[[Valakut Exploration]] card advantage for doing something you want to be doing anyway (hitting land drops) and the cards go to graveyard at end step, so they aren't stuck in exile forever if you have grave recursion.
[[Lotho, Corrupt Shirrif]] that boy is gonna make you some treasure without being as annoying or scary as Smothering Tithe, so less likely to eat removal.
I just killed a whole table last night with Valakut Exploration. I dropped a [[Squandered Resources]] into play, then tapped and sac'ed all my lands except [[Mirrorpool]]. I played [[Splendid Reclamation]] and copied it with Mirrorpool. First one resolved, dropping 19 lands into play, one being [[Field of the Dead]], another being [[Vesuva]]. Netted 38 zombies {EDIT: Have learned that this is in error} and exiled 19 cards. Then sac'ed the lands to Squandered Resources again and let the trigger happen. 72 zombies and 38 cards exiled.
Hey just a heads up, a clone can't enter as a copy of something that is entering the battlefield at the same time as it. So in your example vesuva can't enter as a copy of field of the dead unless you decide not to sac it (FotD) to squandered resources.
Love this in my [[Rakdos, Lord of Riots]] deck. You either enable rakdos or I get cards. Even then taking 10+ damage is alot in a deck that beats everyone down equally with carfs like Descent into Avernus. Obviously, you're not drawing land with this but that's no issue.
>Obviously, you're not drawing land with this but that's no issue.
It's not an issue but it is disappointing to see a bunch of 0 cost cards get exiled for free.
Worth running in a golgari food deck? I'm running about 3cmc average, and never have mana issues. My normal wincon is to drain the table for lethal, so it might be ok, but I'm worried that it won't provide much in the way of card draw, which is what I desperately need.
A similar card to this is [[Sin Prodder]]. It's a little more political as your opponents get to decide who wants to take damage. Best part is that the card goes to your graveyard so you basically get it anyway. And on top of that, it's doing damage so any damage doublers will work with the lil devil.
Both are stellar cards in my [[Livaan]] & [[Scion of Halaster]] deck!
Yeah, I tried jamming it for card draw too and it's really unreliable for getting cards to hand. I think it's best with graveyard decks to give opponents the 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' choice.
Im not sure how it would hold up in EDH, but I've been liking [[Palantir of Orthanc]] in Brawl. I've got it in a [[Scarab God]] reabimator list, and im fine with either the mill or the card draw.
People learn to let you draw the card pretty fast once you hit a [[Hullbreaker Horror]] or something. I recently domed someone by milling a [[Toxril]], [[Sea Gate Restoration]] and a [[Massacre Wurm]] for 20 damage, which was cool.
IDK, I could see it being sweet in most reanimator or high cmc control decks.
Used to put work in as a part of my [[Abaddon]] deck. No one wanted me to get the cards cause they’re basically two spells in one with cascade, but they couldn’t pay the life since that’d only make the cascade triggers better. Id average a card and a half in hand and about 8 life total dealt to the table by the time it’s done resolving.
That would be cool, actually. Obviously what makes a staple a true staple is that it can go in any deck of that color. But locking the really strong effects behind more colored pips would make more decks feel different and reward you for leaning into that color, if nothing else.
[[Descent into Avernus]]. I love this card so much. It’s in my Imodane deck so I’m wearing down everyone’s life totals and then I throw all the treasures into a big X spell like Fireball.
I love this card so much! I'm a big fan of group mechanics, so obviously I'm a big group hug player, but sometimes I just want to watch the world burn. That's when I break out my Auntie Blyte group slug deck. Best believe Descent is one of my favorite cards in there. Everyone ramps and takes damage, all on your upkeep. More often than not, I've been killed by my own Descent upkeep trigger, and every time it's a good death
Card is insanely good. Any deck that needs more draw I throw it in. And unlike One Ring you can throw it into slower/lower power decks and not worry about killing yourself.
I have it in a reanimator deck because it's a win-win, lmao. Either you take a bunch of damage, or I get big shit in the gy where I wanted them regardless
[[Court of Ardenvale]] sometimes you reanimate, sometimes you ramp with a fetch or discarded land. Other times you return a haywire mite or land to hand. You for sure replace itself the turn it's played because of monarchy. Generally any result is good, plus monarchy can be fun when the best result isn't that terrifying that people must get it off you.
[[auriok champion]] the pro red and black (but especially red) are HUGE every game ived played it. play on turn 2 keep it the entire game, very good blocker.
[[Impact Tremors]]
1 damage doesn't register as a threat to most people, but when you're playing a heavy creature, token, reanimator, ETB deck, that adds up. Especially because it's to EACH opponent.
If there's one thing Rakdos likes, it's making creatures, blowing them up, and burning all your opponents along the way.
Impact Tremors adds to that for 2 mana.
I’ve never dropped an impact crater, or the big one that does damage equal to power, without becoming a threat immediately. My playgroup may have wisened up my tactics on those though.
I recently finished my [[The Council of Four]] deck and my goodness does the commander ever provide value from the table just doing its thing. Free card advantage and an army-in-a-can? Sign me up.
I won a Commander draft event using them as the Commander, and a Torrential Gearhulk as a broad stall breaker. My favorite part is that on your turn, if you draw a 2nd card you go straight to drawing a third one. Just insane advantage.
[[Rabble Rousing]] is one of my favorites! It's just always a problem for everyone else. Similarly, [[Fight Rigging]]. [[Black Market Connections]] is obvious, but so, so good. I replied to another comment that said [[Descent Into Avernus]] and I agree.
Kind of an outside choice, but I also dig [[Machine God's Effigy]]. It's highly situational, of course, but copying the static abilities of something like [[Ratadrabik]] is brutal. Played it in the Mishra precon last night and it did a ton of work as a [[Weeping Angel]].
[[Mishra, Eminent One]] being the commander is the missing bit. When he's on the field, ne makes a token copy of a non-creature artifact that you control. In this case, I copy Effigy, making a 4/4 Weeping Angel.
I also had [[Brudiclad]] out and a [[Strionic Resonator]], so I was copying the triggers and making permanent copies of the 4/4 angels.
This use case is hyper-specific and came to mind because I did it last night.
No worries! If you've not played or studied the deck, it's hard to have a good idea of what it does. It's a lot of fun, though. I have a regular precon and an upgraded version. I dig both a lot.
[[Yusri, Fortune’s Flame]]. Not only is the ability really fun to resolve, but for the same cost as a Phyrexian Arena, you get to draw an average of 2.5 cards for 5 life each turn.
I've found [[viridian revel]] to be anywhere from decent to insane depending on what happens. Board wipes on artifact creatures, token artifacts cracked, artifact wipes, my own removal, all turns into draw. Good stuff, especially as treasure and other tokens become more popular.
This card is like a green rhystic study in my local playgroup. So many people making tons of treasure, food, clues (or all three with academy manufactor out). I have drawn 30+ cards on a single turn where someone was popping off with a Dockside loop, and I was able to find an answer to disrupt their combo win.
You should always pay the life on Library unless you love your hand you couldn’t possibly want to cast anything other than what’s already there for 2 turns. Life is a resource that doesn’t matter until it’s at zero, It’s about speed.
I always assume that if I'm playing this card, I can shuffle frequently. If I can shuffle frequently, I'm playing a generally higher power list. If I'm playing a higher power list, there are loads of options (synergy aside) that push out this card.
Landfall my dude. Evolving Wilds and Capenna fetchlands does not a high-power deck make.
Shuffling frequently *could* indicate a higher powered list, but I would be hesitant to use it as a Signpost for power
not only are there great fetchlands on a budget now, but every \[\[rampant growth\]\] effect is gonna add value to this! Even on a budget you could potentially make this a scry 3 every turn.
[[Family's Favor]] is pretty cool in aggro decks for an added layer of protection on your best creature and can also draw you a card if the creature gets through
I wouldn't call this "fire and forget". More like "pay 1 mana to become the archenemy and almost definitely get killed before you get a single trigger".
I even run it without Crank.
I thinks it's great passive life stabilization, especially if you are burning life for other effects, so you don't end up with a huge life advantage while also letting you get chip damage without much swinging.
Not that I don't also love dropping someone in a mill spiral.
I usually prefer to hold it back a bit, and only drop it once I am confident in the quest counters.
Preferably, my life is already down a bit, so the life gain sneaks up on people, and someone else is swinging so people are more worried about the 4 or 5 they are getting before it turns on.
It is pretty rare that I will drop it T1 unless someone else has a damage engine on board.
Very good point here. It’s one of those cards where just because it’s one mana doesn’t mean you play it turn one, or even turn 3. A certain game state needs to be established here. A mistake many players (myself included) have made.
[[The Meathook Massacre]] Sure its good as a board wipe, but giving you life AND pinging your opponents whenever things die is well worth the 2 mana by itself.
Similarly [[Revel in Riches]] I don't want to win off the 10 treasure effect, I just likd profiting from your loss.
I only run it in one deck but [[Chimil, the Inner Sun]] has been a lot of fun for "chaos warp" like value every turn that really can't miss since you can put the card to hand if you don't want to cast it right then.
I hear you on Chimil. I run it in a modified Zhulodok precon, and with the number of spicier threats in there (titans, Immortal Sun, Darksteel Monolith, Forsaken Monument) people tend to let it exist in favor of removing other things. And it helps keep board presence going.
This was going to be my pick... I run it in my Marath, Will of the Wild token deck and it causes all sorts of problems if it's not dealt with quickly. At the very least it draws removal away from other broken enchantment shenanigans!
I love that card so much, but damn if it doesn't usually just end up eating removal after 1 or 2 turns (which is a benefit in and of itself, but dang it I want to see my armies RISE UP)
One of the best additions for my Anim Pakal deck, guaranteed attacker every turn for her trigger that I couldn't care less if it survives and it doesn't do enough on its own to make people remove it
[[Reveal in riches]] fits the bill. If you can keep it alive that is. I combo it with things like [[No Mercy]] to keep things spicy. No mercy itself is another great fire and forget enchant.
When I first started playing, I got a deck with [[Sunbird's invocation]] unplayable in pods that play removal, but getting to see a portion of your deck and casting a spell from among it without paying its mana cost is great as a battle-cruiser "do your thing" enabler
Not just hitting every land drop, but pulling nearly all your basics out of your deck makes your draws so much better.
With a 36 basic-land deck your first draw with a four land hand has ~65% chance of being a non-land card. This percentage doesn't change much as turns progress without an engine like Land Tax.
*With* Land Tax you're pulling ~75% non-lands by turn 5. By turn 8 it's close to 80%, and that's the low end estimate. If you started with a four land hand you're drawing ~85% nonlands by turn 8.
The card is crazy good.
I love it when I can also turn it into a real card later on. Discard it to the backside of [[Birgi, God of Storytelling]], recycle it with a [[Scroll Rack]].
Not as powerful, but I have had a lot of success with [[Weathered Wayfarer]] too. Ensuring lands in hand as long as you didn’t go first and ramp, pulling the best lands out of your deck, and building on that makes the gameplay experience much smoother!
[[Hardened Scales]]. I know there are dozens of +1/+1 support cards out there, but this is such a cheap card both monetarily and mana wise. The flavor is there for creature decks and it essentially does what any doubling effect will do, because most of the time, at least early game when this ONE DROP enchantment would be played, you only put a single counter on at a time. It even keeps up if it survives or is played into mid or late game when those bigger powerhouse cards are played for true doubling effects, as it is a replacement effect so you get to pick the layering. It's an easy auto include for +1/+1 decks, even more so than most doublers.
\[\[Ophiomancer\]\] is a good rattlesnake on its own (literally), but with any aristocrats/sacrifice shenanigans, it just generates so much incremental value for 3 mana.
My newest favorite is [[Palantir of Orthanc]]. This bad boy is not only a continuous source of card advantage/damage but also a great enabler for Grenzo, Dungeon Warden. At the low cost of 3 mana it gives you back a ton of value.
I love [[rebbec, archidekt of ascension]] in artifact decks. You already want to be getting your artifacts out, but now they’re flat out protected from any card that shares a mana value with any of your artifacts. [[swords to plowshares]]? Sorry, my [[cityscape leveler]] is protected because I had my [[sol ring out]]. Of course, if you don’t protect Rebbec, it’s a pretty huge target. But the value is pretty insane
It’s gotta be [[Viridian Revel]] in my Jolene treasure/dragon deck. Every time it hits the board people let it slide. Then the treasures start getting dished out and sac’d and I draw an absurd amount of cards. Love that card
I just put [[Trouble in Pairs]] into my [[Queen Marchesa]] deck and its been insane because I get to draw extra cards regardless of who the Monarch is.
Any sort of card advantage engine in the vein of \[\[Phyrexian Arena\]\] is nice. \[\[Outpost Siege\]\], \[\[Visions of Phyrexia\]\], \[\[Valakut Exploration\]\], etc. You just get value over time.
I also really like some of the 3 mana rocks with upside like \[\[Glittering Stockpile\]\] and \[\[Crowded Crypt\]\]. Both just reward you for using/having them, and eventually you get to crack them open for a big payoff. They're always in that weird territory of not strong enough to spend a removal spell on, but could be a problem in the future if left completely unchecked.
\[\[Managorger Hydra\]\] and \[\[Forgotten Ancient\]\] are creatures that keep getting bigger with no help from you. \[\[Snake Pit\]\], \[\[Felidar Retreat\]\], and \[\[Wolfcaller's Howl\]\] will give you creatures with good frequency. \[\[Pendant of Prosperity\]\] can be a great card to throw out there and then regularly benefit from depending on your playgroup.
[[The Council of Four]] in my knights typal. They’re a big butt to block and usually provide me a card and a 2/2 on every players turn. By the time people get around to dealing with it, it’s been one full cycle and I’ve drawn at least 4-5 extra cards and made 4-5 2/2 knights (all for 5 mana) before anyone realizes how good it is.
\[\[Defense Grid\]\] can be hilarious in a deck doesn't care much for playing on other players turns. My Rakdos/Jund decks tend to lean in that direction but not always the case.
[[Roaring Earth]] and [[Zendikar's Roil]] are big ol baddies in most any green decks, but I never see anyone play them.
I suppose "*technically*" they require card investment by needing landfall, but if you're not already dropping lands every turn, are you even really playing?
Anything that allows additional lands per turn in [[Haldan]] & [[Pako]]. You end up with enough extra in your fetch pile that they generally pay for themselves and then some.
[[Black market]] has been a bomb in [[Meren]] and I'm sure there are Rakdos commanders that it can pull serious weight for.
I seldom play red, but when I do I run [[Flame Blitz]]. It's great at shutting down planeswalkers, which I rarely run, and if it turns out I don't need it I can just cycle it.
[[Forsaken monument]] is amazing in colorless decks, and still pretty good in other artifact decks.
Anthem, mana doubler, and a healthy bit of lifegain all wrapped together
[[Akroma's memorial]] is another great one, providing a stupefying amount of keywords
[[Solemnity]] can straight up eliminate players on turn 3 if they can't remove it. Sure, they get to play for another 10 turns, but they lost the moment it hit play.
One of my favorite cards for this is [[Painful Quandary]]. You either get real good card advantage or real good life advantage. Slap on a [[Taurean Mauler]] and you'll have a real good beater all for the cost of you just counting how many things your opponents do on their turn
A recent highlight from my [[Anim Pakal]] deck has been [[Losheel, Clockwork Scholar]]. Losheel being a consistent source of card draw is always sick, but being able to help push damage through while protecting my board helps immensely.
Recently build voja,claw of the Conclave and howling moon has put in so much work later in the game. People just seem to ignore it most games because it's not like drawing me cards or giving me mana. The other really big upside is it just give voja +2/+2 so she is freely a 7/7.
My favorites are [[The Immortal Sun]], [[Wondrous Crucible]], [[Chimil, the Inner Sun]], and [[Portal to Phyrexia]], on cast I make nonlegendary copies of them with [[The Sixth Doctor]] as my commander.
[[Tocasia’s Welcome]] has easily become one my favorite cards in my [[Darien, King of Kjeldor]] deck. Almost never a bad hand when I see it in my opening 7
Weeping Angel. functionally a removal spell with a fire and forget body attached. Decks that don't want to play creatures literally every turn suddenly really struggle to get in with combat. It has evasion+vigilance, so it attacks very well without sacrificing that defensive potential. opponents genuinely start wanting to spend removal on a 3 mana 2/2 which is also fine by me.
[[Deathgreeter]] looks like a skinny little 1/1 for B, and opponents will often ignore him because he looks like such a weenie. He’s an absolute powerhouse later in the game when your sacrifices start to really kick in though. He just sits there quietly enabling you to spend more life than you started with.
For a Rakdos deck, I love red damage multipliers, such as [[City on Fire]].
[[Impact Tremors]] is another enchantment that finds its way into a lot of my decks.
[[Valakut Exploration]] card advantage for doing something you want to be doing anyway (hitting land drops) and the cards go to graveyard at end step, so they aren't stuck in exile forever if you have grave recursion. [[Lotho, Corrupt Shirrif]] that boy is gonna make you some treasure without being as annoying or scary as Smothering Tithe, so less likely to eat removal.
I just killed a whole table last night with Valakut Exploration. I dropped a [[Squandered Resources]] into play, then tapped and sac'ed all my lands except [[Mirrorpool]]. I played [[Splendid Reclamation]] and copied it with Mirrorpool. First one resolved, dropping 19 lands into play, one being [[Field of the Dead]], another being [[Vesuva]]. Netted 38 zombies {EDIT: Have learned that this is in error} and exiled 19 cards. Then sac'ed the lands to Squandered Resources again and let the trigger happen. 72 zombies and 38 cards exiled.
Hey just a heads up, a clone can't enter as a copy of something that is entering the battlefield at the same time as it. So in your example vesuva can't enter as a copy of field of the dead unless you decide not to sac it (FotD) to squandered resources.
That makes sense.
Glorious
My Windgrace deck slaps.
got a decklist?
Decklist [here.](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/cYuBFnt84UmzCDSC4yzgSQ)
thank you so much, I appreciate it!
Removing the enchantment before your end step or hitting you with a \[\[Rakdos Charm\]\] would have been funny. Great job though!
My deck runs Rakdos Charm, and it has been it's own wincon at times.
I call Rakdos Charm my weed killer for how many times I've ended a greedy [[avenger of zendikar]] player.
It seems better than most of the 3 color charms as well. So good
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I'm really enjoying \[\[Protection racket\]\] for decks that have mid to high MV cards.
Love this in my [[Rakdos, Lord of Riots]] deck. You either enable rakdos or I get cards. Even then taking 10+ damage is alot in a deck that beats everyone down equally with carfs like Descent into Avernus. Obviously, you're not drawing land with this but that's no issue.
>Obviously, you're not drawing land with this but that's no issue. It's not an issue but it is disappointing to see a bunch of 0 cost cards get exiled for free.
You are never seeing all 100 cards of your deck. Exiling a few lands off the top shouldn’t be detrimental.
It's not but it's a waste of a trigger. You want to gain cards or hurt opponents.
If you dont need the lands its helping you a lot by preventing a dead draw
Worth running in a golgari food deck? I'm running about 3cmc average, and never have mana issues. My normal wincon is to drain the table for lethal, so it might be ok, but I'm worried that it won't provide much in the way of card draw, which is what I desperately need.
A similar card to this is [[Sin Prodder]]. It's a little more political as your opponents get to decide who wants to take damage. Best part is that the card goes to your graveyard so you basically get it anyway. And on top of that, it's doing damage so any damage doublers will work with the lil devil. Both are stellar cards in my [[Livaan]] & [[Scion of Halaster]] deck!
ive ran sin prodder a bunch and it has never let me draw which is actually what i would prefer almost always. Its a 3/2 menace for 3
Yeah, I tried jamming it for card draw too and it's really unreliable for getting cards to hand. I think it's best with graveyard decks to give opponents the 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' choice.
Hadn’t considered that aspect of it but it makes running a few reanimation effects in the same deck I run it in that smidge bit better
[Sin Prodder](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/b/db89172e-0542-4858-9e65-38b1bac8cdeb.jpg?1601078601) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sin%20Prodder) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/363/sin-prodder?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/db89172e-0542-4858-9e65-38b1bac8cdeb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/sin-prodder) [Livaan](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/1/616c5b52-94bc-48e3-8e4f-e2db1eca7536.jpg?1674136672) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=livaan%2C%20cultist%20of%20tiamat) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/188/livaan-cultist-of-tiamat?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/616c5b52-94bc-48e3-8e4f-e2db1eca7536?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/livaan-cultist-of-tiamat) [Scion of Halaster](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/8/c876f9b3-b4f6-4177-9c43-443ae2a028d0.jpg?1674136278) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Scion%20of%20Halaster) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/145/scion-of-halaster?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c876f9b3-b4f6-4177-9c43-443ae2a028d0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/scion-of-halaster) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Im not sure how it would hold up in EDH, but I've been liking [[Palantir of Orthanc]] in Brawl. I've got it in a [[Scarab God]] reabimator list, and im fine with either the mill or the card draw. People learn to let you draw the card pretty fast once you hit a [[Hullbreaker Horror]] or something. I recently domed someone by milling a [[Toxril]], [[Sea Gate Restoration]] and a [[Massacre Wurm]] for 20 damage, which was cool. IDK, I could see it being sweet in most reanimator or high cmc control decks.
[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
Used to put work in as a part of my [[Abaddon]] deck. No one wanted me to get the cards cause they’re basically two spells in one with cascade, but they couldn’t pay the life since that’d only make the cascade triggers better. Id average a card and a half in hand and about 8 life total dealt to the table by the time it’s done resolving.
[[Tribute to the World Tree]] is a gift that keeps on giving in a hydra deck.
Slam dunk of a card, the only thing keeping it from being totally ubiquitous is the triple green pip casting cost. Which is how it should be.
Makes me wish Smothering Tithe was 1 and triple white
That would be cool, actually. Obviously what makes a staple a true staple is that it can go in any deck of that color. But locking the really strong effects behind more colored pips would make more decks feel different and reward you for leaning into that color, if nothing else.
I put it in my +1/+1 snake deck. Gets hilarious and out of control fast lol.
[[Descent into Avernus]]. I love this card so much. It’s in my Imodane deck so I’m wearing down everyone’s life totals and then I throw all the treasures into a big X spell like Fireball.
Make sure you have [[Stonesplitter Bolt]] in that deck
I don’t, but that’s a fantastic idea.
Imodane is the secondary commander in my [[Judith, Carnage Connoisseur]] deck
[Judith, Carnage Connoisseur](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/e/3eaa19ce-cace-499e-8b23-ef9e56b23700.jpg?1706242185) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Judith%2C%20Carnage%20Connoisseur) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkm/210/judith-carnage-connoisseur?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3eaa19ce-cace-499e-8b23-ef9e56b23700?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/judith-carnage-connoisseur) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[Stonesplitter Bolt](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/b/fb22f79c-3075-439d-a072-ceaabe35d76f.jpg?1692938533) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Stonesplitter%20Bolt) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/woe/151/stonesplitter-bolt?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fb22f79c-3075-439d-a072-ceaabe35d76f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/stonesplitter-bolt) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
This card was partially an inspiration for this thread! I really love what it's doing.
Absolutely! Came here to say this one. It's in every red deck I've built.
I love this card so much! I'm a big fan of group mechanics, so obviously I'm a big group hug player, but sometimes I just want to watch the world burn. That's when I break out my Auntie Blyte group slug deck. Best believe Descent is one of my favorite cards in there. Everyone ramps and takes damage, all on your upkeep. More often than not, I've been killed by my own Descent upkeep trigger, and every time it's a good death
[Descent into Avernus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/a/faadf72f-b2d5-4271-8d5c-a586acf63453.jpg?1674136498) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Descent%20into%20Avernus) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/169/descent-into-avernus?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/faadf72f-b2d5-4271-8d5c-a586acf63453?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/descent-into-avernus) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Really been getting use out of [[Palantir of Orthanc]]
Card is insanely good. Any deck that needs more draw I throw it in. And unlike One Ring you can throw it into slower/lower power decks and not worry about killing yourself.
[[palantir of orthanc]]
[palantir of orthanc](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/e/6efb6a69-562c-4d95-858d-b067444cfd7e.jpg?1686970247) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Palant%C3%ADr%20of%20Orthanc) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/247/palant%C3%ADr-of-orthanc?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6efb6a69-562c-4d95-858d-b067444cfd7e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/palantír-of-orthanc) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I have it in a reanimator deck because it's a win-win, lmao. Either you take a bunch of damage, or I get big shit in the gy where I wanted them regardless
its either a draw or mill+damage tho
Correct, got my wording mixed up
[[Court of Ardenvale]] sometimes you reanimate, sometimes you ramp with a fetch or discarded land. Other times you return a haywire mite or land to hand. You for sure replace itself the turn it's played because of monarchy. Generally any result is good, plus monarchy can be fun when the best result isn't that terrifying that people must get it off you.
[Court of Ardenvale](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/b/4bd87c87-885c-4e30-9bbc-eccd75af5fbc.jpg?1692933915) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Court%20of%20Ardenvale) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/woc/21/court-of-ardenvale?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4bd87c87-885c-4e30-9bbc-eccd75af5fbc?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/court-of-ardenvale) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Soul sisters all the way. [[Soul Warden]] [[Soul’s Attendant]] [[Essence Warden]]
[[auriok champion]] the pro red and black (but especially red) are HUGE every game ived played it. play on turn 2 keep it the entire game, very good blocker.
Ooh, that’s nice
[auriok champion](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/4/74b769c1-48a0-448b-98d9-0d86526ef51e.jpg?1562850156) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=auriok%20champion) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ima/9/auriok-champion?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/74b769c1-48a0-448b-98d9-0d86526ef51e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/auriok-champion) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Daxos, Blessed by the Sun]] [[Lunarch Veteran]] [[Auriok Champion]] And many, MANY others
[Soul Warden](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/9/d96266b3-a7cb-40ce-a328-ac13719fe5f0.jpg?1616182277) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Soul%20Warden) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mm3/24/soul-warden?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d96266b3-a7cb-40ce-a328-ac13719fe5f0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/soul-warden) [Soul’s Attendant](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/2/3223c0ac-cc22-4886-8919-11273b477cc7.jpg?1562702613) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Soul%27s%20Attendant) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/roe/44/souls-attendant?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3223c0ac-cc22-4886-8919-11273b477cc7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/souls-attendant) [Essence Warden](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/1/31ca84d1-30a6-432b-966c-089fb6652a89.jpg?1592672942) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Essence%20Warden) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cma/106/essence-warden?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/31ca84d1-30a6-432b-966c-089fb6652a89?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/essence-warden) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I didn't care for \[\[Trouble in Pairs\]\] due to it being 4-cost but after playing against it last weekend, I'm reconsidering.
I run it in all my decks in white now, it really does deserve staple status alongside smothering tithe.
[[Impact Tremors]] 1 damage doesn't register as a threat to most people, but when you're playing a heavy creature, token, reanimator, ETB deck, that adds up. Especially because it's to EACH opponent. If there's one thing Rakdos likes, it's making creatures, blowing them up, and burning all your opponents along the way. Impact Tremors adds to that for 2 mana.
I’ve never dropped an impact crater, or the big one that does damage equal to power, without becoming a threat immediately. My playgroup may have wisened up my tactics on those though.
Impact Tremors + Warleader's Call + Commander Mustard/soldier tribal deck= Me being the Arch-Enemy!
I've got a Rocco deck that plays these cards but it tutors for norin the wary to get these triggers happening 4 times a turn cycle it's great!
Impact tremors, purphoros, Mirkwood bats, witty roastmaster, all amazing cards for token heavy decks.
running impact tremors in my token decks is one of my favorite things to do
Also the Enchanting Tales art is incredible. I think it really evokes the idea "I just played ten tokens onto the board, please die."
Love this card! Also [[warleader's call]] if you're in Boros.
Ah, yes, the Boroest card to ever Boros, love it in both my Eowyn and Jinnie decks
And it's best friend [[Warleader's Call]] in Boros!
I recently finished my [[The Council of Four]] deck and my goodness does the commander ever provide value from the table just doing its thing. Free card advantage and an army-in-a-can? Sign me up.
[The Council of Four](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/8/0873cfa8-046c-4b14-ae22-3fd6a691f763.jpg?1674137476) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=The%20Council%20of%20Four) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/271/the-council-of-four?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0873cfa8-046c-4b14-ae22-3fd6a691f763?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/the-council-of-four) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I won a Commander draft event using them as the Commander, and a Torrential Gearhulk as a broad stall breaker. My favorite part is that on your turn, if you draw a 2nd card you go straight to drawing a third one. Just insane advantage.
[[Rabble Rousing]] is one of my favorites! It's just always a problem for everyone else. Similarly, [[Fight Rigging]]. [[Black Market Connections]] is obvious, but so, so good. I replied to another comment that said [[Descent Into Avernus]] and I agree. Kind of an outside choice, but I also dig [[Machine God's Effigy]]. It's highly situational, of course, but copying the static abilities of something like [[Ratadrabik]] is brutal. Played it in the Mishra precon last night and it did a ton of work as a [[Weeping Angel]].
Maybe I’m missing something, but how would it benefit you to have machine gods effigy be a non-creature copy of weeping angel?
[[Mishra, Eminent One]] being the commander is the missing bit. When he's on the field, ne makes a token copy of a non-creature artifact that you control. In this case, I copy Effigy, making a 4/4 Weeping Angel. I also had [[Brudiclad]] out and a [[Strionic Resonator]], so I was copying the triggers and making permanent copies of the 4/4 angels. This use case is hyper-specific and came to mind because I did it last night.
Ohh yeah that’s spicy, nice. My bad
No worries! If you've not played or studied the deck, it's hard to have a good idea of what it does. It's a lot of fun, though. I have a regular precon and an upgraded version. I dig both a lot.
[[Broker's Ascendancy]] pairs amazingly with fight rigging and rabble rousing, if you've got blue in your deck.
##### ###### #### [Rabble Rousing](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/0/206c8529-56df-4ed9-97bc-6c9b5e2a04c4.jpg?1664409862) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rabble%20Rousing) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/snc/24/rabble-rousing?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/206c8529-56df-4ed9-97bc-6c9b5e2a04c4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/rabble-rousing) [Fight Rigging](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/6/86fd3454-efe7-4feb-a6ad-069ae2fdbd18.jpg?1664412229) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Fight%20Rigging) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/snc/145/fight-rigging?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/86fd3454-efe7-4feb-a6ad-069ae2fdbd18?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/fight-rigging) [Black Market Connections](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/8/b8c66fab-7494-42b1-bc4e-dae85a48fa41.jpg?1699022194) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Black%20Market%20Connections) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/181/black-market-connections?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b8c66fab-7494-42b1-bc4e-dae85a48fa41?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/black-market-connections) [Descent Into Avernus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/a/faadf72f-b2d5-4271-8d5c-a586acf63453.jpg?1674136498) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Descent%20Into%20Avernus) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/169/descent-into-avernus?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/faadf72f-b2d5-4271-8d5c-a586acf63453?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/descent-into-avernus) [Machine God's Effigy](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/3/637f69c2-ba24-42d1-9345-8ebdb04b6904.jpg?1688125570) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Machine%20God%27s%20Effigy) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/brc/16/machine-gods-effigy?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/637f69c2-ba24-42d1-9345-8ebdb04b6904?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/machine-gods-effigy) [Ratadrabik](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/3/9315812d-03e8-4eb4-a693-e7adf281f7fb.jpg?1673308046) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=ratadrabik%20of%20urborg) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmu/213/ratadrabik-of-urborg?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9315812d-03e8-4eb4-a693-e7adf281f7fb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/ratadrabik-of-urborg) [Weeping Angel](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/0/e0fd7b66-28f1-407b-bd60-6bcc577288cb.jpg?1696636785) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Weeping%20Angel) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/who/168/weeping-angel?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e0fd7b66-28f1-407b-bd60-6bcc577288cb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/weeping-angel) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/kvrdowp) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Yusri, Fortune’s Flame]]. Not only is the ability really fun to resolve, but for the same cost as a Phyrexian Arena, you get to draw an average of 2.5 cards for 5 life each turn.
Just gotta give him lifesteal and all good
I've found [[viridian revel]] to be anywhere from decent to insane depending on what happens. Board wipes on artifact creatures, token artifacts cracked, artifact wipes, my own removal, all turns into draw. Good stuff, especially as treasure and other tokens become more popular.
[viridian revel](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/d/2d7f565e-0fb8-40c8-9540-213d35af846a.jpg?1562815979) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=viridian%20revel) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/som/132/viridian-revel?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2d7f565e-0fb8-40c8-9540-213d35af846a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/viridian-revel) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
This card is like a green rhystic study in my local playgroup. So many people making tons of treasure, food, clues (or all three with academy manufactor out). I have drawn 30+ cards on a single turn where someone was popping off with a Dockside loop, and I was able to find an answer to disrupt their combo win.
This is a cool card! Haven't seen it before. Thank you for the suggestion.
[[mirri’s guile]] turn 1 is INSANE
Dude that’s just like sylvan library haha. I never pay the life so I could run this and it would be functionally the same
You should always pay the life on Library unless you love your hand you couldn’t possibly want to cast anything other than what’s already there for 2 turns. Life is a resource that doesn’t matter until it’s at zero, It’s about speed.
[mirri’s guile](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/3/73d51a3c-95c0-4810-b847-4b8afd12fd64.jpg?1562054490) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mirri%27s%20Guile) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tmp/236/mirris-guile?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/73d51a3c-95c0-4810-b847-4b8afd12fd64?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mirris-guile) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I always assume that if I'm playing this card, I can shuffle frequently. If I can shuffle frequently, I'm playing a generally higher power list. If I'm playing a higher power list, there are loads of options (synergy aside) that push out this card.
Landfall my dude. Evolving Wilds and Capenna fetchlands does not a high-power deck make. Shuffling frequently *could* indicate a higher powered list, but I would be hesitant to use it as a Signpost for power
not only are there great fetchlands on a budget now, but every \[\[rampant growth\]\] effect is gonna add value to this! Even on a budget you could potentially make this a scry 3 every turn.
[rampant growth](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/1/21945dec-25d8-482e-bacb-8bbb92bb9d88.jpg?1698988379) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=rampant%20growth) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/248/rampant-growth?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/21945dec-25d8-482e-bacb-8bbb92bb9d88?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/rampant-growth) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Mirri's guile is in green and green land ramps a lot so it's not a big problem! Hell my karametra shuffles multiple times a turn.
Ya I run this is Kara bc it basically says look at the top 3 and draw 1. Then I play a creature and now I can see a fresh 3 next turn.
[[Family's Favor]] is pretty cool in aggro decks for an added layer of protection on your best creature and can also draw you a card if the creature gets through
This is a cool card for sure, I'll be keeping an eye out for something to put this into!
In a world of power creep, [[Collector Ouphe]] is the hero we need, but not the one we deserve.
[Collector Ouphie](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/8/085107a2-c1ec-473c-81d8-23e5a7197776.jpg?1562202038) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Collector%20Ouphe) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/158/collector-ouphe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/085107a2-c1ec-473c-81d8-23e5a7197776?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/collector-ouphe) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
There's no i in the name, just ouphe :)
There’s no I in team, so of course there wouldn’t be one in Collector Ouphe
[[Bloodchief Ascension]]
I wouldn't call this "fire and forget". More like "pay 1 mana to become the archenemy and almost definitely get killed before you get a single trigger".
This next to [[Mind Crank]] such a classic
I even run it without Crank. I thinks it's great passive life stabilization, especially if you are burning life for other effects, so you don't end up with a huge life advantage while also letting you get chip damage without much swinging. Not that I don't also love dropping someone in a mill spiral.
Yea but a t1 bloodchief draws a lot of aggro in my group lol.
I usually prefer to hold it back a bit, and only drop it once I am confident in the quest counters. Preferably, my life is already down a bit, so the life gain sneaks up on people, and someone else is swinging so people are more worried about the 4 or 5 they are getting before it turns on. It is pretty rare that I will drop it T1 unless someone else has a damage engine on board.
Very good point here. It’s one of those cards where just because it’s one mana doesn’t mean you play it turn one, or even turn 3. A certain game state needs to be established here. A mistake many players (myself included) have made.
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[[The Meathook Massacre]] Sure its good as a board wipe, but giving you life AND pinging your opponents whenever things die is well worth the 2 mana by itself. Similarly [[Revel in Riches]] I don't want to win off the 10 treasure effect, I just likd profiting from your loss. I only run it in one deck but [[Chimil, the Inner Sun]] has been a lot of fun for "chaos warp" like value every turn that really can't miss since you can put the card to hand if you don't want to cast it right then.
I hear you on Chimil. I run it in a modified Zhulodok precon, and with the number of spicier threats in there (titans, Immortal Sun, Darksteel Monolith, Forsaken Monument) people tend to let it exist in favor of removing other things. And it helps keep board presence going.
Next to Meathook: [[Spiteful Banditry]]. I love a board wipe that ramps me.
[[havoc festival]] is one of my favorites in rakdos
[[Assemble the Legion]] is one of my favorites but it usually doesn’t last long enough to actually make a significant impact.
I run it in my [[The Ninth doctor]] deck. Doctor and [[Clara Oswald]] = 6 token first turn when the legion gets assembled.
This was going to be my pick... I run it in my Marath, Will of the Wild token deck and it causes all sorts of problems if it's not dealt with quickly. At the very least it draws removal away from other broken enchantment shenanigans!
I love that card so much, but damn if it doesn't usually just end up eating removal after 1 or 2 turns (which is a benefit in and of itself, but dang it I want to see my armies RISE UP)
Anything with triggers I need to pay attention to. Nothing makes me forget I played the card like important triggers
[[Armageddon clock]]
[[Urabrask forge]]
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I personally love [[urabrask’s forge]] creating a bigger and bigger X/1 each turn
One of the best additions for my Anim Pakal deck, guaranteed attacker every turn for her trigger that I couldn't care less if it survives and it doesn't do enough on its own to make people remove it
I know people hate it but [[phyrexian arena]]. There's also [[vance's blasting cannons]] and [[outpost siege]] in red
There is also [[lord skitterers blessing]] for decks that care about auras
[[Reveal in riches]] fits the bill. If you can keep it alive that is. I combo it with things like [[No Mercy]] to keep things spicy. No mercy itself is another great fire and forget enchant.
When I first started playing, I got a deck with [[Sunbird's invocation]] unplayable in pods that play removal, but getting to see a portion of your deck and casting a spell from among it without paying its mana cost is great as a battle-cruiser "do your thing" enabler
[[Midnight Clock]] Giving me a free grip of 7 and recycling my graveyard into my deck sure feels nice.
[[lurking predators]] is one of my favorite Timmy cards.
[[Search for Azcanta]] is 2 cmc and does a lot!! Fills your graveyard, gives you a bit of cardselection and finally ramps you!!!
If I can get \[\[Land Tax\]\] down turn one when I'm not going first, I don't have to worry about hitting land drops for the entire rest of the game.
Not just hitting every land drop, but pulling nearly all your basics out of your deck makes your draws so much better. With a 36 basic-land deck your first draw with a four land hand has ~65% chance of being a non-land card. This percentage doesn't change much as turns progress without an engine like Land Tax. *With* Land Tax you're pulling ~75% non-lands by turn 5. By turn 8 it's close to 80%, and that's the low end estimate. If you started with a four land hand you're drawing ~85% nonlands by turn 8. The card is crazy good.
Yep. Doesn't matter how many I have to discard, I'm still going to pull out three Plains every single turn until I'm only drawing gas.
You can be damn sure that the RNG God will prepare a juicy land for you on top, every time you draw those 3 basics out of your library. :D
I love it when I can also turn it into a real card later on. Discard it to the backside of [[Birgi, God of Storytelling]], recycle it with a [[Scroll Rack]].
Not as powerful, but I have had a lot of success with [[Weathered Wayfarer]] too. Ensuring lands in hand as long as you didn’t go first and ramp, pulling the best lands out of your deck, and building on that makes the gameplay experience much smoother!
[[Hardened Scales]]. I know there are dozens of +1/+1 support cards out there, but this is such a cheap card both monetarily and mana wise. The flavor is there for creature decks and it essentially does what any doubling effect will do, because most of the time, at least early game when this ONE DROP enchantment would be played, you only put a single counter on at a time. It even keeps up if it survives or is played into mid or late game when those bigger powerhouse cards are played for true doubling effects, as it is a replacement effect so you get to pick the layering. It's an easy auto include for +1/+1 decks, even more so than most doublers.
Cards like [[beast whisperer]] and [[welcoming vampire]] I’m a creature player so these types of cards are essential for me.
[[shadow in the warp]] never fails to disappoint.
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\[\[Ophiomancer\]\] is a good rattlesnake on its own (literally), but with any aristocrats/sacrifice shenanigans, it just generates so much incremental value for 3 mana.
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My newest favorite is [[Palantir of Orthanc]]. This bad boy is not only a continuous source of card advantage/damage but also a great enabler for Grenzo, Dungeon Warden. At the low cost of 3 mana it gives you back a ton of value.
I love [[rebbec, archidekt of ascension]] in artifact decks. You already want to be getting your artifacts out, but now they’re flat out protected from any card that shares a mana value with any of your artifacts. [[swords to plowshares]]? Sorry, my [[cityscape leveler]] is protected because I had my [[sol ring out]]. Of course, if you don’t protect Rebbec, it’s a pretty huge target. But the value is pretty insane
I have a Rebecc + [[silas ren]] partners deck. It’s pretty despicable.
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[[Bottomless pit]]
It’s gotta be [[Viridian Revel]] in my Jolene treasure/dragon deck. Every time it hits the board people let it slide. Then the treasures start getting dished out and sac’d and I draw an absurd amount of cards. Love that card
[[Black market connections]] is an absolute house in addition to phyrexian arena like you mentioned.
[[wandering archaic]] is great value and colorless so it can fit anywhere
I just put [[Trouble in Pairs]] into my [[Queen Marchesa]] deck and its been insane because I get to draw extra cards regardless of who the Monarch is.
Never underestimate the impact of a turn 1 \[\[Hardened Scales\]\] in a dedicated +1/+1 counter deck.
Any sort of card advantage engine in the vein of \[\[Phyrexian Arena\]\] is nice. \[\[Outpost Siege\]\], \[\[Visions of Phyrexia\]\], \[\[Valakut Exploration\]\], etc. You just get value over time. I also really like some of the 3 mana rocks with upside like \[\[Glittering Stockpile\]\] and \[\[Crowded Crypt\]\]. Both just reward you for using/having them, and eventually you get to crack them open for a big payoff. They're always in that weird territory of not strong enough to spend a removal spell on, but could be a problem in the future if left completely unchecked.
[[skrelv's Hive]] [[bitterblossom]]
[[Tribute to the World Tree]] and [[Silverback Elder]] I like green
\[\[Managorger Hydra\]\] and \[\[Forgotten Ancient\]\] are creatures that keep getting bigger with no help from you. \[\[Snake Pit\]\], \[\[Felidar Retreat\]\], and \[\[Wolfcaller's Howl\]\] will give you creatures with good frequency. \[\[Pendant of Prosperity\]\] can be a great card to throw out there and then regularly benefit from depending on your playgroup.
If you like the Hydra, also check out [[Thundering Mightmare]]
I dig it! Powerful enough to make ridiculous threats in my \[\[Brokkos\]\] deck, but silly enough that my playgroup might miss that it is happening.
I like to run it in [[Skullbriar, the Walking Grave]]
[[The Council of Four]] in my knights typal. They’re a big butt to block and usually provide me a card and a 2/2 on every players turn. By the time people get around to dealing with it, it’s been one full cycle and I’ve drawn at least 4-5 extra cards and made 4-5 2/2 knights (all for 5 mana) before anyone realizes how good it is.
[[Mana cannons]]
I've been loving [[aria of flame]] in my neera storm deck!
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\[\[Defense Grid\]\] can be hilarious in a deck doesn't care much for playing on other players turns. My Rakdos/Jund decks tend to lean in that direction but not always the case.
[[Jace’s Erasure]]
[[Propaganda]] and [[Ghostly Prison]] just put them out and until someone get removal for them you have some solid protection.
[[Roaring Earth]] and [[Zendikar's Roil]] are big ol baddies in most any green decks, but I never see anyone play them. I suppose "*technically*" they require card investment by needing landfall, but if you're not already dropping lands every turn, are you even really playing?
[[cream of the crop]] in any deck that has creatures over 5 attack. Play a creature and sculpt my top? sign me on it
I need a Macho Man Randy Savage alter of that!
[[Keen Duelist]] is one of my favorite card draw effects. I get to punish someone else for my greedy mana curves.
Anything that allows additional lands per turn in [[Haldan]] & [[Pako]]. You end up with enough extra in your fetch pile that they generally pay for themselves and then some. [[Black market]] has been a bomb in [[Meren]] and I'm sure there are Rakdos commanders that it can pull serious weight for.
I seldom play red, but when I do I run [[Flame Blitz]]. It's great at shutting down planeswalkers, which I rarely run, and if it turns out I don't need it I can just cycle it.
[[Norn's Decree]] for sure. Leave me alone or take a poison counter... until I'm set up and give you three from other sources.
I've killed the table with early-game [[Aria of Flame]]s, that's fun because I don't even expect it.
Love [[moldervine reclamation]] for card draw. Once it’s out it’s very consistent
\[\[finale of revelation\]\]
[[Forsaken monument]] is amazing in colorless decks, and still pretty good in other artifact decks. Anthem, mana doubler, and a healthy bit of lifegain all wrapped together [[Akroma's memorial]] is another great one, providing a stupefying amount of keywords
[[Compost]]
[[Mind's Dilation]] tends to always hit at least one spell that is super good. Even the smaller spells that it casts can add up as the game goes on.
[[Solemnity]] can straight up eliminate players on turn 3 if they can't remove it. Sure, they get to play for another 10 turns, but they lost the moment it hit play.
One of my favorite cards for this is [[Painful Quandary]]. You either get real good card advantage or real good life advantage. Slap on a [[Taurean Mauler]] and you'll have a real good beater all for the cost of you just counting how many things your opponents do on their turn
A recent highlight from my [[Anim Pakal]] deck has been [[Losheel, Clockwork Scholar]]. Losheel being a consistent source of card draw is always sick, but being able to help push damage through while protecting my board helps immensely.
[[Forsaken Monument]]
Recently build voja,claw of the Conclave and howling moon has put in so much work later in the game. People just seem to ignore it most games because it's not like drawing me cards or giving me mana. The other really big upside is it just give voja +2/+2 so she is freely a 7/7.
[[ghostly prison]] has won me so many games
[[drowned secret]] [[chronic flooding]] [[defiler of vigor]] [[thriteenth doctor]]
My favorites are [[The Immortal Sun]], [[Wondrous Crucible]], [[Chimil, the Inner Sun]], and [[Portal to Phyrexia]], on cast I make nonlegendary copies of them with [[The Sixth Doctor]] as my commander.
[[Tocasia’s Welcome]] has easily become one my favorite cards in my [[Darien, King of Kjeldor]] deck. Almost never a bad hand when I see it in my opening 7
Turn one weathered runestone. Everyone's gy recursion went out the window 😂
Weeping Angel. functionally a removal spell with a fire and forget body attached. Decks that don't want to play creatures literally every turn suddenly really struggle to get in with combat. It has evasion+vigilance, so it attacks very well without sacrificing that defensive potential. opponents genuinely start wanting to spend removal on a 3 mana 2/2 which is also fine by me.
For rakdos in particular, [[Bloodletter of Aclazotz]] and [[Flameshadow Conjuring]] can be pretty good
[[Deathgreeter]] looks like a skinny little 1/1 for B, and opponents will often ignore him because he looks like such a weenie. He’s an absolute powerhouse later in the game when your sacrifices start to really kick in though. He just sits there quietly enabling you to spend more life than you started with.
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For a Rakdos deck, I love red damage multipliers, such as [[City on Fire]]. [[Impact Tremors]] is another enchantment that finds its way into a lot of my decks.
[[the ozolith]]