Swans of Bryn Argoll

It's a great card engine in my Land Tax, Seismic Assault deck. Basically turns the combo into; {0}pitch a land: draw 2 cards. If I added {G} to the deck I'd definetly add Knight of the Reliquary; and Life from the Loam once I buy some.

I haven't done this to the Swans yet, but I know FATAL ATTRACTION can own card advantage. I used them on STUFFY DOLL, and I don't see any reason not to use FATAL ATTRACTION on the Swans.... Awesome, eh?

I'm giving it a five because this could be ESSENTIAL in a lot of decks. Not only is 2 W/U W/U an excellent cost for 4/3 flyer, but this can also serve the dual purpose of being an effective blocker in a W/U control deck, or a drawing engine in a W/R burn / aggro. Combines beautifully with seismic assault in the context of a land deck, and you can use the cascade mechanic to tutor the combo. I can't imagine any reason not to own a set of these.

Throw a power leak on it!

Swans of Bryn Argoll + Pariah's Shield/Pariah = You milled your friend/foe, MUAHAHAHA

i love to play this card with red. i threw this card in a mono white enchanted evening deck i built then made it white-red because i threw in this and a lot of burn. so i just burn it down to draw an insane amount of cards and play a spellbook. and the best part is it doesn't even die!!!!!!!!!

Well, it's a 4/3 with flying that can't be dealt damage...-1/-1 counters still hurt it but so what?? Just give it trample and you win whether you r opponent blocks or not.

Throw a power leak on it!
-- By stephen from Tampa, FL on March 27, 2009

Doesn't work, if you're thinking you can draw cards from it with Power Leak. Power Leak deals damage to the creature's controller, not to the creature.

I'm giving it 4 stars - it's surprising versatile for combos and cheap enough for a 4/3 flier to play just for what it is. I like it with cards like Pariah and Spirit Link. Add some Shroud effects (in particular, Diplomatic Immunity) and you've got a nice set-up. You don't have to force the card into an infinite draw engine to play it effectively...

There's currently a combo with it seismic assault and dakmor salvage in standard backed by a wish SB to help find the combo or help it resolve ala vexing shusher. Not great in my opinion, but not bad.

Middle of the line card. Great draw mechanism with cards to back it. Many combos use it... but I wouldnt. Creature removal is way to cheap nowadays. Any serious deck that is competitive will run swords and paths in side board. Dont rely on it but rather use it as a quick draw for your better cards. I would run them in certain blue white control decks for sure.

can be deadly with underworld dreams too, but there's probably better combos.

you see most people would be running removal other than burn to kill this card. examples include nameless inversion, terror, etc. putting pariah on it is dumb because your opponent will eventually draw into removal and stop it. Consider using swans in r/b ping because i see seismic assault as making swans an instant 'hit me please!' card.