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Giant Vampire Rats

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Mephidross Vampire

{4}{B}{B}

Creature — Vampire

Fifth Dawn

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Flying Each creature you control is a Vampire in addition to its other creature types and has "Whenever this creature deals damage to a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature."

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Date Posted: Wed Mar/17/10 at 4:51 pm

kishind
Posts: 7
Joined: 15-Mar-10

Both are in play.

Spend {B} on crypt rats. Add X +1/+1 counters to crypt rats, where X is the number of creatures in play.

What's the ruling on crypt rats? does the damage resolve simultaneously, destroying the crypt rats with 1 damage AS it gains X +1/+1 counters? Or do the counters save it?

Either way, if you give crypt rats pro black, pro creatures, or pro color-of-choice (as enchantment or 'til end of turn), you won't have to worry about it. Pro black is handy in any deck featuring crypt rats.
Date Posted: Wed Mar/17/10 at 6:59pm

Turbine
Posts: 10194
Joined: 26-Oct-09

It would first deal damage, then in response it would add the counters. Since the creature's toughness had already gone below 0 though, it would die.

This is what I think.
Date Posted: Wed Mar/17/10 at 9:09pm

shakii23
Posts: 5711
Joined: 08-Sep-09

Yup, damage first before counters... So you might need to pump the crypt rats and Mephidross first...
Date Posted: Thu Mar/18/10 at 12:31pm

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

But the wording states that it gains the counters when it deals damage, not when damage resolves
Date Posted: Thu Mar/18/10 at 12:36pm

gericault5
Posts: 2788
Joined: 13-Oct-09

except with the m10 rules change, damage is dealt and resolves at the same time, damage no longer uses the stack.

nice combo by the way, if you are looking for pro cards, it means you'll probally splice in white, inwhich case look at light of sanction it will protect all your creatures from the crypt and with it you can always add the death pits of rath


[Edited by gericault5 on 18/Mar/10 at 12:38PM]
Date Posted: Thu Mar/18/10 at 9:31pm

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

ahhh, but the cards are also all mtgclassic cards, soooo, that would mean anyone who stills plays classic could use this combo.
Date Posted: Thu Mar/18/10 at 10:30pm

TigerEyeFG
Posts: 24
Joined: 18-Mar-10

Just add vampiric embrace and vampiric link and it's a good one.




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