Can you use Phage the Untouchable as a commander?

Can you use Phage the Untouchable as a commander?

She’s the Impossible Commander for a reason! My list has a few ways we can accomplish this: from the hand or from the command zone. Casting Phage the Untouchable from the hand might seem like an unlikely feat. After all, she lives in the command zone.

How do you play Phage the Untouchable in EDH?

The first is to use Torpor Orb, which stops triggers from triggering due to creatures entering the battlefield. Phage won’t trigger and you won’t lose! The other way to stop it is with Sundial of the Infinite. By ending the turn with Phage’s trigger on the stack, the trigger gets exiled and you’re safe!

Can you cast Phage the Untouchable from the command zone?

Casting Phage the Untouchable from the command zone would be a sorcery-speed “Summon Game Loss” spell. As Affe points out, she could be countered when you play her, which would put her in your graveyard (or library, depending on the counter spell used). You’d still need to get her back to your hand to cast her, though.

Can you Ninjutsu Phage the Untouchable?

2004-10-04: It is only considered “cast from your hand” if you cast it as a spell from your hand. Putting it onto the battlefield from your hand using a spell or ability will cause you to lose the game….Phage the Untouchable.

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Can you double ninjutsu?

A: Yes, you can do this. Simply activate the ninjutsu ability, bouncing one creature, and then activate the ability again in response to itself, bouncing another creature, and so on and so forth until you have bounced as many creatures as you like.

Can you ninjutsu before blockers?

The ninjutsu ability can be activated during the declare blockers step, combat damage step, or end of combat step. If you wait until after the declare blockers step, because all combat damage is dealt at once, the Ninja won’t normally deal combat damage.

Can you ninjutsu shroud?

Ninjutsu doesn’t target one of your creatures because returning an unblocked creature is the cost of activating the ability rather than something the ability does. Since it isn’t targeting anything, ninjutsu can still “select” a shrouded creature.

Does Ninjitsu count as casting?

Of note: you are not casting a spell when you do this; you’re activating an ability. Also, until the swap happens, the ninjutsu card is technically in your hand.

Is phage therapy expensive?

The following is an estimate; costs may differ in your case, depending on the complexity of your condition: out-patient care: $4,000.00 – $6,000.00 for one nosology, for example sinusitis. $1,000.00 for each additional nosology. If the infection is resistant to commercially available phages, there is an additional cost …

Is ninjutsu a cast?

Why is phage therapy not approved?

Cons of phage therapy include the following: Phages are currently difficult to prepare for use in people and animals. It’s not known what dose or amount of phages should be used. It’s not known how long phage therapy may take to work.

Why is phage therapy not approved in US?

Many researchers agree that the development of phage therapy has stalled because of ‘concerns over intellectual property protection’ and ‘lack of a predefined regulatory pathway’ (Kingwell, 2015).

What is your phage the untouchable deck?

Loading… This is my work-in-progress Phage the Untouchable EDH deck. It’s a multi-pronged deck, but it plays tight control (a lot of board wiping) and mana doubling, and endeavors to get Phage out as quickly as possible and make her hexproof/indestructable/unblockable/hasted/trample, then swing her.

Can phage the untouchable be cast from the command zone?

Casting Phage the Untouchable from the command zone would be a sorcery-speed “Summon Game Loss” spell. As Affe points out, she could be countered when you play her, which would put her in your graveyard (or library, depending on the counter spell used).

Is phage a good commander for a mono-black deck?

Unfortunately, there are very few ways to get around Phage’s drawback in a mono-black deck. The options available to you include Platinum Angel, Torpor Orb Sundial of the Infinite, and some truly awkward counter-your-own-Phage-and-then-Disentomb-her shenanigans. I don’t think any of these are reliable enough to make Phage a worthwhile commander.

How do you play phage in commander?

The easiest way to play Phage in Commander is to use an alternative general and just dig her out. Your options include: Maralen gives you the built-in ability to search for Phage, though the big downside of running her is that your opponents will tend to immediately assume your deck is an “unfair” combo deck before the game even begins.