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If that player declines, the next player in turn order gets the option. As the triggered ability resolves, the active player gets the option to perform the action. The scythe of time or my blade at your throatthe choice is yours.
Ayara also has the added benefit of drawing you lots of cards, which helps mitigate one of the few downsides of extra turn spells: when you have nothing left in hand, they sometimes become expensive Explore s. If a player does, counter Temporal Extortion. There isn't a good option here, even for enemies at higher life totals. If they don't pay the life, you'll do any of those things on your next turn anyway. Anyone who chooses to pay half their life has to weigh their chances against your next turn, where you might drop an Abhorrent Overlord, Plague of Vermin, or Gray Merchant of Asphodel to absolutely wreck their day. Once you cast Temporal Extortion, their lives either get a lot harder or a whole lot lower. If you must run something less played, run Walk the Aeons. If you want extra turns just run the blue ones, like the classic Time Warp. She puts a clock on the game right away, which means your opponents will be low on life in short order. Hate to break you and all, but I know that Temporal Extortion looks like a fun card to play, but in U/B unless it's predominantly a black deck it's not too effective. So why play this spell with Ayara, who cares more about creatures than spells? Well, as it says in the flavor text of the Modern Horizons edition of Diabolic Edict, "Always give your foes a choice when they have none."Īyara, First of Locthwain comes into play early and immediately begins to drain enemies for tons of life. This card can be countered by any opponent who opts to pay half their life, and an opponent at 6 life has a lot less to lose than an opponent at 60. It's a modal card that gives your enemies a choice, which means they'll always choose the option that is most favorable to them, and least favorable to you. Temporal Extortion will likely be one of the more hotly contested cards I've discussed in this series.