@sincleanser: That's definitely not why it works.
Posted By:
Tynansdtm
(1/20/2012 9:50:29 PM)
@DarthParallax: Bridge from Below and quite a few dredge cards like Golgari Thug and Stinkweed Imp are Modern legal. It's just Ichorid and Dread Return that are the important Ichorid Dredge enablers, and they're not in Modern.
Posted By:
Axelle
(8/1/2012 11:11:18 PM)
the way this works is sort o combo-ish
the deck that uses this uses cards like putrid imp and tireless tribe to discard cards from there hand, of course, these cards are dredgers like golgari grave-troll or stinkweed imp.
Then, it plays cards like careful study and breakthrough to dredge multiple times, meaning on turn 3, with a golgari grave-troll discarded, you could dredge 6 from your draw, then 24 from the breakthrough.
While dredging, it plays narcomoeba for free, and possibly on the next turn, it plays ichorids from the now vast graveyard.
Possibly on t3 with narcomoeba, and certainly on t4 with narcomoeba and ichorid, it sacrifices 3 for a dread return (possibly targetting iona, shield of emeria or the like). Of course, as i mentioned, you have 1/2+ of your library in the grave, which almost always includes at least 2 bridge from below. You sacrifice 3 creatures and get 6,9, even 12 zombies sometimes, as well as an iona.
Win.
Posted By:
stille_nacht
(7/16/2011 3:30:26 PM)
Turn 1 - Swamp, Dark Ritual, Bridge From Below
Turn 2 - Good game!
Posted By:
demonixx
(8/8/2010 12:36:40 PM)
This card doesn't deserve a high rating at all, it only really works in one lame deck.... Dredge. And because I extremely hate internet decks... Here is a few cards to put dredge decks to sleep.
Yixlid Jailer This one gets the best reaction
Ghostly Prison & Propaganda &
Dueling Grounds Those 3 enchantments ruin dredge.
If your playing a rushed turn 1 dredge you can even try Elephant Grass just to push the game into a few more turns at minimum. There is a lot more I am sure, and if anyone knows of anything that slaps dredge in the eye, please list it.
And P.S. If you play Dredge.... shame on you.... you deserve every loss you get. Such a lame and stupid deck that defies the foundation of MTG. Losing on turn 1 before even dropping your first land... thats pretty stupid. Last two times I played against dredge, I lost (0-2) game 1, turn 1, game 2 turn 2. I lost 2 game... (see all)
Posted By:
Internet_decks_lame
(3/3/2011 10:31:00 AM)
mana
Posted By:
Dr_Kraid
(5/14/2009 4:50:59 PM)
I have a sneaking suspicion this will be in Avacyn Restored.
Posted By:
Shard_Fenix
(1/28/2012 6:32:00 PM)
the best thing about this card is that it has a shot at getting reprinted.
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(3/10/2011 1:23:52 PM)
4wallz: in a dredge deck this enables kills so fast that there is no need to even attempt to somehow play around this card's drawback. Turn 2 and 3 kills just are that nasty =D
Posted By:
FreakyM
(12/1/2009 8:20:57 AM)
Necromancer's Covenant and this yields 2 zombie tokens per creature and gives them lifelink. Niice.
Posted By:
Gwafa_Hazid
(12/15/2009 2:18:22 PM)