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by Vessiliana
1 month ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: The Rukarumel Conundrum
Replies: 10
Views: 203

Re: The Rukarumel Conundrum

Thank you, everyone! I am taking all these suggestions into consideration and looking at my collection ... and secretly wondering if I should just do UG Merfolk. 😢
by Vessiliana
1 month ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: The Rukarumel Conundrum
Replies: 10
Views: 203

Re: The Rukarumel Conundrum

Thank you to both of you! So it seems like my best bet, if I wanted, say, Knights, is to run Knights and Slivers? Call Knight with Rukarumel and just fill out the knight lacks with slivers? Or else just attempt something altogether different...
She is indeed puzzling!
by Vessiliana
1 month ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: The Rukarumel Conundrum
Replies: 10
Views: 203

The Rukarumel Conundrum

For reference, Rukarumel, Biologist I am trying, with equal parts futility and desperation, to make my Rukarumel deck work. For the sake of argument, let's assume she has the mana-base to cover what I want and need because, barring the ABUR duals in Jodah, I can get her what she needs on that score....
by Vessiliana
6 months ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Sheldon Menery has passed away.
Replies: 24
Views: 1573

Re: Sheldon Menery has passed away.

May he rest in peace!
by Vessiliana
1 year ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Predictions galore
Replies: 64
Views: 1949

Re: Predictions galore

Please , please, not hybrid! The way it works now is totally fine. I simply hate the idea that I could use a Red Elemental Blast on the Enchanted Evening cast by the mono-white player. But I could. Because Enchanted Evening is always and everywhere a blue-and-white card. It doesn't matter what mana...
by Vessiliana
1 year ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Is White getting better?
Replies: 164
Views: 11054

Re: Is White getting better?

Cyberium wrote:
1 year ago
I just notice some of these cards are from set booster packs only. WotC is really wanting to make money eh?
Which ones? I am not able to tell which is which, and there are some I really want to get, so I need to know whether they come with my complete set!
by Vessiliana
2 years ago
Forum: Previews
Topic: [SNC] Streets of New Capenna Name and Number Crunch
Replies: 11
Views: 2838

Re: [SNC] Streets of New Capenna Name and Number Crunch

Is it my imagination, or are the spoilers from this set trickling in? I have been anxious to learn more about the Riveteers...

Is there supposed to another Grixis legend, too? Lord Xander would make my table scoop the moment I sat down.
by Vessiliana
2 years ago
Forum: Rulings
Topic: Gisa vs. Liesa
Replies: 2
Views: 2391

Re: Gisa vs. Liesa

Thank you very much! That is good to know.
by Vessiliana
2 years ago
Forum: Rulings
Topic: Gisa vs. Liesa
Replies: 2
Views: 2391

Gisa vs. Liesa

Suppose Player A has Gisa, Glorious Resurrector . Player B has Liesa, Forgotten Archangel . Player C has random non-token creature. If a creature dies on A's board, it gets exiled by Liesa, yes? What if a creature dies on Liesa's board? Gisa gets it? Or it goes back to Liesa's hand? What about a cre...
by Vessiliana
2 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Replies: 58
Views: 9325

Re: Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

Have you considered partners? What about Akroma, Vision of Ixidor and Jeska, Thrice Reborn?
by Vessiliana
2 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Ayara: Drink Death Like Wine
Replies: 4
Views: 605

Re: Ayara: Drink Death Like Wine

Thank you both for the suggestions! Plague of Vermin and Necropotence will both go in! Oddly, I think I have a spare Necropotence lying around, but the Plague of Vermin I will have to track down! And I am afraid the deck has never entirely been able to cast off the ghost of Chainer, and the curve sh...
by Vessiliana
2 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Ayara: Drink Death Like Wine
Replies: 4
Views: 605

Ayara: Drink Death Like Wine

1x Ayara, First of Locthwain # Attendants 1x Army of the Damned 1x Bitterblossom 1x Carrion 1x Dreadhorde Invasion # Bridal Feast 1x Demonic Tutor 1x Reanimate 1x Rise of the Dark Realms 1x Vampiric Tutor # Funeral Feast 1x Damnation 1x Feed the Swarm 1x Necropotence 1x Wound Reflection # Lady in W...
by Vessiliana
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: What mechanics would you like to see in future Commander precon decks?
Replies: 93
Views: 6868

Re: What mechanics would you like to see in future Commander precon decks?

I loved Devotion, so I will just jump on that train, too. Adventures would be good. I really loved the concept of them, but they were just not that good, and no Commander cares.
by Vessiliana
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Mono U artifacts
Replies: 35
Views: 2960

Re: Mono U artifacts

I have had a lot of fun with Emry, building her as a theme deck. She is the Lady of the Lake, giving out swords to worthy knights. Or since she can never seem to find any knights, handing them out to random ornithopters or myr. It doesn't do anything busted, mostly since the Great Machine is in anot...
by Vessiliana
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9410
Views: 639715

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

I'm intrigued as to why Hofri Ghostforge didn't make your list, he seems like the strongest option in a vacuum. The only factpr holding me off him is his (imo) god awful art... Edit: he really does look like a tiny Steven Seagal if you squint... I was so, so disappointed in that art. I loved the th...
by Vessiliana
3 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: Color identity is a bad rule and should be removed
Replies: 49
Views: 8589

Re: Color identity is a bad rule and should be removed

pokken wrote:
3 years ago
The one thing I hate about the format now is how - as predicted - almost every style of deck is best built as a 4-5 color pile. That's the only thing I can think of that I think would improve much with less color identity restraint.
I don't think that would help, actually.
by Vessiliana
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: What are your aesthetic hang-ups?
Replies: 58
Views: 7285

Re: What are your aesthetic hang-ups?

Art is extremely important to me. Borders not so much. I prefer black border to white, but if the card is good enough (or pretty enough), the white border won't matter. I love foils, and I think I am part magpie. But there are decks that I have built solely because of the art of the Commander and de...
by Vessiliana
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Are partners a problem?
Replies: 20
Views: 3252

Re: Are partners a problem?

I have never found partners to be a problem in my meta. There were a few decks of them for a while. I kind of miss the Ravos and Tymna cleric tribal, but Orah is doing better with that. (They're in his 99.) Will & Rowan were unpopular, but that was due to Will's +2 (and being relatively high-pow...
by Vessiliana
3 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: Thassa's Oracle / Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
Replies: 52
Views: 13586

Re: Thassa's Oracle / Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

I get what you're saying, but, I guess my experience has been that people aren't just jamming Thassa's Oracle or especially Jace just to win the game. I see people making value plays with them more than I see people win with them by a significant margin. This has been very much my experience with b...
by Vessiliana
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Questing Knights and the Wrong Colors
Replies: 14
Views: 1768

Re: Questing Knights and the Wrong Colors

I had decent success with a Tymna the Weaver + Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa "Knights of the Loam" deck in the past, with the idea being to use the cheap 2CMC Knights with protection to bypass your opponents blockers to draw cards with Tymna (further aided by Sidar, who is also a knight!) and us...
by Vessiliana
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Questing Knights and the Wrong Colors
Replies: 14
Views: 1768

Re: Questing Knights and the Wrong Colors

Thank you both! And @darrenhabib, that is definitely some interesting tech there! I usually think of the altars as enablers for something like Elenda, the Dusk Rose, but shenanigans with Haakon, Stromgald Scourge sound fun!
by Vessiliana
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Questing Knights and the Wrong Colors
Replies: 14
Views: 1768

Re: Questing Knights and the Wrong Colors

Thank you, Sinis . That really helped to articulate my issue! The payoff for Knights is just ... too low. My meta is not overly strong, but it does have a couple of solidly strong decks (like Kenrith, the Returned King or Kykar, Wind's Fury , and even a Thassa-helmed Merfolk tribal and infinite-turn...
by Vessiliana
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Questing Knights and the Wrong Colors
Replies: 14
Views: 1768

Questing Knights and the Wrong Colors

I have tried, off and on, for years, to build a Knights deck. Sometimes, I just really like a tribe or a commander or concept, and sometimes I just ... can't get it done. For instance, I toyed with 5-color Elves or with Kels, Fight Fixer at the head of Zombie tribal. (In the end, I went Sultai for t...
by Vessiliana
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: 40 Life in EDH
Replies: 65
Views: 7031

Re: 40 Life in EDH

I greatly appreciate the 40 life. It makes just the sort of game I am hoping for, lots of opportunity to build board states, but I have not found that 40 life is too much when it comes to trying to chip away at it. Sure, the 3 damage from Lightning Bolt isn't as frightening as it is in 20 life forma...
by Vessiliana
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Kels, Zombie Cult: Feasible?
Replies: 6
Views: 1395

Re: Kels, Zombie Cult: Feasible?

Thank you both for the suggestions and advice. I used to actually have a Varina zombies deck (disassembled to steal the mana-base for another deck and never rebuilt), and I just built a Lord of Tresserhorn zombies deck for a friend. My own zombie deck is now just an Oathbreaker one, hence thinking i...

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