MTG Combo: Desperate Ritual + Lava Spike

tllegion01 on Izzet Infinite

5 years ago

If you can believe it, when I got back into MTG, I had a somewhat similar build to this deck as one of my first decks that did pretty well in my local meta, even against the 15 guys that played Splinter Twin . I like the Desperate Ritual + Lava Spike b/c you don't need the Training Grounds to go infinte.

My one suggestion is Manamorphose , and I'll even tell you the right way to play it, just in case Splinter Twin comes back.

With the guildmage and the grounds out on the battlefield, cast Manamorphose and then copy it while it's on the stack. Let the copy resolve, but DO NOT let the original resolve. Use the 1 of the 2 mana from the copy to copy the original again. You're drawing a card and netting 1 mana of your choice each time. Rinse and repeat 40 times or so, until you have your Lightning Bolt . Then blast your opponent in the face.

The beautiful thing about Manamorphose is it's an Instant. So doing this on your opponent's attack phase, when they have that smirk on their face with an Emerakul or whatever on the battlefield, and watching all of the color leave their face when they realize what just happened...those are good times