It’s some kind of magic~

I am terrible at openings… I mean i am REALLY terrible at the first few lines of a blog. I never quiet know what to say, how to set myself up… Its irritating really.

Huh, well now that we got that out of the way lets get cracking hmm? Zendikar was a set which brought with it many many new and exciting cards. As you all know by now i am an avid EDH fan. Generally when i look through new cards i have acquired i first inspect for exciting EDH material—and then for my 60 card decks(I know shocking, i do play both though). Of course, some cards are good material for either format, and one those cards just happens to be one of my favorites: Rite of Replication.

Just look at it! Imagine the possibilities… I mean, while a single replica is good, after a good kick this card is just plain freaking awesome. i mean come 'on five tokens? FIVE tokens!? How is that not exciting? Imagine the crazy havoc wreaking things this card can do… Lets explore some of the possibilities here:

Hagra Diabolist + RoR = Pretty straightforward; you play Hagra Diabolist, then Replicate it leading to 6 Diabolists triggering 5 times each. Did i mention that’s a 180 life loss? 5 x 6 x 6 = 180. Of Course, the same can go be done with Murasa Pyromancer if you really absolutely positively need to kill something… After all, there is no kill like overkill.

Captain of the Watch + RoR = 3 tokens per Captain that's 6 x 3 for a total of 18… now every Captain buffs all your soldiers save for itself meaning you add 6/6 to all your Tokens and 5/5 to your Captains; congratulations you now have eighteen 6/6 and six 8/8 with vigilance. Primalcrux is also a pretty terrifying possibility.

Confusion in the Ranks + X creature + RoR = Well… you will get 5-6 creatures that one of your opponent controls. If your playing EDH, for some extra style points you can take your opponents Generals and kill them with them. It is rather situational but with 5+ people in the game and you grab every last general… Kekekeke.

 

“But Nils!! You Say!
”that's all kids stuff! What is something REALLY exciting!?”
Hmm, well…
Oh!
i got it.

Twincast + RoR + Doubling Season + Opalescence = Play RoR, Twincast it, target doubling season with both… you create 10 tokens with the first Doubling Season, and then your second rite resolves triggering your 11 Seasons' twice. So mathematically it would look something like this; 5x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2= 10240+10 = 10250 tokens. If you ever pull this off in an actual game, please email us—because you have just achieved one of the many epitome’s of what is absolutely degenerate and utterly ridiculous in Magic: The Gathering. It’s also pretty darn cool. I’ve never played MTGO before, but i wonder how the game would handle ten thousand almost simultaneous token creation… Let me know if you find out.

Well that's all i have for you today, I hope you enjoyed the demonstration of madness that Rite of Replication is capable of creating. But remember that there are many more possibilities you can explore, such as with Turntimber Ranger, Siege-Gang Commando or even Malakir Bloodwitch. And please—if you have any other cool combo’s you can think of using Rite of Replication feel free to share them with us in the Comments—i love interaction! Till next time, and remember, knowledge is power, power corrupts—study those magic cards hard and be evil.