The longer the discussion goes, the more I think the only actual solution is the canlander way: skip a bandits and point cards so you can play them, but in a given point maximum, you are limited to what you can do. It is a much better balance of „playi…
Feb
28
2020
/u/bboomslang on Wild Growth is a seriously underrated ramp spell
The thing is though: if they spend enchantment removal on your wild growth, you might actually like that, as that’s one removal less to worry about. And if they strip mine your basic forest, that’s probably better than later on strip mining your cabal coffers.
I see it show up quite often in base-green cEDH decks lately, because it is just another cheap piece of ramp that can be dropped T1 or T2, where people usually won’t waste turns to remove it, so it helps you early turns. And mid game it is often just to inconsequential to remove over something else more threatening (like a Rhystic Studies or Smothering Tithe).
Feb
27
2020
/u/bboomslang on When to not include Sol Ring?
My Muldrotha list runs Null Rod and Collector Ouphe, so it keeps the number of artifacts low. It’s fine to have some of the card draw baubles disabled by Null Rod, but cutting off your own mana just feels bad, man.
Feb
25
2020
/u/bboomslang on 1st Draft of The Locust God
I ditched tutors and hard combos (only Mind over Matter with skull clamp or Future Sight with Top, as that can go through my library) and rely on deep draws and big wheels and draw payoffs for my deck. I mainly win by attacking with giant amounts of in…
Feb
25
2020
/u/bboomslang on New Magicfest Command Zone power level ranking system
My Lavinia (WAR) Knowledge Pool / Omen Machine prison deck only runs essentially one combo (Lavinia with one of the aforementioned lock pieces) if I drop the Rip/Helm combo (which usually is quite bad anyway). And it isn’t fast at all, games drag on forever. I usually plan to win with vehicle beats around turn 10+. I guess I register it under casual 😉
Feb
24
2020
/u/bboomslang on Muldrotha, the Gravetide alter I just finished
That is a really sweet alter. I like the small effects that go beyond the border extension but don‘t overdo it like some of the distressed Alters of Muldrotha do.
Feb
20
2020
/u/bboomslang on Quick Question to cEDH players.
Nope. Stax and MLD are fair game. They might get curious about your brew, because especially MLD is far less often seen than stax rocks. If MLD is an integral part of your game plan, go for it. Just be warned that you might not have as much effect as y…
Feb
20
2020
/u/bboomslang on The debate on white
One big problem is that a lot of whites ways to do it’s thing are based on hampering and catching up – but the hampering part is what is poo-poo’ed on. White needs taxing elements and even hard stax elements and land destruction to pull opponents back on it’s own level to be able to use it’s catchup-mechanisms to actually catch up. But EDH neuters a big part of it’s game plan by making it socially not acceptabale.
Play against a mono white stax MLD deck once and you see how mono white can be an actual menace.
Feb
19
2020
/u/bboomslang on What do you name with Demonic Consultation?
your comment now makes no sense at all, sorry. You claim your misunderstanding my humor was sarcasm? Because that the original comment was sarcasm is obvious. as should be my comment, but yeahn, as said, about 14 people didn’t get it.
Ah well, Reddit being dumb again, nothing new. /thread
Feb
19
2020
/u/bboomslang on What do you name with Demonic Consultation?
In the eventuality that the crowd wouldn’t get the reference, I name black lotus with the hope that I happen to find one hiding in there.
I know, reading is hard, but that’s what I referenced. You are not alone, don’t feel bad, 14 downvotes didn’t get it so far 😉
Feb
19
2020
/u/bboomslang on What do you name with Demonic Consultation?
Finding a Black Lotus with demonic consultation in your EDH deck? I’d say you get into troubles in a tournament for that …
Feb
19
2020
/u/bboomslang on What do you name with Demonic Consultation?
You would get a DQ, but still be happy – win-win either way.
Feb
18
2020
/u/bboomslang on Alela vs kykar vs jhoira(artifact deck)?
https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/kykar-helm/ It is not terrible, but also not oppressive. I would say it can win somewhere around turn 6 or 7 uninterrupted. I mean it needs to get to Godo and get him out and equip Helm, so even the direct Combo win with…
Feb
18
2020
/u/bboomslang on Alela vs kykar vs jhoira(artifact deck)?
I went with Kykar, but went equipment and vehicles. The spirits give me mana to equip stuff or can themselves wear a sword or can crew vehicles to smash in. It is quite fun way to play Kykar. My own list goes a bit combos by including Godo and aurelia …
Feb
17
2020
/u/bboomslang on How many fully constructed decks do you keep?
3 fully built cEDH decks, 5-8 casual ones on different power levels. I have a general battle box of 5 decks ranging from non-combo-nothing-mean Locust God up to stax/combo/storm Jhoira. That gives me a nice selection of decks to play at events I go to….
Feb
16
2020
/u/bboomslang on No-search cEDH
Yeah, I guess every kind of mass draw will be powerful. With Jhoira, some of my Wincons are enchantments that I can‘t reliably Tutor, but I am bound to hit them with her massive draw power in an artifact deck.
Feb
16
2020
/u/bboomslang on Do you guys buy duplicates of your cards that belong to multiple decks or continuously switch them around?
I try to have originals and duplicates in my main battle box (a quiver with 5 ready built decks) that I can carry to an event, but have additional decks built with Proxies of the expensive cards. Still slowly fill those up if the deck is fun to have th…
Feb
16
2020
/u/bboomslang on Do you guys buy duplicates of your cards that belong to multiple decks or continuously switch them around?
It‘s okay, I own 2 Mox Diamonds and 3 Transmute Artifact … (not my fault I am addicted to artifact decks, dammit)
Feb
15
2020
I’m really happy with my mono white deck, even if it’s not gruul
A lot of people chuckle when I pull out my [[djeru, with eyes open]] deck. They make the usual jokes and are initially inclined towards poor threat assessment. Being able to tutor up planeswalkers with my commander has proven incredibly powerful, and t…
Feb
14
2020
/u/bboomslang on Satisfaction with Commanders Quarters decks?
Syr Konrad was it for me, very fun deck concept and very solid in his list. I turned it up for a while now and still play it from time to time. Definitely worth to grab one that gets your attention, as they are really dirt cheap and in my opinion a bet…