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Abusing ETB and LTB for Just 2 Mana!

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Deranged Hermit

{3}{G}{G}

Creature — Elf

Urza's Legacy

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Echo {3}{G}{G} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.) When this creature enters, create four 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens. Squirrel creatures get +1/+1.

1/1

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Reveillark

{4}{W}

Creature — Elemental

Morningtide

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Flying When this creature leaves the battlefield, return up to two target creature cards with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Evoke {5}{W} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

4/3

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Kitchen Finks

{1}{G/W}{G/W}

Creature — Ouphe

Shadowmoor

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When this creature enters, you gain 2 life. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

3/2

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Woodfall Primus

{5}{G}{G}{G}

Creature — Treefolk Shaman

Shadowmoor

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Trample When this creature enters, destroy target noncreature permanent. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

6/6

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Realm Razer

{3}{R}{G}{W}

Creature — Beast

Shards of Alara

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When this creature enters, exile all lands. When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to the battlefield tapped under their owners' control.

4/2

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Sun Titan

{4}{W}{W}

Creature — Giant

Magic 2011

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Vigilance Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

6/6

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Geralf's Mindcrusher

{4}{U}{U}

Creature — Zombie Horror

Dark Ascension

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When this creature enters, target player mills five cards. Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

5/5

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Date Posted: Sun Jan/13/13 at 7:45 pm

RedZTape
Posts: 293
Joined: 13-Jan-13


I am not the creator of this explanation of Flash but it is the best I've seen:

"1. You cast Flash. (This spell has NO targets.)

2. You resolve Flash. You put Angel of Serenity onto the battlefield, triggering its ETB ability, but you fail to pay Angel of Serenity's mana cost reduced by 2.

3. Angel of Serenity is sacrificed, triggering its LTB ability.
The ETB and LTB abilities from Angel of Serenity are put onto the stack in any order you choose. Targeting choices are made at this time.

4. Assuming you put the ETB ability on the stack, then the LTB ability, the LTB ability will resolve first. Nothing will be returned because the LTB ability is looking for cards that aren't there.

5. The ETB ability resolves, exiling the targeted card(s).
Since there is no linked triggered ability left to return the cards exiled by the ETB ability, those cards are permanently exiled."

This works extremely well with undying, persist, other big ETB (and LTB) abilities like Realm Razer, and reanimator decks in general. Have fun!

[Edited by RedZTape on 13/Jan/13 at 7:47PM]
Date Posted: Thu Jan/17/13 at 2:07am

shmogi
Posts: 220
Joined: 14-Dec-11

LAAAAMEEE. FLASH IS BANNED / RESTRICTED IN MOST FORMATS. You could do better things for 2 mana. for example, 22 life drain damage with tendrils of agony. storm. or show and tell. ancient tomb lotus petal show and tell
Date Posted: Fri Jan/18/13 at 6:41am

RedZTape
Posts: 293
Joined: 13-Jan-13

Lol all I play is EDH so it's relevant to me.