Core Set 2020 Combat Tricks / Important Cards to Play Around

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Combat Tricks / Flash Creatures / Mass Pump Spells

Gods Willing (U) Moment of Heroism (C) 1 Raise the Alarm (C) 1 Brineborn Cutthroat (U) 1 Befuddle (C) 2
Instant - Target creature you control gains Instant - Target creature gets +2/+2 and lifelink Instant - Create two 1/1 white Soldier tokens. Creature - Flash. Whenever you cast a spell Instant - Target creature gets -4/-0 until EOT.
protection from the color of your choice until EOT. until EOT. during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Draw a card.
Scry 1. this. 2/1

Bladebrand (C) 1 Infuriate (C) Uncaged Fury (U) 1 Might of the Masses (U) Growth Cycle (C) 1
Instant - Target creature gains deathtouch until Instant - Target creature gets +3/+2 EOT. Instant - Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains Instant - Target creature gets +1/+1 until EOT for Instant - Target creature gets +3/+3 until EOT. It
EOT. Draw a card. double strike until EOT. each creature you control. gains an additional +2/+2 for each card named
Growth Cycle in your graveyard.

Feral Invocation (C) 2 Nightpack Ambush.. (R) 2 Inspiring Captain (C) 3 Inspired Charge (C) 2 Overcome (U) 3
Enchantment - Aura - Flash. Enchanted creature Creature - Flash. Your other Wolves/Werewolves Creature - When ETBs, creatures you control get Instant - Creatures you control get +2/+1 until Sorcery - Until EOT, creatures you control get
gets +2/+2. get +1/+1. At beginning of your EOT, if you didn't +1/+1 until EOT. 3/3 EOT. +2/+2 and gain trample.
cast a spell that turn, make a 2/2 Wolf. 4/4

Creeping Trailblazer (U) Empyrean Eagle (U) 1 Icon of Ancestry (R) 3

Creature - Other Elementals you control get Creature - Flying. Other creatures you control Artifact - Choose a creature type, creatures of
+1/+0. 2RG: This gets +1/+1 until EOT for each with flying get +1/+1. 2/3 that type get +1/+1. 3,T: Reveal creature of that
Elemental you control. 2/2 type from top 3 of library and put it in your hand.
Removal Spells
Devout Decree (U) 1 Eternal Isolation (U) 1 Pacifism (C) 1 Hanged Executioner (R) 2 Aerial Assault (C) 2
Sorcery - Exile target creature or planeswalker Sorcery - Put target creature with power 4 or Enchantment - Aura - Enchanted creature can't Creature - Flying. When this ETBs create 1/1 Sorcery - Destroy target tapped creature. You
that's black or red. Scry 1. greater on the bottom of its owner's library. attack or block. Spirit with flying. 3W, Exile this: Exile target gain 1 life for each creature you control w/ flying.
creature. 1/1

Cavalier of Dawn (M) 2 Sleep Paralysis (C) 3 Dungeon Geists (R) 2 Agent of Treachery (R) 5 Bone Splinters (C)
Creature - When ETBs, destroy nonland perm, Enchantment - Aura - When ETBs, tap Creature - Flying. When ETBs, tap target Creature - When ETBs, gain control of target Sorcery - Sacrifice a creature as an additional
controller gets 3/3 token. When dies, return enchanted creature. It doesn't untap during its creature an opp controls. Doesn't untap as long perm. On your end step, draw 3 cards if you cost. Destroy target creature.
artifact/enchant from GY to hand. Vigilance. 4/6 controller's untap step. as you control this. 3/3 control >= 3 perms you don't own. 2/3

Disfigure (C) Legion's End (R) 1 Noxious Grasp (U) 1 Murder (C) 1 Fathom Fleet Cut.. (C) 3
Instant - Target creature gets -2/-2 until EOT. Sorcery - Exile target opp's creature w/ CMC <= Instant - Destroy target creature or planeswalker Instant - Destroy target creature. Creature - When it ETBs, destroy target creature
2 and all copies. Then opp reveals hand and that's green or white. You gain 1 life. an opp controls that was dealt damage this turn.
exiles all copies in hand and graveyard. 3/3

Cavalier of Night (M) 2 Reckless Air Strike (C) Fry (U) 1 Reduce to Ashes (C) 4 Rabid Bite (C) 1
Creature - Lifelink. When ETBs you may sac Sorcery - Deals 3 damage to target creature with Instant - Can't be countered. Deals 5 damage to Sorcery - Deals 5 damage to target creature. If Sorcery - Target creature you control deals
another creature and detroy target opp creature. Flash Creatures
flying or destroy target artifact. Flash Creatures
target creature or planeswalker that's white or Flash Creatures
that creature would die this turn, exile it instead. damage equal to its power to target creature you
When dies, return creature CMC <= 3 to play. 4/5 blue. don't control.

Plummet (C) 1 Vivien, Arkbow.. (M) 1 Voracious Hydra (R) X Vial of Dragonfire (C) 2 Meteor Golem (U) 7
Instant - Destroy target creature with flying. Planeswalker - +1: Distribue 2 +1/+1 counters Creature - When ETBs, choose: Double number Artifact - 2,T: Deals 2 damage to target creature. Artifact Creature - When ETBs, destroy target
among up to 2 creatures, gain trample. -1: Your of +1/+1 counters on this. Or it fights another nonland permanent an opponent controls. 3/3
creature dmgs theirs. -5: Get outside creature. {4} target creature you don't control.

Direct Damage
Shock (C) Mask of Immolation (U)
Instant - Deals 2 damage to any target. Artifact - Equipment - Comes attached to 1/1
Flash Creatures
Elemental. Equipped creature has "Sac this
creature: 1 damage to any target." Equip 2
1 Ember Hauler (U) Chandra, Novice.. (R)
Creature - 1, Sacrifice: Deals 2 damage to any Planeswalker - +1: Elementals you control get
target. 2/2 +2/+0 until EOT. -1: Add RR. -2: Deals 2 damage
to any target. {5}
3 Chandra's Outrage (C) 2
Instant - Deals 4 damage to target creature and 2
Flash Creatures
damage to that creature's controller.

Sorin, Imperious.. (M) 2 Agonizing Syphon (C) 3 Dread Presence (R) 3 Gruesome Scourger (U) 3 Omnath, Locus (M) 1
Planeswalker - +1: Creature gets DT and LL until Sorcery - Deals 3 damage to any target and you Creature - When your swamp ETBs, choose one Creature - When ETBs, deals damage to target Creature - When ETBs, deals dmg to any target =
EOT, +1 counter if Vamp. +1: Sac Vamp to deal 3 gain 3 life. - You draw a card, lose 1 life. Or deals 2 damage player or planeswalker equal to the number of # of Elementals you control. Your land ETBs, put
to any target/gain 3. -3: Put Vamp into play {4} to any target and you gain 2 life. creatures you control. 3/3 +1/+1 on Elemental. 8+ lands draw a card. 3/3

Retributive Wand (U) 3

Artifact - 3,T: Deals 1 damage to any target.
When this is put into a graveyard from the
battlefield, deals 5 damage to any target.

Bounce Spells / Evasion Effects

Glaring Aegis (C) Angelic Gift (C) 1 Unsummon (C) Aether Gust (U) 1 Zephyr Charge (C) 1
Enchantment - Aura - When this ETBs, tap Enchantment - Aura - When this ETBs, draw a Instant - Return target creature to its owner's Instant - Choose target spell/permanent that's red Enchantment - 1U: Target creature gains flying
target creature an opponent controls. Enchanted card. Enchanted creature has flying. hand. or green. Its owner puts it on the top or bottom of until EOT.
creature gets +1/+3. their library.

Frost Lynx (C) 2 Captivating Gyre (U) 4 Flood of Tears (R) 4 Act of Treason (C) 2 Goblin Smuggler (C) 2
Creature - When ETBs, tap target creature an Sorcery - Return up to three target creatures to Sorcery - Return all nonland perms to their Sorcery - Gain control of target creature until Creature - Haste. Another target creature with
opp controls. It doesn't untap during its their owner's hands. owners' hands. If you return >= 4 nontoken perms EOT. Untap that creature. It gains haste until EOT. power <= 2 can't be blocked this turn. 2/2
controller's next untap step. 2/2 you control this way, put perm from hand to play.

Tectonic Rift (C) 3 Wolfrider's Saddle (U) 3 Thicket Crasher (C) 3 Manifold Key (U) 1
Sorcery - Destroy target land. Creatures without Artifact - Equipment - ETBs attached to 2/2 Creature - Trample. Other elementals you control Artifact - 1,T: Untap another target artifact. 3,T:
flying cannot block this turn. Wolf. Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and can't be gain trample. 4/3 Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
blocked by > 1 creature. Equip: 3

Counterspells / Discard / Other Sweepers

Negate (C) 1 Tale's End (R) 1 Convolute (C) 2 Ajani, Strength of.. (M) 2 Planar Cleansing (R) 3
Instant - Counter target noncreature spell. Instant - Counter target activated ability, triggered Instant - Counter target spell unless its controller Planeswalker - {Other abilities} Sorcery - Destroy all nonland permanents.
ability, or legendary spell. pays 4. 0: If you have 15 life more than starting life, exile
this and each artifact/creature opps control. {5}

Bone to Ash (C) 2 Duress (C) Mind Rot (C) 2 Flame Sweep (U) 2 Chandra, Awaken.. (M) 4
Instant - Counter target creature spell. Draw a Sorcery - Target opp reveals hand. You choose a Sorcery - Target player discards 2 cards. Instant - Deals 2 damage to each creature except Planeswalker - Can't be countered. +2: Opp gets
card. noncreature nonland card from it and they discard creatures you control with flying. 1 dmg emblem. -3: Deal 3 to each non-elemental
it. creature. -X: X dmg to target creature or PW. {6}

Thought Distortion (U) 4 Veil of Summer (U)

Sorcery - Can't be countered. Target opp reveals Instant - Draw a card if an opp has cast a blue or
hand and exiles all noncreature nonland cards in black spell this turn. You and perms you control
hand and graveyard. gain hexproof from blue and black until EOT.

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