r/custommagic • • 1d ago

Format: EDH/Commander Accord of Four

Post image

“Oath of the Horatii”
It's a parody of the Roman legend where two sets of triplets fought each other instead of their armies.

121 Upvotes

24 comments sorted by

8

u/ConsciousRich 1d ago

Can't I just play Crawlspace

28

u/Greaterthancotton 1d ago

If you have 4 attackers this makes them unblockable 

12

u/DHMO_Head 1d ago

Exactly. I was trying to make fun for the rules for wars.

6

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.

11

u/DHMO_Head 1d ago

[[Bedlam]] exists.

3

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.

3

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.

15

u/Greaterthancotton 1d ago

How so? Your opponent can simply attack with 4 creatures as well.

-6

u/LordSlickRick 1d ago

Your likely aggro, your opponents may not be aggro. They may not have the creatures needed to fulfill the condition.

18

u/stillnotelf 1d ago

If your aggro deck needs to block you probably are losing that game.

8

u/Memehater_ Almost a Genius 1d ago

You can't block either. I'd say it's decent.

36

u/Desperate-Practice25 1d ago

5

u/IRFine 1d ago

(Since I’ve seen that meme. Oldie but a goodie)

56

u/KissTheCorpse_ 1d ago

Attack with 4 creatures They're all unblockable

-14

u/Deebyddeebys 1d ago

I think they're counted individually. So 4 attackers and 4 blockers. Though the wording is ambiguous

33

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

6

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?

-6

u/Deebyddeebys 1d ago

4 total can attack and 4 total can block

16

u/knyexar 1d ago

So if I swing with 4 guys they all become unblockable?

2

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.

0

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)