Blue/green combos

Started by Birdbrain, December 06, 2012, 01:56:55 PM

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Birdbrain


Gorzo

You'll have to be more specific. What kind of combos are you looking for?

And don't say "any." ;)

Double-O-Scotch

{thragtusk} + {nephalia smuggler}

Gorzo

Quote from: Double-O-Scotch on December 06, 2012, 02:55:57 PM
{thragtusk} + {nephalia smuggler}

{Ghostly Flicker} also.

If you're looking for an infinite mana combo, there's one in standard right now with {Axebane Guardian} + any 3 defenders ({fog bank} works well) + {Galvanic Alchemist}

And there's a million billion synergies with the two colors, considering blue lacks power but has effects, and green lacks effects but has power (typically, and over generalized, but true), so mixing the two together often has interesting results.

Ex. {Distortion strike} + gigantic green creatures, or {Giant growth} on blue's smaller, tricky creatures.

Birdbrain

Johnny/spike kinda combos. Or bizarre and interesting combos.

Is there a card were you can pay {1} to untap a creature? If there is, {deranged assistant} untill you have 1 card left in your deck, then {psychic spiral}

KulrathKnight

Quote from: Birdbrain on December 06, 2012, 03:40:02 PM
Johnny/spike kinda combos. Or bizarre and interesting combos.

Is there a card were you can pay {1} to untap a creature? If there is, {deranged assistant} untill you have 1 card left in your deck, then {psychic spiral}

{Umbra Mantle} + {Training Grounds}.

Birdbrain

Quote from: Testset on December 06, 2012, 05:44:57 PM
Quote from: Birdbrain on December 06, 2012, 03:40:02 PM
Johnny/spike kinda combos. Or bizarre and interesting combos.

Is there a card were you can pay {1} to untap a creature? If there is, {deranged assistant} untill you have 1 card left in your deck, then {psychic spiral}
For {1}? No. That'd be horrendously broken (and in many of my decks). 😎

A few cards let you untap for {U}: {Pemmin's Aura}, {Freed from the Real}.

Others for {2}{U}: {Crab Umbra}, {Galvanic Alchemist}.

If you can tack them onto a creature that will provide the cost + 1 (or more), you have infinite mana.

Short of {Mycosynth Lattice}, I have yet to find a card that allows mana conversion from a nonland source to {U}. With the Lattice, however, you could use an untap aura on the {Deranged Assistant} for unlimited self-mill.
What about non-mana combos? I feel like I severely limited what combos people would say with that one...

Birdbrain

Thanks. Anything that's crazy and unexpected for those 2 colors? I want to go to a torny and my opponents be like..."oh, blue/green. His deck opperates like this." but pull off wacky and unexpected stuff consistently. Even if I don't win

Birdbrain

Quote from: Testset on December 06, 2012, 07:35:57 PM
Quote from: Birdbrain on December 06, 2012, 07:14:19 PM
Thanks. Anything that's crazy and unexpected for those 2 colors? I want to go to a torny and my opponents be like..."oh, blue/green. His deck opperates like this." but pull off wacky and unexpected stuff consistently. Even if I don't win
You just gotta develop an eye for cards with combo potential, in order to become Johnny.

Cards with a limited scope of use often combo poorly. One-time effects tend to be a combo dead-end. Re-usable or triggered abilities are a good bet. Search "infinite" on iMtG for ideas.

As far as "typical" functions of a color, it is only as typical as you make it. There are thousands of different cards and plenty of options for each color. Tribals are popular because they're easy to build, but go outside that box and it gets way more complex and unpredictable. Throw in artifacts and it just gets more nuts.

You really want to confuse someone? Check out the Planar Chaos expansion.
Thank you

Birdbrain

Come to think of it. {Braid, conjurer adept} I perfect for te combonation. Also, cards that can be played with green or something else. Or blue and something else would be confusing to

Jroch314

??? Ok somebody fill me in. What's a Johnny?

Coffee Vampire

When a man loves a woman....

No but seriously a Johnny is a magic player who gets his enjoyment from pulling off shenanigans, and deck building.

Jroch314

Lol thanks. And I was totally singing in my head when I was reading that

Coffee Vampire

I just watched a how I met your mother where barney sings that lol

KulrathKnight

Quote from: KulrathKnight on December 06, 2012, 04:24:35 PM
Quote from: Birdbrain on December 06, 2012, 03:40:02 PM
Johnny/spike kinda combos. Or bizarre and interesting combos.

Is there a card were you can pay {1} to untap a creature? If there is, {deranged assistant} untill you have 1 card left in your deck, then {psychic spiral}

{Umbra Mantle} + {Training Grounds}.