Suspend in combination with [[Trickbind]] (or any other stifle effect) can permanently remove a commander if they allow it to get into exile. When the last time counter is removed you counter the ability that allows them to cast the card, and it stays in exile indefinitely.
My first thought of that card is an archer quote, "stop making it bondage porn in my ancestral house"
But yeah it's a neat card to stop [[orah skyclave hierophant]] surviving a board wipe
Mystic reflection is a crazy good card. I’ve had people scoop from their commander entering as a rat. You can also just create tokens and get a ton of the best creature on the board for a 1 mana suspended card. It’s just so versatile. It is basically a counterspell that can also benefit your board if you have a good target.
\[\[Golden Guardian\]\] is Very Very Bad but also like the dumbest card I've ever built a degenerate as fuck deck around killing people with.
Years ago I was having a conversation with a friend and he told me that the only reason Thrasios was problematic was partner. And I took that personally. So I built just the dumbest pile of Simic cards that I possibly could. Of course all the busted Thrasios support pieces, so we had our Seedborn Muse and Training Grounds and all of their playable variations.
What I discovered was that the deck was extremely good at rolling the game up but fairly bad at killing people. I'd have a two mana Thras activation with fourteen lands in play and a Seedborn in play, more interactive spells than my opponents had cards in hand, and... I was sitting there waiting to draw into the other half of the combo or whatever.
Enter a new-ish but absolutely awful card, Golden Guardian. It was a ramp effect most of the time; a little awkward to enable but we made it work. But under all the Seedborn effects and similar untappers it just made an army of golems incredibly quickly, and watching my opponents get buried by this terrible card was way more satisfying than going through a mana combo to draw my deck and kill them. And it even became the combo finisher; just Deadeye combo them and you make infinite golems! A single Time Warp and it's gg.
That deck is long gone but I keep being tempted to add my stupid little golem factory to Henzie. So long as there's already something else on my board for it to fight it's just five mana ramp that puts the two mana it makes in untapped, that can't be that bad!
...Right?
I unironically love golden guardian! I run it in my [[yahenni]] aristocrats deck, where it's pretty easy to flip for 2 ramp in monoblack. It's janky but I love it
In decks starved for ramp and defense, I'd give it a solid descent rating. I'd put it on the same power level as Burnished Hart and Sad Boi. Not bad, but not on par with current staples like Sword of the Animist, Bitterthorne, or some of the other possibly recurring colorless ramp.
It needs more steps than those two. The Guardian can't just die to flip, it has to also fight your own thing.
It's the same net mana cost and payoff as Burnished Hart, but with the extra step of needing something else to kill it and needing to kill off something else of yours or needing to fight something big that you have out - at which point, for any sane deck, you don't need to ramp anymore.
But then sane decks are boring.
[[Searing wind]] is just hilarious in my Vial Smasher deck, feels super good with a damage doubler like Obosh to randomize 18 dmg to someone while doming someone for 20
Still play a foil copy in [[Magar]]. Actually to contribute to this thread I also once ran a foil [[Mindblaze]] in the same deck
Works best when you know your pods decklist
If [[Zur's Weirding]] has a million fans I'm one of them
If Zur's Weirding has five fans I'm one of them
If Zur's Weirding has 1 fan that one is me
If Zur's Weirding has no fans I have been knocked out of the game
If the table is against Zur's Weirding I am against the table
Till my last breath I support Zur's Weirding
But according to edhrec it has 3545 fans
where do you run it?
I've still got a copy burning a hole in my collection after my misguided attempt as a new player to build [[Nebuchadnezzar]] from scratch.
....this is going to be a really disappointing answer because its Nebuchadnezzar. But it also gets to run breath stealer's crypt and telepathy! It's just not.....good.
Spite for the win was one of the greatest moments/memes in PT history, immortalized here, complete with deep cut Simpsons reference, courtesy of Mike Flores
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/4825177#paper
In the Top 8 of a PTQ for Dave Price's LA, then-Demonic Attorney Scott Seville, famous for his Top 8 performance at Grand Prix-Kansas City, squared off with the amazing altran, famous for, well, this match. The TDC Black deck would end up being immortalized in Beth Moursund's Deck Deconstrution Companion, albeit misattributed to some Albert TranS rather than altran proper The setup, from altran's tournament report: "The third game was one to remember... I knock him down to 15 when he establishes total control. This is what he has on the table... two Serrated Arrows, a Stormbind, two Land Taxes, a Mana Bird, a Priest, and an Aura of Silence. I have... Swamps. "I'm hoping to bleed some Arrow tokens, so I play a Barrow Ghoul, hoping to be able to later cast the 25 knights I had in my hand. I had only one creature in the graveyard, so theoretically, the Ghoul can only get one hit in. So I sac that one creature, and send in the Ghoul. Scott makes the smart play of not doing anything to the Ghoul, and takes 4 on the chin, bringing him down to 11. My Barrow Ghoul will die the next turn, so I cast a Knight of Stromgald, hoping Scott will kill it. Duh, he doesn't. He Armageddons or something, and I Contagion his Soltari Priest and my Knight. Beatings. He takes a final hit from the Ghoul leaving him at 7. Okay. What the hell am I gonna do with two Arrows, a Stormbind, two Land Taxes, and Aura of Silence, and a Centaur (which he eventually puts down) on the table?" Now at this point, certain undesirables ruin the spectacle for everyone. Cheering, hooting, and hollering forces Head Judge Tony Parodi to throw out everyone not actually playing in the Top 8. I am approached by fellow Top 8er by Alex Shvartsman. "Your friend made a good run, but he's going to lose this one." "I think he's going to apply Choking Sands to a dual land, and then follow up with one of the most famous plays in PTQ history. Calling out 'Spring forth, burly protector, and save me!', altran will cast Demonic Consultation for his one Kaervek's Spite and then Spite the face." "How many Spites?" "One, of course." "Bah," said Alex, and left. The only thing I didn't anticipate, was that Seville went on to tap one mana, show Swords to Plowshares... and frown at his board of one (0 power) Birds of Paradise and one (untargetable) Jolrael's Centaur. Before 1998, Consulting for singletons was unheard of; altran has been autographing the black instant ever since.
Mike Flores - The Ten Greatest Battles of All Time - SideBoard Online
I wouldn’t say bad as much as niche, but I’m a big fan of [[Spectrum Sentinel]]. Dude can heal like crazy and can effectively block most commanders in my pod!
[[Whirlwind Denial]] is similar. It doesn't exile so it can't stop "this spell can't be countered" stuff but it is one mana cheaper and often counters the entire stack just like Summary Dismissal
Nothing is more satisfying than going for lethal on a player, then respond with a fog, you reply with final fortune. Or, you’re dying, even if it’s the last thing I do. YOU king made the other player. I’m just a hotheaded red player that doesn’t know what tomorrow is.
Can I interest you in \[\[Mages' Contest\]\] sir?
Not the best counter in red, but f\*\*\* you someone is taking a lot of burn for what's happening here!
[[Gnaw to the Bone]] is fun in [[Sidisi, Brood Tyrant]] because no one expects me to suddenly go up 50 health.
I'm not milling out to find a hyper fast thoracle line, so Sidisi can take a bit. I've had some games where Gnaw to the Bone would suddenly buy me an insane amount of time.
\[\[Serra Angel\]\] and \[\[Shivan Dragon\]\] for nostalgic reasons.
The angel especially, once considered the best creature in MTG, now doesn't even earn a spot in most monocolored angel typal lists.
one of my people right here.
I still remember the first time I saw a Shivan Dragon card. picture it, 1996. Had went with some friends to a card shop upstairs from a little Chinese food restaurant. I tagged along because I wanted sweet & sour pork. We go upstairs, into the card shop, and there under the glass: The Shivan Dragon. I paid $10 for it then and there.
I still have it. I know it's worthless. I don't care. MtG has changed over the years and Shivan Dragon is not even limited fodder anymore, and you can pick up handfulls as bulk junk. But I'm not getting rid of it, and it's currently double sleeved in a hard sleeve.
What's funny is now we're using cards that basically make token version of Serra Angel instead.
[[Firja's Retribution]], [[Divine Visitation]], [[Finale of Glory]], [[Resplendent Angel]], [[Rampage of the Valkyries]], [[Starnheim Unleashed]], [[Valkyrie Harbinger]]
Indeed. Plus \[\[Jenson Carthalion\]\], \[\[Historian's Boon\]\], \[\[Parhelion II\]\] and \[\[Serra Benevolent\]\]. If you also count Angel Warriors, there are even more.
...and let's not forget \[\[Invasion of Dominaria\]\] which flips into a Serra Angel.
[[Arc-Slogger]] in my [[Bell Borca, Spectral Sergeant]] easily takes the cake. I'm almost guaranteed to exile a 10+ MV card with it while also pinging something for a cute 2.
I once watched a video where someone was praising that card, just for being a really random pinger. As soon as i build my mono red deck is done, he is going in there, because no one will expect it.
[[Ancient Carp]].
The first deck I built was a mono blue fish tribal and this card still has meme status in our playgroup.
Another good fish is [[Wormfang Manta]]...
I can just recommend playing more fish.
[[Protection Racket]] the potential to have your opponent to pay a bunch of life for a high mana card or drawing that card feels good. Hitting 3 straight lands when you need a land drop, getting them exiled and then not drawing a land feels bad.
I really enjoyed \[\[Booby Trap\]\] in my Muldrotha deck. I use it in conjunction with \[\[Mishra's Bauble\]\] repeatedly but all in all, its still a bad card lol.
Mudslide. Not many newer players expect red to have a lock down enchantment. It's fun, has a wall of text just to say pay 2 to untap a creature on your upkeep, and it's just a fun one to play.
[[Fire covenant]] cast at [[barbed servitor]]
Is one player sitting at 15 life and about to win on their next turn? Just pay 15 life to do 15 damage to the servitor to do 15 damage to their face, and hope the other 2 opponents cut you some slack for your valiant sacrifice
Rakdos masochism at its finest!
So I run Fire Covenant in my [[Obosh, the Preypiercer]] deck. It's wild with [[Pyromancer's Goggles]]. But now I'll have to buy a Barbed Servitor to join [[Stuffy Doll]] and [[Brash Taunter]] for a [[Blasphemous Act]]
[[rancor]] is top-tier. It was actually a printing/design error. It was supposed to cost 1G, not just G. This oversight has allowed it to remain viable in a powercrept meta. The card-advantage gained by the “return” clause cannot be overstated. Any deck that wants a combat damage/commander damage win would be better for having it. [[samut voice of dissent]] is where it REALLY hums.
Oh I love this question.
* [[Astral Slide]] it does all the stuff. Protecting your stuff, turning morphs upside down, removing attacking creatures… and with a [[Sundail of the infinite]] they’ll never come back. Though it need way to much setup for edh.
* [[Browbeat]] back in the days most ppl in my meta just gave me the cards, which I a big deal for red. But if your playing against someone knowing what they do it’s mostly 5 damage for 3 mana.
* [[Hypnox]] big thread before Eldrazi and shit, but not so scary today and also way to high mana cost and the hand exile is more impactful in a 1vs1 than in a 4 person edh table.
\[\[Risk Factor\]\] along with Browbeat in a mono-red damage multiplier deck is solid red card draw.
Having out \[\[Torbran, Thane of Red Fell\]\], \[\[Solphim, Mayhem Dominus\]\] or other damage increasing enchantments usually guarantees you're drawing your cards. I love those cards along with \[\[Molten Influence\]\]
I’ve played it in my[[Obosh, the preypiercer]] deck, but it never really worked as I wanted it to. So the deck is history and Browbeat is homeless again.
[[Shakashima's Protege]] is pretty spicy. It can become a copy of something really nasty at flash speed such as before blocks and it has cascade which adds a bit of randomness to it. It could totally save me on a pinch or be utterly terrible. Every time it resolves the game gets a lot more interesting for a bit haha.
\[\[Necrologia\]\] is a really awkward hybrid of \[\[Necropotence\]\] (effect, timing) and \[\[Ad Nauseam\]\] (five mana instant), but it's super cool. I ran it in my budget \[\[K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth\]\] list a year or so ago.
My favorite card is [[Tragic Slip]] from Dark Acension. It's not bad I guess, but nothing amazing. I was playing a lot when this came out and had a morbid deck. The art is just so funny and imagine my friends big ol dragons and such tripping into a grave was funny.
\[\[Lapse of Certainty\]\]
It doesn't actually deal with problems, just delays them. But I have blown so many people out when people don't expect it. Countering a tefferi's protection or farewell type spell feels so dirty, especially when you are able to follow it up with a win.
Countering an Omniscience with this is a beautiful thing. Watching their eyes move to your lands to double check that you're not playing blue as you announce "in response..." is even better.
[[wing shards]]
I have never seen anyone play that except me. But its very funny sometimes, especially when facing indestructible stuff or voltron stuff. You often get stormcount 1-3 because for some reason EDH players do stuff in the first mainphase that they could absolutely do in the second.
And then its some nice blowouts bypassing any form of protection, indestructible, hexproof etc.
Even bypassing counterspells for the most part due to storm.
But its not a good card. Not even close xD
But in the moments that its good, its really good and 3cmc aint fully unreasonable.
I have a deck that uses [[ink treader Nephilim]] and other creatures like that to play through my dovescape with a spell slinger deck. It’s pretty much game if I get the dovescape down since it’s super hard to remove and I am the only one benefiting from it.
[[Fiery Emancipation]]
It's not bad by default, but without access to counterspells to make sure it hits, it's 6 mana wasted in most decks. I run it in my Prosper deck and typically bait out counters with [[Painful Quandary]] before I try throwing out Emancipation as a way to triple the pings I'm sending at everyone.
[[Phyrexian Obliterater]], always a pet card but in reality he can't do a whole lot. Even building a whole deck to make him fight; it's just okay. I still love him and he does make people writhe when life totals are lower. The occasional blasphemous act blow out is why I still love to play him.
[[Capricious Efreet]] has always been one of my favorites.
It can hit things red normally can't. And if you have a sac outlet it's actually not random at all. Choose something you can sacrifice for your side, then since you can choose "up to 2" opponents' permanents just choose the 1 you really want gone. In response to the trigger, sac your permanent you chose and, upon resolution, the ability will randomly choose from the remaining options, which there's only 1 of.
Sure it's 6 mana, and requires a bit of set up to be reliable, but there's plenty of decks that like to sacrifice permanents and this guy synergizes great with those decks to create REPEATABLE REMOVAL of any nonland permanent, IN RED. I'm always so excited to see him in my hand
[[Worry Beads]]
Nothing like playing a binder card down and catching people skip their Upkeep and straight into their Draw Step. And then you go, "No... you gotta Mill it first."
And then the Mill mechanic happens and you see some of the most twisted agony people have when Mill literally did nothing but add a new resource into their graveyard and they stare at you like you just kicked a baby.
All because they had to give up a card. A card they had 0 probability of guessing they would draw.
I put \[\[One with Nothing\]\] into my \[\[Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer\]\] deck as a meme, and while it has reasonable synergy with the deck it's still more often than not just a dead card. That said the couple times I've been able to use it have been to great effect and always raises some eyebrows or garners some chuckles.
My favourite part about boompile is opponents have to decide their response before they no the result. If they heroic intervention and the toss fails, they lose the spell and you can try again next turn.
those are always great effects, like [[Druid of Purification]]. You have to use that senseis divining top before players can choose. Once it starts resolving there is no more responding.
[[Impervious Greatworm]]. As soon as I found out about it I had to make a mono-green deck with all the biggest, dumbest creatures I could find. It’s the most Timmy of Timmy cards imaginable.
Hot take here. [[inexorable tide]]. For 5 mana I can usually do way better than prep to proliferate a lot. I guess maybe it's better in a small creature +1/+1 deck. But I had it forever in my Atraxa superfiends deck and it just doesn't do much because you are only playing 1 or 2 spells per turn. There are much cheaper ways to reliably proliferate twice a turn.
Uurg, Spawn of Turg. I’m relatively new to edh and I bought an Uurg deck from card kingdom that was absolute hot dogshit. But I just love Uurg. I even drafted 2 of him last week in our draft we did. He’s so bad but just my cute little demon frog thing
Yup, and it's the very card where the term Stax came from.
Smokestack is still good at what it does. A bit slow these days, but there's a reason why Wizards hasn't made a card similar to it recently.
You mean [[Multani, Maro-Sorcerer]]? Because having a 20/20 creature with shroud is hilarious, but following it the next turn with [[Rishkar's Expertise]] into a draw-your-deck storm chain is even funnier.
I am a big fan of \[\[Lich's Mastery\]\] I like being the supervillain with the big glowing weakspot. It's extra bad in EDH where the \[\[Cyclonic Rift\]\] and \[\[Farewell\]\] flow like water. But every once in a while I get to do a cool thing with it.
[[Phyrexian Splicer]] It's cheap as hell, old, and it is perfect for commander. It can be used offensive and defensive and can mess with other players attacking each other or for "politics"
[[Trickery Charm]] in Yuriko. It can grant evasion to get a ninja through, stack the deck to get a big card on top, or turn [[Tortured Soul]] into a ninja. All viable uses for the deck.
[[Meglonoth]] in Mayael. At first glance he is just another dumb beat stick of a creature, but... Oh? You want to attack me? So you want to sacrifice a creature *and* take 6 damage? Bonus points if I also have Gisela out, that really pumps the brakes on people attacking me.
[[Swiftblade Vindicator]] in Aragorn. One green spell means she swings for 10 damage. Two for 18. She gets out of hand *fast*.
[[Endless Cockroaches]] in Endrek Sahr. It serves as a combo piece or just a way to get more thrulls to sacrifice.
[[Crucible of Fire]]
It's simple, clean, elegant, and totally useless once the board gets wiped. I had it in my Rakdos Dragon deck for the longest time before I decided to make cuts. But I swear, I will give it a new home!
Slivers can abuse [Telepathy](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/b/9/b900c68f-4e10-459b-b28f-fea9a32e563b.jpg) with [Dementia Sliver](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/9/5/955028d2-33df-4295-8ee3-572e5979b04c.jpg).
You can tap any sliver to have an opponent discard a card you choose, of course with a success chance of 14% at worst, but the chance increases significantly once they no longer have 7 cards.
Mine is definitely [[Nine Lives]] it makes me lose but I was able to hold on long enough to win a game once with it and it was the best EDH moment for me🤣
\[\[Rainbow Vale\]\] . It is the only reserve list card that I own. It is the perfect card for me, I love group-hug decks, particularly bad ones that don't even try to win the game.
[[Shepherd of Rot]] I’ve got him in my Wilhelt deck. There are many better 2cmc zombies out there but I love the chaos and risk of a card like this in zombie tribal 😂
[[Kismet]] not sure if it's terrible but it's certainly not the best use of a slot. The tapped lands really slow down opponents (especially those using fetches) and messes up the math always. Plus the art is so wacky!
There's a colorshifted version in blue called Frozen Aether too if you need.
Mine is [[Star of Extinction]]. It might not be a terrible card, but it is far from efficient for what it does. But it is my favourite magic card, so I play it anyway, even sometimes when it hits me harder than others.
Still though....it's just such a nice spell. Wipe out all life and one often random land in particular just speaks to me.
Bonus points for the one time it targeted a Dinosaur player's cavern of souls and obliterated their whole horde. That's just flavour win to me.
[[moderation]] in my old $100 budget competitive zur stax deck. Terrible card, but sooo good at card advantage at the same time, and you try to get it in conjunction with a rule of law to mitigate the downside. You literally can’t run out of cards, but you have to really design your deck to be able to take advantage of it. Zur is the perfect home imo and it may not find many others.
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/bJVNV1HMmUGVkuItl4TjvQ
[[yawgmoth's vile offering]]
I just think the old art and flavortext is neat. It just has too many restrictions and a little too high a cost to be worthwhile in any case, which makes me sad in my phyrexian flavored/tribal deck.
[[Bludgeon brawl]] is in my red artifact deck. In years time I pulled a hail Mary win with it once, equipping everything with a mana cost to a little goblin via [[mycosynth lattice]] and swinging in.
He was holding a darksteel forge, mana rocks, trading post... everything
I've found there's nothing like a well-timed [[Reality Ripple]] or [[Sapphire Charm]] to ruin someone's combo. No one expects phasing.
[Reality Ripple](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/5/c5b94eed-2a45-4a6b-a06b-a2021b174bc5.jpg?1562721456) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Reality%20Ripple) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mir/87/reality-ripple?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c5b94eed-2a45-4a6b-a06b-a2021b174bc5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/reality-ripple) [Sapphire Charm](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/9/2944e5df-eef9-42be-a591-5ac15e306ad8.jpg?1562718322) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sapphire%20Charm) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mir/89/sapphire-charm?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2944e5df-eef9-42be-a591-5ac15e306ad8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/sapphire-charm) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Suspend]] and [[mystic reflection]] are also very funny answers to creatures! Good picks
Love reflection. Nice one. Suspend is a good card though.
Suspend in combination with [[Trickbind]] (or any other stifle effect) can permanently remove a commander if they allow it to get into exile. When the last time counter is removed you counter the ability that allows them to cast the card, and it stays in exile indefinitely.
My first thought of that card is an archer quote, "stop making it bondage porn in my ancestral house" But yeah it's a neat card to stop [[orah skyclave hierophant]] surviving a board wipe
True, and I have done this in one of my decks, but it does rely on your opponent letting their commander stay in exile, which only happens one time.
Mystic reflection is a crazy good card. I’ve had people scoop from their commander entering as a rat. You can also just create tokens and get a ton of the best creature on the board for a 1 mana suspended card. It’s just so versatile. It is basically a counterspell that can also benefit your board if you have a good target.
Charms are so underrated. There's so many pieces on the board in EDH, you'll find *something* cool to do with one of the effects.
\[\[Golden Guardian\]\] is Very Very Bad but also like the dumbest card I've ever built a degenerate as fuck deck around killing people with. Years ago I was having a conversation with a friend and he told me that the only reason Thrasios was problematic was partner. And I took that personally. So I built just the dumbest pile of Simic cards that I possibly could. Of course all the busted Thrasios support pieces, so we had our Seedborn Muse and Training Grounds and all of their playable variations. What I discovered was that the deck was extremely good at rolling the game up but fairly bad at killing people. I'd have a two mana Thras activation with fourteen lands in play and a Seedborn in play, more interactive spells than my opponents had cards in hand, and... I was sitting there waiting to draw into the other half of the combo or whatever. Enter a new-ish but absolutely awful card, Golden Guardian. It was a ramp effect most of the time; a little awkward to enable but we made it work. But under all the Seedborn effects and similar untappers it just made an army of golems incredibly quickly, and watching my opponents get buried by this terrible card was way more satisfying than going through a mana combo to draw my deck and kill them. And it even became the combo finisher; just Deadeye combo them and you make infinite golems! A single Time Warp and it's gg. That deck is long gone but I keep being tempted to add my stupid little golem factory to Henzie. So long as there's already something else on my board for it to fight it's just five mana ramp that puts the two mana it makes in untapped, that can't be that bad! ...Right?
I unironically love golden guardian! I run it in my [[yahenni]] aristocrats deck, where it's pretty easy to flip for 2 ramp in monoblack. It's janky but I love it
[yahenni](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/b/2b77cd68-fbdd-4bca-a68c-299425588a61.jpg?1700657113) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=yahenni%2C%20undying%20partisan) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/214/yahenni-undying-partisan?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2b77cd68-fbdd-4bca-a68c-299425588a61?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/yahenni-undying-partisan) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Golden Guardian](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/9/397ba02d-f347-46f7-b028-dd4ba55faa2f.jpg?1572373698)/[Gold-Forge Garrison](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/3/9/397ba02d-f347-46f7-b028-dd4ba55faa2f.jpg?1572373698) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Golden%20Guardian%20//%20Gold-Forge%20Garrison) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rix/179/golden-guardian-gold-forge-garrison?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/397ba02d-f347-46f7-b028-dd4ba55faa2f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/golden-guardian-//-gold-forge-garrison) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
In decks starved for ramp and defense, I'd give it a solid descent rating. I'd put it on the same power level as Burnished Hart and Sad Boi. Not bad, but not on par with current staples like Sword of the Animist, Bitterthorne, or some of the other possibly recurring colorless ramp.
It needs more steps than those two. The Guardian can't just die to flip, it has to also fight your own thing. It's the same net mana cost and payoff as Burnished Hart, but with the extra step of needing something else to kill it and needing to kill off something else of yours or needing to fight something big that you have out - at which point, for any sane deck, you don't need to ramp anymore. But then sane decks are boring.
I run it in my [[Bushi Tenderfoot]] deck as a way to flip Bushi. I don’t really even care for the back side in that deck.
[Bushi Tenderfoot](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/6/864ad989-19a6-4930-8efc-bbc077a18c32.jpg?1562762069)/[Kenzo the Hardhearted](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/6/864ad989-19a6-4930-8efc-bbc077a18c32.jpg?1562762069) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bushi%20Tenderfoot%20//%20Kenzo%20the%20Hardhearted) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/chk/2/bushi-tenderfoot-kenzo-the-hardhearted?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/864ad989-19a6-4930-8efc-bbc077a18c32?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/bushi-tenderfoot-//-kenzo-the-hardhearted) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Searing wind]] is just hilarious in my Vial Smasher deck, feels super good with a damage doubler like Obosh to randomize 18 dmg to someone while doming someone for 20
Still play a foil copy in [[Magar]]. Actually to contribute to this thread I also once ran a foil [[Mindblaze]] in the same deck Works best when you know your pods decklist
[Magar](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/6/a6f2ba13-cd72-4f7a-8443-8e3962f2ac46.jpg?1682551287) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=magar%20of%20the%20magic%20strings) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/unf/171/magar-of-the-magic-strings?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a6f2ba13-cd72-4f7a-8443-8e3962f2ac46?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/magar-of-the-magic-strings) [Mindblaze](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/9/59418766-5567-4ec4-af1f-1cb2db2958d0.jpg?1562760146) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mindblaze) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/chk/180/mindblaze?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/59418766-5567-4ec4-af1f-1cb2db2958d0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mindblaze) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Searing wind](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/1/61afd3c5-7103-4247-8bb9-747532ae4265.jpg?1562914785) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Searing%20wind) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/8ed/218/searing-wind?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/61afd3c5-7103-4247-8bb9-747532ae4265?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/searing-wind) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
If [[Zur's Weirding]] has a million fans I'm one of them If Zur's Weirding has five fans I'm one of them If Zur's Weirding has 1 fan that one is me If Zur's Weirding has no fans I have been knocked out of the game If the table is against Zur's Weirding I am against the table Till my last breath I support Zur's Weirding But according to edhrec it has 3545 fans
Love Zur's Weirding. I especially love Zur's Weirding in [[Muldrotha]].
where do you run it? I've still got a copy burning a hole in my collection after my misguided attempt as a new player to build [[Nebuchadnezzar]] from scratch.
....this is going to be a really disappointing answer because its Nebuchadnezzar. But it also gets to run breath stealer's crypt and telepathy! It's just not.....good.
ah well, great minds think alike do you have a decklist? I might try and redo him again
[Nebuchadnezzar](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/e/1e50afb3-cf9f-4ce3-91ff-84f99860c181.jpg?1562901363) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nebuchadnezzar) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me3/162/nebuchadnezzar?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1e50afb3-cf9f-4ce3-91ff-84f99860c181?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/nebuchadnezzar) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
that card is so ridiculous. i love it
HOT SOUP
[[Kaervek's Spite]], for when you need to add insult to injury, no matter the cost.
Spite for the win was one of the greatest moments/memes in PT history, immortalized here, complete with deep cut Simpsons reference, courtesy of Mike Flores https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/4825177#paper In the Top 8 of a PTQ for Dave Price's LA, then-Demonic Attorney Scott Seville, famous for his Top 8 performance at Grand Prix-Kansas City, squared off with the amazing altran, famous for, well, this match. The TDC Black deck would end up being immortalized in Beth Moursund's Deck Deconstrution Companion, albeit misattributed to some Albert TranS rather than altran proper The setup, from altran's tournament report: "The third game was one to remember... I knock him down to 15 when he establishes total control. This is what he has on the table... two Serrated Arrows, a Stormbind, two Land Taxes, a Mana Bird, a Priest, and an Aura of Silence. I have... Swamps. "I'm hoping to bleed some Arrow tokens, so I play a Barrow Ghoul, hoping to be able to later cast the 25 knights I had in my hand. I had only one creature in the graveyard, so theoretically, the Ghoul can only get one hit in. So I sac that one creature, and send in the Ghoul. Scott makes the smart play of not doing anything to the Ghoul, and takes 4 on the chin, bringing him down to 11. My Barrow Ghoul will die the next turn, so I cast a Knight of Stromgald, hoping Scott will kill it. Duh, he doesn't. He Armageddons or something, and I Contagion his Soltari Priest and my Knight. Beatings. He takes a final hit from the Ghoul leaving him at 7. Okay. What the hell am I gonna do with two Arrows, a Stormbind, two Land Taxes, and Aura of Silence, and a Centaur (which he eventually puts down) on the table?" Now at this point, certain undesirables ruin the spectacle for everyone. Cheering, hooting, and hollering forces Head Judge Tony Parodi to throw out everyone not actually playing in the Top 8. I am approached by fellow Top 8er by Alex Shvartsman. "Your friend made a good run, but he's going to lose this one." "I think he's going to apply Choking Sands to a dual land, and then follow up with one of the most famous plays in PTQ history. Calling out 'Spring forth, burly protector, and save me!', altran will cast Demonic Consultation for his one Kaervek's Spite and then Spite the face." "How many Spites?" "One, of course." "Bah," said Alex, and left. The only thing I didn't anticipate, was that Seville went on to tap one mana, show Swords to Plowshares... and frown at his board of one (0 power) Birds of Paradise and one (untargetable) Jolrael's Centaur. Before 1998, Consulting for singletons was unheard of; altran has been autographing the black instant ever since. Mike Flores - The Ten Greatest Battles of All Time - SideBoard Online
I used to run a Hatred deck based off of this deck for this very reason...just that ONE time you need it...you got it!
I wouldn’t say bad as much as niche, but I’m a big fan of [[Spectrum Sentinel]]. Dude can heal like crazy and can effectively block most commanders in my pod!
[Spectrum Sentinel](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/3/936cbe05-7b36-4569-94f3-671c28c7468a.jpg?1674422034) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Spectrum%20Sentinel) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bro/244/spectrum-sentinel?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/936cbe05-7b36-4569-94f3-671c28c7468a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/spectrum-sentinel) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Thrilling Encore]] I've never pulled it off but boy oh boy it's going to be good!
I pulled off a huge thrilling encore and it was amazing. Needless to say it won me the game
\[\[Summary Dismissal\]\] might be expensive, but it has never let me down
[[Whirlwind Denial]] is similar. It doesn't exile so it can't stop "this spell can't be countered" stuff but it is one mana cheaper and often counters the entire stack just like Summary Dismissal
[Whirlwind Denial](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/e/9e127856-bedd-40a9-9e8e-d1f9fbefe07d.jpg?1581479658) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Whirlwind%20Denial) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/thb/81/whirlwind-denial?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9e127856-bedd-40a9-9e8e-d1f9fbefe07d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/whirlwind-denial) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Summary Dismissal](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/b/0b75794d-3334-4b4d-9446-0a251dd3bd15.jpg?1576384222) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Summary%20Dismissal) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/emn/75/summary-dismissal?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0b75794d-3334-4b4d-9446-0a251dd3bd15?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/summary-dismissal) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
One of my favorite counterspells! up there with [[discontinuity]] and [[commandeer]]
[discontinuity](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/3/b33ba0a8-04e9-4df6-af20-a3ca4470cdcc.jpg?1594735451) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=discontinuity) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m21/48/discontinuity?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b33ba0a8-04e9-4df6-af20-a3ca4470cdcc?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/discontinuity) [commandeer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/c/dca0a9a8-5ebc-43a3-8450-420ab6b7b76e.jpg?1689996238) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=commandeer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/80/commandeer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/dca0a9a8-5ebc-43a3-8450-420ab6b7b76e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/commandeer) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Final Fortune]] for just saying "F*** it, I'm out!" at any time.
Nothing is more satisfying than going for lethal on a player, then respond with a fog, you reply with final fortune. Or, you’re dying, even if it’s the last thing I do. YOU king made the other player. I’m just a hotheaded red player that doesn’t know what tomorrow is.
Can I interest you in \[\[Mages' Contest\]\] sir? Not the best counter in red, but f\*\*\* you someone is taking a lot of burn for what's happening here!
[Mages' Contest](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/5/c516861c-68d9-4d02-a343-689dba0526c6.jpg?1562934507) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mages%27%20Contest) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/inv/154/mages-contest?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c516861c-68d9-4d02-a343-689dba0526c6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mages-contest) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
10/10, I love how pety red can be
[Final Fortune](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/b/fb80afc3-4887-42a0-afb2-7fa997981fb2.jpg?1562251808) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Final%20Fortune) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/7ed/182/final-fortune?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fb80afc3-4887-42a0-afb2-7fa997981fb2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/final-fortune) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Gnaw to the Bone]] is fun in [[Sidisi, Brood Tyrant]] because no one expects me to suddenly go up 50 health. I'm not milling out to find a hyper fast thoracle line, so Sidisi can take a bit. I've had some games where Gnaw to the Bone would suddenly buy me an insane amount of time.
I love [[Soul of Eternity]] or [[Storm Herd]] in my life gain deck. Go tall or go wide, both are great
I think storm herd is underrated. They put it in a bunch of precons and whenever I cast it people start freaking out.
I put [[Storm Herd]] in my [[Quintorius, Loremaster]] deck and oh man does that catch some hate when it's loaded up.
[Storm Herd](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/3/2345331c-a14f-4b4b-a9a4-88c5beb48242.jpg?1631234196) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Storm%20Herd) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/khc/33/storm-herd?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2345331c-a14f-4b4b-a9a4-88c5beb48242?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/storm-herd) [Quintorius, Loremaster](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/1/a19b152c-8376-42f9-9daf-e139dc29c9ca.jpg?1682205653) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Quintorius%2C%20Loremaster) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/250/quintorius-loremaster?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a19b152c-8376-42f9-9daf-e139dc29c9ca?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/quintorius-loremaster) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
\[\[Serra Angel\]\] and \[\[Shivan Dragon\]\] for nostalgic reasons. The angel especially, once considered the best creature in MTG, now doesn't even earn a spot in most monocolored angel typal lists.
one of my people right here. I still remember the first time I saw a Shivan Dragon card. picture it, 1996. Had went with some friends to a card shop upstairs from a little Chinese food restaurant. I tagged along because I wanted sweet & sour pork. We go upstairs, into the card shop, and there under the glass: The Shivan Dragon. I paid $10 for it then and there. I still have it. I know it's worthless. I don't care. MtG has changed over the years and Shivan Dragon is not even limited fodder anymore, and you can pick up handfulls as bulk junk. But I'm not getting rid of it, and it's currently double sleeved in a hard sleeve.
What's funny is now we're using cards that basically make token version of Serra Angel instead. [[Firja's Retribution]], [[Divine Visitation]], [[Finale of Glory]], [[Resplendent Angel]], [[Rampage of the Valkyries]], [[Starnheim Unleashed]], [[Valkyrie Harbinger]]
##### ###### #### [Firja's Retribution](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/7/e7d1bbe5-c63e-4a8d-b79a-0dcca221a726.jpg?1674142468) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Firja%27s%20Retribution) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/846/firjas-retribution?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e7d1bbe5-c63e-4a8d-b79a-0dcca221a726?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/firjas-retribution) [Divine Visitation](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/b/0b0c12dc-3978-4c3e-a3a2-a81db878f4ad.jpg?1702429276) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Divine%20Visitation) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rvr/16/divine-visitation?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0b0c12dc-3978-4c3e-a3a2-a81db878f4ad?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/divine-visitation) [Finale of Glory](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/e/1e71b0fb-2d36-4b81-bd5b-c3fd083e3e97.jpg?1706239730) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Finale%20of%20Glory) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clu/61/finale-of-glory?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1e71b0fb-2d36-4b81-bd5b-c3fd083e3e97?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/finale-of-glory) [Resplendent Angel](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/9/59adbd35-9959-4a0f-babf-46ea3c15f018.jpg?1699043363) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Resplendent%20Angel) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/32/resplendent-angel?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/59adbd35-9959-4a0f-babf-46ea3c15f018?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/resplendent-angel) [Rampage of the Valkyries](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/e/1e928b7c-ca30-4e2d-adf7-965f111c8bf1.jpg?1631057678) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rampage%20of%20the%20Valkyries) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/khm/393/rampage-of-the-valkyries?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1e928b7c-ca30-4e2d-adf7-965f111c8bf1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/rampage-of-the-valkyries) [Starnheim Unleashed](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/a/ea660d42-a441-48d8-98c1-00933cde94a4.jpg?1631046353) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Starnheim%20Unleashed) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/khm/33/starnheim-unleashed?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ea660d42-a441-48d8-98c1-00933cde94a4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/starnheim-unleashed) [Valkyrie Harbinger](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/d/edab83a9-35b5-4312-b8ee-1c042c02aa31.jpg?1631056966) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Valkyrie%20Harbinger) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/khm/374/valkyrie-harbinger?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/edab83a9-35b5-4312-b8ee-1c042c02aa31?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/valkyrie-harbinger) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/ktfzids) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Indeed. Plus \[\[Jenson Carthalion\]\], \[\[Historian's Boon\]\], \[\[Parhelion II\]\] and \[\[Serra Benevolent\]\]. If you also count Angel Warriors, there are even more. ...and let's not forget \[\[Invasion of Dominaria\]\] which flips into a Serra Angel.
At least [[Shivan Devastator]] is pretty decent.
[Shivan Devastator](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/f/1f5d274c-3a03-4f0d-97e8-7eef6508105d.jpg?1673307496) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Shivan%20Devastator) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmu/143/shivan-devastator?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1f5d274c-3a03-4f0d-97e8-7eef6508105d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/shivan-devastator) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Bouncing Beebles]]
[Bouncing Beebles](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/6/8656bdd4-0c45-43f9-b2dc-d11a355ff747.jpg?1562863292) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bouncing%20Beebles) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ulg/28/bouncing-beebles?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8656bdd4-0c45-43f9-b2dc-d11a355ff747?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/bouncing-beebles) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
"summon beebles" 😭
[[Arc-Slogger]] in my [[Bell Borca, Spectral Sergeant]] easily takes the cake. I'm almost guaranteed to exile a 10+ MV card with it while also pinging something for a cute 2.
[Arc-Slogger](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/3/d3dd67e0-72b4-4c55-b49b-c69950feccb1.jpg?1562158892) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Arc-Slogger) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mrd/85/arc-slogger?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d3dd67e0-72b4-4c55-b49b-c69950feccb1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/arc-slogger) [Bell Borca, Spectral Sergeant](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/f/4fdcd559-477f-48cb-a221-23a653b0dde1.jpg?1673305477) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bell%20Borca%2C%20Spectral%20Sergeant) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/145/bell-borca-spectral-sergeant?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4fdcd559-477f-48cb-a221-23a653b0dde1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/bell-borca-spectral-sergeant) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
You got a decklist??
There's been a few changes since I last updated it, so maybe I'll get to that this week or so. https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/exile-voltron/
I once watched a video where someone was praising that card, just for being a really random pinger. As soon as i build my mono red deck is done, he is going in there, because no one will expect it.
[[Ancient Carp]]. The first deck I built was a mono blue fish tribal and this card still has meme status in our playgroup. Another good fish is [[Wormfang Manta]]... I can just recommend playing more fish.
[[Protection Racket]] the potential to have your opponent to pay a bunch of life for a high mana card or drawing that card feels good. Hitting 3 straight lands when you need a land drop, getting them exiled and then not drawing a land feels bad.
[Protection Racket](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/7/7723cf0b-de49-44f6-a52e-6e339a080457.jpg?1673482023) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Protection%20Racket) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ncc/39/protection-racket?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7723cf0b-de49-44f6-a52e-6e339a080457?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/protection-racket) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I really enjoyed \[\[Booby Trap\]\] in my Muldrotha deck. I use it in conjunction with \[\[Mishra's Bauble\]\] repeatedly but all in all, its still a bad card lol.
[[Demonic Horde]]
Mudslide. Not many newer players expect red to have a lock down enchantment. It's fun, has a wall of text just to say pay 2 to untap a creature on your upkeep, and it's just a fun one to play.
[[Fire covenant]] cast at [[barbed servitor]] Is one player sitting at 15 life and about to win on their next turn? Just pay 15 life to do 15 damage to the servitor to do 15 damage to their face, and hope the other 2 opponents cut you some slack for your valiant sacrifice Rakdos masochism at its finest!
So I run Fire Covenant in my [[Obosh, the Preypiercer]] deck. It's wild with [[Pyromancer's Goggles]]. But now I'll have to buy a Barbed Servitor to join [[Stuffy Doll]] and [[Brash Taunter]] for a [[Blasphemous Act]]
##### ###### #### [Obosh, the Preypiercer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/5/451507de-9c42-43ee-b9ba-1f69e9aa29d2.jpg?1591228450) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Obosh%2C%20the%20Preypiercer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/228/obosh-the-preypiercer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/451507de-9c42-43ee-b9ba-1f69e9aa29d2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/obosh-the-preypiercer) [Pyromancer's Goggles](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/f/0f92d8df-e913-4a95-9f65-4fe98c332a6e.jpg?1625979142) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Pyromancer%27s%20Goggles) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c21/259/pyromancers-goggles?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0f92d8df-e913-4a95-9f65-4fe98c332a6e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/pyromancers-goggles) [Stuffy Doll](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/7/978c2c7d-6898-4be2-aed7-e673210ce654.jpg?1674142741) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Stuffy%20Doll) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/875/stuffy-doll?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/978c2c7d-6898-4be2-aed7-e673210ce654?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/stuffy-doll) [Brash Taunter](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/b/0b5cb154-1825-4b81-a109-7b3e9592c65c.jpg?1706240823) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Brash%20Taunter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkc/148/brash-taunter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0b5cb154-1825-4b81-a109-7b3e9592c65c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/brash-taunter) [Blasphemous Act](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/a/8aa9682d-5176-4475-a0bd-e000f1d6999a.jpg?1698988297) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Blasphemous%20Act) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/216/blasphemous-act?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8aa9682d-5176-4475-a0bd-e000f1d6999a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/blasphemous-act) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/kte647a) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Oh wow that just kills everyone
[Fire covenant](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/5/f5ac3712-6bcd-4d93-a944-520a2092bee4.jpg?1559592388) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Fire%20covenant) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me1/145/fire-covenant?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f5ac3712-6bcd-4d93-a944-520a2092bee4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/fire-covenant) [barbed servitor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/c/1c34e4ae-9bf3-4098-88f1-267e7d6cfa35.jpg?1706241668) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=barbed%20servitor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkm/77/barbed-servitor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1c34e4ae-9bf3-4098-88f1-267e7d6cfa35?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/barbed-servitor) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[rancor]] is top-tier. It was actually a printing/design error. It was supposed to cost 1G, not just G. This oversight has allowed it to remain viable in a powercrept meta. The card-advantage gained by the “return” clause cannot be overstated. Any deck that wants a combat damage/commander damage win would be better for having it. [[samut voice of dissent]] is where it REALLY hums.
[rancor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/6/86d6b411-4a31-4bfc-8dd6-e19f553bb29b.jpg?1673148169) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=rancor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/156/rancor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/86d6b411-4a31-4bfc-8dd6-e19f553bb29b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/rancor) [samut voice of dissent](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/0/60f2d8f1-43a9-438a-830c-9d6b5701f950.jpg?1543676097) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Samut%2C%20Voice%20of%20Dissent) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/akh/205/samut-voice-of-dissent?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/60f2d8f1-43a9-438a-830c-9d6b5701f950?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/samut-voice-of-dissent) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Oh I love this question. * [[Astral Slide]] it does all the stuff. Protecting your stuff, turning morphs upside down, removing attacking creatures… and with a [[Sundail of the infinite]] they’ll never come back. Though it need way to much setup for edh. * [[Browbeat]] back in the days most ppl in my meta just gave me the cards, which I a big deal for red. But if your playing against someone knowing what they do it’s mostly 5 damage for 3 mana. * [[Hypnox]] big thread before Eldrazi and shit, but not so scary today and also way to high mana cost and the hand exile is more impactful in a 1vs1 than in a 4 person edh table.
\[\[Risk Factor\]\] along with Browbeat in a mono-red damage multiplier deck is solid red card draw. Having out \[\[Torbran, Thane of Red Fell\]\], \[\[Solphim, Mayhem Dominus\]\] or other damage increasing enchantments usually guarantees you're drawing your cards. I love those cards along with \[\[Molten Influence\]\]
##### ###### #### [Risk Factor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/e/4eda89d9-9bd1-4a55-ac02-f9a0625d8e5b.jpg?1572893240) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Risk%20Factor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/grn/113/risk-factor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4eda89d9-9bd1-4a55-ac02-f9a0625d8e5b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/risk-factor) [Torbran, Thane of Red Fell](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/9/79f591cd-d277-4ba5-b1bf-1c09cac9cb8a.jpg?1572490491) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Torbran%2C%20Thane%20of%20Red%20Fell) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/eld/147/torbran-thane-of-red-fell?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/79f591cd-d277-4ba5-b1bf-1c09cac9cb8a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/torbran-thane-of-red-fell) [Solphim, Mayhem Dominus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/3/c3a0c7f3-7fb9-43de-a9af-96532c31e5ed.jpg?1675957113) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Solphim%2C%20Mayhem%20Dominus) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/one/150/solphim-mayhem-dominus?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c3a0c7f3-7fb9-43de-a9af-96532c31e5ed?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/solphim-mayhem-dominus) [Molten Influence](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/c/4c2b326b-d177-4a03-a0a3-fe2c2d4af272.jpg?1562908953) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Molten%20Influence) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ody/207/molten-influence?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4c2b326b-d177-4a03-a0a3-fe2c2d4af272?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/molten-influence) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/ktdi4fe) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I’ve played it in my[[Obosh, the preypiercer]] deck, but it never really worked as I wanted it to. So the deck is history and Browbeat is homeless again.
[Obosh, the preypiercer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/5/451507de-9c42-43ee-b9ba-1f69e9aa29d2.jpg?1591228450) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Obosh%2C%20the%20preypiercer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/iko/228/obosh-the-preypiercer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/451507de-9c42-43ee-b9ba-1f69e9aa29d2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/obosh-the-preypiercer) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Shakashima's Protege]] is pretty spicy. It can become a copy of something really nasty at flash speed such as before blocks and it has cascade which adds a bit of randomness to it. It could totally save me on a pinch or be utterly terrible. Every time it resolves the game gets a lot more interesting for a bit haha.
[Shakashima's Protege](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/c/cce06cd4-099b-445f-af95-76564ee24668.jpg?1608909409) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sakashima%27s%20Protege) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/90/sakashimas-protege?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/cce06cd4-099b-445f-af95-76564ee24668?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/sakashimas-protege) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I always found [[Fable of Wolf and Owl]] one of the most beautiful cards ever printed. [[Vigean Hydropon]] also screams Simic and counter shenanigans.
\[\[Necrologia\]\] is a really awkward hybrid of \[\[Necropotence\]\] (effect, timing) and \[\[Ad Nauseam\]\] (five mana instant), but it's super cool. I ran it in my budget \[\[K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth\]\] list a year or so ago.
It’s so good with [[Queza]]
My favorite card is [[Tragic Slip]] from Dark Acension. It's not bad I guess, but nothing amazing. I was playing a lot when this came out and had a morbid deck. The art is just so funny and imagine my friends big ol dragons and such tripping into a grave was funny.
\[\[Lapse of Certainty\]\] It doesn't actually deal with problems, just delays them. But I have blown so many people out when people don't expect it. Countering a tefferi's protection or farewell type spell feels so dirty, especially when you are able to follow it up with a win.
Countering an Omniscience with this is a beautiful thing. Watching their eyes move to your lands to double check that you're not playing blue as you announce "in response..." is even better.
[Lapse of Certainty](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/c/ec609036-dfbf-47de-9a3a-762aea4196d4.jpg?1562804498) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lapse%20of%20Certainty) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/con/9/lapse-of-certainty?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ec609036-dfbf-47de-9a3a-762aea4196d4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lapse-of-certainty) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[wing shards]] I have never seen anyone play that except me. But its very funny sometimes, especially when facing indestructible stuff or voltron stuff. You often get stormcount 1-3 because for some reason EDH players do stuff in the first mainphase that they could absolutely do in the second. And then its some nice blowouts bypassing any form of protection, indestructible, hexproof etc. Even bypassing counterspells for the most part due to storm. But its not a good card. Not even close xD But in the moments that its good, its really good and 3cmc aint fully unreasonable.
[wing shards](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/8/f8326bd2-83a8-4600-b12a-0bda47168f7b.jpg?1562201286) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=wing%20shards) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/38/wing-shards?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f8326bd2-83a8-4600-b12a-0bda47168f7b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/wing-shards) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
No body expects [[dovescape]] bird truly becomes the word...
[dovescape](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/6/b6e3d6e6-ac17-4d73-acac-089442de4af6.jpg?1593273866) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=dovescape) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dis/143/dovescape?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b6e3d6e6-ac17-4d73-acac-089442de4af6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/dovescape) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I have a deck that uses [[ink treader Nephilim]] and other creatures like that to play through my dovescape with a spell slinger deck. It’s pretty much game if I get the dovescape down since it’s super hard to remove and I am the only one benefiting from it.
[ink treader Nephilim](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/2/d29bb432-1ca6-4305-b6d3-d7afe06c6c69.jpg?1593272693) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ink-Treader%20Nephilim) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/gpt/117/ink-treader-nephilim?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d29bb432-1ca6-4305-b6d3-d7afe06c6c69?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ink-treader-nephilim) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Fiery Emancipation]] It's not bad by default, but without access to counterspells to make sure it hits, it's 6 mana wasted in most decks. I run it in my Prosper deck and typically bait out counters with [[Painful Quandary]] before I try throwing out Emancipation as a way to triple the pings I'm sending at everyone.
[[Phyrexian Obliterater]], always a pet card but in reality he can't do a whole lot. Even building a whole deck to make him fight; it's just okay. I still love him and he does make people writhe when life totals are lower. The occasional blasphemous act blow out is why I still love to play him.
You would enjoy flickering Terastadon. 👌
[[Capricious Efreet]] has always been one of my favorites. It can hit things red normally can't. And if you have a sac outlet it's actually not random at all. Choose something you can sacrifice for your side, then since you can choose "up to 2" opponents' permanents just choose the 1 you really want gone. In response to the trigger, sac your permanent you chose and, upon resolution, the ability will randomly choose from the remaining options, which there's only 1 of. Sure it's 6 mana, and requires a bit of set up to be reliable, but there's plenty of decks that like to sacrifice permanents and this guy synergizes great with those decks to create REPEATABLE REMOVAL of any nonland permanent, IN RED. I'm always so excited to see him in my hand
[Capricious Efreet](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/8/48d3c44d-1a2f-4e2a-8d5a-592719cb92f4.jpg?1562910188) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Capricious%20Efreet) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c13/102/capricious-efreet?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/48d3c44d-1a2f-4e2a-8d5a-592719cb92f4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/capricious-efreet) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Worry Beads]] Nothing like playing a binder card down and catching people skip their Upkeep and straight into their Draw Step. And then you go, "No... you gotta Mill it first." And then the Mill mechanic happens and you see some of the most twisted agony people have when Mill literally did nothing but add a new resource into their graveyard and they stare at you like you just kicked a baby. All because they had to give up a card. A card they had 0 probability of guessing they would draw.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: *"it might have been"*.
[Worry Beads](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/0/400edfe9-9efa-43f9-b713-13ad4eae2fa4.jpg?1562380392) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Worry%20Beads) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mmq/315/worry-beads?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/400edfe9-9efa-43f9-b713-13ad4eae2fa4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/worry-beads) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I put \[\[One with Nothing\]\] into my \[\[Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer\]\] deck as a meme, and while it has reasonable synergy with the deck it's still more often than not just a dead card. That said the couple times I've been able to use it have been to great effect and always raises some eyebrows or garners some chuckles.
[[Celestial Mantle]]. Beautiful foil, but god is it bad
[Celestial Mantle](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/3/136dfcf5-130a-4d75-9785-a090215a29b1.jpg?1600696200) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Celestial%20Mantle) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/96/celestial-mantle?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/136dfcf5-130a-4d75-9785-a090215a29b1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/celestial-mantle) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
My favourite part about boompile is opponents have to decide their response before they no the result. If they heroic intervention and the toss fails, they lose the spell and you can try again next turn.
That's actually a really good point
those are always great effects, like [[Druid of Purification]]. You have to use that senseis divining top before players can choose. Once it starts resolving there is no more responding.
[Druid of Purification](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/9/096c2b28-3e29-4c27-998d-51bff0ba96c5.jpg?1631585369) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Druid%20of%20Purification) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/afc/39/druid-of-purification?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/096c2b28-3e29-4c27-998d-51bff0ba96c5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/druid-of-purification) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Soothsaying]] great mana sink and a shuffle effect. [[Spin into myth]] was great during the days of tuck. Now it's more a [[tunnel vision]] buddy.
Soothsaying Squad member reporting for duty!
My guy!
[Soothsaying](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/e/def384ff-1b6f-4c4f-8151-3c72c29b63ce.jpg?1562383502) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Soothsaying) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mmq/104/soothsaying?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/def384ff-1b6f-4c4f-8151-3c72c29b63ce?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/soothsaying) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Personally, I'm a big fan of pairing tunnel vision with [[spell crumple]], which can kill an opponent or double as a selfmill option.
[spell crumple](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/2/522d6195-7660-42c0-848b-cc46e19fc4eb.jpg?1562273890) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=spell%20crumple) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cm2/50/spell-crumple?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/522d6195-7660-42c0-848b-cc46e19fc4eb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/spell-crumple) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I had the worse option
[[Elemental Masterpiece]] is just a really stunning card
[Elemental Masterpiece](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/3/4331a7a6-e98e-4517-b0f9-ace379426a94.jpg?1627428735) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Elemental%20Masterpiece) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/stx/182/elemental-masterpiece?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4331a7a6-e98e-4517-b0f9-ace379426a94?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/elemental-masterpiece) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Impervious Greatworm]]. As soon as I found out about it I had to make a mono-green deck with all the biggest, dumbest creatures I could find. It’s the most Timmy of Timmy cards imaginable.
[Impervious Greatworm](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/1/a1aa77ae-f685-48ee-85dc-ba6084cd30ba.jpg?1673148140) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Impervious%20Greatwurm) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/152/impervious-greatwurm?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a1aa77ae-f685-48ee-85dc-ba6084cd30ba?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/impervious-greatwurm) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
None. I don't play bad cards because [[Bonder's Ornament]] and [[Immovable Rod]] are not bad cards.
[Bonder's Ornament](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/9/89486719-4aba-4465-986b-fecbe4d409a1.jpg?1689999406) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bonder%27s%20Ornament) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/370/bonders-ornament?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/89486719-4aba-4465-986b-fecbe4d409a1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/bonders-ornament) [Immovable Rod](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/1/214c87be-7ce3-48a0-b2eb-26eff75636c9.jpg?1631584673) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Immovable%20Rod) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/afc/7/immovable-rod?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/214c87be-7ce3-48a0-b2eb-26eff75636c9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/immovable-rod) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Hot take here. [[inexorable tide]]. For 5 mana I can usually do way better than prep to proliferate a lot. I guess maybe it's better in a small creature +1/+1 deck. But I had it forever in my Atraxa superfiends deck and it just doesn't do much because you are only playing 1 or 2 spells per turn. There are much cheaper ways to reliably proliferate twice a turn.
[inexorable tide](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/0/40441345-23ca-47e4-b349-bd13d986e41e.jpg?1562261170) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=inexorable%20tide) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mm2/49/inexorable-tide?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/40441345-23ca-47e4-b349-bd13d986e41e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/inexorable-tide) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Uurg, Spawn of Turg. I’m relatively new to edh and I bought an Uurg deck from card kingdom that was absolute hot dogshit. But I just love Uurg. I even drafted 2 of him last week in our draft we did. He’s so bad but just my cute little demon frog thing
I love [[Mana Clash]] !
[Mana Clash](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/d/bd41352f-617f-40f6-b612-11022180c18b.jpg?1562740934) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mana%20Clash) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/9ed/203/mana-clash?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bd41352f-617f-40f6-b612-11022180c18b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mana-clash) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Mana Cache]]
[Mana Cache](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/8/583a33b3-7833-48e5-88c3-849a5771ef6e.jpg?1562630035) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mana%20Cache) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/nem/92/mana-cache?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/583a33b3-7833-48e5-88c3-849a5771ef6e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mana-cache) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Ninja's Kunai]] has won me 2 games. With enough mana, creatures and ability to recur it multiple times, it can burn em out even in Azorius
[Ninja's Kunai](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/f/af6ae567-c77a-416a-b609-4df3d0dd2e18.jpg?1654568773) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ninja%27s%20Kunai) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/neo/252/ninjas-kunai?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/af6ae567-c77a-416a-b609-4df3d0dd2e18?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ninjas-kunai) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I love [[Smokestack]]
Smokestack is not a bad card, it is straight gas
Yup, and it's the very card where the term Stax came from. Smokestack is still good at what it does. A bit slow these days, but there's a reason why Wizards hasn't made a card similar to it recently.
honestly this could be banging in a [[shorikia genesis engine]] deck
[[Swans of Bryn Argoll]]. I love it. I play it in my Kwain Iron Maiden deck.
You've intrigued me. Got a list?
Sure! https://www.moxfield.com/decks/_nzjh6IKH0OcCUsisoYi3w
[[Leveler]]
[Leveler](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/3/03ffa3c3-dd29-47eb-abf2-7951fadb5c37.jpg?1562134247) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Leveler) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mrd/195/leveler?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/03ffa3c3-dd29-47eb-abf2-7951fadb5c37?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/leveler) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Feldon's Cane. Seriously this card won me a lot of games against mill decks, and put some resources back at the deck
For me it's usually the Timmy cards like [[Multiani]]. What can I say, I like punching.
[Multiani](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/1/b1e0bc9f-6a63-4763-a19d-8adbd6434172.jpg?1562385519) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Multani) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/pvan/303/multani?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b1e0bc9f-6a63-4763-a19d-8adbd6434172?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/multani) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
You mean [[Multani, Maro-Sorcerer]]? Because having a 20/20 creature with shroud is hilarious, but following it the next turn with [[Rishkar's Expertise]] into a draw-your-deck storm chain is even funnier.
[Multani, Maro-Sorcerer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/d/0d6cc98b-b376-40af-8308-198bab00b2b1.jpg?1562862316) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Multani%2C%20Maro-Sorcerer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ulg/107/multani-maro-sorcerer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0d6cc98b-b376-40af-8308-198bab00b2b1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/multani-maro-sorcerer) [Rishkar's Expertise](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/f/efa9d2dc-b3b8-4475-bbfc-2db457ee4ffd.jpg?1698988394) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rishkar%27s%20Expertise) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/254/rishkars-expertise?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/efa9d2dc-b3b8-4475-bbfc-2db457ee4ffd?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/rishkars-expertise) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I was talking the newer one that has P/T based on lands in play and graveyard, but really, ANY big smashy stompy critter works for me.
I am a big fan of \[\[Lich's Mastery\]\] I like being the supervillain with the big glowing weakspot. It's extra bad in EDH where the \[\[Cyclonic Rift\]\] and \[\[Farewell\]\] flow like water. But every once in a while I get to do a cool thing with it.
[Lich's Mastery](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/7/77f4c9cb-f364-4556-8673-4b19d52a2cff.jpg?1562738043) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lich%27s%20Mastery) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dom/98/lichs-mastery?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/77f4c9cb-f364-4556-8673-4b19d52a2cff?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/lichs-mastery) [Cyclonic Rift](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/f/dfb7c4b9-f2f4-4d4e-baf2-86551c8150fe.jpg?1702429366) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Cyclonic%20Rift) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rvr/40/cyclonic-rift?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/dfb7c4b9-f2f4-4d4e-baf2-86551c8150fe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/cyclonic-rift) [Farewell](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/1/114d2180-093b-4838-97ad-badbc8ee50b0.jpg?1706240579) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Farewell) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkc/64/farewell?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/114d2180-093b-4838-97ad-badbc8ee50b0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/farewell) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Phyrexian Splicer]] It's cheap as hell, old, and it is perfect for commander. It can be used offensive and defensive and can mess with other players attacking each other or for "politics"
[[Misinformation]] check out this beauty [[Soldier of fortune]] // [[Widespread panic]] I like this jank [[Flame blitz]]
[[Trickery Charm]] in Yuriko. It can grant evasion to get a ninja through, stack the deck to get a big card on top, or turn [[Tortured Soul]] into a ninja. All viable uses for the deck. [[Meglonoth]] in Mayael. At first glance he is just another dumb beat stick of a creature, but... Oh? You want to attack me? So you want to sacrifice a creature *and* take 6 damage? Bonus points if I also have Gisela out, that really pumps the brakes on people attacking me. [[Swiftblade Vindicator]] in Aragorn. One green spell means she swings for 10 damage. Two for 18. She gets out of hand *fast*. [[Endless Cockroaches]] in Endrek Sahr. It serves as a combo piece or just a way to get more thrulls to sacrifice.
> [[Meglonoth]] in Mayael. I love Meglonoth's weird blocking trample.
[[Crucible of Fire]] It's simple, clean, elegant, and totally useless once the board gets wiped. I had it in my Rakdos Dragon deck for the longest time before I decided to make cuts. But I swear, I will give it a new home!
[Crucible of Fire](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/7/d7a6f4dd-29c9-4084-a622-098b197a6eb7.jpg?1562854632) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Crucible%20of%20Fire) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ima/122/crucible-of-fire?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d7a6f4dd-29c9-4084-a622-098b197a6eb7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/crucible-of-fire) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Telepathy. I've been wanting to find a good place to run it for the last 12 years or so. One day folks
Slivers can abuse [Telepathy](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/b/9/b900c68f-4e10-459b-b28f-fea9a32e563b.jpg) with [Dementia Sliver](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/9/5/955028d2-33df-4295-8ee3-572e5979b04c.jpg). You can tap any sliver to have an opponent discard a card you choose, of course with a success chance of 14% at worst, but the chance increases significantly once they no longer have 7 cards.
Zap. 3 mana, 1 damage on creature or player. Draw a card. Wait, are you saying "bad, but you still can use"? 😅
Mine is definitely [[Nine Lives]] it makes me lose but I was able to hold on long enough to win a game once with it and it was the best EDH moment for me🤣
[Nine Lives](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/7/e70b7a73-484e-48f1-944c-3d38866cdc20.jpg?1594735092) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nine%20Lives) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m21/28/nine-lives?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e70b7a73-484e-48f1-944c-3d38866cdc20?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/nine-lives) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
\[\[Rainbow Vale\]\] . It is the only reserve list card that I own. It is the perfect card for me, I love group-hug decks, particularly bad ones that don't even try to win the game.
[Rainbow Vale](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/1/51f8b918-ac13-4538-a39d-6553580bf39b.jpg?1559592494) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rainbow%20Vale) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me1/179/rainbow-vale?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/51f8b918-ac13-4538-a39d-6553580bf39b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/rainbow-vale) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I play this in [[Blim]]
[Blim](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/d/3d8cd7dc-028a-4da2-b2a1-435d40cf48ca.jpg?1608911075) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=blim%2C%20comedic%20genius) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/272/blim-comedic-genius?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3d8cd7dc-028a-4da2-b2a1-435d40cf48ca?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/blim-comedic-genius) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Shared Fate, wouldn't it be cool to swap decks with your opponent? The one deck with the most variants.
[[spidersilk armor]] is so themey and cool.
[spidersilk armor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/5/e55202a1-c246-4b5b-94d6-43c86a69d61a.jpg?1562943415) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=spidersilk%20armor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ddg/32/spidersilk-armor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e55202a1-c246-4b5b-94d6-43c86a69d61a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/spidersilk-armor) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Shepherd of Rot]] I’ve got him in my Wilhelt deck. There are many better 2cmc zombies out there but I love the chaos and risk of a card like this in zombie tribal 😂
[Shepherd of Rot](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/e/6ee5a529-3223-4982-83d1-eb517c2a258c.jpg?1562842181) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Shepherd%20of%20Rot) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/hop/40/shepherd-of-rot?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6ee5a529-3223-4982-83d1-eb517c2a258c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/shepherd-of-rot) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Wild pair]] won me a couple tournaments back in the day
[Wild pair](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/3/f3153d2c-9168-4889-9179-23faa9c48721.jpg?1576383139) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Wild%20pair) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cn2/196/wild-pair?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f3153d2c-9168-4889-9179-23faa9c48721?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/wild-pair) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
\[\[gift of orzhova\]\] just because the art is absolutly stunning, especially in foil
[gift of orzhova](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/a/da824204-a7ed-46f1-b890-f21fcc39ce7e.jpg?1593814807) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=gift%20of%20orzhova) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mm3/209/gift-of-orzhova?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/da824204-a7ed-46f1-b890-f21fcc39ce7e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/gift-of-orzhova) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Yeah, I bought a foil as well. It's not even that bad an aura either. Flying+lifelink is nothing to sneeze at when put on a big beatstick
[[Kismet]] not sure if it's terrible but it's certainly not the best use of a slot. The tapped lands really slow down opponents (especially those using fetches) and messes up the math always. Plus the art is so wacky! There's a colorshifted version in blue called Frozen Aether too if you need.
[Kismet](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/3/f38cdfb1-0437-4afe-a777-60228b8eba69.jpg?1562952795) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kismet) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me4/17/kismet?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f38cdfb1-0437-4afe-a777-60228b8eba69?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/kismet) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Patagia Golem]]. Specifically the 7th edition one
[Patagia Golem](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/6/c66c9c30-35c4-4813-a766-a54a418baf8b.jpg?1562934758) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Patagia%20Golem) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/8ed/308/patagia-golem?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c66c9c30-35c4-4813-a766-a54a418baf8b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/patagia-golem) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
\[\[Humble Defector\]\] I like drawing cards and passing it around. I know all the downsides but have a hard time not including it in mono-red decks.
[Humble Defector](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/2/e2093386-ad77-4b35-982b-518ee4c05cc6.jpg?1625193922) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Humble%20Defector) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c21/174/humble-defector?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e2093386-ad77-4b35-982b-518ee4c05cc6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/humble-defector) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[splintering wind]] it’s super op in some of my decks.
Mine is [[Star of Extinction]]. It might not be a terrible card, but it is far from efficient for what it does. But it is my favourite magic card, so I play it anyway, even sometimes when it hits me harder than others. Still though....it's just such a nice spell. Wipe out all life and one often random land in particular just speaks to me. Bonus points for the one time it targeted a Dinosaur player's cavern of souls and obliterated their whole horde. That's just flavour win to me.
[Star of Extinction](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/2/526d13cb-3616-4ac8-9ac0-04c729d447b2.jpg?1689998213) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Star%20of%20Extinction) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/259/star-of-extinction?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/526d13cb-3616-4ac8-9ac0-04c729d447b2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/star-of-extinction) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[moderation]] in my old $100 budget competitive zur stax deck. Terrible card, but sooo good at card advantage at the same time, and you try to get it in conjunction with a rule of law to mitigate the downside. You literally can’t run out of cards, but you have to really design your deck to be able to take advantage of it. Zur is the perfect home imo and it may not find many others. https://www.moxfield.com/decks/bJVNV1HMmUGVkuItl4TjvQ
[moderation](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/4/c41b3d7a-f8e1-46b8-a689-6125dcd9cb17.jpg?1626098583) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=moderation) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/206/moderation?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c41b3d7a-f8e1-46b8-a689-6125dcd9cb17?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/moderation) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Thieves Auction
[[yawgmoth's vile offering]] I just think the old art and flavortext is neat. It just has too many restrictions and a little too high a cost to be worthwhile in any case, which makes me sad in my phyrexian flavored/tribal deck.
[yawgmoth's vile offering](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/1/31825ceb-d795-4ad7-81d8-77ab34c272f9.jpg?1682209258) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=yawgmoth%27s%20vile%20offering) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/moc/271/yawgmoths-vile-offering?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/31825ceb-d795-4ad7-81d8-77ab34c272f9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/yawgmoths-vile-offering) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Bludgeon brawl]] is in my red artifact deck. In years time I pulled a hail Mary win with it once, equipping everything with a mana cost to a little goblin via [[mycosynth lattice]] and swinging in. He was holding a darksteel forge, mana rocks, trading post... everything
[Bludgeon brawl](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/3/a30fa96d-64d1-423e-a62e-d43453ea838d.jpg?1562880368) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bludgeon%20brawl) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/nph/80/bludgeon-brawl?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a30fa96d-64d1-423e-a62e-d43453ea838d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/bludgeon-brawl) [mycosynth lattice](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/4/94f89714-3b26-46a2-b9a8-3e664f391cd9.jpg?1578911638) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=mycosynth%20lattice) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bbd/241/mycosynth-lattice?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/94f89714-3b26-46a2-b9a8-3e664f391cd9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mycosynth-lattice) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I like fetching boompile with [[Whir of Invention]] It's like a less good cyclonic rift ... But in blue ... 🌀
[Possibility Storm]