Yerp, it's customary for me to make a few swaps while writing the primer as I collect all the sensible options and whatnot, and tend to spot some improvements to the list. That said, the world needs more primers, and it'd be nice if we found a way to popularise them outside the bounds of the forum....

Unless I'm missing something, you can't currently activate Golos in the black version, I feel like Cascading Cataracts is a necessary play there. Or a Chromatic Lantern I guess?

Cool idea for a set of decks though, I'm guessing Valakut for red and Cradle for green?

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Welp, I've submitted for Primer status, lets see how it goes! Also whilst doing the primer, I got thinking about the ramp. My initial thought was more creatures that grabbed land (hence my previous post) but thinking more about it I'm actually considering Opaline Unicorn , Scuttlemutt and Alloy Myr ...

I'd put the Bramble Sovereign in, it's an easier cost to keep open and let's you double up on all your ETB effects there and then rather than having to jump through hoops to get the recur. You've also got enough recursion that if you want to reuse a dead creature, it's not exactly gonna be tricky. D...

Man, writing a Primer is hard work. On the other hand, when you're forced to consider every card in your deck in one go, it definitely sharpens the thought process with regards to potential cuts, especially when you get to cards that are essentially in there because you needed that type of effect an...

This is definitely one of those decks that I will enjoy reading the shenanigans of, but I'm not sure I ever want to see it at the same table as me. Looks an absolute blast to play though if it's your personal cup of tea!

Dragonlover

Man, critiquing is hard when all the cards are really cool! Also, I wish I'd hit on soil=ramp as a concept, my legendary Spore Frog concept might have made it in as my submission.

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Dust (Red) and Flesh (Green) Olmo, Cruel Butcher 2bb Legendary Creature - Human Shaman (Rare) Menace Whenever a creature you control dies, create a Food token and put a +1/+1 counter on Olmo, Cruel Butcher. 2b , t , Remove X +1/+1 counters from Olmo: Return target creature card with converted mana ...

I'd initially discounted it, but after reading the discussion here I might try it in Lathliss. Getting two dragons a turn (which turns into four because Lathliss is an etb trigger) and being able to keep mana up to pump everything seems like a pretty solid call.

Dragonlover

Ok, so. First game trying out Golos as the commander, and I'm sold. He did far more for me than Ramos would have. Gonna test a bit more, but I don't see him doing too badly. Also, leaving myself a note here: gonna swap Karplusan Minotaur , Chaotic Goo and Molten Birth for Farhaven Elf , Ondu Giant a...

My brain just threw this one up fully formed:

Sickly Assassin 2b
Creature - Human Assassin
Sickly Assassin is unblockable as long as it has a -1/-1 counter on it.
3/2

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3drinks wrote: ↑

4 years ago

All this talk about knights and not one mention of Knight of Dawn...

For shame, guys. For shame.

Really wish those Cavaliers were elemental knights rather than just elementals.

Do you mean the M20 ones? Cause they are: Cavalier of Thorns.

Dragonlover

Err... I've just looked at the list, and I've got nothing. On a different note that you've probably already thought of, you'll probably want to swap that Star Compass for Arcane Signet when the Brawl decks drop.

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[mention]toctheyounger[/mention]: That had genuinely not occurred to me, but as you say retooling for the required amount of druids would be tricky, given that creatures in this deck are only druids (or any other creature type) by accident. I haven't considered Collective Voyage as there's no foil v...

So with the new precons dropping, I had to think long and hard about what to do with this deck. I became unsatisfied with Storrev as a commander purely because when you're chucking out 5 commander damage every time he swings, you become way more of a threat than you need to. If he was a 2/2, he'd be...

Just died to a Genesis Wave for 34 getting Roil Elemental , Gilt-Leaf Archdruid +6 other druids and enough land to steal all my creatures. My board state once that had all resolved was an Obscuring Aether and a Druids' Repository with 1 counter on it. I had him down to 1 life as well... Dragonlover

Now that is a very cool card, but I'm a sucker for alt win-cons. I do like Primal though, it's a good way to make vanilla matters work while also having cards that do things.

Is the aim to win with specifically 2/2's, or would a 1/1 with a +1/+1 counter be allowed?

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So I put Panharmonicon in... yeah that's a keeper for sure! Still not grabbed an Icon of Ancestry though, I should get on that.

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Yeah, it depends what the payoff is. As you say, Crucible is great as a curve topper, but Lathliss, Dragon Queen doesn't really care. Obviously if you can drop two dragons in a turn she's better, but one isn't exactly shabby. Feel free to check out my Lathliss deck btw, just bear in mind it's still ...

My latest offering to the MCC: Thoughtleech Blade 3 Artifact - Equipment (R) Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, you may pay 1 life. If do you, draw a card. Equip 2 Knowledge is pain. Not the best design I've come up with, but nothing was flowing easily from t...

I actually have questions/thoughts regarding the rubric itself, since I'm obviously new to this and wasn't around when it was being developed. Why is the Appeal category there? Very few real Magic cards hit all three psychographics, never mind whatever our amateur brains throw out. I find it interes...

I think the light/dark mechanic is fine, because if it was an actual Wizards release they'd do punch out cards like the exert ones from Amonkhet so you could keep track of what was marked where.

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Inspired by things like Marvel's 'What If?' comics where they change some fundamental thing and look at some of the consequences e.g 'What if the Punisher was Venom?', I propose a similar idea for Magic sets! Basically, take a *creative* aspect of a set and change it, then the next person makes a ca...

Ok, so, balancing pass to stop mild 1v1 oppressiveness: Version 1: Eghva, Croaking Broodmother 4gg Legendary Creature - Frog Fungus (R) At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 green Frog token. g , sacrifice a Frog: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. 4/4 Version 2: Eghva,...

I was thinking from a multiplayer perspective, the vast majority of my games are three or four player Commander games and it skews my brain a tad. That said, fair point. I figure the balancing point cost wise is either add a t or make it take more Frogs to activate the ability. I suppose you could a...