This is awesome! When the opponent tries to remove or destroy your artifacts, you tap and sac to get a free proliferate. Chump block his massive attacker and sac it before combat damage is dealt, this rox!
Is it certain that you can sac it to itself?
Posted By:
Sironos
(10/7/2010 8:35:20 AM)
I've found this useful in my Infect deck when the game stalls.
I can sac my artifact creatures to it when they are targeted with removal or going to die on a first striker.
I can sac my Necropede to it and then proliferate the -1/-1 counter I place from it's goes to the graveyard effect.
I can toss a counterless Trigon or other charge-counterless artifact to the Throne to get one more use out of it.
And as mentioned by others, as long as it's untapped you can sac it to itself for one last Proliferate. An ability that would cost you 4 generic on any other artifact in the set.
Heck, I'll still cast Contagion Clasps to put -1/-1 counters on creatures and then sac them to my Throne for a free proliferate.
I can't wait to see how it plays in one of my decks with Planeswalkers in it. Free loyalty FTW!
Posted By:
JoralG
(10/8/2010 3:10:40 PM)
I pulled one of these, a Thrummingbird, and a Steady Progress. I was inspired. One word people: Modular
Modular is perfect to run one (or four) of these in; your creature's already going to the graveyard? Sac it to give your other mods more +1/+1s, then move that creature's +1/+1s anywhere you choose. Heck, you could even do this midgame for practically no reason at all other than to pump up an Arcbound Crusher to trample into your opponent. Besides, with an Arcbound Reclaimer out, the sacrificing isn't really a price to pay at all.
Throne of Geth + Modular = Your opponent needs a change of pants.
Posted By:
Beekhead
(10/15/2010 2:46:57 AM)
The text (sacrifice an artifact:) does this mean you can only sac 1 artifact to pay it's cost and only get 1 proliferate or can you sac multiple artifacts to get multiple proliferates, because of the : symbol?
Posted By:
Guest949821422
(10/17/2010 11:50:58 PM)
This card is a crazy strong enabler! If you just sac it to itself, then it's a 2 mana counter boost that can go into any color (like Koth red decks). If you pair it up with some artifact creatures, any turn something dies, you get a little boost (Spellbombs or when your opponent attacks your mana myr, boost your Everflowing Chalice instead!). Finally, if you combo it with recurring artifacts, it does silly, silly things to the board position (Corpse Cur or Myr Retriever).
Posted By:
LeafWheels
(10/27/2010 10:44:14 PM)
this + myrsmith+ tiny artifact creatures + planeswalkers= lotsa proliferate
Posted By:
frommerman
(11/1/2010 5:28:55 PM)
Worst case scenario- you have nothing to proliferate - should've remembered before yous sacced it.
Usual scenario- 2 for a poision counter and maybe something extra.
Best case scenario- Every time one of your artifacts or artifact creatures is naturalized or destroyed in combat the opponent gets a poison counter and all their artifact removal suddenly seems like a waste.
Overall pretty good.
Posted By:
TPmanW
(11/15/2010 9:38:42 PM)
@Pantheon: Unleash the poison counter minigun!!!!!!! bwahahahahaha
Posted By:
iaiji
(12/3/2010 12:24:25 PM)
Sacrifice the empty Trigons since you can't refill them once they're completly drained. The Perilous Myr combo is nice, but it just breaks my heart to have to kill that cuddly creature. Myr Reservoir is a cheaper way to reanimate Myr to sacrifice over and over and over again. Great card, at the very worst it's a 2 mana Proliferate, that could trigger some Artifact enters/leave the batlefield shenanigans. Oh, how about we sacrifice that commenter MasterOfEtherium, because the card he stole the name from is an artifact. Then the Multiverse wouldn't have to be subjected to his mindless comments and Magic players could comment in peace and tranquility.
Posted By:
NecroticNobody
(12/16/2010 9:06:22 PM)
If you sacrifice Fume Spitter, can you proliferate the -1/-1 counter it grants? Or does that go on after the proliferate?
*sees Necropede comments*
Oh right!
Posted By:
Stray_Dog
(1/14/2011 4:23:39 AM)