I tend to run this with some sort of bounce stick, so I can use a sword and shield mentality of removing the shield before I make another move. Quite a nice delay tactic against super aggro early game tactics, and the defense helps me gain ever valuable card advantage while my opponent waits on a naturalize or such.
Posted By:
Zaneshift
(9/7/2010 7:27:29 PM)
Throw these bad boys in with 4 vedalken masterminds and 4 boomerangs and you have a good chance to bounce this card back to your hand if you decide to play instants like counterspell.
Posted By:
desertbuttons
(11/12/2010 9:12:55 AM)
I run a blue-white control deck with this in it, and I have to say it's all about building a deck to accommodate it. No instants, no sorceries. Permanents only, preferably with protection.
Sometimes I'll even have two on the battlefield when I have a Vedalken Mastermind out, since that means I can return one to my hand if it gets targeted for removal but still have the other. I deal with non-targeting board sweepers by running four Ertai, Wizard Adepts.
Basically the only cards that concern me now are very few and specific. Those that deal unpreventable damage, Thraximundar, Isochron Scepter, Split-second or uncounterable destroy spells. So I plan on running four Meddling Mages as well.
Preventing yourself from losing is an unusual strategy in a game where it's usually more efficient to win as fast as possible, but cards like this make the strategy unexpectedly playable.
Posted By:
Fictionarious
(5/30/2011 7:24:31 PM)
my friend runs 4 of this and 4 wheel of sun and moon and then wonders why I fill my decks with so many disenchants and naturalizes
Posted By:
brockdjwest
(11/15/2011 3:54:49 PM)
The Spellbook and Library of Leng combos are quite a lot of fun. Run Kederekt Leviathan.
Posted By:
Salient
(1/27/2012 2:02:03 PM)
In keeping with the trend of Urza block, it would seem like this is easily breakable. I'm surprised I don't see it played more.
Posted By:
BongRipper420
(8/17/2012 4:23:19 PM)
Yawgmoth's Agenda.
Posted By:
Maraxas-of-Keld
(8/24/2012 7:06:50 PM)
omg use this in a deck with rest in peace and helm of obedience, u get crazy lockdown and wait till u get infinite mill combo
painter's servant + grindstone combo is faster but its thwarted by them having emrakul in their decks and painter is a creature with 3 toughness which is much easier to get rid of than straight artifact and enchantment
Posted By:
ZirilanoftheClaw
(11/20/2012 9:27:33 PM)
@drpvfx: If you have this and Dovescape out, Krosan Grip can't destroy Energy Field (or anything else for that matter) because Dovescape will still trigger (just like Krosan Grip can be countered by Counterbalance if a 3 cmc card is on top).
Abrupt Decay, on the other hand, can still destroy it, because that can't be countered (and they'll get their bird tokens too).
All in all, I think I'd rather protect it with either redudancy, redirection, or something like Greater Auramancy
Posted By:
matunos
(1/8/2013 7:43:30 PM)
first card i ever built a deck around and now is in my enchantress deck surprised that people have only recently started using it originally i used 1 in my enduring ideal deck
Posted By:
tanglestasis
(1/25/2013 8:36:59 PM)