Secret Lair "Sheldon's Spellbook"
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:56 pm
A new secret lair honoring sheldon and benefitinga great cause will be avaliable soon. contents of the secret lair will be announced today on the RCs stream.
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Even better, it should just be a bunch of actually banned commander cards.DirkGently wrote: ↑3 months agoCalling it now: Winter Orb, Stasis, Thassa's Oracle, Armageddon, and Limited Resources.
Plot twist: Sheldon's will is a list of cards to unban.ISBPathfinder wrote: ↑3 months agoEven better, it should just be a bunch of actually banned commander cards.DirkGently wrote: ↑3 months agoCalling it now: Winter Orb, Stasis, Thassa's Oracle, Armageddon, and Limited Resources.
He picked the cards, so I'm assuming it's a reference to the wine.RxPhantom wrote: ↑3 months agoDid Sheldon ever discuss or play Eladamri's Vineyard or are they only playing up his love of wine?
Anyway, I'll probably pick this one up. Most of the cards are playable and that sweet looking Teferi's Protection is probably worth it on its own.
Sir this is a Wendy's.DirkGently wrote: ↑3 months agoI do kinda wish that Sheldon's favorite commander was something more interesting than Ruhan.
No amount of respect for Sheldon could make me play Ruhan. I hated Ruhan from the moment it was spoiled until the day I die.
That's a common misconception - it's actually a thread for talking about a secret lair product, which is what I was doing.RxPhantom wrote: ↑3 months agoSir this is a Wendy's.DirkGently wrote: ↑3 months agoI do kinda wish that Sheldon's favorite commander was something more interesting than Ruhan.
No amount of respect for Sheldon could make me play Ruhan. I hated Ruhan from the moment it was spoiled until the day I die.
Well it shows his favorite deck was probably "Why are you hitting yourself" (Reflect Damage type of cards tribal)DirkGently wrote: ↑3 months agoI do kinda wish that Sheldon's favorite commander was something more interesting than Ruhan.
No amount of respect for Sheldon could make me play Ruhan. I hated Ruhan from the moment it was spoiled until the day I die.
Yeah I was aware of that, but honestly Ruhan is, like, the worst possible choice for that sort of thing. It's literally the opposite of "you did this to yourself"; it's "this is happening to you for no reason whatsoever".CommanderMaster999 wrote: ↑3 months agoWell it shows his favorite deck was probably "Why are you hitting yourself" (Reflect Damage type of cards tribal)
As I was building the deck, I wanted a commander that was the least likely to be leading a deck like this. That's why I settled on Ruhan of the Fomori, who always wants to be battling—the exact opposite of what the deck does.
Not sure why the commander that makes the least sense for the deck, or being chronically ineffective, would be a selling point? The deck was originally built in 2012 according to the article, at which time there weren't a ton of options for Jeskai tbh, but given that we now have many, many alternatives it seems like at some point in the intervening years he would have considered changing the commander, but apparently not.I've gotten a surprisingly small number of commander damage kills with Ruhan over the years. Because of the random nature of the attacks and its normal lack of evasion, it just doesn't get through that often. I'd say in all the games I've played with it over nearly a decade, the number of commander damage kills is barely into double digits.
I was going to link to the article myself hours ago and simply go with the explanation of he went with it for the colors and his reasonings seem to go with that. I'm sure you can pick a better commander for the deck now with our choices. In fact, which Jeskai commander would you go with for his deck?DirkGently wrote: ↑3 months ago
Not sure why the commander that makes the least sense for the deck, or being chronically ineffective, would be a selling point? The deck was originally built in 2012 according to the article, at which time there weren't a ton of options for Jeskai tbh, but given that we now have many, many alternatives it seems like at some point in the intervening time he would have considered changing the commander, but apparently not.
I will say, I have seen a Giant tribal Ruhan deck once that looked like a lot of fun. And he is the right colors for it. So while not as popular as Hinata, Dawn-Crowned, I do think he is a fun, if a bit niche commander, which is better than fine. It's the type of commander that the format is all about. It rotting away in a trade binder is not a concern. Let the other cards around it be the staples and money. Sheldon, the Commander should be the commander that spoke to him the most.DirkGently wrote: ↑3 months ago@Guardman It makes perfect sense that Ruhan would be chosen for the collection given that it helmed his favorite deck for a decade - I'm just expressing my disappointment that his decision to never update the commander to something more compelling has inevitably resulted in his signature card being one that hardly anyone wants to play.
Inkshield, teferi's protection, sol ring, command tower, greater good - people are going to pick up the secret lair and then play those cards in their decks. But the one with his name on it is going to rot in trade binders, if not bulk bins. Seems a shame.
Ruhan is used for giant tribal purely because it's the only legendary giant in that CI. He's bad enough that plenty of non-giants would almost certainly be superior options, but tribal players gonna tribal so the commander needs to have the same tag. But the nanosecond any other decent legendary giant gets printed in Jeskai - let alone one with an actual tribal payoff - everyone who played Ruhan for giant tribal is dropping him like a hot potato.Guardman wrote: ↑3 months agoI will say, I have seen a Giant tribal Ruhan deck once that looked like a lot of fun. And he is the right colors for it. So while not as popular as Hinata, Dawn-Crowned, I do think he is a fun, if a bit niche commander, which is better than fine. It's the type of commander that the format is all about. It rotting away in a trade binder is not a concern. Let the other cards around it be the staples and money. Sheldon, the Commander should be the commander that spoke to him the most.
Look I don't want to throw stones (though I kind of do), but I find it funny when you're main Commander is Phelddagrif, one of the most unfun and miserable commanders to play against that actively promotes an unfun playstyle (and a certain amount of griefing), that you are complaining that Ruhan of the Fomori is boring and aimless. (And before you get into it, yes, I understand your Phelddagrif deck is different than a kingmaker or group hug deck, but I have never played against the Purple Hippo of Grief when it wasn't leading some sort of kingmaker or group hug deck that just wanted to make the game as miserable as possible). I could see myself enjoying Ruhan a lot as a person who enjoys Giants, Overstated Creatures, Strange Restrictions on Creatures, and Chaos.DirkGently wrote: ↑3 months agoRuhan is used for giant tribal purely because it's the only legendary giant in that CI. He's bad enough that plenty of non-giants would almost certainly be superior options, but tribal players gonna tribal so the commander needs to have the same tag. But the nanosecond any other decent legendary giant gets printed in Jeskai - let alone one with an actual tribal payoff - everyone who played Ruhan for giant tribal is dropping him like a hot potato.Guardman wrote: ↑3 months agoI will say, I have seen a Giant tribal Ruhan deck once that looked like a lot of fun. And he is the right colors for it. So while not as popular as Hinata, Dawn-Crowned, I do think he is a fun, if a bit niche commander, which is better than fine. It's the type of commander that the format is all about. It rotting away in a trade binder is not a concern. Let the other cards around it be the staples and money. Sheldon, the Commander should be the commander that spoke to him the most.
All he does is attack, and he even denies you the ability to interact with one of the most compelling parts of multiplayer magic - threat assessment. I'm sorry but I cannot consider that "fun", and it's barely even "niche" because he doesn't support any niches outside of having a particular creature type. None of that, in my opinion, constitutes "what the format is about".
Shu Yun is "fun and niche", Sevinne is "fun and niche", Zedruu is "fun and niche". Ruhan is boring and aimless.
If that's the commander that spoke to Sheldon, well, it is what it is. No accounting for taste. But I'm just saying, it would be nice if people had the option to build decks in tribute to him without the commander being a millstone around the deck's neck.