Magic The Gathering Combos
Search Cards & Combos:

Home     Submit A Combo     Deck Builder     Forums     Picture Guess     Help

You are not logged in [click to login] - [Join For Free!]  





Forum Overview >> Combos
Combo Name: Turn Two Serra Avenger Submitted By: TheCaptain
Card Name
Type
Cost
P/T
Editions (ordered by release)

Aether Vial
 Artifact 1 Darksteel, Uncommon

Coretapper
 Artifact Creature - Myr 2 1/1 Darksteel, Uncommon

Serra Avenger
 Creature - Angel WW 3 / 3 Time Spiral, Rare
Estimated Combo Cost: $6.40
Date Posted: Thu Aug/04/11 at 11:24 am

TheCaptain
Posts: 909
Joined: 13-Apr-11

Pretty simple, Aether Vial turn one, turn two choose not to put a counter on the Vial, play Coretapper, sac to put two counters on Vial, then play Serra Avenger. Since it says "you can't cast Serra Avenger" during your first few turns, this should work I think since you're not casting it, you're putting it in play through an ability.
Date Posted: Thu Aug/04/11 at 11:56am

darthnefas
Posts: 1081
Joined: 04-Apr-11

Nope, it says play, not cast.

I think that's going to prevent it from doing anything before its time comes.
Date Posted: Thu Aug/04/11 at 12:00pm

TheCaptain
Posts: 909
Joined: 13-Apr-11

The card says play, but its been updated to cast on gatherer. I thought that those words have been more or less considered to be interchangeable right? Isn't cast the new word that replaces instances of play on older cards?
Date Posted: Thu Aug/04/11 at 12:35pm

rav514
Posts: 329
Joined: 02-Dec-10

I'm with The Cap on this one. I thought play = cast which only stopped it entering from the hand. Anything that put it into play from another source was legal on any turn. Piper it, entomb/animate dead it, Use the vial. ETC. Heck you could drop it with show and tell or tooth and nail also.

Here's the errata text; source magiccards.info:

You can't cast Serra Avenger during your first, second, or third turns of the game.

An interesting side note, you can still cast it on someone else's turn.

9/25/2006: You can cast Serra Avenger during another player's first, second, or third turns of the game if some other effect (such as Vedalken Orrery) enables that.

Also, with a dark rit, you could do this on 1st turn. Though that 4 cards for only a 3/3.

[Edited by rav514 on 4/Aug/11 at 12:36PM]
Date Posted: Thu Aug/04/11 at 1:14pm

Turbine
Posts: 10194
Joined: 26-Oct-09

@ Darth

Play is the same thing as cast. The people above me are right.
Date Posted: Thu Aug/04/11 at 1:59pm

darthnefas
Posts: 1081
Joined: 04-Apr-11

Nice!  I can't keep up with all the errata. 

That's why I have YOU guys!


[Edited by darthnefas on 4/Aug/11 at 1:59PM]



Forum Overview >> Combos

©2006-2023 MTGCombos.com