What are some combos you guys can think of for {cosmic larva}
I think his effect might have some wacky combo potential
Other than {fast bond} and {curcible of worlds}
{Fling} :)
Quote from: Mike_garzone on April 12, 2013, 08:34:03 PM
{Fling} :)
lol. Ok, that's a little more blunt than I was working for, but definitely works. Anybody think of anything wacky that goes with this? Maybe something that triggers when lands hit the graveyard? Or your sac a permanent/land? Or that care about the number of lands in the graveyard?
{deathrite shaman} can use its effect, {assault strobe} & {fling} synergize, {miming slime} then {fling} the original
Or drop {fervor}, play {cosmic larva} and keep using {unsummon} to bounce it back to your hand to recast at will.
I have two of these as well, I feel the same as you, SOMETHING must combo with it!
Ok, cool. Any other cards that can make this one card bizzare? Other than {fling}. I get it, use his power against opponent. But how can I turn its effect to my advantage besides {death rite shaman}?
{Azusa, Lost but Seeking} + {Crucible of Worlds} essentially negates the larvas effect... Don't know anything that would turn it in your favor though!
Quote from: Mike_garzone on April 12, 2013, 10:01:57 PM
{Azusa, Lost but Seeking} + {Crucible of Worlds} essentially negates the larvas effect... Don't know anything that would turn it in your favor though!
well I'm going to find one. It's a weird card, and I want to find a use for it
You could {bazaar trader} it or something then nerf its power/ability to attack? Idk how youd guarantee it stay on their field but you could do it. {agoraphobia} it {bazaar trader} it then find a way to keep it alive
Only thing I can think of is {Isocron Scepter} imprinted with {Stifle} or {Trickbind}. Counter it's sacrifice ability for a measly 2 mana/turn is a pretty reasonable cost for a 3-mana 7/6 trample, no?
And yeah, giving it haste somehow would be a huge plus.
Ok cool. Though I'm not talking about canceling its ability. I want to use it in a wacky combo
It took some digging, but I found some decent cards that work off having land in the graveyard. {Forgotten Harvest} can turn a land into a buff every turn, {Genju of the Spires} can be a decently strong creature for 3 mana each turn, {Harvest Wurm} is a fairly costed creature that you shouldn't have a problem summoning, {Planar Birth} could set you up for a big X burn spell, and {Terravore} could become pretty big. Lastly, I think {Akki Raider} would be a nice addition.
Oh, and I strongly discourage this, but {Knight of the Reliquary} works off land in the grave. Really not for a red deck though, so it'd be pretty bad.
Quote from: Keyeto on April 13, 2013, 08:13:31 AM
It took some digging, but I found some decent cards that work off having land in the graveyard. {Forgotten Harvest} can turn a land into a buff every turn, {Genju of the Spires} can be a decently strong creature for 3 mana each turn, {Harvest Wurm} is a fairly costed creature that you shouldn't have a problem summoning, {Planar Birth} could set you up for a big X burn spell, and {Terravore} could become pretty big. Lastly, I think {Akki Raider} would be a nice addition.
Oh, and I strongly discourage this, but {Knight of the Reliquary} works off land in the grave. Really not for a red deck though, so it'd be pretty bad.
i was going to put it in a red/ green deck. Or my naya zoo once I get the cards for it. And thanks. Do you happen to have any of these cards?
I like it! Also consider {reckless charge}
Quote from: Birdbrain on April 13, 2013, 08:32:54 AM
i was going to put it in a red/ green deck. Or my naya zoo once I get the cards for it. And thanks. Do you happen to have any of these cards?
No problem! Unfortunately, I do not have these cards. If I did, I'd send them your way.
You need {Eon Hub}!!
Quote from: Antirayman on April 14, 2013, 06:59:47 AM
You need {Eon Hub}!!
nice suggestion. though, i want to use the effect, not bypass it.
Just thought of {Mimic Vat}. Have it sac itself and add it to the vat, and you have yourself a nice little toy!
Quote from: Gorzo on April 14, 2013, 04:15:11 PM
Just thought of {Mimic Vat}. Have it sac itself and add it to the vat, and you have yourself a nice little toy!
cool. Though its also useful with creatures with ETB effects and death effects...{thragtusk}!
{Life from the Loam} + {Oracle of Mul Daya}
Quote from: Izzet? on April 15, 2013, 10:10:51 PM
{Life from the Loam} + {Oracle of Mul Daya}
well. I suppose I should have expected lots of combos that try to negate his effect instead of harness it. Lol
There really aren't any ways to make losing your own lands beneficial to you. Aside from minor cantrips like {Deathrite Shaman}'s ability, sacrificing your land is only going to hurt you, and hurt you bad.
{fast bond} + {crucible of worlds} + that one card were you sac a land to gain 3 life...
Edit: {overgrown estate}
What were you saying now gorzo?
I think you're missing the gist of what I meant ;)
{Fastbond} is banned is essentially every format because of how easily it abuses everything to absurd proportions. There are lots of combos for Fastbond, and {Crucible of Worlds} has many combo pieces as well. But it's the ease of use, wording, and way that they do what they do that make them so versitile and powerful. A card ability like the once-per-turn-at-a-specific-time-with-unchangable-perimeters-and-an-effect-that-by-itself-accomplishes-nothing-but-self-detriment on {Cosmic Larva} can't become a Johnny card because anyone wills it to - I'm sure there are a couple great synergies, and maybe a combo or two for it, but any powerful combos involving sacrificing lands or creatures have much more reliable and efficient options.
I guess that's true. Though an awesome synergy may exist. It would be like going to a big city, and expect to find an alien space ship shooting banana cream pies at everyone, while a hoard of gremlins jumps over a green and blue moon to find it. Right?
I would LOVE an alien space ship shooting cream pies.
Just realized...the larva is perfect with the new card {drowned in filth}
Quote from: Birdbrain on April 16, 2013, 07:06:31 AM
{fast bond} + {crucible of worlds} + that one card were you sac a land to gain 3 life...
Edit: {overgrown estate}
What were you saying now gorzo?
{zuran orb} too...
He's kinda sweet with {Varolz, the Scar Striped}
Quote from: InfinitiveDivinity on April 24, 2013, 05:46:21 PM
He's kinda sweet with {Varolz, the Scar Striped}
true. So I guess a deck around it would be Jund colored