Of course, we still have the Arcbound Creatures (especially Arcbound Ravager, but let's not forget our little friends the Worker and Stinger). User 3 ... March 20, 2012, 10:16:55 AM Tell me every single Pentavus combo you know of or can think of. #1 May 16, 2005. Try Dance of the Many, Clone, Sculpting Steel, or Copy Artifact to pull off this simple and fun trick. If you lose some part of the combo, the Soultiller call help bring it back. There is the added bonus if anything dies, however… It's no Khabal Ghoul, but it's still pretty exciting. As many people pointed out, there are many other options that would work besides a Rancor (Brawn being the one I liked best), and I always appreciate comments. If we pretend, however, that we do have an abundance of mana because we've had the time to build it up, or because we've got a set of Urza's land out (or because your opponent put a Mana Flare into play), what can we accomplish? In the meantime, I'll leave you with the results from last week's poll: - Adrian Sullivanadrianlsullivan@yahoo.com, Posted in Feature Artifact Creature — Construct. Essentially, with an Intruder Alarm out, cards like Wirewood Herald can help you find the pieces you need to get going (primarily Birchlore Rangers, Bloodline Shaman, and Fierce Empath to find the Pentavus). This time, you'll have 3 mana. Advanced card search Random card. This will make Arcbound Crusher stronger. Follow up with Rooftop Storm to make our Zombies free. I want to thank everyone who pointed out that Rancor couldn't target Multani. Then do the same thing all over again. View User Profile View Posts Send Message Just Getting Started; Join Date: 1/5/2005 Posts: 26 … The card Trash for Treasure describes to a tee the kind of value you're exchanging when you turn a Pentavite into another artifact. Antiquities also brought Strip Mine, and it isn't the easiest task to assemble a full Urza-Tron set when people can easily pack Strip Mine in nearly any deck. Top 10 Two-Card Infinite MTG Combos from Modern and Legacy for Your Commander Decks ‘Combo’ is a word that has been a part of Magic: the Gathering since its very beginning. So we have our Pentavus and our Ironworks out, right? It's great when a card is capable of pulling off tricks all by itself. At 8 mana, you can finally break even with a Soul Warden for life gain, and at 10, you exceed it. One note from last week's article. Thax_Royal Assasin. The first time I stumbled across Pentavus for Life, I did it in a draft. remove a counter from pentavus putting a pentavite into play adding 1 colorless to your mana pool use it to create a pentavite adding 2 colorless, sac a pentavite. On the reverse end, you can also hurt your opponent. The Pentavus and its Pentavites have no real answer to sweeping, so Wrath of God and Starstorm (if it's big enough) will cause a ruckus, but the resistance to the other forms of removal is truly great. Pentavus can't poke, but it can provide the blocker, and for less mana. 8th Edition gives us back the Urza's lands, and Mirrodin returns Triskellion while giving Tetravus the best makeover it has ever had: Pentavus. With so many places for the tokens to go, a simple Shatter or Swords to Plowshares won't end the fun. Tap Sol Ring and add 2 mana to your mana poo. Posted in Feature The Pentavites themselves are nearly indestructible. , Remove a +1/+1 counter from Pentavus: Create a 1/1 colorless Pentavite artifact creature token with flying. Pentavus. This deck's early plan is to stay alive with cards like Wellwisher and Vine Trellis while it sets up the combo. Yet. When Antiquities came out, the game was washed over by a ton of Artifacts. page 1 of 3 Next > Jump to page . The big miscreant here is Earthcraft. The effect of Trash for Treasure is accomplished much better with our friend the Goblin Welder. Combo Corner. Disciple of the Vault ability will also trigger, dealing 1 damage to your opponent. In a sense, what we have with Mirrodin Block is a return to a simple but exciting time. You can get a much slower build-up from Black Market, but it won't take you to infinity. Mana is about the only thing holding this guy back. Combos Utilizing Pentavus. on May 5, 2004, Archive A similar combo for infinite mana can be found with Dross Scorpion and Gilded Lotus, but that combo has already been written about many, many times. Seven mana isn't exactly cheap, so he does cost a wee bit. That's something pretty exciting. Poly Artifact: 3: Pentavus. Magic The Gathering Combo. Of all the ways to approach the card, for this deck I'm going to focus on an approach that tutors for the Pentavus and uses it to run an engine. Kamahl can make all of your creatures that aren't summoning sick +Infinty/+Infinity, and of course that will include your lands as well. Also, anything to … One of my favorite things about this trick is that you can assemble a small gang of little blockers to take out an army of attackers (or one big one), and after they've dealt their damage they all run away before perish. Again, there is the weakness to sweeping, but that's all you would have to worry about. Souping up your Pentavus requires a lot of the same work that I talked about in the Forgotten Ancient article. Then sac 5 penavite from one pentavus and put it on the other one. Splintering Wind had the advantage of getting around Wrath of God, but it still had a lot more disadvantages than a Pentavus once it was out. Then kill your myr and bring the pentavus to your hand. 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