Brace Yourselves

deletedgone
deletedgone Posts: 166 Tile Toppler
in MtGPQ General Discussion
I know this will come as a shock, but the oft-maligned Aven Mindcensor has a use.

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Are you ready for this?

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First, you load up Ajani, Unyielding.  I know, the mana gains are iffy, but dat life total! (You may need it, this could take a while.)

Next, cast Aven Mindcensor.  The sooner the better.  You know this is the kind of a card that is almost guaranteed to be in your opening hand.  Perfect.

Now, let some turns go by.  Hopefully, the AI has even cast a creature.  Sucker, he just set you up.  Kill it with Struggle.

Step three.. activate the Survive gem that Struggle left behind.  Took a few turns?  No problem.  That is all part of the plan.  Aven Mindcensor is doing his thing.

Now for the pay of... cast Lord of Extinction.  Look at that bonus.. what is it, +12/12?

You are welcome.

Comments

  • Mainloop25
    Mainloop25 Posts: 1,959 Chairperson of the Boards
    Sounds like a lot of work for a 12/12.
  • deletedgone
    deletedgone Posts: 166 Tile Toppler
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECUrlnXCqk
  • bk1234
    bk1234 Posts: 2,924 Chairperson of the Boards
    LoE can get much bigger with a Bolas discard deck. Put him at the bottom; discard him with tutelage or pull from tomorrow and by the time you cast him with bolas’s ult or Believe you have a 30-40 toughness creature that you got just by playing other cards. 
  • Mainloop25
    Mainloop25 Posts: 1,959 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited January 2018
    You're supposed to put a "/s" at the end of your post :P
  • ElfNeedsFood
    ElfNeedsFood Posts: 944 Critical Contributor
    spesler said:
    My mom says I’m funny.
    As long as she stops the sentence there...
  • Sirchombli
    Sirchombli Posts: 322 Mover and Shaker
    If it's any consolation, I agree with your mom that it's funny. 
  • Kinesia
    Kinesia Posts: 1,621 Chairperson of the Boards
    My mum thinks you're funny too.
  • blacklotus
    blacklotus Posts: 589 Critical Contributor
    not bad that someone actually found a good use for an almost useless card. my congratulations.
  • Kinesia
    Kinesia Posts: 1,621 Chairperson of the Boards
    I've been thinking about Valor in Akroan and Thopter Spy Network, anything else that'd help?
  • span_argoman
    span_argoman Posts: 751 Critical Contributor
    Kinesia said:
    I've been thinking about Valor in Akroan and Thopter Spy Network, anything else that'd help?
    Thopters: Sram's Expertise, Hangarback Walker, Metallurgic Summonings
    Ally tokens: Oath of Gideon, Captain's Claw, Allied Reinforcements, Gideon 2's second ability, Grovetender Druids
    Cycling: Drake Haven
  • Kinesia
    Kinesia Posts: 1,621 Chairperson of the Boards
    Gideon2 isn't doing anything exciting right now, this might be fun to play with!
  • DBJones
    DBJones Posts: 803 Critical Contributor
    You know, I was thinking about Aven Mindcensor and came up with a simple way to make it better. If it exiled the next creature in your opponent's deck, it would become significantly better. I feel that would be enough to make it actually worthy of being a rare, situationally useful rather than near worthless.
  • Kinesia
    Kinesia Posts: 1,621 Chairperson of the Boards
    Kinesia said:
    Gideon2 isn't doing anything exciting right now, this might be fun to play with!
    With Oath of Gideon, Knightly Valor and his 2nd Valor of Akron isn't bad to mess around with!
  • span_argoman
    span_argoman Posts: 751 Critical Contributor
    Kinesia said:
    Kinesia said:
    Gideon2 isn't doing anything exciting right now, this might be fun to play with!
    With Oath of Gideon, Knightly Valor and his 2nd Valor of Akron isn't bad to mess around with!
    Did you try a version with Grovetender Druids in it?
  • Kinesia
    Kinesia Posts: 1,621 Chairperson of the Boards
    span_argoman said:
    Kinesia said:
    Kinesia said:
    Gideon2 isn't doing anything exciting right now, this might be fun to play with!
    With Oath of Gideon, Knightly Valor and his 2nd Valor of Akron isn't bad to mess around with!
    Did you try a version with Grovetender Druids in it?


    Yes, but the plants not being allies caused trouble. It only mattered because of the Green White Ally Commander wants 3 allies in slots and him getting all abilities is useful.
  • span_argoman
    span_argoman Posts: 751 Critical Contributor
    Kinesia said:
    span_argoman said:

    Did you try a version with Grovetender Druids in it?
    Yes, but the plants not being allies caused trouble. It only mattered because of the Green White Ally Commander wants 3 allies in slots and him getting all abilities is useful.

    Ah Veteran Warleader. Yeah Grovetender a Druids doesn't really fit if you're going for full Ally synergies. Otherwise it's pretty nice if you're just trying to maximise the effect from Valor in Akros haha.

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