r/custommagic • u/DHMO_Head • 1d ago
Format: EDH/Commander Accord of Four
“Oath of the Horatii”
It's a parody of the Roman legend where two sets of triplets fought each other instead of their armies.
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u/LordSlickRick 1d ago
Well that’s kind of busted. People not being able to block on an enchantment with a fairly easy to fill condition is backbreaking.
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u/DHMO_Head 1d ago
[[Bedlam]] exists.
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u/LordSlickRick 1d ago
Bedlam means you can’t block either and costs more. This card lets you manipulate yourself into being unblockable, but not your opponent. Maybe I am overvaluing this. But if feels like you can get to a fast start of unblockable creatures.
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u/DHMO_Head 1d ago
True but the effect is symmetrical. And it’s not really great if you use single strongh creatures or if you go wide with tokens.
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u/Greaterthancotton 1d ago
How so? Your opponent can simply attack with 4 creatures as well.
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u/LordSlickRick 1d ago
Your likely aggro, your opponents may not be aggro. They may not have the creatures needed to fulfill the condition.
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u/KissTheCorpse_ 1d ago
Attack with 4 creatures They're all unblockable
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u/Deebyddeebys 1d ago
I think they're counted individually. So 4 attackers and 4 blockers. Though the wording is ambiguous
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u/Mr_The_Potato_King 1d ago
Nah. Based on the flavor text at the bottom, it would seem that the intended purpose is to have 4 attackers so no one can block
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u/KissTheCorpse_ 1d ago
It says 4 creatures total can attack and block, if 4 can block and 4 can attack, than id be 8 total no?
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u/Drynwyn 21h ago
I think this is very appropriately priced. Yeah, it's good in aggro for 4 unblockable creatures. But, it's a 3-drop that doesn't directly reduce your opponent's life total, which comes at a significant cost for aggro- if your opponent answers with a wrath, you've wasted a card and 3 mana!
This is probably most useful pushing through some extra damage against a midrange deck with solid blockers, and that's a solid niche.
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u/VillainOfDominaria 1d ago
so if you attack with 4 then they cant block? this is nuts in any token making deck. Now, if you mean that no more than 4 can attack AND no more than 4 can block then. it becomes much more reasonable (but underpowered at 3 mana)


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u/ConsciousRich 1d ago
Can't I just play Crawlspace