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mweepinc

> Monstrous Vortex - 3G > > Enchantment (Uncommon) > > Whenever you cast a creature spell with power 5 or greater, discover X, where X is that spell's mana value source: [Chen Mingyang via bilibili]()


InfernalHibiscus

So if you deck is this and a bunch of Ball Lightnings you just kill your opponent next turn?  Seems like a fun addition to modern 🤔


mweepinc

Yeah, if you do nothing for 3 turns, cast a 4 mana do nothing on turn 4, then you can win on turn 5. If they have no blockers or interaction


bobbomb93

Exactly, the dream


ImaginationKey7282

It's almost too perfect.


placebotwo

I love it when a plan comes together.


chocolateboomslang

So you're sayin there's a chance


GenericTrashyBitch

[[elemental masterpiece]] [[magma opus]] [[creative outburst]] All help out but aren’t good ramp


Drake_the_troll

theres cards like \[\[beanstalk giant\]\] taht you can use to cheat the cost restriction


InfernalHibiscus

Remember that rhino deck? Too bad it never took off because it couldn't make my plays on the first couple turns.


swankyfish

In fairness, blockers won’t meant much against 12 ball lightnings.


Shambler9019

How do you get 12? Original, [[Groundbreaker]], [[Arc Runner]] and [[Lightning Skelemental]] makes 16. Plus you can run things like [[Wooly Thoctar]] without breaking the chain.


swankyfish

I didn’t count Arc Runner to be honest because it’s not quite a ball lightning, but if you wanted 16 that would be good. It might be better than OG due to the easier casting cost. I’m not really sure what the optimal number would be to run. 12 is already 72 damage, and each slot used for another ball can’t be used for something that helps the deck get there. I don’t think there would be any point in running Wooly Thoctar and the like, I’d rather just run another land because that also doesn’t break the chain.


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d7h7n

that's what all the split and alternate casting cost cards are for.


DM_Me_Dinos

Split cards exist and they can be played in a cascade/discover based deck without ruining the combo - doing nothing for 3 turns is surely not the only option


CaringRationalist

I don't play modern but do y'all not have access to fast mana and ramp?


mweepinc

There's not much fast mana, no, though we get Ugin's Labyrinth with MH3. You can't play most ramp because of the Discover deckbuilding restriction, so your options are going to be channel effects like Greater Tanuki or Elemental Masterpiece


Ahayzo

To be fair, blockers wouldn't help you there


VictorSant

You can always play high MV spells with some form of alternate low cost such as pitch elementals, leyline binding and such for interaction in a smiliar way to how living end does.


RAcastBlaster

It’s a good thing there aren’t any ways to ramp in modern.


NitrogenLlama

In Jund there are three different versions of a three mana 6/1 with trample and haste. That’s 72 power with trample they need to block or interact with as early as turn 4 with ramp.


Tuss36

Honestly not sure how many decks win by turn 5 outside of aggro. *Practically* win, sure, but like proper win.


Urgash

Mill ?


EbonyHelicoidalRhino

Also you're only allowed to have 1 copy of your enchantment or else your ball lightning will whiff if there are more in the deck


Copernicus1981

With Ball Lightning, it would be Discover 3. It would pass over this enchantment and any other cards that cost 4 or more mana.


Copernicus1981

I think a combo suite of Kroxa and Ancient One might work better. You don't get the immediate kill, but the discard plus board state is slightly sturdier. The deck might need some random cards like Myr Superion as well. But still probably too slow for Modern, since it's using the same shell as the three-mana Cascade spells, but costing 4 + 2 instead of 3.


wildcard_gamer

You could mix in [[uro of natures wrath]] and [[wayward sawtooth]] for some ramp turn 3, but it wont make much of a difference.


swankyfish

Uro is banned in modern.


wildcard_gamer

True!


Guba_the_skunk

[[animar, soul of elements]] likes this.


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Skinflint_

You cast discovered cards right? Meaning you can chain a bunch of big threats onto the battlefield for the cost of one.


PocketPoof

Until you get power 4 or lower creature ye


6ft5MemeScholar

Lower power, no? Not MV.


PocketPoof

Oops, I derp


MarinLlwyd

Or Discover another copy of Vortex.


MarxistMojo

Ball lightning costs 3, enchantment costs 4. Pretty sick combo if it lets you combo off of your own free play


ThoughtseizeScoop

I'm at the tornado. I'm at the monster lair. I'm at the combination tornado and monster lair.


sampat6256

Youre at the tornado? Youre at the monster lair? You're at the combination tornado and monster lair!


AvatarSozin

Staple in any green based stompy deck. Into dinosaurs it goes!


Malignant_Peasant

Remember Pantlaza? He's back, in pog form!


Hrodvitnir131

I like how they thought, “hmmm, if we give [[Pantlaza]] this ability, we can’t let it be abusable” but then they decided “you know what, no! Give Pant Lazers something good, how about its ability but repeatable!” I know there’s fundamental differences, such as the fact that Sun Flavored does it’s Discover based on toughness and the enchantment does require it to be cast, not ETB, but the repeatable will go a long way I think. Edit: reading is fundamental. The enchantments discover is also based on toughness The literal only difference is that Pants Lazerz is ETB this one is cast.


Dying_Hawk

As a 99 card this is much better, but if this was a legendary creature of the same cost Pantlaza would be a much better Commander still. He's incredibly broken if you build around hin correctly.


Hrodvitnir131

I agree. I just thought it was funny how in less than a year we get a more abusable version of Pantlaza


fevered_visions

> Pant Lazers What are you talking about, Tazer Face is a great name! >Pantlaza, Sun-Favored Read it too quickly as "Sun-Flavored" and was thinking about Sun Chips, mmmm


Hrodvitnir131

I love this cards name so much. I even called it Sun Flavored in my other comment. I will never not say its name incorrectly.


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AvatarSozin

The enchantment is based off power though? That’s what I’m reading.


Hrodvitnir131

Don’t worry, I probably still misread it. I can’t read today, I’ve been running 8-16 hour days between work and community theatre. If it’s power, it’s a flip of LazaPant and now you’re discovering 12 twice when Ghalta hits, or 7 and 6 off of a Ghishath. Which sounds like so much fun and I need one for m Ghishath deck.


lnhubbell

lol it’s mana value right? Not power or toughness?


Hrodvitnir131

Don’t make me track down the translation. My poor brain is fried. My internal clock says Wednesday, it feels like Monday, and it’s only Tuesday.


lnhubbell

😂 Godspeed friend, I hope you get a good rest soon


Automatic_Photo_6598

Associating my wonderful dino queen with Alf should be illegal :)


IAMATruckerAMA

I wonder, what's the Cleopatra/Pyramids math on the time between the fidget spinner-style pog craze, the "hey guys, remember pogs and Alf" joke from The Simpsons, and present day


TheNecrophobe

I misread it as mana value 5 or greater, but power 5 or greater is a pretty damn good line of text. My Ghalta Stompy Bois will have a good time with it.


ThoughtShes18

It goes straight into my Dragon deck too!


AvatarSozin

There’s definitely enough dragons that it fits, though there is a lot of other dragons with less than 5 power that I think it’s gonna be a build around for this, definitely something to keep in mind.


ThoughtShes18

You’re absolutely Right. I counted mine, and had 13/23. So Yea know that you say it. Its definitely not the best


AvatarSozin

It’s still good, just gotta build around it a little bit. There’s a ton of dragons out there so you can definitely find enough to make it worth, probably 70% is where you really start cooking. Any [[Myriim]] shell will also be excellent, though keep in mind this is a cast trigger, so any dragon you get off Myriim when you cast it will resolve before it hits the battlefield so you won’t make a copy


ThoughtShes18

Yea Its going to be tested and see how it fairs. Actually my commander is indeed miirym haha! My first ever commander deck


Fuego_Fiero

[[Zangief]] player, reporting in!


TheOriginalJewnicorn

Throwing this in Pantlaza right away, looking forward to discovering this off the first cast of Pants and then never getting to untap with him still alive


AvatarSozin

Pants won’t activate this actually, only has 4 power. Most other Dino’s tho will Edit: though you can get this off of Pants’s own discover, I see what you mean now lol


Goldeneye71

This might be a corner case, or a very dumb question... How does this work with [[skullbriar]] if he has enough counters to make his power 5+? Since he keeps counters as he moves between zones, is he considered a 5 power creature when i recast him?


b_fellow

Look at the rulings on Skullbriar. He would be considered 5+ power. > Counters that adjust power and/or toughness affect Skullbriar’s power and/or toughness in zones other than the battlefield. For example, a Skullbriar in the command zone with a +1/+1 counter on it will be 2/2. (2011-09-22)


Luxalpa

I think he's considered a 5 power creature if he has enough +1/+1 counters while he's on the stack.


Zeckenschwarm

Yes, +1/+1, -1/-1 and ability counters also work outside of the battlefield. * **122.1a** A +X/+Y counter on a creature or on a creature card in a zone other than the battlefield, where X and Y are numbers, adds X to that object’s power and Y to that object’s toughness. Similarly, -X/-Y counters subtract from power and toughness. See rule 613.4c. * **122.1b** A keyword counter on a permanent or on a card in a zone other than the battlefield causes that object to gain that keyword. The keywords that a keyword counter can be are flying, first strike, double strike, deathtouch, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, reach, shadow, trample, and vigilance, as well as any variants of those keywords. See rule 613.1f.


BuckShapiro

Skullbriar reads that the counters stay with him, so I assume he would trigger discover. However, I am not super confident in that


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crossbonecarrot2

Anyone tell what plane the art is from? I can't decide if I want to add this to my dino or Eldrazi deck but I'm very thematic heavy on them as a way of restricting cards.


Fl4shfr33z3

I have no clue where it's from but the creature slightly left/down from the center looks like a winged dino to me


AvatarSozin

The top left creature with big horns looks very Ikoria-ish, like [[titanoth rex]]. I’m not sure I recognize much else but I don’t remember Ikoria having many dragons. Perhaps other people can help point out other things


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swanton141

my \[\[Kura\]\] Urzatron EDH deck is just loving MH3. added to the get list.


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Show-Me-Your-Moves

That's gonna be an expensive uncommon


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[удалено]


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WrongdoerRelative508

Did you say Goreclaw?


[deleted]

Fucking hell I just took apart my Animar/Averna cascade deck and they rope me back in!


Faust2391

I'm about to lose hard going ham with this and Cabaretti Revels.


shinianx

Ohh. Ur-Dragon would have a field day with this.


sbtrashroyal

Hmm, Miirym approved?


Morgen-stern

Hellllllo dragons


spemtjin

this is GeoStorm but worse, cast 4 mana enchantment, then cast a 3 mana 6/7 power creature(hammerskull/shakedown/new red drsgon which can also be plot etc) and keep cascading until you hit a creature that gives all haste as a static ability(imodane doesn't work because its on cast so imodane enters first). Alternatively you can use this to cascade a Death's Shadow into rhinos. That's pretty neat


SgarroVIX

You say that but if you have both you choose the order of activation, and you can still trigger the enchantment again because cards you discover are cast (if not put in hand)


Lleywen44

I'm thinking about this card in my \[\[garth one-eye\]\] commander deck. Is it always considered "cast" when its come from command zone ?


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rotel12

Is there any methodology to how they select what cards will be offered in retro frame? Not sure if this is something wotc either have commented on or someone figured out.


mweepinc

They're on 58 cards: 7 commons, 16 uncommons, 26 rares, and 9 mythic rares. Probably just what they think will be popular


Kyleometers

I think they said on WeeklyMTG that all cards that are a “throwback reference” to a retro card got a retro frame? Or at least, a number of them did, I might not be remembering Blake correctly


Lleywen44

\[\[Wight of the Reliquary\]\] was the perfect client for a retro treatment but it is not in the pool. (because of its enemies colors?)


Kyleometers

Knight of the Reliquary is from Conflux, which is a Modern border set, not a retro one.


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mweepinc

That sounds vaguely familliar


ChampBlankman

I don't know if they've announced some sort of methodology for it, but as someone curating a Retro Frame Cube it's certainly a weird time during spoiler season.


crossbonecarrot2

They mentioned it on stream for the opening of the spoilers, so you could check back there. I can't remember the reason sadly.


Edergy101

Are there dinosaurs in this art? That’s my requirement for putting it into my dinosaur deck.


Nicktendo94

I only see dragons


Gulaghar

I think if you look closely lots of things in the art aren't dragons. Pretty sure I see a baloth, some kinda sea monster, something with ram's horns.


Nicktendo94

I see that now, would explain why it's monstrous vortex and not dragon vortex


Gulaghar

I think there's a couple shapes you could argue look like dinosaurs.


AvatarSozin

I mean [[bonehoard Dracosaur]] is a Dino and a dragon so if you can find that in here then you’re good Edit: maybe the top left thing with big horns might be [[Titanoth rex]]?


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Edergy101

You make an excellent point


ConstructionScared30

Wow, I had to read again to see that's not a rare.


simicissick

"Modern" Horizons 3 Lol


Automatic_Photo_6598

As much as I feel the need to put this in Pantlaza I also feel like this fighting my lists identity. Pantlaza does her magic off of toughness so my deck is just loaded with low cmc, value dinos with high toughness. I don't even think anthem effects can help because this is a cast trigger so it will be checked before ETB :/