Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Expansion #1: Deadman's Gamble Challenge Solution
Overview
The fourth new challenge for Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Expansion #1 is "Deadman's Gamble"
You've drawn Gamble. It will give you a chance at any card you need, but can you use it and be certain you'll win this turn?
Challenge List
- Reverse the Assault
- Exalted Army
- Drake Expectations
- Stolen Goods
- Obliterate This!
- Say Your Praetors
- Desperate Measures
- Sculpting the Perfect Warrior
- Replica's Revolt
- Goblin Raiding
Expansion 1 Challenges
Your Resources
Life
3
Cards in Play
Island, 2x Mountains, 6x Swamps
Clockwork Hydra (with 4 +1/+1 counters)
Moltensteel Dragon
Necrotic Ooze
Cards in Hand
Dross Hopper
Galvanic Blast
Gamble
Geth's Verdict
Vector Asp
Odric's Resources
Life
23
Cards in Play
8x Plains
Knight Exemplar
Porcelain Legionnaire
Roc Egg
Cards in Hand
None
Solution
Step 1: Cast Vector Asp using an Island for mana
Step 2: Cast Geth's Verdict on Odric. He'll sacrifice his Roc Egg.
Step 3: Cast Galvanic Blast to kill his Roc Token
Step 4: Cast Dross Hopper
Step 5: Cast Gamble and select Grimgrin, Corpse-Barn. As the only card in your hand it will now be discarded
Step 6: Using Grimgrin's ability that Necrotic Ooze has gained sacrifice Dross Hopper. Necrotic Ooze will gain a +1/+1 counter.
Step 7: You will now have Grimgrin and Dross Hopper in your graveyard. Sacrifice Clockwork Hydra using the Dross Hopper's ability that Necrotic Ooze just gained so that Necrotic Ooze has both Flying and a +1/+1 counter
Step 8: At this point your Necrotic Ooze should be able to tap itself to put a +1/+1 counter on it, sacrifice a creature to put a +1/+1 counter on it and untap itself, and lastly gain flying by sacrificing a creature. Tap Necrotic Ooze to put a +1/+1 counter on it using the first of these abilities.
Step 9: Sacrifice Moltensteel Dragon to Necrotic Ooze to put a +1/+1 token on it and untap it.
Step 10: Repeat Steps 8 & 9 for Vector Asp
Step 11: Activate Necrotic Ooze's Infect ability by paying one Black mana
Step 12: Give Necrotic Ooze +1/+0 by paying 2 life
Step 13: Necrotic Ooze should now be a 10/8, attack with it which will deal 10 poison counters worth of damage to Odric (thanks to Infect), killing him