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by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: September Ban List Update
Replies: 103
Views: 8582

Re: September Ban List Update

I don't expect to run into Worldfire very often, mostly because the people I tend to enjoy playing against aren't the sort of people likely to be interested in playing it. I suppose I might theoretically run into it in a game on PlayEDH, but I'd be kind of surprised. I have played a couple hundred g...
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: September Ban List Update
Replies: 103
Views: 8582

Re: September Ban List Update

Good riddance to Golos. Playing against it was always at best unpleasant, more often completely miserable. This is good news.

I am not fond of Worldfire being unbanned, but I don't expect to encounter it often enough for it to actually be an issue.
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Overvaluing Synergy at the Cost of Tempo
Replies: 12
Views: 1787

Re: Overvaluing Synergy at the Cost of Tempo

One thing worth noting, and Mookie kind of noted this... for a lot of possible commanders, if you aren't building the deck around synergy, i.e., to do what that commander does, those commanders aren't really worth playing at all. The pool of potential commanders is a lot larger than the pool of comm...
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9402
Views: 639045

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

Infernal Grasp is excellent. I love 2-cost black removal. This will be replacing Victim of Night in some decks.

Join the Dance isn't a great card, but I love the Wicker Man vibe. Innistrad continues to be full of flavor wins, including the delightfully-named Champion of the Perished.
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [mtgnexus] Random Card of the Day - Samwise the Stouthearted
Replies: 16695
Views: 1046390

Re: [mtgnexus] Random Card of the Day - Steel Overseer

It's a solid card, good with even a modestly synergistic build and potentially really strong with decks that with artifact untappy shenanigans. Also very good in artifact Marchesa builds.
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: July 2021 Banlist Announcement
Replies: 88
Views: 7352

Re: July 2021 Banlist Announcement

Wasn't RC involved when making commander legends? They knew about jeweled lotus so how come breacher slipped the cracks? If anything rc should at least refund me. I don't recall the specifics, but on the Command Zone episode about the version, Josh Lee Kwai said the version of Hullbreacher they pla...
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: July 2021 Banlist Announcement
Replies: 88
Views: 7352

Re: July 2021 Banlist Announcement

Wasn't RC involved when making commander legends? They knew about jeweled lotus so how come breacher slipped the cracks? If anything rc should at least refund me. I don't recall the specifics, but on the Command Zone episode about the version, Josh Lee Kwai said the version of Hullbreacher they pla...
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7774
Views: 497779

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

In commander I only see dungeons being a thing if it is being forced. The best you can do is venture into the dungeon infinitely, at which point why aren't you just winning off a blood artist instead? That is more or less my current thought on this. There are ways to go infinite with dungeoning, bu...
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Which commanders from AFR/AFC are you interested in brewing/building?
Replies: 23
Views: 2335

Re: Which commanders from AFR/AFC are you interested in brewing/building?

The only one I know for sure I want to build is Volo. I imagine a lot of these will end up in the 99 of decks, though.
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7774
Views: 497779

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I thought Black Widow was fine. It isn't my favorite of the MCU films, but it's far from the worst, and some of the fights and stuntwork were pretty cool. I was on the road for the past week + but I managed to attend a AFR prerelease event. I had an insane WB pool that included tons of dungeon delve...
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: [SCD] Hullbreacher
Replies: 71
Views: 13826

Re: [SCD] Hullbreacher

I have two copies, one foil. I never put it in any decks, and don't feel bad that I never will.
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7774
Views: 497779

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I am of the opinion that Lukka absolutely sucks as a character and nobody should play with his cards so WotC will forget about him.
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7774
Views: 497779

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

Not for DM'ing or anything, but what would I need as just a player book-wise, if I wanted to get them for myself? Maybe read up, have a couple different kinda characters set up. Not that I have a group set up or anything, just curious and wanting to prepare for that possibility. As a player, you ca...
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9402
Views: 639045

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

Pretty big flavor fail on Mordenkainen. He should not be mono-blue. He is obsessed with the concept of order (vs. chaos) and is very willing to sacrifice others for the cause of order, or for personal power that lets him better serve the cause. He really ought to be in Esper colors.
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7774
Views: 497779

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I have been playing DnD in one form or another since 1981, and a good chunk of the funnest moments of my life have involved DnD and other games, and 5E is easily my favorite version of DnD yet. It offers tons of interesting options for character design, with Tasha's Cauldron of Everything boosting t...
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9402
Views: 639045

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

Red got severely hosed in the class cards. I guess it's good it wasn't white for once. And with the past few sets, Boros/Lorehold is coming out pretty darn sweet.
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9402
Views: 639045

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

I'm not sure there's need to spin off a new format. Just rule zero in classes. Seems like the sort of thing you should get away with most of the time, especially if none of them turn out busted. Fighter Class would be the dream Sunforger .dec commander. Seems like an iffy idea. What about color com...
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9402
Views: 639045

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

I am gonna slam Prosper into my Halana/Vial Smasher deathtouch tribal deck He produces mana and draws cards, both are great in that deck (and lots of others).
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9402
Views: 639045

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

Except for enchantress decks, the main reason I can think of that you'd run Minimus Containment over Generous Gift is that Gift now costs a few bucks and MC will presumably be pretty cheap. I tend to use these sorts of removal aura effects mostly on people's commanders, to put them out of play for h...
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [mtgnexus] Random Card of the Day - Samwise the Stouthearted
Replies: 16695
Views: 1046390

Re: [mtgnexus] Random Card of the Day - Thalia, Heretic Cathar

Solid card, she's been good in my Odric keyword tribal deck.
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9402
Views: 639045

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

Okay, Volo is just plain hilarious, and also powerful but probably not overhelmingly so. This is the first card from the set I am actively excited to play and/or possibly build around.
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9402
Views: 639045

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

I am really liking the various modular spells in this set, especially the instants. The one that is a counterspell or draw 2, discard 2 is a good example. Nothing too broken or super-exciting, but tons of value.
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7774
Views: 497779

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

pokken wrote:
2 years ago
I don't understand how a Tarrasque doesn't have trample either :P Goofy.
That irks me about a crapload of cards. Gigantic eldrazi, for example.

Same thing with reach, honestly.
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9402
Views: 639045

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

While there are obvious exceptions like the Gaea's Cradle elf, a lot of these cards are more cool and flavorful than actually good, but I'm pretty okay with that.
by JWK
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Problem Commanders: Do You Play Them?
Replies: 113
Views: 16061

Re: Problem Commanders: Do You Play Them?

Amusingly enough I think you'd like PlayEDH now. They have a "high" power level that is explicitly ok with Armageddon and all the staxy color hate you love. I haven't been on there in months since I connected with some old friends online. I play with them now instead. Armageddon is even o...

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