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by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7774
Views: 497406

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I love Fire Emblem but to be honest, the last three nintendo platforms I have owned I owned solely for those games. I just can't keep justifying that. I literally don't care about essentially any of their other franchises. I'll admit that I bought a switch mostly for Fire Emblem, but I'm also enjoy...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7774
Views: 497406

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I'm not particularly hyped for this release. There's a general or two I'm interested in building and a couple cards I'll definitely run somewhere, but nothing that I'm frothing at the mouth to get my hands on. I will admit that Fire Emblem is probably more to blame for that than anything else, thoug...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Mono-R Control with Jaya Ballard!
Replies: 62
Views: 16250

Re: Mono-R Control with Jaya Ballard!

Glad to see you made your way over here. I'm interested in hearing how the newest Chandra treats you. My experience so far has been basically what I expected - you're basically guaranteed the first emblem for obvious reasons, then she's too high profile and the table beats her down. If you're in a p...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Best Abzan Removal choices?
Replies: 13
Views: 8046

Re: Best Abzan Removal choices?

It seems like you have the right idea with swapping in low cost options. The only one I would mention is Abrupt Decay , which is admittedly more meta dependent. Odds are pretty good it's not flexible enough if you're looking at Despark . I would definitely find room for Assassin's Trophy either way ...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Your Commander 2019 Edition Wishlist?
Replies: 9
Views: 1559

Re: Your Commander 2019 Edition Wishlist?

I also preordered the set, so I'm getting everything one way or another. In terms of the stuff I have definite plans for: Jaya Ballard, Task Mage - Getting Ignite the Future for sure. That card is more or less made for this deck. Sanctum of Eternity has some appeal but I already struggle to find spa...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Greven, Predator Captain
Replies: 12
Views: 2039

Re: Greven, Predator Captain

Happens to the best of us. The list feels like it's in a reasonable spot to start, especially now that I've added in a few of the no-brainers that I somehow missed the first time thanks to people chipping in advice. There are still a few cards that don't feel great here so I either have some easy cu...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Greven, Predator Captain
Replies: 12
Views: 2039

Re: Greven, Predator Captain

I'd test some sac outlets in order to further profit from Greven's built in card draw. Getting some mana/mill along the way wouldn't harm :) and I agree that this is a deck that needs playing because toying with our own life total is trickier than other strategies. Finally, i think that the instant...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Greven, Predator Captain
Replies: 12
Views: 2039

Re: Greven, Predator Captain

I don't see Ancient Tomb here and adding fetches will also allow to pump Greven a little. You will need ways to restore your life total as you won't be fastest deck on a table usually. You already use Loxodon Warhammer but including Batterskull provides repeatable sac fodder beside lifelink and Kok...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Greven, Predator Captain
Replies: 12
Views: 2039

Re: Greven, Predator Captain

I'm not super worried about the mana at this point. A few more cheap draw spells will definitely help, but the deck is sitting on 38 lands and 6 rocks at 3 CMC or less and effectively curves out to 5 (1 six drop and 1 seven drop). I could see adding a couple more mana rocks given the potential draw ...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Greven, Predator Captain
Replies: 12
Views: 2039

Greven, Predator Captain

Greven is a nostalgia bomb for me. I started playing in Tempest block, so the Weatherlight story is a very familiar one, and one of my first EDH decks back in the day was built around the OG Commander Greven il-Vec . Building the new Greven is more or less a given for me and I'm planning on using so...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7774
Views: 497406

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I picked up the set despite not having much interest in the themes or face cards, mostly because I'd want to pick up a copy of all the new cards anyways. That typically ends up being about as much as buying the decks. The alternate generals have all been interesting and I can see running plenty of t...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9398
Views: 638582

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

Chainer is neat and I would probably have built him, except Greven, Predator Captain was spoiled immediately after and that's the BR legend I've been waiting for. I played Commander Greven il-Vec for a long time and the new iteration looks consistently better. Hits like a truck, has built in evasion...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7774
Views: 497406

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

My biggest issue so far is that putting Fervent Denial into a precon might send a message to new players that that card is playable, and that just seems cruel. Unrelated, I'm watching a legacy stream where the correct line was for the streamer to Hymn to Tourach himself to get below 3 cards in hand ...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7774
Views: 497406

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

I'm very glad they didn't heavily commit to the themes when it comes to new cards. None of those themes are interesting to me and there's only so many ways you can develop generals for some of them to still leave room for interesting deckbuilding. How many ways can you design a morph focused general...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9398
Views: 638582

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

Elsha of the Infinite is the most interesting general so far for me. An obviously powerful effect that's still very open ended in how it can be built around. I know I want to do something with it but have no idea what and that's a fun place to brew in.
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Zada: Grinding up an Arcane Storm
Replies: 224
Views: 44080

Re: Zada: Grinding up and Arcane Storm

Backdraft Hellkite and Ignite the Future . The latter might not look like much at first, but you get access to playing those 3 cards until the end of your next turn . I definitely want to try that one. Would be unfortunate if it hit Mizzix's Mastery off of it's flashback, though, as I'm pretty sure...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Decklists
Topic: Mono-R Control with Jaya Ballard!
Replies: 62
Views: 16250

Re: Mono-R Control with Jaya Ballard!

Ignite the Future is exactly the kind of card this deck wants. Card advantage and GY play. If I get nothing else from this set I'm still leaving happy. [hr size=4 color=darkred]There's still some additional decklist/primer update work planned. I'm expecting to do a decklist update, add a decklist b...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9398
Views: 638582

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

Ignite the Future is excellent. I love the trend towards having red's impulse draw stick around through the end of the next turn.
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9398
Views: 638582

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

Apex Altisaur is my favorite spoiler so far. Comes down and probably kills the two biggest threats on board, then sits there and regulates boards until removed. It looks like a lot of fun as long as you're cheating the cost somehow, because that's a horrifying CMC when you're playing fair.
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9398
Views: 638582

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

I understand why Sanctum of eternity is limited to your turn, just like I understand why it's commander and not a straight up fixed Karakas . I'm still disappointed about it. I'm looking forward to taking myself to a dangerous life total on a regular basis with K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth . I appreciate...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9398
Views: 638582

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

Sanctum of Eternity does about 75% of what I'd want to do with Karakas , so this is very welcome. Losing the protection capability is a little sad, but I'm very happy to reuse ETB effects and play around with things like Mangara of Corondor (though I doubt I'll build the deck just for that interact...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Previews
Topic: [C19] Commander '19 Preview Panels Thread
Replies: 70
Views: 11316

Re: [C19] Commander '19 Preview Panels Thread

More previews coming in the "Meet the Rules Committee" panel. First one:
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by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Replies: 9398
Views: 638582

Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion

Outside of madness, Anje Falkenrath makes a decent reanimator commander. Not needing to put your target in the yard before you're ready to bring it back narrows the window for interaction considerably. None of the themes this year are particularly appealing and the face commanders don't move me much...
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7774
Views: 497406

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

Going from internet discussions about the format, probably something bottom shelf in a plastic bottle.
by SocorroTortoise
4 years ago
Forum: Commander
Topic: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread
Replies: 7774
Views: 497406

Re: [Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

The spirits of EDH?

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