That's technically correct but so broad as to be irrelevant. At that point you might as well argue that playing 1v1 is better than 4 player ffa because your chances of winning are doubled. Your original post concerned a specific situation so thats really the topic at hand, and that scenario is a pr...

I used to be in favour of loosening the rules about hybrid. I remember looking at Shaman of the Great Hunt and wanting to play it in Marchesa, the black rose . I also looked at Ramos, Dragon Engine vs Birds of Paradise , noting that their mana production abilities were templated so differently that...

I only play superfriends on modo, which tracks the counters and permanents for you, so my experience is based only on that, but for me I think it can be played reasonably quickly. When I play a superfriends deck, I usually only use as much clock as any of my opponents. Obviously not having to physic...

More than likely player 1 has reduced his odds to 0% however vs. ~25% :) Every time I have made that kind of deal (in player 4's shoes) it was because I was 100% going to be able to beat the one player. Giving the control player what they want is almost always wrong. I get what you're saying, but i...

I'm sure theres plenty of combos you can do with this and stuff like Leveler. It's worth mentioning how much the "face up" clause hurts it, as otherwise you could use it to mess with hideaway lands and other such things. One more reliable application for this card is in blink decks with cr...

Its better than you'd think. Its not great, or even particularly good, but its actually not bad. I've run it in a couple mono blue decks and it actually does decent work.

Phasing was a cool mechanic, it was mainly held back by being randomly slapped on creatures too much which was the worst application for it. Activated phasing, things that cause phasing, etc were all cool.

5 Mana is a lot to draw three and get an extra land drop at sorcery speed. It's very good in decks that it's has synergy in, like landfall and big Mana decks, but meh in a lot of other places. Spell A CMC + Spell B CMC = Spell AB CMC is a useful way to evaluate cards but becomes less valid as CMC go...

I don't see him very often, but when he shows up he's immediately terrifying. He's cheap and can easily get into one shot territory, and everyone runs lightning greaves. If he shows up in Jund, he gets dropped on the battlefield while pandemonium is out and mercs someone. It's always worth asking if...

It's worth the mana cost, but your deck needs to be able to afford lots of Mana. Yeah, murder exists, but it also doesn't get you back a creature to the field, and it can't drain out the pillow fort player if need be or give your army fear. The key to this card isn't just that it's flexible, but tha...

I'm not sure a ban is warranted. Grislebrand does his thing on an empty board, while Raziketh needs a bit more setup. Not a ton of setup of course, but it does matter. From my personal experience, Raziketh hasn't been an instant win. I've only run him in a couple decks, so I don't have much experien...

It's still a total bomb that generates absurd value for the price. Not great in decks loaded with reactive responses, great everywhere else. It's a better Wheel because breaking symmetry is trivial (just crack it on your turn and your opponents can only cast instants with it) and you don't have to w...

I don't think it's particularly productive to compare this to Bea's within, because beast is an all star removal spell. Sultai isn't the best charm, and I think I talked about it a bit the last time a 3 color charm came up, but it has value when the reason you are running it is as an instant speed l...

The amount of value he generates in the right decks is absurd. Even in decks that aren't tuned to abuse him hes a great value engine and potential wincon. He can put a lot of damage through, the tokens having prowes is huge. Any white deck with 25 non creatures can use him in a good stuff slot, thou...

Great card if you can afford it, so much sac fodder. I've actually found Enchant World to be more relevant than would seem at first glance. Both The Abyss and Nether Void are powerful world enchantments that see play limited only by their price tag. I personally run concordant crossroads in a number...

This really shouldn't have been a prequel, it should have been the first book

I think we need to remember that the 100 card thing wasn't arbitrary at all. EDH was created as a variant of 100 card Singleton, which used to be a fairly popular casual format that occasionally received tournament support. Its draw was that it was less consistent than 60 card 4 of decks, and it for...

Not worth the price, but on mtgo it's super cheap and a budget option. The 1 Mana less than diabolic matters, and this is the most Mana expensive straight tutor I'd run. Sidisi is 5 Mana but is a solid body if you sac something else and as a creature can be abused. Rune Scarred is a 5/5 flier and ag...

Scrap Mastery is a great example of a power non staple. It's too niche for staple status, but is more powerful than many staples when in a deck that can really use it. Cards like this are good for deck diversity. I missed BB yesterday, but I want to comment on it. I understand rhe trend away from in...

I do not understand the "I don't see any advantages" stance and it makes me very confused. I think it's very possible it would be worse. I see all the disadvantages. But that statement is so rhetorically loaded to try to win an argument I just don't get it. How can I see all the disadvant...

If decks are functionally 80 now because of tutors and cantrips, then it would be functionally 60 if it were 80, and functionally 40 if it were 60. I also disagree that aggro I not viable, outside of cEDH. It requires more thought to build and pilot than mid-range, but that's true in any multiplayer...

I think righteous aura is a good find, but it's a bit narrow. It wants a certain sort of deck to be worth it, and I think you are right that it's pillow fort. Otherwise, it's nice in a meta with lots of Voltron or battlecruiser fatties.

Making fringe staples cheaper isn't really a benefit if the reason they are cheaper is that they are no longer useful. While I agree that some less supported tribes and parasitic mechanics would become more viable in theory, as it's easier to fill a 60 card deck with them vs a 100 card deck, most of...

Its pretty good in 2 color. You can just load up on fetches and the typed duals. Unless you have extremely tight mana requirements, you can safely start fetching basics after one or two duals, and you don't need to come out completely unscathed to make Ruination great, losing a land or two to it whi...

1CB (1 generic and two colored Mana, with at least one required to be black) is a strong but workable cost for a universal tutor with no drawbacks. With a minor drawback, say lose two life, it's completely fair. Stone Rain is safe for standard and appropriately costed. LD needs to be revived, though...