SCD No Mercy

[catmint]

I never saw it in legacy. I understand it is not good enough for black based control decks, since they struggle with life total and might not be able to "take the hits". However the card effect seems unique and good.

Did this card ever have a spot in the sunlight throughout the history of legacy?
When did it fall out of favour?
How could a deck today abuse this card the best way?

[xfxf]

I see it being used as a sideboard option against decks lke RUG with no option to alpha strike you. But I guess it loses its value quite quick when there's a single (or a couple) Knight of the Reliquary growing to full size for an alpha strike. That is unless you have a way to lock the game out before that happens.

[bruizar]

I think Meekstone does most of the things you want no mercy to do at just a single mana. Afaik No Mercy is an EDH staple. In Legacy, a card such as NIght of Soul's Betrayal or The Abyss is usually just better.

[slave]

No Mercy is one of my fave black defensive cards for casual stuff, but it's a very mana-intensive card for it's effect. Wall of SOuls, Vengeful Pharaoh have similar effects.
Dark Ritual, CUlling the Weak etc. are key to getting in play, but lots of players are just gonna attack you anyway depending on what their deck can do.

Humility maybe? It'll demand a pretty good manabase, but it's already got ways to abuse it better than No mercy I guess...
Given the black mana, I'd rather run Caltrops and Deathpits of Rath! But thats' casual stuff obviously :laugh:

Like they said - Meekstone sounds good, especially if you're running Sleep-style cards, as No Mercy will only ever delay your opponent and make creature beats harder to get through.

[Barook]

Like they said - Meekstone sounds good, especially if you're running Sleep-style cards, as No Mercy will only ever delay your opponent and make creature beats harder to get through.
For what it's worth - Meekstone actually sounds good with cheap tappers like Goldmeadow Harrier.

[RaNDoMxGeSTuReS]

I thought this thread was about Snow Mercy.

[Kich867]

For what it's worth - Meekstone actually sounds good with cheap tappers like Goldmeadow Harrier.

I built that deck once, it's actually not half bad. It was all creatures with low power, SFM's to fetch Batterskull and Jitte's, Serra Avengers, it just tapped shit down and beat people with jitte counters / vigilance.

It honest to god works. You have maindeck thalia for combo etc.

[Grollub]

No Mercy wasn't good in Standard at the time nor Extended. Monsters have gotten bigger and cheaper since then, doubt it'd be any better than a pretty in the binder.

[catmint]

Thanks for the info. Had no idea it was never good. :)
...but yes, unique effects like this are fun for commander and casual play.

[Esper3k]

Forcefield!

[Finn]

No Mercy was a bomb in limited. It basically demanded you play black if you saw it.