MTG Combo: Demonic Pact + Shifting Loyalties

MrHighscore on Leeching Cotton: Oloro's Couch

8 years ago

Thank you for the suggestions!

@Moxer

• Declaration of Naught is certainly worth considering. If used as protection against board wipes, I think I'd be better off with another counter spell, but versus troublesome commanders (e.g., Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury) it is pure gold (just like Nevermore). I am adding it to my mental maybe board.
• I don't remember if Glacial Chasm has come up before, but it is also worth a consideration. It can keep me safe from a lot of things if played at the right time. I don't think that I can afford to take out another land for it, so if I bring it in, it will be at the cost of an enchantment, and I'm not too happy about that either. I'll think about it.

@TheRedGoat

• I don't have to do anything, but I chose to go all in on enchantments. I am even considering getting rid of Academy Rector.
• Daxos the Returned is not for this deck (I do have a Daxos' Enchanted Spirits in the making). It takes a while to rack up experience and his main purpose is to create creature tokens. I do what I can to make creatures suck as much as possible.
• Starfield of Nyx: The recursion is awesome (when Rest in Peace is not on the field). The creature part not so much. It is too much of a liability to loose all my enchantments to a board wipe or Terror or Doomblade or ... and I do what I can to make creatures suck as much as possible.
• Sigil of the Empty Throne: I don't think it will work. Fairly slow and the creatures suck theme :)
• Ajani's Chosen + Enchanted Evening : The loop will never end. I have to destroy Ajani's Chosen (while in the loop) to avoid a draw. 104.4b. Please correct me if I am wrong.
• Demonic Pact + Shifting Loyalties : This is fun, but a bit risky. It could make it into a one on one version of the deck, but in multiplayer this is too much of a slot investment to (potentially) take out one opponent.

Cheers

TheRedGoat on Leeching Cotton: Oloro's Couch

8 years ago

Okay, this looks like a super solid build, but I'd like to pick your brain on a few choices you've left out.

First and foremost, did you really have to go so creature light as to having no Daxos the Returned, Starfield of Nyx, or Sigil of the Empty Throne?

Another set of options I see missing is an infinite token combo with Ajani's Chosen + Enchanted Evening . Play anything with the 2 out and you'll start a loop to get infinite enchantment cats.

Lastly, I learned from a daring standard player that Demonic Pact + Shifting Loyalties can make for a hilariously spiteful win condition when you gift them the pact after picking all but the lose the game choice. Bonus points if you opt for Puca's Mischief instead of the loyalty card. Obligatory credit to source link here