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by Shabbaman
5 months ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Queen Marchesa - Bow To Your Queen
Replies: 4
Views: 492

Re: Queen Marchesa - Bow To Your Queen

One thing to look for is if the monarch cards are pulling their weight: you already have continuous access to a card that makes you the monarch... your commander. If those cards work for you, fine. Otherwise you could look for cards that keep your opponents from damaging you (pillows like fogs or De...
by Shabbaman
6 months ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Who wants to talk about spite scooping?
Replies: 94
Views: 4543

Re: Who wants to talk about spite scooping?

DirkGently wrote:
6 months ago
Within the context of this conversation, I established what we're talking about with the term "playing to win"
It might very well be that you defined that for yourself, but I merely responded to a query what others think of the term.
by Shabbaman
6 months ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Who wants to talk about spite scooping?
Replies: 94
Views: 4543

Re: Who wants to talk about spite scooping?

Let's not get into semantic argumentation again - when I say that I believe the game is most fun when everyone is "playing to win", I simply mean that everyone is making a good-faith effort to make the best plays they can, without any requirement that they are emotionally invested in the ...
by Shabbaman
11 months ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7757
Views: 496731

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

Hermes_ wrote:
11 months ago
EDIT: for card alters the only one i'd really want is

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Does this imply there's a germ inside of Rainbow Sparkle?
by Shabbaman
11 months ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Sam Black has an EDH column now
Replies: 7
Views: 675

Re: Sam Black has an EDH column now

He's written about EDH before, https://articles.starcitygames.com/arti ... ke-on-edh/

That was actually the reason I bought a Phyrexian Altar for two bucks, so reading that article certainly proved valuable.
by Shabbaman
11 months ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Sakashima Syndrome
Replies: 5
Views: 419

Re: Sakashima Syndrome

I don't have this issue at all, I just play them with Reyhan, Last of the Abzan. Who doesn't like more Reyhans?
by Shabbaman
1 year ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7757
Views: 496731

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I've visited Disneyland Paris a few times, it's a lot of fun, especially for the kids. We visit Efteling every year on a day that's a holiday for the city we live in. On that day it's quiet. I like the quiet, I don't like the crowds. Something else, I just came across this beholder toy: https://www....
by Shabbaman
1 year ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: I don’t miss “Old EDH”
Replies: 23
Views: 1838

Re: I don’t miss “Old EDH”

Basically, I want Wizards to print stuff not geared towards us, and then to be able to shut out the vast MTG content creation engine. The Power Of Shiny New Things (tm). Nobody has to build douchebaggery boring decks, they just choose to do so. Nobody has to write/stream about the exact same new ca...
by Shabbaman
1 year ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Abomination of Llanowar - The Elvish Swarm
Replies: 14
Views: 2812

Re: Abomination of Llanowar - The Elvish Swarm

Haunted One is a nice card to try out, as is Cultist of the Absolute .. I have these in Lathril. I may have to give Haunted One a shot, I've definitely overlooked that. I like Cultist but I don't necessarily get a steady supply of disposable bodies in this deck a lot. I just realised that Abominati...
by Shabbaman
1 year ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Abomination of Llanowar - The Elvish Swarm
Replies: 14
Views: 2812

Re: Abomination of Llanowar - The Elvish Swarm

Haunted One is a nice card to try out, as is Cultist of the Absolute.. I have these in Lathril.
by Shabbaman
1 year ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Resource] Niche and/or Budget Cards
Replies: 37
Views: 2063

Re: [Resource] Niche Budget Cards

Fumble The best combat trick in the book. Bounce is nice, but it's very good vs. deck that are greedy with equipment. I was looking for a card that doesn't see that much play, and according to EDHREC this is played in just 0% of all decks. It's an uncommon from Battlebond with just a single printin...
by Shabbaman
1 year ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: GB Rhys - Gravepact Elves
Replies: 7
Views: 512

Re: GB Rhys - Gravepact Elves

I made Lathril because I always wanted to turn my old 60 card Prowess of the Fair deck into an EDH deck. So, yay Golgari Elves! My personal preference is not to run Grave Pact though, but having played Pact for ages... I think you could need a few more sacrifice outlets. I like Vampiric Rites (anoth...
by Shabbaman
1 year ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7757
Views: 496731

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I refused to sign their carte blanche to run my name through the mud, and was terminated. Where I have worked so far it's common to have an "exit talk" with someone from HR, which is a nice opportunity to give some "feedback". I suppose you could just as well think "your lo...
by Shabbaman
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7757
Views: 496731

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

DirkGently wrote:
2 years ago
I dunno who decided how graphics cards get numbered, but I have nothing but seething hatred for them.
This is indeed one of the weirdest marketing tricks.
by Shabbaman
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Color Combo Popularity
Replies: 24
Views: 16339

Re: Color Combo Popularity

I can't help but think that color combinations like Golgari are popular for reasons beyond ratio. "Once you go GB, you won't go back", it's a lifestyle choice. I know that's why I have several Golgari decks. But it's a feeling not backed by such a solid data analysis. What puzzles me is th...
by Shabbaman
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Wow, what is happening to card prices!?
Replies: 50
Views: 4592

Re: Wow, what is happening to card prices!?

Hi scatteredsun , nice to see you again! Still playing Glissa? On a personal note regarding card prices, since about 3-4 years I'm buying most of cards on MCM. It's a European website where you can buy from individual sellers (both professionals and "amateurs") and you pay only postage (un...
by Shabbaman
2 years ago
Forum: Previews
Topic: [Magic Legends]And.... It's dead. Shutting down Oct. 31st.
Replies: 16
Views: 1781

Re: [Magic Legends]And.... It's dead. Shutting down Oct. 31st.

I suspect they'll reskin it as some Avengers game.
by Shabbaman
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: When is it worth it to use Maskwood Nexus?
Replies: 13
Views: 3227

Re: When is it worth it to use Maskwood Nexus?

I've put Maskwood Nexus into two decks: Atla and Yuriko. The eggs get dragons, and making everything changeling is pretty absurd. In Yuriko I have a lot of non-ninja's and several ways to turn them into a ninja. Maskwood is redundancy there, and probably not optimal. If the ninja trigger of Yuriko w...
by Shabbaman
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: What are your favorite cards from 2020?
Replies: 27
Views: 2467

Re: What are your favorite cards from 2020?

Not exactly "a card", but the new cards that excited me most are the Ikoria's comic book alternate arts and to a lesser extent the Godzilla alternate arts. Not that I got all of them, but in some way these cards got me excited. I like alternate art versions. If I would need to point at a s...
by Shabbaman
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Quick shoutout for some good designs (imo)
Replies: 29
Views: 3540

Re: Quick shoutout for some good designs (imo)

pokken wrote:
3 years ago
At this rate it'll be a couple years before all decks are Golos.
I suspect for most people it'll be Golos, Tired Playgroup a lot sooner.
by Shabbaman
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7757
Views: 496731

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I was talking with my buddy who introduced me to magic back in the 90's and we got some nostalgia about our first 60 card kitchen table decks and the Emperor variant. Did anyone play it? Did anyone try it with Commander decks? I've played Emperor with 60 card decks, and I've even tried a game of Em...
by Shabbaman
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7757
Views: 496731

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I picked up Odyssey as well, though I'm not really into 3rd person action games. But the setting called me, as I had ancient Greek in high school, translating the Iliad and such time-consuming... wait, why have I bought this?

EDIT: and why am I replying to a month old post?
by Shabbaman
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7757
Views: 496731

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I'm creating a playlist of space/Futuristic/robotic/technological Dash in short, science fiction – themed songs to play during a rl draft of a space themed custom set. It could use a few more songs, the more the better. Thing is, I want "generic" songs that have lyrics, that is, no instru...
by Shabbaman
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: March 2020 AMA
Replies: 136
Views: 17336

Re: March 2020 AMA

Would your new computer be better or worse if it had more led lights?

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