Skidoo wrote: HomeRn wrote: Skidoo, Dark Petition doesn't care if the creature in your graveyard ever made it to the battlefield in the first place... otherwise Liliana wouldn't be nearly as potent of a force as a reanimator if she always had to build up 15 loyalty to resurrect creatures! Thanks for the follow up, but are you certain of this? Dark Petition expressly states the last creature you controlled that died is returned to the battlefield. I thought "controlled" meant it was in play not just in hand. And I thought the words "died" and "killed" imply death in battle or at the very least being destroyed while in play, not simply those that were discarded or voluntarily exiled from your hand. Are the words "destroy" and "kill" interchangeable? What about "destroyed" and "died"?
HomeRn wrote: Skidoo, Dark Petition doesn't care if the creature in your graveyard ever made it to the battlefield in the first place... otherwise Liliana wouldn't be nearly as potent of a force as a reanimator if she always had to build up 15 loyalty to resurrect creatures!
HomeRn wrote: I am very certain on this. A good way to know is that when Dark Petition is charged in your hand and have it disabled, it will be white when it has a valid target in the graveyard and red when it doesn't. Also, Dark Petition is probably one of the best cards for black so far in terms of tempo, even for Sarkhan. 9 mana Tyrants? Best deal for Sarkhan has so far! Also, kill and destroy can be interchanged.
Skidoo wrote: Sac-Bouncing the Tyrant Can someone briefly explain the concept of sac-bouncing the Tyrant? I'm not dumb, I'm just not clear on how any of this works until you at least pay full price of 20 to get Tyrant on the battlefield. Once he's out, I clearly see the many ways you can sac him and retrieve him. But is there a cheap trick or two for getting him (and other fatties) out cheaper & quicker? Here's the best I can come up with and maybe I just don't have the right cards. If you use Macabre Waltz for 6, then it appears you can Discard the Tyrant from your hand (discarded=destroyed), then immediately "return" the Tyrant to the battlefield because you technically "controlled" him when he was in your hand even though he was never on the field in the first place. Am I understanding this right? I'm just trying to figure out if I'm missing out on a trick for playing Tyrant without spending his full 20 casting cost. TIA
majincob wrote: Yes, you have to get him in play first. I haven't mastered Macabre Waltz yet, so I don't know if you get back the discarded creature, but it says it puts them in your hand not onto the battlefield. There are several good cards in red and black to discard creatures so that you can resurrect them though. Behold the Beyond, Creeping Dread, Magmatic Insight and Lightning Axe are all solid choices.
Skidoo wrote: majincob wrote: Yes, you have to get him in play first. I haven't mastered Macabre Waltz yet, so I don't know if you get back the discarded creature, but it says it puts them in your hand not onto the battlefield. There are several good cards in red and black to discard creatures so that you can resurrect them though. Behold the Beyond, Creeping Dread, Magmatic Insight and Lightning Axe are all solid choices. I glanced at Macabre Waltz, but misread the end of her text. I'll check out those other options you mentioned. Thanks, Majincob.
FindingHeart8 wrote: Is Sarkhan coming back for purchase anytime soon? I've seen planeswalkers rotate out and in again, but haven't seen him up for grabs. If he comes back, how much do you think he would cost in crystals?
Skidoo wrote: I think it's on a FIFO rotation
Skidoo wrote: Clever deck idea, HomeRn. The detailed explanation is very useful. It's a bummer that I'm missing a couple of the vital mythic/rares, but I'll refer back to this if I ever pull them.
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