The Meaning of Life: "M-hmm. Well, it's nothing very special. Uh, try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations"
Onering's 4 simple steps that let you solve any problem with Magic's gameplay
Whether its blue players countering your spells, red players burning you out, or combo, if you have a problem with an aspect of Magic's gameplay, you can fix it!
Step 1: Identify the problem. What aspect of Magic don't you like? Step 2: Find out how others deal with the problem. How do players deal with this aspect of the game when they run into it? Step 3: Do what those players do. Step 4: No more problem. Bonus: You are now better at Magic. Enjoy those extra wins!
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA well said. I am a fan of a good pun, and I didn't even see this one. Clearly my humour has more....leverage than I give it credit for.
Riku of Two Reflections - Copy, then copy again | Shattergang Brothers - Token Sac&Recur | Gahiji, Honored One - Multiple attack steps | Karametra, God of Harvests - Landfall, Creaturefall, Shroud | Ruhan of the Fomori - Stop hitting yourself | Zurgo Helmsmasher - Equipment&Wraths | Crosis, the Purger - Dragon Tribal Reanimator | Derevi, Empyrial Tactician - No stax, just tap and untap fun | Anafenza, the Foremost - Enduring Ideal Enchantress | Sharuum, the Hegemon - Sphinx Tribal Control | Noyan Dar - Spellslinger | The Mimeoplasm - Counterpalooza
Lists can be found here.
Still convinced the guy on Beseech the Queen is wearing a Mitra-type hat. Wake up sheeple!
Edgar Markov approves of today's card. Can lead to either very early blowouts or late-game sudden boosts.
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My Commander decks:
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
I run it to great effect in my Karametra, God of Harvests budget list. It can be such a huge blowout. I'm running a bunch of different cards that produce tokens on landfall triggers, and this turns that army into veritable monsters.
There exist very few decks who would be unable to benefit from this card. If you are even relying a little bit on creatures, it will always be good. Of course, the most obvious use is as an Overrun effect when you are going wide. But even if you are playing pure equipment/aura voltron, Mirror Entity can still boost your commander tremendously (unless I am completely wrong here, but I think the equipment effect would be added to the changed power/thoughness, correct?).
Riku of Two Reflections - Copy, then copy again | Shattergang Brothers - Token Sac&Recur | Gahiji, Honored One - Multiple attack steps | Karametra, God of Harvests - Landfall, Creaturefall, Shroud | Ruhan of the Fomori - Stop hitting yourself | Zurgo Helmsmasher - Equipment&Wraths | Crosis, the Purger - Dragon Tribal Reanimator | Derevi, Empyrial Tactician - No stax, just tap and untap fun | Anafenza, the Foremost - Enduring Ideal Enchantress | Sharuum, the Hegemon - Sphinx Tribal Control | Noyan Dar - Spellslinger | The Mimeoplasm - Counterpalooza
Lists can be found here.
Still convinced the guy on Beseech the Queen is wearing a Mitra-type hat. Wake up sheeple!
I think its probably the best mana into damage conversion for any card in the format. I think only cards like coat of arms and craterhoof behemoth are competing with it on that. Then it has a whole bunch of other sweet interactions. For example I have used it to trigger a Reviellark + karmic guide combo (Out of my bird tribal deck).
Just hope you don't mindslavered because it can be used against you as a boardwipe.
Very strong card that can make small creatures or tokens overwhelming. I have intentionally removed it or left it out of several decks where it could be good simply because I don't like to win via the same handful of cards over and over across a lot of decks. Essentially, if your deck includes W and you intend to win via combat damage, or at least want to have that option, you should probably at least consider this card.
Competes with Craterhoof for best overrun. Not as good at its best, but more useful early and repeatable. You can sometimes just drop this before turn 5 and crack in for lethal or close to it turn 5 against someone threatening to go off. Flexibility like that matters, though Hoof still edges it out.
Then add in all the other things it does. Damn what a card.
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The Meaning of Life: "M-hmm. Well, it's nothing very special. Uh, try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations"
Onering's 4 simple steps that let you solve any problem with Magic's gameplay
Whether its blue players countering your spells, red players burning you out, or combo, if you have a problem with an aspect of Magic's gameplay, you can fix it!
Step 1: Identify the problem. What aspect of Magic don't you like? Step 2: Find out how others deal with the problem. How do players deal with this aspect of the game when they run into it? Step 3: Do what those players do. Step 4: No more problem. Bonus: You are now better at Magic. Enjoy those extra wins!
Competes with Craterhoof for best overrun. Not as good at its best, but more useful early and repeatable. You can sometimes just drop this before turn 5 and crack in for lethal or close to it turn 5 against someone threatening to go off. Flexibility like that matters, though Hoof still edges it out.
Then add in all the other things it does. Damn what a card.
Hoof is boring tho. And Mirro Entity is much more budget friendly.
Riku of Two Reflections - Copy, then copy again | Shattergang Brothers - Token Sac&Recur | Gahiji, Honored One - Multiple attack steps | Karametra, God of Harvests - Landfall, Creaturefall, Shroud | Ruhan of the Fomori - Stop hitting yourself | Zurgo Helmsmasher - Equipment&Wraths | Crosis, the Purger - Dragon Tribal Reanimator | Derevi, Empyrial Tactician - No stax, just tap and untap fun | Anafenza, the Foremost - Enduring Ideal Enchantress | Sharuum, the Hegemon - Sphinx Tribal Control | Noyan Dar - Spellslinger | The Mimeoplasm - Counterpalooza
Lists can be found here.
Still convinced the guy on Beseech the Queen is wearing a Mitra-type hat. Wake up sheeple!
Quite astonishingly this card is heavily underrated and underplayed in my meta. For some reason not granting any form of evasion seems to make my friends underestimate this card.
I run it in all but one (Brago, King Eternal) Wx-decks of mine. It's a scary finisher in my soldier tribal Odric, Master Tactician deck, since my dudes are virtually unblockable at some point. Same goes for my Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist deck, that revolves around combat tricks and can create a ton of mana. In addition to that it's amazing in my Alesha, Who Smiles at Death deck to avoid exile/tuck effects.
It really needs a lot of otherwise strong or more synergetic cards for me to pass on Mirror Entity.
Another heavily overlooked buff-effect i found is Mercadia's Downfall. In a format with so many utility lands it is strictly brutal. And by being an instant and not limited on creatures you control, it is such a political card. For a mere 2R you can easily set up an opponents' death, if he gets swung at by otherwise unconvincing weenies of another opponent.
Strong card. I've a couple of copies, one currently in Edgar Markov and one in Bruna, the Fading Light. It's probably stronger in the latter than the former, simply because Edgar needs extremely low CMC and doesn't have a lot of use for mana sinks. Nonetheless, this card has a raft of uses and should be considered a format staple.
I, too, had never thought of it as a mass sac outlet. That's clever.
Insanely good, and always even better in practice than it was in theory. I find myself constantly wishing I owned more than 3, as it sees heavy and significant play in almost all white decks. Great at "gluing together" disparate tribes, too - for instance, my wife's Athreos Zombie deck obviously has a few non-zombies, and my Doran deck has a few non-Treefolk.
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Sufferer of EDHD
Commander - Currently Playing: RCRDaretti: Superfriends Forever RCR WGBDoran: Ent-mootWBG GGGMultani: Group Bear HugGGG GB(B/G)The Gitrog Monster: Dredgefall DurdleGB(B/G) RGWGahiji, the Honored Group Hug MonsterRGW UB(U/B)Yuriko, Ninja Trinket AggroUB(U/B) WUBRGAtogatog: Assembling a OHKOWUBRG
Must have for token decks. Just remember not to cast Extinction afterward.
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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!
Gobbo-board wipe / double super Lava Axe. Combos with yesterday's card if you pay 11 mana and tap 5 of any creatures, for the madman that tries out non-tribal tribal.
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Zedruu: "This deck is not only able to go crazy - it also needs to do so."
Ah, brings back old times. I started playing during Scourge and the first time I saw this Goblin it just seemed absolutely insane to me. I mean - 10 damage! That's, like, half your starting life total! And it kills all the creatures! Even my Enormous Baloth!
Ah, the wondrous times, the innocent times.
If I ever build a Goblin EDH deck, I'll probably still play him. Because he's awesome.
Riku of Two Reflections - Copy, then copy again | Shattergang Brothers - Token Sac&Recur | Gahiji, Honored One - Multiple attack steps | Karametra, God of Harvests - Landfall, Creaturefall, Shroud | Ruhan of the Fomori - Stop hitting yourself | Zurgo Helmsmasher - Equipment&Wraths | Crosis, the Purger - Dragon Tribal Reanimator | Derevi, Empyrial Tactician - No stax, just tap and untap fun | Anafenza, the Foremost - Enduring Ideal Enchantress | Sharuum, the Hegemon - Sphinx Tribal Control | Noyan Dar - Spellslinger | The Mimeoplasm - Counterpalooza
Lists can be found here.
Still convinced the guy on Beseech the Queen is wearing a Mitra-type hat. Wake up sheeple!
Or just slap down an Akroma's Memorial, attack, tap 5 goblins, and laugh as your Krenko deck takes a hilarious victory.
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My Commander decks:
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
the cool thing is that he protects himself (and only himself) from the 10 damage.
if i understand it correctly, that dude on a basilisk collar can be pretty good, and it means that it'd be possible to stack multiple 10 damages together and gain tonnes of life/kill the table in one swoop.
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!
OK, underrated pun
Onering's 4 simple steps that let you solve any problem with Magic's gameplay
Step 1: Identify the problem. What aspect of Magic don't you like? Step 2: Find out how others deal with the problem. How do players deal with this aspect of the game when they run into it? Step 3: Do what those players do. Step 4: No more problem. Bonus: You are now better at Magic. Enjoy those extra wins!
Low converted mana cost, omni-tribal, easily tutorable, mana sink, mass sac outlet, combo piece, format staple win condition. Did I miss anything?
I had never thought of using it for 0 to dodge a Merciless Eviction or the like. Clever.
I never liked the looks of these shapeshifters, though. I know it’s a risky ask given the sliver-Predator makeover, but new myrs turned out okay...
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
(R/W)(R/W)(R/W) RISING FROM THE NEON GLOOM, SHINING LIKE A CRAZY MOON
(U/R)(R/G)(G/U) STEALIN' WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUYIN'
Tamanoa - Welcome to the Jungle
Lists can be found here.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
Tamanoa - Welcome to the Jungle
Lists can be found here.
Just hope you don't mindslavered because it can be used against you as a boardwipe.
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
Peasant cube: Cards I own
Then add in all the other things it does. Damn what a card.
Onering's 4 simple steps that let you solve any problem with Magic's gameplay
Step 1: Identify the problem. What aspect of Magic don't you like? Step 2: Find out how others deal with the problem. How do players deal with this aspect of the game when they run into it? Step 3: Do what those players do. Step 4: No more problem. Bonus: You are now better at Magic. Enjoy those extra wins!
Tamanoa - Welcome to the Jungle
Lists can be found here.
I run it in all but one (Brago, King Eternal) Wx-decks of mine. It's a scary finisher in my soldier tribal Odric, Master Tactician deck, since my dudes are virtually unblockable at some point. Same goes for my Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist deck, that revolves around combat tricks and can create a ton of mana. In addition to that it's amazing in my Alesha, Who Smiles at Death deck to avoid exile/tuck effects.
It really needs a lot of otherwise strong or more synergetic cards for me to pass on Mirror Entity.
Another heavily overlooked buff-effect i found is Mercadia's Downfall. In a format with so many utility lands it is strictly brutal. And by being an instant and not limited on creatures you control, it is such a political card. For a mere 2R you can easily set up an opponents' death, if he gets swung at by otherwise unconvincing weenies of another opponent.
I, too, had never thought of it as a mass sac outlet. That's clever.
RCRDaretti: Superfriends Forever RCR
WGBDoran: Ent-mootWBG
GGGMultani: Group Bear HugGGG
GB(B/G)The Gitrog Monster: Dredgefall DurdleGB(B/G)
RGWGahiji, the Honored Group Hug MonsterRGW
UB(U/B)Yuriko, Ninja Trinket AggroUB(U/B)
WUBRGAtogatog: Assembling a OHKOWUBRG
On phasing:
Gobbo-board wipe / double super Lava Axe. Combos with yesterday's card if you pay 11 mana and tap 5 of any creatures, for the madman that tries out non-tribal tribal.
Ah, the wondrous times, the innocent times.
If I ever build a Goblin EDH deck, I'll probably still play him. Because he's awesome.
Tamanoa - Welcome to the Jungle
Lists can be found here.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
Not so secret, really. Known combo finisher with Krenko, strong tribal option for gobbos.
if i understand it correctly, that dude on a basilisk collar can be pretty good, and it means that it'd be possible to stack multiple 10 damages together and gain tonnes of life/kill the table in one swoop.
Legacy - Solidarity - mono U aggro - burn - Imperial Painter - Strawberry Shortcake - Bluuzards - bom
Ah yes, the same trick I've used with Jaya Ballard, Task Mage, Oros, the Avenger, Pestilence, Blasphemous Act and Diaochan, Artful Beauty.
Concerted Effort is another card you can use with this guy.
On phasing:
2 damage just from an egg. Imagine the pain brought on by a full grown dingus.