He grabs my Caged Sun out of my library (naming blue of course), casts a Blue Sun's Zenith for a sizable amount, and finds Palinchron. Using his resulting infinite mana, he casts his general and blinks it with Deadeye Navigator an arbitrary number of times, copying Kamahl's Hornet Queen an arbitrary number of times, making an arbitrary x4 number of hornets. Finally, he casts Opposition, in order to tap down our boards every turn. So the game seems mostly over; Omnath gets rid of the Caged Sun on his upkeep in response to Opposition activations, but can't do anything about the Navigator or the tokens. Kamahl decides to just concede.
I untap my permanents, immediately tap them again, then draw my card. I make three more Soldier tokens with Elspeth, Sun's Champion (which immediately get tapped as well), bringing my total count to 23 or so. I pass back to Sakashima, who plays his own Caged Sun to replace the stolen one and then swings at everyone with a billion hornets. Everyone else says "So I guess we're all dead?"
I calmly pick up two tapped Soldier tokens and move them off the table, then state, "I prevent all combat damage."
Four heads turn to look at my board. "How?"
I point to my Phyrexian Altar, "I sacrifice a Soldier for a white mana," I explain, moving my finger from the Altar to my Knight-Captain of Eos, "then sacrifice a second Soldier in order to Fog."
Everyone breathes a sigh of relief. "And Elspeth gives me three tokens a turn, so..."
Before my turn, I sacrifice another Soldier to cast Enlightened Tutor, finding Aura of Silence. On my turn, I sacrifice three more Soldiers to play and sac the Aura, blowing up the Opposition. Sakashima still has infinite mana, but at least the rest of us can play Magic again. And if he had anything else to do with that mana, he most likely would have already done so.
Sakashima swings at everyone again, prompting another Fog. Omnath untaps and says, "So we basically have to get through like 4 billion hornets before he finds an outlet for his mana? Hm, tall order."
I go to my turn and cast Coat of Arms. A few eyebrows are raised. I then tap a single Plains and announce, "Brave the Elements, naming green?"
And that's how I won through an Opposition lock, which was fueled by infinite hornets, which was fueled by infinite mana.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
So my friend plays Ashling the Pilgrim, right? He runs like 6 different Fork effects, so someone casts a Tooth and Nail. My friend asks, "Are you sure you want to do that?"
"Yes?"
"Are you ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE?"
"Yes!"
"Okay."
Then he copies it, searches up Dualcaster Mage and Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker. Dualcaster Mage copies Tooth and Nail, the second copy searches up Zealous Conscripts and Purphoros, God of the Forge, and he kills everyone with Purphoros triggers before the original Tooth and Nail leaves the stack.
Everyone else groans about how busted his deck is, and he laughs and says "I'M NOT THE ONE PLAYING THE TOOTH AND NAIL"
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
I cast a Genesis Wave, and proceeded to lose immediately.
Why, you ask?
Because SOME JOKER thought it would be funny to cast Scout's Warning into Suture Priest with his mono-white deck in response to my Avenger of Zendikar trigger.
SCOUT'S WARNING? WHO EVEN PLAYS THAT
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
I just came back from a Commander tournament where I narrowly edged out a victory, and it came down to a single, 10-minute decision. Now, the right path might be obvious to all of you, but I was pretty proud of myself for figuring it out. I was so entertained by the conclusion that I thought I'd type it out and see if you guys can figure out what I did to win. Or, even better, figure out a superior decision.
I'm playing the Balthor the Defiled list in my signature, and my opponent was playing Aurelia. Two turns before the decision, I had cast and used Balthor, bringing back Mindslicer, Mikaeus, and Phyrexian Delver, which brought back Phyrexian Devourer as the only target, bringing me down to 25 life. For non-creature permanents, he had Aurelia and a Knight of the White Orchid, the latter of which was equipped with a Skullclamp. He had swung with both, and I was wary of blocking because I didn't want him to draw into an answer, so I went to 19. (The Mindslicer had wiped both our hands.) I draw into Shred Memory, which I use to tutor for Demonic Tutor, which I use to...tutor for Buried Alive, which I use to fill my grave with Triskelion and Necrotic Ooze. Essentially, if I can untap and play Balthor, I win. I need to survive the next attack.
He untaps and draws into...Molten Primordial, which he taps out to play and uses to take my Mikaeus, the Unhallowed. He swings with everything. I'm left with three blockers to his four attackers and two combat phases. I need to not take 19 damage. Without blocking anything, his board state represents 38 damage with no blocks. What would you do? (Make a post before checking the spoiler!)
Here's what I did:
Double-block Mikaeus with Phyrexian Delver and Mindslicer to trade. Block the 3/1 first striking Knight of the White Orchid with my Phyrexian Devourer and hope that I exile cards with total CMC 3, 4, or 5 to make him a 4/4, 5/5, or 6/6 so that he'll kill the Knight (who won't come back with undying because he's a human) and still be around to block the Primordial the second combat phase. I reveal a swamp, and then a Leyline of the Void. The first combat phase I take 11, and the second combat phase I take 3. I combo off next turn.
See, I would have responded to the Molten Primordial trigger by using Phyrexian Devourer to kill Phyrexian Delver, then responded to the undying trigger by killing Mikaeus with Devourer. I would let the undying trigger resolve, and use the Delver to bring back Mikaeus, fizzling the Primordial trigger.
Then I would just use Devourer to gun down all of Aurelia's creatures.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
There was a rivalry between me (and my well-tuned arcum dagsson deck) against my good buddy (and his equally tuned Kaalia of the vast deck). 4 of us sat down for a game and he said something I've never heard anyone say before (for good reason) "hey you should play your arcum deck."
....a deafening silence filled the room after those strange words were spoken.
I knew he recently filled his deck with combo and artifact hate but I didn't back down. 4 generals took the field but the other two players knew the game was essentially 1vs1.
We both had an average start and casted our generals on turn 3. On turn 4 he was about to attack and had a glint in his eye - I could just imagine the disgusting demon/dragon/angel that would be coming my way. I could see part of his spirit die when I responded with...
"Before you attack I'll sac my manakin for vedalken shackles, and take control of Kaalia."
Next turn, he starts to cast something and I interrupt him...
"I'll cast demonic tuto..." "...OH MY GOD ARCUM GIVE IT TO ME GIVE IT TO ME!!!!" Everybody's laughing as I'm rubbing my general card on Kaalia in an obscene manner.
He tutors for something to kill the shackles. Another part of his soul was sucked away as...
"In response I'll sac my mishra's factory for darksteel forge." Followed by.... "BITE THE PILLOW KAALIA....I'M GOING IN DRY!!!"
Next turn he attempted to exile the shackles. I had a counterspell for it and added "OHHHHH ARCUM YOU'RE SO WELL ENDOWED FOR AN OLD GUY!!!!" and thrusted my card against his repeatedly.
This continued for the rest of the game. I don't remember who won but I remember it was the best game ever.
Whoa man, that's hot enough to be the script for a porno.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
So my friend finally got around to putting Primal Surge into Kamahl, Fist of Krosa. We were all telling him that it would be a huge waste, but he insisted that it was a game winner. The first time he cast it was when an opponent had Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger out, so he had to make it count, right?
The first card he flips? Tooth and Nail.
Cue an eruption of laughter from the table.
A few turns later, he managed to get Primal Surge back with Praetor's Counsel and decided to go for it again.
What's the first card he flips this time? Noxious Revival.
Another chorus of laughter.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
The chainsaw blade craved a whole 15 cards off the top of library. With 15+5+2 that turn while being a indestructible blocker the next turn the goat was pretty nice.
Oh my, that's amazing.
I hope you said "Bleat bleat, motherf***er!" every time you turned it sideways.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
The game was getting really long. It was already going on for an hour or so, we all wanted to end it. Kresh was at 50 something life. He used Bonds of Agony and paid 40 life. Jhoira countered with a Scattering Stroke and won the clash. We had a little debate on weather Jhoira would float 41 mana. And yes, during his next main phase, he did float 41 generic mana.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
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Then Sakashima casts Acquire.
He grabs my Caged Sun out of my library (naming blue of course), casts a Blue Sun's Zenith for a sizable amount, and finds Palinchron. Using his resulting infinite mana, he casts his general and blinks it with Deadeye Navigator an arbitrary number of times, copying Kamahl's Hornet Queen an arbitrary number of times, making an arbitrary x4 number of hornets. Finally, he casts Opposition, in order to tap down our boards every turn. So the game seems mostly over; Omnath gets rid of the Caged Sun on his upkeep in response to Opposition activations, but can't do anything about the Navigator or the tokens. Kamahl decides to just concede.
I untap my permanents, immediately tap them again, then draw my card. I make three more Soldier tokens with Elspeth, Sun's Champion (which immediately get tapped as well), bringing my total count to 23 or so. I pass back to Sakashima, who plays his own Caged Sun to replace the stolen one and then swings at everyone with a billion hornets. Everyone else says "So I guess we're all dead?"
I calmly pick up two tapped Soldier tokens and move them off the table, then state, "I prevent all combat damage."
Four heads turn to look at my board. "How?"
I point to my Phyrexian Altar, "I sacrifice a Soldier for a white mana," I explain, moving my finger from the Altar to my Knight-Captain of Eos, "then sacrifice a second Soldier in order to Fog."
Everyone breathes a sigh of relief. "And Elspeth gives me three tokens a turn, so..."
Before my turn, I sacrifice another Soldier to cast Enlightened Tutor, finding Aura of Silence. On my turn, I sacrifice three more Soldiers to play and sac the Aura, blowing up the Opposition. Sakashima still has infinite mana, but at least the rest of us can play Magic again. And if he had anything else to do with that mana, he most likely would have already done so.
Sakashima swings at everyone again, prompting another Fog. Omnath untaps and says, "So we basically have to get through like 4 billion hornets before he finds an outlet for his mana? Hm, tall order."
I go to my turn and cast Coat of Arms. A few eyebrows are raised. I then tap a single Plains and announce, "Brave the Elements, naming green?"
And that's how I won through an Opposition lock, which was fueled by infinite hornets, which was fueled by infinite mana.
"Yes?"
"Are you ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE?"
"Yes!"
"Okay."
Then he copies it, searches up Dualcaster Mage and Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker. Dualcaster Mage copies Tooth and Nail, the second copy searches up Zealous Conscripts and Purphoros, God of the Forge, and he kills everyone with Purphoros triggers before the original Tooth and Nail leaves the stack.
Everyone else groans about how busted his deck is, and he laughs and says "I'M NOT THE ONE PLAYING THE TOOTH AND NAIL"
Had the Angelic Arbiters been dealt with, or...?
Ah, good ol' EDH: Where games devolve into silly arms-race sh**fests involving giant annihilating eldritch monstrosities as early as turn 4.
God I love this format.
(I'm not being sarcastic, either. EDH is the best.)
Why, you ask?
Because SOME JOKER thought it would be funny to cast Scout's Warning into Suture Priest with his mono-white deck in response to my Avenger of Zendikar trigger.
SCOUT'S WARNING? WHO EVEN PLAYS THAT
Oh whoops, I thought it also had a Triskelion-type effect. I was thinking of the Necrotic Ooze combo.
On a similar note, you should probably actually leave a response that isn't reeking with tooliness and not just assume that people don't read cards.
See, I would have responded to the Molten Primordial trigger by using Phyrexian Devourer to kill Phyrexian Delver, then responded to the undying trigger by killing Mikaeus with Devourer. I would let the undying trigger resolve, and use the Delver to bring back Mikaeus, fizzling the Primordial trigger.
Then I would just use Devourer to gun down all of Aurelia's creatures.
My mind never moved on to combat.
I'm pretty sure that 25 times 25 is 625, not 125.
Whoa man, that's hot enough to be the script for a porno.
*fans self* I think I need a towel.
The first card he flips?
Tooth and Nail.
Cue an eruption of laughter from the table.
A few turns later, he managed to get Primal Surge back with Praetor's Counsel and decided to go for it again.
What's the first card he flips this time?
Noxious Revival.
Another chorus of laughter.
I only got to make six Angels before it got Slimed. D:
Oh my, that's amazing.
I hope you said "Bleat bleat, motherf***er!" every time you turned it sideways.
Wouldn't Knowledge Exploitation still be on the stack while Time Spiral is resolving?
Doesn't the Jhoira player also deck out upon casting all of those suspended spells?