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| Format | Legality |
| 1v1 Commander | Legal |
| Archenemy | Legal |
| Canadian Highlander | Legal |
| Casual | Legal |
| Commander / EDH | Legal |
| Commander: Rule 0 | Legal |
| Custom | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Highlander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Leviathan | Legal |
| Limited | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Planechase | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Quest Magic | Legal |
| Vanguard | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
Rules Q&A
Sphere of Law
Enchantment
If a red source would deal damage to you, prevent 2 of that damage.
Fuzzy003 on I miss mana burn
2 years ago
I do miss Mana Burn. Having lost games to Upwelling being disenchanted after losing my mana sink( Killer Bees I think it was).
Made this To Mana or not to Mana while reminiscing a while back. Didn't have the token spawning in my original Citadel of Pain deck, but ran Sphere of Law to offset damage instead.
Making people burn using things like Upwelling and other mana storers was fun. Watching the expectation of a big turn go to I just burnt for half my life... fun times.
Never found the mechanic of it hard to understand or teach. Have had a few games using it recently just to introduce some of my play group to the idea of how we played in "retro" days.
StopShot on Solemnity replacement
2 years ago
Not really game-ending, but it does give you a strong lead: Personal Sanctuary + Mana Barbs
You could also replace the first card with Sphere of Law and the second card with Spellshock.
SideBae on
BragoSTAX
4 years ago
Hey man! I got a few suggestions:
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Vintage Xerox-style cards are very powerful in EDH. Ponder and Preordain belong in pretty much any blue deck, and Brainstorm is good if you put in three or four more fetch lands to prevent yourself from getting Brainstorm -locked. Between them, these three will make sure you get to what you need and past what you don't; they may not look good, but they're busted. Some fetches (outside the Zendikar/Onslaught cycles) to consider: Grasslands , Flood Plain , Bad River (which will all grab your Hallowed Fountain and Prairie Stream ), Evolving Wilds , Prismatic Vista , etc.
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Swords to Plowshares is the best spot-removal in the game... I suggest running it, even though I'm generally against one-for-ones in EDH as usually they're simply not efficient enough; however, Swords to Plowshares is one mana, does not ramp your opponent like Path to Exile , and a single one-for-one is alright.
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Narset, Parter of Veils is an EXCELLENT card I see you're running. Consider universal mass-draw to accompany her: Timetwister is the best, but as it costs the same as a used car, Windfall is a much more common option.
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You've got a good amount of artifact ramp, but there're some other rocks you should consider. Talisman of Progress is a really good two-mana mana-rock you should consider, and Voltaic Key / Manifold Key pair well with your Mana Vault and Basalt Monolith . Even if your general is flickering the vault so it enters untaps, the keys will make two additional mana.
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Whir of Invention is an artifact-tutor to consider. If you have access, Transmute Artifact and Reshape are also great. These will get whatever Stax piece you need, or, more likely, find your Isochron Scepter if you have Dramatic Reversal in hand.
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Silence is a good form of combo-protection. On the turn you want to go off, it can be difficult to ensure that you're not facing any counter magic. Silence is a must-counter that you can use to blank an opponent's turn if necessary.
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There are some other flicker-able cards in your colors you should consider. Watcher for Tomorrow is a good way to Impulse every time you trigger your general. Rishadan Cutpurse is similar to your Rishadan Footpad , though being less mana to cast is significant; since Rishadan Footpad is four mana, it'll be competing with your general to be cast. I'm not sure if it's quite good enough for a final list, but I've seen Ichor Wellspring in a lot of Brago lists. If you choose to run snow-covered basics, Arcum's Astrolabe seems straight better than the wellspring. Finally, Snapcaster Mage can be BUSTED if you have the funds to get ahold of it.
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I see you have the Archaeomancer + Temporal Manipulation loop. Have you considered Savor the Moment instead of Temporal Manipulation ? If you flicker your general and three mana in rocks, you can pull off the loop with less mana (your general untaps the mana and himself).
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Depending on your meta, Devout Lightcaster seems like a pretty busted flicker target. Similarly, consider Chill , Sphere of Law and Tidal Control .
Good luck! Hope this helps.
SPITZtheGOD on
Return of Manaburn
6 years ago
I use a deck similar to this and its absolutely brutal. People will take damage every time they exist. They will hate you for it, so multiplayer tends to put a massive planet sized target on youManabarbsPersonal SanctuaryEnlightened Tutor just to be safe
Boros Reckoner just to keep you in a life leadDeflecting Palm
The_Overlord_666 on Do They Work together
6 years ago
I plan to put in my mono white deck a Sphere of Reason, and a Sphere of Law (along with the other spheres).
My question is will they both activate if a creature like The Locust God were to do damage to me and prevent 4 damage?
LogicalGaming on
Anti-Red
7 years ago
Volcanic Eruption seems expensive compared to the other options available. With 4 copies of Chill, and 2 copies of Sphere of Law already, I don't see adding a 3rd. Disciple of Law was an option that I was considering, but other than Cycling, I see no real advantage to it over the other options.
