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by Maluko
3 months ago
Forum: Rulings
Topic: Rules for dinosaurs
Replies: 1
Views: 192

Rules for dinosaurs

It's been a long time since I faced a situation in Commander in which I wasn't sure about the correct ruling. Well, last night, that happened not only once, but twice ! First question. If I exile a Nighthawk Scavenger with a Dino DNA , then activate it to create a copy of the nighthawk, what is the ...
by Maluko
6 months ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Krosan Grip in 2023
Replies: 22
Views: 1050

Re: Krosan Grip in 2023

Agree with the general sentiment. Krosan Grip has been outclassed by power creep, but can be an optimal choice in certain decks against certain metagames, for example those rich in blue decks and counterspells. Thinking back, Krosan Grip might actually be at its peak right now since the previous set...
by Maluko
6 months ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Sheldon Menery has passed away.
Replies: 24
Views: 1573

Re: Sheldon Menery has passed away.

Rest in Peace, Sheldon. The Commander community owes you a lot. You will be missed 🫡
by Maluko
1 year ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Poison Counters
Replies: 41
Views: 2206

Re: Poison Counters

Maybe a little off-topic, but have you already realized there are no +1/+1 or -1/-1 counters in the set? I feared the worst after seeing so many proliferate cards, but it seems that, at least for limited, this ability will only affect poison, oil and loyalty counters. It can still be a problem for o...
by Maluko
1 year ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: First, Hit Your Land Drops (draft essay)
Replies: 87
Views: 6468

Re: First, Hit Your Land Drops (draft essay)

Please show this post to The Command Zone. I think they are one of the reasons why this obsession with mana rocks and ramp in Commander started to increase, to the detriment of players' enjoyment of the format. Your thesis and Sam Black's thread match my experience, and I can confidently say that my...
by Maluko
1 year ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: Let's end Maze's End
Replies: 50
Views: 2962

Re: Let's end Maze's End

I don't necessarily hate alt wincons (although I do dislike a lot of them) but "win the game" really is not text that should ever exist on a land. This is my main and only issue with the card. I understand the stance by Wizards to reduce the amount of interaction that players have access ...
by Maluko
1 year ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: Rule 7 Thoughts
Replies: 90
Views: 3576

Re: Rule 7 Thoughts

I believe I've said in another thread that my ideal solution was for rule 7 to be written as: At the start of each player's turn, if any commanders that player owns are not on the battlefield, that player may put those commanders from their current zone into the command zone. If any of those command...
by Maluko
1 year ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: How many lands is correct (on average)?
Replies: 49
Views: 2060

Re: How many lands is correct (on average)?

I nearly always run 40 lands in my decks for three reasons: I appreciate the consistency between decks; I run few or no mana rocks; I don't want to worry about whether my land count is appropriate for the curve or not, I just want to build decks. That being said, I've run 37-38 lands in the past in ...
by Maluko
1 year ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Your most nostalgic block
Replies: 39
Views: 1454

Re: Your most nostalgic block

Team Onslaught here. I was drawn to start playing Magic because I was sold that Scourge was a dragon set. My first booster actually contained two rares, one of which was a Day of the Dragons. Some boosters later I pulled out my first dragon ever, Dragon Mage :love:
by Maluko
1 year ago
Forum: Speculation
Topic: [CLB] Ancient Metallic Dragon cycle speculation
Replies: 14
Views: 2124

Re: [CLB] Ancient Metallic Dragon cycle speculation

What gets me most excited about this set is that there is a new legendary dragon tribal commander. My The Ur-Dragon [/card] deck is the oldest Commander deck that I possess. Nearly every set there's some cool new card for it that I want to test. It was getting unbearable to choose between so many di...
by Maluko
2 years ago
Forum: Previews
Topic: [VOW] "Edgar's Awakening"
Replies: 1
Views: 2362

Re: [VOW] "Edgar's Awakening"

Design me a card that works as though it had Madness without spelling out that it has madness. I don't want to give more fodder to my friend's Anje Falkenrath Commander deck :shhh:
by Maluko
2 years ago
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mechanical Color Pie 2021
Replies: 5
Views: 2710

Re: Mechanical Color Pie 2021

Blue has lost Pongify effects. This is one of the changes that caught my eye the most, and I'm glad they're going in this direction. Destroying/exiling creatures as a form of transformation never felt right to me, because the creature, effectively, is never actually destroyed . Transforming/polymor...
by Maluko
2 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: Thought Exercise: Changing the Commander Tax
Replies: 103
Views: 20225

Re: Thought Exercise: Changing the Commander Tax

I really like the idea of allowing commanders to be cast only once per turn to prevent abuse. I remember back when the RC instated the "dies trigger" for commanders that they wasted a good opportunity to resolve this issue. My idea would benefit all parties, and was something like this. At...
by Maluko
2 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
Replies: 63
Views: 14462

Re: Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

I personally believe that Emrakul is one of the cards that will stay permanently in the ban list. Wizards themselves acknowledged that annihilator was an unfun mechanic and will likely never bring it back in a Standard set. And Emrakul has the biggest of all annihilator triggers, on top of its extra...
by Maluko
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: September Ban List Update
Replies: 103
Views: 8583

Re: September Ban List Update

Gifts Ungiven - I think Protean Hulk might be the perfect comparison, but for the opposite point that Maluko was trying to make. I don't think Hulk has been a problem since it's unbanning (outside of cEDH stuff). People are using Hulk fairly, and casual games are not devolving into instant win comb...
by Maluko
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: September Ban List Update
Replies: 103
Views: 8583

Re: September Ban List Update

I can't speak much about Library of Alexandria . I've never faced the card in EDH, although I've read the discussions behind its banning. It would be interesting to see if the card remains that powerful in today's EDH casual metagame. I have suspicions that it does. Gifts Ungiven , on the other hand...
by Maluko
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: September Ban List Update
Replies: 103
Views: 8583

Re: September Ban List Update

In my 10+ years playing Commander, this was by far the ban list announcement that most surprised me. I had already lost all hope that Golos would never be banned, and yet here we are today. I will not miss it in the slightest. I've never played Golos myself, but I have faced many Golos decks ever si...
by Maluko
2 years ago
Forum: Previews
Topic: [MID] Sigarda's Splendor
Replies: 1
Views: 1028

Re: [MID] Sigarda's Splendor

I'm beginning to appreciate WoTC's tries with white card draw. So currently we have, by order of best colors: Blue: unconditional draw. Black: unconditional draw, but always at a price, usually life or creature sacrifice. Green: draw conditional on having creatures, usually tied to their power or wh...
by Maluko
2 years ago
Forum: Previews
Topic: [MID] Startle
Replies: 1
Views: 396

Re: [MID] Startle

The flavor is absolutely hilarious, 10/10.
by Maluko
2 years ago
Forum: Rules and Philosophy
Topic: [SCD] Hullbreacher
Replies: 71
Views: 13826

Re: [SCD] Hullbreacher

People should blame Wizards for making this card as degenerate as possible. if worded a bit diferently would still be pwoerful without been game breaking, but they %$#% it up(or intentional to sell more packs, tinfoil hat mode) After some consideration, if Wizards wants to popularize this anti-draw...
by Maluko
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: New card alert: Serra's Emissary
Replies: 22
Views: 6759

New card alert: Serra's Emissary

https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/border_crop/front/b/6/b6534049-3045-4546-b1e8-e5b1b0df5f56.jpg?1622388359 I've seen this card played twice now in Cockatrice. Fortunately, both times the card was quickly removed because players immediately realized how dangerous it is. However, this quic...
by Maluko
2 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Your top 10 (non-commander) cards
Replies: 42
Views: 3758

Re: Your top 10 (non-commander) cards

Thank you for opening this thread. A good thought exercise. Here goes my contributions in no particular order. Dawn Charm – there is rarely a game where this card is not useful. And I'm honestly surprised how it's so underplayed. Dragon Tempest – because I really love dragons. My Ur-Dragon deck is m...
by Maluko
3 years ago
Forum: Previews
Topic: [STX] Devastating Mastery, Secret Rendezvous
Replies: 2
Views: 653

Re: [STX] Devastating Mastery, Secret Rendezvous

I'm really digging these political implications behind the Mastery spells for Commander. For a discount, you get to team up with an opponent, or possibly just help him, to defeat a larger enemy. Win-win!
by Maluko
3 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Recent Game Knights Episode (spoilers) and Commander Play Styles
Replies: 77
Views: 8657

Re: Recent Game Knights Episode (spoilers) and Commander Play Styles

It is my first time watching a full episode of GameKnights. Then I checked their decklists.I still don't understand why they play so few lands : I can't bring myself to play less than 38 lands in my decks (except my mono white kemba which plays 37). They are the same people that actively tell playe...
by Maluko
3 years ago
Forum: Rulings
Topic: Doubling counters and adding counters when entering the field
Replies: 1
Views: 878

Doubling counters and adding counters when entering the field

I tried looking everywhere for an answer to this situation, with no success. Suppose there's a Corpsejack Menace , a Master Biomancer , a Renata, Called to the Hunt , and a Hardened Scales are on the field. I cast Mowu, Loyal Companion . What's the maximum number of counters it will enter on the bat...

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