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Curse of Echoes

Enchantment — Aura Curse

Dark Ascension

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Enchant player Whenever enchanted player casts an instant or sorcery spell, each other player may copy that spell and may choose new targets for the copy they control.

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Negate

Instant

Magic 2012

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Counter target noncreature spell.

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Date Posted: Wed Sep/10/14 at 5:09 am

DeckKeeper

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Joined: 10-Sep-14

If an opponent were to cast an instant or sorcery, then could I cast Negate to counter the spell, but also put down Curse of Echoes so I can copy their spell?

Date Posted: Wed Sep/10/14 at 5:31am

knarf_the_dwarf

Posts: 1370
Joined: 30-Nov-11

Yes, you can put a copy of that spell on the stack and then counter the original spell.
In multiplayer Format it may be good to Counter the original spell before the triggered ability of the Echoes resolve, then if an Opponent may chose to copy the original spell, you Counter that spell before the Curse ability resolves.

Date Posted: Wed Sep/10/14 at 7:03am

DeckKeeper

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Joined: 10-Sep-14

Thank you, so this combo, if you would call it a combo would work in a game?

Date Posted: Wed Sep/10/14 at 2:37pm

knarf_the_dwarf

Posts: 1370
Joined: 30-Nov-11

Honestly spoken I do not consider this a combo. The interaction of the cards looks more like simple synergy. For my understanding a combo is a set of cards interacting together in order to create a game Advantage,
either by providing a repeatable game mechanism or
by creating a win condition (also one shot; e.g. fling on a huge creature cannot be done twice since the creature is already sacrificed).

For example Bloom Tender with Freed from the Real provides infinite tap/untap Triggers. Add only 1 permanent of another color and you have infinite mana.

Another example would be terakhan's http://www.mtgcombos.com/view.php?fid=2&tid=74511&t=lich-in-the-closet Combo. This set up you can use each turn, it stays on the battlefield and you can gain a more steadily benefit from it.

Your combination is just a one shot. The Negate you can only cast once, maybe you add some other cards to counter any instant or sorcery spell you don't want. Maybe Isochron Scepter imprinted with a Counterspell?

Here is a nice article dealing with some question on the Curse: http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/magic-rulings/magic-rulings-archives/303399-curse-of-echoes-madness-mechanics-rules

Maybe this answer some of your questions.

I found the Curse with knowledge pool or witchbane orb very interesting.

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