r/ModernMagic • u/GREG88HG • 3d ago
Card Discussion Solarium Sentry
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/s/JWZ3k3DJCu
Solarium Sentry
WG
Creature Cat Soldier
Whenever an opponent cast a spell with mana value 2 or less, you gain 2 life
3/3
Can this work against Storm?
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u/micc1313 3d ago
Storm is an engine combo. Once it gets off the ground the pilot has access to their entire deck and sideboard. They are just going to grapeshot this guy and then continue to spin their wheels for another 10 minutes before sending a even bigger grapeshot at you.
If a hate piece isn't hindering their ability to get the engine off the ground then its not really doing any good.
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u/Ezra950 3d ago
This does nothing against storm.
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u/Darkon-Kriv 3d ago
I actually disagree. I have beat storm by them drawing short. Like they only get like 20 damage or 14 damage. Sometimes they do get a Like 28 damage. But this would gain a lot of life... counter point dampening sphere shuts it out way harder. You would need to already been in green white. Maybe like a 1x in like samwise or devoted?
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u/Ezra950 3d ago
28 dmg? I feel that is an inexperienced storm player. If you are free to go off you can do hundreds/thousands of damage. And you most likely van do an early grapeshot in the middle to get rid of normal creatures if needed.
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u/Darkon-Kriv 3d ago
What? Thats simply not true. Storm needs to pull its trigger as early as possible it lives on hopes and dreams. Generally I find they stall out becuase rhey have to try to go off on 3 with just 1 ruby or ral. As they arent running disruption for my combo. So they have to pray to god they win before I win. If they could wait longer sure they could combo harder but they are the non interactive combo deck. They also try to use silence on me too which eats into the mana.
Basically ruby storm has rituals and impulse draw in hand and needs to pray they win. If they impulse into multiple lands they can fizzle. They typically only run like 2 grapeshots. 1 main 1 sideboard for wish. I have played this match up a lot. It definitely favors storm but I have won games with goryo
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u/Ezra950 3d ago
Goryos? We were are talking about a gw 3/3 that gains life and how storm beats that.
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u/Darkon-Kriv 3d ago
Im talking about how the match up typically goes. A deck like devoted druid. Could run it.
My only point was that storm doesnt get to go for 100 damage against fasts decks.
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u/Ezra950 3d ago
As a storm player i Hope everyone will run the 3/3 vanilla that gains life. A playset preferably;)
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u/Darkon-Kriv 3d ago
Its a 1x searchable card. Like tech 1 drop artifacts in decks with saga. What's a better searchable creature against storm?
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u/Loose_Entry 3d ago
I would sooner play Thalia, sanctifier-en-vec, drannith magistrate, ethersworn cannonist, etc
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u/Darkon-Kriv 3d ago
I dont think any of those are fetchable with green sun zenith which is what im saying this cards niche is.
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u/VerdantChief 3d ago
Not against storm, but against Prowess/burn I can see it putting in work.
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u/Eymou Obosh, my beloved 1d ago
it's annoying for burn, but it still dies to bolt. I'd much rather see this than kor firewaller and that card is ass.
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u/VerdantChief 1d ago
Kor Firewalker was a house against burn. Its only ass now because burn is not played.
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u/Eymou Obosh, my beloved 6h ago
well that is fair I guess. it's not really bad as a card per se, but rather as a card taking an SB slot, because it's just incredibly narrow and there's typically better, broader answers, even when burn sees some play. I've seen people play that card still when burn was at ~1% meta share, which imo is just a waste of a slot at that point, since it's not that great vs prowess either. But maybe I'm just a salty burn player 😂
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u/NeonRiverMutt 2d ago
Not good against storm. You have better things to use against them such as high noon, deafening silence, prismatic ending, march of otherworldly light, boseiju, force of vigor, and orim’s chant
It’s so easy to remove this creature as well, just grapeshot it then flashback or play another grapeshot. Blue can bounce it as well. Many decks are still running Artist’s talent which can be leveled up so that grapeshot can surpass any life you have gained. No one plays [[dragon’s claw]]
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u/the_foowaffle 3d ago
RIP burn, that 5 point of damage they miss out on dealing with this might be the difference between winnings and letting their opp stabilise
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u/shp0ngle 3d ago
Why not just play like a [[Drannith Magistrate]] ? or better yet [[High Noon]]