New Posts For Thread: Mana vs. Lifehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28283023/Mana_vs._LifeHi, most good players know that Nature's Claim is generally a better card than Naturalize . If this is true, then that means that it is worth it to give 4 life to your opponent ifMost decks using dismember don't have access to B mana, this is the main reason it's used. Like Misstep was used in legacy because any colour could get something that didn't belong in it's pie. Dismember is the same, since green decks can now run remhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28283023/Mana_vs._Life?post_id=507044063#507044063Most decks using dismember don't have access to B mana, this is the main reason it's used. Like Misstep was used in legacy because any colour could get something that didn't belong in it's pie. Dismember is the same, since green decks can now run remThu, 22 Sep 2011 05:22:27 -0500Going from two to one mana is huge. Try looking at your untapped lands when you play. How often could you keep one mana open? Two? You'll soon understand.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28283023/Mana_vs._Life?post_id=507027847#507027847Going from two to one mana is huge. Try looking at your untapped lands when you play. How often could you keep one mana open? Two? You'll soon understand.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:55:09 -0500colorless removal for starters. also doesn't distinguish between black creatures or artifact creatures. other cards are used for the 6 drops of the format anyways. this can be played for only 1 mana, that's significant.dismember is used in every fhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28283023/Mana_vs._Life?post_id=507022081#507022081colorless removal for starters. also doesn't distinguish between black creatures or artifact creatures. other cards are used for the 6 drops of the format anyways. this can be played for only 1 mana, that's significant.dismember is used in every fWed, 21 Sep 2011 14:41:47 -0500But then, why is Dismember considered better than Doomblade or Go for the Throat ? I mean, paying 4 life to save one mana seems much the same thttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28283023/Mana_vs._Life?post_id=507021727#507021727But then, why is Dismember considered better than Doomblade or Go for the Throat ? I mean, paying 4 life to save one mana seems much the same tWed, 21 Sep 2011 14:34:33 -0500At nat's people started using Naturalize to dodge Mental Misstep in the SB of caw......Also, how many creatures do you need to kill on turn one? Doom blade is live for when you need it to be.Claim is good and cheap, because you won't need it that ofthttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/28283023/Mana_vs._Life?post_id=506908605#506908605At nat's people started using Naturalize to dodge Mental Misstep in the SB of caw......Also, how many creatures do you need to kill on turn one? Doom blade is live for when you need it to be.Claim is good and cheap, because you won't need it that oftMon, 19 Sep 2011 05:20:29 -0500