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English-language Forums => General Magic => Topic started by: Morganator 2.0 on November 14, 2022, 11:19:38 pm
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I'm not allowed to play this game in real life anymore, so playing it on the internet and centered around a specific topic should be fine.
For those who don't know, Never Have I Ever is a drinking game. Someone prefaces a sentence with "Never have I ever..." and if you are someone who has done that thing, you take a drink. When you make the statement, it has to be something you've never done.
In our case, if you did the thing, just upvote the post. And if you have a story related to that post, be sure to tell the story. Never Have I Ever is all about sharing your wild and wacky experiences.
With the rules out of the way (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Out+of+the+Way), I'll start with a simple one.
Never have I ever spilled a drink on MtG cards.
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Unfortunately I spilled more than one time a drink above magic cards... two of my cards still smell a little like mango.
Also an easy one:
Never have I ever found a card I just forgot under my couch.
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Never have I ever, on more than one occasion, thought of an idea for a deck, brewed it, bought the singles I needed for it, sleeved it up, goldfished a few hands, only to lose interest and build something else for the next games night and retire it before even playing the deck once.
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Never Have I Ever failed to use interaction I had on the board / in the hand to stop a combo from happening.
I've taught myself to wait until the last moment to use my scarce counters and these days I've learnt the philosophy so well that on several occasions I've failed to use said spells to stop a combo from happening. I know my opponent's combo, I know how it works, I know when to stop it but for some forsaken reason I've decided it's fine to let it resolve. WHY?
I have done this. Thanks. Tapping out.
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I should have also specified that your supposed to say something that you yourself have not done. Hence the preface of "Never have I ever..."
So in my case, I have never spilled a drink on cards. I'm fishing to see if other people have.
Another simple one. Never have I ever played Mind's Eye (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Mind%27s+Eye). Even when it was all the rage in commander, I didn't see the appeal.
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Here's a fun one. Never have I ever seen someone get kicked out of a game store or event.
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Here's one that I'm curious if people have the same / an analogous one:
Never have I ever built a Selesnya deck.
I've built every other colour way near countless times, but I've never built a green white deck in any format. Not even in draft.
For the record, if I ever were to, it would be a Krond the Dawn Clad (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Krond+the+Dawn-Clad) EDH deck. Such a majestic flying golden lion.
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Never have I ever built a 5 color commander deck
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Never have I ever told myself, that this is the last commander deck I build for awhile, only to start working on next deck soon after :’)
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Is someone gonna tell their story about seeing someone get kicked out of a game store? I want to hear about that.
Here's one that I'm curious if people have the same / an analogous one:
Never have I ever built a Selesnya deck.
As an analogue, I've never made an Orzhov deck, except for that one time in draft.
I've tried building them, but I get bored during playtesting and take them apart without a real game.
Never have I ever come in last place during Friday Night Magic. I've come close, but not quite.
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Never have I ever bought a card only for the price to bottom out soon after.
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Never have I ever bought a card only for the price to bottom out soon after.
I have ever. So many times. That's why I don't buy singles as soon as they release anymore. I wait a few weeks. As a general rule, most singles are at their lowest 2 weeks after the set release.
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Never have I ever drank alcohol before playing magic, playing magic or after playing magic
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I have never ever built an EDH deck outside of specific release. I love the oversized cards. I look forward on getting Atraxa, Praetors' Voice (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Atraxa%2C+Praetors%27+Voice). I also never have ever built Modern deck outside of specific Tribe. I will build more decks, but always with a Tribal mindset.
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Never have I ever made a strict budget deck.
I've tried making budget decks, but I always end up going over whatever limit I set.
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Never have I ever made a strict budget deck.
I've tried making budget decks, but I always end up going over whatever limit I set.
I made a budget deck once. Corona hit card prices and now it's triple its original price.
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I think it's a sub-game for me - I want to see the lowest possible number I can achieve while making a budget deck, and at the same time to drag it out, I make sub budget change options as well. I have like 10's of decklists for people wanting to start in EDH and most of them I can just gift out as a "Welcome to commander" decks cause they are 15-20€ tops. If they like it they can make my suggested upgrades to rise the power of the deck. I started doing this because in my town, there is no LGS, nearest one is one hour drive away - we do visit it during pre-releases and some other game nights, but I've kinda made a MTG hometown hub at my place and we try to get together to play each Sunday. So, if somebody brings a new friend etc, they can easily get into commander right away without having to order and wait on things. Same goes for drafts etc - I have this "MTG mini shop shelf" that has a shop-like display of boosters, sleeves, deckboxes etc and people can just buy them from me and I will use the money I get to restock the MTG shelf.
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Never have I ever resolved a cyclonic rift (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Cyclonic+Rift)
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Never have I ever resolved a cyclonic rift (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Cyclonic+Rift)
Does this mean that you've tried casting it and it's always been countered? Or that you haven't used Cyclonic Rift (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Cyclonic+Rift) in any of your decks?
Never have I ever been to a Grand Prix.
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This thread has been consuming my spare thoughts a lot over the last few days.
I've been trying to think of something I have never done that the most amount of other players will have done, but I doubt there is anything more likely than "play Selesnya".
Turns out there's a lot of stuff I haven't done. Never been to a GP, never came last at FNM, never seen someone get kicked out of an event, never built a deck to a specific budget.
So now, it's time to find out what kind of degenerates frequent this site.
Never have I ever...not paid the one.
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Never have I ever lost to infect and complained that it's a busted unfun mechanic.
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This thread has been consuming my spare thoughts a lot over the last few days.
I've been trying to think of something I have never done that the most amount of other players will have done, but I doubt there is anything more likely than "play Selesnya".
Sometimes saying really bizarre or off-the-wall things will work. Even if it's something that makes you think "no one has done that", someone might have.
For example:
Never have I ever flipped a table, thrown cards, or otherwise physically vented frustration at a game.
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Never have I ever won a game with Thassa's Oracle (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Thassa%27s+Oracle). I haven't found a deck to use it in yet.
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Never have I ever won a game with Thassa's Oracle (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Thassa%27s+Oracle). I haven't found a deck to use it in yet.
Are we specifically talking about the ability, or does a good old fashioned fish beatdown count? I've closed out a game with a Thoracle carrying a couple of swords before.
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Never have I ever won a game with Thassa's Oracle (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Thassa%27s+Oracle). I haven't found a deck to use it in yet.
Are we specifically talking about the ability, or does a good old fashioned fish beatdown count? I've closed out a game with a Thoracle carrying a couple of swords before.
I meant with the ability. That's certainly a neat way to win with it. Which I also haven't done.
Here's a fun one. Never have I ever seen someone get kicked out of a game store or event.
Three people have upvoted this post, which means three people have witnessed someone get kicked out of a store. Dish girl. Tell me your juicy stories.
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Never have I ever said I would make a Sidisi, Brood Tyrant (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Sidisi%2C+Brood+Tyrant) primer and then just didn't.
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Never have I ever used proxyes.
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Never have I ever said I would make a Sidisi, Brood Tyrant (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Sidisi%2C+Brood+Tyrant) primer and then just didn't.
I'm conflicted. I want to upvote for the good joke and the sick burn, but I'm not the one who said I was going to do the primer.
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Never have I ever played Urabrask the Hidden (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Urabrask+the+Hidden). I've done every original praetor except that one.
And while I have everyone's attention FIVE people have seen someone get kicked out of a store or event. I gotta hear about this. These are the best stories.
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And while I have everyone's attention FIVE people have seen someone get kicked out of a store or event. I gotta hear about this. These are the best stories.
It wasn't something that happened while I was around, I missed the week it happened, but I heard about it at my local store and you seem to really want one of these kinds of stories.
Apparently some drunk dude got really pissed off about something and pulled a knife on someone else at the table. Got slammed into the wall for it before getting physically thrown out of the store, there was a pretty noticeable dent in the wall the following week so I'm pretty sure they're not pulling my leg. Drinking was already not allowed in the store, but after that coming in drunk was not permitted either.
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Oh shit I thought of one!
Never have I ever morphed a card.
3 mana for a 2/2 then more mana to morph just never seems all that good to me outside of limited, and I never played limited in Khans.
If you know of any morph cards that are good in EDH / Cube that are worth morphing, please do share.
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Sagu Mauler (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Sagu+Mauler)?
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Sagu Mauler (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Sagu+Mauler)?
Maybe in a very low-powered cube, but certainly not in commander.
The only one I see played outside of a morph strategy is Willbender (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Willbender) and rarely Den Protector (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Den+Protector).
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Oh shit I thought of one!
Never have I ever morphed a card.
3 mana for a 2/2 then more mana to morph just never seems all that good to me outside of limited, and I never played limited in Khans.
If you know of any morph cards that are good in EDH / Cube that are worth morphing, please do share.
I've morphed Tribal Forcemage (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Tribal+Forcemage) in my Lathril deck to win a game before.
"Why do you have a morph card in there?" only got asked once, they don't let it live anymore. I've put a Birchlore Rangers (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Birchlore+Rangers) in since, just to have the option to bait removal if I don't need to turn all my elf tokens into a ton of mana.
Not necessarily good, but the total cost isn't too unusual for Overrun (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Overrun) type effects and is one of the few able to be done at instant speed so it's not exactly bad either. Definitely one of the best morph options though, not counting things good ignoring morph like Grim Haruspex (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Grim+Haruspex).
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"If you know of any morph cards that are good in EDH"
I got the Kadena, slinking sorcerer (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Kadena%2C+Slinking+Sorcerer) Commander Deck. So all of the morph cards are good with this. Got crazy amount of triggers and options while playing this deck.
I don't like playing selesnya that much, because of the lag of instant interaction (sure there are cards).
But:
Never have I ever lost with selesnya enchantments (it is ridiculously powerful) nor selesnya token deck.
(My versions of this type of decks I called: Harmonious Tokens and Calix' empty throne. If someone like to build an always winning deck
: ) : < Schrödingers Smiley)
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Gift of Doom (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Gift+of+Doom) can be quite funky.
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I made a budget deck once. Corona hit card prices and now it's triple its original price.
I had a foil Karona when corona hit card prices and now she's triple her original price.
Never have I ever played a basic Forest (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Forest).
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Never ever have I used paper and a writing utensil to keep track of my life total in MTG
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Man oh man, if this was a drinking game I'd be so wasted right now.
So, I finally finished building a deck with singles I bought (one of which included Ashnod's Altar (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Ashnod%27s+Altar) which I paid nearly $30 for, which was the going price at the time) and I spilled an entire bottle of Mountain (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Mountain) Dew on the deck... Sapphire Medallion (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Sapphire+Medallion), Consecrated Sphinx (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Consecrated+Sphinx), and a few other high value cards of course took the most liquid damage. I used a hair dryer to dry them as much as I could and set them beneath a stack of heavy books to press them flat as I could. Still fucked them as far as overall condition goes, but at least they're playable.
With this same deck I spent so so so much time and effort, with many smelling like Mountain (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Mountain) Dew, I ended up ditching the deck in it's entirety when I found something else to hyperfixate on.
I have seen someone get kicked out of a tournament for being caught cheating. Like... bad adding cards from outside the game to his hand kind of cheating. When they counted his deck he ended up having 113 cards... three of which were the same card... so... yeah, he was both kicked out of the tournament and banned from playing there.
Never have I ever paid more than $50 for a single card.
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Never ever have I used paper and a writing utensil to keep track of my life total in MTG
Paper and pen were just how we did that back in 1994.
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Never have I ever played a basic Forest (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Forest).
I'm sorry but theres no way youve never played a basic forest (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Forest)? ???
Unless i guess you never play green
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Never have I ever paid more than $50 for a single card.
Not frequently. A lot of the holiday promos have cost me more than $50.
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Never have I ever lost with selesnya enchantments (it is ridiculously powerful) nor selesnya token deck.
No upvote? So everybody always wins with selesnya? Tier 0 Deck! Awesome! 8)
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Never have I ever lost with selesnya enchantments (it is ridiculously powerful) nor selesnya token deck.
No upvote? So everybody always wins with selesnya? Tier 0 Deck! Awesome! 8)
Never have I ever built a Selesnya deck.
Sorry my dude. I have no data for comparison.
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Never have I ever lost with selesnya enchantments (it is ridiculously powerful) nor selesnya token deck.
No upvote? So everybody always wins with selesnya? Tier 0 Deck! Awesome! 8)
The only Selesnya decks I've made for myself are a combo Saffi Eriksdotter (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Saffi+Eriksdotter) deck and Katilda, Dawnhart Prime (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Katilda%2C+Dawnhart+Prime) human tribal. No enchantment decks, no token decks. I did make a Cadira, Caller of the Small (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Cadira%2C+Caller+of+the+Small) deck for a friend for Christmas, though I've yet to have a chance to actually play against them using it. And of course that wouldn't be me winning nor losing with a deck of that sort.
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Never have I ever lost with selesnya enchantments (it is ridiculously powerful) nor selesnya token deck.
No upvote? So everybody always wins with selesnya? Tier 0 Deck! Awesome! 8)
Technically I haven't lost because I've never played those archetypes before.
Never have I ever scooped in response (https://deckstats.net/forum/index.php/topic,66941.0.html).
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Never have I ever scooped in response (https://deckstats.net/forum/index.php/topic,66941.0.html).
But have you ever scooped in response to your own overcomplicated board state? This is considered a win con in my playgroup.
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But have you ever scooped in response to your own overcomplicated board state? This is considered a win con in my playgroup.
Nope. I've had other people scoop to my complicated board state, but I've never given up due to my boardstate. The only times I conceed is when I either have to leave right away, or when I can see the opponent's win condition and no one can do anything about it.
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Never have I ever scooped in response (https://deckstats.net/forum/index.php/topic,66941.0.html).
But have you ever scooped in response to your own overcomplicated board state? This is considered a win con in my playgroup.
I have while playing storm. Went something like this:
"I've got loads of mana, a stacked graveyard and a storm count in the 20s. I can probably win from here, but I can't see the line and you have had to put up with this long enough. I scoop. You guys carry on and close out the game. I need a lie down."
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Never have i ever built a commander deck
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Never ever have I used paper and a writing utensil to keep track of my life total in MTG
Paper and pen were just how we did that back in 1994.
Oh I get it but I started playing magic way later then that which was casual table magic so we used dice. Then around 2015 I started doing drafts and others just brought paper and writing utensils. So I was more then willing to let others keep track of life totals. Then jumping into commander which one just doesn't need paper and writing utensils. Unless of course you are using that white board to hand draw tokens. Which that I have done but I don't personally own that to hand draw tokens.
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Never have I ever scooped in response (https://deckstats.net/forum/index.php/topic,66941.0.html).
But have you ever scooped in response to your own overcomplicated board state? This is considered a win con in my playgroup.
I have while playing storm. Went something like this:
"I've got loads of mana, a stacked graveyard and a storm count in the 20s. I can probably win from here, but I can't see the line and you have had to put up with this long enough. I scoop. You guys carry on and close out the game. I need a lie down."
The Volrath, the Shapestealer (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Volrath%2C+the+Shapestealer) player in our group typically scoops on turn 6 or 7, after mutating a few times. We all have Gatherer and Reddit open on our phones trying to figure the stack out, and he'll just surrender to the big think.
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Never ever I have played Magic Online or have ever used computer simulator of the game like Cockatrice. I also never have ever built over-budgeted Tribal decks. There are cheaper budget Tribes and pricier ones. Strict Tribal budget? Yes, that counts. Even the plans I have for 10 more Tribal decks aren't that expensive. I also ever have never entered into serious physical confrontations here in Bulgaria. Probably pinching or pull an ear, when someone is making a jackass then make it a laugh of the moment, otherwise I am friendly with local Magic players.
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Never have I ever made a deck over $225
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Never have I ever melded Hanweir Garrison (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Hanweir+Garrison) and Hanweir Battlements (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Hanweir+Battlements) into Hanweir, the Writhing Township (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Hanweir%2C+the+Writhing+Township). The worst part is, I loaned the deck to a friend, and he managed to pull it off.
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I don't want to pick a quarrel, Morg: do you mean EDH or Modern? I assume you're talking about EDH, because I know you're more dedicated player of this format and in topics, PMs and Discord talks you said you are not into Modern. Seriously, it's first I see these cards. Thanks.
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Across all formats, I have never melded Hanweir, the Writhing Township (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Hanweir%2C+the+Writhing+Township). The deck that I'm trying to accomplish this in is a Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Brudiclad%2C+Telchor+Engineer) commander deck, as Hanweir Garrison (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Hanweir+Garrison) works well in that deck.
I'm not trying to do it because the Writhing Township is good or anything, I just want to be able to say I pulled it off.
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Never have I ever melded Hanweir Garrison (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Hanweir+Garrison) and Hanweir Battlements (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Hanweir+Battlements) into Hanweir, the Writhing Township (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Hanweir%2C+the+Writhing+Township). The worst part is, I loaned the deck to a friend, and he managed to pull it off.
I have the same experience. I built a deck (Brudiclad) with the sole intention of melding and have never pulled it off.
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Never have I ever built discard or mill deck. I just hate these mechanics. Even if I get things like Humiliate (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Humiliate), Pilfered Plans (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Pilfered+Plans) or Thought Erasure (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Thought+Erasure), it'd be for a certain Tribal deck and not about discarding players' hands all game long. Totally unfriendly mechanics. Never have ever built them and won't build them for sure. Just not worthy. Crosis, the Purger (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Crosis%2C+the+Purger) even in a possible The Ur-Dragon (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=The+Ur-Dragon) deck is better than playing wholly discard or mill deck. Consult the Necrosages (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Consult+the+Necrosages) seems nice, but these spells I don't want to play them, I despise (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Despise) them and I will never play them. Even the Battle Invasion of Amonkhet (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=en&card=Invasion+of+Amonkhet) is totally disgusting. Never have and never ever will.