Has anyone mentioned Crucible of Worlds? With the graveyard enablers present in Standard, it seems like Crucible might fit nicely into a "fill my yard" type of strategy. This makes the +2 a bit more flexible.
I'm curious to get some ideas thrown around regarding Eldritch Evolution. What are some plays you see with great value? What are some chains of plays you imagine as quite strong? I think it's a very cool card. It's reminiscent of Birthing Pod, but in some ways it's much more flexible as it allows the player to choose from a range of CMC.
What do you think? Or, what plays have you made with it if you have tried it out?
Thanks for all the feedback, even if some of it ended up being a bit tangential. In terms of competitive play, I clearly see why Drana would underperform. However, in less restrictive circumstances, I do see her as a viable curve topper in aggressive, all-in decks.
I've been busy with work and school and the band, but I've had some time to brew and play with my friends. This weekend, I decided to go for it and build an aggro Orzhov deck featuring the usual suspects with a bit of a twist. Two of the main components are Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit and a favortie of mine, Zulaport Cutthroat. I also use Secure the Wastes because I find it to be quite powerful as an instant in a format that is a bit slow. I expect the manabase for B/W to improve in the next set, but Caves of Koilos and Shambling Vent work well for me as of now.
If I get more chances to play it, I may post a decklist in the SDC forum.
I'm just wondering if anybody is playing a deck that features Drana, Liberator of Malakir. It's the kind of card I'd like to toy around with, but I can't quite set my mind as to the color combination I would run. Rakdos or Mardu aggro is my gut instinct here. Does anybody have any insight to offer?
1. What happens when I cast Languish while controlling Zulaport Cutthroat? Do I draw one card? What if I control more than one creature and they also die? How does the cutthroat check these triggers? What happens when I sacrifice the cutthroat to a card like Bone Splinters?
2. If I control a Smothering Abomination and I sacrifice it at the beginning of my upkeep, do I draw a card?
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So, say I control Kytheon's Irregulars . It is the first main phase of my turn. I decided to active the ability and tap a creature that my opponent controls before I go into combat. What exactly happens if he respond with Feat of Resistance and gives his creature protection from white? Can he do this?
If I control a Kitchen Finks with a -1/-1 counter on it and I target it with Dromoka's Command and choose to put a +1/+1 counter on it, does that remove the -1/-1 counter? Or does Kitchen Finks have two separate counters on it?
Thanks!
Also, if I counter an opponent's noncreature spell, does the spell still count as cast? For instance, will Pristine Skywise gain protection from a color if I counter my opponent's Banishing Light?
I picked up a playset of Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest without a real plan for where I could use him. I just know I liked the card. I think this is going to give me some direction. Shu Yun has a lot of potential. I can see him and Brimaz as nice top ends of a curve in an aggro or tempo deck. Time to brew!
There are other options for legendary creatures in these colors and there are certainly many other combinations in different colors.
All I want to know is what would you try to pair with the blade? I'm not looking to make a tier 1 deck or anything. I just want to hear peoples' ideas. I'm a big fan of artifact equipment in MTG and this is the newest one that intrigues me.
I'm curious to get some ideas thrown around regarding Eldritch Evolution. What are some plays you see with great value? What are some chains of plays you imagine as quite strong? I think it's a very cool card. It's reminiscent of Birthing Pod, but in some ways it's much more flexible as it allows the player to choose from a range of CMC.
What do you think? Or, what plays have you made with it if you have tried it out?
Thanks in advance!
I've been busy with work and school and the band, but I've had some time to brew and play with my friends. This weekend, I decided to go for it and build an aggro Orzhov deck featuring the usual suspects with a bit of a twist. Two of the main components are Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit and a favortie of mine, Zulaport Cutthroat. I also use Secure the Wastes because I find it to be quite powerful as an instant in a format that is a bit slow. I expect the manabase for B/W to improve in the next set, but Caves of Koilos and Shambling Vent work well for me as of now.
If I get more chances to play it, I may post a decklist in the SDC forum.
2. If I control a Smothering Abomination and I sacrifice it at the beginning of my upkeep, do I draw a card?
Thanks!
So, say I control Kytheon's Irregulars . It is the first main phase of my turn. I decided to active the ability and tap a creature that my opponent controls before I go into combat. What exactly happens if he respond with Feat of Resistance and gives his creature protection from white? Can he do this?
Thanks is advance.
Thanks!
Also, if I counter an opponent's noncreature spell, does the spell still count as cast? For instance, will Pristine Skywise gain protection from a color if I counter my opponent's Banishing Light?
Thanks for the help!
Thanks for the responses!
Hero's Blade
As of now, I'm thinking about trying a Naya build with Hero's Blade and Brimaz, King of Oreskos and Yasova Dragonclaw. I'd maybe even throw in a Polukranos, World Eater. This would be a midrange build, but I think Naya can also flex into an aggressive token build or even into a control build given the access to Anger of the Gods and End Hostilities.
There are other options for legendary creatures in these colors and there are certainly many other combinations in different colors.
All I want to know is what would you try to pair with the blade? I'm not looking to make a tier 1 deck or anything. I just want to hear peoples' ideas. I'm a big fan of artifact equipment in MTG and this is the newest one that intrigues me.
Thanks for reading!