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Destroy Evil
Instant
Choose one —
- Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater.
- Destroy target enchantment.
legendofa on Why is Black Now Allowed …
8 months ago
While Shatter the Oath doesn't have any drawbacks, it's also more than double the cost of an equivalent enchantment removal effect in or . So while it is unconditional and unrestricted, I would say it's very mana-inefficient. In fact, let's compare it to Hero's Downfall, which seems to be the current baseline for black removal.
Let's say that destroying a planeswalker is equivalent to destroying an enchantment plus creating a small Aura. Assuming that to be the case, it's barely half as efficient as Hero's Downfall. I would further argue that outside of an enchantment-heavy draft setting, the option to destroy a planeswalker is the more valuable choice. (There are, of course, plenty of destroy-on-sight enchantments and underwhelming planeswalkers, but as a broad and general rule, planeswalkers tend to demand more attention.)
Even comparing it to Murder, it needs a massive mana cost increase to match what or especially can do for 2-3 mana (Banishing Slash, Destroy Evil). There are more limiters than adding drawbacks and restrictions. Mana efficiency is the next big one, and Shatter the Oath is far from efficient. This is a draft common, and I suspect it will see next to no Constructed play.
It's worth keeping an eye on to see if it turns into a long-term trend, but my current position is that it's an appropriate effect.
Crazy_Bomb on Artifact Combo
1 year ago
I added 2 copies of A Little Chat to the deck. I have also been trying out Defiler of Dreams, replacing 2 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker Flip and swapping Make Disappear for another Destroy Evil (adding the removed cards to the sideboard). What do you think?
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