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Title: Cost efficiency
Date Posted: Thu Mar/10/11 at 6:40pm

MorbidAnimosity
Posts: 557
Joined: 18-Apr-10

Ok,
so those of you who know magic well...
you understand how the mana cost thing works, and how efficient costs are...

For those of you who dont...
heres a general outline for typical costs for cards...

creatures:
1/1 = 1 mana
2/2 = 2 mana
3/3 = 3 mana
etc...

effects on cards typically add to the cost...
for example:
flying = 1 added to the mana cost
first strike = 1
deathtouch = 1
"enters the battlefield" trigger = 1

With non-creature spells, its a bit more complicated to explain cost efficiency.
(each colour has different abilities on the spells, so this is colour specific...)

but sometimes you'll come across cards that are VERY cost effiecient.
for example:
any of the M11 titans.
they are 6/6 + enters the battlefield + attack trigger. + another ability (like trample or deathtouch, for example)
totalling that up that adds to what SHOULD be a converted mana cost of 9,
but its 6 instead... hence why they are mythic rares.

SOOOOO...

GETTING TO THE POINT NOW.
find any REALLY cost efficient cards anyone? if so.. post it here!
Date Posted: Thu Mar/10/11 at 7:50pm

Pal-of-Lim-Dul
Posts: 1148
Joined: 24-May-10

Phyrexian Dreadnought
Date Posted: Thu Mar/10/11 at 8:42pm

gericault5
Posts: 2788
Joined: 13-Oct-09

BlightningWatchwolfDeft DuelistMemnite
Date Posted: Fri Mar/11/11 at 12:16am

ghostfire86
Posts: 496
Joined: 04-Nov-09

Ebon Drake- 2B for a 3/3 flying black creature. (Draw back: Lose one life for every spell played. Great in a lych deck)

Sprouting Thrinax- RGB for a 3/3 that when it dies you get 3 1/1 saproling tokens

Terminate- RB Destroy target creature and it can't regenerate

 
Date Posted: Fri Mar/11/11 at 2:29am

shakii23
Posts: 5711
Joined: 08-Sep-09

Savannah Lions/Elite Vanguard - 2/1 for one white mana
Isamaru, Hound of Konda - 2/2 for one white mana with no drawback whatsoever...
the Knights (White Knight for WW, Silver Knight WW, Black Knight BB and Blood Knight for RR) - they all have First Strike which is good with basilisk collar... which reminds me WK/BK with Basilisk Collar is great for standard... then they have protection from a specific color...

There is Akroma, angel of wrath/fury... just check their abilities because it's too many to enumerate...

there's Blightsteel Colossus and Darksteel Colossus...

Soldiers with first strike/Banding/Provoke,etc. for one white mana and is 1/1... Tundra wolves...
Date Posted: Fri Mar/11/11 at 10:21am

lin sivvi
Posts: 1608
Joined: 14-Jan-10

It used to be that a 2/2 cost two mana for white and green, but 2½ for any other color
Date Posted: Fri Mar/11/11 at 11:59am

MorbidAnimosity
Posts: 557
Joined: 18-Apr-10

Take a look at emrakul:



Now,
With the rate for costs of creature cards...
it should be 15 mana for a 15/15....
but this is 15  + a TON of stuff...
cant be countered = 1
Extra turn = 5 (the typical cost for cards that give extra turns)
flying = 1
prot. from colored spells = AT LEAST 3
Annihilator 6 = 6
put into a graveyard ability = 1

All together, thats 15+1+5+1+3+6+1 = 32

Therefore...
emrakul SHOULD cost 32 mana...
but cost more than HALF that, at 15 mana
Date Posted: Sun Mar/13/11 at 11:06pm

shakii23
Posts: 5711
Joined: 08-Sep-09

Compare that with Draco...
Date Posted: Mon Mar/14/11 at 12:33am

ghostfire86
Posts: 496
Joined: 04-Nov-09

Draco + Dralnu's Pet= 18/18 Flyer for only 6 mana!!!

God I Love the Invasion Cycle.

Cost Effective YES!!
Date Posted: Mon Mar/14/11 at 4:50am

shakii23
Posts: 5711
Joined: 08-Sep-09

How about affinity creature and/or artifacts? can that be considered cost effective?
Date Posted: Fri Mar/18/11 at 1:53pm

theotherguy
Posts: 346
Joined: 04-Feb-11

leatherback baloth-4/5 for GGG, possibly the best non-ability creature
Date Posted: Fri Mar/18/11 at 2:11pm

Nightmare
Posts: 145
Joined: 13-Mar-11


Mayael the Anima R W G
Legendary Creature — Elf Shaman (2/3)
, : Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put a creature card with power 5 or greater from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Date Posted: Sun Mar/20/11 at 3:22am

shakii23
Posts: 5711
Joined: 08-Sep-09

don't forget the elves...



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