Got a game in and saw a bunch of the new cards. Printlifter Ooze was the all-star! Came down early, and was making big blockers in the beginning to ward off attacks from dinos and wraiths. Later, it started making HUGE bodies (12/12 up to 18/18), and those ended up closing out the game. Hide in Plai...

Why would I build my deck around a brand new card that (in my estimation) won't even see play in this format? Ok, Culling Ritual then, which I see somewhat regularly. The protection creatures help, but that will depend upon sequencing. Ideally we only need to make 1-2 initial tokens before we kill ...

I fogot the "made this turn" part. You definitely need more repeatable token makers. Rionya, Fire Dancer, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Duke Ulder Ravengard, are going to provide a new token every turn to be copying, as can any of the various populate trigger permanents.

This seems like a reasonable moment to acknowledge @3drinks dedication. On Salvation, there were 3 RCotD threads from November 2013 → July 2019, passing from Cryogen to LouCypher to me, 5 years and 8 months, a little less than 2 years per person. This thread has been going for 4 years and 9 months,...

Pest Control wipes like 90% of your field. Any mass bounce spells set you way back. If you're going to run anything with an attack trigger (like the myriad guys) you really want to pack some ways to grant haste. Why no token doublers? Sure, you have the ability to make multiple tokens a turn off Gh...

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1 week ago

Monday, April 8th 2024; Screeching Scorchbeast

I like the second effect a lot, but wish the card was either a Horror or 2 or 3 mana less. It's hard to justify including a non-horror that cannot mill opponents on my turn in Captain N'ghathrod that high on the curve.

Hi everyone! I've recently gotten more into MTG, and I love this thread. I have been following avidly and I am grateful for the clear way Rumpy and the rest of you are explaining how all the card interactions work. As a newcomer, I have greatly appreciated having so many good teachers. I also love ...

I agree that it's frustrating game design to have the tempt cards give you a card, and then Sauron wants you to wheel it away, especially in the case of Sauron's Ransom --why does HIS card work so poorly with him? Major fail. Otherwise, I think you're overlooking a few things. First, the ward abilit...

Satoru, the Infiltrator -- going in Yuriko, possibly also going in Black Rose and/or Sefris Vraska Joins Up -- going in Hobbits Roxanne, Starfall Savant -- probably going in Henzie Annie Joins Up -- maybe going in Ghired Final Showdown -- almost definitely going in Queen Marchesa (Sunforger-able bo...

More stuff! I think we're done with spoilers, but it's hard to tell. We Ride at Dawn seems like strong support for legend-heavy decks. Not sure how many legends you need for it though - Teysa is at 12, which feels like a ton, but I'm not sure if that is actually enough. I think that's probably plen...

Heartless Conscription I'm definitely going to try this in Prosper where I have generally shied away from non-one-sided board wipes, since Prosper already tends to draw removal, and it can be rough if I have to start casting him for 10+ mana. This solves that issue by sending Prosper to exile and g...

Sefris triggers only once per turn on the venture. Copying it won't do anything. Well crud. Maybe a Strionic Resonator type effect instead? You can try that. I'm not a fan of Resonator--I feel like I rarely have mana open to spend on copying a trigger in any of the decks I've given it a shot. That ...

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2 weeks ago

Rules question: If I create a copy of an opponent's token with Kambal, Stern Mayor does that also trigger Kambal's drain effect? If so, then it's double-gravy against token decks. Wow!!

Yeah.

Oh, I also don't think I'd bother with Delney in your list: you only have 5 creatures besides Sefris that it benefits, and for Sefris, it's only giving you the extra reanimate upon dungeon completion. Unless I'm playing it wrong, Delney is giving me the extra reanimate AND the extra venture. I've h...

I feel like they really failed flavor-wise with Loan Shark. I don't know exactly what it should have been, but I feel like it should have involved some sort of exchange with an opponent where you get the better deal. Maybe: At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player may create a treasur...

As for the new cards, Honest Rutstein seems like a slam dunk in my Henzie "Toolbox" Torre to replace Chainer, Nightmare Adept (who honestly doesn't pull his weight most of the time). Returning a creature to my hand plus cost reduction is great. Really? I find that I'm always happy to see ...

I want to add that while Lost Mine is the preferred dungeon normally for its speed to completion, The Undercity provides so much value that I believe it's worthwhile including 3-5 ways to gain the Initiative. Although The Undercity is 1 room longer, since you either gain an upkeep trigger on your fo...

I appreciate the feedback and discussion around what is quickly becoming my current favorite Commander to play. Thoughts on each of the cards you mentioned: Shakedown Heavy -- Gives me an extra card per turn as early as turn 3 (but normally turn 4). I've yet to have anyone say early game "sure...

I'm not thrilled with the new Gonti, personally, but Ragavan stops being useful very swiftly as people drop blockers, Replace the evasive creatures you were going to play with equipment to make Ragavan evasive. Also, while, sure, a treasure is better than a discount of [sym=1] to a subset of spells...

I...should probably get Tribute in my list, and look at picking up a Charm. I've been trying to figure out what to do with the Extortionist I have since I got it. This is an ok slot--maybe in place of Cavalier of Dawn ? Same CMC, but a better stat line (4/3 flying > 4/6 vigilance most of the time), ...

Gonti looks bad though @CommanderMaster999. Only triggers once per opponent? Ick. Ragavan is strong because he costs 1. For 5 mana I expect a LOT more. And I'd much rather have a treasure than a discount since you can bank the treasures even if you whiff. I mean compare Gonti to Plargg and Nassari ...

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3 weeks ago

Has golgari ever gotten a "creature spells cost 1 less" before? Because that's what Old Rutstein 2.0 does (oh and ETB is regrowth a creature)

Umori, the Collector, for one, but there are also some monogreen cards that do the same.

Conceptually, I just really hate that these are cards that don't do anything if you cast them without paying additional costs. While not every deck dabbles in random free-casting, they can be fairly awkward the times that comes up, even if you're not the one instigating them. I can't think of any Ma...

Thank god they changed the color identity rules to make this thing actually fair. I remember this being hot zedruu tech in the early 2010s because you could straight up lock an opponent out of colored mana if they weren't already in white. Now, finally, years later, this card just does what it says...

I...don't like Spree at all. Here's a card that doesn't actually do anything for its cost--you have to pay the additional costs. It's like kicker, or multi-kicker, except the base card doesn't do anything. It just seems...unintuitive. I think it could have been: [sym=1][sym=b][sym=b] Choose one: *To...