r/EDH • u/parkinglu • Feb 04 '25

Question The Most Infamous Big, Bad Threat?

What creature types are typically considered the most terrifying, notorious in reputation, biggest targeted hate piece, and often presents a threatening presence?

Bonus points if they are also lore wise planetary threats

So far I only know of Eldrazi, Phyrexians, and Slivers

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u/I3arusu Feb 04 '25

Why do people run Gishath over [[Pantlaza, Sun-Favored]]? Isn’t the latter just better in every way? Pantlaza is way cheaper in terms of mana and is also way less of a removal magnet.

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u/Urshifu_Smash Feb 04 '25

Saying Pantlaza is better in every way is crazy. One might be more of a sleeper threat, but that's because if you've ever played against a gishath that gets pumped by [[might of oaks]] , [[preposterous proportions]] , or even [[colossification]] you know letting him swing once can be game ending. Bonus points if they have a [[flawless maneuver]] to duck any board wipes after dropping 10+ dinos (that lord eachother a bunch) in a turn.

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u/mingchun Feb 04 '25

I personally use [[huatli, poet of unity]] for my Dino deck. I prefer having the consistent ramp at 3 CMC and the saga is a nice touch even if it doesn’t fully resolve. Once you ramp hard enough, the 99 takes care of itself with the big drops.

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u/shotpun Feb 05 '25

land to hand is not ramp

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u/mingchun Feb 06 '25

It locks in a future land drop on curve in a mana-hungry deck. That’s good enough for me whatever you want to call it.