Utter End or Anguished Unmaking?
Commander Deck Help forum
Posted on April 3, 2016, 6:51 p.m. by DemonDragonJ
I have Utter End in each of my EDH decks that contain the colors black and white, but I am considering replacing it with Anguished Unmaking, since that card costs less mana than does utter end, but I still am not completely certain about that, so I wish to ask for advice from everyone else here.
Is it worth 3 life to pay 1 less mana for the same effect? I imagine that it is, since players start with higher life in EDH, and those two colors excel at gaining life, both of which could easily make the loss of life negligible. What does everyone else say about this?
DemonDragonJ says... #5
I was already considering replacing the old card with the new one, but everyone's words in this thread have helped me to finalize my decision; I really hope that the price of the card decreases, soon, since it is quite expensive, currently, compared to utter end.
April 3, 2016 8:30 p.m.
ragemaster42 says... #6
Don't run either, play Vindicate instead. But if you're looking to exile things, Anguished Unmaking is better, because 3 life in commander is nothing when you exile a combo piece, or a lethal creature.
April 3, 2016 8:40 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #7
ragemaster42: Vindicate is far too expensive, in terms of money, for me to purchase a copy of it for my decks, so anguished unmaking is the most similar card to it that I can afford to obtain.
April 3, 2016 8:54 p.m.
eeriekiller says... #9
If you had to choose, use anguished unmaking. Less resources needed and in edh, that 3 life is negligible. Especially in those colors.
However, running both is a great idea
trinitok says... #2
In EDH life typically isn't something you need to worry about unless you are losing it in large quantities and even then, there are funny ways to make that work (Lich + Repay in Kind ). So I would say that it is absolutely worth it. Not to mention, the flavor text on Anguished Unmaking is pure gold.
April 3, 2016 6:57 p.m.