fickle pebble
Ive been meaning to upgrade the satya energy precon, i have a mostly functional list but i found that i needed higher impact plays, not sure if focusing on combat or comboing off is the way to go here
https://moxfield.com/decks/WyejClgoQ0yNzQhBziIAVQ
tender oxide
ok so, if this was my deck and i was swapping it over to a blink deck, i'd probably cut:
-Definite cuts
Aetherstorm Roc
Dreamtide Whale
Razorfield Ripper
Solemn Simulacrum (it's a bit slow at 4-cost)
Akroma's Will (more useful for combat-focused decks than blink decks)
Negate (consider replacing with either a more versatile or 1-cost counterspell, i.e. Counterspell/Swan Song)
Aether Refinery (it's a bit win-more and focused more on the combat win)
Bident of Thassa (better in decks with more small evasive dudes)
-Potential cuts
Laezel
Professional Face-Breaker
tender oxide
yeah, stuff like:
Imperial Recruiter
Recruiter of the Guard
Flesh Duplicate
Spellseeker
Ranger-Captain of Eos
Phyrexian Metamorph
Felidar Guardian
fickle pebble
ok so, if this was my deck and i was swapping it over to a blink deck, i'd proba...
we go to 91 if we don't count the potentials
oh jesus the recruiters are kinda expensive
especially the white one
tender oxide
ah yeah that's true, they haven't reprinted that one in a minute
fickle pebble
and so is flesh duplicate what
this is wild why is this so expensive
oh its only from
the dr who set
that makes sense
tender oxide
it's a 2-mana clone and yeah, only one printing
fickle pebble
riip
geez tutors for things that aren't artifacts are all money
i think the only one that we can actually FW is imperial recruiter
tender oxide
good budget blink stuff:
efficient dudes that draws cards on ETB (Wall of Omens, Aether Channeler, Faerie Miscreant is pretty good with your commander, Helpful Hunter, Spirited Companion)
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[[Circuit Mender]] could also be decent here considering your commander lets the clone die at the end of turn, meaning you get death triggers as well
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tender oxide
and [[filigree familiar]] for a similar reason
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tender oxide
there's also [[charming prince]] which is consistently handy
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fickle pebble
i see
all this blinking back and forth is also like
really good for [[guide of souls]] huh
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Creature — Human Cleric
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life and get 
(an energy counter).
Whenever you attack, you may pay . When you do, put two +1/+1 counters and a flying counter on target attacking creature. It becomes an Angel in addition to its other types.
1/2
tender oxide
oh yeah absolutely
i'm also partial to how well [[goblin engineer]] pairs with [[cursed mirror]], those are both pretty good here
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Creature — Goblin Artificer
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, put it into your graveyard, then shuffle.
, 
, Sacrifice an artifact: Return target artifact card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
1/2
Artifact
: Add .
As this artifact enters, you may have it become a copy of any creature on the battlefield until end of turn, except it has haste.
tender oxide
nice. yeah it's a sweet card
fickle pebble
also blinking him to mill a bunch of artifacts isnt the worst
goes well with [[dr madison li]]
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Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you get (an energy counter).
, Pay : Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains trample and haste until end of turn.
, Pay : Draw a card.
, Pay : Return target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
2/3
tender oxide
exactly, and he can keep bringing them back too
fickle pebble
lemme count how much stuff we have that blinks
i may have added too many of the draw 1 dorks
tender oxide
keep in mind your commander gives you one for free every turn on attack
fickle pebble
oh i suppose
tender oxide
and if you can get extra combats or extra turns it keeps going
fickle pebble
oh actually
tender oxide
[[aggravated assault]]
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Enchantment
: Untap all creatures you control. After this main phase, there is an additional combat phase followed by an additional main phase. Activate only as a sorcery.
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tender oxide
oh yeah for sure
there's a decent number of good blink spells too
[[ghostway]] [[eerie interlude]]
tender oxide
and you're in the colors for [[archaeomancer]] [[ardent elementalist]]
fickle pebble
do we actually have the instants and sorceries for them to be worth running i wonder
tender oxide
if you lean into the blink spells, probably
as-is, no
but that's another option for down the road
fickle pebble
huh ok technically we are back to 100 but i think theres still work to be done
tender oxide
i'd also suggest running some annoying/control-y ETBs to the mix as well. [[stingscourger]] [[flickerwisp]] [[fiend hunter]] [[venser shaper savant]]
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Creature — Goblin Warrior
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When this creature enters, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
2/2
fickle pebble
maybe [[aurora shifter]] gotta go
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Creature — Shapeshifter
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you get that many .
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay . When you do, this creature becomes a copy of another target creature you control, except it has this ability and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you get that many ."
1/3
tender oxide
yeah maybe, that's probably a good cut
fickle pebble
https://scryfall.com/card/tsr/192/stingscourger
why is this red wtf
tender oxide
they were trying out some wacky stuff in 2007
tender oxide
lol
what a set
anyway, if you weren't aware, Fiend Hunter has the dirty trick where if it leaves play before it exiles the creature, the creature just stays exiled forever
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tender oxide
yeah that trick
another card i've been very partial to in blink decks is [[palace jailer]]
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tender oxide
you can blink it all you want, the creatures don't come back until you lose the monarchy
tender oxide
yeah kinda, but you're a blink deck so you can just blink it some more
and taking out creatures makes it harder to lose the monarchy
[[reveillark]] is another neat card here. it doesn't have a death trigger, it triggers when it leaves the battlefield, so you get its effect every time you blink it. also, your commander can copy it and let the copy die to get the recursion effect every turn
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Creature — Elemental
Flying
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return up to two target creature cards with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Evoke 
(You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)
4/3
fickle pebble
we technically
tender oxide
you definitely don't have to play all of these, just giving some suggestions off the top of my head 😄
fickle pebble
are back at 100 again
fickle pebble
you definitely don't have to play *all* of these, just giving some suggestions o...
oh yeah that makes sense
tender oxide
i've recently come back around to [[panharmonicon]] for blink decks, i think it's actually relatively decent with how much support the archetype has these days
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and we just got [[transit mage]] who can tutor it up
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looks like the cheapest is 4 bucks for the Kaladesh one
fickle pebble
any good artifact creatures we could blink actually
tender oxide
[[deadeye navigator]] was also reprinted recently
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Creature — Spirit
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Deadeye Navigator is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has "
: Exile this creature, then return it to the battlefield under your control."
5/5
fickle pebble
does nice with aether heart and [[era of innovation]]
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Enchantment
Whenever an artifact or Artificer you control enters, you may pay . If you do, you get (two energy counters).
Pay six , Sacrifice this enchantment: Draw three cards.
tender oxide
[[riddle gate gargoyle]] might be worth it just for being a cheap ETB creature that makes energy
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Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
Flying
When this creature enters, you get (three energy counters).
Whenever you attack, you may pay . When you do, target creature you control gains lifelink until end of turn.
2/2
tender oxide
[[phyrexian metamorph]] is a great artifact ETB
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Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
(
can be paid with either or 2 life.)
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any artifact or creature on the battlefield, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.
0/0
tender oxide
a bit pricy at 5 bucks but not super terrible
fickle pebble
he actually has some affordable prints
tender oxide
[[sundial of the infinite]] is a neat trick, you can skip paying the energy costs for your tokens by ending the turn with the delayed trigger on the stack
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Artifact
, : End the turn. Activate only during your turn. (Exile all spells and abilities from the stack. Discard down to your maximum hand size. Damage wears off, and "this turn" and "until end of turn" effects end.)
tender oxide
maybe a bit too gimmicky though
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Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot
When The Motherlode enters, choose target opponent. You get an amount of (energy counters) equal to the number of nonbasic lands that player controls.
Whenever The Motherlode attacks, you may pay . When you do, destroy target nonbasic land defending player controls, and creatures that player controls without flying can't block this turn.
5/5
tender oxide
for the cool factor, sure 😄
fickle pebble
i was considering cutting it actually
tender oxide
it's a bit of a nonbo with your commander
it can make a token copy, but the legend rule means that's just a bit extra energy
fickle pebble
cut it is then
tender oxide
if you're willing to play with the mechanic, initiative is pretty good in blink decks. [[white plume adventurer]] etc. push you through the dungeon on etb so blinking them is great
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fickle pebble
oh those
i think ive seen enough initiative for a lifetime tbh these see pretty consistent play in pauper
(we had to ban every card with the mechanic that cost less than 5 mana, and its still seeing play)
tender oxide
yeah it's... it's something. how's pauper these days? i haven't played in a couple years
fickle pebble
oh its like
in a 3 deck format atm
the best deck on the format is combo
then its mono red and affinity
that have like a rock paper scissors dynamic with each other
tender oxide
oh dang. last time i played the big bad was elves
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Creature — Eldrazi Lizard
Devoid (This card has no color.)
: Adapt 1. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, you may create a 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature token with "Sacrifice this token: Add 
."
2/2
fickle pebble
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tender oxide
ah yeah that makes sense, i think i heard about that
fickle pebble
yeah to make infinite eldrazi spawn
the deck is super nasty
i think also
[[conversion apparatus]] probably got to go right?
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Artifact
: Add .
, : You get (three energy counters).
, Pay : Add three mana in any combination of colors.
"The most useful objects really ought to be the most beautiful." —Saheeli
tender oxide
maybe. i'm not sure actually, if you play it with 3 energy it's technically net free the turn it comes down
doesn't seem too bad for tempo here
then again you're not really trying to ramp anything out
i'd put it in the "maybe cut" pile
fickle pebble
if we were to try and combo off we would need an outlet right
ig we could also just be like a value blink pile
tender oxide
you've got a couple pretty good outlets already. Aether Revolt and Scurry of Gremlins for damage, Automated Assembly Line to make a big army
could always throw in [[terror of the peaks]] [[impact tremors]] [[purphoros god of the forge]] etc if you're looking for more
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Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to red is less than five, Purphoros isn't a creature.
Whenever another creature you control enters, Purphoros deals 2 damage to each opponent.
: Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
6/5
fickle pebble
impact tremors seems good
also a common damn
theres also uh
[[aethergeode miner]]
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Creature — Dwarf Scout
Whenever this creature attacks, you get (two energy counters).
Pay : Exile this creature, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Gremlins in the wild feed on nodules of pure aether, which are also prized by miners.
3/1
tender oxide
that could be interesting for sure
fickle pebble
goes infinite if we have a way to make 2 energy per etb
tender oxide
mhmm. [[guide of souls]] x2, copied by your commander
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Creature — Human Cleric
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life and get (an energy counter).
Whenever you attack, you may pay . When you do, put two +1/+1 counters and a flying counter on target attacking creature. It becomes an Angel in addition to its other types.
1/2
fickle pebble
guide of souls + [[izzet generatorium]]
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Artifact
If you would get one or more (energy counters), you get that many plus one instead.
: Draw a card. Activate only if you've paid or lost four or more this turn.
Hard hats are required. Shock-resistant coveralls aren't, but are highly recommended.
fickle pebble
guide of souls + panharmonicon too
tender oxide
[[roaming throne]] naming human is PEAK here if you have one
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Artifact Creature — Golem
Ward
As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
If a triggered ability of another creature you control of the chosen type triggers, it triggers an additional time.
4/4
fickle pebble
oh i super don't
tender oxide
fair enough, the thing already desperately needs a reprint
i don't think it's good enough to be 30 bucks 😄
tender oxide
[[lumbering battlement]]
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tender oxide
that's true yeah. maybe over [[aethersquall ancient]]
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Creature — Leviathan
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, you get (three energy counters).
Pay eight : Return all other creatures to their owners' hands. Activate only as a sorcery.
6/6
tender oxide
aethersquall is an ok panic button, but 7 mana plus 8 energy is a lot for a card that's also bouncing all your stuff too
fickle pebble
yeah that makes sense
tender oxide
like i'd probably just play [[evacuation]] if that's what i was after
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fickle pebble
we are in white anyway so we have premium boardwipes
tender oxide
exactly yeah
fickle pebble
thinking of cutting [[farewell]] just for budget reasons
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fickle pebble
we have increased the price of the deck a fair bit
tender oxide
fair enough. kinda forgot that card has been climbing
fickle pebble
cause the plan originally was to buy the precon and change some stuff, but at this point theres very little of the precon left
we have ship of theseus'd it a lot by now
tender oxide
there's probably a cheap [[wrath of god]] or [[day of judgment]] printing
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and Austere Command is already on your list and relatively comparable
tender oxide
nice. yeah that works
fickle pebble
literally almost pennies
tender oxide
[[supreme verdict]] too, that one got printed plenty
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tender oxide
probably don't need [[archaeomancer]] at this stage
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tender oxide
you're probably right about cutting [[conversion apparatus]]
fickle pebble
yeah
tender oxide
maybe cut [[tune the narrative]]? it's decent filler but it's still filler
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Instant
Draw a card. You get (two energy counters).
"The kami whisper of other worlds, brimming with stories untold. It would take a lifetime to learn them. A lifetime well spent."
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Creature — Human Artificer
Metalcraft — : You get (an energy counter). Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.
Whenever you get one or more during your turn, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
1/3
fickle pebble
hm but hes a decent outlet
tender oxide
possibly, but yeah maybe. i'm a bit put off by the "one or more" clause there
it means if you play a [[whirler virtuoso]] or something it only buffs your dudes by +1/+1 even though you're getting 3 energy
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Creature — Vedalken Artificer
When this creature enters, you get (three energy counters).
Pay : Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
The first tentative flaps are like a song to his soul.
2/3
fickle pebble
metalcraft is also like
not inconsequential to get
especially now that we are cutting down on artifact
tender oxide
true yeah
also i know [[static prison]] is on-theme but i'd personally rather play [[touch the spirit realm]] for the versatility. removal when you need it, blink when you don't
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Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield. You get (two energy counters).
At the beginning of your first main phase, sacrifice this enchantment unless you pay .
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, exile up to one target artifact or creature until this enchantment leaves the battlefield.
Channel — , Discard this card: Exile target artifact or creature. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
fickle pebble
it does cost like 1/3rd of it
tender oxide
it being 1 mana is good yeah
fickle pebble
also hits more technically
tender oxide
yeah true. aight disregard, probably keep static prison
i'm still testing it out in my decks but [[cavalier of dawn]] might be good. play it turn 5 to remove something, attack with your commander to copy it and remove something else, then let the clone die at end of turn to get something back
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tender oxide
yeah what's our curve looking like
fickle pebble
if we really really wanted to we could do uh
the classic pioneer combo of some saheeli + felidar guardian
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tender oxide
seems like it's probably actually good in the deck too
fickle pebble
hm but is she worth including on her own is the question
cause she only combos with felidar
tender oxide
i'm a bit wary of two-card infinites when they aren't the main plan of a deck though. once the playgroup knows the deck could randomly win at any moment they tend to target it even if it's only doing fair things 90% of the time
tender oxide
it's why i took [[eldrazi displacer]] out of [[rasputin dreamweaver]]
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Creature — Eldrazi
Devoid (This card has no color.)
: Exile another target creature, then return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control. ( represents colorless mana.)
3/3
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Rasputin enters with seven dream counters on it.
Remove a dream counter from Rasputin: Add .
Remove a dream counter from Rasputin: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to Rasputin this turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Rasputin started the turn untapped, put a dream counter on it.
Rasputin can't have more than seven dream counters on it.
4/1
tender oxide
it's a fun silly deck, i don't want it to also be a random infinite roulette 😄
fickle pebble
thats fair
huh we now
are at 100
lets see if theres anything super big we want to change or we call it a day
tender oxide
didn't you wanna cut Farewell?
fickle pebble
oh forgor
99 it is actually
i was thinking if we could use more card draw/ a tutor for an outlet
but if the max we can do is imperial recruiter
the other tutors would need to be kinda bad
tender oxide
[[goblin matron]] to tutor for [[goblin engineer]] to tutor for outlets lol
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Creature — Goblin Artificer
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, put it into your graveyard, then shuffle.
, , Sacrifice an artifact: Return target artifact card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
1/2
fickle pebble
thats funny but he doesn't actually tutor for outlets right
tender oxide
yeah not really.
fickle pebble
cause i dont think any of them are small artifacts
tender oxide
probably just like [[tribute mage]]
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fickle pebble
well technically he gets like, automated assembly line
tender oxide
mhm, or generatorium
one is an outlet and the other an enabler
decently versatile
alternatively [[treasure mage]] to get Gonti's Aether Heart
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tender oxide
that's not terrible
tender oxide
yeah
fickle pebble
tbh our 2 mana artifacts
are a little bit cracked
we can also get unstable amulet for card draw
tender oxide
yeah that's why i was thinking tribute mage
fickle pebble
or [[decoction module]]
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Artifact
Whenever a creature you control enters, you get (an energy counter).
, : Return target creature you control to its owner's hand.
Progress leads to inspiration.
fickle pebble
which i forgot existed but it really is just guide of souls 2
tender oxide
also i will say, [[cursed mirror]] really is quite good
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Artifact
: Add .
As this artifact enters, you may have it become a copy of any creature on the battlefield until end of turn, except it has haste.
tender oxide
if you make any more cuts i'd definitely recommend trying it
tender oxide
it's like the best tutor target for Goblin Engineer
tender oxide
sure, yeah. Sundering Eruption is meh
tender oxide
mhm. plus you've got a number of manarocks, a decently low curve, and good early redraws
tender oxide
nice! no problem, good luck!
coral lava
So, Looking over your deck list, it seems like you are a tad bit over-comitted to the energy theme. Energy is a very strong toolbox that Satya can give you access to, but you need to remember that its it is just a toolbox, not a strategy. Satya is a creature token commander, not an energy commander. Any energy cards you run should be progressing your actual gameplan of combat and creature etbs forward, rather than just being there specifically for the energy.
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Artifact Creature — Robot
Trample
When this creature enters, you get (four energy counters).
When this creature dies, you may pay an amount of equal to target nonland permanent's mana value. When you do, destroy that permanent.
6/6
fickle pebble
hes cute as removal but its expensive both in mana and in energy
i quite like some of the energy payoffs though [[aether revolt]] feels really good whenever its on field
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Enchantment
Revolt — As long as a permanent left the battlefield under your control this turn, if a source you control would deal noncombat damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals that much damage plus 2 instead.
Whenever you get one or more , this enchantment deals that much damage to any target.
coral lava
So for example, [[Guide of Souls]] and [[Aetherstorm Roc]] are really good for the deck, because they specifically synergize with your gameplan, but cards like [[Bespoke Battlewagon]] and [[Behemoth of Vault 0]] are not worth running, because they are there for the energy synergy, not the Satya synergy
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Creature — Human Cleric
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life and get (an energy counter).
Whenever you attack, you may pay . When you do, put two +1/+1 counters and a flying counter on target attacking creature. It becomes an Angel in addition to its other types.
1/2
Creature — Bird
Flying
Whenever this creature or another creature you control enters, you get (an energy counter).
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay . If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on it and tap up to one target creature defending player controls.
3/3
Artifact — Vehicle
: You get (two energy counters).
, Pay : Tap target creature.
, Pay : Draw a card.
Pay : This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.
Crew 4
5/6
Artifact Creature — Robot
Trample
When this creature enters, you get (four energy counters).
When this creature dies, you may pay an amount of equal to target nonland permanent's mana value. When you do, destroy that permanent.
6/6
fickle pebble
oh i also mentioned him lol
doing battlewagon when the only good effect is draw a card
is a bit sad i agree
actually lets go over the energy cards
and figure out who is cuttable and who is not
[[geode miner]] is an enabler for us to go infinite if we have enough setup
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Creature — Dwarf Scout
Whenever this creature attacks, you get (two energy counters).
Pay : Exile this creature, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Gremlins in the wild feed on nodules of pure aether, which are also prized by miners.
3/1
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Artifact Creature — Pirate
This spell costs less to cast for each (energy counter) you've paid or lost this turn.
Haste
Whenever this creature attacks, you get , then you may pay eight . When you do, this creature deals 8 damage divided as you choose among up to eight targets.
8/8
coral lava
do you think [[blaster hulk]] makes the cut?
No, I don't. "Whenever this creature attacks" is a really bad trigger effect for Satya
fickle pebble
[[dr madison li]]
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Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you get (an energy counter).
, Pay : Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains trample and haste until end of turn.
, Pay : Draw a card.
, Pay : Return target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
2/3
fickle pebble
this feels like the same as battlewagon right
coral lava
Yeah. Madison is great in its own deck, but that's not what your deck should be doing
fickle pebble
[[electrostatic pummeler]]
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Artifact Creature — Construct
When this creature enters, you get (three energy counters).
Pay : This creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is its power.
1/1
fickle pebble
i think this one is a keeper
does something on etb and is a kill outlet for energy
too bad it doesnt have trample
coral lava
I'd give it a 7/10 personally. I fits the general themes and gameplan of the deck, but its also a tad bit low impact for my tastes.
If I had any other ETB effect on the field, I'd rather target them
Its not bad, just not good enough, IMO
coral lava
Yes. Guide of souls is a 10/10
fickle pebble
[[roil cartographer]] is actually one id really defend
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Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you get (an energy counter).
, Pay six : Draw three cards.
"The world shifts constantly, but that doesn't mean it can't be mapped. Our maps must shift as well."
1/3
fickle pebble
this is bespoke battlewagon but on crack
not good for copying but like
even this eating a removal spell isnt too bad for really low investment
coral lava
If you want to keep it, then that's fine
fickle pebble
volatile [[volatile stormdrake]] is great
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Creature — Drake
Flying, hexproof from activated and triggered abilities
When this creature enters, exchange control of this creature and target creature an opponent controls. If you do, you get , then sacrifice that creature unless you pay an amount of equal to its mana value.
3/2
coral lava
yes, that's a keeper
fickle pebble
[[whirling virtuoso]] is an old one but being both an enabler and outlet for energy feels good
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Creature — Vedalken Artificer
When this creature enters, you get (three energy counters).
Pay : Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
The first tentative flaps are like a song to his soul.
2/3
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yeah, that one is fine too
fickle pebble
now [[sphinx of revelation]] what do we do with this
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Artifact Creature — Sphinx
Flying, lifelink
Whenever you gain life, you get that many (energy counters).
, , Pay X : Draw X cards.
Crafted from absolute law. Enforcer of absolute order.
4/5
fickle pebble
kind of a really funny copy target
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I don't think that's a very good card
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Guide of souls is in the deck for the +1/+1 and flying counters, not for the energy or lifegain
fickle pebble
thats every energy caring creature
i think all the energy sorceries are good actually
[[jolted awake]] is very efficient, and the two energy boardwipes are pretty good value
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Sorcery
Choose up to one target artifact or creature card in your graveyard. You get (two energy counters). Then you may pay an amount of equal to that card's mana value. If you do, return it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
fickle pebble
[[wrath of the skies]] specifically
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Sorcery
You get X (energy counters), then you may pay any amount of . Destroy each artifact, creature, and enchantment with mana value less than or equal to the amount of paid this way.
Even the weather of Dominaria shifts to assail would-be invaders.
fickle pebble
and like the energy wheel is a wheel
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yes, these are good cards. The best energy cards are the ones (like these) that give you some amount of energy when you cast them, so they can be useful on their own, but become stronger when you invest addition energy that you already have into the effect.
[[Galvantic Discharge]] and [[Static Prision]] also fall in this category
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Instant
Choose target creature or planeswalker. You get (three energy counters), then you may pay any amount of . Galvanic Discharge deals that much damage to that permanent.
"Remember, if you find a rock making crackly noises, just put it back. Carefully." —Bo, Great Desert prospector
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield. You get (two energy counters).
At the beginning of your first main phase, sacrifice this enchantment unless you pay .
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which one? [[Aether Spike]] or [[Electrosiphon]]?
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Instant
Choose target spell. You get (two energy counters), then you may pay any amount of . Counter that spell unless its controller pays for each paid this way.
"The shield doesn't block the fire physically. It tells the fire to stop." —Genku, future shaper
Instant
Counter target spell. You get an amount of (energy counters) equal to its mana value.
"I calculate your chance of success to be . . . well, I don't want to be morbid . . ."
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They're both fine. It depends on how many counterspells you want to run. These would be like my 5th and 6th choices for the deck I think
fickle pebble
tbh we are right now on 2
whats a good number to have
its offer and electrosiphon
we could do OG counterspell
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I run 5 in most of my blue decks, unless they have specific counterspell/instant synergy.
The 5 budget counterspells I run in almost every deck are:
Counterspell, An Offer, [[Long River's Pull]], [[Tale's End]], and [[Defabricate]]
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Some honorable mentions are [[Reverse the Polarity]] and [[Invert Polarity]] as well
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Reverse the polarity could be good in this deck for the "creatures can't be blocked" mode
fickle pebble
oh thats true
i have constructed brain sometimes
paying 3 mana for a counterspell, outrageous
i think 4
is a good number
we did double the amount of them available
the only other energy instant is like
the mdfc
which i think is a completely fine card
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paying 3 mana for a counterspell, outrageous
3 mana is worth it when it has a significant upside compared to normal counterspell. Reverse's other main upside is that it counters all other spells on the stack. So if a spell has Cascade or Storm, you hit all of those as well
fickle pebble
fair
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But it does mean you can't use it to counter something that counters you
fickle pebble
[[rush of inspiration]] is the MDFC
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(two energy counters).Crackling Falls
Land
This land enters tapped.
: Add or .
In the wilds beyond Ghirapur, raw magical energy permeates the landscape.
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[[rush of inspiration]] is the MDFC
"fine" is probably how I would describe this card as well. You can use it to spend held mana at the end of a turn cycle. The fact that the land side always enters tapped is a bit of a downside, but the options and versatility of the card make it worth running IMO
fickle pebble
yeah i agree
now comes the fun part
the artifacts!
starting with an energy payoff in the form of [[aetherworks marvel]]
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Legendary Artifact
Whenever a permanent you control is put into a graveyard, you get (an energy counter).
, Pay six : Look at the top six cards of your library. You may cast a spell from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
fickle pebble
the energy generating part is fine it triggers off our tokens getting killed
paying 6 to cheat a guy seems pretty strong
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I'd give this card like a 5/10 personally. It doesn't make the cut in my mind. The main downsides are:
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Like I said with the Sorceries, energy cards should always be evaluated in a vacuum first, and then you can think about what they would do if you have extra energy to spare. This card is TERRIBLE in a vacuum, because it costs so much energy to activate, and makes its own energy so slowly. You would want to cast this early if you need it to make its own energy. And if you need to already have energy for it to be useful, then its not worth running
fickle pebble
ah fair enough
would we say the same for the other big splashy payoff
[[gonti's aether heart]]
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Legendary Artifact
Whenever Gonti's Aether Heart or another artifact you control enters, you get (two energy counters).
Pay eight , Exile Gonti's Aether Heart: Take an extra turn after this one.
Despite the magic that sustains Gonti's life, the crime lord is often described as heartless.
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Yes, but I am extra biased against this card because I just think extra turns are really unfun as a gameplay concept
fickle pebble
ah but the payoff is way higher here
an extra turn is an extra turn
[[assembly line]] is very solid, and [[izzet generatorium]] is an enabler for us to go infinite
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Artifact
Whenever one or more artifact creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, you get (an energy counter).
Pay : Create a tapped 3/3 colorless Robot artifact creature token.
"You needn't be afraid of me. It's my securitrons that are going to kill you." —Mr. House
Artifact
If you would get one or more (energy counters), you get that many plus one instead.
: Draw a card. Activate only if you've paid or lost four or more this turn.
Hard hats are required. Shock-resistant coveralls aren't, but are highly recommended.
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[[decoction module]] is bad guide of souls, but its tutorable
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Artifact
Whenever a creature you control enters, you get (an energy counter).
, : Return target creature you control to its owner's hand.
Progress leads to inspiration.
fickle pebble
[[solar transformer]] is fine it color fixes and [[unstable amulet]] is free value
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Artifact
This artifact enters tapped.
When this artifact enters, you get (three energy counters).
: Add .
, Pay : Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
When this artifact enters, you get (two energy counters).
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, this artifact deals 1 damage to each opponent.
, Pay : Exile the top card of your library. You may play it until you exile another card with this artifact.
fickle pebble
theres another one actually
another energy mana rock uh
i dont remember what it was called
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Of the last 5 cards you just mentioned, I think Amulet and Transformer are fine, because they function in a vacuum. The other 3 don’t make the cut, imo
fickle pebble
[[conversion apparatus]]
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Artifact
: Add .
, : You get (three energy counters).
, Pay : Add three mana in any combination of colors.
"The most useful objects really ought to be the most beautiful." —Saheeli
fickle pebble
what really? i think all of them are good
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Automated Assembly Line doesn’t work because this isn’t an Artifact Creatures deck. You run a few, but not enough to play a card that only works if they are on the field. Generatorium and Decoction are win-more cards that just make energy. They’re next to useless on their own
fickle pebble
but they are all tutorable via tribute mage though
i think we are ignoring the synergy between all the energy stuff
you can very easily get like, generatorium + decoction off a single tribute mage
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Why would you want to though? What does that do for you? How does that help you answer a threat on board or turn an advantage into a win?
"it gets you more energy" isn't a good reason to play a card
fickle pebble
i mean i think it is though? more energy means you can spend it on your payoffs
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As I said before, Satya is not an energy commander. Its a creature tokens commander. Energy cards are a good toolbox to have access to, because they are strong cards that you wouldn't otherwise be able to play, but you should not let it take over your deck or have it become your deck's main strategy.
fickle pebble
ah i suppose
fickle pebble
https://scryfall.com/card/m3c/76/conversion-apparatus
do we care for this mana rock btw
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I wouldn't run it. Its a 3-cost rock with mid activated abilities
fickle pebble
[[era of innovation]] then also gots to go for similar reasons
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Enchantment
Whenever an artifact or Artificer you control enters, you may pay . If you do, you get (two energy counters).
Pay six , Sacrifice this enchantment: Draw three cards.
fickle pebble
i really like [[aether revolt]] though
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Enchantment
Revolt — As long as a permanent left the battlefield under your control this turn, if a source you control would deal noncombat damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals that much damage plus 2 instead.
Whenever you get one or more , this enchantment deals that much damage to any target.
fickle pebble
[[scurry of gremlins]] is one i dont know what to do with though
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Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, create two 1/1 red Gremlin creature tokens. Then you get an amount of (energy counters) equal to the number of creatures you control.
Pay : Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain haste until end of turn.
A whiff of aether brings the horde out of hiding.
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[[era of innovation]] then also gots to go for similar reasons
Agreed. Cut this
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[[scurry of gremlins]] is one i dont know what to do with though
For this card, I feel similarly to how I felt about Electrostatic Pummeler. Its not bad. There's merit to running it. I just think there are better cards that could potentially fill this deck slot
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https://scryfall.com/card/mh3/113/aether-revolt
I'm not sure I understand why you enjoy this card, but I won't tell you to cut it if you feel strongly about it
fickle pebble
it turns every energy card into a removal spell
is a kill condition if you get infinite energy
which granted we arent doing anymore
fickle pebble
lets throw this one for the pets then
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👍
fickle pebble
and thats every nonland card that cares about energy
this leaves us at like
91
37 lands too should be a good number
38 if you count the mdfc
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If you have the budget for it, the blue generic MDFCs [[Sink into Stupor]] and [[Hydroelectric Entity]] are really good in basically any blue deck
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Soporific Springs
Land
As this land enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
: Add .
Desperate travelers journey from across Kamigawa, drawn by rumors of relief from all their troubles.
fickle pebble
lemme see how much they go for
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[[Hydroelectric Speciemen]]
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[[Hydroelectric Specimen]]
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Hydroelectric Laboratory
Land
As this land enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
: Add .
As long as the scientists were present, the specimen floated patiently or swam quietly about, biding its time, watching.
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Yeah. It seems like its gone down a tad though. It used to be closer to 10
[[Witch Enchanter]] is also generically good
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Witch-Blessed Meadow
Land
As this land enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
: Add .
"Ghrin-Danu will not let her people go hungry." —Katilda, Dawnhart Prime
fickle pebble
hm maybe we could use the space better than specimen though
the adds here are probably just like
more good etb creatures right
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Actually, I would highly recommend Witch Enchanter for the Satya synergy
fickle pebble
repeatable removal right
now that we cut a bunch of artifacts we prob cut like
[[goblin engineer]] too right
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Creature — Goblin Artificer
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, put it into your graveyard, then shuffle.
, , Sacrifice an artifact: Return target artifact card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
1/2
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more good etb creatures right
Here are a few highlights:
[[Coercive Recruiter]] & [[Swooping Pteranodon]]
[[Aerial Extortionist]]
[[Angel of Invention]] & [[Voltstorm Angel]]
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Creature — Angel
Flying
When this creature enters, you get (three energy counters).
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay . When you do, choose one —
• This creature gains vigilance and lifelink until end of turn.
• Other creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
4/4
fickle pebble
lots of angels huh
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we can only get untable amulet off it by now
There's a few utility artifacts I would recommend adding.
[[Strionic resonator]], [[Idol of Oblivion]], [[Skullclamp]], [[Fabrication Module]]
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Artifact
, : Copy target triggered ability you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A triggered ability uses the words "when," "whenever," or "at.")
Its tines cannot be rung by mere physical force. Only magic of great power can start its eldritch resonance.
Artifact
: Draw a card. Activate only if you created a token this turn.
, , Sacrifice this artifact: Create a 10/10 colorless Eldrazi creature token.
"Arise, great one, and cleanse the world of our enemies!"
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +1/-1.
Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards.
Equip
Mardu blacksmiths can distill the technology of any clan and make it their own. Whether or not they should is another question.
Artifact
Whenever you get one or more (energy counters), put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
, : You get .
Inspiration leads to design.
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$8
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lots of angels huh
Generic anthems on a creature means you can duplicate the effect with Satya. They're really strong when your board starts to get wide
fickle pebble
ok we are at 96
do we maybe try to include some more flicker action?
we technically are in the colors for like
felidar guardian shenanigans
i dont think the old combo with [[saheeli rai]] is suitable here
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fickle pebble
but theres gotta be something similar
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Personally, I think you're still light on ETBs. I'd worry about finding cards that want to be flickered/copied before trying to find more ways to flicker/copy. I was just listing out some examples, not a comprehensive list
fickle pebble
funnily enough we have one of the best ones in the energy pile
amped raptor is a beast
do you think we can do better as removal for [[fiend hunter]] ?
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fickle pebble
theres gotta be no shortage of good etbs in jeskai
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amped raptor is a beast
I think you may need to re-read Amped Raptor
fickle pebble
is solemn simulacrum too slow for us actually
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[[Amped Raptor]]
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Creature — Dinosaur
First strike
When this creature enters, you get (two energy counters). Then if you cast it from your hand, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. You may cast that card by paying an amount of equal to its mana value rather than paying its mana cost.
2/1
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"if you cast if from your hand"
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Probably. Especially if you run clone creature cards
fickle pebble
we have one of them
phyrexian metamorph was expensive
but they printed a bad version of him in aetherdrift
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Cursed Mirror also gets that trigger
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[[waxen shapethief]]
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Creature — Shapeshifter
Flash
You may have this creature enter as a copy of an artifact or creature you control.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
0/0
fickle pebble
is [[cloudblazer]] too slow for us
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is solemn simulacrum too slow for us actually
I think Solemn Simulacrum could work, since you get the land and the draw in one turn. But other ETB ramp otions are [[Patron of the Arts]] and [[Swashbuckler Extraordinaire]]
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Creature — Dragon Noble
When this creature enters or dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
"It's okay. My mother owns the museum."
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Creature — Dragon Rogue Warrior
When this creature enters, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Whenever you attack, you may sacrifice one or more Treasures. When you do, up to that many target creatures gain double strike until end of turn.
2/2
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I think all 3 deserve a spot, tbh
fickle pebble
do we care for like [[bident of thassa]] like effects
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Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.
, : Creatures your opponents control attack this turn if able.
The wills of mortals shift as the tide ebbs and flows.
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If you do, run the copiable one [[Enduring Curiosity]]
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I think having access to more draw is important. IDK if this is the best possible answer for that, but it could work
fickle pebble
we could try to find the maximum amount of like
mulldrifters in the world
theres a million different versions of [[spirited companion]]
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If you want a fun option, cards that make you the monarch when they enter could work, since you don't have to hit someone to steal it back
fickle pebble
we would have to use it multiple times to keep it thought
on top of letting the opponents draw cards from it most likely
do we have enough to justify [[archaeomancer]] ?
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eh? Probably not. If you were going to run something like that, I would recommend [[Pinnacle Monk]] since its the same effect on an MDFC
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Mystic Peak
Land
As this land enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
: Add .
"Fear not the fall. Fear never reaching the pinnacle." —Narset
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That's worth it for the MDFC option, 9 times out of 10. But I'm not sold that either one is a good card for your deck. I'm just pointing out the option
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Did you add Coersive Recruiter?
fickle pebble
oh the steal effects
are they all that? we dont have a way of saccing their creature after we steal it do we?
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Well, [[Swooping Pteranodon]] has a sac built in to its effect, but honestly that's not needed. Notice the exponential growth on their effects? They trigger on their own ETB, AND when you make a copy. Meaning if you pay the energy to keep them around, you'll be stealing entire game boards in like 2 turns
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fickle pebble
well i suppose thats true with pteranodon
oh btw the reason i wanted the flicker effects
was because of things to do if they out the commander
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[[Coersive Recruiter]] is exponential as well
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fickle pebble
i dont like relying on him too heavily otherwise we eat shit to removal spells
ugh pteranodon
is only from a secret lair huh
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Yeah, but recruiter is a few cents
fickle pebble
yeah hes good
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i dont like relying on him too heavily otherwise we eat shit to removal spells
This makes sense, though I’d prefer clone effects over flicker effects. But that’s just a personal playstyle thing
fickle pebble
clone cards are in general more expensive than flickers
but lets see do you think we got a good quantity of flickerable targets by now?
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clone cards are in general more expensive than flickers
Are they? Sure there are a few expensive clones, but most are under $5 and several are under $1
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but lets see do you think we got a good quantity of flickerable targets by now?
Probably? That’s really hard to tell without playtesting
fickle pebble
Are they? Sure there are a few expensive clones, but most are under $5 and sever...
manawise too i mean since they aren't permanent
you can flicker stuff for 1 mana
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That's true I suppose. But that being said, IDK if flicker synergizes with Satya, because you can't flicker a token. Plus, Satya can only make a copy of a non-token creature, so if the original dies, you can use a clone to make a new non-token version of that card so Satya can copy it again
fickle pebble
hm thats a good point
lets see what other cloning creatures we have out there then
if we remove the flicker part of the deck
though actually
we can flicker in response to removal
as long as its not a boardwipe
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we can flicker in response to removal
If you have instant speed flickering, yes. But you are only running 2 cards that do that. Your other flickers are triggered abilities
fickle pebble
its 3 but you are right
back to 95 we go
hm theres [[aurora shifter]] which tecnically is in theme
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Creature — Shapeshifter
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you get that many .
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay . When you do, this creature becomes a copy of another target creature you control, except it has this ability and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you get that many ."
1/3
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yeah that kinda misses the point of what we need
fickle pebble
ugh what else is a clone spell not named spark double metamorph or sakashima
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There's plenty of 4-cost clones like [[Stunt Double]], [[Visage Bandit]], [[Vizier of Many Faces]], [[Undercover Operative]], etc
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Creature — Shapeshifter Rogue
You may have this creature enter as a copy of a creature you control, except it's a Shapeshifter Rogue in addition to its other types.
Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
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Creature — Shapeshifter Cleric
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except if this creature was embalmed, the token has no mana cost, it's white, and it's a Zombie in addition to its other types.
Embalm
0/0
fickle pebble
oh i see
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if you want ones for less mana, there's cards like [[Mockingbird]] and [[Flesh Duplicate]]
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Clones that only copy creatures you control typically cost 3 mana, like [[Mirror Image]] and [[Protean Raider]]
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There's probably half a dozen more of every type
plus the clones that only copy opponent's creatures, but I didn't think those would be a good fit for this
fickle pebble
hmm
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You know what's really fun? Steal a creature with Coersive Recruiter, then make a clone of it while you still control it, then sac the original to legend rule
You can also do this with Satya if you steal something in your main phase 1
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[[Reconaissance]]
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Enchantment
: Remove target attacking creature you control from combat and untap it. (If you activate during end of combat, the creature will untap after it deals combat damage.)
War favors the informed.
fickle pebble
lmao no
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Why? That's not a joke, its literally the best card you could run in a satya deck
