If I changed Chromatic Variance to "Draw three cards and reveal them. Discard each card that shares a color with another card that was revealed this way, then discard each colorless card revealed this way." would that fix it? It is still roughly a draw 2 for 1 mana but requires a very carefully built deck of about 20/20/20 Lands/Blue/Color 2, if sticking to 2 colors. Also, if I raise the cost to 1U, would that make the card useless? 1U for draw 2 (with deck building hoops, doesn't sound terrible?
Akuten, the Pyre Sculptor 1UBR
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard M T: Deal 1 damage to target creature.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Akuten is put into a graveyard, you may create a token that is a copy of that card.
2/4
Bargains from the Pit 2BB
Enchantment R
At the beginning of your upkeep, the player with the most amount of life creates a 5/5 black Demon creature token with Flying and "at the beginning of your upkeep you lose 3 life".
Burning Wilderness
Land - Forest (T: Add G.)
Burning Wilderness enters the battlefield tapped.
Whenever Burning Wilderness becomes tapped place a fire counter on Burning Wilderness, Burning Wilderness deals damage to you equal to the amount of fire counters on it, then if Burning Wilderness has three or more fire counters on it sacrifice it and add RRR to your mana pool.
Bottled Charms X
Artifact R
Bottled Charms enters the battlefield with X charge counters on it. 2: Remove a charge counter from Bottled Charms: Choose one:
Scry 3.
You Gain 3 Life.
Exile up to 3 target cards from a graveyard.
Clemency of Flames XR
Instant R
Clemency of Flames deals X damage to any target.
You can't win the game this turn and your opponents can't lose the game this turn. Damage that would reduce an opponent's life total to less than 1 this turn reduces it to 1 instead.
Chromatic Variance U
Sorcery R
Draw three cards and reveal them. Discard each card that shares a color with another card that was revealed this way, then discard each land card revealed this way.
Seems I'm good at making green commons and not much else.
Here is attempt #2:
Colosseum Hopeful W
Creature - Human U
When Colosseum Hopeful enters the battlefield create a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
Whenever a Beast enters the battlefield put a +1/+1 counter on Colosseum Hopeful.
1/1
Boastful Champion 2WB
Creature - Human Assassin U
Vigilance, Deathtouch
Whenever Boastful Champion becomes blocked, you may remove it from combat.
When Boastful Champion enters the battlefield each opponent creates a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
4/1
Ongoing Promotion 2B
Enchantment R
At the beginning of your upkeep create a Challenge Token.
Sacrifice three artifacts: Search your library for a creature card, exile it and shuffle your library. Each player may bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of any number. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid and may place the exiled card onto the battlefield under their control.
Rvasi, Thrill Seeker BRG
Planeswalker - Rvasi M
When Rvasi enters the battlefield create a Challenge Token.
0: Until end of turn, ~ becomes a 3/3 Viashino Barbarian creature that’s still a planeswalker with "At the end of the turn if a creature dealt damage by this creature dies this turn, put two loyalty counters on ~."
-1: Return target card from your graveyard to your hand, it deals damage equal to its converted mana cost to you.
-3: Destroy target permanent. That permanent's controller sacrifices a permanent.
Loyalty - 2
Colosseum Hopeful R
Creature - Human U
When Colosseum Hopeful enters the battlefield create a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponents, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
1/1
Arena Rhino 3GG
Creature - Beast C
When ~ enters the battlefield create a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
4/4
Ongoing Promotion 2B
Enchantment R
At the beginning of your upkeep create a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
Whenever a creature dies gain 1 life and each opponent loses 1 life.
Ring-Seat Assassin 2RB
Creature - Human Assassin U
Ring-Seat Assassin can't be blocked.
When Ring-Seat Assassin enters the battlefield each opponent creates a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
5/1
Promt Provocation 1G
Instant C
Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Create a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
Rvasi, Thrill Seeker BRG
Planeswalker - Rvasi M
When Rvasi enters the battlefield create a Challenge Token.
0: Until end of turn, ~ becomes a 3/3 Viashino Barbarian creature that’s still a planeswalker with "At the end of the turn if this creature fought with another creature place three loyalty counters on it."
-1: Deal 1 damage to any target and return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
-3: Each opponent chooses a number of permanents they control equal to the number of loyalty counters on Rvasi, then sacrifices the rest. Each opponent discards cards the same way.
Loyalty - 2
Thanks for the help. I am surprised that the green one is a color break, but I do see why wizards might've moved from "destroy" to "enchant".
As for planar pox, is there a way to properly word it this way:
"You may lose 1 life, discard a card, sacrifice a creature, then sacrifice a planeswalker. If you do each other player then loses life, sacrifices, and discards cards the same way."
Such that opponents only sacrifice a PW or Creature if you sacrifice a PW or Creature.
I'm working on the Bant (although now Azorious) version of this deck and I found that Elder Deep-Fiend and Censor are almost necessary for this type of deck.
So actually, might need to change the name of this thread. With a lot of discussion over the reddit forums my list has lost a whole color. Current list is:
Hospitality WG
Creature - Incarnation. R
At the beginning of each opponent’s upkeep that player creates a food token.
4/4
Magnificence 3WR
Creature - Incarnation R
Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, that creature gains indestructible until end of turn, then copy that spell for each other creature that spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those creatures.
3/3
Wit 1UW
Creature - Incarnation R
You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, exile it and draw a card.
You may cast Wit from exile, if you do each opponent may draw a card.
When Wit enters the battlefield you may exile it. If you do, draw a card.
2/2
Pride
Creature - Incarnation R
If Pride is the first spell you cast this game place X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is equal to how many end steps you have had this game.
If Pride has two or more +1/+1 counters on it, it has flying, vigilance and double strike.
If Pride has four or more +1/+1 counters on it, it has lifelink, haste and is indestructible.
0/0
Yeah, I am really considering the Ambusher instead of the Snake. Also as someone pointed out to me I am never going to sacrifice another creature to the sorcerer, so I'm thinking of just replacing it with another counter. Which seems best:
The idea of this deck is simple. Don't tap out on your turn ever. Cast spells on your opponents turn to generate tempo boosts. This is basically a draw go deck, it just happens that some of the bounce and counter spells are also creatures.
Losing OUAT IMO has hurt the UG version of the deck. Additionally, looking at the statistical performance of the two version online seems like the RG version with its dual beatdown and combo plans is the correct build. As such, my personal list is the following. It was inspired by the storm list in the pioneer challenge (link provided in previous post) and then I modded it primarily because I think Mox Amber is really good as accel and it works well with the combo (if you have a legendary card in play you can cast Mox Amber and then a mana Dork without needing Ballista in hand). I also added two offs for Enter the Infinite and Shared Summons because getting them stuck in hand prior to going off feels really bad. I also switched up some of the PWs to add in more mana producing PWs as this deck is manahungry.
Spears into Pruning Hooks 1W
Sorcery U
Choose one:
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Exile target planeswalker. Its controller gains life equal to the amount of loyalty counters on it.
Questioned Deployment U
Instant U
Return target creature or planewalker to its owner's hand "Actually, let me think about my loyalties again" - Noncommittal mercenary.
Planar Pox BB
Sorcery R
Each player loses 1 life, discards a card, sacrifices a creature, then sacrifices a planeswalker. "Plane has been quarantined to prevent inter-dimensional outbreak"
Seismic Redress 2RR
Sorcery R
Choose two:
~ deals X damage to target creature.
~ deals X damage to target planeswalker.
~ deals X damage to target player.
X is equal to the amount of basic mountains you control.
Oko's Game 1GG
Instant R
Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Its controller creates a 3/3 green elk creature token. My amusement never ends.
The idea behind this deck is simple - mono blue devotion is already pretty solid, this deck ups the anti for opposing decks by making them worry about both your tempo creatures and the fact that you can smack down a Nyx and win on the spot with the Combo of Traumatize + Fraying Sanity. Some of the 1 drop creature drops were replaced with mill creatures to help play with the combo.
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard M
T: Deal 1 damage to target creature.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Akuten is put into a graveyard, you may create a token that is a copy of that card.
2/4
Bargains from the Pit 2BB
Enchantment R
At the beginning of your upkeep, the player with the most amount of life creates a 5/5 black Demon creature token with Flying and "at the beginning of your upkeep you lose 3 life".
Burning Wilderness
Land - Forest
(T: Add G.)
Burning Wilderness enters the battlefield tapped.
Whenever Burning Wilderness becomes tapped place a fire counter on Burning Wilderness, Burning Wilderness deals damage to you equal to the amount of fire counters on it, then if Burning Wilderness has three or more fire counters on it sacrifice it and add RRR to your mana pool.
Bottled Charms X
Artifact R
Bottled Charms enters the battlefield with X charge counters on it.
2: Remove a charge counter from Bottled Charms: Choose one:
- Scry 3.
- You Gain 3 Life.
- Exile up to 3 target cards from a graveyard.
Clemency of Flames XRInstant R
Clemency of Flames deals X damage to any target.
You can't win the game this turn and your opponents can't lose the game this turn. Damage that would reduce an opponent's life total to less than 1 this turn reduces it to 1 instead.
Chromatic Variance U
Sorcery R
Draw three cards and reveal them. Discard each card that shares a color with another card that was revealed this way, then discard each land card revealed this way.
Here is attempt #2:
Colosseum Hopeful W
Creature - Human U
When Colosseum Hopeful enters the battlefield create a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
Whenever a Beast enters the battlefield put a +1/+1 counter on Colosseum Hopeful.
1/1
Boastful Champion 2WB
Creature - Human Assassin U
Vigilance, Deathtouch
Whenever Boastful Champion becomes blocked, you may remove it from combat.
When Boastful Champion enters the battlefield each opponent creates a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
4/1
Ongoing Promotion 2B
Enchantment R
At the beginning of your upkeep create a Challenge Token.
Sacrifice three artifacts: Search your library for a creature card, exile it and shuffle your library. Each player may bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of any number. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid and may place the exiled card onto the battlefield under their control.
Rvasi, Thrill Seeker BRG
Planeswalker - Rvasi M
When Rvasi enters the battlefield create a Challenge Token.
0: Until end of turn, ~ becomes a 3/3 Viashino Barbarian creature that’s still a planeswalker with "At the end of the turn if a creature dealt damage by this creature dies this turn, put two loyalty counters on ~."
-1: Return target card from your graveyard to your hand, it deals damage equal to its converted mana cost to you.
-3: Destroy target permanent. That permanent's controller sacrifices a permanent.
Loyalty - 2
Creature - Human U
When Colosseum Hopeful enters the battlefield create a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponents, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
1/1
Arena Rhino 3GG
Creature - Beast C
When ~ enters the battlefield create a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
4/4
Ongoing Promotion 2B
Enchantment R
At the beginning of your upkeep create a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
Whenever a creature dies gain 1 life and each opponent loses 1 life.
Ring-Seat Assassin 2RB
Creature - Human Assassin U
Ring-Seat Assassin can't be blocked.
When Ring-Seat Assassin enters the battlefield each opponent creates a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
5/1
Promt Provocation 1G
Instant C
Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Create a Challenge Token (It’s an artifact with “2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Target Creature you control fights Target Creature an opponent controls”).
Rvasi, Thrill Seeker BRG
Planeswalker - Rvasi M
When Rvasi enters the battlefield create a Challenge Token.
0: Until end of turn, ~ becomes a 3/3 Viashino Barbarian creature that’s still a planeswalker with "At the end of the turn if this creature fought with another creature place three loyalty counters on it."
-1: Deal 1 damage to any target and return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
-3: Each opponent chooses a number of permanents they control equal to the number of loyalty counters on Rvasi, then sacrifices the rest. Each opponent discards cards the same way.
Loyalty - 2
As for planar pox, is there a way to properly word it this way:
"You may lose 1 life, discard a card, sacrifice a creature, then sacrifice a planeswalker. If you do each other player then loses life, sacrifices, and discards cards the same way."
Such that opponents only sacrifice a PW or Creature if you sacrifice a PW or Creature.
4 Spell Queller
4 Elder Deep-Fiend
2 Nimble Obstructionist
2 Archangel Avacyn
1 Dream Eater
4 Opt
4 Censor
3 Quench
2 Azorius Charm
2 Dovin's Veto
2 Supreme Will
5 Plains
4 Hallowed Fountain
4 Glacial Fortress
2 Castle Vantress
4 Mutavault
EDIT: changed name of thread to just Flash-Go
Creature - Incarnation. R
At the beginning of each opponent’s upkeep that player creates a food token.
4/4
Magnificence 3WR
Creature - Incarnation R
Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, that creature gains indestructible until end of turn, then copy that spell for each other creature that spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those creatures.
3/3
Wit 1UW
Creature - Incarnation R
You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, exile it and draw a card.
You may cast Wit from exile, if you do each opponent may draw a card.
When Wit enters the battlefield you may exile it. If you do, draw a card.
2/2
Pride
Creature - Incarnation R
If Pride is the first spell you cast this game place X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is equal to how many end steps you have had this game.
If Pride has two or more +1/+1 counters on it, it has flying, vigilance and double strike.
If Pride has four or more +1/+1 counters on it, it has lifelink, haste and is indestructible.
0/0
This list post Copter ban was theorized as:
3 Haunted Dead
4 Scrapheap Scrounger
4 Cauldron Familiar
4 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
4 Prized Amalgam
4 Satyr Wayfinder
4 Stitcher's Supplier
4 Oko, Thief of Crowns
4 Grisly Salvage
4 Witch's Oven
Lands
1 Ipnu Rivulet
1 Mana Confluence
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 Blooming Marsh
4 Botanical Sanctum
4 Overgrown Tomb
4 Watery Grave
2 Thoughtseize
2 Pithing Needle
1 Tormod's Crypt
2 Assassin's Trophy
2 Abrupt Decay
2 Scavenging Ooze
Also, ugh, really wish we were just able to add a 4th color so we can run Blacklance Paragon, Abrupt Decay and Drown in the Loch
4 Spell Queller
4 Bounding Krasis
4 Silumgar Sorcerer
4 Frilled Mystic
4 Opt
4 Quench
3 Azorius Charm
2 Simic Charm
2 Dovin's Veto
2 Supreme Will
3 Breeding Pool
3 Temple Garden
2 Island
2 Forest
2 Plains
2 Hinterland Harbor
2 Botanical Sanctum
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Sunpetal Grove
1 Seachrome Coast
1 Razorverge Thicket
Other cards that I am considering in places of Bounding Krasis, Silumgar Sorcerer, Frilled Mystic are: nightpack ambusher and Elder Deep-fiend.
3 Domri, Anarch of Bolas
3 Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
4 Bonecrusher Giant
1 Borborygmos Enraged
4 Elvish Mystic
3 Glorybringer
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Lovestruck Beast
1 Rhonas the Indomitable
1 Walking Ballista
2 Enter the Infinite
2 Shared Summons
4 Possibility Storm
7 Forest
2 Game Trail
3 Mountain
4 Rootbound Crag
4 Stomping Ground
Sorcery U
Choose one:
- Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
- Exile target planeswalker. Its controller gains life equal to the amount of loyalty counters on it.
Questioned Deployment UInstant U
Return target creature or planewalker to its owner's hand
"Actually, let me think about my loyalties again" - Noncommittal mercenary.
Planar Pox BB
Sorcery R
Each player loses 1 life, discards a card, sacrifices a creature, then sacrifices a planeswalker.
"Plane has been quarantined to prevent inter-dimensional outbreak"
Seismic Redress 2RR
Sorcery R
Choose two:
- ~ deals X damage to target creature.
- ~ deals X damage to target planeswalker.
- ~ deals X damage to target player.
X is equal to the amount of basic mountains you control.Oko's Game 1GG
Instant R
Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Its controller creates a 3/3 green elk creature token.
My amusement never ends.
4 Master of Waves
4 Merfolk Trickster
4 Overwhelmed Apprentice
4 Tempest Djinn
4 Gadwick, the Wizened
2 Harbinger of the Tides
2 Brazen Borrower
4 Fraying Sanity
20 Island
4 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx