It is a one shot Kill on an opponent, the ability triggers on the declare blockers step, so it dosen't care if the creature was declared as an atacker, only if it's attacking and wasn't blocked
so, basically it's a one card combo for kaalia, the question though, is it too good to even consider ban?
mi initial response is no, on a 1 vs 1 meta most decks carry spot removal and most decks don't let kaalia swing so easily
can my opponent change the type selected with artificial evolution? it bugs me 'cause the cavern doesn´t have really the type written on it's rules text
Last Year was bonkers, pretty fun even if you don't open something to help you win your games
my LGS is going to run 3 events at 1, 4, and 7 pm, maybe your LGS will do something in the same vein
It is possible for a player to go and play in different LGS throughout the day?, say, i go to my nearest LGS, crack my pack and then run to the next LGS? it seem somewhat shady, but a friend was talking about he was doing it
Humility DOES work with the spikes, they enter the field with the counters, that is an effect that changes how the spikes enter the battlefield, not an ability that humility can shut
Just to clarify, you can double arcum's ability, but you'll need 2 artifact creatures for each activation
anyways, Rings of Brighthearth is a great adition, you can generate any number of colorless mana in combination with Basalt Monolith so you can vomit your hand onto the table and win the game on the spot
maybe play more mana artifact dudes?, son arcum can enter reliably on your 3rd turn at least, and have a suitable target for his ability, something on the lines of Manakin and Millikin
I would try Chain of smog and Braids, cabal minion for further resources denial
I don't really like snuff out, doesn't kill big things like doran or wydwen, I would run Devour in shadow, but maybe that's just me
I really like the xantid swarm/leyline package versus control, It has worked for you?; would you run autumn's veil for the purpose of anticontrol/protection?
this is the beauty of EDH!!!
even if we are playing the same general and even the same strategy the deck it's different
I've been brainstorming with some friends with skullbriar and ways to make it a competitive general, I could suggest dropping most equipment and run cards like avoid fate, vines of vastwood, imp's mischief and the like (basically low mana protection for skullbriar)
and prison elements like tangle wire and winter orb, I say this because you're dealing here with a fast general, so if you're denying resources they have less answers for your general
I can't really share a list, since our meta/playgroup doesn't support the french banlist and we have the deck in a pretty theorical phase
I'm curious to know your opinion on my suggestions
It's a little funny, i bought dragonshield sleeves and lasted "clean" (shufflable and non-sticky) for about a year, i used them for about 3 years now, so every once in a while (like every two months now) i clean them with only water and a dry cloth
But I was thinking, anyone has tried cleaning the sleeves with rubbing alcohol??, it damages the sleeves?, If anyone has tried, I'd like to know the results : )
as a quick notice, for abilites that target, you have to pick targets when they go to the stack, not when they resolve, when they resolve, if the target is ilegal, that spell counters
in spell that target more than 1 card, when they resolve, if at least one of the selected targets is still legal, the spell resolves
In this case, as stated before, the ability does as much as posible and only returns the only one creature in the 'yard
It does lower the cost of mana that you pay for your creatures, but not the printed cost
In your example you cast fierce empath and you can fetch hand of emrakul because it still costs 9 mana, only that animar reduces the cost by 12 a the moment of the casting of the spell
In other words, there's no way to change the printed mana cost of cards, only ways to increase or reduce the amount of mana you pay for them
but you're bidding, your not paying life...yet
the lose life is made untile the biddings end, and gatherer states that you can bid more life that you currently have
besides Sliver Overlord, i would run coat of arms and door of destinies for the aggro beats
If you want to go combo, i would run the beforementioned training grounds + Sliver queen + Ashnod's Altar for infinite mana
Other combo for infinite mana would be Sliver Queen + Mana Echoes
If you want to run a control deck, i would play telekinetic Sliver, Crystalline and go for a prison oriented deck
Maybe Effects tha copy your sliver would come in handy?? like phantasmal image, clone, phyrexian metamorph, etc
so, basically it's a one card combo for kaalia, the question though, is it too good to even consider ban?
mi initial response is no, on a 1 vs 1 meta most decks carry spot removal and most decks don't let kaalia swing so easily
I´ve a question
suppose i play cavern of souls, naming sliver
can my opponent change the type selected with artificial evolution? it bugs me 'cause the cavern doesn´t have really the type written on it's rules text
my LGS is going to run 3 events at 1, 4, and 7 pm, maybe your LGS will do something in the same vein
It is possible for a player to go and play in different LGS throughout the day?, say, i go to my nearest LGS, crack my pack and then run to the next LGS? it seem somewhat shady, but a friend was talking about he was doing it
anyways, Rings of Brighthearth is a great adition, you can generate any number of colorless mana in combination with Basalt Monolith so you can vomit your hand onto the table and win the game on the spot
maybe play more mana artifact dudes?, son arcum can enter reliably on your 3rd turn at least, and have a suitable target for his ability, something on the lines of Manakin and Millikin
Earthcraft+Bloodghast+Perilous Forays
you algo got the Kamahl, Fist of Krosa+Ascendant Evincar
and Melira, Sylvok Outcast+Woodfall Primus
I don't really like snuff out, doesn't kill big things like doran or wydwen, I would run Devour in shadow, but maybe that's just me
I really like the xantid swarm/leyline package versus control, It has worked for you?; would you run autumn's veil for the purpose of anticontrol/protection?
maybe i would run Sylvan safekeeper, avoid fate and ranger's guile to add more protection to skullbriar, i think it adds to redundancy
even if we are playing the same general and even the same strategy the deck it's different
I've been brainstorming with some friends with skullbriar and ways to make it a competitive general, I could suggest dropping most equipment and run cards like avoid fate, vines of vastwood, imp's mischief and the like (basically low mana protection for skullbriar)
and prison elements like tangle wire and winter orb, I say this because you're dealing here with a fast general, so if you're denying resources they have less answers for your general
I can't really share a list, since our meta/playgroup doesn't support the french banlist and we have the deck in a pretty theorical phase
I'm curious to know your opinion on my suggestions
But I was thinking, anyone has tried cleaning the sleeves with rubbing alcohol??, it damages the sleeves?, If anyone has tried, I'd like to know the results : )
in spell that target more than 1 card, when they resolve, if at least one of the selected targets is still legal, the spell resolves
In this case, as stated before, the ability does as much as posible and only returns the only one creature in the 'yard
In your example you cast fierce empath and you can fetch hand of emrakul because it still costs 9 mana, only that animar reduces the cost by 12 a the moment of the casting of the spell
In other words, there's no way to change the printed mana cost of cards, only ways to increase or reduce the amount of mana you pay for them
the lose life is made untile the biddings end, and gatherer states that you can bid more life that you currently have
So, this is combo or bombo??
If you want to go combo, i would run the beforementioned training grounds + Sliver queen + Ashnod's Altar for infinite mana
Other combo for infinite mana would be Sliver Queen + Mana Echoes
If you want to run a control deck, i would play telekinetic Sliver, Crystalline and go for a prison oriented deck
Maybe Effects tha copy your sliver would come in handy?? like phantasmal image, clone, phyrexian metamorph, etc
Sorry for the spelling beforehand
I have a couple of questions, i hope anybody can help me
For duel of the planeswalkers 2012, which is the name of gideon's deck?, which is the last card you can unlock for that deck
And Dan frazier, One of the first magic artists, in what card does he appear??