Goldfish 5: Low-Powered Cube


goldfish

This was played with a specially designed "low powered" cube of cards, specifically chosen to generate scores that wouldn't require exponential notation. Nevertheless, we found the infinite combo of Palinchron + Mirari's Wake.

PlayerScoreNotes
DK6066Full worked score below. Mirror entity, with mana from Elvish Archdruid and others.
SI4257
AS2105
DMM174

Worked scores

DK

This is the worked score for DK's score of 6066.

As with all Goldfish scores, this may not be the best score achievable. If you find a better line of play resulting in a higher score, let us know!


Cards drafted

A1 Gaea's Cradle
A2 Howling Mine
A3 Mox Jet
A4 Bonesplitter Sliver
A5 Mistform Sliver
A6 Vigor
A7 Muscle Sliver
A8 Skirk Prospector
A9 Kinsbaile Cavalier
A10 Vedalkin Heretic
A11 Ophidian
A12 Serendib Efreet
A13 Earthquake
A14 Brightstone Ritual
A15 Primordial Ooze
B1 Mirror Entity
B2 Elvish Archdruid
B3 Militia's Pride
B4 Fork
B5 Heart Sliver
B6 Mox Ruby
B7 Benalish Commander
B8 Kird Ape
B9 Rite of Passage
B10 Might Sliver
B11 Akrasan Squire
B12 Pestilence
B13 Phantatog
B14 March of the Machines
B15 Shivan Reef

Worked score

Turn 1 (Cards: 7+1)
Play Plains
Play Mox Jet
Play Mox Ruby
Play Akrasan Squire (W)
Play Howling Mine (2)

Score: 0
Creatures: 1
Akrasan Squire 1/1 Exalted

Turn 2 (Cards 3+2)
Play Island (mana now: RUBW)
Play Ophidian (2U)
Play Skirk Prospector (R)
Attack: (DAMAGE 2)

Score: 2
Creatures: 3
Akrasan Squire 1/1 Exalted
Ophidian 1/3 exch damage for draw (NO attack)
Skirk Prospector 1/1

Turn 3 (Cards 2+2)
Play Gaea's Cradle (mana now: RUBW G×3)
Play Heart Sliver (1R) (mana now: UW G×4)
Play Vedalken Heretic (GU) (mana now: W G×3)
Play Mirror Entity (2W) (mana now: G)
[Mirror Entity (1)]
Attack: (draw 2 cards) (DAMAGE 5)

Score: 7
Creatures: 6
Akrasan Squire 1/1 Exalted
Ophidian 1/3 exch damage for draw (No attack)
Skirk Prospector 1/1
Heart Sliver 1/1 all slivers haste
Vedalkin Heretic 1/1 draw card on damage
Mirror Entity 1/1

Turn 4 (Cards 2+2)
Play Plains (mana now: RUBWW G×6)
Play Mistform Sliver (1U) (mana left: RWW G×7)
Play Kinsbaile Cavalier (3W) (mana left: RW G×4)
Play Elvish Archdruid (1GG) (mana left: RW G×1 G×1)
[Mirror Entity (3)] (mana left: R G×10)
Attack: (draw 3 cards) (Score: 7×3×2 = 42)
Play Bonesplitter Sliver (3R)
Play Vigor (3GGG)

Score: 49
Creatures: 11
Akrasan Squire 1/1 Exalted
Ophidian 1/3 exch damage for draw (No attack)
Skirk Prospector 1/1
Heart Sliver 1/1 all slivers haste
Vedalkin Heretic 1/1 draw card on damage
Mirror Entity 1/1
Mistform Sliver 1/1
Kinsbaile Cavalier 2/2 all knights double strike
Elvish Archdruid 2/2 Tap for mana (No attack)
Bonesplitter Sliver 2/2 all slivers +2
Vigor 6/6

Turn 5 (Cards 1+2)
Play Plains (mana now: RUBWWW G×11 G×1)
Play Militia's Pride (1W) (mana now: RUWW G×11 G×1)
Play Kird Ape (R) (mana now: UWW G×12 G×1)
[Mirror Entity (13)] (mana now: WW G×12)
Attack: (draw 3 cards)
[Militia's Pride (WW): +2 tokens] (mana now: G×14)
(Score: 12×(13+2)×2 + 2 = 362)
Play Might Sliver (4G)
Play Muscle Sliver (1GG)

Score: 411
Creatures: 16
Akrasan Squire 1/1 Exalted
Ophidian 1/3 exch damage for draw (Attack from next turn)
Skirk Prospector 1/1
Heart Sliver 1/1 all slivers haste
Vedalkin Heretic 1/1 draw card on damage
Mirror Entity 1/1
Mistform Sliver 1/1
Kinsbaile Cavalier 2/2 all knights double strike
Elvish Archdruid 2/2 Tap for mana (No attack)
Bonesplitter Sliver 2/2 all slivers +2
Vigor 6/6
Kird Ape 1/1
Kithkin Soldier tokens 1/1 (×2)
Might Sliver 2/2 all slivers +2
Muscle Sliver 1/1 all slivers +1

Turn 6 (Cards 1+2)
Play Plains (mana now: RUBWWWW G×16 G×1)
Play Benalish Commander (3W) (mana now: RUBWWW G×13 G×1)
[Mirror Entity (1)] (mana now: UBWWW G×7)
Play Earthquake (19R)
[Vigor converts into 19× +1/+1 counters on each other non-flying creature, and dies]
(DAMAGE 19)
Attack: (draw 2 cards)
[Militia's Pride (WWW): +3 tokens] (mana now: UB G×7)
[Mirror Entity (9)]
(DAMAGE 16×(9+5+19)×2 + 3×(9+5)×2 = 1140)

Score: 1570
Creatures: 20
Akrasan Squire 1/1 Exalted
Ophidian 1/3 exch damage for draw
Skirk Prospector 1/1
Heart Sliver 1/1 all slivers haste
Vedalkin Heretic 1/1 draw card on damage
Mirror Entity 1/1
Mistform Sliver 1/1
Kinsbaile Cavalier 2/2 all knights double strike
Elvish Archdruid 2/2 Tap for mana (No attack)
Bonesplitter Sliver 2/2 all slivers +2
Kird Ape 1/1
Kithkin Soldier tokens 1/1 (×5)
Might Sliver 2/2 all slivers +2
Muscle Sliver 1/1 all slivers +1
Benalish Commander */* * = number of soldiers
*** All have 19× +1/+1 except 3×Kithkin Soldier tokens ***

Turn 7 (Cards 0+2)
Play Plains (mana now: RUBWWWWW G×20 G×1)
Attack:
[Militia's Pride (WWWWW): +5 tokens] (mana now: RUB G×25 G×1)
[Mirror Entity (1)] (mana now: RU G×25 G×25)
Play Brightstone Ritual (R) (mana now: R×25 U G×25 G×25
[Mirror Entity (76)]
[draw 2 cards]
[Phantatog: discard 2 cards for +2/+2 after first strike damage]
(DAMAGE 16×(76+19+5)×2 + 8×(76+5)×2 + 4 = 4496

Total score: 6066


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