If you want to post something and you're not sure where it belongs, please PM a moderator beforehand next time to get some advice rather than posting it in the wrong forum. Moved to Magic General.
Thanks Binary. I will do that next time there is ambiguity.
Thank you all for the discussion! I have a much better feel about the usage of this powerful card now!
This isn't a rules question, per se, but I didn't know which other forum to post in. I was not playing when Kamigawa block was standard legal. I'm starting to play EDH and legacy now, though, and I want to get the most out of a particular card: Sensei's Divining Top. I understand that it's ponderesque ability (stack the top 3 cards of your deck however you want) is amazing! My question is, when is it appropriate to play it's tap ability? The only reason I could see doing this is if I want to cast the top card of my deck right now! Otherwise, I'm just gonna wait and draw it in my draw phase so I don't have to recast the top! Am I missing something here? Please help.
This is just awesome for Jund token decks! For a deck that falls so hard to board wipes, this is just a slap in the face to your opponent! "Pardon me while I wipe YOUR board then swing with a mass of tokens!"
I thought about him, but that's just so much mana! To have open! And the resulting creature is only worth it if it gets at least 4 counters or so... But you are right, it's extra annoying, even for a counterspell.
This is along the same lines as my last post, but I'm trying to build a Rafiq of the Many deck, and want to include a fair number of counters. I'm going to be playing it in a 1 on 1 tournament coming up, and want to be able to have answers for all the annoying spells!
I, unfortunately, don't have a ton of money available. And, as I didn't play much (or buy many cards) between the times of.... maybe Weatherlight to Future Sight, I'm missing a lot of the good older cards.
I already have the following counter power, and would love to know what cards I should make room for/cut...
This may or may not be the place for this, but something I'd like to see is a list of top cards as per what they do... What I mean by this is a list of the top "card drawing" cards, the top "counter" cards, "wrath effect" cards, etc... I know this is a lot more specialized, but I'm currently trying to build my first EDH deck ever, and I'm having a very hard time! Of course, it doesn't help that I didn't play seriously between the times of ~5th edition to the release of Lorwyn!
Am I correct that a card with protection from a color (Stillmoon Cavalier, for example) retains its protection when it is in the graveyard? That is to say, stillmoon cannot be brought back to play by a reveillark leaving play. Is this correct?
I had been misreading Nyxathid since it was spoiled! I guess I thought the p/t was fixed upon coming into play, when it is actually a continually changing value! That makes this card even better in my mind! (If you read it right the first time, it hasn't changed at all... no worries!)
I have also been thinking about a Reliquary deck, and here are some cards I came up with that seem like they would have a fun interaction (sticking with Naya). Obviously you wouldn't want to put all of these in a deck, but they represent different directions. (all very preliminary atm, just wanted some feedback)
Thanks Binary. I will do that next time there is ambiguity.
Thank you all for the discussion! I have a much better feel about the usage of this powerful card now!
I, unfortunately, don't have a ton of money available. And, as I didn't play much (or buy many cards) between the times of.... maybe Weatherlight to Future Sight, I'm missing a lot of the good older cards.
I already have the following counter power, and would love to know what cards I should make room for/cut...
mystic snake
bant charm, although that won't often be used as a counter
cryptic command
hinder
...huh, that's all I've got so far! I wouldn't mind getting another countering creature in there, like Venser, shaper savant, glen elendra archmage or maybe Ertai, wizard adept (or is he too clunky?) And some more true counters like counterspell, desertion, pact of negation, and spelljack. Would love to put force of will in there, but as I don't have one and can't afford to get one, it must remain out.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I'm new at EDH, and don't really know what works and what doesn't.
Knight of Reliquary - obviously
Goblin Razerunners - another sac outlet
shard volley
countryside crusher - another obvious one
flame jab
seismic assault - could be interesting
naya panorama - the panoramas just seem to scream out to be used in conjunction with KoR
Terramorphic Expanse
any of the Man-Lands
unstable frontier - this was mentioned, and I think it is a nice addition
quicksand
Would love to hear any opinions on which of these might actually work and which are just stupid