#flamekin harbinger

[aroaceaunt]

Marath, Will of the Wild tokens, part 3

Red Elementals, with haste

Red Elementals who deal damage

And red/green goblins

[radstarsaur]

Flamekin Harbinger

[commandertheory]

Thoughts on Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale and Syr Carah the Bold?

I think Syr Gwyn is worth comparing to Kestia, the Cultivator. Both of them reward you when you attack with a narrow subset of cards. The main differences are that Kestia is significantly cheaper, is in a better color identity, and the things that trigger Kestia only require the commitment of a single card, whereas Syr Gwyn (generally) needs you to commit both a creature card and an equipment card to assemble a card-generating unit.

There are some exceptions to this rule: Living Weapon equipment come with a creature attached, as do the two equipment from M20 with a similar ability. Bloodforged Battle-Axe copies itself so you don’t have to commit as many real equipment to the board.

While there are a few low-casting cost high-equip cost cards like Colossus Hammer and Blackblade Reforged that really reward you for committing to Knights, most of the best equipment costs 1-2 mana to equip. I’m not sure saving 1-2 mana is worth committing to the Knight creature type. 

Instead, I’d probably run the cheap doublestrikers in these colors (many of which are, admittedly, Knights) and a bunch of cards that synergize with equipment (not just Stoneforge and Puresteel; I think I’d also run Kor Duelist). In general, I want the deck to function without Syn Gwyn on the battlefield, since she costs a bunch of mana and isn’t very resilient to spot removal. Slapping a Mask of Memory on a Fencing Ace seems like a solid plan A in case Gwyn can’t get it together.

Sample decklist: Syr Gwyn

With Syr Carah, the name of the game is cheap spells that hit multiple opponents. Fortunately, Red has a ton of these that are relatively cheap and so Carah makes it so you can draw a ton of cards for relatively little mana (spending 2 to draw 4 is a pretty common occurrence). If some of those cards net mana (e.g., rituals, moxes), then you can keep the combo going. 

FYI Runaway Steam-Kin is probably the single best card in this deck and is the sole reason I’m running Flamekin Harbinger and Imperial Recruiter.

Sample decklist: Syr Carah, the Bold

[blogging-phelddagrif]

Modern Deck Tech: Elementals

[you can see every deck tech here]

Hello & welcome to this weekly deck tech! This week we’re back into modern with a kind of janky brew: Elementals. The deck is pretty fun, but not a top deck for sure; it’s more of a deck that you bring to your LGS for modern night, rather than something you go to GPs with. Also the deck is around 75$ including the mana base so that’s a BIG plus for a modern deck! In any case, let’s delve right into the core of the deck!.

Tribal Pump

Let’s start off with the big guys; the deck is a full-on tribal deck so you want to have these kind of effects to make your board bigger. The deck has a very low curve, with Ashenmoor Liege sitting at the top of it. You also want to play Incandescent Soulstoke which pumps your creatures as well. With these 2 cards you can make your elementals really big and aggressive.

Tribal Mana

Even though the deck is already pretty aggro, having ways to make your stuff cheaper or having extra mana is always good. Between Brighthearth Banneret & Smokebraider you’ll have a very smooth curve for sure. Also, those effects work very well with the Evoke mechanic that is present in the deck!

Tribal Tutor

Flamekin Harbinger is part of one of my favourite cycle of cards, all these Harbinger are pretty sweet and let you tutor up for any creature card of that tribe and put it on top of your library! Not as neat as putting it into your hand for sure, but you can still find whatever you need and know it’ll come down next turn; plus it protects it from discard spells!

Tribal Aggro

Now we’re getting into what most of the deck consists of, a bunch of cheap & aggro elementals! With cards like Flamekin Bladewhirl, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Hellspark Elemental & Spark Elemental you have a bunch of options to apply early pressure or sneak in some extra damage out of the blue. This makes the deck weak in a long-game match-up but you want to close off the game as fast as possible anyways. 

Removal Package

As always, you need some answers in your decks and this one it includes one of my favourite card, Shriekmaw! This card lets you deal with some threats from the format, besides against Death Shadow’s decks, all while either adding a body to the board or just cast it for its evoke cost. If you want more removal Lightning Bolt is always a thing too.

Sideboard Options

Here we have a sideboard packed full of evoke cards for different situations like Ingot Chewer, Offalsnout, Wispmare & Spitebellows to cater to all your needs in every possible match-ups.

Wrap-Up

That’s it for this week! I hope you enjoyed this deck tech as much as I did. The deck is pretty fun and really cheap so if that’s what you like this is probably right up your alley. In any case, if I missed anything please let me know. I’ll see you all next week for a legacy deck tech!

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Round of 8192 - Batch 84

You can now vote in Batch 84!

Currently open batches:

Batch 84 Batch 83 Batch 82 Batch 81 Batch 80 Batch 79 Batch 78

Batch 77 results will be up shortly.

Feature match: Skithiryx has one of the game’s most fun names to read / say, but Obsidian Fireheart has probably the best reminder text in the business.  Which will take it?

Full list of matchups:

Nissa, Nature's Artisan vs Sylvan Caryatid Beseech the Queen vs Flesh-Eater Imp Fireball vs Consult the Necrosages Takenuma Bleeder vs Survival of the Fittest Riptide Chimera vs Snow-Covered Island Mirror Match vs Maze's End Deserter's Quarters vs Mirror Universe Nissa's Expedition vs Coalition Victory Etherium Sculptor vs Dash Hopes Illusory Ambusher vs Frontier Siege Decaying Soil vs Extirpate Helldozer vs Swarm of Bloodflies Jund Charm vs Kokusho, the Evening Star Dralnu's Crusade vs Mystic Crusader Crypt Angel vs Silent Specter Requiem Angel vs Harrow Spellbinder vs Kazandu Blademaster Utopia Vow vs Giant Ambush Beetle Obsidian Fireheart vs Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon Verduran Emissary vs Overbeing of Myth Cackling Flames vs Shadow Slice Combust vs Foil Grafted Skullcap vs Scion of Oona Briarberry Cohort vs Chainer, Dementia Master Innocent Blood vs Crosis's Attendant Desecration Demon vs Binding Grasp Become Immense vs Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker Swift Reckoning vs Flamekin Harbinger Ratcatcher vs City of Solitude Taurean Mauler vs Archivist Teferi's Puzzle Box vs Leonin Arbiter Throne of Empires vs Kyren Negotiations

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【モダン】モロフォンスリヴァー：《初祖スリヴァー》や《巣主スリヴァー》などの大型スリヴァーを超高速連打！

  デッキリスト モロフォンスリヴァー by namanaa Creatures (21) 4 Flamekin Harbinger 4 Cloudshredder Sliver 1 Dregscape Sliver 4 The First Sliver 4 Morophon, the Boundless 4 Sliver Hivelord

Spells (18) 4 Goryo’s Vengeance 4 Night’s Whisper 4 Faithless Looting 2 Cathartic Reunion 4 Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord Lands (21) 1 Swamp 1 Mountain 4 Unclaimed Territory 4 Blood Crypt 4 Bloodstained Mire 1 Prismatic Vista 4 Mana Confluence 2 C…

[theposterchildofgrixis]

Welcome to another Gruuling Wednesday! This week’s article features a very irate elemental: Omnath, Locus of Rage!

The primary focus of this deck will be Elemental tribal with a small supported sub-theme of landfall. The former is unique to Omnath, Locus of Rage. There are many unique utility cards, including an Elemental tutor in the form of Flamekin Harbinger. The deck also runs fetch lands to trigger landfall additional times, churning out as many elementals as possible. The flashiest thing  is to sacrifice multiple elementals to Ashnod’s Altar or Seething Pathblazer while Omnath Locus of Rage is equipped with Grafted Exoskeleton, to close out the game quickly through infect damage.

    The second theme in the deck is positioned around the card Scapeshift. When paired with Prismatic Omen, all lands become mountains, meaning each additional land entering the battlefield triggers Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle.

A few similar-yet-different variations on Scapeshift appear in the forms of Boundless Realms and Splendid Reclamation. The former is a massive ramp spell searches out a number of basics equal to the number of lands you control, and the latter returns all lands from your graveyard to the battlefield. Keep in mind that all three of these (Scapeshift, Boundless Realms, and Splendid Reclamation) will trigger Omnath, Locus of Rage’s landfall ability, creating a 5/5 Red and Green Elemental for each land that enters the battlefield. In order to further capitalize on this, the deck contains both Fires of Yaviama and Anger to give creatures you control haste.

Another noteworthy Elemental that benefits off of fetch lands and Scapeshift is Titania, Protector of Argoth. Not only does she create more elementals for Omnath, but she also can return a valuable land like Valakut to the battlefield in case it gets destroyed. In a way, she serves as a secondary general to the deck in the instance that Omnath has either died too many times, or is simply unable to be cast.

Crucible of Worlds and Ranumap Excavator continue to allow this deck to use fetches to generate elemental tokens and stay in the game. Nissas Vital Force and Worldwaker also continue to provide mana acceleration while providing elemental synergy as well. The rest of the decklist can be found here:

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/14-08-17-omnomnomnom/

Thank you as always for taking the time to read this article on Omnath, Locus of Rage. Please let me know any feedback you may have!

~The Poster Child of Grixis

Landfall? More like… Wait… it is Landfall this time. Welcome to another Gruuling Wednesday! This week's article features a very irate elemental: Omnath, Locus of Rage!

[freddiemercurysliver]

Watchlists

“PROBATION”

These cards are legal to play, but have great potential to be banned.  All of these cards have been banned in other commander formats... 

Cards on Probation:

Back to Basics

Dig Through Time

Griselbrand

Humility

Painter's Servant

Primeval Titan

Recurring Nightmare

Sylvan Primordial

Trade Secrets

Treasure Cruise

Commanders on Probation:

Braids, Cabal Minion

Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

Edric, Spymaster of Trest

Griselbrand

Kokusho, the Evening Star

Marath, Will of the Wild

Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

Selenia, Dark Angel

Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Zur the Enchanter

WATCHLIST:

Whenever a card creeps into focus due to its combo potential or another awesome yet troublesome or time-wasting reason... it shall appear on the watchlist.  These cards are legal to play, but have the potential to be banned.

Potential “Soon-to-be-Unbanned”:

Balance

Burgeoning

Food Chain

Gifts Ungiven

Hermit Druid

Inexorable Tide

Knowledge Pool

Mana Drain

Necropotence

Oath of Druids

Panharmonicon

Panoptic Mirror

Protean Hulk

Viral Drake

Yawgmoth’s Bargain

Commanders:

Captain Sisay

Arcum Dagsson

Iname, Death Aspect

Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero

Maralen of the Mornsong

Momir Vig, Simic Visionary

Scion of the Ur-Dragon

Sidisi, Undead Vizier

Sliver Overlord

Zirilan of the Claw

Breya, Etherium Shaper

Infinite combat:

Aggravated Assault

Hellkite Charger

Infinite mana:

Ashnod's Altar

Basalt Monolith

Basal Sliver

Intruder Alarm

Krark-Clan Ironworks

Lion's Eye Diamond

Mana Echoes

Palinchron

Pili-Pala

Phyrexian Altar

Quillspike

Worldgorger Dragon

Infinite mill:

Altar of Dementia

Eater of the Dead

Mindcrank

“Ridiculously busted” combo cards:

Aluren 

Cloudstone Curio

Crypt Champion

Earthcraft

Hivemind

Melira, Sylvok Outcast

Midnight Guard

Mind Over Matter

Opalescence

Nim Deathmantle

Phyrexian Devourer

Retraction Helix

Sharuum the Hegemon

Spawnsire of Ulamog

Staff of Domination

Swans of Byrn Argoll

Tidespout Tyrant

Thornbite Staff

Umbral Mantle

Volcano Hellion

Waste Not

"You win/draw the game" cards:

Azor's Elocutors (lol)

Barren Glory

Battle of Wits (lol)

Biovisionary

Celestial Convergence

Chance Encounter

Darksteel Reactor

Divine Intervention

Epic Struggle

Enduring Renewal

Hedron Alignment (lol)

Helix Pinnacle

Hellkite Tyrant

Laboratory Maniac

Mayael's Aria

Maze's End

Mortal Combat

Near-Death Experience

Sands of Time

Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir

Test of Endurance

Felidar Sovereign

Infinite turns:

Beacon of Tomorrows

Time Sieve

1cc/Problematic tutors:

Crop Rotation

Demonic Consultation

Enlightened Tutor

Vampiric Tutor

Mystical Tutor

Imperial Seal

Entomb

Gamble

Green Sun's Zenith

Personal Tutor

Steelshaper's Gift

Summoner's Pact

Survival of the Fittest

Tainted Pact

Traverse the Ulvenwald

Worldly Tutor

Birthing Pod

Bad River

Flood Plain

Grasslands

Mountain Valley

Rocky Tar Pit

Bloodstained Mire

Flooded Strand

Polluted Delta

Windswept Heath

Wooded Foothills

Arid Mesa

Marsh Flats

Misty Rainforest

Scalding Tarn

Verdant Catacombs

Ash Barrens

Evolving Wilds

Terramorphic Expanse

Attune with Aether

Caravan Vigil

Cateran Summons

Flamekin Harbinger

Lay of the Land

Mask of the Mimic

Safewright Quest

Tithe

Treefolk Harbinger

Weathered Wayfarer

(any search/tutor cards in general)

"Stasis… is bad?"

Dovescape

Stasis

"Eldrazi… are(nihilator) bad?"

Artisan of Kozilek

Eldrazi Conscription

Hand of Emrakul

It That Betrays

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth

Pathrazer of Ulamog

Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

Ulamog's Crusher

"Bounce/destroy/exile all lands/permanents"

Ajani Vengeant

Apocalypse

Armageddon

Bearer of the Heavens

Boom//Bust

Catastrophe

Decree of Annihilation

Desolation Angel

Devastation

Dimensional Breach

Gideon, Champion of Justice

Impending Disaster

Jokulhaups

Karn Liberated

Myojin of Infinite Rage

Obliterate

Ravages of War

Razia's Purification

Realm Razer

Soulscour

Sunder

Thieves' Auction

Warp World

Worldpurge

Worldslayer

Other Potential Problem Cards:

(Buyback cards)

(certain "untap artifact" cards)

(Persist cards)

("STAX" cards)

(Storm cards)

Altar of the Brood

Birthing Pod

Black Carriage

Cabal Coffers

Charmbreaker Devils

Consecrated Sphinx

Conspiracy

Crucible of Worlds

Deadeye Navigator

Djinn Illuminatus

Elemental Mastery

Enchanted Evening

Exploration

Exquisite Blood

Freed from Real

Ghave, Guru of Spores

Grindstone

Heartless Hidetsugu

Heartstone

Helm of Obedience

Illusionist's Bracers

Karmic Guide

Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

Land Tax

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Mind’s Desire

Mycosynth Lattice

Nivix Guildmage

Nykthos, Shrine of Nyx

Omniscience

Pact of the Titan

Pemmin's Aura

Perilous Forays

Reiterate

Repay in Kind

Reveillark

Riku of Two Reflections

Rings of Brightearth

Rite of Replication

Rooftop Storm

Sanguine Bond

Serra's Sanctum

Shaman of Forgotten Ways

Spike Feeder

Spine of Ish Sah

Splinter Twin

Sun Forger

Sun Titan

Survival of the Fittest

Sword of the Meek

Tamiyo, Field Researcher

Thawing Glaciers

Training Grounds

Triskelion

Void Winnower (lol)

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Flamekin Harbinger

Artist: Steve Prescott TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[magicjudge]

If I control a Soul of the Harvest and play Flamekin Harbinger, do I tutor for an elemental and then draw or do I draw and then tutor?

You can stack the triggers either way. It’s your choice.

[mtgbracket]

Round of 16384 - Batch 150

Batch 150 voting is now open. The following polls are currently open:

Batch 150 Batch 149 Batch 148 Batch 147 Batch 146 Batch 145 Batch 144

Batch 143 results will be up soon.

The full list of matchups for today is:

Splitting Headache vs Magus of the Will Patrician's Scorn vs Cruel Ultimatum Cessation vs Balduvian Rage Scapeshift vs Bladed Bracers Magmatic Chasm vs Rith, the Awakener Crypsis vs Bog Glider Minister of Pain vs Fit of Rage Hate Weaver vs Order of the Sacred Torch Soul Parry vs Ninja of the Deep Hours Niblis of the Mist vs Escape Artist Angus Mackenzie vs Molten Nursery Wilderness Hypnotist vs Hero of Iroas Madrush Cyclops vs Manalith Condescend vs Elder Cathar Bitterheart Witch vs Cyclops Gladiator Land Cap vs Shared Trauma Overgrowth vs Devoted Hero Quiet Purity vs Silkwrap Irradiate vs Quest for Ancient Secrets Grave Birthing vs Burning-Eye Zubera Spell Crumple vs Ghost Town Rebound vs Palinchron False Prophet vs Strength of Lunacy Metallic Mastery vs Artificer's Hex Dominating Licid vs Windseeker Centaur Flamekin Harbinger vs Propellor Pioneer Unholy Hunger vs Iron Lance Water Servant vs Sage's Reverie Sailmonger vs Blazing Blade Askari Wave of Reckoning vs Snap Cloud Djinn vs Corpse Dance Sturmgeist vs Isolated Chapel