Combos Browse all Suggest
Legality
Format | Legality |
1v1 Commander | Legal |
Archenemy | Legal |
Block Constructed | Legal |
Canadian Highlander | Legal |
Casual | Legal |
Commander / EDH | Legal |
Commander: Rule 0 | Legal |
Custom | Legal |
Duel Commander | Legal |
Highlander | Legal |
Legacy | Legal |
Leviathan | Legal |
Limited | Legal |
Modern | Legal |
Oathbreaker | Legal |
Pauper | Legal |
Pauper Duel Commander | Legal |
Pauper EDH | Legal |
Planechase | Legal |
Quest Magic | Legal |
Tiny Leaders | Legal |
Vanguard | Legal |
Vintage | Legal |
Psychic Barrier
Instant
Counter target creature spell. Its controller loses 1 life.
Barbarian_Sun_Pope on Erayo, Soratami Filibuster
3 years ago
Glacial Fortress and Temple of Enlightenment are a nice budget replacements for Evolving Wilds depending on whether you want speed or scrying. Cancel is not a good replacement for Counterspell (there really isn't one if you think about it) because there are plenty of counters with the same converted mana cost that does more, i.e. Faerie Trickery//Dissipate, Disallow, Dissolve, Hinder (personal favorite), etc.. If you're looking for 2 mana counters I'd suggest Negate/Psychic Barrier (simple and to the point), Rune Snag (better with time), Remand, or Familiar's Ruse/Deprive. As far as a replacement for Shield Sphere goes, there are cheap defenders out there. While not at the same cost Wall of Omens and Wall of Denial does a fantastic job of keeping attackers at bay, you could also double up on Fog Bank with it's slightly bigger cousin Guard Gomazoa. Lightmine Field/Archangel of Tithes/Ghostly Prison also does a pretty good job of keeping attackers at bay. Hope this helps.
OrsettoMorbido on List of Color Pie Breaks/Bends
4 years ago
Another couple cards! Backlash, Cinder Cloud, Choking Vines, Wheel of Fortune, Sylvan Library, Dazzling Beauty, Delirium, Disempower, Erratic Mutation, Essence Vortex, Feint, Fire Covenant, Glyph of Reincarnation, Hail Storm, Harmonic Convergence, Imps' Taunt, Lammastide Weave, Lava Storm, Long-Term Plans, Mages' Contest, Mask of the Mimic, Misinformation, Natural Selection, Outmaneuver, Psychic Barrier, Sandstorm, Scout's Warning, Seedtime, Shaman's Trance, Silhouette, Simulacrum, Siren's Call, Spore Cloud, Squall Line, Suffocation, Surge of Strength, Telim'Tor's Edict, Three Wishes, Thunderheads, Tidal Wave, Trailblazer, Transmutation, Vapor Snag, Venarian Glimmer, Warpath (and probably every other red card that cares about attacking and blocking creatures, some research needs to be done); Winter's Chill, Word of Command (maybe?) Augury Adept (more like a bend and a "small" one since it's actually white too. Still, being a possible monoblue card that gains life, might still be considered for the list). Same for Balefire Liege and Selkie Hedge-Mage. Collapsing Borders, Delusions of Mediocrity, Illusions of Grandeur, Game of Chaos, Merchant Ship, Relic Bind
BOXES_O_MOXES on Nightveil Predator PDH
5 years ago
One more thing that just popped into my head.
The False Summoning could come out for Psychic Barrier . Seems like a better play. You probably wont have issues with the double blue CC.
HoboKinToken on Spirit Spam
5 years ago
Wow! Thanks for the help Kinge, that's all super useful and you're right I don't how how I didn't see it sooner, I'm definitely replacing Psychic Barrier with Essence Scatter!
Kinge on Spirit Spam
5 years ago
Cool deck! I notice that you could easy make this deck Modern legal rather than legacy as legacy is a lot higher power than modern. You would just need to replace Hallowed Spiritkeeper with something else.
I would also splash Black in your mana base so you can use the flashback on Lingering Souls. Maybe a couple of Drowned Catacomb or Isolated Chapel to make it so you can use the flashback. Alternatively, you could replace them with Midnight Haunting as it is instant speed and that way you could leave up a counter in your hand and if you don't need to counter anything just make some spirits.
Speaking of counters, I replace Psychic Barrier with Essence Scatter as it is easier to cast.
ToolmasterOfBrainerd on Dimir Nightmares
5 years ago
Playing Grixis Delver recently has taught me that Mana Leak is still a very real modern card. Psychic Barrier has me underwhelmed. I love Countersquall, but not that many in the mainboard. It's really bad against decks like Humans. And I know you have a lot of creature removal for things like Humans, but it's still bad to have a 4-of unplayable card.
Instead of 4 Barrier 4 Countersquall I'd try something like 4 Mana Leak, 1 Countersquall, 3 Spell Snare, or something similar to that, and then put more Countersquall in the sideboard. You lose the incremental damage, but gain consistency.
Similarly, a lot of those creature removal spells will have no target in matchups like Control or Tron.
If you want to play more creatures, I do think Thing in the Ice Flip is great right now. If you flip it then you win the game, but there are still things like Reflector Mage to make for a sad day. Another card to consider is Cryptic Serpent. It's not too hard to cast, out of reach for Fatal Push, and at worst trades with all the creatures in modern except Ulamog. To support it you'd have to change the deck quite a bit, but it's still something to consider.
Why no Serum Visions?
To summarize my thoughts, it seems like a lot of the cards are too narrow. Sometimes the deck will draw all the right cards and win very handily. Sometimes the deck will draw half of the right cards and then discard the wrong cards to Liliana of the Veil. But other times still the deck will draw the wrong half and do nothing.
BlazingAbsol on Mono Blue Control - Ultra Budget
6 years ago
Think Twice is good. I had actually forgot about that, but its a great card for control. I dont know how many you want to play; youd have to play around with ratios.
Telling Time is good card selection, but it doesnt actually give you card advantage: youre spending one card to get one card.
Im not totally sure what to cut for think twice, but you can probably trim some mixture of Curious Homunculus Flip, Dissipate, and Psychic Barrier. Again, play around with ratios and find what you like.
Glad I could be of some help!
Crazyjala on The Scarab God's Mental attack
6 years ago
Broken Concentration, Cancel, Convolute, Deprive, Disdainful Stroke, Dissolve, Essence Scatter, Exclude, Hinder, Hornswoggle, Interdict, Intervene, Psychic Barrier, Remove Soul, Soul Manipulation, Spell Rupture, Thassa's Rebuff, Undermine
Have (1) | reikitavi |
Want (0) |