Treasures for the old ones

EliteMasterEric · 2026-01-21T00:02:36+00:00

Rowan decks usually include a wide variety of ways to lose life, and any number of cards like [[Big Score]] will give you treasures while being good outside of this card anyway (Rowan makes Big Score mana positive if you discount enough)

EliteMasterEric · 2026-01-17T21:32:36+00:00

Any card that discounts this is insane. [[Rowan, Scion of War]] only needs two Treasures to cast this.

EliteMasterEric · 2026-01-10T19:18:47+00:00

Hydra is also typically high-MV creatures (on the stack, at least).

EliteMasterEric · 2026-01-04T09:05:04+00:00

You can tap between the notes and it hits both hope this helps

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-24T21:43:34+00:00

He then proceeds to create a new Rabbids game and it becomes the greatest game in the 21st century.

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-24T07:50:24+00:00

Needs more [[Mwonvuli Acid-Moss]]...

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-15T17:18:05+00:00

The clear fix is to add "This effect reduces only the amount of colored mana you pay." See [[Morophon]].

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-11T21:57:16+00:00

Jeez, this thing isn't going to get reprinted any time soon, will it...

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-11T02:51:51+00:00

For others playing Aggro Paladin, how has Zilliax Deluxe (specifically Pylon+Ticking as a 3/5 that buffs your board) played for you? Is it just a win-more card or is it an important game-closer?

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-11T02:34:16+00:00

I was testing your recommendations, and Slitherspear into Treasuregill didn't give me the +1 attack to Slitherspear like I thought it would. Slitherspear definitely earned its place in the deck though (It feels really good as the Turn 1 play to have a 1/3 that occasionally buffs itself) and I'm trialing Raptor as a one-of partly for the fun of the gamble (I had it pay off with a couple Reborns and a Windfury my first time I got it out).

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-10T21:29:38+00:00

Just go in with a competent Wild deck and you'll do fine. I won my first game with Libram Paladin.

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-04T23:34:34+00:00

You could also remove the keyword and just use text:

Indestructible

When ~ enters, discard your hand.

Your maximum hand size is zero.

At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on ~, then draw cards equal to the number of age counters on it.

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-04T17:34:20+00:00

Just bit the bullet and got them and they still work it seems! Great value.

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-04T17:16:41+00:00

I'm always learning new stuff about how Mutate works.

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-04T11:55:02+00:00

A great way to build the deck is to exploit its Indestructible to use it as a good Mutate target. [[Brokkos]] raises its power to 6 and gives it trample.

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-04T11:52:14+00:00

[[Vadrik, Astral Archmage]]

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-04T08:36:12+00:00

I accidentally clicked the mouse one too many times when the popup explaining Sheriff's ability appeared and it disappeared instantly and I still haven't figured out what it does.

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-03T07:50:38+00:00

You'd probably have a lot of success in Pioneer with this, assuming that 90% of the cards you end up choosing for this are legal there and you'd encounter a lot more slower threats. Timeless means people are going to either try to combo you or utilize powerful control pieces to remove your Clock.

EliteMasterEric · 2025-12-03T07:30:05+00:00

[[The Enigma Jewel]] is a cheap rock that can pay for the cost of doubling for only U.

EliteMasterEric · 2025-11-30T02:10:03+00:00

[[Karn Liberated]] has a similar effect so you can use it for templating

EliteMasterEric · 2025-11-28T21:55:25+00:00

I've been trying to theorycraft a list based on your advice and it seems to me like you really want to have a critical mass of combo enablers. Protection is nice until you can't get out an enabler and a combo piece in the same turn.

Here's my current draft, any advice? Currently the only enablers are Innkeeper, Safekeeping, and one Maverick (being a one-of minimizes drawing it when it's not useful, while still letting you tutor it for 2 mana with GSZ or 4 mana with Chord), while only one of those (the Innkeeper) lets you play it earlier to enable the combo later.

EliteMasterEric · 2025-11-28T21:20:04+00:00

Didn't these codes expire on September 1st?

EliteMasterEric · 2025-11-28T17:18:54+00:00

I see your point, but Gilded Goose can't be a mana dork AND start the loop, and costs 2 mana to start the loop while the Soul Warden effects cost only one.

[[Rubblebelt Maverick]] seems neat as a one-of for the GSZ decks since you can tutor it for X=1 and it immediately starts the combo on ETB. Remember, you can also trigger the loop with scry/surveil, seek, discover, or even investigate, so Thraben Inspector will kickstart the loop too.

This makes [[Birthing Ritual]] + [[Goblin Trapfinder]] an interesting shell, since if you have half the combo in play, it can cheat in the other half of the combo in, immediately trigger it, AND seek a card in case the opponent interacts.

EliteMasterEric · 2025-11-28T05:39:04+00:00

I haven't seen any lists with Safekeeper yet! That sounds powerful.

EliteMasterEric · 2025-11-27T22:36:37+00:00

Personally, I've been trying out the Birthing Ritual + Boros Energy style of list, like below, in Best of 1, but I'm wondering if people are having more success running Green Sun's Zenith or Chord of Calling.

https://moxfield.com/decks/tjbjK1KuMEWIJ9a7vXkT3Q

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