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Messages - MajordomoTom

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General Magic / Re: clarification of commander format rule
« on: July 06, 2021, 08:59:29 pm »
while you're thinking about how to best "housekeep" the commander tax, also remember to keep track of damage done by your commander to your opponent, as that's an alternate (and great) win condition.


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Commander Deck Reviews / Re: Krenko, Mob Boss
« on: June 20, 2021, 02:00:06 am »
a Krenko deck, let's be friends.

I'll bring my Goblin Sharpshooter to the party.  Equipped with a Basilisk Collar.  That way it gets ... stupid.




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Commander Deck Reviews / Re: Negan wants to be your friend.
« on: June 20, 2021, 01:57:59 am »
I'm thinking I'd want to bounce him out/onto the battlefield to get that wonderful ETB ability, yes?

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Commander Deck Reviews / Re: Warden of the nest
« on: May 29, 2021, 11:05:08 pm »
looks like a fun idea ... did you mean to have 2x of Jeskai Ascendancy?

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Deck Reviews / Re: [Casual] Red/Black
« on: May 28, 2021, 06:26:44 am »
a few options exist online to buy "play sets" of your favorite cards.

a "play set" is 4x of the same card.  That "evil bay" auction house is one option, there's a place in FL that sells "cool things" that's one of my favorites, and there are many others. 

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Commander Deck Reviews / Squirrel Tribal
« on: May 28, 2021, 06:24:45 am »
Squirrel Tribal

I am SQUIRRELS, hear me ROAR!

Yes, current EDH legal squirrel tribal.

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Deck Reviews / Re: [Casual] Red/Black
« on: May 28, 2021, 05:34:50 am »
It's white/red, not red/black, but here's a good example of building a 60 card 2 color deck with trying to get cards that work together.

https://deckstats.net/decks/50916/1630259--20-series-goat-wrath/en

Enjoy the flying goats!  Note that you can target THEM with cards that do direct damage to make them BIGGER GOATS!

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Deck Reviews / Re: [Casual] Red/Black
« on: May 28, 2021, 05:23:20 am »
I agree with the comment about the gates - if you're running a red/black (RB) deck, then your mana base should be tuned to only generate those two colors.  So run mountains, swamps, and non-basic lands that generate one or both of those colors.

Why run something that comes into play tapped that generates red and blue (the Izzet Guildgate)?  If you want a gate, get the Rakdos Guildgate and put 4 of them in the deck, that makes your Ogre Jailbreaker have a bigger chance of "working" than the current build (which has only two gates in it).

Usually you want to pick a key set of cards - say "burn" (direct damage) or lifelink/lifegain or things with negative effects for the other player (you have some nice black ones here) and go 4x on each of them, to increase your chances of pulling them.  Having a deck of 60 (or more) cards, most of which are 'singletons' - makes it pretty unlikely you'll draw any of them.

You like Guttersnipe?  So do I, so put 4x of them into the build.


[Casual] Red/Black

Creatures:
4 Goblin Shortcutter
4 Guttersnipe
4 Ogre Jailbreaker
4 Rakdos Shred-Freak

Instants:
4 Doom Blade
4 Killing Glare
4 Shock
4 Wring Flesh

Sorceries: (none)

Enchantments:
4 Deviant Glee
3 Sinister Possession
3 Stab Wound

Lands:
10 Mountain
10 Swamp
4 Rakdos Guildgate

24 lands in a 60 card deck should be good, as long as the mana costs of things isn't too high.
16 creatures is pretty typical
16 instants is quite a few instants
10 enchantments is also quite a few of them

and this is still more than 60 cards, but it focuses more on what you are saying you like, so you'll see them more often when you draw cards.

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Deck Comments / Re: Samut failed her Anger Management - Comments
« on: May 28, 2021, 04:59:33 am »
I think it's time to playtest to see if 37 lands are enough to support these cards.

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Deck Comments / Re: Samut failed her Anger Management - Comments
« on: May 21, 2021, 06:16:44 am »
average CMC of 4.50 seems a bit steep.

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Commander Discussion / Re: What is your favourite win condition?
« on: May 19, 2021, 04:54:35 am »
with my Edgar Markov deck, playing Sanctum Seeker and then pushing a large attack.

with Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, even more "amusing" to double that effect ...

It's hard when my "I declare attackers" step kills you without worrying about any responses to that.

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Deck Reviews / Re: life deck (first deck i've made)
« on: May 12, 2021, 05:33:43 am »
I agree with the comments above about focusing your deck on a simpler theme that's more consistently going to happen - and that happens when you pick something and focus on it ... most often by having 3x or 4x of the card in your deck.  So ... yes, you're going to have to spend more money to get more cards. 

There are a few options - you can buy unopened booster packs from sets you like, you can buy singles (x3 or x4) from the various online sites that sell them, or you can also buy cards in bulk - either from those online sellers or from sellers on "evil bay".  You can also buy preconstructed decks from all of those sources.

But most importantly, you might want to start with a "mono colored" deck for your first few decks.  With your focus on "life", that means either all white (mostly life gain strategies) or all black (frequently this involves using your life as a tool to get more cards out to attack the other player).

There's a place in Florida that sells "cool things" that has very inexpensive "mono-color" starter decks that can help you get a better feel for this structure and how it makes your deck "work" more consistently.  If you really want to draw "that card", having 4x of them in a 60 card deck makes it much more likely to draw one (or have it in your opening hand) than if you have just 1 in that deck of 60.

But most importantly, have fun.  Find a local store with events and go - and play "sealed" or "draft" events and you'll learn more and get more cards too!

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Commander Deck Reviews / Re: Edgar Markov - EDH edition
« on: May 07, 2021, 11:30:02 pm »
Does Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats, belong in the deck?  Please help me decide.

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Deck Comments / Re: 1$ Commander - Comments
« on: May 05, 2021, 05:54:02 am »
this goal and how you achieved it are remarkable and very much appreciated.

not every deck in EDH needs to cost $3500 and be full of Eldrazi.

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Commander Deck Reviews / Edgar Markov - EDH edition
« on: May 05, 2021, 04:33:55 am »
Edgar Markov - EDH edition

Looking to make this tier 2 competitive and nasty. 

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