4 Uyo, Silent Prophet
4 Shock
4 Pyroclasm
4 Telling Time
4 Remand
3 Mana Leak
4 Cerebral Vortex
4 Spiraling Embers
2 Tidings
2 Barrel Down Sokenzan
1 Overwhelming Intellect
9 Mountain
8 Island
4 Shivan Reef
1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea |
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Description of deck by it's author
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My opponent was Fire_Head. The flyer was Uyo,
Silent Prophet. The reason he was 25/25 was because he'd been the target
of Inner Calm, Outer Strength, which had been copied twice. Inner Calm,
Outer Strength counts cards in hand upon resolution, so although there
were only three cards in hand at the time it was played, after it had
been copied twice by Uyo, there were seven (the three original cards,
plus the four returned lands). +7/+7 times three equals a very dead me.
Combining Uyo with the “wisdom” spells from Saviors of Kamigawa was a
brilliant idea. So I decided to copy it. Replicate it, as it were. Being
Green, Inner Calm, Outer Strength doesn't really fit into the Izzet
theme, but Spiraling Embers sure does. Combined with our favourite Fork-ing
Moonfolk, that's one small step for man, one giant ball of fire to the
noggin for mankind!
But what about Guildpact? Of all the Izzet spells, the one that screams
out to be played multiple times in a single turn is a spell that doesn't
have Replicate: Cerebral Vortex. Provided you play it on your opponent's
turn and the only other card drawn that turn was during their draw step,
Cerebral Vortex will hit them for three damage. The second copy will do
five. The third, seven. If you attacked the previous turn with Uyo, that
would put your opponent at one life. That's what some of us (okay, just
me) call Shock Range. Or Ember Shot Range.
It doesn't come up often, but if you want to respond to your own spells,
you will have to keep priority. To do this, hold down the Ctrl key as
you play your spell. This will give you an opportunity to use Uyo's
ability to copy the spell while it's on the stack.
I learned this the hard way.
(Note: This only works if you're playing on Magic Online. Around the
kitchen table, holding down the Ctrl key will do nothing but elicit
strange looks from your opponents.)
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