Thanks for the previous help, folks. Having a problem now, what kind of win condition can I put in him in EDH? Most non-X burn is too small.
Posted By:
Silver-Paladin
(5/26/2013 6:43:22 PM)
Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind
there's an EDH deck in there somewhere.
Posted By:
Osprey_93
(5/31/2013 5:37:42 AM)
Melek must ride a Hypersonic Dragon! Edit: also Into the Maw of Hell two lands and up to two of their creatures! You could even deal that to your Boros Reckoners.. Probably taking them down to 5 lands if they have hit all their drops.
Posted By:
TowerDefender
(6/4/2013 2:24:39 PM)
About time the Weird got their very own legendary.
Posted By:
Arachnos
(6/6/2013 11:22:42 AM)
I just played a 4 player EDH game last night with a recently built deck using Melek, Izzet Paragon as the commander...and something amazing happened. Now...there are hypothetical ways this could have played out slightly crazier, but this actually just happened.
T1: Snow-Covered Island Sol Ring
T2: Izzet Guildgate Extraplanar Lens(Exiling a Snow-Covered Mountain)
T3: Snow-Covered Mountain Melek, Izzet Paragon
(Revealing Brainstorm on top of the deck)
T4: (I draw Brainstorm revealing Mana Geyser)
Then: Snow-Covered Island
Mana Geyser off the top, dumping 16 into my pool off opponents' 8 tapped lands
Brainstorm to put Epic Experiment on top
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Posted By:
Lagom0rph
(6/8/2013 1:32:23 PM)
Ever since I first saw this card, the heavy Johnny player in me has been going damn near bonkers with the vast possibilities of how to use(/abuse) this guy like no other. And after hours of searching and contemplation, here's some of the nifty/nasty tricks I've come up with.
As Strider said before me, if you don't mind running white wedge/America colors, Sunforger is probably the best thing that you could ever possibly use with this guy. Plus, since you'll be rolling white, throw in some artifacts and a Puresteel Paladin, and this guy goes from crazy to batsh!t insane.
But if you just want to keep it with Izzet colors, I'd recommend pairing this guy up with an arsenal of spells/permanents that will let you stack the crap out of your library to get all those instants and sorceries where you want them. Here are a few that I would recommend looking into:
Creatures: Raven Familiar, Sage Owl, his older br... (see all)
Posted By:
DaMaster012
(6/24/2013 1:29:18 AM)
This, Oracle of Mul Daya, and Garruk's Horde: Oh excuse me while I just play this entire game off of the top of my deck.
Just need one for enchantments and planeswalkers now...
Posted By:
pedrodyl
(7/14/2013 6:18:44 PM)
I have cast him with: Epic Experiment, Banefire, Lightning Bolt, Ponder, Merchant Scroll, Mizzium Mortars and More. He is epic 5/5
Posted By:
EdgarPoeAllen
(7/19/2013 4:20:58 PM)
Rules question: If I cast a counterspell off the top of my library with Melek, because his copy ability is a must not a may, does that mean my copy of the counterspell has to counter my counterspell because it doesn't have any other targets? Or would I cast two counterspells to counter the original target? How does it resolve?
Thanks!
Posted By:
Cloudchaser.Kestrel
(7/20/2013 5:31:08 PM)
WotC, you need to make weird tribal a thing. Or else.
Seriously, I would throw out all my magic cards for a playable Weird tribal deck.
Melek is beautifully abusable. Add Epic Experiment for absolute silliness.
Posted By:
SirLibraryEater
(9/7/2013 8:28:16 AM)