Serum Snare or Experimental Augury?
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Posted on Feb. 20, 2023, 9:38 p.m. by DemonDragonJ
I just put a copy of Serum Snare in my Atraxa, Praetors' Voice EDH deck, but I am now wondering if I should replace that card with Experimental Augury, because, as good as the former card is, an opponent can simply resummon the permanent that I return to their hand, and the permanent must have a low mana value in order for me to proliferate, but the latter card shall always proliferate, and it also is nice to have a card that gives me card advantage.
What does everyone else say about this? Should I replace Serum Snare with Experimental Augury?
DemonDragonJ says... #3
bushido_man96, you are correct that I should not be focusing too heavily on the proliferate mechanic, as I still do have plenty of sources for it, so what do you think of Void Rend and Brokers Ascendancy? Those are quite excellent, are they not?
February 26, 2023 8:29 p.m.
bushido_man96 says... #4
Instead of Void Rend, you could run Beast Within or Generous Gift, both of which are easier to cast. Brokers Ascendancy seems ok.
bushido_man96 says... #2
I recall mentioning that Serum Snare was not good removal. I don't think Experimental Augury is good card draw, either. I understand you're trying to lean into the proliferation theme, but you limit good card choices by trying to get a proliferation trigger out of everything. There are lots of better card draw spells in these colors. You should seek out those options.
February 21, 2023 6:56 a.m.