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Akroma's Memorial
: Allows us to protect our minimal creatures, those we have stolen via
Memnarch
, or our important artifacts if we have +1 on
Karn, the Great Creator
.
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Blightsteel Colossus
: Game finisher and recycles our library when it dies.
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Bottled Cloister
: Combines with
Ensnaring Bridge
to create a creature-impenetrable shield. This is option was chosen over
Defense Grid
because our blue suite gives us counter-spell control.
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Crucible of Worlds
: Overcome land destruction strategies.
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Door to Nothingness
: Combines with
Mycosynth Lattice
and our massive mana amounts to end the game.
-
Ensnaring Bridge
: Combine with Bottle Cloister. This is a great turn 3 play off of 3 tron lands and dropping a
Karn, the Great Creator
to get an early defense plan setup that we can work through.
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Grafdigger's Cage
: Anti-graveyard hate.
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Jester's Cap
: Library hate. I could have opted for just swapping in/out a
Surgical Extraction
but I find sometimes that the 2 life can make a large difference.
-
Mindslaver
: Good ol'
Mindslaver
-lock. Game ending combination that we have fairly easy access to.
-
Mycosynth Lattice
: One of our key pieces that helps lock out our opponent in combination with
Karn, the Great Creator
. A turn 4 play at best, so this may come slower than other strategies depending on the game.
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Nihil Spellbomb
: More anti-graveyard hate.
-
Staff of Nin
: Ping a player or creature for that crucial 1 damage. Can be used repeatedly over time to win the game.
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Tormod's Crypt
: Let's put everyone in the crypts, cause that always works out well. Oh wait, it doesn't.
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Torpor Orb
: A method to lock-out ETB triggers.
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Witchbane Orb
: Protection against any Planeswalkers or creature effects if
Karn, the Great Creator
and
Mycosynth Lattice
or not yet in play. Although chances are we have at least Karn.
