Mental Misstep This card is here to stop opposing Mental Missteps, spot removal, aggro decks, and Aether Vial. and the judges had a field day with it. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. While we've seen Gisela, Blade of Goldnight's unique take on doubling damage and Obosh, the Preypiercer doubling damage from odd mana value sources, this is the first time we've gotten a purely mono-red damage doubler in the command zone. 4.73 tix. Martial Law - similarly, this is just one creature, and there are bound to be so many more problems than just one on the field at a time. Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Agent of Erebos seems like a perfect fit. Scan this QR code to download the app now. It seems like we've been waiting ages to see what Elesh Norn has been planning, going all the way back to the appearance of Vorinclex on Kaldheim. It's a key card in 3 combos. As Phyrexian Revoker enters the battlefield, choose a nonland card name. I'm kind of psyched that I found a place to play so many of my cool old cards, even if some of them (hi mirror universe) probably aren't quiiiite worth it. Just a bunch of average joes that use to collect Magic cards, when they could afford a booster pack every once in awhile. Devious. It would indeed be interesting. I like your decks, i was a longtime casual player, only competitive since innistrad. It gets you 12 life every turn perhaps, but not mana. If I had the $308 to spend on cards I would buy this deck. There's a ton of crazy combos with m15 coming out, it's ridiculous! Who wants to play catch up every turn/game? BACK. They deal with that one, you tutor for another!. And none of have any Moxes, or Black Lotus, or Lion's Eye Diamond, or Forces of Wills, or Channels. If it's a commander you can also make it have no abilities permanently with cards like [[song of the dryad]], [[lignify . Dubhats 1 hr. (you usually want to lead with Thoughtseize so that you have a better chance of Hymn to Tourach acting as both a discard spell and a mana denial spell I also cut another Swamp for a Life from the Loam. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy Post one card per line using a format like "4x Birds of Paradise" or "1 Blaze", you can even enter just the card name by itself like "Wrath of God" for single cards. I. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. What are the strongest kinds of magic in Black Clover? Unfortunately it doesn't stop opponent's creatures like Torpor Orb does, but that might be a positive if this deck catches on. Easily sell your cards with CardConduit. Wasteland The final addition to our mana denial package, it beats up on decks that load their mana bases with non-basic lands, like this one , I ended up 2-2-2 in the tournament, which is not bad for a rogue deck in its first tournament. Flip, Hushwing Gryff, Silent Arbiter, Ethersworn Canonist, Wandering Archaic creature card from your hand facedown as a 2/2 creature (similar to morph). battlefield triggers as well. Exxaxl: Returning readers will know that I have a soft spot for playing around with Magics rules and having more than one of a card in the singleton format that is Commander will always be a fun way to play the game to me. http://www.mtgvault.com/jessie/decks/squirrels-call-from-lifeline/Needs advice/likes/suggestions/comments.I noticed Lifeline had never been recognized by Magic Vault members. Hmm may I add to this crazy brainstorm dark steel forge. I've always been a big fan of cards like Torpor Orb and Hushbringer, but it can be difficult to play these cards . $ 58. Loading price data. Chief: I've been waiting to see this card for a long while now and I'm not disappointed. Find out as AJ Kerrigan explains his MaskNought deck and how you can be playing Hunted Horrors and Phyrexian Dreadnoughts at SCG Open: Cincinnati. She might disrupt an opponents plans the turn she drops, but disrupting a certain opponent is the goal, thats a sideboard piece not maindeck - and, if you really need a sideboard card to stop ETBs, Torpor Orb is the superior sideboard tech. I thank you for them. This card offers a fair amount of utility and should play well in a variety of different decks that have elves or other creatures with tap abilities. Felidar Retreat and Emeria Shepherd with all your Land Tax effects will snowball into an enormous boardstate easily. Basically, run Master Transmuter with Memnite or Orthinopter or Phyrexian Walker and Intruder Alarm to play ALL of the artifact creatures in your hand for one blue mana apiece. Golgari decks that rely on mana dorks and other useful creatures that tap to use abilities will probably love this card. How's this sound? Chief: Tyvars back and this time hes doing a very convincing impression of Thousand-Year Elixir. Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.). make sure they cant cast it. Contact | EVERY human mind is a miniature of Niagara. Very creative! I am a dork. I feel like this is a card that's about to come out of left field into a lot of builds. If youd like to check out more PlayEDH content, you can find more articles here or tune into the PlayEDH Radio 903.1 podcast here. if this deck catches on. I like it a bit more that Aurelia and some of the other extra combat creatures since Karlach doesn't have to attack to trigger. As you Artist: Svetlin Velinov. So maybe i will fit them in. What?! him when he gets to a certain size, and he also blocks your opponents Tarmogoyf quite well. :) lolHere is the deal, truth be toldi play with a few people (mainly just one person, most of the time) in Mtg. Not anyone else. Post a link here, and I will definitely look it up.:). At the beginning of your upkeep or whenever you cast a red spell, put a charge counter on Shrine of Burning Rage. Tourach and Thoughtseize. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. should be done shortly. Since I don't see them in your maybeboard, I highly recommend Impact Tremors, Witty Roastmaster, and Purphoros, God of the Forge. Whenever a nontoken creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay . In case you don't have orb or gryff out yet, but need a creature. Perish Stops Natural Order decks, while also wiping out complete creature bases against certain decks. I could do it on paper. Jessie, making a standard deck?If you are trying to impress me, you've done it. Tarmogoyf Another creature in the deck, that like Dark Confidant, can win games almost on his own. Chief Engineer and Mycosynth Golem could go off insane as well. Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server. Lightning Greaves - makes the deck both faster and more resilent. :), Torpor orb included Jessie, we aren't playing Warhammer! The matches play out something like this: Me: Play a threat. Here is the breakdown, for your viewing pleasure.Step 1. Continue with Recommended Cookies. For example cards like Torpor Orb or Hushwing Gryff that prevent creatures' comes into play effects to trigger will just ruin your day. Play Dreadnought.Turn 2. If it's a land card, the player puts it onto the battlefield. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Chase Carroll recaps their favorite cards from each Secret Lair in the Spring Superdrop. The Maybe Vedalken Engineer for paying for your blue mana that Transmuter requires. Any card that can fill redundancy slots is alright with me. I just wanted to know because the budget is quite high for a casual deck, a nice card (for casual) would be Demonic Tutor maybe instead of NIght's Whisper. maybe thats a better fit? Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage, put a charge counter on Banshee's Blade. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Play Plains. Torpor Orb also bought. Indestructible (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this artifact.). What would you suggest to replace it with? Play one mana, that is left for Spirit Link on the Hunted Horror. changes. This was a question I heard multiple times this past weekend at StarCityGames.com Legacy Open: Baltimore. Turn 1. I dont think this card is outrageously strong, but it does provide a mechanic I enjoy, just like Rod of Absorption, Wand of Wonder, and Chaos Wand before it. 6/1/2011. And sundial, just seems like a better utility orb. The Gathering Trading Card Games New . At MTGGoldfish, we value your privacy. Tainted Strike for possible 2nd-turn win:Turn 1: Land, Dark Ritual, Torpor Orb, Phyrexian DreadnoughtTurn 2: Swing, Tainted strike, GG. Purph is the least budget, but having the Indestructible makes it difficult to deal with. just havent really felt like playing the deck lately. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. Play Swamp. Including a promo foil Soul of Ravnica, and two premade 30 card decks of the color of my choice. Really? Interestingly, though, Torpor Orb will never go alongside a Squadron Hawk, Titan, or Stoneforge Mystic. I meanit looks to be a static abilitynot triggered. Me: Make you discard your hand and cut you off lands. NonetheWeisser Thats not true. Check this one out. Maybe instead of Apostle's Blessing since you have Mother of Runes. Opponent: Deal with my threat; play a Jace, the Mind Sculptor. the game doesn't ask about the state of the card upon entering the battlefield.thoughtweft trio however, does trigger upon entering the battlefield. I didnt actually expect to win any games. Embrace the All Mighty Torpor Orb This card originally started out as Chrome Mox, but the card disadvantage that came with imprinting a card was just too Torpor Orb stops a creature's own enters-the-battlefield triggered abilities as well as other triggered abilities that would trigger when a creature enters the battlefield. Somight as well try to help out and look at more people's decks. Tocasia's Welcome would also be a good fit for your deck, since you seem token focused. Especially if one runs broken artifact decks. (It deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.). lolI had abused Wash Out for over a year, playing it wrong. artifact creature instant land 5 Cards (8%) 24 Cards (40%) 22 Cards (37%) 9 Cards (15%) # Slatorade (3-1) Vintage Preliminary. this deck, it is a 7/7 trample for BB. Rishadan Port Part or our mana denial package, it cuts people off certain colors and stops manlands in their place. Your hit in a deck with lots of fast mana and card draw will likely be better than if you target a player that was playing a boxed precon - but youre equally likely to just run into a counterspell (with no target), a combo piece that does nothing for you, or a card thats straight up worse than what you initially cast. 3 TheMysticalBaconTree 9 yr. ago [ [Illusionary mask]] The Invasion Tree has shattered the barriers between planes and the Phyrexian invasion of the Multiverse has begun! Reminds me of a deck I have:http://www.mtgvault.com/berndttoast/decks/sundial-of-the-orb/Nice use of white in this. Mother of Runes and Apostle's Blessing = 1) Protect your fatties from removal. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) http://www.mtgvault.com/jessie/decks/best-20-deck-on-the-vault/And I will check out your decks when I get a chance. Went through Temp agency, made a good impression Yeah. Torpor Orb, Artifact, designed by Svetlin Velinov first released in May, 2011 in the set New Phyrexia. It does all these things for the Deafening Silence. White-Blue Control is difficult to hate out with single cards. You keep making kickass decks, and we'll keep supporting you! I'd suggest some good disruption though, like thoughtseize or inquisition of kozilek, maybe even hymn to tourach, but if it's more of a casual deck then it's golden in its current state. Look at his deck and show a little love. Master Transmuter is so good it gets overlooked: "Target my Transmuter ok thats fine, back to my hand she goes, oh and look a Blightsteel Colossus!". and Tarmogoyfs, but they also sideboard in much more removal. Now there are a few cards that get better playing against Norn: bouncelands like Boros Garrison don't return lands to hand anymore, Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger doesn't need to sacrifice itself, but effects like those are not enough to catch up with the Norn player. Its not often a land makes our top 10, so lets break down why I love this card. We'd also like to place optional cookies such as analytics and advertising cookies. Torpor Orb. She could also feed into a Mycosynth Golem, making all those artifact creatures that much more easier to play. 4 mana total with Plains. Phyrexian Dreadnought Another fatty but even more buffed up. Wish me luck! Butput a spirit link on a Dreadnoughtand gain 12 life every turn. First, what's your budget like? Creatures entering the battlefield don't cause abilities to trigger. It makes dual lands a pain to search for. Mana ramp to the max. It may not stop a Sneak and Show deck but, it will slow it down. The thing just wins games by itself and barely requires any finesse. Can you explain it to me? Spend only mana produced by creatures to cast this spell. Night's Whisper = Keeps cards in your hands, more fatties in your hand equals more fatties that can be put on the board. And might I suggest something like Blightsteel Colossus for the win. Theme decks, yep, can make them as good as anyone elseStandard howeverI suck at.Made my first standard deck in 12 years. Chief: Commander is a format where cards such as Blasphemous Act, Toxic Deluge, and Cyclonic Rift see heavy play. This deck can win games on the back of a Dark Confidant plus Now I'm trying to figure out what a modern-legal version would look like. Good point, will look into switching over my lands. 3. The biggest problem is: where do you play this? Creatures entering the battlefield don't cause abilities to trigger. Oh, another card you might consider is stifle. Mountain colored red.I did not know they were colorless.So, I would play Wash Out on his green elf deck. I want it to stay legal even though it is still Casualweird, I know. Play stuff like Spirit Link and Apostle's Blessing, and attack. . Lotus Petal is a god card to me. Great job! The comic store guy was like, "Yeah, Wash Out doesn't target lands, they are colorless." Play Phyrexian Dreadnought. Im personally not very drawn to planeswalker cards because they can be tedious to play around, but its hard to find fault with such a solid role-player that doesnt do anything that threatens to completely warp the game if left unchecked for a turn or two. How did you pull that job off?How did you get it? I hadn't seen it yet. Hmm it doesn't set it off right away, you are quite right. Contact MTG Assist . If so, chief engineer and mycosynth Golem are freaking insane. My personal information may be used for the purposes defined in the privacy policy. HOWEVER IF YOU FEEL THAT MY DECKS, HOT OR NOT, HAVE SUCKED OR HAVE NOT DESERVED TO BE "HOT" THEN CALL ME OUT ON IT.Who wants to see crappy decks at the top? My initial thought was a new Sui Black with Torpor Orb, Hunted Horror, Dreadnought, and Obliterator, possibly abusing other cards like Avatar of Discord or Spined Fluke. nph ), 2023 MTG Assist There are no wins under 4 turns. It is people who post their deck links on here, without giving out advice on my decks. heavy disruption. It's the least we could do for such a great deck. In fact, you could give your opponent all manner of nasty creatures. I'm a sucker for white/black decks anyway, but this is just beautiful. All in all, I hope you enjoyed the article. Of all the creatures in your 99, Phyrexian Dragon Engine Refresh your browser window to try again. 2) Make your fatties unblockable! Yep, a deck like this is what my friends call "douche bag" decks. While it gives up a little bit of the text on cards such as Grafdiggers Cage and Weathered Runestone, this creatures ability to stop noncreature spells from being cast from exile hits so many relevant things in Commander. However, you should feel like a dick not only for making this deck, but every time you play it because it's mean! Most decks dont play Hunter Horror, but instead play Stoneforge Mystic, so that ends up as a positive for us. Meld, this dude alone is a closer/win-con for Isshin token decks. Des rductions sur vos autres billets TER pour vous et vos compagnons de voyages. Not me. I have been trying my best to, every day, go to unloved/new decks and leave comments/suggestions/likes/praise/etc.So, if you have returned the favor, thank you. lol :)To people like KnightoftheHokeyPokey, Kazzong, surewhynot, and Puschkinthank you for helping me so much understand the rules. Yeah, non basic lands are hard to search out with Gatherer. Articles and comments are user-submitted and do not represent official endorsements of this site. While on the When Ecologist's Terrarium enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Hot and Cokl Mineral Babr charming drives games music Trout fishing picturesque scenery Telegraph daily mails ac., to. For those who did not watch the coverage, you may be wondering exactly what I was playing Illusionary Mask in, and the answer Sothe main 2 or 3 people that I play Magic with are people who play Vintage/Legacy ONLY because that is the cards that they have to play with. Play Swamp. Sets Torpor Orb has been printed in: . so it would be effected.hope that helps. http://www.mtgvault.com/jessie/decks/1st-standard-deck-in-12-years/. hm you mean master of etherium? Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each charge counter on Banshee's Blade. Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+1. When the facedown creature taps, would deal damage, or would be dealt damage, it flips first, then taps, deals damage, or is dealt damage. matchups, it is a blowout. The fact that this is a land is what makes it strong. When that token leaves the battlefield, return all cards exiled with Mechtitan Core except Mechtitan Core to the battlefield tapped under their owners' control. . :)I know, this deck would be raped, hard, in Tourney play. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. The first is to take out their hand with cards like Hymn to For just one more mana, you can instead run Farewell or Austere Command, which both produce a much better effect. Also, getting damage through is something Augustin isn't the best at, so that might not make for a strong win-con. This site 2023 TappedOut.net, LLC and our TypicalTimmy I looked at your Miirym deck, here's the "occasional benefits" Elesh Norn is actually going to shut down or interfere with: That's a lot of synergy, ramp, carddraw and wincons shut down by a commander. With so many impressive options, it's hard to choose. Terms of Use | Of course you need to redeploy your artifacts but you save your most important stuff and nothing get exiled. :). We've updated our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Lots of pink. Usually, this card is just Torpor Orb number five through eight. what miracles did st stephen perform? lol sound good? People will think twice next time about not blocking your Toski, Bearer of Secrets. It looked like a perfectly normal, perhaps slightly oversized open-faced vest-pocket watch, the kind that used to be called a railroadman's chronometer, with a smaller inset dial counting the seconds. Marvel. Lotus petals?Mine is Tolarian Academy. Each creature card in your graveyard has the chosen creature type in addition to its other types. I chose black and blue. Illusionary Mask Pretty much another Torpor Orb for the decks purpose, but with the special element of surprise. Elesh Norn mostly feels awkward because you don't really have ETBs to double, but I do recognize how powerful it is to turn off opponents' ETBs. What are the odds the Tatyova, Benthic Druid landfall deck is not running Avenger of Zendikar in the 7-mana slot or Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait for 6? LorcanaBorn.com I dont think she is overly viable - your five mana cards should really advance victory in an immediate, tangible way. 2023 MTG Assist :). For now, I replaced the Greaves with the Disenchants. Making sure you have a volume of Vigilance anthems will help though. $15.99. This card can also attack, which is not to be underestimated. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Tell me what you think. ALL of my vintage/legacy decks are casual. Playing spells that arent my own is something several of my decks already try to do when I have room left for some odd pet cards. P. Backus m.d., proprietor Chittenango Springs n. Help | Yippie me. :) I love it. Need lots of help. Principe et avantages. It takes only two hard swings New Phyrexia Cheapest Cheapest Newest. Card Number: 162. cost of two life. Now they just need to reprint Repercussion! That makes me day :)Thank you. I see you have it in Maybeboard already. Not all popular sweepers destroy permanents, so making them indestructible won't always work. I just added the Hushwing Gryff to the mix, since it is a new card.Hope you liked it, SmoothJaz.One more example, that doesn't involve a dream hand:Turn 1. Spirit Link. Revoke Existence, Divine Offering, Naturalize, Beast Within, Ancient Grudge, Karn, and Oblivion Ring are all popular sideboard cards that come in against non-Torpor Orb cards that can easily come in against Torpor Orb. Play Torpor Orb. City of Brass, i have 3 copies in real life, and it is one of my favorite. I Agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If he gets Ensnaring Bridge out, it is game over. Diplomatic Immunity is another equally costed option as well, if you find your playgroup runs an obnoxious amount of enchantment removal, since it itself is also untargetable. Play Spirit Link on Phyrexian Dreadnought and attack.Outcome = You attack with a 12/12 trample creature, with lifelink, on turn 2. Ghalta, Primal Hunger gets another instant speed one-shot card. Just picked up phyrexian dreadnaughts, can't wait to abuse. Krosan Grip Stops artifact/enchantment-based strategies very effectively. Robe of Mirrors isn't bad to protect your commander, but for 1 more mana you can use Curator's Ward (because Augustin reduces it) and then get 2 cards if someone uses a boardwipe later. Torpor Orb Artifact Creatures entering the battlefield don't cause abilities to trigger. Might I also suggest dust elemental? https://scryfall.com/ can also be a really good tool if you like to go full nerd and search for alternative cards with similar effects to really expensive cards - I've stumbled across a few hidden gems over time by using it. Wait, what does Illusionary Mask do again? Use the options below to exercise this right, and please review our privacy policy for complete information on how your data is used and stored. Swamp, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, Torpor Orb, Phyrexian Dreadnought, Tainted Strike, Lightning GreavesGotta be on the draw first though. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for MTG Squadron Hawk / FNM Foil Promotion Card NM Condition at the best online prices at eBay! First of all, I decided to cut the Go for the Throat and a Swamp for two-of Sylvan Library. It was the blind leading the blind. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of $ 7.77. Looking to build around March of the Machine's Legendary team-up cards in Commander? by AdamChafee, Illusionary Horror (Shadow Masknought) Master Transmuter, for example. Okay, ladies and gentlemen. This card is the whole In Solphim's case, this requires you to discard cards in addition to the other costs. Phage the untouchable torpor orb . That deckI challenge you to fight Northy's silly humans deck. Even if they have a creature you can probably trample it. The card in question was Illusionary Mask, I realized that the deck has trouble getting out of topdeck (Damage causes loss of life.). Why not add some Death's Shadow? That sort of stuff.Finally, anyone that has shown any love for my last few decks, whom have been hot, and then kicked off of the Hot Page:5 Brutal Black/Green CombosM15, Ob Nixilis, UnshackledStatic Ability ChallengeMutant Ninja Turtle in Magic50th Deck. torpor orb, sundial of the infinite, withering boon/nether void to counter phage, platinum angel. It A little high on the mana cost, but there are still lots of black fatties out there (demonlord of ashmouth, nyxathid, and avatar of discord to name a few). Elesh Norn allows you to play these cards with impunity while offering an asymmetrical hate effect against enters-the-battlefield (ETB) abilities belonging to your opponents. If you're interested, https://edhrec.com/commanders/grand-arbiter-augustin-iv has some more suggestions as well - in my opinion, it's not a terrible place to start as a new player, although I'd encourage you to switch it up as you and your wallet like from what's listed there. Most minds, however, merely seethe, froth and rumble they have not yet been electrified! Turn 4 minimum for shenanagins. When a creature dies, it brings a friend, and that friend also brings a friend! Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Play Phyrexian Dreadnought.Turn 2. Lightning Bolt is a 1 Torpor Orb $8.99 8.70 0.76: 3 Force of Vigor . As you can see in my deck, my alternate torpor orb is sundial of the infinite. :)This deck will be the last deck I will make, for awhile. . Ms. Aligist: Someone who can understand all languages. Jeska, Thrice Reborn is so close. Wizards of the Coast LLC.. At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player exiles the top card of their library. These decks are why one always runs removal. When people speak of vintage/legacyit doesn't have to necessarily mean: Tourney Worthy, or 10,000 dollars, or Turn 1-3 win, or Power 9 cards. It is shamefulconsidering I call myself a fan of Urza. Torpor Orb stops a creature's own enters-the-battlefield triggered abilities as well as other triggered abilities that would trigger when a creature enters the battlefield. As such, we're letting you know that we've updated our Privacy Policy to reflect the new rule set forth by the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Please use this Cookie . With that in mind, these are the best competitive Commander decks in Magic: The Gathering. Its also not lost on me that a blue artifact looking to yoink spells from your opponent probably doesnt want to target the other blue player - for the risk of running into a counterspell which will be a pointless hit to get unless youre activating Synthesis Pod in response to an already ongoing stack war. All Rights Reserved. I mean, some newer cards are begging to be broken. If youre running a deck with Junji, the Midnight Sky or Kokusho the Evening Star at the helm, its definitely worth considering. Paying life for your shockland is not a trigger. helicopter over brighton now dirty simon says over text. If you can manipulate the top of your library to make sure that the right creatures are there, you can guarantee the lines of play in your deck will work smoothly.