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Title: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: BlackJester on January 11, 2012, 12:06:08 PM
Today's card previews have brought us a W/B {Sorin, Lord of Innistrad}, i'd like to share with you something of his former self:

Ever minipulate someone's every action, only to find that they're boring?  They don't have any interesting choices to make? When using Sorin's mind-controlling (or {Mindslaver}ing) ability to take over your pal's turn, why not give them a chance to make some really bad decisions?  Too many questions?

{Sorin Markov} + {Vedalken Orrery} + {Pain's Reward}

You: You want to bid how much life?

You (as Them): I want those cards!  I'll bid 10,000 life!

You: Well, okay.  I won't try to out bid you. 

You (as Them): Yay!  *die*

Feel free to enact your opponent's actions with hand puppets (as I do).  Just don't try to actually use them as hand-puppets, that's unsanitary. 
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: Rass on January 11, 2012, 02:03:08 PM
Lol nice cant you also use that card from besieged mind slave or something it's an artifact
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: BlackJester on January 11, 2012, 02:10:00 PM
Quote from: Rass on January 11, 2012, 02:03:08 PM
Lol nice cant you also use that card from besieged mind slave or something it's an artifact

Yes, you could also use {Mindslaver} (that's why I mentioned it in the article. ;) ).
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: Rass on January 11, 2012, 02:12:15 PM
Quote from: BlackJester on January 11, 2012, 02:10:00 PM
Quote from: Rass on January 11, 2012, 02:03:08 PM
Lol nice cant you also use that card from besieged mind slave or something it's an artifact

Yes, you could also use {Mindslaver} (that's why I mentioned it in the article. ;) ).
Oops sorry I cannot read. I just look at all the +'s. That why I like cliff notes
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: BlackJester on January 11, 2012, 02:17:04 PM
Quote from: Rass on January 11, 2012, 02:12:15 PM
Quote from: BlackJester on January 11, 2012, 02:10:00 PM
Quote from: Rass on January 11, 2012, 02:03:08 PM
Lol nice cant you also use that card from besieged mind slave or something it's an artifact

Yes, you could also use {Mindslaver} (that's why I mentioned it in the article. ;) ).
Oops sorry I cannot read. I just look at all the +'s. That why I like cliff notes

you don't read?  X(   :'(
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: Rass on January 11, 2012, 02:22:50 PM
Quote from: BlackJester on January 11, 2012, 02:17:04 PM
Quote from: Rass on January 11, 2012, 02:12:15 PM
Quote from: BlackJester on January 11, 2012, 02:10:00 PM
Quote from: Rass on January 11, 2012, 02:03:08 PM
Lol nice cant you also use that card from besieged mind slave or something it's an artifact

Yes, you could also use {Mindslaver} (that's why I mentioned it in the article. ;) ).
Oops sorry I cannot read. I just look at all the +'s. That why I like cliff notes

you don't read?  X(   :'(
Not well it seems from my first post
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: xdarkxflamex on January 11, 2012, 03:03:38 PM
I don't think the mind slaver would work because of the difference in text from sorins ability. If you only control their turn I don't think that you'd get to bid for them. However control target player during their turn is another story. Beautiful combo
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: BlackJester on January 11, 2012, 03:39:26 PM
Both abilities have you make all choices for them. ðŸ'
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: xdarkxflamex on January 11, 2012, 03:44:09 PM
Sick
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: BlackJester on January 11, 2012, 04:26:51 PM
Quote from: xdarkxflamex on January 11, 2012, 03:44:09 PM
Sick

HEHEHehehehehe

I'm saving a different, but similar combo for another day.   :-X
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: InfinitiveDivinity on January 11, 2012, 07:01:03 PM
Quote from: xdarkxflamex on January 11, 2012, 03:03:38 PM
I don't think the mind slaver would work because of the difference in text from sorins ability. If you only control their turn I don't think that you'd get to bid for them. However control target player during their turn is another story. Beautiful combo
If you read the ultimate of the M12 {Sorin Markov}, it reads different than the Zendikar one and is actually a lot more like {Mindslaver}. They have the same effect.
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: BlackJester on January 11, 2012, 07:22:02 PM
The new wording for Sorin makes more sense. You control the player, you can't really control a turn.
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: Prophylaxis on January 11, 2012, 10:12:56 PM
If you want to make this Standard, give them control of a {Spellskite}.
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: BlackJester on January 11, 2012, 10:49:28 PM
Quote from: Prophylaxis on January 11, 2012, 10:12:56 PM
If you want to make this Standard, give them control of a {Spellskite}.

Sounds good, but there's no more {Bazaar Trader} in Standard. How would you give it to them?

Edit: {Spellskite} also requires a spell that targets a permanent. Why not one of the cheap common Souleaters from new Phyrexia?  {Pestilent Souleater}
Title: Re: Daily Combo 9: Bad Choices
Post by: Prophylaxis on January 12, 2012, 10:25:18 AM
Quote from: BlackJester on January 11, 2012, 10:49:28 PM
Quote from: Prophylaxis on January 11, 2012, 10:12:56 PM
If you want to make this Standard, give them control of a {Spellskite}.

Sounds good, but there's no more {Bazaar Trader} in Standard. How would you give it to them?

Edit: {Spellskite} also requires a spell that targets a permanent. Why not one of the cheap common Souleaters from new Phyrexia?  {Pestilent Souleater}

Yeah. Those would work too.