Prey Upon

ETB Fight Mechanics

Can a man request that, instead of creatures that ETB fight, instead we have green creatures that ETB and make another creature fight? While I know that Wicked Wolf et al cause problems, I do like the gameplay

ETB make another of your creatures fight is fine. That’s just a version of Prey Upon.

Creatures Enter The Battlefield Fight / Bite Game Play Green Prey Upon Wicked Wolf Wolf

Red Fight Mechanic

Could red get an instant or sorcery that is just a simple fight effect (like Prey Upon) or one-sided fight (like Rabid Bite)?

It would probably be a sorcery, but yes to both.

Fight / Bite Instants Prey Upon Rabid Bite Red Sorceries

Aftermath Cost Influence

Does having something as an aftermath make it cost a few more mana? For example Prey Upon costs one green, but one of the new Aftermaths is three mana and does the same thing as prey upon in the graveyard.

Yes, it’s stapled to another card.

Aftermath Green Mana Prey Upon The Graveyard

Aether Revolt Reprints

Okay. I hadn't read the whole spoiler before. Reprints in Aether revolt include - Negate, Ornithopter, Conviction, Shock, and Prey Upon. Not sure if I missed any others.

FYI

Aether Revolt Card Printing Gates Negate Ornithopter Prey Upon Reprints Revolt Spoilers

Green's Removal Capability

Compared to the removal in other colors, fight is really weak. The creature you chose can be doom bladed or cyclonic rifted in response. And you have to be targeting a relatively weak creature if you want yours to survive. Oh well. At least we get prey upon at 1 mana.

Another way green deals with creatures is it gets out bigger creatures faster which the opponent has to block or die.

Colors Creatures Fight / Bite Green Mana Prey Upon

Blue's Creature Destruction

You recently said on this tumblr "Blue has no destruction". How can you say that and at the same time say Pongify is a blue spell. If Pongify isn't destruction, then neither is Beast Within.

Just as Prey Upon is green doing creature destruction in an acceptable green way (killing creatures with creatures) polymorphing things is an acceptable way for blue to do creature destruction. Note that neither gets creature destruction straight up.

Beast Beast Within Blogatog / Tumblr Blue Creatures Green Pongify Prey Upon

Green Removal Abilities

Couldn't an ability like hornet sting but only with creatures as possible target fit green? I dunno just PLEASE keep doing good green removal like prey upon.

Prey upon (and the fight ability in general) was us finding a way to let green handle creatures in a way that made sense for green.

Creatures Fight / Bite Green Hornet Hornet Sting Prey Upon

Green's Removal Innovation

I love, love, love the ways you've found to make green removal that feels green. Beast Within, Revenge of the Hunted, and the elegant Prey Upon are all home runs as far as I'm concerned. Green has also gotten some nice card advantage that's in green's flavor, such as Hunter's Insight. Do you think there's room to do similar things with red, or are you at a loss for ideas?

I would love to find red answers to red problems. If you’re talking about fight in particular, red is secondary in fight and thus does get to use it.

Beast Beast Within Fight / Bite Flavor Green Hunter's Insight Prey Upon Red Revenge of the Hunted Secondary

Desert Twister Challenge

Is Prey Upon the card that finally defeated your nemesis, Desert Twister?

I hope so. Vindicate also helped quite a bit.

Desert Twister Nemesis Prey Upon Vindicate

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