Torpor orb will attract so much hate that you'll have to protect/not rely on it.
Except a lot of decks that rely heavily on ETB effects use cards like Acidic Slime as their catch-all removal. Topor Orb protects itself from a significant number of common effects that would destroy it.
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Current Decks GTitania midrange RGThromok tokens/goodstuff | UB Grimgrin zombie tribal GW Sigarda enchantress | R Godo voltron U Braids aggro | WR Kalemne punisher RU Mizzix storm | BUG Mimeoplasm competitive reanimator | UG Ezuri infect
Mana abilities are not "played". They do not use the stack and cannot be responded to. Abeyance is best used against the control player looking to respond to some big play (ala Desertion).
Sun Titan is a white staple but still the value/effect is just so bonkers good. Nothing else similar can compare to it. Flameshadow Conjuring felt like a boss copying Inferno Titan Elemental Bond Has drawn me so many cards its not even funny.
Mana abilities are not "played". They do not use the stack and cannot be responded to. Abeyance is best used against the control player looking to respond to some big play (ala Desertion).
Sun Titan is a white staple but still the value/effect is just so bonkers good. Nothing else similar can compare to it. Flameshadow Conjuring felt like a boss copying Inferno Titan Elemental Bond Has drawn me so many cards its not even funny.
But lands do have an activated ability, tapping for mana. It doesn't work anymore due to rules changes but apparently it did at one point in time
teferi, temporal archmage never fails to ramp me to victory. For being in a commander deck he's really cheap. When he hits the board most of the time it ends with the rest of the board trying to get rid of him.
Another pseudo-time walk that is pretty budget is mana short. It's just such a good troll card to cast early game that I have a hard time not putting it in any 1v1 deck running blue. It won't stop a creature attack, but early game it prevents a lot of action.
Late game it is also good counter/bounce bait while working out an elaborate turn.
It is also one of the few cards where I can't make up my mind on what artwork I like more. The original is so iconic, but the 7'th foil is soooo pretty.
Memory Lapse and Lapse of Certainty. You can keep your Remands. I'd rather have something that keeps them from just replaying what I counter in the same turn, and I'd rather waste their next draw or have it lost to a tutor than for me to draw a card.
Corpse Dance - it gets carried away very quickly and its hard to interact with as it comes down to countermagic and discard is really the only things that will cause it to go away. Grave hate will slow it but it hangs around.
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I have officially moved to MTGNexus. I just wanted to let people know as my response time to salvation decks being bumped is very hit or miss.
Dismiss into Dream - just alters the game in your favor so much Hall of Gemstone - ditto Rune-Tial, Kitsune Ascendant - feels like 'God Mode' for your creatures Primal Surge - 1 card combo auto-win Mimic Vat - the unadulterated value here is crazy, have to love the reaction when an opponent has a graveyard shenanigans deck Lim-Dul's Vault - this can often be a simple utility piece (still worth more than its $), but as the game goes on it becomes more and more valuable
There are an insane number of big, fat, green meanies that I've cheated onto the battlefield with this card, including Worldspine Wurm and Terastodon, among others.
http://www.mtgstocks.com/prints/10347
^Apparently it spiked last month from around 50 cents to $20! It's since settled at $2.50, but it's still a steal.
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(especially envelop. no one expects that, for some reason, and my opponents can't even redirect it, since there can't be more than 1 sorcery on the stack)
daring apprentice is kinda amazing especially if people haven't played against it before.. it's like having a standstill sometimes, and that is defo worth 100 bucks to me!
bazaar of wonders hasn't actually done amazingly well for me, but in theory, it should be amazing.. it should be countering like 2 sol rings, a top, and all those other format staples.. but it just doesn't seem to work well!
There are an insane number of big, fat, green meanies that I've cheated onto the battlefield with this card, including Worldspine Wurm and Terastodon, among others.
http://www.mtgstocks.com/prints/10347
^Apparently it spiked last month from around 50 cents to $20! It's since settled at $2.50, but it's still a steal.
My money's on good, old-fashioned reserve list driven buyout. I haven't seen anyone talking about the card and legacy has better cheating options.
It's a fun one, but I have to wonder how often it's better than Dramatic Entrance. Same effect, opponents' actions are irrelevant, and only one mana more. The kinds of decks that want this effect presumably have ramp as a backup plan for their enormous green fatties, so 4 vs 5 CMC seems pretty minor.
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[Pr]Jaya | Estrid | A rotating cast of decks built out of my box.
Except a lot of decks that rely heavily on ETB effects use cards like Acidic Slime as their catch-all removal. Topor Orb protects itself from a significant number of common effects that would destroy it.
Current Decks
GTitania midrange
RGThromok tokens/goodstuff | UB Grimgrin zombie tribal
GW Sigarda enchantress | R Godo voltron
U Braids aggro | WR Kalemne punisher
RU Mizzix storm | BUG Mimeoplasm competitive reanimator | UG Ezuri infect
Two cards worth less than a buck that I often end games with is vandalblast (when mycosynth lattice is out) and boonweaver giant (fetching pattern of rebirth).
My G Yisan, the Bard of Death G deck.
My BUGWR Hermit druid BUGWR deck.
Casting Abeyance during opponent's upkeep followed by Mana Vapors a turn later feels like casting Time walk a few times
Crazy thing is that Abeyance used to stop even lands from providing mana!
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Commander
RGOmnath, Locus of Rage Grenades! EDHGR
UWSygg's Defense, EDH - Voltron & ControlWU
BUGMimeoplasm EDH ft. Ifnir Cycling-discard comboBUG
WBTeysa, Connoisseur of CullingBW
BWSelenia & Recruiter of the Guard suicice combo EDHWB
UBRWGO-Kagachi - 5 Color Enchantments - EDHUBRWG
Abeyance is best used against the control player looking to respond to some big play (ala Desertion).
Sun Titan is a white staple but still the value/effect is just so bonkers good. Nothing else similar can compare to it.
Flameshadow Conjuring felt like a boss copying Inferno Titan
Elemental Bond Has drawn me so many cards its not even funny.
But lands do have an activated ability, tapping for mana. It doesn't work anymore due to rules changes but apparently it did at one point in time
The card draw is clutch as well
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Commander
RGOmnath, Locus of Rage Grenades! EDHGR
UWSygg's Defense, EDH - Voltron & ControlWU
BUGMimeoplasm EDH ft. Ifnir Cycling-discard comboBUG
WBTeysa, Connoisseur of CullingBW
BWSelenia & Recruiter of the Guard suicice combo EDHWB
UBRWGO-Kagachi - 5 Color Enchantments - EDHUBRWG
UR Niv-Mizzet, The Firemind
WUR Narset's Coinflip Casino
Modern
UB Mill
Another pseudo-time walk that is pretty budget is mana short. It's just such a good troll card to cast early game that I have a hard time not putting it in any 1v1 deck running blue. It won't stop a creature attack, but early game it prevents a lot of action.
Late game it is also good counter/bounce bait while working out an elaborate turn.
It is also one of the few cards where I can't make up my mind on what artwork I like more. The original is so iconic, but the 7'th foil is soooo pretty.
Links to my most current deck lists;
Primary EDH; Rakka Mar Token Perfection, Crosis Mnemonic Betrayal, Cromat Villainous, Judith Gravestorm, Rakdos Empty Storm, Exava Artifacts, Bant Trash, & Fumiko Voltron!
EDH kept at home; Ruzzian Isset & Rakdos LoR!
EDH (nostalgic/pimp/retired) in storage;
Latulla Burns, Akroma Smash, Jeska Voltron, Rakdos Storm, Bladewing Darghans, Lyzolda Worldgorger, Xantcha Steals your Heart, Jori Storm, Wydwen Permission, Gwendlyn Paradox, Jeleva Warps, & Sigarda Brick!
Legacy Showanimator and High Tide!
WBG Karador, Ghost Chieftain
B Toshiro Umezawa
BG Pharika, God of Affliction - Necromancy and Politics
WWW The Church of Heliod
WBR Zurgo, Helmsmasher
RG Wort, the Raidmother
UBR Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
UG Vorel of the Hull Clade
Vanishing is an amazing card, either to protect your commander or to phase out another for just two UU.
Reality Acid is vicious in Brago style decks.
Club Flamingo Wins: 1!
Crop Rotation (w/ Ancient Tomb in the deck)
Necropotence
Past in Flames
All of these can all be found for about $5 or less, and all of these are completely bonkers. They make you feel like you are playing Power.
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Hall of Gemstone - ditto
Rune-Tial, Kitsune Ascendant - feels like 'God Mode' for your creatures
Primal Surge - 1 card combo auto-win
Mimic Vat - the unadulterated value here is crazy, have to love the reaction when an opponent has a graveyard shenanigans deck
Lim-Dul's Vault - this can often be a simple utility piece (still worth more than its $), but as the game goes on it becomes more and more valuable
Genesis Wave
Skullclamp
EDH: Xenagos, God of Revels.
There are an insane number of big, fat, green meanies that I've cheated onto the battlefield with this card, including Worldspine Wurm and Terastodon, among others.
http://www.mtgstocks.com/prints/10347
^Apparently it spiked last month from around 50 cents to $20! It's since settled at $2.50, but it's still a steal.
My 720 Peasant Cube
Even though I'm still confused with these
Why isn't animate dead/dance of the dead mentioned?
(especially envelop. no one expects that, for some reason, and my opponents can't even redirect it, since there can't be more than 1 sorcery on the stack)
daring apprentice is kinda amazing especially if people haven't played against it before.. it's like having a standstill sometimes, and that is defo worth 100 bucks to me!
bazaar of wonders hasn't actually done amazingly well for me, but in theory, it should be amazing.. it should be countering like 2 sol rings, a top, and all those other format staples.. but it just doesn't seem to work well!
Legacy - Solidarity - mono U aggro - burn - Imperial Painter - Strawberry Shortcake - Bluuzards - bom
I bet we can thank Eldritch Evolution for that.
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It's a fun one, but I have to wonder how often it's better than Dramatic Entrance. Same effect, opponents' actions are irrelevant, and only one mana more. The kinds of decks that want this effect presumably have ramp as a backup plan for their enormous green fatties, so 4 vs 5 CMC seems pretty minor.
P-Storm rates high among my all-time favorite cards, in part because of how it can mess with so many strategies.