It’s your future… I see a cab ride…
One of the other things that is fantastic about knowing what you have on top of your library is simple planning. If you know that you can expect a particular quality spell at some point in the next several turns, you can make far more informed choices when it comes to any of the difficult decision we make each turn. Knowing that you have a Nekrataal or a Viridian Shaman on top of your library makes deciding whether or not to kill a creature (or which creature) much easier.
But beyond simply making it easier to make the right call, there are a whole slew of cards that become far more impressive if you can just make the top of your library have a particularly decent order. And I’m not just talking about the new Deceivers from Kamigawa, either.
Vexing Arcanix – Many years ago, I tried to make use of Vexing Arcanix in a really terrible Orcish Spy deck. Being able to always guess correctly was great, and you could generally expect that most people aren’t going to get their own guesses correct, so it could double as a damage source in a pinch. Top is like a better Orcish Spy.
The Deceivers – It’s not just a Pierce Brosnan movie, it’s also the name of a slew of Kamigawa spirits that like to find land on top of your library. While this is much more of a Sealed deck and Draft trick, it’s still good to know that you can put that land on top of you library to make a Deceiver work.
Timesifter – Timesifter is a hugely risky card. If you whiff with a Timesifter out, your opponent gets an extra turn, and that isn’t good. The Top can keep the most expensive of each three cards on top of your library to make the Timesifter far more likely to lock your opponent out of the game. Just make sure you keep your library well-stocked – it will mill that expensive card away.
Erratic Explosion – You know me, I love burn. Keeping a Rorix handy on top of your library until you get to the mana to cast it is great. Getting rid of it to do 6 damage? Also great.
Call of the Wild – I remember playing a Call of the Wild years ago when I was but a wee lad. People made fun of me, but I still won a $1000 tournament with the deck. I had Sylvan Library back then, you have Sensei’s Divining Top now.
Vedalken Archmage – When building an Archmage deck, sometimes you can simply stall out on artifacts that you can cast. With the Top, find a good artifact to keep going, and then draw it. When you cast the new artifact, you’ll draw into the Top. Play the Top again, and draw another card. Coincidentally, you’ll already know what it is (since you arranged it just a bit ago).
Future Sight – Oh, Future Sight. I get a small little shiver of glee when I think about this card. Future Sight has always had one big problem, though. Glutting on lands. You’ll have already put as many land into play as you can, and one just sticks right there, annoying you. The Top can help move these about a bit. With a bit of mana, it can work much like the Vedalken Archmage trick to push into your deck – when you get that extra unplayable land on top, draw it and then replay the Top from the top of your library with Future Sight. Repeat as often as you can afford.
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SENSEI’S DIVINING TOP Posted in Feature on October 20, 2004
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/sensei%E2%80%99s-divining-top-2004-10-20
独楽はライブラリー操作ですから、ライブラリートップを参照するカードとは当然相性がよくなります。
そうしたシナジーのあるカードとして、《難問の秘儀具/Vexing Arcanix》などが挙げられています。
この手のカードとして活躍したものは、『神河物語』の後になりますが、やはり《相殺/Counterbalance》でしょう。この手のロックコンボは他にもありますが、パーツが1,2マナというのは群を抜いた軽さです。相殺コントロールというデッキを成立させ、活躍しました。
また、さらに後に登場した奇跡とも相性がよく、青白奇跡コントロールが活躍しました。奇跡という名前とは裏腹の動きになるのは皮肉ですが。
いずれにせよ、ライブラリー操作として採用されるのがずっと独楽というのは、いかに強力な操作力かということの証明でしょう。
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