Speeding up Scuttling Doom Engine
Standard forum
Posted on Aug. 24, 2014, 8:47 p.m. by Ijustliketolift
I've been running my U/R standard deck for a couple weeks just for something fun and different, usually either orinthopter or Darksteel Citadel with Ensoul Artifact or swinging Scuttling Doom Engine and either way finishing off with Shrapnel Blast . Anyway my question is that Ive been seeing people say you can get the doom engine out on T2. The earliest I can think is T3.
T1-Land 2 orinthopter 's
T2-Land Generator Servant
T3-Land Chief Engineer , Tap land, sac the servant, tap the orinthopters and the engineer.
If anyone can think of a faster way let me know.
Turn 1- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx , Ornithopter , and Springleaf Drum .
Turn 2- Play and tap a Mountain, Tap ornithopter and springleaf drum, adding two to your mana pool. Then play 3 Burning-Tree Emissary and tap Nykthos for 6 mana.
You won't be able to swing with it and the odds are you won't want to play Nykthos or burning tree in your artifact deck, but this is a way to play the doom engine on turn 2.
August 24, 2014 9:09 p.m.
Ijustliketolift, sorry, just want to clarify, who are you talking to.
August 24, 2014 9:25 p.m.
That would end up being the same as a turn 3 Scuttles with haste, which can be done with any combination of two mana dorks such as Elvish Mystic or Sylvan Caryatid , a Generator Servant , three lands, and then sacking the servant to get the Engine out with haste.
It amounts to the same.
August 24, 2014 9:25 p.m.
No, because you would be able to play something else on turn three instead of the Doom Engine.
August 24, 2014 9:28 p.m.
T1: Forest - elvish mysticT2: Nykthos, Burning tree, Burning tree, Burning Tree, doom engine
Has happened twice so far
August 24, 2014 10:09 p.m.
Turn 3 is probably your best bet. T1 - Springleaf Drum T2 - Ornithoptor and Generator Servant T3 - Springleaf Drum Sac Servant cast Doom Engine.
Spootyone says... #2
Hmm...unless I'm missing something, you would need a nut draw of
T1: Island, 4x Ornithopter , one-drop such as Cloudfin Raptor .
T2: land, Chief Engineer , tap 6 creatures for Scuttling Doom Engine .
...That's near-impossible though.
August 24, 2014 9:06 p.m.