You can also do this to one of your nonland permanents at instant speed if its going to face targeted removal or a board wipe
In the end we have the my deck is a 7 joke across EDH communities around the world
There used to be bonus cards with bios of real world pro players
Ward (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .) Tragic Banshee Rarity: Uncommon TYPE: Creature SUBTYPE: Spirit CMC: 5 Mana cost: USD: $0.13 EUR: 0.05 TIX: 0.03 EDHREC RANK: 19776 (5/3) Morbid When this creature enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn
All five have value, and I've killed with the Necropolis, saved a key creature with the Hollow, combo'ed off with the Island, won with the card quality of the Stronghold and saved my life long enough to win with the Haven
Azami, Lady of Scrolls Azami, Lady of Scrolls | Illustration by Ittoku Commander (1) Planeswalker (2) Jace, Wielder of Mysteries Narset, Parter of Veils Creature (21) Archaeomancer Baral, Chief of Compliance Cyclone Summoner Glen Elendra Archmage Jace, Vryn's Prodigy Laboratory Maniac Lighthouse Chronologist Malevolent Hermit Patron Wizard Sea Gate Stormcaller Snapcaster Mage Sower of Temptation Spellseeker Thassa's Oracle Tribute Mage Trinket Mage Triskaidekaphile Trophy Mage Vedalken Aethermage Vendilion Clique Venser, Shaper Savant Instant (24) Aetherize Arcane Denial Archmage's Charm Blue Sun's Zenith Brainstorm Counterspell Cyclonic Rift Dig Through Time Dispel Dramatic Reversal Frantic Search High Tide Long-Term Plans Mana Drain Mental Misstep Muddle the Mixture Mystical Tutor Negate Pact of Negation Pongify Rapid Hybridization Reality Shift Swan Song Turnabout Sorcery (4) Expropriate Fabricate Step Through Windfall Enchantment (4) Back to Basics Mind Over Matter Mystic Remora Rhystic Study Artifact (11) Arcane Signet Extraplanar Lens Isochron Scepter Mind Stone Mana Vault Sapphire Medallion Sensei's Divining Top Sky Diamond Sol Ring Thought Vessel Throne of Eldraine Land (33) Snow-Covered Island x27 Mystic Sanctuary Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx Path of Ancestry Reliquary Tower Riptide Laboratory Seat of the Synod Prior to my ventures into the world of Urza, Lord High Artificer, I was deep in the trenches of Azami, Lady of Scrolls wizards
