-1/-1 Counters - Failed MtG Mechanics

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  @Mr.D.C. · 8 months ago

  Well this video aged well...

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• NA

  @Nagol93 · 2 years ago

  Still had more success then +0/+2 counters

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• DY

  @Dyllon2012 · 2 years ago

  The thing you missed with wither is that it bypasses indestructible.

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• TH

  @thomaspetrucka · 2 years ago

  Manalogs: “Wizard tries to avoid dimes on pennies design”<br><br>March of the Machine: <b>exists</b>

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• JE

  @jeezuhskriste5759 · 2 years ago

  This is not a failed mechanic

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• JO

  @johnnypoker46 · 2 years ago

  Actually the first card that mentioned -1/-1 counters was the blue Unstable Mutation from Arabian Nights, which was reprinted in Revised, Fourth and Fifth editions.<br><br>Consuming Fervor from Amonkhet was red and otherwise identical.

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• BU

  @burlyhusky4611 · 2 years ago

  I do like the &quot;Failed MTG Mechanics&quot; series, but I want to see the opposite, like &quot;why +1/+1 counters are successful as&quot; as example

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• GC

  @GCarssow · 2 years ago

  I actually miss Wither. &nbsp;It was a cool, unique, and flavorful ability that didn&apos;t have the design balance issues around Poison Counters like Infect did.

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• NA

  @naimyguy1622 · 2 years ago

  now you take that back. my scorpion god deck that ive been working on for years can hear you

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• AL

  @AlluMan96 · 2 years ago

  Having been raised into MTG through Amonkhet, I&apos;m a strong supporter of the -1/-1 gameplan. It was the first deck I ever played, trying to get board presence from cards like Nest of Scarabs and Hapatra and then running an artistocrats strategy to churn them into big plays with cards like Voldaren Pariah. Of all it&apos;s incarnations, I tend to like placing them as a sort of resource. Cards like Channeler Initiate ask whether you&apos;d prefer an above curve body or a mana-dork for 3 turns. Having a card like Quillspike can turn said counters into potential value. Spinning them around enables cards like Hapatra. I certainly understand that it&apos;s basically a Rube Goldberg version of a strategy that would be much better without the mechanic, but that just makes for peak Commander shenanigans.

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• EL

  @Elfangor567 · 2 years ago

  I find videos like this interesting partially because of how the high level play differed from my own casual play as a teen. I remember -1/-1 counters being quite strong because they could take out indestructible creatures. Nothing quite like getting walled by a 0/1 with indestructible. Sure, -X/-X effects worked too, but we didn&apos;t always have access to cards that did that and fit within the deck we wanted to build.

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• ST

  @stigmaoftherose · 2 years ago

  The new massacre girl was just printed with wither. Not the best timing imo.

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