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Amazin\' Angel Avacyn (Supercharged)

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Corpse Connoisseur

{4}{B}

Creature — Zombie Wizard

Shards of Alara

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When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card, put that card into your graveyard, then shuffle. Unearth {3}{B} ({3}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

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Date Posted: Thu May/02/13 at 1:40 am

icemetalpunk
Posts: 4
Joined: 02-May-13

1) Play Corpse Connoisseur. Search out Avacyn and put her into your graveyard.
2) At a later date, play Defy Death and bring Avacyn back.
3) Profit! You've now got a 10/10 flying vigilance angel which makes all your permanents indestructible...and to get it, you only paid 5 mana in any one turn. Epic! :)


[Edited by icemetalpunk on 2/May/13 at 1:41AM]
Date Posted: Thu May/02/13 at 2:27am

Academic
Posts: 1305
Joined: 29-Mar-12

I get that you're trying to use Defy Death in a functional way, but you'd really just be better to use Reanimate or Animate Dead. The combo you've got isn't bad - but there are faster, more functional ways of doing this. Skim through our combo archives for Reanimate combos - we've got a lot of them.

That said, your username fucking rules. It's crazy rad. :D
Date Posted: Thu May/02/13 at 8:46am

icemetalpunk
Posts: 4
Joined: 02-May-13

Reanimating Avacyn any other way only gives you an 8/8 angel instead of a 10/10 angel. In addition, if you're using Corpse Connoisseur to get Avacyn into your graveyard, you already have 5 mana open, so the mana cost isn't too much of a problem. I think it's worth it for the +2/+2 buff.

And thanks about the name :) I've had it for over 10 years now :) .
Date Posted: Thu May/02/13 at 9:32am

Academic
Posts: 1305
Joined: 29-Mar-12

:D

Like I'd said, you're talking about a difference of +2/+2 for five mana on an 8/8 beatstick that's nearly invincible, and makes all of your other creatures invincible.

That +2/+2 is a *lot* less important on a 8/8 flying indestructible creature - either one is likely going to have it's way with your opponent.

I'm not knocking whether or not the combo works - it does, so full points there - but my criticisms are always aimed with "are these the best cards to have in a deck, even if my combo doesn't go off" - and in any deck where there's already a splash of black, Buried Alive/Reanimate is easily the best means of getting the job done.

I am giving credit where it's due - this combo does what it's supposed to. But played directly against a faster deck doing the same thing, it's less likely to win, and as someone used (with some snark) before, no matter how much of a Johnny I am, I'm as much of a Spike, too - my eyes are firmly on the win. :D
Date Posted: Thu May/02/13 at 10:48am

Draco_lich
Posts: 1073
Joined: 07-May-10

animate dead isn't a great way to do it... what about stuff that removes enchantments from the game?

nice combo ice :)
Date Posted: Thu May/02/13 at 11:27am

Academic
Posts: 1305
Joined: 29-Mar-12

Given that most 'disenchant' effects read 'destroy target enchantment', that's actually a very minor problem - what with Avacyn making all your permanents indestructible. Nearly anything that could successfully take out Animate Dead could take out Avacyn herself. :D
Date Posted: Thu May/02/13 at 3:03pm

americanwerewolf
Posts: 79
Joined: 23-Dec-11

I like the combo.

Having said that, as we are talking about Avacyn, I wanted to mention that I was playing a Commander game yesterday and used Sensei Golden-Tail to give Avacyn bushido 1 just for the sake of the idea of having her discard her spear and wield a katana. It make my opponent and I chuckle at the idea.

Anyways.... Amercian decks are awesome. Werewolves are our friends (mostly mine). I'm going out for a pizza now. Later!
Date Posted: Thu May/02/13 at 6:18pm

DyingJester
Posts: 1771
Joined: 16-Dec-08

I can only say one thing...this combo title would make a bitching anime title...
Date Posted: Fri May/03/13 at 7:27pm

terakhan
Posts: 636
Joined: 24-Mar-13

As many anime and manga as there are, chances are it IS one.




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