Oh snap Snappy!
Modern forum
Posted on June 11, 2014, 2:35 a.m. by DarkMagician
Has anyone used Surgical Extraction just to screw over Snapcaster Mage in Modern? If so how did it work out for you? If not what are your thoughts and opinions on its use and viability as a side deck card in a deck that doesn't run black mana? Here's the deck: Solar-Powered Bant
DarkMagician says... #3
kmcree Extirpate is awesome but no black mana so had to go with Surgical Extraction .
June 11, 2014 2:46 a.m.
As long as you have a way to put your opponents key cards in the grave then I'd say it's great! If not, there are better ways to empty the graveyard.
I have been thinking about trying some sort of Extirpate + Surgical Extraction discard/control deck. It would be very fun picking the turn 1 fetchlands or any key dig/tempo cards that follow, depending on the deck. :)
June 11, 2014 2:59 a.m.
aeonstoremyliver says... #5
Faerie Macabre works well too.
I've used Surgical Extraction to remove Tron pieces. That's fun! People hate that card.
June 11, 2014 4:09 a.m.
I love Surgical Extraction in decks that actually run Snapcaster Mage because it quickly becomes degenerate.
June 11, 2014 4:10 a.m.
Mainboarding effects like that is pretty meh. The vast majority of the time, your opponent is perfectly happy to have a few cards exiled from his deck in exchange for you discarding a card.
June 11, 2014 11:07 a.m.
You're playing Green, so just play Scavenging Ooze . You can still take a noncreature out of the graveyard.
kmcree says... #2
I've used its cousin Extirpate and it works very nicely. Its great against Snappy, and its also very effective against combo decks or decks that are heavily reliant on a particular card, like Pod, Twin, etc.
June 11, 2014 2:43 a.m.