[Brainstorming] Killing hordes of 1/1 goblins

[xsockmonkeyx]

Holy Light is definitely an interesting option. It's one of the few spells that can catch not only small non-white summons but also Faerie Conclave and Ghitu Encampment.

Wow, I forgot Holy Light was an instant. Neat.

[FoolofaTook]

Wow, I forgot Holy Light was an instant. Neat.

The downside is 3CC and white, so it's really slow in a meta that wants to get rid of Lackey and Dark Confidant before they do too much damage.

[Pale Moon FTW]

Now that people are suggesting 3cc spells anyways, how about Tivadar's Crusade? It seems less narrow than Holy Light.

[FoolofaTook]

Now that people are suggesting 3cc spells anyways, how about Tivadar's Crusade? It seems less narrow than Holy Light.

Tividar's Crusade is more narrow than Holy Light. It's a sorcery and it takes WW1 and it only effects goblins. Holy Light in the sideboard would at least come in vs Elves (assuming anybody finds a viable deck) and might even be worth something against other themes.

Realistically though both Holy Light and Tividar's Crusade are too narrow to be viable unless Goblins suddenly becomes 50% of the field again. Caltrops is still a better option since it is a permanent that can be defended that shuts down most of Goblin's rush damage and also any other attacker with 1 toughness.

[TheInfamousBearAssassin]

Jesus tapdancing...

Echoing Truth, Echoing Decay, Pyroclasm, Sandstorm, Rain of Blades, Powder Keg. Why are you talking about Holy Light when there's already good cards in every color that do a better job of answering 1/1 tokens?

[Sanguine Voyeur]

Jesus tapdancing...

Echoing Truth, Echoing Decay, Pyroclasm, Sandstorm, Rain of Blades, Powder Keg. Why are you talking about Holy Light when there's already good cards in every color that do a better job of answering 1/1 tokens?

People like being scrubs.

Obviously.

[xsockmonkeyx]

Maybe as a minor consideration in white Stax with chalice. 2W is fairly easy to get and doesnt blow up chalice. Other than that it kind of sucks.

[sammiel]

Maybe as a minor consideration in white Stax with chalice. 2W is fairly easy to get and doesnt blow up chalice. Other than that it kind of sucks.

yeah, or instead of running crappy cards in white stax, you could stick with ghostly prison, which costs the same and has a better effect.

[xsockmonkeyx]

I was assuming you were already playing prison hence making it only a minor consideration.

[Top Deck]

The easiest way to deal with hordes of 1/1 creatures flying or not is use Caltrops. The card is splashable in any deck.

[Cait_Sith]

yeah, or instead of running crappy cards in white stax, you could stick with ghostly prison, which costs the same and has a better effect.

And use prayer to tutor it up! Wow you ARE a genius. Who needs redundancy when you have FAITH!

Seriously, yes Holy Light is not a very good card, but it does dodge your own Chalice while being viable as early as turn 1. In math, 8 is greater than 4. Twice as good actually. In Magic if you run 8 copies of a card odds are you will see one in your opening hand.

[Cait_Sith]

The easiest way to deal with hordes of 1/1 creatures flying or not is use Caltrops. The card is splashable in any deck.

That runs mana acceleration. Otherwise it comes down turn 3 and by then you could be easily missing over half your life. That makes you extremely easy prey to Tendrils of Agony, especially since your opponent still has an army of blockers.

[raharu]

But everyone can run chrome mox (not saying they should just for caltrops), and it's ninja tech, which you should appreciate.

[DrJones]

More cards:

Dealing with the tokens:
Withering Wisps
Planar Collapse

Delaying tokens:
Honorable Scout (buys 2 turns)
Children of Korlis (might buy 1 turn)
Simulacrum (might buy 1 turn)