Draw a card when an opponent loses life?
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Posted on Oct. 2, 2012, 11:20 p.m. by Chadarnook
I am looking for a card of any type that would allow me to draw a card whenever my opponent loses life. I really want to make a blue deck built around scry, draw, and Psychosis Crawler 's awesome ability of each opponent losing 1 life whenever I draw. Any suggestions?
Chadarnook says... #3
I really like these suggestions. Paradox Haze with Skullcage and Iron Maiden would be fun. I originally wanted to pair Curiosity with Psychosis Crawler , but then I realized it was causing the opponent to lose 1 life and not deal 1 damage.
Oh, and this deck is purely for fun, so suggest away.
October 3, 2012 12:17 a.m.
BatmanUriah says... #4
Ha. Paradox Haze would be awesome. My deck was black/blue, so I ran 4 Dark Ritual s, because everything was so expensive. Underworld Dreams , Psychosis Crawler , Iron Maiden , Skullcage - They are so high up on the mana-cost chain. Your game starts really slow if you're using them without some sort of defense or ramp. Fog Bank would be a great defender until you can start pulling out your death-by-draw cards.
If you're just looking at blue, though, you won't have Underworld Dreams .
Thumbscrews can be good, if you have lots of cards in hand, and if not: Scalding Tongs . Same idea with card:Misers' Cage and card:Paupers' Cage.
I also ran Sleeper Agent , because I had Fog Bank for defense. It doesn't deal with draw, but it definitely puts pressure on the opponent. =D
October 3, 2012 12:40 a.m.
Since you've mentioned wanting Curiosity to work with Psychosis Crawler , why not do the same trick with Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind ?
1) Tap Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind . Draw a card.
2) Deal 1 damage.
3) Curiosity lets you draw a card.
4) Repeat step 2-3.
October 3, 2012 6:39 a.m.
Chadarnook says... #6
@BatmanUriahYes, I'm loving these suggestions. I really like two color decks, and was leaning towards blue/black for this type of strategy. Oh, and Dark Ritual looks awesome; I can't believe I've never heard of this card before.
@KirtaneiYeah, I noticed that it would work with Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind, but really did not want to make another red/blue deck again just yet (my last deck was R/U, though I do love it).
October 6, 2012 4:04 a.m.
Alternately you can use Azure Mage with Training Grounds and Psychosis Crawler .
Another way to utilize Psychosis Crawler would be with Consecrated Sphinx and card:Jace's Archivist.
By using card:Jace's Archivist this way you'll draw (GreatestNumofCards * 3) cards and the opponent will lose that much life.
Additionally you can use Underworld Dreams as well, as you mentioned wanting to go black too. Using the same as above, the opponent will lose (GreatestNumofCards * 4) life.
It's a lot of cards to get it rolling, but chances are you'll draw 'em anyway.
October 6, 2012 4:45 a.m.
Again with card:Jace's Archivist you can use Megrim or card:Liliana's Caress for additional damage.
BatmanUriah says... #2
I had a draw deck that was built around Psychosis Crawler s and Underworld Dreams . There's also: The Rack ; Iron Maiden ; card:Teferi's Puzzle Box; Black Vise and others that all work off of the draw feature. Skullcage can be nasty, too, but some of these cards cost too much CMC-wise to play consistently with.
I'm not sure of a card that lets you draw when an opponent loses life, though.
Is this deck just for fun, or did you have a specific format in mind?
October 3, 2012 12:03 a.m.