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Arcane Ill Omen Machine

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Braid of FireEnlarge

Braid of Fire

{1}{R}

Enchantment

Coldsnap

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Cumulative upkeep—Add {R}. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

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Brand of Ill Omen

{3}{R}

Enchantment — Aura

Ice Age

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Enchant creature Cumulative upkeep {R} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) Enchanted creature's controller can't cast creature spells.

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Omen Machine

{6}

Artifact

New Phyrexia

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Players can't draw cards. At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player exiles the top card of their library. If it's a land card, the player puts it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, the player casts it without paying its mana cost if able.

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Date Posted: Mon Jan/30/12 at 9:37 am

Boyachi
Posts: 1553
Joined: 02-Nov-11

You can also use Rule of Law or Curse of Exhasution (Dark Ascension) instead of Arcane Labratory if you prefer white over blue.

1) I recommend playing Braid of Fire first, then Brand of Ill Omen on one of their creatures. Keep that creature at bay with a Claustrophobia(blue)/Pacifism(white) but the solution can be cast during later turns.
2)Next play Omen Machine
3)Get Nullstone Gargoyle in play, perferably by something like Tinker(blue) or Quicksilver Amulet, since the dang thing is rather expensive.
4)Play Arcane Laboratory(blue)/Curse of Exhaustion(white).

At this point your opponent will be incapable of playing anything other than lands and:
(blue)-you can still play any lands or creatures that Omen Machine gives you.
(White)- Can still play anything you get but having to keep in mind that the first noncreature spell each turn is countered.

 The only possible problems I see are if someone cycles Resounding Thunder or channels Arashi, the Sky Asunder (hey that rhymes); but there are any number of ways prevent the ability/damage. (ex. Decree of Silence [blue] or Mother of Runes [white])
Date Posted: Mon Jan/30/12 at 10:19am

TheCaptain
Posts: 909
Joined: 13-Apr-11

There's a lot going on here. You really wouldn't need omen machine unless your opponent has a way of responding without casting spells, because the lock you have pretty much prevents them from playing anything. If you want to get things out though, I'd mix Omen machine with things like Enlightened Tutor (put Nullstone on top of your library and then cast it for free on your upkeep).
Date Posted: Mon Jan/30/12 at 11:59am

Narcinek War-Rider
Posts: 1283
Joined: 16-Jun-11

This is good. Although mana empties at the end of each phase so Braid of Fire won't work.
Date Posted: Mon Jan/30/12 at 12:02pm

TheCaptain
Posts: 909
Joined: 13-Apr-11

Braid of Fire is used to pay Cumulative Upkeep costs though, which is what its used for here (Brand of Ill Omen).




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