You can't use a two drop though. You need 3 one mana spells with an oil counter, and 3 correct untapped lands in order to turn 3 this guy. More than likely this is going to be a double spell on turn 4/5 which is still very good though.
Yes, I was merely pointing out that there are plenty of low-cost permanents which etb with oil counters in those colors. Even if as late as turn 5, I don't want to see that come down onto my opponent's battlefield, especially if I don't have Rebel Salvo in hand.
Although the card does not say "target", do spells such as Alchemist's Gambit target you, the caster? The presumption is, of course, that you are wanting to take an extra turn, even at the cost of potentially losing the game at the beginning of that turn's end step, and so you would want to target yourself but it doesn't *say* "target".
Meathook Massacre....aren't there already two excellentanswers to that card in Standard? Okay, three, because it is unlikely anyone casts it for x=1. (well, at least as of next week in the case of the first one) Pioneer also has Annul.
There are plenty of other "all creatures get -1/-1" or "all creatures get -2/-2" effects that are inexpensive, as well as Sphere of Annihilation. Still....this thing could lead to somewhat broken situations.
I opened one. Fortunately I wasn't doing the prerelease event, just buying some prerelease kits. The only way I can think of to make it worthwhile is Jegantha and then the game-winner needs to be in those 10 cards.
Yes, I was merely pointing out that there are plenty of low-cost permanents which etb with oil counters in those colors. Even if as late as turn 5, I don't want to see that come down onto my opponent's battlefield, especially if I don't have Rebel Salvo in hand.
I forgot about that land.
No, with the right cards it is still possible to get this on turn 3.
Evolving Adaptive, Exuberant Fuseling, Rustvine Cultivator, Tablet of Compleation, The Filigree Sylex, Armored Scrapgorger--all you need is 3 permanents with oil counters and 3 lands on turn 3. It won't always happen, but it will happen often enough.
Do you have a plan for stopping 250,000 sentinels?
*shrug* Don't know--haven't looked into them yet.
I suppose Blazing Volley or Cinderclasm or some other effect.
Vanquish the Horde, Doomskar, or some other wrath.
Golgari Charm or Savage Twister, if you aren't "out-greening" the other player.
Nausea or Path of Peril both work; there are others at mv=3 for -2/-2.
Let's just distill that answer down into "look for viable options".
There are plenty of other "all creatures get -1/-1" or "all creatures get -2/-2" effects that are inexpensive, as well as Sphere of Annihilation. Still....this thing could lead to somewhat broken situations.
Lotus Cobra clearly approves.
I concur. "Exile target creature or planeswalker" for what could be as low as B far outshines "destroy target creature" for the same mana cost.