Bramblecrush

Green's Power to Destroy Planeswalkers

New • 02 Jul 2022 • Asked by trollmore • 43 Comments

Using Bramblecrush as a reference, shouldn’t Green get to destroy planeswalkers? What about having creatures “fight” them?

The “destroy target non-creature permanent” effect predates planeswalkers, as we’ve been using it less specifically because of planeswalkers. Fighting planeswalkers feels more green, but it could have issues.
Bramblecrush Creatures Destroy Fight / Bite Green Non-creatures Planeswalkers

Bramblecrush Considerations

New • 04 Jun 2021 • Asked by ginkasai • 24 Comments

Is Bramblecrush a break?

No, but we do a lot less of it in green that we used to.
Bend / Break Bramblecrush Green

Green/White Exiling Query

New • 07 Apr 2018 • Asked by myheartgoesoontz • 60 Comments

Re: Green/white exiling any permanent - White can exile creatures and enchantments regularly (Angelic Edict effects) and artifacts and enchantments often (Revoke Existence effects). All it misses is lands, and green hits those on Creeping Mold/Bramblecrush. Where's the break?

You made Planeswalkers cry.
Angelic Edict Artifacts Bramblecrush Creatures Creeping Mold Enchantments Green Lands Planeswalkers Revoke Existence Selesnya (G/W) The Exile Zone White

Green's Destroy Capability

New • 25 Mar 2018 • Asked by jesin00 • 33 Comments

What's the most general "destroy target" effect that's on-color for Green? I know "Beast Within" is a break, but is "Bramblecrush" on-color? Or is Green supposed to use creatures to kill Planeswalkers?

Green can destroy artifact creatures and flying creatures.
Artifacts Beast Beast Within Bend / Break Bramblecrush Colors Creatures Destroy Flying Green Planeswalkers

Green's Mechanical Flaw

New • 25 Nov 2016 • Asked by fridgealarm • 47 Comments

What is the mechanical weakness of Green? Green can destroy all card types (e.g. Beast Within and Bramblecrush + Rabid Bite) Green can generate mass card advantage (Collected Company, Praetor's Counsel) can tutor for lands & creatures or look and take cards from top of the deck like Black or Blue. It has efficient creatures of all sizes with trample, hexproof, deathtouch, flash, indestructible, vigilance, haste, tapping for mana, lure effect, curiosity effect, reach, infect and sometimes flying.

Green is over-reliant on its creatures. For instance, its creature removal and card drawing is tied to its creatures.
Beast Beast Within Black Blue Bramblecrush Card Draw Card Types Card Types Collected Company Creatures Deathtouch Destroy Fight / Bite Flash Flying Green Haste Hexproof Indestructible Infect Lands Mana Praetor Praetor's Counsel Rabid Bite Reach Trample Tutoring Vigilance

Planeswalkers and Colors

New • 01 Oct 2014 • Asked by trifas • 51 Comments

Is any color supposed to have more or less problems with planeswalkers?

Black can destroy them directly. Red can hit them with direct damage. Green has the occasional Bramblecrush. White can Oblivion Ring them. Blue can counter them.
Black Blue Bramblecrush Colors Destroy Green More or Less Oblivion Ring Planeswalkers Red White

Planeswalker Destruction Scope

New • 04 Sep 2014 • Asked by szwanger • 27 Comments

Isn't planeswalker destruction in both black and green? After all, Bramblecrush was as recent as M14.

Green gets “destroy target non creature permanent” but it it never gets planeswalker destruction spelled out.
Black Bramblecrush Destroy Green Non-creatures Planeswalkers

Green's Land Destruction

New • 07 Nov 2013 • Asked by mithrandiryoda • 15 Comments

Is Green now number one in land destruction? Very efficient green land destruction spells like bramblecrush and acidic slime makes me ponder the question.

Green is number two. Red is still number one.
Acidic Slime Bramblecrush Green Lands Red Spells

Card Mechanic Insights

New • 12 Apr 2013 • Asked by eyeball-frog • 11 Comments

Since Bramblecrush destroys any noncreature permanent, and Murder destroys any creature, does that mean that "Destroy target permanent" could be a black/green card?

“Destroy target permanent” works with both black/green and white/black.
Black Bramblecrush Destroy Golgari (B/G) Green Non-creatures Orzhov (W/B) White

Color Pie Mechanics

New • 25 Jan 2013 • Asked by szwanger • 4 Comments

If a color gets an effect in its color pie, does it also get subsets of that effect? For example, green has "destroy target non-creature permanent" (Bramblecrush), so does it also get "destroy target planeswalker" ?

With a few exceptions, yes, colors can get the subset.
Bramblecrush Color Pie Colors Destroy Green Non-creatures Planeswalkers

Color-Pie Preferences

New • 14 Jan 2013 • Asked by karador • 10 Comments

Dear MaRo, first of all thanks for answering so many questions, I read through your blog and articles often and enjoy them alot :-) So I registered here so I could also ask you some stuff :D My question right now is color-pie related, you once stated that you like "Destroy target permanent" better in white-black than in green-black. How is that so, with green being number 1 in unconditional noncreature removal (Bramblecrush) and black being number 1 in unconditional creature removal?

I come at it from a very different vantage point. Which color combination most needs it. Black/green has more design area than white/black so I"m inclined to toss things white/black’s way.
Black Bramblecrush Colors Destroy Golgari (B/G) Green Humor Mark Rosewater Non-creatures Orzhov (W/B) White

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