The Diabolic Effect: Tutoring in the Casual Setting. - by hamsandwich

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[Serra Redeemer]

Woot, a Transmute Mention. Love that ability still. Great article Hammy.

[Kamahl's Disciple]

I was rather enthralled with this article, good concept, congrats on a wonderful article hamsandwich.

[final_press]

Hooray for Hammy! Fantastic article, especially the stressing of tutors having different values in casual games. More please!

[Oblivion]

Smashing article that was fun to read (I actually laughed a few times)

Back in Rav days, Transmute was like TEH BOMBZORS in my area. Guys actually splashed black in their control decks to spam the ability. Unfortunately, its sorcery-speed is quite cumbersome.

Did I miss it or was Beseech the Queen not given a look-in?

[jimtop]

nice article. I dont play with tutor often, personnally, except harbingers. I build a EDH deck with elvish harb. and its quite cool to fetch taurean mauler with it. The other cool harbinger trick i like is in my giants deck with impromptu raid. With enough mana (or a grinning ignus) you can ''harbing'' your favorite giant and play it until EOT with the enchantment. I like transmute but I only play tolaria west to get urborg, tomb of yawgmoth in my wizard U/B deck and abuse corrupt and tendrils of corruption.

[hamsandwich]

thanks all. i'm glad you could enjoy readfin git as much as i enjoyed writing it. i definitely feel a follow up is in order.

oblivion: no, beseech the queen was not given a look, but i do play it in two decks i'm running currently. thanks for bringing it up. i felt like i kind of got to rambling, but its nice to now the subject was interesting to you.

jimtop: all great suggestions, you've got my brain turning again...

[FuDaWg45]

Nice article. I've always loved the old school tutors (Demonic, Vampiric, and the mirage tutors.)

[Oblivion]

Cheers Hammie!

Hey, here's an idea (hope I'm not going off-topic) for another article: pick a game-defining archtype or card and talk about casual ways to completely nerf that build/tech. Doesn't sound easy to me so it'll be a challenge for you I think.

[Barachem]

Nice article.

I like how you mention transmute and how it can be abused in the right deck.
I do occasionally play Diabolic Tutor myself and am totally enthralled with Gifts Ungiven, which might be a reasonably expensive rare, but is soooooooooo good.

The wishes are also great "tutors" and while i only have the Living and Glittering one, they're great for toolbox decks and also for consistency.

A good way of pseudo-tutoring is using Sensei's Divining Top with many shuffle effects, like you get with Terramorphic Expanse and Sakura-Tribe Elder.

All in all, tutors can be very great when handled properly.

[hamsandwich]

thank you barachem. *places badge of honor on chest*

in writing this article i now realize how much there is still to write about. gifts is the bomb, and i didn't even touch land search. you guys are getting my brain moving again. personally, i own a couple tops and run them in four different decks.