Tawnos, Urza's ApprenticeUR Legnedary Creature — Human Artificer {M}
Haste UR, T: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control from an artifact source. You may choose new targets for the copy. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.) "My master believes anything is achievable."
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Oh yeah, Tawnos will be eating a Bolt asap. That's a very good ability which is quite open-ended as well. You can use him for the usual mana shenanigans, to copy Smokestack triggers, to copy a Memory Jar activation, to copy a Solemn Simulacrum trigger...nice find.
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The "Crazy One", playing casual magic and occasionally dipping his toes into regular play since 1994.
Currently focusing on Pre-Modern (Mono-Black Discard Control) and Modern (Azorious Control, Temur Rhinos).
Find me at the Wizard's Tower in Ottawa every second Saturday afternoons.
Well, you can copy it, but by the time the second instance tries to resolve it checks the condition again. At this time you'll control Thopters other than Thotper Assembly and thus, won't create 5 extra thotpters
Wait... does this card go infinite with paradox engine and at least two mana of rocks (when you next cast something else)?
Copy a cast trigger the copied trigger untaps tawnos and the rocks, copy the original trigger again, etc.
Holy crap, a card that goes infinite with paradox engine???
Jokes aside though, that plus his cheap cost might make him more competitive? I don't actually play cEDH so someone please correct me, just speculation.
My only gripe is that there isn’t a candelabra in the art.
Yes there is, although it's holding 2 candles instead of the original Candelabra of Tawnos. I assume a list of his known inventions were mentioned in the art description
Well, you can copy it, but by the time the second instance tries to resolve it checks the condition again. At this time you'll control Thopters other than Thotper Assembly and thus, won't create 5 extra thotpters
Unless you sacrifice them for some cool effect in the meantime.
It's the first ability you want to copy, isn't it? If you can get it loaded with tokens in each of your extra turns the rest is easy. You also need Voltaic Key to make this work.
Anyway, I like this. A Rings of Brighthearth just for artifacts that isn't an artifact and is really kinda nerfed? But can be your commander.
I know the tap is so you don't Mycosynth LatticeIzzet Guildmage or something, but personally I think if you go to that much effort, you deserve to win.
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Card advantage is not the same thing as card draw. Something for 2B cannot be strictly worse than something for BBB or 3BB. If you're taking out Swords to Plowshares for Plummet, you're a fool. Stop doing these things!
I like Tawnos getting a card. I hate the art (they could at least made an attempt to make it similar to his only previous appearance on the Vanguard card). The Vanguard better represents his personality, that was quite rational, troubled, and often unsure.
Instead we get a stupid Silas Renn cocky rip-off, and a sycophantic flavor text.
He also had hardly any red in him. UW would suit better.
For me, nice card, but Ludevic-level flavor disappointment.
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Former Fact Prospector of the Greek Alliance.
Let this great clan rest in peace (2001-2011)
Matt Steward did a great job on this card IMO. UR being the top colors for artifice is a good match for Tawnos IMO, but I don't care as much for or know as much about these really old Legends. Aside from the Kamigawa novel ones, which we haven't seen yet here.
Legnedary Creature — Human Artificer {M}
Haste
UR, T: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control from an artifact source. You may choose new targets for the copy. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
"My master believes anything is achievable."
1/3
Has Urza in the name. That counts for me!
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Commander: Allies & Adversaries
Currently focusing on Pre-Modern (Mono-Black Discard Control) and Modern (Azorious Control, Temur Rhinos).
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This seems pretty good. It's blue, so realistically you should be able to protect him from removal. The shenanigan potential is limitless here.
Well, you can copy it, but by the time the second instance tries to resolve it checks the condition again. At this time you'll control Thopters other than Thotper Assembly and thus, won't create 5 extra thotpters
Commander: WUBRG Superfriends, GW Rhys Tokens, WUBRG Scion of the Ur-Dragon
Kitchen Table (now that's real Magic): WUBRG Domain, GU Biovisionary, UB Korlash Grandeur, UW Merfolk Mill
Copy a cast trigger the copied trigger untaps tawnos and the rocks, copy the original trigger again, etc.
Jokes aside though, that plus his cheap cost might make him more competitive? I don't actually play cEDH so someone please correct me, just speculation.
He also had no moral restrain on any atrocity.
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Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
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"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs
UBRJeleva, Nephalias Scourge: ...and the storm arrivedRBU
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WAvacyn, Angel of Hope: Avy, Baby!W
BUGThe Dunwich Horror and Other Lovecraftian TalesBUG
Yes there is, although it's holding 2 candles instead of the original Candelabra of Tawnos. I assume a list of his known inventions were mentioned in the art description
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
(R/W)(R/W)(R/W) RISING FROM THE NEON GLOOM, SHINING LIKE A CRAZY MOON
(U/R)(R/G)(G/U) STEALIN' WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUYIN'
Unless you sacrifice them for some cool effect in the meantime.
Finally a good white villain quote: "So, do I ever re-evaluate my life choices? Never, because I know what I'm doing is a righteous cause."
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Remnants: Valheim
Legendary Journey: Heroes & Planeswalkers
Saga: Shards of Rabiah
Legends: The Elder Dragons
Read up on Red Flags & NWO
Now you're thinking like a true Commander player.
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Add in Strionic Resonator and you completed it.
It's the first ability you want to copy, isn't it? If you can get it loaded with tokens in each of your extra turns the rest is easy. You also need Voltaic Key to make this work.
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
But Urza doesn't...
Anyway, I like this. A Rings of Brighthearth just for artifacts that isn't an artifact and is really kinda nerfed? But can be your commander.
I know the tap is so you don't Mycosynth Lattice Izzet Guildmage or something, but personally I think if you go to that much effort, you deserve to win.
On phasing:
Instead we get a stupid Silas Renn cocky rip-off, and a sycophantic flavor text.
He also had hardly any red in him. UW would suit better.
For me, nice card, but Ludevic-level flavor disappointment.
Let this great clan rest in peace (2001-2011)
Matt Steward did a great job on this card IMO. UR being the top colors for artifice is a good match for Tawnos IMO, but I don't care as much for or know as much about these really old Legends. Aside from the Kamigawa novel ones, which we haven't seen yet here.
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||