I'm working on an eldrazi stompy deck which so far a lot less expensive than other legacy decks, but I mean eldrazi is like the only deck I'm ever going to use chalice in that I can foresee in my future, I'm not one for running game-ruining control decks. So, i'm wondering if there's a cheaper control card like that. The only things I can think of would be trinisphere or something that makes opponents cards come into play tapped.
how about more copies of thorn of amethyst in the main? you can deploy it turn-1 via sol land..plus it won't hurt you as much as it will hurt your opponent since your deck is mostly critters..
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thorn of amethyst is restricted in legacy, nowadays anyway.
No cards are restricted in Legacy. In fact that is the defining difference between Legacy and Vintage. In Vintage a card deemed OP is restricted to one per deck. In Legacy any card deemed OP is simply banned.
There is no strict "alternative" to Chalice unfortunately. There are other cards that can tax your opponents resources, but nothing else that straight up shuts down your opponent's ability to play cards of a certain cmc. The old SDT/CB lock performed a similar function, but with SDT being banned Chalice is sort of it.
If you are looking to slow down early plays there's always Trinisphere or Thorn of Amethyst as has been previously stated.
As you're playing Eldrazi Stompy, perhaps look at the Vintage Ravager decks for some ideas. Not all the cards will be legal of course, but the idea behind the strategy seems to be in line with what you seem to want to do.
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If you are looking to slow down early plays there's always Trinisphere or Thorn of Amethyst as has been previously stated.
As you're playing Eldrazi Stompy, perhaps look at the Vintage Ravager decks for some ideas. Not all the cards will be legal of course, but the idea behind the strategy seems to be in line with what you seem to want to do.
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