Just last night I had a pretty fun game. I was playing
Captain Sisay against
Marwyn, the Nurturer and
Brago, King Eternal. All of these decks are at competitive level. Turn order was Brago,
Sisay, then Marwyn.
I had a very strong turn 1 (
Bountiful Promenade ->
Sol Ring ->
Talisman of Unity ->
Concordant Crossroads), which allowed me to have
Sisay out by turn two, and I would be ready to combo turn 3. Brago managed to play
Meekstone on turn 2 (which slowed Marwyn, but not me) and played
Static Orb turn 3, immediately before my turn. That hurt, but I had a plan. I used
Sisay to search up
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard, knowing that on my next turn I could get
Caustic Caterpillar out to destroy the
Static Orb. Brago knew this, and used
Wrath of God to stop me.
At this point it seemed like Brago might have the game. All they were missing was a draw outlet. They re-cast Brago, got
Sword of Feast and Famine equipped to him to get even more ramp, so Brago would be able to play anything he drew. At this point, he had no cards in hand. When it came to my turn, I got lucky, and top-decked
Nature's Claim.
If you've been reading the threat assessment thread, pay attention. I passed my turn, so that Marwyn was still under the effect of
Static Orb. So she did nothing. On Marwyn's end step, I cast
Nature's Claim, because Brago had no cards in hand (so no
counterspell) and enough mana that they didn't have to worry about their own
Static Orb, they would have been able to cast anything they drew, and I couldn't risk the potential
counterspell.
Static Orb was gone.
Brago went to untap all their permanents.
"Hold on," I said,
"you don't get to untap Brago." "Why not?" "Because of your own Meekstone." He had
Sword of Feast and Famine equipped, making Brago a 4/6, and he forgot about the
Meekstone.
Brago drew a land, passed the turn, and I won on my turn by re-casting
Sisay, getting
Paradox Engine, and winning with a combo.