Introduction
Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers has become an annual release on XBox Live Arcade, Playstation Network and Steam for fans of Magic. 2013 is the newest iteration of the series, and was the first time the series was released for the iPad as well. One of the popular features of the games has been a series of challenges pitting the player in a pre-designed situation that he/she must figure out how to overcome and achieve victory from the jaws of defeat. In 2013 10 new challenges await to be uncovered...
The eighth challenge is Sculpting the Perfect Warrior. It's your turn and you need to win. Your opponent has a wall of monsters in your way, but you have plenty of weapons in your arsenal.
The eighth challenge is Sculpting the Perfect Warrior. It's your turn and you need to win. Your opponent has a wall of monsters in your way, but you have plenty of weapons in your arsenal.
Your opponent
Source: Odric
Challenge List
- Reverse the Assault
- Exalted Army
- Drake Expectations
- Stolen Goods
- Obliterate This!
- Say Your Praetors
- Desperate Measures
- Sculpting the Perfect Warrior
- Replica's Revolt
- Goblin Raiding
Expansion 1 Challenges
Challenge Setup
Your creatures aren't able to attack, and there's a big blocker in the way anyway. It'll take a large amount of trickery and one giant creature to take down Odric.
That Metalcraft ability will save you a lot of mana
Source: Puresteel Paladin
Your Resources
Life
1
Cards in Play
10x Plains
Batterskull
Germ Token
Mortarpod (Equipped to Germ Token)
Necropouncer
Puresteel Paladin (Enchanted by Arrest)
Cards in Hand
Darksteel Axe
Phyrexian Metamorph
Repulse
Sculpting Steel
Worldslayer
1
Cards in Play
10x Plains
Batterskull
Germ Token
Mortarpod (Equipped to Germ Token)
Necropouncer
Puresteel Paladin (Enchanted by Arrest)
Cards in Hand
Darksteel Axe
Phyrexian Metamorph
Repulse
Sculpting Steel
Worldslayer
Stops your Germs better than soap
Source: Teferi's Moat
Odric's Resources
Life
20
Cards in Play
3x Islands, 3x Plains
Basilisk Collar (Equipped to Porcelain Legionnaire)
Leonin Scimitar (Equipped to Porcelain Legionnaire)
Porcelain Legionnaire
Teferi's Moat (Set to Black)
Cards in Hand
None
20
Cards in Play
3x Islands, 3x Plains
Basilisk Collar (Equipped to Porcelain Legionnaire)
Leonin Scimitar (Equipped to Porcelain Legionnaire)
Porcelain Legionnaire
Teferi's Moat (Set to Black)
Cards in Hand
None
A very versatile little card
Source: Sculpting Steel
Great for dealing some direct damage
Source: Mortarpod
Challenge Solution
Step 1: Cast Sculpting Steeltargeting Batterskull. A Germ will be created with the new Batterskullequipped. Draw a card fromPuresteel Paladin's ability, it'll beSword of Feast and Famine.
Step 2: Equip the originalBatterskull using the Equip 0 (not Equip 5) option to the Germ withMortarpod equipped. (You will always use the Equip 0 option for each piece of equipment, otherwise you'll run out of mana)
Step 3: Sacrifice the Germ toMortarpod's ability, dealing 1 damage to Porcelain Legionnaireand you gain 1 life.
Step 4: Equip the Mortarpod to the new Germ
Step 5: Sacrifice the Germ toMortarpod's ability, dealing 1 damage to Porcelain Legionnaire, killing it, and you gain 1 life.
Step 6: Play Phyrexian Metamorphas a copy of Puresteel Paladin
Step 7: Play Darksteel Axe, drawing two cards from the Puresteel Paladins. You'll get a Sword of Body and Mind and Mind Control.
Step 8: Play Sword of Feast and Famine, drawing two cards from thePuresteel Paladins. You'll get an Island and an Icy Manipulator.
Step 9: Equip both Batterskulls,Sword of Feast and Famine,Darksteel Axe and Necropouncerto the new Puresteel Paladin. He is now a 17/13 with a lot of special abilities.
Step 10: Attack with Puresteel Paladin, reducing Odric to 3 life. All of your lands will untap thanks to the Sword of Feast and Famine
Step 11: Play the Island
Step 12: Play Repulse on your original Puresteel Paladin. You'll draw another Island.
Step 13: Recast the Puresteel Paladin
Step 14: Find your Sculpting Steel (it'll be a Batterskull with an icon of overlapping cards on it equipped to the other Puresteel Paladin) and use its special ability to return it to your hand.
Step 15: Recast Sculpting Steel, copying Mortarpod. It'll come into play equipped to a new Germ. Draw a plains and a Necropouncer.
Step 16: Sacrifice the Germ using Mortarpod's ability, targeting Odric taking him down to 2 life.
Step 17: Equip Mortarpod to a Puresteel Paladin and sacrifice the Puresteel Paladin, targeting Odric taking him to 1 life.
Step 18: Equip Mortarpod to the second Puresteel Paladin and sacrifice thePuresteel Paladin targeting Odric, killing him.
Step 2: Equip the originalBatterskull using the Equip 0 (not Equip 5) option to the Germ withMortarpod equipped. (You will always use the Equip 0 option for each piece of equipment, otherwise you'll run out of mana)
Step 3: Sacrifice the Germ toMortarpod's ability, dealing 1 damage to Porcelain Legionnaireand you gain 1 life.
Step 4: Equip the Mortarpod to the new Germ
Step 5: Sacrifice the Germ toMortarpod's ability, dealing 1 damage to Porcelain Legionnaire, killing it, and you gain 1 life.
Step 6: Play Phyrexian Metamorphas a copy of Puresteel Paladin
Step 7: Play Darksteel Axe, drawing two cards from the Puresteel Paladins. You'll get a Sword of Body and Mind and Mind Control.
Step 8: Play Sword of Feast and Famine, drawing two cards from thePuresteel Paladins. You'll get an Island and an Icy Manipulator.
Step 9: Equip both Batterskulls,Sword of Feast and Famine,Darksteel Axe and Necropouncerto the new Puresteel Paladin. He is now a 17/13 with a lot of special abilities.
Step 10: Attack with Puresteel Paladin, reducing Odric to 3 life. All of your lands will untap thanks to the Sword of Feast and Famine
Step 11: Play the Island
Step 12: Play Repulse on your original Puresteel Paladin. You'll draw another Island.
Step 13: Recast the Puresteel Paladin
Step 14: Find your Sculpting Steel (it'll be a Batterskull with an icon of overlapping cards on it equipped to the other Puresteel Paladin) and use its special ability to return it to your hand.
Step 15: Recast Sculpting Steel, copying Mortarpod. It'll come into play equipped to a new Germ. Draw a plains and a Necropouncer.
Step 16: Sacrifice the Germ using Mortarpod's ability, targeting Odric taking him down to 2 life.
Step 17: Equip Mortarpod to a Puresteel Paladin and sacrifice the Puresteel Paladin, targeting Odric taking him to 1 life.
Step 18: Equip Mortarpod to the second Puresteel Paladin and sacrifice thePuresteel Paladin targeting Odric, killing him.
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