A reason to run multiple Living Death effects in your EDH deck.
Posted By:
pedrodyl
(3/7/2012 9:16:36 PM)
@ PeabodyET: Yeah, that's why I hate when people have Leyline of the Void.
@ pedrodyl: Not a reason, an opportunity.
Posted By:
j_mindfingerpainter
(8/30/2012 3:38:55 PM)
If you're sneaky and you time it right, this can be an instant speed Damnation that kills all attacking creatures in addition to recurring big, evasive dudes with cycling, echo, or evoke.
Adding Fulminator Mage and Avalanche Riders to the mix means it's harder for them to wrath you as you pop upwards of 6 lands by turn 6. The deck is also naturally strong to cards like Duress and Inquisition of Kozilek since most of the cards in your deck are creatures cmc 4 or greater.
For more controlling builds, Architects of Will can be used to strand your opponent with cards they can't necessarily play during the turn you go off.
According to Travis Woo of Channel Fireball and self-proclaimed originator of the deck archetype, the deck mulligans really well, seeing as all of your early plays are instant speed and replace themselves via drawing another... (see all)
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(10/19/2012 2:41:53 PM)
While not necessarily the best, this is definitely a potential win-condition if used right. Casting it can most certainly alter the way your opponent plays in that they'll be less likely to intentionally kill off any of your creatures, maybe even putting them in the mindset to TAKE chump attacks rather than block to put them in the grave. Furthermore, unlike Living Death, this gives you a 3 turn fuse to prepare for it, meaning JUST before upkeep 3, you can mass-sacrifice, discard, mill or whatever to fill your graveyard up. Point is, ensure that when (and if) turn 3 rolls around, you have a much bigger pile of creatures to enter the battlefield than your opponent and steamroll for the win.
Not exactly a tournament worthy card, but definitely exploitable.
Posted By:
Krysto
(3/5/2013 7:22:38 PM)
I had someone side in Grafdigger's Cage against me. Unfortunately for him it didn't exactly work out the way he expected.
Posted By:
jealkeja
(11/7/2013 10:41:39 AM)
Would have rated it 3/5 before Alara Reborn, but now anything below 5/5 is a severe underestimation.
I mean it.
Really, 'Reborn added all that was needed to make this card the corepiece of a grade-A death-machine:
Notice how this card's converted manacost is 0; that means you can Cascade into it with.. uhh.. anything. If you pick the lowest-manacosted cascade-triggers you find, put them together witha few sacrifice-based creatures at the same cmc, round it up with a couple of Alara's beefy cyclers to fill your yard (and later board) with, and you're set and ready to rock a pro-tour with a bunch of cards that aren't but meh by themselves.
Posted By:
IndubitableSalmon
(3/13/2014 2:18:13 PM)
I'm confused why you guys keep saying you'd prefer living death. Are you worried about it coming out slower? This doesn't have a CMC! Just cascade into it!
Posted By:
jerkoid
(5/30/2014 4:00:34 PM)