tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post7800137757007055909..comments2024-03-23T14:47:08.716-07:00Comments on MTG Cube: The Top 12 Things to put on an Isochron ScepterNick Nobodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08217616255450989605noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-12197222417270008132021-01-21T09:21:31.517-08:002021-01-21T09:21:31.517-08:00Do it with time walkDo it with time walkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095776011771533148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-48189210739666504962018-12-16T03:15:47.868-08:002018-12-16T03:15:47.868-08:00If you get 2 Scepters out (ofc it wont be cube but...If you get 2 Scepters out (ofc it wont be cube but constructed then) it can go even more infiniteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658582917954559834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-42081489908272566582018-07-15T04:06:34.558-07:002018-07-15T04:06:34.558-07:00No, you are right, Fire // Ice on a stick is no lo...No, you are right, Fire // Ice on a stick is no longer a thing. Rules changes ruining my content! Rest assured it was allowed when I wrote this and given that it is a cube article I don't think anyone is going to object if you allow people to do so as a house rule. I was still taking mana burn until very recently! Nick Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217616255450989605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-57786272116465612382018-07-14T22:38:10.536-07:002018-07-14T22:38:10.536-07:00I don't think that fire//ice works with isochr...I don't think that fire//ice works with isochron scepter. According to mtg gatherer the cmc of split cards is the total cmc for both halves, and then you can only cast one half of the card when using the second ability. Doesn't sound like fire//ice works in this application. michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837765995631639214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-71633848233420160762018-05-16T08:38:35.257-07:002018-05-16T08:38:35.257-07:00Edit: You won't always get the combination: Sn...Edit: You won't always get the combination: Snap-Scepter, Rings and Alchemists on the board of course, but if you pull it of, if i'm not mistaken, you are sending back 4 creatures for 0 mana and you can repeat this as many times as you want with an extra mana cost of 2 for each 4 creatures after the first run (it costs 2 to copy the ability of Aphetto Alchemist to untap itself alongside the Scepter). mdrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991079804777371854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-75118097508244894172018-05-16T06:47:08.029-07:002018-05-16T06:47:08.029-07:00hi, i'm playing isochron scepter in a 60 card ...hi, i'm playing isochron scepter in a 60 card Legacy stasis deck. snap is sideboard to be honest. in mainboard i'm playing boomerang, memory lapse and silence on the scepter. Boomerang being first choice. the rings of brightearth have a nice synergie with the Vedalken Shackles and the aphetto alchemists i'm running. My win-con number 1 is Mechanized Production. Snap comes in if I'm opposed to too many creatures to overcome with Vedalken Shackles (you can send back 4 creatures at once using aphetto alchemist and the rings for quite a small mana-cost).<br />As i'm also running muddle the mixture and quite some cantrip (Ponder, Preordain, Gitaxian Probe) there is little chance i would end up without a scepter by the way.<br />As you can imagine, this is not a 50 bucks deck counting the FoW's, but it's still doable (about 500 bucks).<br />Yes I'm playing 1 Silence and not Chant as there are 0 whie-mana producers in my deck, so it only works on the scepter.<br />Once the mechanized production starts producing copies of the scepter or the shackles (depending on opponents play) it's usually game over. <br />(Stasis can be bounced with the boomerang-scepter)mdrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991079804777371854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-91812112400818511652018-05-15T06:58:52.257-07:002018-05-15T06:58:52.257-07:00Rings of Brighthearth is quite all in! I like it b...Rings of Brighthearth is quite all in! I like it but it only works well with half of the things you put on Scepters and does little with countermagic and Chant. It does however explain why you rate the extra mana from the Snap so highly! Are there any other synergies you pack with the Rings so that it isn't dead when you are missing Scepter? <br /><br />Unsubstantiate certainly isn't a powerful imprint card and gains most of its value from versatility. Snap is more polar and will be really good or blank while Unsubstantiate should do some useful work against everything. If we are talking main deck and blind then I am all about the middle of the road cards but as you move towards SBs and known metas the Snap will be increasingly appealing. If we are talking 40 card decks however both should be near the bottom end of the list of things to go in the lists and merit a little less attention.<br /><br />Nick Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217616255450989605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-48652338885816887752018-05-15T01:09:37.461-07:002018-05-15T01:09:37.461-07:00one more thing, obviously i'm running the scep...one more thing, obviously i'm running the scepter alongside rings of brighthearthmdrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991079804777371854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-77686904948856082112018-05-11T09:40:35.470-07:002018-05-11T09:40:35.470-07:00I agree about Boomerang (bouncing lands early-game...I agree about Boomerang (bouncing lands early-game is wicked). I don't agree about Unsubstantiate. If you're playing Snap and Isochron Scepter, it's quite obvious you're playing control, so you'll have an abundance of counter spells (FoW and the like) already so I don't think the "return target spell" will be very usefull. But's that just my opinion, feel free to disagree.mdrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991079804777371854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-24745417784405096982018-05-10T06:33:01.601-07:002018-05-10T06:33:01.601-07:00I think I would much rather have the extra utility...I think I would much rather have the extra utility of Boomerang or Unsubstantiate than the mana from Snap. Imprinting on a Scepter is quite all in and so you want a game winning setup not a mild tempo one. Nick Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217616255450989605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-64271699295991766682018-05-09T11:30:59.325-07:002018-05-09T11:30:59.325-07:00what about snap? let's you play the scepter fo...what about snap? let's you play the scepter for free, or may even net you some mana (depending on the types of land you use).<br /><br />muddle the mixture is obviously not the best counterspell on the stick but it lets you search for it and might still be good on it, depending on your opponent's playmdrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991079804777371854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-39430933798090498202018-04-25T15:39:48.840-07:002018-04-25T15:39:48.840-07:00Dramatic Reversal is a new addition that probably ...Dramatic Reversal is a new addition that probably makes this list. It is super easy to make infinite mana with it on a Scepter and while it does require a specific build around the ability to win on the spot does make a nicely viable way to go. Dramatic Reversal feels like it is somewhere in the top 6 on this list.Nick Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217616255450989605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-22300768665591121062018-04-25T15:37:14.601-07:002018-04-25T15:37:14.601-07:00Interesting one. I had never really thought of it ...Interesting one. I had never really thought of it as I like to use Scepter in a more proactive way. When you invest two cards into one you want it to be game winning rather than a value tool I think. Sure, a one sided Howling Mine is pretty game winning but it relying on you having other win conditions. When you base a deck around a Scepter you are going to be lighter on such things. Despite all this I think Manamorphose would be coming in about 10th on this list. I think I would rather have it than Impulse etc. Nick Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217616255450989605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-24798908378084596492018-04-24T16:15:00.150-07:002018-04-24T16:15:00.150-07:00What about manamorphose?
What about manamorphose?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17108512183326262547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069223956725485027.post-58379199841946559362018-01-01T01:39:02.858-08:002018-01-01T01:39:02.858-08:00Now I gotta try building this deck!!!Now I gotta try building this deck!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550034689813551043noreply@blogger.com