Sudden Spoiling - It can fog, it shuts off abilities, and it's really hard to respond to. Player with indestructible creatures decides to wrath? Make him join in the suffering.
Teferi's Protection is kind of obvious now. Boros Fury-Shield was a favorite of mine against people who likes to attack with a lethal power creature. I've killed opponents who favors lethal number of tokens by casting Rakdos Charm (although I'd do that even if they don't attack). Wake the Dead is very fun to play and alters the board state beyond combat, especially with Athreos, God of Passage in charge.
Any kind of removal that players can't respond to is great. So any split second card feels like an ace up your sleeve. Also fogs aren't usually expected, and I run at least 5-8 fogs in every EDH deck.
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Sudden Spoiling - It can fog, it shuts off abilities, and it's really hard to respond to. Player with indestructible creatures decides to wrath? Make him join in the suffering.
I love this card. It is so underrated. I used it serval times to totally screw over other players. Watching someone lose a Blightsteel Colossus to their own Damnation gave me a serious case of the 'feels good man'.
Time Stop is probably my favorite panic button. It just stops damn near everything. My only regret is it is a one time use spell.
I'm thinking specifically instant answers. Remember, once a combo starts, you only have instant answers to it.
I'm a huge fan of Thwart, mostly because people expect Force of Will; they do not expect Thwart and Daze, even if you have Winter Orb out and they really should have a vague idea what you're doing. So, they see Force of Will in your graveyard or only one card in your hand and assume they're safe.
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Card advantage is not the same thing as card draw. Something for 2B cannot be strictly worse than something for BBB or 3BB. If you're taking out Swords to Plowshares for Plummet, you're a fool. Stop doing these things!
Commandeer, while expensive(either via CMC or its alternate), is a great one to disrupt combos. I've used it on so many occasions where someone stops, asks to look at it, and then sighs. Invariably, I get a 'Good play, man' afterwards too.
I've also enjoyed rebounding someone's penultimate uncounterable burn spell back at them. I mean, why render useless what you can still use? :3
Spore frog. it comes down early, it's easy to recur if needed, and it's very, very rare for someone to actually spend/waste removal on it, so there's a pretty good chance I can drop it on turn 1 and it'll still be around when I need it, unless someone uses a wrath (which kind of solves the problem anyway).
I'll also chime in for sudden spoiling. It's just the best. If I'm building a black deck and there's 1 chance in a hundred that it'll see multiplayer action, spoiling goes in.
Also, there's something very satisfying about a very well timed reins of power, especially if you combine it with a free sacrifice outlet like altar of dementia or phyrexian altar. Player A attacks, so I take player B's creatures, block, waste a bunch of dudes on both sides, and then sacrifice the remainder for mana to power out another spell. Fun for everyone, but mostly me.
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I hate Cyclonic Rift for being so good i couldn't possibly pass on it. Teferi's Protection feels similarily strong, but i didn't get them at the inflated price yet.
If you've got access to black as well as red, Fire Covenant is probably going to be better in most situations. Yes, it hurts you, but it's gonna be a more reliable way of killing the stuff that needs killing.
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To get the ball rolling, here's a few of mine:
constant mists
swords to plowshares
force of will
comeuppance
pongify
beast within
oblation
time stop
rout
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
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Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs
Any kind of removal that players can't respond to is great. So any split second card feels like an ace up your sleeve. Also fogs aren't usually expected, and I run at least 5-8 fogs in every EDH deck.
I love this card. It is so underrated. I used it serval times to totally screw over other players. Watching someone lose a Blightsteel Colossus to their own Damnation gave me a serious case of the 'feels good man'.
Time Stop is probably my favorite panic button. It just stops damn near everything. My only regret is it is a one time use spell.
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Shriveling Rot can be hilarious in the right situation.
All-time favorites going out to Fault Line and Squall Line.
Honorable mentions, Chaos Warp, Scour From Existence, Price of Progress, and all Fork effects.
I just tried it in the dinosaur tribal it's incredible it saved all my dinosaurs from Blasphemous Act
I'm thinking specifically instant answers. Remember, once a combo starts, you only have instant answers to it.
I'm a huge fan of Thwart, mostly because people expect Force of Will; they do not expect Thwart and Daze, even if you have Winter Orb out and they really should have a vague idea what you're doing. So, they see Force of Will in your graveyard or only one card in your hand and assume they're safe.
On phasing:
I've also enjoyed rebounding someone's penultimate uncounterable burn spell back at them. I mean, why render useless what you can still use? :3
EDH decks: 1. RGWMayael's Big BeatsRETIRED!
2. BUWMerieke Ri Berit and the 40 Thieves
3. URNiv's Wheeling and Dealing!
4. BURThe Walking Dead
5. GWSisay's Legends of Tomorrow
6. RWBRise of Markov
7. GElvez and stuffz(W)
8. RCrush your enemies(W)
9. BSign right here...(W)
Glissa really struggles to fight combos and large attacks, such a sorcery speed deck. Krosan grip.. don't mess with a classic.
Derevi... well Derevi, Empyrial Tactician.. it can tap things as well as untap. Commander Eesha.. is a champ holding back armies... Lieutenant Kirtar and Major Teroh her underlings aren't bad either.
Zirilan of the claw.Reito lantern and junktroller are pieces of my recursion engine but also grave hate and Tel-jilad stylus means my dragons can't get stolen.
As for dragons well Changeling Berserker is a werid card, It is for protecting Zirilan probably wont stop you losing the game but against things like cyclonic rift it can be key, I was earlier a complete mad man and played worldgorger dragon but I kept drawing it and feeling bad. Bogardan Hellkite I mean it has flash but all my dragons do with zirilan in play it is the key piece of interaction for my deck. hoard-smelter dragon and Scourge of Kher Ridges are also useful.
Pioneer:UR Pheonix
Modern:U Mono U Tron
EDH
GB Glissa, the traitor: Army of Cans
UW Dragonlord Ojutai: Dragonlord NOjutai
UWGDerevi, Empyrial Tactician "you cannot fight the storm"
R Zirilan of the claw. The solution to every problem is dragons
UB Etrata, the Silencer Cloning assassination
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Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs
Spore frog. it comes down early, it's easy to recur if needed, and it's very, very rare for someone to actually spend/waste removal on it, so there's a pretty good chance I can drop it on turn 1 and it'll still be around when I need it, unless someone uses a wrath (which kind of solves the problem anyway).
I'll also chime in for sudden spoiling. It's just the best. If I'm building a black deck and there's 1 chance in a hundred that it'll see multiplayer action, spoiling goes in.
Also, there's something very satisfying about a very well timed reins of power, especially if you combine it with a free sacrifice outlet like altar of dementia or phyrexian altar. Player A attacks, so I take player B's creatures, block, waste a bunch of dudes on both sides, and then sacrifice the remainder for mana to power out another spell. Fun for everyone, but mostly me.
- Sudden Spoiling
- Krosan Grip
- Sudden Death
- Boros Charm
- Rakdos Charm
- Utter End
- Anguished Unmaking
- Beast Within
- Unravel the Aether/Deglamer
- Ravenous Trap
- Hallowed Moonlight
- Echoing Truth
- Bile Blight
- Wipe Away
- Heroic Intervention
I hate Cyclonic Rift for being so good i couldn't possibly pass on it.Teferi's Protection feels similarily strong, but i didn't get them at the inflated price yet.
Simply because everyone always asks. "You are gonna say dragons right?"
Dragons of Legend, Lead by Scion of the UR-Dragon
The Gitrog Monster
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Shogun Saskia
Hive World
Atraxa hates fun
Abzan
- Rabid Wombat
Paying mana is overrated.
The Unidentified Fantastic Flying Girl.
EDH
Xenagos, the God of Stompy
The Gitrog Monster: Oppressive Value.
Marchesa, Marionette Master - Undying Robots
Yuriko, the Hydra Omnivore
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RBU Marchesa
GWU Estrid
GWR Samut?
URB Kess
(R/W)(U/B) Akiri & Silas
BWR Alesha
R Neheb Dragons
G Nylea Wurms
W Darien
U Tetsuko
When Stifle works, oh man its like my favorite card in the world. Pops Oblivion Stone.... NOPE. Relic of Progenitus pops... NOPE
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Arguably, I think Trickbind is better, but I have the same experiences. Indescribable feeling when you stop someone's planeswalker ult.
EDH decks: 1. RGWMayael's Big BeatsRETIRED!
2. BUWMerieke Ri Berit and the 40 Thieves
3. URNiv's Wheeling and Dealing!
4. BURThe Walking Dead
5. GWSisay's Legends of Tomorrow
6. RWBRise of Markov
7. GElvez and stuffz(W)
8. RCrush your enemies(W)
9. BSign right here...(W)
Sudden Spoiling - split second is great.
Krosan Grip - as above.
Rakdos Charm - tokens swarms are prevalent in my meta.
My ultimate favourite though is Faith's Reward. Cheap to buy, mass recursion, feel free to throw away a sweeper if you must.
If you've got access to black as well as red, Fire Covenant is probably going to be better in most situations. Yes, it hurts you, but it's gonna be a more reliable way of killing the stuff that needs killing.