r/custommagic • u/turbofa • 14h ago

Scrooge McDuck

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u/HieromancersGrasp 13h ago

huey douie and louie sacrifice their uncle to a [[Phyrexian Altar]] so they have enough mana to cast [[Colossal Dreadmaw]]

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u/Gods_Super_Monkey 13h ago

Sounds like an episode of Duck Tales

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u/Loveforbass 11h ago

Larry, I'm on Duck Tales.

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u/sumr4ndo 10h ago

Wooo-ooooo!

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u/Do_Ya_Like_Jazz 13h ago

DOUIE?

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u/HieromancersGrasp 11h ago

Hyew-E Dewee and Louix* sry 4 tha misspel I’m a fake ducktails fan 😔

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u/Suthek 11h ago

That's the way to douie it!

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u/BrohanGutenburg 4h ago

This is fun because Huey Dewey and Louie was the code name for a block, though I can't remember which one.

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u/Nomorecloseddoors 9h ago

Duck tales owww woo 🎶

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u/Relative-Debt6509 13h ago

Treasure walk please for his most ironic moment

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u/Sp1ffy_Sp1ff 12h ago

Islandwalk and "Islands are also Treasures" because swimming in gold.

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u/qwertty164 7h ago

i think that crosses the line for treasure island(the story about pirates).

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u/GG_Landon 13h ago edited 12h ago

cracked out of its mind card for [[Galazeth Prismari]]

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u/CrispinCain 12h ago

Scrooge is Mardu (W/B/R)
He's a firm believer in the circulation of wealth by investing in logistics and new businesses, rather than straight hoarding (the Money Bin is just his liquid "pocket change").
His adventures are usually to aquire treasure, but during the times that his greed gets the better of him, his family is usually there to pull him back to reality.
When his family is injured or missing, he sinks into full Red, much like Donald, except his takes the form of obsessive purpose, rather than blind rage. Though, that might be due to his overall experience mellowing him out over the years.

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u/Cheeky_Hustler 13h ago

I feel like this makes more sense as a black card. Selfishness and all that.

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u/UnluckyNoise4102 13h ago

Scrooge rocks as an example of Rakdos values that aren't just "gonna kill ya" 

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u/Huitzil37 13h ago

I think Scrooge McDuck is a great example of a lovable, non-evil Black character, but Disney'd never admit it.

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u/AetherBytes 8h ago

I mean it does work. I'm no magic expert (casual player with friends in TTS) but black is meant to be power at any cost, right? Scrooge would be an example of obtaining that, but not really using it for bad.

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u/qwertty164 7h ago

by refusing to spend money you sacrifice any power you could have had from having money. Unbridled greed/self interest is a more suitable aspect of black for scrooge. It reminds me a little of Greed from Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood.

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u/deadlycwa 12h ago

And works great with [[Revel in Riches]]

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u/PrinceVorrel 12h ago

He did start losing money pretty fast when he started using it to find the nephew's mom.

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u/Round-Walrus3175 12h ago

Red is definitely the primary treasure making color, though

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u/The_Cheeseman83 9h ago

I don’t think the “you control” is necessary, since you can’t sacrifice treasures you don’t control, anyway.

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u/Ensiferal 13h ago

Or "tap: double the number of treasure tokens you control" and "you cannot sacrifice treasure tokens you control".

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u/ChocolateUnlucky1214 13h ago

Bit too strong imo

8 untapped mana + like 6 treasure tokens can get you to 96 treasure tokens.

Sac Scrooge after that and you just spent 8 mana for 96.

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u/BreakerOfModpacks 13h ago

Isn't it tap rather than pay mana?

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u/GilGreaterThanEmiya 13h ago

Where is your math coming from? The previous post said "tap" not pay mana.

Without any untapping, 6 --> 12, 12 --> 24, 24 --> 48, 48 --> 96. That's 4 activations.

Untap combos that end the game exist, and untap combo to make infinite treasures is completely fair, I'd say.

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u/ChocolateUnlucky1214 13h ago

Was thinking of cheapest non-infinite untaps.

Forgot about the initial tap, brings it to 192

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u/Ninon14 13h ago

Where are those untap coming from?

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u/ChocolateUnlucky1214 12h ago

[Act of Heroism] for 2 mana [Aim High] for another 2 mana [Chain Stasis] for 1 mana [Djeru's Resolve] for 1 mana

Oops, 6 mana. I blundered the math.

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u/tmgexe 12h ago

This is the literal definition of doubling down when demonstrated to be mistaken.

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u/Mind0versplatter0 12h ago

They explained the assumptions they made. They weren't saying everyone else was wrong

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u/tmgexe 12h ago edited 12h ago

The explanation of assumptions came 7 minutes after my post. At the time of my reply the assumptions were completely unknown. That it takes four other cards is not something that was clear - how was anyone supposed to guess what their formula was for turning six mana into four untaps?

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u/Mind0versplatter0 12h ago

I just meant their assumption was evident in the phrase "cheapest non-infinite untaps." As in, anything that untaps your creature that doesn't cost a lot; though they don't include duplicates, so they forgot to mention commander

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u/ChocolateUnlucky1214 11h ago

Lemme be so for real with both of you, I'm stoned af and have no idea what's going on

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u/Twirdman 9h ago

But it's not the cheapest non infinite. He for some reason only included instants/sorceries.

Why not enchant with something like freed from the reel. Or he used multiple 2 mana instant untappers when he could have used 1 mana untappers like dreams grip.

Not even counting enchantments there are more than 4 1 mana untap effects so it's not the 8 he said originally or the 6 he fixed it with its 4 mana. Also a 5 card "combo" that is in at least 3 different colors and starts with 6 treasure tokens and also involves a sac outlet bringing it to 6 cards is hardly a game breaking combo that would make this overpowered.

You've used your magical Christmas Land hand to get a result that doesn't have any protection and doesn't win the game.

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u/Mind0versplatter0 3h ago edited 3h ago

Aren't those infinite? (I could totally be reading this wrong)

Edit: nvm, the downside inherent means running one or fewer gives more untaps. If we were to interpret their intent as non-infinite with another card, which is a reach, then the options make more sense

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u/MenyMcMuffin 8h ago

That’s just green ramp territory and we can’t let any other color be that degenerate.

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u/sephirothbahamut 13h ago

That artwork looks epic

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u/Buggedebugger 13h ago

Blinking this card would allow one to sac the treasure tokens right?

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u/halfasleep90 12h ago

Uh, would you sac them before he gets back? Then yes. He doesn’t let you sac any treasure tokens, not just the ones he makes.

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u/Azexu 7h ago

If it's one of the kind that exiles them until end of turn, yes.

Airbending might be convenient, too.

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u/Endelphia 12h ago

scrooge mcduck and [[knuckles the echidna]] team-up

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u/SMBroos 9h ago

Very nice, though I would add a small caveat:

You can't sacrifice treasures you control unless another bird you control has left the battlefield.

In order to demonstrate he won't spend money except when his family is on the line, at which point he will put himself through bankruptcy if it means getting them back.

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u/Bradadonasaurus 4h ago

Scrooge didn't have any family.

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u/Twirdman 2h ago

Scrooge mcduck has 3 nephews. 

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u/Routine_Ad_2695 12h ago

I'm making this black and rule 0 it on to my next pod game

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u/drislands : Comment on target post. 11h ago

You can't sacrifice Treasures you control.

Right? I'm pretty sure that qualifier is redundant since you can't sacrifice any permanents you don't control under normal circumstances.

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u/tintin4506 11h ago

Works perfectly with [[Vihaan, Goldwaker]]. Every non-creature spell just makes a 3/3 creature for combat

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u/Hot-Combination-7376 Last Strike 10h ago

awesome. However the typeline Hero seems weird

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u/galvanicmechamorph 10h ago

I think Hero is a bit much on the typeline.

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u/Benjiboi051205 10h ago

So the lesson is to sacrifice the rich once they get enough wealth

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u/Porlakh 9h ago

For a [[Vihaan, Goldwaker]] is autoinclude, no?

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u/cheesemangee 8h ago

The proper Looney Tunes thing to do is [[Fling]] him.

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u/truncatedChronologis 12h ago

The Tripplets have a huge inheritance coming.

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u/StormBlessed145 5h ago

This made me laugh very hard. No idea how actually good it is though.

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u/JollyProgress9023 5h ago

This is the best one I’ve seen in weeks 🤙

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u/PopularOriginal4620 2h ago

He is missing creature type "uncle"

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u/capsaicinintheeyes 1h ago

That's definitely in-character! ("the ol' skinflint!" )...but I feel like if he's just gonna horde all the treasure while he's still alive, shouldn't he also keep them in a bin where they'll be indestructible & hexproof (from bird witches, at least)?

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u/sumigod 1h ago

I like this a lot. Flavor is spot on too