OK, maybe I am missing something

FusionFire · Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 221

Cloudstone Curio + Hunting Grounds (w/ threshold) + Mystic Snake = Counter Craziness that really can not be broken. Not even by Split Second:

All 3 in play, player casts something, triggers Hunting Grounds, play mystic snake target the spell, he plays something in response, you put into play other snake, bringing back the first, rinse and repeat. And it beats split second cause it reads "As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't play spells or activated abilities that aren't mana abilities." and Hunting grounds is triggered. So basically were looking at only stife being able to stop this and even then its iffy. Am i missing something here or is this a really good 3 card combo. and on top of it try adding the new TS card Draining Whelk along with Snake. Free big boys.

Draining Whelk 4UU
Creature - Illusion R
Flash
Flying
When Draining Whelk comes into play, counter target spell and put X +1/+1 counters on Draining Whelk, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.
1/1

I know its a three card combo, but add that with a Erayo deck concept and your golden IMO. any ideas? or anything you guys have messed around with.

I am messing around with this deck concept right now, not doing too bad but still lacks some power:

// Creatures
4 Mystic Snake
2 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
2 Genesis
2 Puffy Doll
2 Draining Whelk
// Spells
3 Deep Analysis
4 Counterspell
4 Fact or Fiction
4 Absorb
2 Guilty Conscience
3 Hunting Grounds
3 Cloudstone Curio
3 Life from the Loam
// Lands
4 Windswept Heath
4 Flooded Strand
4 Breeding Pool
4 Hallowed Fountain
3 Temple Garden
3 Cephalid Coliseum

djww19 · Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 401

good combo, you just need 2 creatures that'll counter to pull it off. With Draining Welk seeing print though, that's not hard. Any idea how you're gonna shit yourself into threshold?

Btw, if Withered Wretch hits play, you're boned.

Dr_Moo · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 954

You are missing something - the first word on Hunting Grounds: Threshold. Your deck can't even consistenly get Hunting Grounds to trigger early, let alone assemble a 3-card combo.