Mana tide

[Deathseide]

{braid of fire} +  {Opalescence} + {followed footsteps} + {parallel lives}
Ever growing red mana surge

[Double-O-Scotch]

Mana pools empty at the end of phases so the braid would only make mana on your upkeep. By the time it's your main phase, the mana is gone.

[Kareason]

Just find an instant with {X} dump and fire it off. Or something with a massive cumulative upkeep and use it to pay it off.

{Comet Storm}  comes to mind.

[Deathseide]

{gemstone array}

[Deathseide]

Mana pools empty at the end of phases so the braid would only make mana on your upkeep. By the time it's your main phase, the mana is gone.

Last I heard, mana pools empty at the end phase only, unless you have a card which negates the pool emptying.

[Kaleo42]

Mana pools empty at the end of phases so the braid would only make mana on your upkeep. By the time it's your main phase, the mana is gone.

Last I heard, mana pools empty at the end phase only, unless you have a card which negates the pool emptying.

Nope, every phase change. Mana produced before combat cant be used during combat for example.

[Deathseide]

Hmm, using the {gemstone array}, you can then lock things up with a {stasis} and really annoy your opponant.

[Jroch314]

 {Crimson Hellkite}

[Gorzo]

{Upwelling} fixes the phase-change mana issue.

[Juggalonoke]

{Upwelling} fixes the phase-change mana issue.

^^ always fun