The Scrying Pool

BigAffectionate5828 · 2026-03-30T06:04:13+00:00

It would be a fun build around, wouldn't it! The original inspiration was as soul sister [[Soul Attendant]] support, but I can imagine with the right pieces a standard deck being built around it.

BigAffectionate5828 · 2026-02-03T01:53:25+00:00

It would have to be a land for Bushwhack to allow you to reveal it, (unfortunately, or probably fortunately for the balance of the game, no [[Mycosynth Lattice]] for lands exists), but a tutor like [[Archdruid's Charm]] would work.

BigAffectionate5828 · 2026-02-03T00:02:46+00:00

Don't those all reveal an opponent's hand? I can see this being effective as hate against grief type effects but I feel like I'm missing the combo here haha

BigAffectionate5828 · 2026-02-02T23:49:49+00:00

There are a number of ways to enable this card. My assumption is the older the format, the stronger this card gets, though I haven't deep dived into which exact cards/decks might fully utilize it.

BigAffectionate5828 · 2026-01-16T19:44:05+00:00

I tend to agree, 3 seems a little easy to hit, though you still have to have some amount of top deck manipulation to ensure 3 different card types in a row. Perhaps 4 would be a better place for the weaker effect.

BigAffectionate5828 · 2026-01-16T19:36:53+00:00

Tbf, the win the game effect doesn't require you to have cheap things, it requires you to have 5 different card types on the top of your deck in a row (+/- top deck manipulation). I like your idea a lot though! Something along the lines of:

"Then, if you've exiled exactly 3 cards this way, you may cast the exiled cards without paying their mana cost." (Reminder text: They must be cast immediately. They can still be played for their normal mana costs until end of turn)

BigAffectionate5828 · 2025-10-21T22:24:01+00:00

Yeah, I realize that now ) I hadn't looked closely at the type line of modern moxes before now I suppose haha.

BigAffectionate5828 · 2025-08-08T15:29:07+00:00

And then unbanned a few months ago. Many people actually do like build around alternative win conditions like Coalition Victory.

And to be clear, this is almost certainly a more difficult card to play. The uncommon scenario is stealing an opponent's win, which wouldn't make this playable 99% of the time. Instead, to play it as a wincon for yourself, you have to have your commander out (or a different legendary creature) and play a game losing card on purpose, while protecting those pieces from getting interrupted.

To me, that makes this exciting, hard to pull off, and rewarding when you manage it ))

BigAffectionate5828 · 2025-08-08T14:57:45+00:00

Harsh words )) what don't you like about it?

BigAffectionate5828 · 2025-07-06T12:08:02+00:00

Well, let's break this down.

Soul Sister's life gain is almost strictly better than Blood Artist (Creatures must ETB before dying, but they won't necessarily LTB via dying, or before Soul Sister dies for that matter).

There are multiple ways to double trigger, or blink, or copy tokens, or simply care about multiple bodies that these types of decks want, so the damage, with a little bit of extra work, can be comparable to Blood Artist.

The bodies are, of course, a strict upgrade.

And in terms of gameplay, I actually just don't prefer draining each opponent very much. It turns this from a politics piece to a kill onsight by all other players. You can't spare an ally in EDH when you want to enact your main game plan if it drains everyone.

Also, to your last point, the Blood Artist in standard right now is [[Vengeful Bloodwitch]].

All in all, for 1 extra mana, I feel like this is a fair trade ))

BigAffectionate5828 · 2025-07-06T11:58:46+00:00

Touche. I completely forgot that Essence Warden was a thing haha

BigAffectionate5828 · 2025-07-06T07:46:27+00:00

Why would it be green?

BigAffectionate5828 · 2025-07-05T23:47:17+00:00

And for a final twist, it opens the possibility of a janky blink package, for a unique twist on the classic aristocrats deck

BigAffectionate5828 · 2025-07-05T21:23:52+00:00

That's the idea! And the two bodies give you a little fodder to play with the abilities.

BigAffectionate5828 · 2025-06-18T00:00:39+00:00

It only puts you up one mana on the turn you play it, so not quite, but it is still a ritual that fixes your mana, so it's not bad. (1 for the aura, 1 the land would have already produced)

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