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Title: The Jester Presents: A Combo Challenge
Date Posted: Mon Jun/04/12 at 4:50pm

DyingJester
Posts: 1771
Joined: 16-Dec-08

Academic's combo that makes the game a draw even though you are ahead, made me want to issue a combo challenge to the community.

The Challenge: Taking the casual out of casualty.

The Criteria: Cards without any use outside of casual gameplay. (I.E. Non-meta in any format)

The Goal: Each combo must force the game into a draw.

And that's my challenge...but I doubt anyone will bother...so yeah...

*Emo Face*
Date Posted: Mon Jun/04/12 at 11:22pm

gericault5
Posts: 2788
Joined: 13-Oct-09

flame jab - shinka gatekeeper - rite of passage-pariah   = jab does 1 damage to gatekeeper, the gatekeeper does 1 to you, pariah redirects it back to gatekeeper, repeat.  rite keeps the gatekeeper alive and since every action is mandatory and can't be redirected outside the combo a loop is formed

another one

leyline of singularity - 2 of the same named persist creatures - melira = legend rule kills both creatures, persist brings them back, melira prevents the counters, legend rule kills both, repeat

Ok maybe I didn't hit all the criteria


[Edited by gericault5 on 4/Jun/12 at 11:23PM]
Date Posted: Mon Jun/04/12 at 11:33pm

Academic
Posts: 1305
Joined: 29-Mar-12

:D You don't always need an infinite loop.

Marrow Bats, Repay In Kind, Flame Rift. "Regenerate" the Marrow Bats four times, cast Repay In Kind (bringing everyone down to four life), and cast Flame Rift. Each of the players hits zero at the same time.

-edit- Also, just to get the easy ones out of the way, I'm claiming 'Any infinite mana loop + Earthquake/Hurricane style combo'. :D -/edit-


[Edited by Academic on 4/Jun/12 at 11:36PM]
Date Posted: Mon Jun/04/12 at 11:41pm

Academic
Posts: 1305
Joined: 29-Mar-12

Skirk Fire Marshal + Tainted Strike + (Four other goblins)

Tap five goblins to instantly give all players ten poison tokens.
Date Posted: Mon Jun/04/12 at 11:43pm

gericault5
Posts: 2788
Joined: 13-Oct-09

or overblaze with marshall and 4 goblins


[Edited by gericault5 on 4/Jun/12 at 11:46PM]
Date Posted: Mon Jun/04/12 at 11:56pm

gericault5
Posts: 2788
Joined: 13-Oct-09

anthem of rakdos - lightning axe - one with nothing - coalhauler swine
Date Posted: Tue Jun/05/12 at 1:33am

TheCaptain
Posts: 909
Joined: 13-Apr-11

Some sort of pinger (goblin fireslinger) + Heartless Hidetsugu + Furnace of Rath.

Get everyone at an even life total, play furnace, and Heartless will kill everyone with an even life total. Is this what we're doing? Just posting draw nonbos?
Date Posted: Tue Jun/05/12 at 2:13am

Academic
Posts: 1305
Joined: 29-Mar-12

What we're doing here is having fun. You're kind of being a butt.
Date Posted: Tue Jun/05/12 at 2:23am

TheCaptain
Posts: 909
Joined: 13-Apr-11

A butt! Such harsh words! I have no problem with just having fun, I'm just pointing out that a combo that could end in a win but that's twisted to end in a draw instead seems a little pointless. I can't imagine that I'm the only one who feels this way. I'm not maniacal about having to win every game, but I guess for me I'd personally rather have a winner and loser then just draw things into stalemates all the time. They're just not as satisfying as winning or at least attempting to win and then losing after a hearty and well-fought effort.
Date Posted: Tue Jun/05/12 at 2:41am

Academic
Posts: 1305
Joined: 29-Mar-12

That was really long-winded, just to end so redundantly.

Yes, these are pointless ways of ending the game. Yes, they are for people who are no longer satisfied with traditional win/lose conditions. That was the point of my first post.

Kindly don't mock my choice of words. I'm a better wordsmith than you are, and I chose polite, if base language.
Date Posted: Tue Jun/05/12 at 2:48am

TheCaptain
Posts: 909
Joined: 13-Apr-11

I've got no problem with polite language, in fact, I encourage it. I've never been one for vulgarities. As for my diction though, I'm not even getting into that. I don't think my ability to choose words should be judged based on posts on a magic forum (let alone those made at 3:00 in the morning, I really should get back to work...)
Date Posted: Tue Jun/05/12 at 2:48am

Academic
Posts: 1305
Joined: 29-Mar-12

I stand by my contention irrespective of forum. ^^
Date Posted: Tue Jun/05/12 at 8:03am

DyingJester
Posts: 1771
Joined: 16-Dec-08

@ The Captain:The point of this challenge was to make draw...nonbos?(I'm just going to assume you're thinking of Michael Nonbo...you know...the former danish football player? Kudos for using Heartless Hidetsugu though...not many people ever use him, like ever...at all...

And yes...while forcing the game into a draw may aggravate many, I can honestly say I'd rather a fun draw than a boring old onesided victory.

Also Michael Nonbo had quite a career... 355 games and scored 14 goals in the Danish Superliga from 1991 to 2006, representing Næstved IF, AGF, Viborg FF, and SønderjyskE. He played 16 games and scored three goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team from November 1993 to October 1995.
Date Posted: Tue Jun/05/12 at 8:58am

SirZapdos
Posts: 329
Joined: 21-Jun-11

Planar Cleansing + 3 Oblivion Rings
Date Posted: Tue Jun/05/12 at 11:25am

TheCaptain
Posts: 909
Joined: 13-Apr-11

Nonbos are a term that I had heard that are things that look like combos, but really aren't. Hence, Non-bos. I didn't make it up, I saw it on some dailyMTG article. I thought it was a well known phrase, perhaps it isn't.
Date Posted: Tue Jun/05/12 at 5:24pm

Academic
Posts: 1305
Joined: 29-Mar-12

Well, seeing how these combos do something, I guess not!
Date Posted: Tue Jun/05/12 at 7:07pm

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

Mana Echoes
Skirk Prospetor
Goblin Warrens
Fireball

Generate infinite mana then fireball both of you!!!!!
Date Posted: Wed Jun/13/12 at 10:39pm

hedsak
Posts: 44
Joined: 12-Jun-12

Infinite draw engine + sickening dreams or any other discard x cards, x damage to each creature and player.
Date Posted: Thu Jun/14/12 at 4:54pm

Turbine
Posts: 10194
Joined: 26-Oct-09

Worldfire + Earthquake
Date Posted: Fri Jun/15/12 at 7:26am

Academic
Posts: 1305
Joined: 29-Mar-12

Faceless Butcher, Faceless Butcher, and Faceless Butcher. First targets the second, second targets the first, third targets the second - which releases the first, who targets the third, which frees the second, which targets the first, which frees the third, which targets the second, ect, ect, ect.

As much fun as a 'both players life totals are zero' draw is, I still prefer the infinite. :D


[Edited by Academic on 15/Jun/12 at 7:27AM]
Date Posted: Sun Jun/17/12 at 1:16pm

hedsak
Posts: 44
Joined: 12-Jun-12

Also can be done with 3 fiend hunter or 3 O-ring