage for only three mana.

5. Prophet of Kuphrix

This is just a powerhouse of a card, plain and simple. If you build your deck right, it should give you an insurmountable advantage if it isn't dealt with immediately.

6. Elspeth, Sun's Champion

I'm not a fan of Planeswalkers in this format, but this one is really good at protecting herself and offers a lot of versatility and value. It's good at both keeping you alive and taking over the game, and should always be a bombshell when it hits the battlefield.

7. Destructive Revelry

It's nothing new, and has plenty of substitutes, but you can't argue with the solid utility of this card. It's always a good option to have when you want another cheap way to deal with artifacts and enchantments at instant speed.

8. Steam Augury

There are a few good ways to get added value out of this card, ranging from mind games to graveyard abuse, but simply put, you're getting 2.5 average cards, on average, for 4 mana at instant speed, at the very minimum. That's efficient enough to always consider running.

9. Hero's Downfall

Another card that isn't flashy, but certainly solid. Any deck running black should consider this, especially if Planeswalkers are a common problem.

10. Rescue from the Underworld

For 5 mana, you can save a creature and retrigger another at instant speed. This is already good, but it's pushed over the edge when you factor in ETB and dying triggers. One of the best reanimation spells for decks that don't like to tap out.

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There are a bunch of other great cards that I think will also make a mark on the format, either in niche archetypes, slower metagames, or grindy stax/control decks. Here are a few:

Hammer of Porphyros - Cheap haste that also creates bodies, works well with artifact strategies such as Crucible of Worlds, Trading Post, and Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer, and is also a boon for lightning Krenko, Mob Boss builds.

Gray Merchant of Asphodel - Mono black reanimator is going to love this guy, and he's one of their best new kill conditions and ways to stay alive, all in one tidy package.

Burnished Hart - A real boon to grindy decks lacking green, this should become one of the staple cards of the format, especially among casuals.

Gift of Immortality - Solid on its own, and easily becomes part of a value engine. One great thing about this card is how easily Sun Titan can abuse it later on.

Reaper of the Wilds - This should be an all-star in decks like Ghave, Guru of Spores and Prossh, Skyraider of Kher. It's also a great wall that can bring on the pressure, especially with equipment.

Stormbreath Dragon - You get a good body for the cost, and the Haste and Pro-White are both very relevant. The Monstrous trigger should hit for a ton, and 5cc is exactly what Kaalia of the Vast needs.

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx - It's being hugely overrated, but it should still be powerful in some builds.

Pharika's Mender - It's a reusable way to get your enchantments back, so it will have a lot of use in GB builds that rely on them.

Ashen Rider - Really nice trump card that can take over a game with the support its colors offer. Hindered only by its high mana cost, but worth building around.

• Polukranos, World Eater
  
• Karametra's Acolyte

Have been added, lets get three more and the voting begins!!!!

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• Polukranos, World Eater
  
• Karametra's Acolyte

Have been added, lets get three more and the voting begins!!!!

Warriors' Lesson really should be an option. It's very easy to make it at least a cantrip, and only slightly less easy to make it twice as good.

whip of erebos is a grave omission right now. Best god weapon with relevant static and activated abilities at all levels of the game.

Additionally nomination bident of Thassa as its a very good weapon and can lead into fun political situations where you lure attacks when your allies can finish off an opponent.

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whip of erebos is a grave omission right now. Best god weapon with relevant static and activated abilities at all levels of the game.

Additionally nomination bident of Thassa as its a very good weapon and can lead into fun political situations where you lure attacks when your allies can finish off an opponent.

Second Whip of Erebos.

Truly, a fantastic card.

Prophet of Kruphix is clearly the best I've seen so far. Haven't seen Purphy but Prophet won every game I saw her over the weekend.

Whip of Erebos has been added, two more togo folks. lets find two more!!

No love for Burnished Heart in decks without a reliable ramp source?

For me, it is Purphoros, God of the Forge, Xenagos, the Reveler and one that isn't confirmed yet Hammer of Purphoros.