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Anvil/Chains

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Read rules for Chains of Mephistopheles
If a player would draw a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, that player discards a card instead. If the player discards a card this way, they draw a card. If the player doesn't discard a card this way, they mill a card.

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Date Posted: Thu Apr/29/10 at 6:22 am

ParadoxRemix
Posts: 389
Joined: 22-Feb-10

I know this combo can seem complicated due to the wording on the Chains, but allow me to simplify...

At the beginning of each players draw step, they will draw 1, discard 1, draw 1, then discard 1.

This is a net gain of... 0 cards.

There are many ways of turning this into an advantage for you, and i can almost guarantee your opponent will not be ready to defend against this.

Oh, and for all the retards who do nothing except post counterspell ftw and stifle ftw after each combo because they dont realize that we already know theres ways of stopping every combo, the only time you could play an instant during this effect is after the first draw. There's no time in between the other steps where a player would have priority.
Date Posted: Thu Apr/29/10 at 7:08am

lin sivvi
Posts: 1608
Joined: 14-Jan-10

Actually, they would draw, draw, choose and discard, choose and discard.
creative, I like it.
Date Posted: Thu Apr/29/10 at 10:03am

ParadoxRemix
Posts: 389
Joined: 22-Feb-10

You're incorrect. If you read the Chains carefully, it's a replacement effect that forces them to discard THEN draw, or mill and no draw if they have no cards.
Date Posted: Thu Apr/29/10 at 10:31am

lin sivvi
Posts: 1608
Joined: 14-Jan-10

Aahh you are right
Date Posted: Thu Apr/29/10 at 10:47am

ParadoxRemix
Posts: 389
Joined: 22-Feb-10

Yup. Too bad it's a $70.00 combo :P
Date Posted: Thu Apr/29/10 at 11:37am

lin sivvi
Posts: 1608
Joined: 14-Jan-10

Its a collector alright
Date Posted: Sat May/01/10 at 7:16am

JimTilson
Posts: 160
Joined: 07-Jul-09

Throw in Underworld Dreams and some Megrims and you have the beginnings of a pretty good deck strategy.