deckstats.net
You need to be logged in to do this.
The buttons above will open in a new window. Please return to this window after you have logged in. When you have logged in, click the Refresh Session button and then try again.

Author Topic: Best off-colour effects  (Read 1473 times)

Aetherium Slinky

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1117
  • Karma: 759
  • Rules Advisor
    • reddit.com/r/jankEDH
  • Decks
Best off-colour effects
« on: October 05, 2021, 11:07:10 am »
I'm interested in learning about cards that have a strong effect in one colour and are rarer in other colours. I'm personally most invested in counterspells but can you suggest any other cool off-colour effects that could make a shell for something interesting? Preferably not just one-offs.

For counterspells I have thus far collected:
Red Elemental Blast, Pyroblast, Tibalt's Trickery, Deflecting Swat
Imp's Mischief
Thinking about putting together a Jund hard control shell with these counterspells.
Come brew some jank with us!
https://www.reddit.com/r/jankEDH/

Landale

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 423
  • Karma: 283
  • Decks
Re: Best off-colour effects
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2021, 11:20:23 am »
Guttural Response, Deathgrip, Lifeforce, and Withering Boon are some other decent counter options outside of blue.

The Golgari Guy

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 408
  • Karma: 274
  • Deck optimization never ends
  • Decks
Re: Best off-colour effects
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2021, 01:27:22 pm »
There's a reason why Veil of Summer is sometimes called the "one mana Cryptic Command"
Golgari is life. And death.

WWolfe

  • Patron
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3687
  • Karma: 1368
  • Banging and (spell) slanging!
  • Decks
Re: Best off-colour effects
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2021, 01:37:29 pm »
This space for rent.

Eryx92

  • New Member
  • *
  • Posts: 18
  • Karma: 11
  • Casual EDH Player with questionable Deckbuilding.
  • Decks
Re: Best off-colour effects
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2021, 06:51:49 pm »
Order of the Sacred Torch is also quite interesting.
RIP Golos. <3

anjinsan

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 281
  • Karma: 131
  • Decks
Re: Best off-colour effects
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2021, 12:29:35 am »
Burnout is narrower than its counterparts but also cantrips, which is obviously pretty nice.

I'm pretty sure there's a colour-bending deck in the likes of Lifeforce and Reap if combined with stuff like Painter's Servant. Sadly Darkest Hour is only creatures but would work with, say, Nature's Wrath plus Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth.

trophius

  • New Member
  • *
  • Posts: 5
  • Karma: 2
  • Decks
Re: Best off-colour effects
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2021, 02:07:47 am »
Temporal Extortion is a fun black extra turn spell XD

Bonethousand

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 221
  • Karma: 144
  • Decks
Re: Best off-colour effects
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2021, 02:00:55 pm »
Temporal Extortion is a fun black extra turn spell XD

There's gotta be some sort of Abzan stax build with this card and Yasharn effects, right?

Aetherium Slinky

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1117
  • Karma: 759
  • Rules Advisor
    • reddit.com/r/jankEDH
  • Decks
Re: Best off-colour effects
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2021, 02:17:30 pm »
Temporal Extortion is a fun black extra turn spell XD

There's gotta be some sort of Abzan stax build with this card and Yasharn effects, right?
I highly doubt being able to cast this thing in Abzan. Even two colours would pose problems. I had an UW deck that tried to cast Mind Over Matter which wasn't easy.
Come brew some jank with us!
https://www.reddit.com/r/jankEDH/

Morganator 2.0

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2633
  • Karma: 2505
  • Decks
Re: Best off-colour effects
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2021, 02:21:02 pm »
Temporal Extortion is a fun black extra turn spell XD

There's gotta be some sort of Abzan stax build with this card and Yasharn effects, right?

If there isn't already, you can be the first to try and make one.

Bonethousand

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 221
  • Karma: 144
  • Decks
Re: Best off-colour effects
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2021, 03:01:09 pm »
Temporal Extortion is a fun black extra turn spell XD

There's gotta be some sort of Abzan stax build with this card and Yasharn effects, right?

If there isn't already, you can be the first to try and make one.

Update: I failed, but I did start making a Tayam, Luminous Enigma humans aggro/stax nightmare that I feel like has some potential, but mostly doesn't know what it's doing.

I hate that I want to try.
« Last Edit: October 18, 2021, 08:33:24 pm by Bonethousand »