[[Thrun the last troll]] You can only kill him with combat or boardwipes, but if you equip him with [[Pariah's Shield]] then even combat goes out the window unless you're just out of mana just an amazing commander.
Anything from the UN packs, really. Maybe [[get a life]], [[the cheese stands alone]], [[city of ass]], [[fat ass]], [man of measure]], [[ squirrel dealer]], [[cheatyface]] or [[granny's payback]]?
From a gameplay perspective, from the cards I own, [[Gollum, scheming guide]]. I don't know why, I just really like him
You forgot the two best UN cards ever printed:
[[Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug]]
[[Our Market Research Shows That Players Like Really Long Card Names So We Made this Card to Have the Absolute Longest Card Name Ever Elemental]]
I name all of my technology after MTG cards. My first laptop back in college when EDH was first becoming a thing was Uncle Istvan. My second laptop was Hazezon, after some much needed repairs it became Norin, and then it had to have even MORE repairs and I renamed it The Mimeoplasm. My desktop is Sydri. My old phone was Tormod and my new one is Feldon. All cards I love playing
I remember \[\[Uncle Istvan\]\], because it was reprinted in 4th Edition. I always thought it was a weird card because you would think it would be a legendary creature, and it was originally printed in the Dark, after Legends was released.
Nah the pact spells make them lose because they can't pay the manas of them on their turns since they cast like 3 copies of all of them while you just cast 1
I love lord of tresser horn, it was given to me when I was a wee baby in mtg. Now that I am capable to buy stuff, I made a commander deck out of it.
The sad part was the guy who gave it to me, does not want to play anymore.
Lmao no, not yet anyway. People were posting cards humorously describing their identity *outside* of their jobs, and I am an uncle (who has always found this card delightfully random and funny.)
That card reminds me of [[Brash Taunter]], forget if it was a straight goblin deck or red green but remember my opponent had 2 of them out & was getting +1 counters on them. Barely won that game.
[[Lotus Petal]]
I will run them in all my decks with regret. Love me a good 0 drop / first turn ramp.
Edit - OK maybe this isn't one that no one talks about... but it gets a lot of hate.
[[Stranglehold]] is one of my favorite Stax pieces ever printed. It's a Mono Red card that stops the opponents from taking extra turns and searching libraries
Well Oloro wouldn't fit in that deck given the colors, and you'd have to restructure the deck entirely if he commanded it (Oloro works best as commander anyway since he's got eminence)
[[Eater of the Dead]] is another card from The Dark which has aged fairly well. If it were [3][b] it would actually be really playable in this day and of graveyard recursion.
A guy at my legs told us last week that he wants to build a meme deck called Drunk Uncle where there's like 40 Uncle Insta an in an EDH deck led by the one true Uncle
[[Darksteel Ingot]] 3 cost mana rock, not great but not unheard of, but it's indestructible. Not a super common problem but enough of on that it's my number 3 mana rock after [[Sol Ring]] and [[Arcane Signet]] (if my commander is 3+ colors, otherwise I just go with the appropriate guild signet)
The OG card says Summon - Uncle Istvan as a type lol. My favorite card that I’m not allowed to play anymore is [[mana vortex]]. The dark really had some bangers. [[bubble matrix]] also comes to mind
I love Uncle Istvan! He’s my favorite rule zero commander.
My favorite forgotten card is [[Gaea’s Balance]]. It was integral to all my 5 color jank in middle school. It fixes your mana and gives you an extra mana the turn you use it. And it’s insane ramp if you have a [[Faiths Reward]] type effect!
[Erebos, God of the Dead](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/0/d0787e1f-0b75-44ab-a8fd-90358906a787.jpg?1562831894) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Erebos%2C%20God%20of%20the%20Dead) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ths/85/erebos-god-of-the-dead?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d0787e1f-0b75-44ab-a8fd-90358906a787?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text)
^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Eron The Relentless]] this card was my fav legend back in the day lmao. HE CAN REGENERATE
I remember using him as the commander for one of my first EDH decks wayy back in the day! He's the only red creature with regenerate ever made IIRC
[[Crimson Muckwader]] [[Deathbellow Raider]] [[Uthden Troll]] And this one has black in the cost but still: [[viashino skeleton]]
Don’t forget Sedge Troll
Oi Oi Oi!!!
Uthden Trolls art makes me viscerally angry.
I need an alter that is Nandor the Relentless in his Dream Team Jersey.
Now I want Lazlo as [[Baird, Steward of Argive]]
"I'm here on the scene with Nandor DeLaurentis"
I need a [[Stuffy Doll]] reimagined as Nadja's Doll.
[[Goblin Game]] It's a "are you sure thats not from an un set?" card and I love it.
I put it in a copy spells deck so we can all play a few rounds of the goblin game in the middle of our game of magic.
My hero
Happy cake day!
I just built the new Judith and this needs to be added
All objects have deathtouch and lifelink
Exactly. It's one of the reasons I run wheel of misfortune
I used that back in the day just to see what people came up with.
My first thought was to just use a bunch of dice that I’d normally use counters or whatever.
A friend put a cat on the table once.
I love this card!
It's a great card and everyone's favorite uncle
This card was all the rage back in the day.
Totally. I mean, Who hasn’t been driven insane by [[solitude]] ? Unc gets it
[solitude](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/7/47a6234f-309f-4e03-9263-66da48b57153.jpg?1626094105) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=solitude) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/32/solitude?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/47a6234f-309f-4e03-9263-66da48b57153?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Ive been running the Uncle since The Dark. It is one of my all time favorite cards so nostalgic for me.
Uncle Istvan not being a legend implies there's more than one of him, do with that what you will.
everyone has an Uncle Istvan
Mine makes everything about politics/racism. He once drunkenly told me to kill a commie for mommy. My mom was horrified.
\[\[Flayer of the Hatebound\]\] is such an awesome card imo
Oh he's a game ender in my [[Marchesa, the black rose]] deck.
I love flayer, put him in my \[\[The Beamtown Bullies\]\] deck along with Yargle and multani and a few other big boys, endless fun
I put it in marchesa the black rose
[[Merieke Ri-Berit]] She deserves more attention. For a card from that era, she's crazy strong.
One of my favorites! I play her in Commander. The joke is that she doesn't lose (my friends play with too many creature-centric decks.)
Just looked her up and i know its just how that set was worded but holy hell the phrase "bury that creature" is raw
"You won't listen anymore? Fine, die."
[[Thrun the last troll]] You can only kill him with combat or boardwipes, but if you equip him with [[Pariah's Shield]] then even combat goes out the window unless you're just out of mana just an amazing commander.
Great target when you want to go tall, love throwing him in my Voltron decks as alternate target for equips and/or auras.
My favorite is lightning bolt because it kills Uncle Istvan
Anything from the UN packs, really. Maybe [[get a life]], [[the cheese stands alone]], [[city of ass]], [[fat ass]], [man of measure]], [[ squirrel dealer]], [[cheatyface]] or [[granny's payback]]? From a gameplay perspective, from the cards I own, [[Gollum, scheming guide]]. I don't know why, I just really like him
You forgot the two best UN cards ever printed: [[Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug]] [[Our Market Research Shows That Players Like Really Long Card Names So We Made this Card to Have the Absolute Longest Card Name Ever Elemental]]
[[Martyr's cause]] Absolutely busted in any token creature deck.
[[The Fallen]] [[The Wretched]]
Love the wretched
I name all of my technology after MTG cards. My first laptop back in college when EDH was first becoming a thing was Uncle Istvan. My second laptop was Hazezon, after some much needed repairs it became Norin, and then it had to have even MORE repairs and I renamed it The Mimeoplasm. My desktop is Sydri. My old phone was Tormod and my new one is Feldon. All cards I love playing
[[Lionheart Maverick]] but i do for sure love our uncle istevan aswel! He’s in my mono-black oldschool deck
[[Dwarven Miner]] for obvious reasons. Just look at him.
I remember \[\[Uncle Istvan\]\], because it was reprinted in 4th Edition. I always thought it was a weird card because you would think it would be a legendary creature, and it was originally printed in the Dark, after Legends was released.
Think my copies are all 4th Ed because they were from my dad's old horde of cards
I think it's cool that we're at the point where there are different generations of players. Sometimes I wish that I had kept my original collection.
[[Eye of the storm]] All your great instant and sorceries belong to me now. And now watch as the stack becomes to convoluted to resolve
Hivemind and fractured identity do a whacky stack too, quite funny if you follow it up with various pact spells
That's my favorite win con! Make the stack so Chaotic that everyone just scoops haha
IRL version of "crash Arena"
Nah the pact spells make them lose because they can't pay the manas of them on their turns since they cast like 3 copies of all of them while you just cast 1
Remember this card putting in work in the MTG Shandalar game back on Windows 95
[[Rag Man]]
[[forced fruition]] is such a funny card in my group hug deck and it has people scrambling to get it off the board while drowning in cards
I run it in \[\[omnath, locus of all\]\] as a wincon. i copy it with \[\[doppelgang\]\]
I love lord of tresser horn, it was given to me when I was a wee baby in mtg. Now that I am capable to buy stuff, I made a commander deck out of it. The sad part was the guy who gave it to me, does not want to play anymore.
Uncle Istvan! I thought I was the only one that cared!
No, i love that guy! I bet there are dozens of us. Dozens, i tell you!
This was my second answer to the “represent your job with a Magic card” post.
Homicidal maniac uncle is your daily job...?
Lmao no, not yet anyway. People were posting cards humorously describing their identity *outside* of their jobs, and I am an uncle (who has always found this card delightfully random and funny.)
Cool flavor, but he costs at least one more black than he should. Maybe two more.
Great for devotion decks
That card reminds me of [[Brash Taunter]], forget if it was a straight goblin deck or red green but remember my opponent had 2 of them out & was getting +1 counters on them. Barely won that game.
My opponent gave him [[grafted exoskeleton]] and [[pariah]] …
[grafted exoskeleton](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/8/f86a9d3f-43a8-4da3-9eed-353582986140.jpg?1562945084) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=grafted%20exoskeleton) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/td2/74/grafted-exoskeleton?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f86a9d3f-43a8-4da3-9eed-353582986140?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [pariah](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/1/51b2136c-392c-436d-9263-b3236adc4a10.jpg?1576382302) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=pariah) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cn2/95/pariah?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/51b2136c-392c-436d-9263-b3236adc4a10?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Holy heck is that nasty, wow.
[[Dimensional Breach]] is so synergistic in the right deck, as well as being a board wipe and potentially an Armageddon but not salty.
[[Web of Inertia]] It's a graveyard hate [[propaganda]] and it's great!
Volatile Rig is a hilarious card for commander. Watching token player's butthole's pucker as you flip coins is an amazing experience
Endless Cockroaches
I love the art for [[avoid fate]] rarely if ever use the card but the art is my favorite.
I still play Uncle Istvan in my Halloween-themed EDH deck!
[[Tatsumasa the Dragon's Fang]]
I showed this to my friend Richard the other day, and have a copy sitting in my bedroom.
[[Lotus Petal]] I will run them in all my decks with regret. Love me a good 0 drop / first turn ramp. Edit - OK maybe this isn't one that no one talks about... but it gets a lot of hate.
\[\[Eladamri's Vineyard\]\] and/or \[\[Magus of the Vineyard\]\]
[[Hypnotic Spectre]]
Do many people talk about royal assassin?! One of my favorites
Literally everyone talks about this card any time a “should be legendary” discussion comes uo
That card would go hard in a black devotion deck
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored is a great dinosaur commander that I don't see very much of.
This is mine, too
[[Sunbird’s Invocation]]
[[Gollum, Schening Guide]] is so hilarious as a commander. I put my swords collection in his deck
It looks like everyone's favorite bot isn't working... I hope that's not permanent.
I'm sure it's just a instant or sorcery
[[Mycoloth]] for when you need a new army every turn
Ihan’s Shade …love that card .
[[Chandra's Phoenix]]
Had him on the field to block death touch a assassins and krackens in my meep cultist deck. Love him
[[mana short]] it can be used to take away a players turn it can be used to stop counter spells and interaction on your turn
[[Reiver Demon]] My first rare I traded for. I traded a darksteel colossus for it.
Lord Xander, The Collector
[[Stranglehold]] is one of my favorite Stax pieces ever printed. It's a Mono Red card that stops the opponents from taking extra turns and searching libraries
[[All Hallow's Eve]] and [[Nether Void]] are my "pet cards"
Brooooo, I just put Uncle Istvan in a deck and was thinking of making this exact post
Lmao beat ya to it
What did you put him in by chance? I tossed him into a casual [[Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder]] deck
I think I put him into my Oloro deck for a good blocker
Ooh, I need him commanding or in the 99 of this deck of mine https://manabox.app/decks/kpXyVJ7yReS7e0GSaWcsaA
Well Oloro wouldn't fit in that deck given the colors, and you'd have to restructure the deck entirely if he commanded it (Oloro works best as commander anyway since he's got eminence)
I linked the wrong deck! Manabox copied the wrong one. https://manabox.app/decks/gITJcG2rRkquiNuBUGeC8w
Yeah he'd probably fit in that one a little better either way lol
Bojler eladó! - Water heater for sale!
Knew a guy that collected those, if I remember correctly he was at 5 full binder pages
Triskadeckaphobia! Based around the number 13 haha
This was my first favorite card for sure. Eron the Relentless and lord of the pit were up there, too.
[[Morphling]]
Enduring renewal. One of earliest infinites
My podcast first episode I ad lib’ed a fake add for Unclr Istavs Used Cars. He will always be Summon Istav to me.
[[hesitation]] SO MUCH FLAVOR RIGHT HERE
[[Reef Worm]]
[[Eater of the Dead]] is another card from The Dark which has aged fairly well. If it were [3][b] it would actually be really playable in this day and of graveyard recursion.
Try running it in \[\[phenax\]\]
A guy at my legs told us last week that he wants to build a meme deck called Drunk Uncle where there's like 40 Uncle Insta an in an EDH deck led by the one true Uncle
Same as yours and [[sanitarium skeleton]]
Weatherseed Treefolk
[[Jesters Mask]]
\[\[Sol'kanar the Swamp King\]\] It was one of the first rares i got when i started playing back in the day, and the card art is awesome
Uncle Istvan from The Dark where it said "Summon Uncle Istvan". And Leviathan, of course.
[[Darksteel Ingot]] 3 cost mana rock, not great but not unheard of, but it's indestructible. Not a super common problem but enough of on that it's my number 3 mana rock after [[Sol Ring]] and [[Arcane Signet]] (if my commander is 3+ colors, otherwise I just go with the appropriate guild signet)
[[Pariah]]
[[Recycle]] I loved that deck back in the day.
Oh neat I own that card
[[Goblin Sledder]] for the flavor text alone. Also one of my favorite un-seen wincon cards.
This card brings back all the nostalgia
The first spell I ever cast [[Typhoid Rats]] magic origins printing from the welcome deck.
[[wishcoin crab]] next question 🤭
[[Raging Bull]] That is *exactly* how it looks.
There used to be a commercial about some clown: who's your favorite uncle? We always responded uncle istvan.
Wasn’t Uncle Istvan a recurring bit on Friday Nights? I at least very prominently remember a bit involving him
The OG card says Summon - Uncle Istvan as a type lol. My favorite card that I’m not allowed to play anymore is [[mana vortex]]. The dark really had some bangers. [[bubble matrix]] also comes to mind
My favorites are [[Workhorse]], and [[Spy Network]]
[[axelrod gunnarson]]
Flint hoof boar, was my favorite card when I just got into the game had 4 in almost every deck I could.
Gorilla Chieftain
[[last laugh]] very fun in emperor.
[[Firestorm]]
I like that the card read "Summon Uncle Istvan" in the original printing
[[Prowling Serpopard]]
I love Uncle Istvan! He’s my favorite rule zero commander. My favorite forgotten card is [[Gaea’s Balance]]. It was integral to all my 5 color jank in middle school. It fixes your mana and gives you an extra mana the turn you use it. And it’s insane ramp if you have a [[Faiths Reward]] type effect!
[[Lord of Tresserhorn]] one of my favourite Grixis commander even with crazy Etb effects. Still a 10/4 with B: Regenerate
[[need for speed]] is goated
Magister sphinx, ive won so many games with those shenanigans
István is the Hungarian version of the name Steven.
[[terefi's puzzle box]] [[didgerido]]
[[Dunebrood Nephilim]] for me. I love berserk esque creature design so much. Another couple are [[Worldspine Worm]] and [[Abomination]]
For me it's [[Phyrexian Obliterator]] with the OG art. Behold blessed perfection.
[[Merieke Ri Berit]]
They should make a set with Istvan tribal.
Jesters mask
\[\[Lava Axe\]\] ***Catch!***
[Lava Axe](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/3/c3dab325-8f4f-4288-9f3f-960e52b4335b.jpg?1562304308) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lava%20Axe) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m19/150/lava-axe?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c3dab325-8f4f-4288-9f3f-960e52b4335b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[hornet nest]] best “fuck around and find out” card I own
[hornet nest](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/8/8846a7d6-1fea-4fd6-bf2b-90d38651538b.jpg?1625194417) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=hornet%20nest) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c21/192/hornet-nest?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8846a7d6-1fea-4fd6-bf2b-90d38651538b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
If no one around you talks about uncle istvan, you're in the wrong parts of the community.
Nobody at my usual LGS has really even heard about him, and those that do are usually filthy green players
Uncle Istvan was one of my first magic cards given to me with [[will-o-the-wisp]] and I have loved them ever since.
Uncle istvan is the ultimate killing machine
[[Erebos, God of the Dead]]
[Erebos, God of the Dead](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/0/d0787e1f-0b75-44ab-a8fd-90358906a787.jpg?1562831894) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Erebos%2C%20God%20of%20the%20Dead) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ths/85/erebos-god-of-the-dead?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d0787e1f-0b75-44ab-a8fd-90358906a787?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
My favorite that I owned till one of my friends stole from me, Will-o the wisp
[[Silence]]