The Notorious Mirror Trick

by Ben1311 on 15 June 2013

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

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How to Play

Very old trick actually... depending on opponent, make sure you get the combo Invisible Stalker + Worship out, add Tajuru (enchanted with Immunity) or/and Sterling Grove or/and Leyline out to make sure nothing can be bombed away...

Wait until your opponent damages you to 1, then play Mirror Universe from hand (covered by Autumn Veil if needed), instantly sacrifice it and attack with your stalker to win it.

!!! Be aware that Worship just deals with "damage"... cards that say "lose life" will kill you, as this is not "damage" as far as I know. So make sure to destroy those cards, which are mostly enchantments or artifacts your opponent(s) control(s).

Use Fog & Holy Day if you take too long to get the right cards while your opponent attacks you constantly...

Make sure you always have a counterspell available in case your opponent wants to target your Mirror Universe if you do not sacrifice it instantly due to having toomuch life still. Once it is in play, opponents tend to stop attacking and they try to get rid of it first, of course... If so, it is up to you when to sac it and let your stalker (hopefully more than just one) attack every round to kill your opponent before he bombs away either your Mirror Universe(s) or your Worship(s).

At the first match, you will probably win as nobody expects this old trick. Second match is tricky then: I experienced that most opponents stop to attack, building up a big army, waiting for the right cards to bomb away Worship and then try to kill me in one turn.

So I have another "trick" available: in the second match, I always change one of each non-basic lands for 3 War Dance (you need to protect them from disenchant & co. using Sterling Grove). Opponent does not attack anymore, waiting to build up his stuff... No problem, I build up my War Dances, let's see who is faster... and in case I lose my Worship to early, I normally have at least two Fogs or Holy Days in my hand, giving me another 2 rounds to show him a war dancing one-man show with my invisible stalker, killing my opponent one-hit... if not, I am killed one-hit... that's life then :)

Enjoy

Deck Tags

  • Mirror
  • Control
  • Life exchange
  • trick

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Not Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

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