Mana Severance wouldn't work because Trench Gorger says "equal to the number of cards exiled this way" "This way" means that he wouldn't get the boost if you exiled land in any other way
Posted By:
Boakes2047
(6/17/2011 9:24:45 PM)
I'm actually not a terribly big fan of this card, given that there are far easier ways to bring out powerful creatures, even in blue. BUT, it does still have its uses, especially in an Esper-type deck.
On one hand, you could use the effect as is and sacrifice all your lands for a big creature. Esper, being artifact based, has an easy way out of this via mana-generating artifacts. With a little white, you could throw in an Armageddon to cripple your opponents' mana supplies who haven't prepared for this sort of tactic, while leaving your artifact-based mana gen unaffected.
On the other hand, since you're already playing Esper colors, you could donate a Sen Triplets then use Mindslaver or Sorin Markov's ultimate to have them play Trench Gorger from your hand, exiling all of your opponents' lands in the process. Then you're just a Doom Blade away from destroy... (see all)
Posted By:
Rendin
(9/17/2011 3:25:38 AM)
@Enemy_Tricolor:
People don't do those things because they think you're mad, they do them because you play a decidedly un-fun deck in what is supposed to be a fun, casual format.
I really wish the 'Gorger got bigger with the number of lands instead of replacing its P/T with that number. Paying 8 mana only to find out that someone like Enemy_Tricolor has milled all of your lands but 3 after you've chosen to search (and can't take it back) is very frustrating.
Posted By:
Ideatog
(8/8/2012 5:06:29 PM)
Why's everyone saying 25? Especially with Jhoira, this should be a 30/30 or more easily.
Posted By:
Atali
(6/18/2011 10:48:35 PM)
Dunno how I feel about this guy. Competitively, I'm sure he has uses, but unless you get him late-game, or super-early game with some form of protection (I'm thinkin' Quest for Ula's Temple), I dunno. How many lands in play are enough?
Posted By:
Dr.Pingas
(6/20/2011 10:21:04 PM)
I think he just found a twinkie.
Posted By:
Crag-Hack
(6/23/2011 12:25:57 AM)
@Rendin
I'm not sure you are fully reading this card. You aren't sacing or exiling lands from play. What's on the field will stay there. This pulls them from the deck which has the side effect of granting you better draws (no land flooding). So in that sense, artifact mana makers would work against you as you will still draw them and be flooded unless they also had useful effects tied to them.
The donate/Sen Triplets idea is just convoluted, even if he did work the way you thought. Just play straight Land destruction. If you must combo out, Primeval Light/Enchanted Evening is only a two-card combo and leaves them next to zero advantage.
Posted By:
OmegaSerris
(11/14/2011 2:34:29 AM)
run it in my omen machine deck once i get omen out it i dont need any lands thus turn 6 20/20 trampler yeah hard to lose that game
Posted By:
Sharpyarpy
(11/30/2011 11:12:05 AM)
i am really so lucky, i've put one on my deck!!!
Posted By:
caralhodepica
(1/15/2012 9:29:11 AM)
Not the Muffdiver Kraken!
Posted By:
blindthrall
(9/29/2012 12:42:39 PM)