Re: Merieke Ri Berit

[Kevin T. Neely]

Sorry for the cross-post, but this is really a strategy post. I got
the idea from this post to .rules, and I'd love to revive that group
some. Responses should really go to that group only.

On 2008-01-25, B M <som...@somewhere.com> wrote:
> If I have a way to untap her, and I target one creature with her, then
> while that ability is on the stack, untap her and target a second
> creature, what will happen to those two creatures?

I had completely forgotten about Merieke in standard, although I have
a playset from back in the ice age era I never really got to use.

I played Vedalken Shackles back in the Mirrodin-Kamigawa days and a
new artifact from the Morningtide set appears to have made merieke
somewhat good.

Thousand-Year Elixir
Set & Rarity: Lorwyn rare
Cost: 3 Mana
Card Type: Artifact
Rules Text (Oracle): You may play the activated abilities of
creatures you control as though those creatures had haste.
1 Mana, Tap: Untap target creature.

I am not sure if a two-card combo can be good in the current standard,
but it looks to have some potential. I would like to have more
creatures that can abuse the ability, but cannot find any decent ones
that fit the bill (I miss Jushi Apprentice). Merfolk Looter might be
a possibility, but I would rather have card advantage than merely card
selection.
I like Ith because he can be used right away, but he could also be
suspended, wrath the board, then come in. (Post sideboarding in this
layout. Earlier versions had Wrath main).

Merieke Shackles ver 1

1 Ith, High Arcanist
4 Merieke Ri Berit
3 Thieving Magpie
3 Careful Consideration
4 Mana Leak
4 Mana Tithe
2 Remove Soul
4 Rune Snag
1 Spell Burst
4 Think Twice
4 Coldsteel Heart
4 Thousand-Year Elixir
4 Adarkar Wastes
6 Island
6 Plains
2 Swamp
4 Underground River

Sideboard
3 Flashfreeze
4 Wrath of God
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