I am no expert, I don't pretend to be, but can someone explain to me how Bring to Light/Scapechift is a viable archetype?
I get how the two cards work together, but the decklists I see have almost no actual win conditions.
You cast Scapeshift and win the game. Or you cast Bring to Light, tutor for scapeshift, cast scapeshift, and win the game.
With seven lands, you tutor for one Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle and 6 mountains, valakut sees all the other mountains enter at the same time, triggers 6 times, and you deal 3 damage per trigger x 6 triggers = 18 damage to your opponent's face.
With eight lands, you tutor for two Valakut and 6 mountains, and deal 36 damage to your opponents face.
Combined with ramp to get you to how many lands you need, and counterspells to slow your opponent down and protect the combo, the deck is certainly viable.
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I am no expert, I don't pretend to be, but can someone explain to me how Bring to Light/Scapechift is a viable archetype?
I get how the two cards work together, but the decklists I see have almost no actual win conditions.
What am I missing?
With seven lands, you tutor for one Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle and 6 mountains, valakut sees all the other mountains enter at the same time, triggers 6 times, and you deal 3 damage per trigger x 6 triggers = 18 damage to your opponent's face.
With eight lands, you tutor for two Valakut and 6 mountains, and deal 36 damage to your opponents face.
Combined with ramp to get you to how many lands you need, and counterspells to slow your opponent down and protect the combo, the deck is certainly viable.
Here are some generic BTL Scapeshift examples:
http://www.tcdecks.net/deck.php?id=19410&iddeck=147665
http://www.tcdecks.net/deck.php?id=19429&iddeck=147816
http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=98078
Game 1 the plan is, well, Scapeshift. Or slowrolling damage with Valakut, Snaps, and burn.
Game 2 the plan is the same thing or beating down with whatever fatties you bring in from the board.
Also, the "new" TitanShift deck looks pretty sweet too.
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I missed how Valakut worked so I disregarded it as a win condition...
Feel free to continue the discussion in the Scapeshift thread:
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/modern/tier-2-modern/220244-rug-scapeshift