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Twogun\'s Trick, fixed.

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Serra Avatar

{4}{W}{W}{W}

Creature — Avatar

Urza's Saga

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Serra Avatar's power and toughness are each equal to your life total. When Serra Avatar is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.

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Rite of Consumption

{1}{B}

Sorcery

Shadowmoor

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As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Rite of Consumption deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to target player or planeswalker. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.

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Date Posted: Fri Feb/01/13 at 10:05 am

Academic
Posts: 1305
Joined: 29-Mar-12

There was a lot of unnecessary baggage in his (non-functional) turn one win combo - but this part was the money.

Basically? Have more life than the other player. And then, consume your demigod. :D Your life doubles, but assuming you were in the lead, you win, then and there.
Date Posted: Fri Feb/01/13 at 11:42am

Boyachi
Posts: 1553
Joined: 02-Nov-11

With two swamps, entomb, dark ritual, the two combo cards and an animate dead, this baby goes off turn two. That's just sick.
Date Posted: Fri Feb/01/13 at 3:15pm

SirZapdos
Posts: 329
Joined: 21-Jun-11

You can't use Animate Dead, you need instant speed reanimation, since Serra Avatar will shuffle back into your library. Shallow Grave does the trick.
Date Posted: Fri Feb/01/13 at 10:40pm

Boyachi
Posts: 1553
Joined: 02-Nov-11

Ugh. I apologize for not reading the whole card. I am ashamed.

Thanks for the fact check and card substitute!


[Edited by Boyachi on 1/Feb/13 at 10:40PM]
Date Posted: Sat Feb/02/13 at 7:18am

synical
Posts: 28
Joined: 10-Jan-13

(grant it you would have to make sure your health is more)..... But wouldn't it be cheaper and faster if you had "wall of blood" instead of the avatar?
Date Posted: Sat Feb/02/13 at 9:28am

Academic
Posts: 1305
Joined: 29-Mar-12

It's not a bad idea... But with Wall of blood, you can't go from each player having 20 life to a win. You specifically need to be ahead. There's also the difference in the risks you're taking. If your opponent has a zot spell in your hand, and waits until you spend, say, 19 life, killing your 19/21 creature without effort, you might as well just shake hands, and say good game. Same goes if the Rite is countered - you're left with a 19/21 creature with defender, and then... Nothing. The turn ends, you have 1 life, and an 0/2 creature.

Whereas here, if Serra Avatar is zotted... That's rough, but that's all. And if the Rite is countered, then you still have a 20/20 (or whatever) creature.

Cheaper isn't better, if the risks outweigh the gains. That's not discounting your idea - against a deck without suitable safeties in place, the Blood Wall Rite could be terrifying. I just like to bet on sure things.