I am looking to strengthen a Boros Battalion deck against a Gruul deck. I came across the card Armageddon which seems like it would be good against Gruul, however am looking for another card to complement Armageddon that would allow its owner to restore their lands after destroying them (as I assume Armageddon destroys theirs too as it says "all").
Artifact mana or creature mana -- the classic ernhamgeddon used birds of paradise.
Cards like exploration and fastbond let you play more lands per turn. life from the loan gets you cards from the graveyard, so does crucible of worlds. zuran orb let you gain life from lands that would otherwise just be destroyed, while balance acts as 2cc armagadeon if you have zuran orn.
Armageddon is an awful thing to do in casual magic, and makes the game unfun.
Armageddon is only awful when someone slams it without a plan for how to win quickly afterwards. When it's used like a multi-turn Silence it simply helps close out the game sooner rather than later.
Also, "casual" is an extremely vague term, and different groups have different criteria for what's acceptable to them. Don't assume your playgroup's views on MLD are the same as everyone's.
It's Boros Batallion. Sounds like you're using a bunch of tiny creature. In early Magic, you didn't need artifact mana for that. You just played a lot of efficient small creatures, played Armageddon, and then had a bunch full of creatures while they had one or two, and noone having lands. (Then you win.)
I am looking to strengthen a Boros Battalion deck against a Gruul deck. I came across the card Armageddon which seems like it would be good against Gruul, however am looking for another card to complement Armageddon that would allow its owner to restore their lands after destroying them (as I assume Armageddon destroys theirs too as it says "all").
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Cards like exploration and fastbond let you play more lands per turn. life from the loan gets you cards from the graveyard, so does crucible of worlds. zuran orb let you gain life from lands that would otherwise just be destroyed, while balance acts as 2cc armagadeon if you have zuran orn.
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Don't.
This sounds like casual magic.
Armageddon is an awful thing to do in casual magic, and makes the game unfun.
I fully advocate for using it in more powerful metas, and run it myself in a few EDH decks.
Deal with it.
Also, "casual" is an extremely vague term, and different groups have different criteria for what's acceptable to them. Don't assume your playgroup's views on MLD are the same as everyone's.
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Boros Signet
Boros Locket
Mind Stone
Worn Powerstone
Coalition Relic
Darksteel Ingot
Thran Dynamo
Coldsteel heart
Are all potential options for quick artifact ramp
BGGRock
Modern
BRGJund
BBGRock