trevor wrote:
Did someone just ask me if Bone Shredder (or his 187 ilk) as well as Brittle Effigy (or any artifact that says "kill creatures for no color commitment") are better than unneededly fast, color specific 1 for 1s spells in EDH? If your meta REQUIRES you to run 1 cc removal just to keep up, go play vintage or build a better mana base. Your group obviously doesn't understand this format.
Nice strawman. In no way requires my group to play CMC1 removal and I didn't even imply this statement. And I cannot comprehend what spotremoval has to do with my manabase.
But, here's the thing about removal: It should always be cheaper than the threat in order to develop your own gamestate. For instance, I contemplated one of the two slots for spotremoval in Kresh the other day. The requirement was basically just that it had to be unconditional since Black is played in my group and I already had
Shriekmaw in there. Also, instant speed would be nice. The two cards I came up with were:
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Terminate-
Wrecking BallBoth kill the same creatures (I found regenerating to be a non-factor), but Wrecking Ball gives me the option to destroy a land (something which is fairly important in my meta). I still went with the Terminate just because of the difference in CMC. The spotremoval is getting important at around turn 4-7, when Prime Time and other stuff starts rolling around. If i play the Wrecking Ball, my turn at that point is most probably wasted because of CMC4. If I use the Terminate, I can still develop my board and that is the most important thing imo.
In the case of StP / PtE there is another bonus added: exiling is
good in this format, that's why they are the premier removal.
TL;DR: Only cheap spotremoval is good spotremoval.
Also, you shouldn't judge the playskill/understanding of people you don't even know. It makes you look like an ass. I will give no comment on your claim that an Emrakul hit is not really bad, I think that statement speaks for itself
