![]() ![]() Lethal Schemeįour mana to destroy a creature is okay, but not great. It’s good to attach it to fliers since the equipment doesn’t grant evasion. ![]() EDH graveyard-centric decks should give this card a spin. Mask of the Schemer can make a creature big very quickly as well as dump a lot of cards in the graveyard. Conniving once is probably not a great deal, but it shines in decks that care about cards in the graveyard and when paired with cards that let you connive a lot, like Ledger Shredder and Raffine, Scheming Seer. The way connive is worded makes it a better loot ability. And it can become real card advantage if you discard cards with graveyard mechanics like flashback or unearth, or even big creatures in a reanimator deck. Although it isn’t card advantage per se, it is card selection because you see more options (usually referred to as card filtering). Looting (drawing and discarding) is usually a solid mechanic. The only thing is that the +1/+1 counter can’t go anywhere else. So the creature doesn’t need to be around. The ‘’when it connives” still triggers even if the creature isn’t around anymore. For example, Psychic Pickpocket connives when it enters the battlefield. Since the connive trigger goes to the stack, there’s no problem if a creature doesn’t see the “when this connives…” ability. What if the Creature Isn’t Around to See a “When This Connives…” Ability? So if your creature connives and is killed in response, your decision of which card to discard becomes easier because discarding a land usually has the most upside overall. If a nonland card is discarded, the +1/+1 counter isn’t put anywhere because it can only go on the creature that connived. The draw and discard effect still take place if the creature is killed in response. When a creature connives the trigger goes on the stack and it can be responded to. What if You Kill a Creature in Response to Connive? My only doubt is the name for the mechanic since it’s strongly related to the set’s theme. Although the mechanic isn’t evergreen, looting is something that blue already does a lot, and it’s possible that we see “connive” worded as it is in other sets moving forward. The concept of drawing and discard, which a lot of players refer to as “looting” after Merfolk Looter’s activated ability, isn’t new and most sets make use of this, especially in blue.Ĭonnive is a little bit different because it’s a set mechanic and there’s an upside in discarding nonland cards, thanks to the +1/+1 counter. The History of Connive in MTGĬonnive is the mechanic for the Obscura ( ) faction in New Capenna. All actions are mandatory you have to draw a card and then discard. For example, Raffine, Scheming Seer’s controller draws X cards and discards X cards, putting a +1/+1 counter on Raffine for each nonland card discarded this way. Toluz, Clever Conductor | Illustration by Donato GiancolaĬonnive is a creature ability that says “When a creature connives, the creature’s controller draws a card and then discards a card.” If a nonland card was discarded this way, put a +1/+1 counter on the creature that connived.Īlthough most connive cards have “connive 1,” some designs let you connive X. ![]()
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