One-Two Punch 4: Simic
July 31, 2014
By Dodo Bird Commander writer Ryan Zeitz
Hey everyone, Rhyno here charging at you with the latest installment of “One-Two Punch”, a 10-part series where I show you 3 powerful card pairs, one 2-color guild at a time.
These are NOT combos in the traditional sense that they instantly K.O. (cuz that’s below the belt). Instead, they’re the jab and the uppercut you need to get back in the fight when your opponents have you cornered.
Blue-green is Simic…Let’s go!
Move 1: Perilous Forays + Roil Elemental
This is one of the more powerful one-two punches we’ve explored in this series. Got this combination out and a land in hand? Then you’ve successfully assembled a 1-mana creature-kill machine gun! And when your clip is empty, and you’ve ramped into oblivion, you get to put the meatiest monster on the board to work for you.
Move 2: Progenitor Mimic + Frost Titan
With this duo, you get to have your cake and eat it too. As if duplicating a giant defensive fatty wasn’t enough, you get to lay on the frosting every turn, locking your opponents’ scariest permanents down for the foreseeable future.
Move 3: Vedalken Heretic + Horizon Chimera
While this duo’s not going to top any charts, some steady life gain and card draw can make all the difference in a long, drawn-out game of Commander. And, if you can figure out a way to slip your Vedalken Rougue past pesky blockers by granting it unblockability, you’ll be set up for a steady stream of cards and life.
So there you have it! Three one-two punches you can try pulling on your friends in your blue-green deck.
What are your favorite one-two punches in the land of Simic? Let me know in the comments section below.
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Just add a lotus cobra to the perilous forays + roil elemental combo and watch yourself become a horrible person
An amulet of vigor does the trick too.
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