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no green? :c

That's literally my favorite card in all of magic

The battle was deemed lost. The battle had been going on for several days, but it seemed that nothing could stop the monster; at best, the troops only merely managed to prevent its spawn from causing further destruction. Though hard to kill, these at least could be defeated; the same was apparently not true for the apocalypse giant. Now, the battle was coming to a close. Unlike the beasts, which kept coming in an endless, nearly unstoppable stream, the troops fighting for their world were running out. Most of them were either dead, agonizing on the ground, or worse. As it turns out, the beasts were dangerous in and out of themselves, but were the giant even to look at you, and you would be gone. Not just dead, but truly, and permanently, gone. No one would remember you, and the last thing you would see are your comrades wondering why they are filled with a sense of dread, sadness and regret, all while looking at an empty spot. But now, there was one last hope. One of the sorcerers had found a spell with the potential power to end the giant itself. In one sweep motion, the battle would end, and the soldiers from everywhere could rejoice in their victory. But it wasn't that simple. See, while the spell had the *potential* to kill the giant, it was really just a simple spell, designed to slightly twist fate to get rid of a nuisance; yes, it was a dark spell in nature, with the sole intent of causing death, and its accessibility and simplicity made it quite valuable; but by itself, the spell was nowhere near enough to get rid of anything bigger than a caravan, let alone apocalypse personified. But the sorcerer knew that there was more to it, and decided to look deep into the spell. But that work takes time, and in this war, this was a luxury that very few could afford. Yet, this sorcerer, with all their determination, instilled hope in the hearts of everyone. And thus, while the battle was raging, a group of people from various races and places were gathered around a simple tent, trying their best to slay any monstrous beast that came close, knowing that they were defending what could be the turning point of this battle. However, slowly, their numbers began to thin out. Even with their heart filled to the brim with hope, the sheer number of monsters was too much for them to handle; and by the time the sorcerer finished their research, there was no one left around the tent. But it wasn't for nothing. The sorcerer, after passing all this time studying this spell, realized something quite simple: death begets death. While this turns out to be quite true in mundane situations, they realized that this was a law that was much more fundamental than that. Death is never alone. It's a force that has been going on since the beginning of Life, and the best way to make it even more powerful is to call it into action. The spell he was studying worked exactly the same way. By itself, it required its user to use their power on twisting fate itself to achieve their dark goals; however no wizard could ever hope to have the magic power necessary to change fate on a scale larger than themselves. But by catalyzing another death, the wielder could potentially make full use of the power of Death itself, and could make changes to destiny large enough to kill anything their heart desired. And right now, the sorcerer's heart desired only one thing: to make sure that all these people that died around this tent had not died in vain. They fully knew that they could not ask help from anyone anymore, and that the catalyst of the spell had to be the death of someone close enough that the event could be used to power the spell. They knew what they had to do. But no fear was present; if they had to die, it would be in this battle, and no other death would prove more honorable. And so, brandishing both a staff and a knife, the mage cast the spell, ending their own life. Amidst the the battlefield, this was nothing more than another soldier falling to the enemy. The only one who was close enough to see it only saw a flash of dark light, then the wizard lying bloody on the ground. And that was it. The beasts were still flowing endlessly, and there was nothing more than a few dozen soldiers left. These people never trained for the war; they were merely defending their right to live, for them and everyone they knew. They had few regrets; everyone knew that fighting the horror meant dying to it, but they still charged in with the hope of making a difference. Now, they were all gathered together, surrounded from all sides. Before leaving this world, one of them decided to defiantly look at the giant, something said to cause insanity in a fraction of a second. But what they saw wasn't their demise; it was something that caused them to urge everyone to look at the monster. The giant was not moving anymore. While just a few seconds ago it was sweeping its deadly glare all over the battlefield, its horrendous tendrils chaotically moving, killing or transforming everything in their path, now it was absolutely still. It no longer looked like a general leading their army, but now resembled a living statue that was trying it's best to pretend that it was alive. Now, everyone on the battlefield had turned their head towards it. Even the beasts stopped dead in their tracks, seemingly waiting, as if something horrible was about to happen. For a moment, there was no movement anywhere, no sound but the nervous beating of the human's heart and the pulsation of the beasts' flesh. The entire scene stood frozen, as in a painting of a gruesome battle. Then it happened. The sky itself seemed to tear around the giant, overflowing with such energy that it was impossible to see what was beyond the opening. The crack in the sky continued to grow, eventually completely surrounding the immobile horror. Then it fell. With a deafening roar that could be heard by everyone, no matter the distance, the giant descended into the crack in the sky, its tendrils frantically trying to grab hold of anything to stop itself from sinking into the unknown. The innumerable beasts all left the battlefield, rushing toward their master to try and help them; only to helplessly fall along, one by one. After a few minutes that felt like hours, the last tendril of the giant slipped in the opening, which then closed itself off, leaving nothing but the eerie emptiness taking the place of the monster. The remaining soldiers, slowly realizing what had just happened, started raising their arms in the air, shouting the powerful cry of victory. They all rejoiced, the news spreading everywhere that the giant had finally fallen, and that peace had taken its place. Slowly, the world began rebuilding, healing itself of the wound the monsters had left. A monument was built in honor of all those who had died, ultimately saving the world. It was missing many names, for several of the deceased had been wiped from existence, killed even in the memory of others. But there was one name at the top, written in gold, that nobody could miss. The name of a wizard who grew as a dark mage, even as far as to be rejected by their own, but who decided to use their magic to rid the world of danger, at the cost of their own life. The mage's name stood as proof that no matter who you are, no matter the choices you made in life, you can always be of help to the others. Life resumed its course, the battle being engraved in stories and legends, and the people all celebrated the day where the battle ended, the day where Life banded together to get rid of its enemy. And with that, Ulamog was no more.

Agree. 100% agree.

When you're a new player and you think nothing can kill your foil Blightsteel Colossus... Ugh... I'd probably play Tragic Slip if it weren't for bad memories.

@@thesandersdeath man! Who are you?!? That was a great story !!! Awesome!!!

I was thinking the same.

came down to the comments to say Kaya's Ghostform, card is bonkers good!!!

Gerudo especially with muldrotha.

Nobody in my playgroup play's Kaya's Ghostform and I never hear anybody talking about it, but its an auto-include in almost all my black decks.

It's a fantastic protection card.

Came to say the same thing, I include it in almost all my black decks.

Well, the title says "...you Aren't Playing...". and everybody knows and plays with tortured. Reading the title is important b4 commenting.

Ran it in my Syr Konrad deck, gotta say I was kinda surprised how much damage Syr K. dished out with that thing each turn cycle.

I use it in Gonti. Really makes the opponent think.

Symmetry isn’t that uncommon to see

The last time I tried to politic with scheming symmetry, my opponent used it to get omnipotence

It's a favourite at my lgs :)

I love it in my Jeleva deck. It always raises the question "Are you gonna exile what I tutor for?"

i agree. one less card removed from gy is much less important than 1 mana less in activation. explore trigger is cherry on top.

Fully agree! Then again, i play pirate tribal lol

The only downside is that Tracker needs at least two cards to be in that graveyard, which is not always an option. But I do agree it is generally a lot better since floating the mana when nothing fishy iss going on will usually still allow you to explore, which is often close to drawing a card.

there is a card from onslaught block(legions) for BB called withered wretch that does not tap to exile cards for 1 each. would prefer that as it's much faster.

@@Miasmark the stipulation was fot the card to be 1 cmc. but rag dealer when used to remove one card is abysmally low value compared to withered wretch. i would always run it over any of those cards if there was no other reason than gy hate.

The title says ''...you Aren't Playing...'' and as tortured, everybody knows and plays ghostform. that's why. Read the title b4 commenting next time.

@@MrFereshteyeh What about what i said mentions that the card is underplayed? I'm just making a statement about a card i play. You seem like a very angry person.

Black fog! Love it!

indeed, love darkness

Opponent: Zerg for Lethal You: "Fog" Everyone else: OMG that a-hole just tried to kill someone; *LET'S GET 'EM!*

My friend is known to troll with this card in every black deck he plays, to the extent that he often intentionally leaves one black up to bluff the card. It's hilarious.

"Wait what?! Black fog?!"

Yessssssss. It's such a good card to take out key creatures with and it's so easy with Kirk.

I love font of agonies. Lol.

I figured it would be janky... maybe I should put it back in... and I’m stuck between and aristocrats in a life gain deck so it doesn’t run smooth...

I think he didn't mention those because they are popular.

Tragic Slip: Fatal Push before Fatal Push was cool......

Totally it is, especially if your deck is in budget, because you're going to have so many basic lands, including swamps.

Yeah Defile is definitely a really good card. I don't know if it's underrated, though if it is, it could just be due to how young of a card it is compared to others. People keep telling me to cut it from my K'rrick deck, but what's better than a free heavy hitting, scaling removal spell that gets around everything except protection from black, hexproof, and shroud?

Any commanders with Urborg, Tomb of Yawg and black in identity!

If you're in black and playing a deck that puts creatures in your graveyard, Necrotic Wound is pretty much an instant "exile target creature" for {B}. Big plus with this over Defile is that it gets around death triggers.

At instant speed, you can shut down big draws by forcing someone to take the crap in their graveyard. Looks like a fun card to me.

I love the idea when I look at Misinformation, but ultimately, its impact in a multiplayer format is lackluster.

I think Supernatural Stamina is the best of the bunch. You still get the death and ETB trigger like Undying Evil, but you can use it on creatures with +1/+1 counters already on it.

Same idea with Kaya's Ghostform. I think it is seriously underplayed.

I played all those in krrik when I built it

Please, no TortEx lmaooo

I know! TortEx is great!

Perhaps because the Professor is such a proud pauper player, he does not consider TortEx to be underappreciated, as he knows it is the backbone of a classic, cool, and powerful pauper deck.

John Dorian Smith that’s a novel theory & while I’d like it to be true, the fact that TorEx is practically nonexistent it the EDH meta right now should supersede such pride, lest he be too bias from the other side of things. In fact the only reason I even know about TorEx is bc of a random pauper player at one of my old LGS looking for one & it piqued my curiosity. Among the plethora of different LGS EDH metas I’ve been part of all along the Eastern US these past 6yrs, I’m always the one to bring it up in a commander environment, and I am one the few commander players I am aware of that I’ve met in person to actually OWN one.

These are cards that aren't see play opposed to a black staple.

Came to say this. Play it in my Chamber, Nightmare Adept deck and it is gas.

I ay that card all the time.... so funny.... everyone forgot that card exsists

Yeah that deck didn't really work out lmao! Might try again tho

Crack a fetchland to play this, the crack it and you already have to delirium.

One of the best cards in a Muldrotha control deck!

I'm glad they changed that rule. It just makes sense.

Yes, finally.

For the record, Black can recur planeswalkers. The Eldest Reborn, Unlikely Aid, etc.

And saves from exile aswell. Ghostform is so mutch better lol

Unless you want cast triggers.

In response to you targeting me with a Discard spell, I Discard my entire hand XD

Just put it in "Sheoldred"! Love it!

one with nothing doesn't count..... everyone uses it it's practically a staple like what deck wouldn't want to dump all the card advantage it worked hard for in the trash i don't get it

@@frenchertoast Muldrotha, for example, where her graveyard us in fact a second hand to play from! :)

Stock your grave, free hellbent, free delirium, free threshold, and synergy with recursive enchantments? I'd play it.

It's a cool card but I think Praetor's Grasp is better most of the time in EDH. It's always fun to play your opponent's Ancient Tomb or Sol Ring if you don't have to exile combo pieces. :)

Funny that those cards combo

unfortunately you cant attack either. oops!

Also never forget the big brain play of using Darkblast in your upkeep then Dredging it to recast immediately to kill X/2s.

Maybe a few cents but nothing here is very good.

Well Dark Ritual is in every black deck ever on the face of the Earth. So why was it not in this video? I mean, it’s about cards that don’t see play...

I mean, if you play a Grixis deck and throw in Rielle the Everwise, you could get a cheap wheel? Nekusar perhaps..

That was a top pun. Nice work, Prof!