Guidelines

Do creatures with infect deal damage?

Do creatures with infect deal damage?

As you might recall, creatures with infect deal damage to creatures and players in the form of -1/-1 counters and poison counters, respectively.

Do infect counters stay on creatures?

The -1/-1 counters remain on the creature indefinitely. They’re not removed if the creature regenerates or the turn ends. Damage from a source with infect is damage in all respects. If the source with infect also has lifelink, damage dealt by that source also causes its controller to gain that much life.

How do I give all creatures infect?

There’s several cards that can give individual creatures infect:

  1. Tainted Strike is an instant, so it’s a great “surprise!
  2. Grafted Exoskeleton provides both infect and a +2/+2 boost;
  3. Phyresis and Corrupted Conscience are both auras that give a creature infect. (

Is infect good MTG?

Infect is no good because it is too slow. It takes longer (and is harder) to pay for, keep alive on the board, and swing with infect creatures to do 10 points of poison damage than to do 20 points of non infect damage. That’s why no one plays it.

Is infect good in EDH?

Infect is fine as it is. If you are playing in a 4 player game and one player plays infect and the rest plays normal damage the balance is there.

What is an infect deck?

Infect decks are aggro decks that aim to win fast with poison counters and use evasion and explosive pump spells to deliver poison counters ASAP. Infect is less of an aggro deck and is typically considered primarily a combo deck.

What’s the best one drop creature in the world?

The Land Tax on legs. Not quite as broken as that and does require you to have an open white every turn, doesn’t do anything for blocking or on turn one. But the ability to thin your deck out can’t be understated. Drawing two cards essentially a turn will take you many wonderful places. 14. Soldier of the Pantheon

Which is the best black creature in commander?

Here we are: the best black creature you could possibly ask for in a Commander deck. Like Sheoldred and Erebos, K’rrik is legendary, and can be your Commander. Younger players may not be familiar with the archvillain Yawgmoth, but they can make friends with his son and wreak havoc!

Which is the best black creature in Magic The Gathering?

Liliana of the Dark Realms is a great planeswalker for such a deck. With this spirit around, your swamps are tapping for double black mana, and that can help you cast your Commander with ease. Don’t forget to extort as a little bonus.

What happens to creatures you control with infect?

Other creatures you control with infect get +1/+1. Whenever you cast a creature spell with infect, target player gets a poison counter. Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)