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Featured Card: Triskelion
I hope they plan on reprinting this guy sometime soon!
       ...and they DID!!!!  Check out the MIRRODIN VISUAL SPOILER. 

Updated 1/25/04.  Triskelion has been around since Antiquities, but still to this day is one of my favorite cards.  I personally have about 4 decks put together using four of them.  Triskelion works well with recursion cards and other cards like Astral Slide (which bring him in and out of play).   He is also a great Utility card for dealing with little annoying pest creatures.  His biggest attraction is his capability to deal damage with the +1/+1 counters without tapping.  The versatility that this artifact has is amazing.  You can fit it into ANY deck since its all colorless and the damage ability is much like Mogg Fanatic's: no activation cost (except removing a counter).  Click here to see a small list of creatures that have a similar effect.  

Triskelion was popular in the Oath of Druids decks as well as the Call of the Wild Decks.  Decks which were heavy in artifacts also featured or sideboarded  Triskelion.  There are a variation of decks listed below (at the very bottom of the page) which are there for your viewing pleasure.  They have been collected from all around the internet and my personal archives.  If you have any good decks to add to Magic Deck Vortex's Deck Database, please email them to streetz@magicdeckvortex.com

Below is a quick link to sections on this page which list other cards that could give Triskelion +1/+1 counters sorted by color, other cards which have a free sacrifice ability to deal damage and other cards like Triskelion which allow you to remove a counter to have some nifty ability.  Added 1/25/04 is two new sections listing the cards from Mirrodin and Darksteel which use +1/+1 counters.

Well, that's all for now.  Note that any recursion card works well with the Triskelion.  Only a few are listed above.  Any card that has an Astral Slide effect also works wonders.  Have fun and if you create any original deck that uses 4 cards of the Triskelion, email it to the webmaster (mentioned above).  Thanks!

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Cards like Triskelion

Decks Using Triskelion

Cards which sacrifice to damage

White Cards which help Triskelion

Green Cards which help Triskelion

Red Cards which help Triskelion

Black Cards which help Triskelion

Gold Cards which help Triskelion

Artifact Cards which help

Other cards that could combo well with the Triskelion include the following:

clone original.jpg (15990 bytes) vesuvan_doppelganger.jpg (26860 bytes) dual_nature.jpg (23969 bytes) echo_chamber.jpg (20041 bytes) astral_slide.jpg (17286 bytes) liberate.jpg (17048 bytes) flicker.jpg (16558 bytes)tinker.jpg (56087 bytes) copy_artifact.jpg (21026 bytes) resurrection.jpg (15621 bytes) breath_of_life.jpg (18164 bytes) hymn_of_rebirth.jpg (27488 bytes) exhume.jpg (25056 bytes) animate_dead.jpg (22207 bytes)

Newer cards which use, have or make +1/+1 counters. (Darksteel)
test_of_faith.jpg (31488 bytes) dismantle.jpg (31985 bytes) ageless_entity.jpg (26291 bytes) fangren_firstborn.jpg (29448 bytes) karstoderm.jpg (27353 bytes) stand_together.jpg (31231 bytes) arcbound_bruiser.jpg (26569 bytes) arcbound_crusher.jpg (29527 bytes) arcbound_fiend.jpg (28813 bytes) arcbound_hybrid.jpg (26087 bytes) arcbound_lancer.jpg (27609 bytes) arcbound_overseer.jpg (30048 bytes) arcbound_ravager.jpg (29662 bytes) arcbound_reclaimer.jpg (32826 bytes) arcbound_slith.jpg (29066 bytes) arcbound_stinger.jpg (27953 bytes) arcbound_worker.jpg (28763 bytes) spincrusher.jpg (28863 bytes) 
Newer cards which use, have or make +1/+1 counters. (Mirrodin)
Battlegrowth.jpg (20923 bytes) Clockwork_Beetle.jpg (28235 bytes) clockwork_condor.jpg (27502 bytes) clockwork_dragon.jpg (27786 bytes) clockwork_vorrac.jpg (28712 bytes) forge_armor.jpg (25752 bytes) myr_prototype.jpg (27203 bytes) pentavus.jpg (25876 bytes) Power_Conduit.jpg (27315 bytes) slith_ascendant.jpg (18329 bytes) Slith_Firewalker.jpg (21443 bytes) Slith_Predator.jpg (20651 bytes) Slith_Strider.jpg (19454 bytes) Slith_Bloodletter.jpg (20095 bytes) War_Elemental.jpg (27036 bytes) Wurmskin_Forger.jpg (20896 bytes)
Creatures which you can remove a +1/+1 counter for an effect.
...usually for burn, mana, creatures, discard or any of the other fascinating abilities in Magic: the Gathering... 
molten_hydra.jpg (21551 bytes) mindless_automaton.jpg (23956 bytes) tetravus.jpg (22985 bytes) thopter_squadron.jpg (22636 bytes) workhorse.jpg (18793 bytes) spitting_hydra.jpg (22011 bytes) mindwarper.jpg (27247 bytes) spike_breeder.jpg (24700 bytes) spike_feeder.jpg (23576 bytes) spike_hatcher.jpg (25301 bytes) spike_rogue.jpg (24051 bytes) spike_weaver.jpg (28100 bytes) spike_soldier.jpg (25980 bytes) pentavus.jpg (25876 bytes) spincrusher.jpg (28863 bytes)
Cards which can be deal damage without tapping or spending mana
...such as Sacrifice this creature to deal X damage... or Sacrifice this enchantment to deal 1 damage...
ticking_gnomes.jpg (61123 bytes) mogg_fanatic.jpg (13195 bytes) crackling_club.jpg (23889 bytes) fire_whip.jpg (24650 bytes) dwarven_scorcher.jpg (19824 bytes) shock_troops.jpg (27816 bytes) trap_digger.jpg (20622 bytes)
Trap Digger is an exception.  You have to pay to put the counters on lands... but to deal damage you pay nothing.
White Cards which could give the Triskelion more +1/+1 Counters 
miraculous_recovery.jpg (19568 bytes) temper.jpg (21114 bytes) infinite_authority.jpg (21874 bytes) test_of_faith.jpg (31488 bytes)
Green Cards which could give the Triskelion more +1/+1 Counters
spike_breeder.jpg (24700 bytes) spike_colony.jpg (24892 bytes) spike_drone.jpg (24921 bytes) spike_feeder.jpg (23576 bytes) spike_hatcher.jpg (25301 bytes) spike_rogue.jpg (24051 bytes) bounty_of_the_hunt.jpg (24778 bytes) cycle_of_life.jpg (25682 bytes) spike_weaver.jpg (28100 bytes) spike_worker.jpg (27452 bytes) spike_soldier.jpg (25980 bytes) cocoon.jpg (24519 bytes) ferocity.jpg (21223 bytes) predatory_hunger.jpg (17181 bytes) ley_line.jpg (23986 bytes) forcemage_advocate.jpg (18448 bytes) thrive.jpg (23686 bytes) titanias_boon.jpg (23380 bytes) decree_of_savagery.jpg (21281 bytes) afiya_grove.jpg (22550 bytes) forgotten_harvest.jpg (19888 bytes) invigorating_boon.jpg (19070 bytes) forgotten_ancient.jpg (43204 bytes) hunting_moa.jpg (16711 bytes) ironshell_beetle.jpg (20569 bytes) Wurmskin_Forger.jpg (20896 bytes) fangren_firstborn.jpg (29448 bytes) stand_together.jpg (31231 bytes)
Red Cards which could give the Triskelion more +1/+1 Counters
dwarven_weaponsmith.jpg (21941 bytes) amok.jpg (25865 bytes) forge_armor.jpg (25752 bytes) dismantle.jpg (31985 bytes)
Black Cards which could give the Triskelion more +1/+1 Counters
sadistic_glee.jpg (25345 bytes) cannibalize.jpg (23507 bytes) spoils_of_war.jpg (25366 bytes) unspeakable_symbol.jpg (21454 bytes) vampiric_embrace.jpg (16973 bytes)
Gold Cards which could give the Triskelion more +1/+1 Counters
misfortune.jpg (23890 bytes) natures_blessing.jpg (21622 bytes)
Artifact Cards which could give the Triskelion more +1/+1 Counters
ashnods_transmogrant.jpg (24186 bytes) dragon_blood.jpg (21078 bytes) extruder.jpg (52628 bytes) giant_fan.jpg (24616 bytes) arcbound_bruiser.jpg (26569 bytes) arcbound_crusher.jpg (29527 bytes) arcbound_fiend.jpg (28813 bytes) arcbound_hybrid.jpg (26087 bytes) arcbound_lancer.jpg (27609 bytes) arcbound_overseer.jpg (30048 bytes) arcbound_ravager.jpg (29662 bytes) arcbound_reclaimer.jpg (32826 bytes) arcbound_slith.jpg (29066 bytes) arcbound_stinger.jpg (27953 bytes) arcbound_worker.jpg (28763 bytes) Power_Conduit.jpg (27315 bytes)

Decks Using Triskelion  last updated 9/15/04

DECK NAME COLOR STYLE SUB-STYLE    
RED-SKELION R BURN Triskelion    
SURVIVAL SKELION UGB COMBO Survival of the Fittest - Triskelion    
TEMPER TEMPER W COMBO Temper - Triskelion    
TEMPER TANTRUMS WGB COMBO Spike Rogue - Spike Cannibal - No Rest for the Wicked    

MIND VISE

U COMBO Prosperity - Black Vise [ILLEGAL!]    
TWOFER UB CONTROL Forbidden Ritual    
BLACK-SKELION WB G-TRIX Corpse Dance - Triskelion    
MOR TRISKELS UB G-TRIX Artifacts    
THE TECH UGB G-TRIX Recurring Nightmare -    
SCORCHER R LD Raze - Dingus Egg    
LEGION LAND LOSS V2.0 G LD Kamahl, Fist of Krosa - Triskelion    
Slax U/R UR PRISON Winter Orb - Pyrostatic Pillar [T1]    
Slax Mono Red R PRISON Winter Orb - Pyrostatic Pillar [T1] [LITE]    
COUNTER SPELLS G THEME +1/+1 Counters [BEATDOWN]    
RITUAL G UNIQUE Ritual of Subdual    

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