MTG Salvation

Hi all,

So in looking for the right mix of new Eldrazi cards, I came across Spreading Algae. While not so great by itself, if run in a deck that wants Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth on board, it becomes a very powerful control effect. Does anyone agree about the potential or power of Spreading Algae alongside Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth in a B/G Eldrazi mid-range deck? It would open the gates to Ancient Stirrings and Abrupt Decay. Thoughts?

It's only useful if Urborg is in play, and would only matter if they use all of their lands every turn.

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Hi all,

So in looking for the right mix of new Eldrazi cards, I came across Spreading Algae. While not so great by itself, if run in a deck that wants Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth on board, it becomes a very powerful control effect. Does anyone agree about the potential or power of Spreading Algae alongside Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth in a B/G Eldrazi mid-range deck? It would open the gates to Ancient Stirrings and Abrupt Decay. Thoughts?

If you ran 3-4 urborg and stirrings in the eldrazi deck then maybe.

Eh, I could see it as a side strategy in another land-destruction deck, especially if you also run other things to turn lands into swamps, at least temporarily, like Grixis Illusionist, and perhaps a second cheap land destruction strategy like artifact destruction along with Liquimetal Coating

Temporary changes will cause the spreading to fall off when its is nolonger a swamp. I think, check the rules to make sure

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Eh, I could see it as a side strategy in another land-destruction deck, especially if you also run other things to turn lands into swamps, at least temporarily, like Grixis Illusionist, and perhaps a second cheap land destruction strategy like artifact destruction along with Liquimetal Coating

I sideboard 4 in BG death cloud. Either I'll draw an urborg, or they will really. Has helped a lot AGAINST eldrazi. It's also been ridiculously good against any other BGx archetype.