Thespian Tricks

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Posted on June 22, 2021, 3:52 p.m. by tonylomas

Hi all <3 as the title says i need ALL the crazy combos and interactions of Thespian's Stage . So far im aware of the Depths combo and copying something with Song of the Dryads but what else can you do? and ive heard about the Glacial Chasm Combo but can u pull it off with just those 2 lands? tell me tell me !

xtechnetia says... #2

AFAIK you can't maintain a Glacial Chasm lock forever with just it and Stage. Stage can copy Chasm and have no counters on it, but cumulative upkeep will still apply, so really it's just a way of extending the amount of time you can keep it out.

To truly maintain the lock indefinitely, you need something like a Solemnity -type effect or a way to replay your lands from the graveyard (plus a way to play extra lands to counterbalance the ETB sacrifice).

Anyways, other tricks with Stage that I know of (non-exhaustive):

  • You can copy a land that produces extra mana to accelerate your mana production, sometimes without the downsides the land typically comes with (e.g. Lotus Field , Cloudpost ).
  • You can copy a hexproof or indestructible land to get around land destruction (depending on what it is). More sneakily, copying a basic land will fizzle Wasteland -type effects used on Stage.
  • You can copy a land with a particular (super)type to turn on something that checks for such, e.g. copying a snow land to enable deathtouch on Ice-Fang Coatl when you already have two other snow lands.
  • Just like with Depths, you can copy Blast Zone , which will then have 0 counters on it (useful for wiping tokens).
June 22, 2021 7:34 p.m.

Profet93 says... #3

Stage can turn into coffers. With urborg out, you generate lots of mana. It's not combo, but a nice synergy I abuse in my favorite deck. Also, 2 field of the deads are great!

June 22, 2021 11:11 p.m.

FormOverFunction says... #4

Does it work with Maze's End ? That’s always a fun win-con, and it would bounce back to your hand if something better came along...

June 23, 2021 1:41 a.m.

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