On a side note, as more of an FYI, you might want to edit your post again to say "Demonic" instead of "Diabolic". Yes, thanks. It is also something that you didn't really seem to want to explain further either. I thought my original post had enough explanation. But why only go a...

Sheldon, I've gone back and listened to it and the direct quote I was responding to was, "We don't make corner case rules just for a few cards." I'm not sure there's an appreciable difference in semantics between "change" and "make" when it comes to writing procedures f...

Okay, I forgot one word in my post which changes the meaning a lot. I meant to say "2 CMC and less unrestricted tutors" so the likes of Diabolic and Imperial Seal. Is it really appropriate to respond with such a sarcastic reply? Is your reply supposed to be 'funny'? I'm not sure I take it ...

papa_funk I guess I have the expectation that set mechanics will always be corner cases, most will work within the rules as written, but if they don't then they don't. Evergreen mechanics, and even deciduous mechanics would not be corner cases. At this point I feel like we should be expecting an up...

Companion may very well add new design space for decks. However, I don't think a change for a corner case (that is, allowing the companion mechanic to work in commander) is appropriate to allow that new design space to function in commander. There's a world of difference between adding a rule to Co...

I was responding to this portion of your initial reply to me: Anyway it presumably won't affect any existing cards, so I wouldn't call it a "change" in practical terms. Any more than adding any new mechanic "change the rules" because it adds more entries to the comp rules. Where ...

There's no need to create a strawman, Dirk. You're right though, change doesn't intrinsically matter.

However, a change for a corner case does matter to me, especially when the voice of the format says, "We don't make changes for corner cases."

I'd have to watch the interview again, I believe it was during his answer to the idea of banned as companion, but the statement was made as a very stratght, "We don't do this." Any modification to the rules is a change. Full stop. There is no playing with semantics, Dirk. Even a change to ...

I was talking with my fiancee last night about running EDH games where the last player starts with the Monarch. This lead me to wonder, does anyone over at MTGNexus run this variant with their groups? Do you find that it enhances your games, or do you believe the card advantage given to the last pla...

I'm all for banning the 2 CMC and less unrestricted tutors (like Demonic Tutor or Imperial Seal). One of the major appeals of any Highlander format is variance. Tutors remove that to an extent, and are antithetical to the Highlander experience. Sure, I can play without them, but the Spike part of me...

Sheldon recently did an interview with Gavin Verhey and he said something that I'd love to get some more discussion about. Sheldon said, "We don't make rules changes for corner cases." To me, making a big rules change all over 10 measly cards is a major rules change just for a corner case....

edit: i wonder how edh would differ if every card with "commander" written on it was banned provisionally. giggle I've actually been mulling about a Highlander variant, with some of the commander rules, where only Expansion and Core sets are legal. Do you (or anyone else for that matter) ...

Oh boy do I have some thoughts. First off, great primer! Second, I need to come back when I'm not working to dive into your combo section. Have you considered the different strategies between Enchantment based combos and creature based combos? I play the Enchantment type that you've listed here, bu...

Oh boy do I have some thoughts. First off, great primer! Second, I need to come back when I'm not working to dive into your combo section. Have you considered the different strategies between Enchantment based combos and creature based combos? I play the Enchantment type that you've listed here, but...

I'm so excited to put this guy in my Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest deck. The consistent value from generating tokens (that I can sacrifice, yes, but also to force my opponents to sacrifice with edicts) is VERY promising at 3 CMC. I'm not looking to go nutty with any of the anti-token stuff, but I'll b...

The "Explore" link at the top of the page requires alt text, and it should say "Explore".

Then you can have two explores.


Thank you, I'll be here all week.

I'd like to see the rest of the Nine Titans, Commodore Guff included!

I'd also like to see a year where the only commanders are Taysir. I think it would make for a great set of mono-colored decks.

I've lost posts before to forum silliness, nothing new there. Was a little disappointed I'd hit it on my first post, but thems the breaks. :) [mention]Sheldon[/mention], your note about more content on the mtgcommander site reminded me of another suggestion I wanted to add to my post above. I was go...

Well, I had a nice big post all written up and the forum logged me out and clobbered it when I tried to submit. I really don't want to write it all again, so I will try to summarize my points. I've been playing commander for 7 years. Reddit is my primary mode of discussing the format. Other location...