I know a lot of these zero drop creatures die as they come into play Songs of the Damned is a great way to generate mana. That is, if you are using Hangarback Walker and Shifting Wall style stuff. It can make you a who lot of mana. You can splash green to grab Glimpse of Nature for another draw effect, as last I counted you can run 28 total "0" cmc mana creatures when you include things like Hangarback Walker and Shifting Wall. Running a green splash for Glimpse also opens up Land Grant, with a few Bayous as support.
I tried to build this a while ago, but never thought to run Ad Nauseam. Food for thought for sure.
Songs of the Damned is rather damned irrelevant with ANT- you actually tend to generate more fast mana than you need to win the game. For a splash, I personally use blue running three Ad Nauseam, Intuition and Pact of Negation. The Pact is every combo deck's ideal counter if you're going all-out on winning the game this turn, and Intuition to Ad Nauseam ensures that you can safely draw cards with five life left- the idea of Ad Nauseam is to draw until you're certain the next draw won't kill you, and if it might, stop.
Its second ability is actually just strictly worse proliferate
Damn, forgot about Proliferate. Not strictly worse though but close- the Proliferate cards only have three cards that Proliferate via activated ability that doesn't require sacrifice, they ain't one-drops, and the abilities cost 4.
Edit: I tried to link to a Gatherer search, but
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Son of Edit: least I'm only losing 15 bux if this card tanks. Panharmonicon, I'll be screwed if that gamble fails.
I'm gambling big on Animation Module and Panharmonicon (as in buying a *****load of them) blowing up in value. The former for as soon as people realize the second ability is one-of-a-kind and applies to loyalty counters, poison counters, energy counters, +1/+1 etc. If you're playing any degree of control, or just Standard, it's never a bad idea to use it at your opponent's EOT. The latter because of its uniqueness again, its relevance to 187 energy counter creatures in Standard, and the mind-bogglingly huge number of ways to use it in Eternal formats and casual. Hell, the original 187 creature is twice as good with this thing in play, and it can be turn-two'd in said creature's color with a Ritual.
Edit at the best elf in the community since I joined in 2003: charge counters on players is a pretty good mechanic in my opinion since the cardpool allows for a very diverse means of spending those you accumulate.
The last time the DCI made a major policy shift like you're suggesting, the price of Imperial Seal literally shot up from $50 to $150 eight minutes after the announcement. They know what'd happen if they sprang a surprise "gold-bordered Force of Will is legal now".
So this news broke... Is this the straw that broke the camel's back for his campaign?
It certainly looks bad no matter how you spin it.
This race was over nine years ago- Hillary was poised to take over after Obama, Bush Jr. was such a huge failure that Republicans still can't escape it, and Trump has been a giant ****-up/opponent of the actual Republican platform. This sexist scandal was what finally managed to metaphorically bury Trump six feet deep after all the nails in his coffin were driven in.
In-context: Tarmogoyf. I admit it's a good card, but a singular card making blue splash green just for that? Broken.
Edit: you can't Bolt it to death if it's 2/3 with no Instants in a graveyard. That's a bit counter-intuitive.
I'm investing a good bit of money on Panharmonicon, looking from an Eternal format point of view. Every 187 creature ever doubles, Isochron Scepter can cast two Instants for two mana (double Boomerang on lands much?), it's relevant in Standard because charge counters 187 on half the creatures/artifacts, and EDH would do well to tutor it as much as possible. And all of that is on ***** you control- you could gain an advantage from your opponent without even planning on it.
1. Read the restricted list in Vintage.
2. Count every card that was reprinted in Revised.
That'll answer a lot.
Edit: ******* Psionic Blast. I bought them back when the latest printing was Unlimited, then the ****s at Wizards reprinted it twice in the Time Spiral block, tanking its price.
Edit at below: Birds wasn't reprinted in 9th so that it could be reprinted in Ravinca.
As out of the game as you are, I'd suck it up and read the Comprehensive Rules if I were you. It'll kill most of your free time for a day off work but you pretty much need it.
This. It ****s up the flavor aspect of Magic (we as the players are on par with Urza and Mishra, but suddenly they became weak enough for us to cast?), and the only one I've seen that I'd actually consider running (as a Vintage/Legacy player) is Jace 2.0.
Also Goblin Lackey. Don't have a turn-one way to stop the bastard from dealing combat damage to you? Yeah you just lost the game. I do not enjoy burning a Force of Will to something that costs one red mana either.
Songs of the Damned is rather damned irrelevant with ANT- you actually tend to generate more fast mana than you need to win the game. For a splash, I personally use blue running three Ad Nauseam, Intuition and Pact of Negation. The Pact is every combo deck's ideal counter if you're going all-out on winning the game this turn, and Intuition to Ad Nauseam ensures that you can safely draw cards with five life left- the idea of Ad Nauseam is to draw until you're certain the next draw won't kill you, and if it might, stop.
Damn, forgot about Proliferate. Not strictly worse though but close- the Proliferate cards only have three cards that Proliferate via activated ability that doesn't require sacrifice, they ain't one-drops, and the abilities cost 4.
Edit: I tried to link to a Gatherer search, but doesn't like to cooperate when the link ends with a bracket.
Son of Edit: least I'm only losing 15 bux if this card tanks. Panharmonicon, I'll be screwed if that gamble fails.
Edit at the best elf in the community since I joined in 2003: charge counters on players is a pretty good mechanic in my opinion since the cardpool allows for a very diverse means of spending those you accumulate.
This race was over nine years ago- Hillary was poised to take over after Obama, Bush Jr. was such a huge failure that Republicans still can't escape it, and Trump has been a giant ****-up/opponent of the actual Republican platform. This sexist scandal was what finally managed to metaphorically bury Trump six feet deep after all the nails in his coffin were driven in.
The stick is specifically mentioned in how Panharmonicon works.
We would make perfect enemies then.
In-context: Tarmogoyf. I admit it's a good card, but a singular card making blue splash green just for that? Broken.
Edit: you can't Bolt it to death if it's 2/3 with no Instants in a graveyard. That's a bit counter-intuitive.
2. Count every card that was reprinted in Revised.
That'll answer a lot.
Edit: ******* Psionic Blast. I bought them back when the latest printing was Unlimited, then the ****s at Wizards reprinted it twice in the Time Spiral block, tanking its price.
Edit at below: Birds wasn't reprinted in 9th so that it could be reprinted in Ravinca.
This. It ****s up the flavor aspect of Magic (we as the players are on par with Urza and Mishra, but suddenly they became weak enough for us to cast?), and the only one I've seen that I'd actually consider running (as a Vintage/Legacy player) is Jace 2.0.
Also Goblin Lackey. Don't have a turn-one way to stop the bastard from dealing combat damage to you? Yeah you just lost the game. I do not enjoy burning a Force of Will to something that costs one red mana either.