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Combo Name: How to Raise (and Raze) an Army Submitted By: Gregorius
Card Name
Type
Cost
P/T
Editions (ordered by release)

Helm of Awakening
 Artifact 2 Visions, Uncommon

Karn, Silver Golem
 Legendary Artifact Creature 5 4/4 Urza's Saga, Rare

Mana Echoes
 Enchantment 2RR Onslaught, Rare

Spawning Pit
 Artifact 2 Darksteel, Uncommon

Ornithopter
 Artifact Creature 0 0/2 Antiquities, Common

Blade of the Bloodchief
 Artifact - Equipment 1 Zendikar, Rare

Burst of Speed
 Sorcery R Magic 2010, Common
Estimated Combo Cost: $9.03
Date Posted: Wed Aug/04/10 at 11:15 pm

Gregorius
Posts: 411
Joined: 01-Aug-10

A decent mono-color creature generator with just as good destructive capability.

EDIT: Noticed the combo wouldn't work without a fourth Mountain land. Fixed.
EDIT #2:
[VOID!]


[Edited by Gregorius on 5/Aug/10 at 4:05AM]
Date Posted: Thu Aug/05/10 at 3:42am

Zark-the-Damned
Posts: 523
Joined: 24-Feb-10

Unfortunately, this combo no worky.

The Blade of the Bloodchief puts +1/+1 counters on the Spawning Pit, not charge counters. You can only spend charge counters on it's ability, so you will still need to sacrifice two creatures for each spawn token.

Also, you only get one attack phase each turn. It's impossible to attack with a spawn, sacrifice it, then attack with another one, unless you have some effect granting extra combat phases.

Finally, Burst of Speed only affects the creatures you control when it resolves, further creatures you gain will not have haste.
Date Posted: Thu Aug/05/10 at 3:56am

Gregorius
Posts: 411
Joined: 01-Aug-10

The Blade of the Bloodchief puts +1/+1 counters on the Spawning Pit, not charge counters. You can only spend charge counters on it's ability, so you will still need to sacrifice two creatures for each spawn token.
Well, crap. I didn't even notice... I thought it was just like a limited "Doubling Season".
Also, you only get one attack phase each turn. It's impossible to attack with a spawn, sacrifice it, then attack with another one, unless you have some effect granting extra combat phases.
Example: "Finest Hour" or "Aggravated Assault"... double crap. And here I was confident that I made a good mono-color combo. No way I'm paying to change that...
... might be a reasonable compromise, though.
Finally, Burst of Speed only affects the creatures you control when it resolves, further creatures you gain will not have haste.
Then why does it say "creatures you control...until end of turn"? Ah, damn you, WotC and your ambiguous wordings...

...I somewhat wish I had the power to delete my combos now.

[Edited by Gregorius on 5/Aug/10 at 3:57AM]
Date Posted: Thu Aug/05/10 at 4:16am

Zark-the-Damned
Posts: 523
Joined: 24-Feb-10

Things like Burst of Speed have an implied 'creatures you control at this moment' on them, in a similar way to how Wrath of God only destroys creatures currently on the board, and Mutilate only debuffs them.

You could try Fervor or Emblem of the Warmind, though they are more expensive mana-wise.
Date Posted: Thu Aug/05/10 at 4:47am

Gregorius
Posts: 411
Joined: 01-Aug-10

Like an extra one mana for Emblem of the Warmind would make that big a difference in the long game.
And maybe Energy Chamber and/or Coretapper to substitute Blade of the Bloodchief...

...ah, it'll come to me if/when I sleep on it. All I know is I tried... and failed. Horribly.
Date Posted: Thu Aug/05/10 at 8:41am

Turbine
Posts: 10194
Joined: 26-Oct-09

Again with the fancy formatting. (^_^)


[Edited by Turbine on 5/Aug/10 at 8:42AM]
Date Posted: Thu Aug/05/10 at 6:58pm

shakii23
Posts: 5711
Joined: 08-Sep-09

You can also use haste enchantments...



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