#mxkale - vol. 2
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I'd won the previous game though, so it balanced
Tru
I sort of want to build all the mono-uncommons from SOS
Maybe not Orysa
trickery may not always get you the result you want, but it's almost always fun and Neat ™
I have had better results than not with it.
But yeah, I just thought the terastodon was very funny
I'm definitely getting stuck in too many deck ideas
I need help cutting 2 cards from this: https://moxfield.com/decks/5cbz5_9F1EOVVImrBgTO2A
Yes, this is a bracket 1 deck built around the paradigm spells
And yes I know that the gamble is probably one of the cuts
I had an opponent call Sanar a treasure demon in my 2hg (I'm exhausted)
yeah i mean he's good at that for sure
I am amused that I opened more copies of Shadrix than Mica
I got 3 Shadrix and 1 Mica
So, different question. Should I be writing primers for my decks?
Or no because they're never complicated enough or finished enough
I don't suggest it. The reason I'm doing it is because I am spending such a significant amount of time with one deck, I'm using it as more of a way to ensure I've covered every option myself.
I don’t think it’s super necessary
(And realistically, how many people are reading it)
It's a lot of work and a primer that doesn't get updated super often can be detrimental to others.
Generously, I’d guess 10% of the people looking at decklists take time to even open the primer
I dunno, I just have a lot of people who look at my decks and go "I don't know how to read decks so I don't know what your deck is doing"
if you feel like doing it, i would probably suggest just doing a quick writeup of mulligans, tutor targets, and how you win, and call it good there rather than going super in-depth
My advice is that if you feel your writing brings a perspective you wish you saw more, you should put it out there. Primers are a part of the memetic conversation that surrounds decks, so its a way to influence the culture IMO. If thats something you want to do, then I think its worth it, they dont all need to be 15 pages long either.
I think it's also reasonable that if you get the same questions every time you show someone a list, you might want to write the answers to those down in a short primer
just for your own sanity
Yeah for sure
i personally love answering the same questions about the decks i play over and over because i love the decks a lot but for people who aren't me you might not enjoy that experience
Though thats probably fake news, since my experience is that content/writing drives more questions towards you lmao
I mean, yes, but I'd rather actually get feedback from lists than just frustrate people by them opening, looking and giving the TLDR meme response as their eyes glaze over from being unable to read my deck.
Because that's what I'd definitely characterize it as
yeah that can be a bit frustrating as well
especially if you're looking for help or suggestions, it can really suck because other people are not inside your brain
I'm going to work on one of the Izzet lists this weekend.
I think
[[rootha mastering]] and [[sanar|sos]] are the shortlist
Legendary Creature — Orc Sorcerer
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, create an X/X blue and red Elemental creature token with flying and haste, where X is the greatest mana value among instant and sorcery spells you've cast this turn.
"The great thrill of perfection is that we'll always be chasing it."
3/4
Legendary Creature — Goblin Sorcerer
Sanar enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
: Create a Treasure token. Activate only if you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn.
0/4
Wild Idea 


Sorcery
Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Sanar is still shaping up as a combo metaphor for mixed adhd
Rootha is going to be a rework of Ashling
I like Ashling but she's just not feeling like she's doing anything special?
I love ashling as a support piece
in the zone she's just a vineyard 🤷♂️
I'm building [[muddle the ever changing]]
Legendary Creature — Elemental Otter Shapeshifter
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Muddle becomes a copy of up to one target nonlegendary creature you control until end of turn, except it has myriad. (Whenever it attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
3/3
I should go back and fix my build, apparently the “has myriad” triggers stack so if you make non legendary copies of it you can get a bunch of myriad on it
Legendary Creature — Otter Wizard
Whenever you cast a spell, if it's the first instant spell, the first sorcery spell, or the first Otter spell other than Alania you've cast this turn, you may have target opponent draw a card. If you do, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
"Why would I chase the storm? Does a cloud chase the rain? Does the sun chase the light?"
3/5
I'm ok with that because I pointed out the interaction with [[stormsplitter]]
How many myriad do you want on it?
Because Muddle adds myriad as a copiable value right? and it should be able to copy copies and add more myriads
Yeah, that's sort of been the feeling I've had (outside of the not being symmetrical)
I got to work on 3 separate izzet decks this weekend
Oh @worthy marsh tagging you on this because you have River as a deck, are there cards from SOS/SOC you're putting in the deck?
Flow State was one, I hadn’t looked closely at the other Prismari cards for her yet
Flow state I added. I also added Sanar.
[[advanced reconstruction]] is one I could see trying out
Enchantment — Class
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
At the beginning of your first main phase, mill a card, then exile a card from your graveyard at random. You may play the exiled card this turn.

: Level 2
Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, this Class deals 2 damage to each opponent.

: Level 3
Spells you cast from anywhere other than your hand cost
less to cast.
I was looking at it
Because milling off the top won’t interfere with our draws
And with a bunch of tuck cards from GY on the bottom of our library cards it triggers level 2
But I didn't know about the price.
Oh and [[Harmonized Trio]]
Repeatable draw from the bottom and put back on top
I hadn't thought about them and I probably should have
[[flashback]] and [[garrison excavator]] also were on my list
Creature — Orc Sorcerer
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, create a 2/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
"I don't care that they're 'off-limits,' the Lost Barracks hold too many war relics to not pay them a visit!"
3/4
Excavator I don't know if I love at 4 though
Yea that’s not a lot of value for the incidental tuck
I am trying [[wan shi tong, all-knowing]] but it has a tuck on etb
Legendary Creature — Bird Spirit
Flying
When Wan Shi Tong enters, target nonland permanent's owner puts it into their library second from the top or on the bottom.
Whenever one or more cards are put into a library from anywhere, create two 1/1 colorless Spirit creature tokens with "This token can't block or be blocked by non-Spirit creatures."
4/4
But 2 bodies vs 1 for ascend is a big difference
I know I should still just go hivemind+pacts
Behold the irresponsible mana curve https://moxfield.com/decks/lCtDGPEsx0eOKFSIh-iqrw
It's still goldfishing t6-t8 for wins somehow
I know it can be better, this is a functional first draft
[[Lavaleaper]] + [[resonating lute]] = my basics tap for 3 for instants/sorceries
Thank you!
But when I talk about things I think could be better, like, the elementals in the top end
I would appreciate feedback from people though, there are points in the gameplan that feel vulnerable, mainly around t4ish
I can look a little later today
OK, so it's at least more fragile than ancient and slightly more expensive, but non-g having a setup that gets you 3 mana per land is a lot
mhmm
I also had an idea for [[Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist]] last night, speaking of mono-colored deck ideas
Quick mock up that has too many cards: https://moxfield.com/decks/9iEIRIkkQk2IqC7n6ui3ZQ
Curious on whether people think the vibes are too oppressive
I worry because it's fundamentally a combo list
And I think they may vibes read as quirky on face value and cause a feel-bad even if I say it's a combo list
I want to look at this and I love irresponsible mana curves
I have not had time 🤣
LOL
It really isn't goldfishing as irresponsible, but I also built it in a way to potentially be able to make 3 mana from basic lands
But I look forward to any feedback if you do have the time to look
Have you seen the bs we’ve been doing with veggies decks? The curves are atrocious
@worn schooner is anyone using leaper+lute there?
Not sure what that means
[[lavaleaper]] [[resonating lute]] = your basics tap for 3 for instant/sorcery spells
3 is a lot without access to green
It depends on what you're casting
For Rootha or if you're running a [[dragonstorm]] list?
You can't just rely on having rituals in non-green
What are veggies decks?
Me and CollateralKaos have been toying with them for a while - we use some commander that functions as a 2 mana dork in the cz so we can cast spells like [[explosive vegetation]] t3 and start dropping bombs every turn from t4 on. Been chatting about them in #1495855498484777131
Oh nice
It’s been one of my favorite decks to play for a hot minute. It’s like mainlining Eáu de Timmy
Well, playing through Rootha with husband, and I think it's probably b4
Because the extra combats + wipes make it play a lot like I'm chaining extra turns
I'm OK with that, so I'm not disappointed. I also talked about it like I do about b4 decks
So I need to tighten it up some
@glacial crystal I'd honestly appreciate feedback on that front
hi im pell
i can look in a little bit, i kinda just got into the groove writing the primer for the first time today
Doesn't need to be right away
I've updated Rootha with potential upgrades in the sideboard as well as a brief outline of how it wins and the current goldfishing rate.
okay so what feedback are we looking for here
After goldfishing the deck, playing games with my husband and talking about it with him, it's clear that the deck needs to move to b4, which it is closer to than it would read.
It already goldfishes between t6-t8 really reliably, which has it on the border on that metric
right i read that, but what are the actual goals here, you said you need to tighten it up but what is wrong with it
That it definitely tends to the t8 end and I'm concerned that I might be more glass cannon than I want
oh that's easy to fix, if we're b4 we can speed things up as much as you want
why is rootha a sorcerer 
Because WotC decided we need challenges
that actually makes a lot of my suggestions a lot worse, i was going to suggest things like [[flame of anor]]
but you can't even run this
1 mode on flame is really bad, and we're very low on creatures, let alone wizards, etc.
There are 7 wizards, but yeah that's low to count on the modes
so if we're looking at speeding up the deck, the thing i would consider first is how we're generating mana
rootha's 

which says to me we should probably be on Desperate and Pyretic Ritual
and probably also [[open the omenpaths]]
So far I'm currently getting her out on t3
by contrast I don't think we don't need stuff like seething song, although Irencrag Feat could be good if we have good 7s
since she doesn't care about casting a lot of spells, just a big one
I do have mana boosters in this too
yeah, if we wanna put life pressure on more quickly, we wanna try to get that number as low as possible, and then start our spell curve there
because Rootha doesn't have a number she cares about, she just wants any instant/sorcery
On the sideboard [[nivix guildmage]] can combo with [[rapturous moment]]
Just because that's a weird newer combo
that's a really solid combo you can run
i actually think that's probably worth running, mostly because rapturous is solid enough on its own and we want discounters
because while this deck wants high MV, it does not care if you paid it
im so sorry to be the pell to say this but [[goblin electromancer]] and [[ral monsoon mage]] and at LEAST ruby medallion are probably on the docket
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell during your turn, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, Ral deals 1 damage to you. If you win the flip, you may exile Ral. If you do, return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.
1/3
Ral, Leyline Prodigy
Legendary Planeswalker — Ral
Ral enters with an additional loyalty counter on him for each instant and sorcery spell you've cast this turn.
+1: Until your next turn, instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast.
−2: Ral deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two targets. Draw a card if you control a blue permanent other than Ral.
−8: Exile the top eight cards of your library. You may cast instant and sorcery spells from among them this turn without paying their mana costs.
Loyalty: 2
because they're simply too good at discounting spells
One of my wins last night was t7 cast treasure cruise for 2 + [[breath of fury]] getting the loop of 8/8s was just nice
yep, breath of fury's a good combo for this
kinda godo hosty
oh
[[Baral, Chief of Compliance]]
in general I am trying to keep toughness higher, Ashling provides enough mana/selection that she felt safer but I wasn't sure if 3 toughness + the discount was enough
another weird thing you could play is [[Font of Magic]], not because you plan to cast Rootha from the cz multiple times, but because it's a harder-to-stop electromancer
Enchantment
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast for each time you've cast a commander from the command zone this game.
Warnis had always felt a glimmer of potential within herself, flickering just out of reach. That night, as the cultists attacked, it became a torrent of power that was hers to command.
I have disliked font a lot every time I've read it somehow
it's not what i'd call incredible
i will be 100%
but the baseline is 4 mana to discount all instants and sorceries by 1 for what will usually be the rest of the game
I'd rather run [[mindsplice apparatus]]
Yeah, it's the unfortunate one
oh
[[rowan, scholar of sparks]] is one I've thought about but also fragile
hey mxkale
Legendary Planeswalker — Rowan
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast.
+1: Rowan deals 1 damage to each opponent. If you've drawn three or more cards this turn, she deals 3 damage to each opponent instead.
−4: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may pay
. If you do, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy."
Loyalty: 2
Will, Scholar of Frost 

Legendary Planeswalker — Will
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast.
+1: Up to one target creature has base power and toughness 0/2 until your next turn.
−3: Draw two cards.
−7: Exile up to five target permanents. For each permanent exiled this way, its controller creates a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token.
Loyalty: 4
[[longshot rebel]]
3/3 gamer
weird creature type for the deck, but it's a solid discounter that gives a little bit of extra reach
Longshot discounting all noncreatures is better though also still can die
alternatively you could just go with the plan of "my discounters are cheap but low p/t" and grab stormcatch mentor
[[colorstorm stallion]] having pseudo-prowess felt like it may make it more stable
Creature — Elemental Horse
Ward
, haste
Opus — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. If five or more mana was spent to cast that spell, create a token that's a copy of this creature.
Prismari students are never afraid to let their imaginations run wild.
3/3
this one has prowess
yeah
the other suggestion had was possibly thunderclap drake, but that's a 2/1
but it does copy a spell
[[dirgur focusmage]] is the lower cost option I have currently
I thought about [[thryx, the sudden]]
we also for sure need some extra draw
and here's one that solves both issues?
[[case of the ransacked lab]]
you are PROBABLY not flipping this
being clear
but if you do, you're literally never running out of cards again
Or I could just do [[artist's talent]]
Enchantment — Class
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.

: Level 2
Noncreature spells you cast cost
less to cast.

: Level 3
If a source you control would deal noncombat damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals that much damage plus 2 instead.
you could, it doesn't provide card advantage since you're not on breach or anything but it does provide selection
easier to flip but much higher upfront cost to get the discount
either way i'd be on at least 3 or more discounters over what you've already got
and i would for sure include that cool ass combo to make infinite mana
[[haughty djinn]] is a beater with 4 toughness
I have a copy of [[magnus the red]] somewhere
But that seems winmore
for sure
the thing with magnus is he doesn't actually get you started
he only comes in when you've already done the thing, somewhat, and says "let me put my name on the group project too"
and what he does is good but i think you can do better
haughty djinn is probably fine enough, i like my discounters cheap but you have goals that aren't mine
i would still probably be on baral though if you're worried about toughness
It's a combination of probably wanting defenses and running, I think 7 things that sort of count as wipes
(in order I'm seeing in decklist): sunderflock, BA, chain reaction, ITE, Artistic Process, splatter technique, ashling's command
I think Ral>Baral>thunderclap>Stormcatch
For my rating of 2-drop reducers
i think ral and baral are probably good enough
wait
you didn't rate electromancer!
😠
Its last
Yeah, it's after Stormcatch obviously. I think my brain pulled it from thoughts on this after WotC also left it out of the deck
There’s 5 of these things and one has to be last…
I already feel bad not having [[moltencore maestro]] in this but it's not a storm deck
And it doesn't play well with free cast
I have setups where I'm making 3 mana per basic for instants/sorceries but that's not guaranteed
And more often than not that's probably just a crackle with power attempt
we can make it higher hahahahAHAHAHA
high tide
speaking of, you've got a lot of space M
you're on 40 lands
39
I'd need to pump draw a lot more and/or grab rhystic
correct
you honestly don't need rhystic here
you do not use the cards that well, as stupid as it sounds
LOL
rhystic is at its best when:
- cards are cheap
- more than one person has rhystic
No, it doesn't sound stupid
if you aren't in those situations you dont need it
But I'm already drawing 2-4 cards per turn after t4/t5
which is why i suggested Case
But I am also really only at most double spelling
yeah
now notably, we can run cheaper spells in this deck
it feels wrong, i am aware
there is nothing here that says we can't run efficient cards too
she only cares about the highest MV, and only on your turn
I'm not that precious about this as I feel you might think I am 😅
it is time for pell's favorite game: What's That Rate, where we determine the actual rate spells have for mana vs effect
oh i was not going to be kind on this
i am taking a hacksaw to this if you ask me for advice
that's what im good at and im not gonna pretend otherwise
alright let's start with sorceries because i think these are worse than your instants
no offense meant here, but you included a lot of things in sorceries that i think we can do better on
None taken
Crackle with Power is 5 mana deal 5 damage to 1 creature, but have you considered [[Shellshock]]
Instant
For each opponent, choose up to one target creature that player controls. Shellshock deals X damage to each of those creatures. You create a Mutagen token for each creature dealt damage this way. (They're artifacts with "
,
, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")
Crackle goes to face
that's 5 mana deal 5 damage to face
i forgot, it's actually 1 target
[[lightning axe]]
[[crackle with power]]
yeah, the fact that you get 1 target for this if x=1 is really rough
and the rate does not get better with more mana spent
It's a card I'm only casting if x=3 at minimum
that's fair, it's an exsanguinate but you need to be paying 11 mana
if we include an infinite mana combo, having an outlet for it is fine
im just saying the rate on this card otherwise is Not Good
Rapturous or mana geyser are the big infusions
yeah
Or if I do the 3 mana basic taps
i would personally not include this without a way to make x=8
i think popping everyone for 15 is nice but it does nothing if nobody's dying from it
just a consideration, i'd run the vizix guildmage thing if you're on this, or some other infinite mana combo like hullbreaker loops
and otherwise i think there are better ways to pressure opponents
one thing i like about b4 is that any turn, someone could cast a spell that just kills us from hand
and being able to participate in that is really nice
moving past Crackle since I think I've driven the point home enough
Rousing Refrain, no real notes, this does eventually just generate 5ish mana every 3 turns
it's a little slow but we care about the MV of our rituals, this is a 5MV spell you can cast for 2, it's fine
it absolutely WILL telegraph when you're going off though
i just don't think you have creatures worth copying that much, but you can copy lavaleaper with flashback and that's based
if you're unsure about it we're for sure cutting it then
that's how we do here
I just wanted to highlight it
that's important though
if you're not sure about it, going into cuts, we for sure should not be on it
[[will of the temur]] has played great though, fwiw
Sorcery
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Create a token that's a copy of target permanent, except it's a 4/4 Dragon creature with flying in addition to its other types.
• Target player draws cards equal to the greatest mana value among permanents you control.
well yeah because it's 6 mana make a 4/4 draw 4 cards
At minimum if Rootha is out anyway
But I made a copy of my husband's [[tocasia's welcome]] which was fun
yeah
i think ill-timed is for sure going to blow up your own board but this might be the one and only time i say that card's kinda solid
No, that card has actually felt great, and it's low enough I can cast it before even trying to establish a board
It's part of the reason that higher toughness has mattered though to try and sculpt a discard to not wipe my stuff
yeah
i think rite of replication is probably not great here overall but it do be making 5 copies for 9 mana
It also can make copies of opponents' creatures
the thing that is a little rough is like, the best thing to clone for you is generally lavaleaper
but paying 9 mana means you probably aren't getting immediate use out of it
right but a lot of those are cards, and cards are not our main hangup
[[tanufel rimespeaker]]
because we only cast 1 or 2 spells a turn, it's less valuable to have a lot of copies of something that draws cards
especially since we're not on free countermagic, or really countermagic at all
we kinda only need to draw 3ish cards a turn to keep pace, right?
so 5 copies of something that draws a card, especially if we already have one, seems overkill compared to something like maybe [[irenicus's vile]]
I've seen a few that are irenicus + mirrorform for copies of rootha
since this will let you use a second copy of your commander, Sanar, or the legendary discounters
[[mirrorform]]
yeah, not a bad plan, you then make N 6/6 elementals with flying and haste
which seeems like a very reasonable way to win
i also think irenicus's is just a better card overall than rite of replication in a gameplan where you're not doing that
mirrorform can be a little dead in hand, though
it doesn't have the downside of giving opponents rootha
because they don't get the spell trigger
And it stops their stuff from flying
that's another solid option, although it could be weird to actually play with
The problem is what's the boardstate I need for it to work
i would say make the simpler swap of the clone, we see if we need more ways to win (i doubt it) and revisit?
i dont think this deck really has that much of an issue converting a boardstate into a win
so more ways to do that seem less valuable to me
Yeah
It's more realizing that it doesn't have the downside that I"ve seen nanogene have in other decks that have tried to use it
yeah fair enough
continuing down, Artistic Process is fine, the rate is kinda not great and i would compare it to [[fiery confluence]] but not bad enough not to include it
Process being able to make a separate elemental is the important mode
i like that it doesn't hit your stuff and it makes a dude
for breath of fury
not saying to run confluence, i'm saying i think it's probably about the same
Yeah, I'm just explaining the math of why I went with it
ye
it's fine, no real notes there
baral's expertise is next and i do need to get out my hacksaw on this one
we actually don't have that many things we can cast off of this
Breath needs you to have at least one creature that will get through on the board and a trigger to make an elemental on the start of combat
I have 26 hits for Baral
are they all actual hits for baral though
all of your artifacts, 2 of your enchants (although i think you probably don't want to use this to freecast breath of fury)
chain reaction is an atrocious baral's hit
ill-timed is not great off of it for similar reasons, not as bad as chain reaction though
kindle, for everything i've said, is a good baral hit
Freecasting breath is actually a reasonable cast with it
As long as I already have another flyer on the board that can hit + rootha
yeah, the concern is just going down 2 cards to do it, but it's probably fine too
you do need to actually have a way to remove flyers
Rootha being 4 means I can bounce her if I need an additional target or resetting a rock
But rock reset is one of the worst options
just looking at noncreatures, i'm counting 11, maybe 12 hits
because a lot of these are "legal to cast" but not something you ever want to throw down off of baral's
fwiw most of your creatures 4 or below are fine to put in
again i probably wouldnt use it to put in lavaleaper having paid extra mana, because you wanna get the benefit of that immediately
it's fine, we've got like 20ish solid hits, i think you can maybe do better but not better enough that it's worth getting rid of
and as we go through that number will probably go up because i stay out here trimming mana value
-# please hold while i lay facedown and contemplate my continued existence 
Candlekeep is one I look at
FWIW I'm working on a scratch pad list right now: https://moxfield.com/decks/spDeW0p5cEiAkzD9F2Ziaw
I'm making changes on there and then will make final changes in the other list
[[season of the bold]] that's what should be in here
Sorcery
Choose up to five
worth of modes. You may choose the same mode more than once.
— Create a tapped Treasure token.

— Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play them.


— Until the end of your next turn, whenever you cast a spell, Season of the Bold deals 2 damage to up to one target creature.
yes
The one funny thing of the Rootha list is that of the various online checkers 2/3 of them gave it a rating of being bracket 1 and the last said bracket 3.
And I get why they said those but it's interesting wtih the division
[[Narod the beige flower]] I'm overly tempted by this
Affinity commander?
Reanimation too
Warp blink shenans as well
Warp are often pretty similar cost to mv
[[quantum riddler]]
Yeah, so it goes from 4->5
Oh thats true
lmao
[[Abuelo's awakening]] [[ghost vacuum]] stuff is also interesting
Sorcery
Return target artifact or non-Aura enchantment card from your graveyard to the battlefield with X additional +1/+1 counters on it. It's a 1/1 Spirit creature with flying in addition to its other types.
Quintorius touched the old poncho he'd found. A rush of magic condensed into an Echo, and wise Abuelo stepped forth.
Can do abuelo x [[omniscience]]
Honestly when I mentioned the blink warp stuff I was kind of imagining a whole goryo's vengeance package alongside it
nod
You've reminded me I was supposed to be brewing omni-acerak combo
I wonder if [[scion of draco]] is worth.
Yeah I think so
Or [[Hasheton]]
No card found for “Hasheton”
But beign castable is nice, and a 12/12 flying "your commander has hexproof" seems considerable
[[Hashaton]]
All three of the keywords seem great for that commander actually
If I can discard with that out it's a 12 lifelink
[[Chromium, the mutable]] also funny
Yes, base is a 7 mana 7/7 but becomes a creature with unblockable that will still do 7
Also yes, I'm still working on my white whale of mono-g spirits
Commandees I brought tonight:
[[Hans Eriksson]]
[[Neyith of the Dire Hunt]]
[[Rootha, mastering the moment]]
[[Sanar, unfinished genius]]
Legendary Creature — Human Scout
Whenever Hans Eriksson attacks, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield tapped and attacking defending player or a planeswalker they control. Otherwise, put that card into your hand. When you put a creature card onto the battlefield this way, it fights Hans Eriksson.
"Nothing could ruin such a fine day, Saffi."
1/4
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Whenever one or more creatures you control fight or become blocked, draw a card.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay 
. If you do, double target creature's power until end of turn. That creature must be blocked this combat if able. (
can be paid with either
or
.)
3/3
Legendary Creature — Orc Sorcerer
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, create an X/X blue and red Elemental creature token with flying and haste, where X is the greatest mana value among instant and sorcery spells you've cast this turn.
"The great thrill of perfection is that we'll always be chasing it."
3/4
Legendary Creature — Goblin Sorcerer
Sanar enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
: Create a Treasure token. Activate only if you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn.
0/4
Wild Idea 


Sorcery
Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Sanar's draft list: https://moxfield.com/decks/C0KCLAh_-0-yHHLGnZ_r9A
Rootha won, had a very good game with her where I had to use [[complete the circuit]] and [[chain reaction]] during the Dihada player's upkeep to remove Alesha
Instant
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)
You may cast sorcery spells this turn as though they had flash.
When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that spell twice. You may choose new targets for the copies.
I was able to win through [[haze of rage]] after he gained 120 life in an alpha strike to take out the person playing Mass of Mysteries
I just wanted to highlight this list I made that hasn't worked yet but it is weird and oddly enjoyable. https://moxfield.com/decks/KN3Rrn86eE-NUaP8fto2iw
@lunar maple I started poking around with the Tellah idea and realized that self-sac counterspell creatures are a way to build in protection
That makes sense
I honestly started considering a B3ish Rog/Thras build using [[breakthrough]] and coco the other day
[[break out|mkm]]
Sorcery
Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them. If that card has mana value 2 or less, you may put it onto the battlefield and it gains haste until end of turn. If you didn't put the revealed card onto the battlefield this way, put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
"Hey, kiddo. Your ride's here."
Just a peak "dangerous little guys" deck
Never seen this card wow
Seems good
It's a weird card, it finally started showing up in decks over the weekend
I poked at a starting brainstorm over lunch. https://moxfield.com/decks/JJ1i7niIPUSsiaHWtfsZOA
I got most of my monthly quota of wins last night because I won 2/3 games. Almost won the third as well.
Also I don't feel like I lost because I got to teach people things about Affinity
https://moxfield.com/decks/GZBJRA3EUUGTzBCCHzE8KA got to come back after several years not being played for some reason.
The closest I can think is just a lot of other commanders came out without many clear upgrades for them
I need to make a cut in this list for [[tannuk, ensign]] https://moxfield.com/decks/KN3Rrn86eE-NUaP8fto2iw
land
I just always say land
what are [[omni-changeling]] [[hearth elemental]] and [[eddymurk crab]] doing for you?
Creature — Shapeshifter
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has changeling.
0/0
Creature — Elemental
This spell costs
less to cast, where X is the number of cards in your graveyard that are instant cards, sorcery cards, and/or have an Adventure.
4/5
Stoke Genius 

Sorcery — Adventure
Discard your hand, then draw two cards. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)
overall list is very sick, I wanna try something like it myself
So, Rootha was made by adjusting the Ashling list I did with part of the precon.
Those 3 help cast [[sunderflock]]
Which won't bounce Rootha's tokens
I'm having a weird thing where, I brought 3 decks with me tonight that are all bracket 3, and I think they're pretty close together overall. But my husband thinks they're wildly different
And I'm not sure how I feel about that
Because it means either his or my power estimations is really out of whack
The three decks:
https://moxfield.com/decks/pbL_1z-H4k62up5bxVZOhw
https://moxfield.com/decks/QcaR4nwF7UirX0q6LqB0kw
https://moxfield.com/decks/nrMDYEWkC0mgWv_njGKhYw
And he puts them in that order of power, highest to lowest
Do other people in here generally agree with him on that?
Like, I think Kotis is really explosive, but I don't know that it's good
Updated Kotis, I realized it was really out of date.
Kotis won but through a very silly way
I had [[tifa lockhart]] out, opponent on [[hope estheim]] milled 13 lands
Milled me for that many
I lucked out and found aftermath analyst
My husband had [[Dueling grounds]] out
Tifa deleted them from 170 life...
My husband killed the other opponent and I got him on the Crack back with 3 landfall triggers
@hot plank I know this is too many cards but it's sort of my first thoughts on where i'd take the Zada. https://moxfield.com/decks/HC8sitoLQEOg8Z95PKcKJA
Before I take a peek did you have a general theme/gameplan?
Like intended one
"A deck that works based on my knowledge of zada and feather decks"?
I wasn't going goblins just because I just did a goblin storm deck with Sanar
definitely has the autoincludes of zada
Personally I'm not huge on a lot of rocks in zada and prefer creautre dorks like sunset strikemaster and even [[pallidium myr]] over arcane sig and thought vessel
Eldritch Immunity is a good protection piece but there aren't that many colorless sources of mana available in the deck
Personally I prefer [[zoyowa's justice]] to chaos warp because it benefits Zada more, and is slightly less expensive.
Leyline of resonance is just one extra copy and if it isnt in your opening hand you probably will never cast it
instead of/in addition to impact tremors, I highly recommend [[weftstalker ardent]] since it cares about artifacts and creatures, and is a creature itself.
totally a solid deck though 🙂
Instant
The owner of target artifact or creature with mana value 1 or greater shuffles it into their library. Then that player discovers X, where X is its mana value. (They exile cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card with that mana value or less. They cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into their hand. They put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Creature — Drix Artificer
Whenever another creature or artifact you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Warp
(You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)
2/3
Yeah, I'm not sold on all of them either in terms of rocks. Tablet of discovery is just really really good
So many people run thought vessel though
Thoughts on breech in Zada?
[[magmablood archaic]] is one that I think is interesting that I wasn't seeing people including
underworld breach?
I just dont see myself casting magmablood
I just thought it was interesting (the archaic)
Probably a top card. Vessel is just generally popular i think
it is I just dont play pump zada
Vessel is good if you aren't running breach and dont win on your turn after drawing 15 cards
Underworld Breach enables Zada so hard. Especially her best card witch's mark
I think zada is usually winning if shes going off and I dont love 2 mana rocks in zada either
usually, yes, but it is easy to brick
There's also [[dawning archaic]] that might be easier to get for free than not
Legendary Creature — Avatar
This spell costs
less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
Reach
Whenever The Dawning Archaic attacks, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
7/7
especially without a lot of decent rate creature makers
if you're top decking 7 with 15 card draw/impulse draw spells in your deck (one which you already used), it is very possible you just... dont get another
Which is why i would rather be on another draw spell instead of a rock usually
Or a ritual to extend the line
[[eldritch immunity]] was another card I didn't see a lot of people using, but it seemed really flexible
Kindred Instant — Eldrazi
Target creature you control gains protection from each color until end of turn.
Overload 
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
The hail of arrows flew straight and true. But as the arrows got close, they simply ceased to be.
Can let you push damage through or escape damage effects
Eldritch immunity is great and I can never cast it when I need
The other thing though is trying to fit in graveyard hate
Unless it's just racing it
16 is the amount of card draw/impulse draw i run because the rest arent good enough
Mostly because like, 5 sources in the whole deck let you cast it
Yeah, I thought about including [[emberheart challenger]]
Creature — Mouse Warrior
Haste
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Valiant — Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability you control for the first time each turn, exile the top card of your library. Until end of turn, you may play that card.
2/2
Im more of a [[evendo brushrazer]] or even [[professional facebreaker]]
I'm not buying or floating another facebreaker atm
The mouse was because it's additional draw when it gets targeted by the zada spell copy
Yeah
Pfb is mostly for the treasures but gets you out of a jam if you have a ton of treasures and no draw
Me omw to use the bottom text of PFB (nobody does this)
Yeah, I just only have 3 4 of them and floated one into Jaws recently
My store doesn't allow proxies
The one thing is Zada has a lot in common, in some ways with my Ripley Vance list
Just pulling this here @forest meteor so the thing that got me excited about the idea of Arnyn with the Eldrazi was realizing the interaction with [[petrified hamlet]] and being able to make my swamps all tap for colorless
"Unless theyre mana abilities"
Wotc hates me
It's really cool though that it can stop channel lands
That is cool
It's being used in Amulet TItan for that reason
It cant stop gaeas 🙁
No
Booo
It can stop stripmine, maze of ith, etc.
Yea
But it's sort of a weird interesting ramp option for any like, really big mana mono-colored deck
Because there are effects that double up mana generation for colorless
That they made for Eldrazi
A very weird mld option for B with [[break the ice]] though
... omg I just realized [[captain kirk, boldly going]] may be the best scroll rack, brainstorm commander ever...
Legendary Creature — Human Officer
Vigilance
Spacecraft creatures you control get +3/+3.
Whenever Captain Kirk enters or attacks, search your library and/or graveyard for a basic land card or a card named Starship Enterprise, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
3/4
Because he's and/or for the search it means you can attack with him, get something from the GY and still shuffle
No card found for “starship enterprise”
Yesterday
Basically WotC has it in a trade show display
So even though it's not been "released" to people it's counted as spoiled because WotC is using it in displays
I think it was a few days before but yesterday was when it was sourced and Scryfall added it
At the Licensing Expo
Just the first sourced one I found with a google
Scryfall is having problems again, but started poking at it. https://moxfield.com/decks/88B_HVcKbU2IAXMbUTUt4A
I don’t have a landfall deck in paper, but I throw in [[scapeshift]] into a lot of brews I make
So, this deck is a landfall deck but it's far more about resetting the top of your library
Ah so scapeshift wouldn’t help then?
I don't think so as much
So, cards like [[brainstorm]] or [[scroll rack]] have the problem of not necessarily finding you lands
With Kirk, you can attack and shuffle
Or flicker
And it undoes the "scroll rack lock"
Is it alright if I suggest other cards?
But you don't have to "search‐search"your library just declare fail to find and shuffle
You can! I just was explaining more because it will just look like a landfall deck
Tbh I was asking cause I know I’ve sounded…kinda stupid in the past
And wasn’t sure if you’d want to hear anything I’d have to say
Anyway [[Jaheria’s respite]]
[[open the way]]
[[new horizons]] (I think that’s the card I’m remembering)
New horizons was not
I'm sorry I've given you that impression!
I did, to myself
Like, it's more like a lack of experience than anything else, and you have a reason for your suggestions.
and it also gives me insight on why people don't understand my decks because of how my brain is
So they're useful
My brain also messes up sometimes and I just read a card really wrong.
…my thoughts were more about the spiteful Dr Who comments I’ve made in the past
Ahhh
I've seen worse
I've been a fan of Doctor Who for over 40 years now, I've definitely seen worse statements
…worse?!? I felt horrible after what I said about the show
Yeah, definitely worse
Well that’s depressing
At least I can stop feeling guilty over it now though
Also [[horizon explorer]] is probably what I was thinking of earlier
Breakthrough update on the [[mog moogle warrior]] deck. I've worked out what each of the dances are. Working out what the triggered spells are now
Legendary Creature — Moogle Warrior
Lifelink
Dance — At the beginning of your end step, each player may discard a card. Each player who discarded a card this way draws a card. If a creature card was discarded this way, you create a 1/2 white Moogle creature token with lifelink. Then if a noncreature card was discarded this way, put a +1/+1 counter on each Moogle you control.
1/2
Wdym what each of the dances are
Overview of the Dance ability in FF6 https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Dance_(Final_Fantasy_VI)
Ah
So, part of the thing with Dance is you pick a dance, go into it, and each has 4 spells it can cast
You're then casting a random one from those 4 for the rest of the combat
So, the dances are all recurrable somehow or create a lot of card advantage
@urban flare https://moxfield.com/decks/DAXAKLRUs0CnvqdFvdO3-A in case you want to see the list
I still need to update it post TLA
Because I have Airbender's ascension to put in at minimum
I really feel like this moogle deck is never going to be satisfying somehow
And my brain keeps going to think about other decks like the Neutrinos or Arnyn
Or Aziza
Oh, I need to finish Arnyn for tomorrow
Because it's June and I want to bring a non-WRX deck tomorrow
[[arnyn]]
I have a feeling for the first draft, so I don't go crazy from trying to finish the list, I'm going to go with the "Avg EDHRec B4 and make changes as needed"
Like I don't have [[contamination]]
This is what I have. https://moxfield.com/decks/zKrCsg3mZ0S5ImUPFdtW7g
I want feedback on how unfun this feels.
I need to figure out how to source an [[earthcraft]] so I don't pay a ton
Have you checked international markets on card trader?
No, there's a seller on tcg player who's got a heavy play copy for 120 something
I was looking at that
Theres a mp English version on cardtrader for 112, and a sp japanese copy for 108. I shouldn't have looked (a japanese earthcraft is kind of a dream card for me)
I'm trying to decide if her combos will be effectively unplayable
[[The unstoppable squirrel]]
No card found for “The unstoppable squirrel”
[[The unbeatable]]
Legendary Creature — Squirrel Human Hero
Do You Like Squirrels? — Whenever The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl enters or attacks, create a 1/1 green Squirrel creature token.
I LOVE Squirrels! — 


: Create X 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens, where X is the number of Squirrels you control.
"We're here to eat nuts and kick butts!"
4/4
This seems playable
She is, but I mean will I do it once and then people go "ehh" even for like b4
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