Saheeli sounds interesting for a heavy-artifact deck, as right the turn she comes out you can drop some fatty to protect her for cheap. Or to beat face. So in 1v1 she could really be a nice way to get Blightsteel out very quickly, especially if you run a competetive rock suite. And it doesn’t work only for artifacts, so you could even use her to get Omniscience out earlier. So her as the commander and new Jhoira as one of the 99 could be fun. Cost reduction in the command zone has shown to be interesting before.
Category: Syndicated
Jul
22
2018
/u/bboomslang on [C18] Geode Golem
It could even make high-cost commanders like P ogenitus viable. Just build your deck to get this out fast to get a point of damage in and drop Progenitors on the board without bothering for 5 colors first.
Jul
22
2018
/u/bboomslang on If you could add any color to any commander, which color and commander would you choose?
Blue to Daretti, so his one weakness (bad card selection) would get much better. Sorry, Jhoira, but a UR Daretti would be a much better Artifact commander.
Jul
21
2018
/u/bboomslang on How important is solo play to you when buying board games?
Same here – no solo, you have to be really amazing for me to buy. I do make exceptions for games I know will go down well on game night, but otherwise a solid solo mode is a must for me. I might only use it to get a feel of the game before teaching, or…
Jul
12
2018
/u/bboomslang on Are the Cantrips Worth Playing?
I play fetches in mono blue to play brainstorm.
Jul
06
2018
/u/bboomslang on Are there actual rulebook "designers" that just focus on rule writing? If not, should there be?
You and Rodney ARE the best, hands down. Whenever I see a game covered by either of you guys, I am happy, because I know I can get even through a bad rulebook. Especially if it is some kickstarter, for me a rules video from you is a clear sign of quali…
Jul
03
2018
/u/bboomslang on With a ban list update around the corner, what are you expecting or hoping from the RC?
Oh man, I would love painter servant unban, just makes pyroblast and reb so much better. Even burnout could become playable.
Jul
02
2018
/u/bboomslang on [B&R] July 2nd B&R Announcement
If they continue to ban all the cool cards, pauper will soon surpass legacy in Powerlevel 😉
Jun
24
2018
/u/bboomslang on Your "Rated 10" Games in BGG
Magic the Gathering, because it is the one game you can call me up in the middle of the night on a early shift day and I would be up for playing. It just does everything I want in a game, with the deck construction between games, the great customizabil…
Jun
21
2018
/u/bboomslang on [M19] Sai, Master Thopterist | TCGplayer preview from WotC
yeah, and the interesting historc spells caring about artifacts are tutorable by either blue artifact tutors or – in case of the creatures – with Imperial Recruiter. This makes me really happy. Only problem: I only have 99 cards, dammit, how do I get a…
Jun
20
2018
/u/bboomslang on [M19] Sai, Master Thopterist
Yeah, I really like the look of it and will definitely test it in my deck.
Jun
20
2018
/u/bboomslang on [M19] Goblin Trashmaster – Goblin lord with repeatable artifact destruction
I think Wort likes him.
Jun
18
2018
/u/bboomslang on How to handle Decklist Organization? Cell phone app?
deckbox would be my wish for import/export, but yeah, I don’t see that coming. I would love to have my full collection on my phone, but not gonna register all of the cards again.
Jun
18
2018
/u/bboomslang on How to handle Decklist Organization? Cell phone app?
Another one here to toot the horn of decked builder. Nice for on-the-road deck building, too. And with Dropbox sync can run on multiple plattforms.
Jun
17
2018
/u/bboomslang on Does anyone still play the base game when you have the expansion?
7 Wonders and 7 Wonders: Duel both we play without expansions quite often. Simpler and more streamlined, the expansions add stuff, but are not really necessary for a good time. And for example Progress: Evolution of Technology my wife and I only play w…
Jun
16
2018
/u/bboomslang on [M19] Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
The ETB with ghostly flicker and archaeomancer or chronomancer or the likes out can be tons of fun, too. It goes wide, so you can soften up the table before going one-on-one with his Planeswalker side. And that way he stays relevant, even if you still need to build up his flip mana. He definitely isn’t a do-nothing commander, I really like him.
Preparing with discard to get the god pharaoh in graveyard, the flip and reanimate, that would be hilarious fun. Or get Tezzeret the Seeker and another Bolas in, have rings of Brighthearth, the flip, reanimate two, grab chain veil and trigger all three walkers again, use Tezzeret to Untap chain veil and do it again? Just need Infinite Mana First, easy to do in Grixis colors.
Ah, magic Christmas land.
Jun
16
2018
/u/bboomslang on Inspired by a post I saw here last year, I made my own retheme of Ethnos, introducing Ethnémon!
Yeah, I so would jump on an ancients themed version. Give me Egyptians and Romans and stuff and I am happy.
Jun
16
2018
/u/bboomslang on [M19] Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
A Bolas Flipwalker. My life is complete now.
Jun
09
2018
/u/bboomslang on What the actual hell
There would be a simple solution to help formats relying on RL cards and still keep the RL: make a rule for sanctioned events that every RL cars can be proxies legally in tournaments. Doesn’t break the RL promise but still allows the formats to live on. And would allow shops to actually run tournaments with attendance.
Jun
03
2018
/u/bboomslang on Do you play games on week days or weekends typically?
Weekly board game meeting for our area of the city, organized by my wife and I. So, weekly and weekdays. Additionally we often play on weekends, for example at the restaurant or at home, too. So rarely a week without some gaming.
Jun
03
2018
/u/bboomslang on Wow! May is already almost over! How is your shelf of shame doing?
I cleaned out some areas in a closet to hide it. Works like a charm …
Jun
03
2018
/u/bboomslang on How many people are in your play group typically?
I’m doing quite a bit of solo play, but my main play partner is my wife and we have some games we carry with us when out and about – waiting for food at the restaurant is perfect for The Duke or Red 7. We have an open boardgame meeting every week, so we get bigger groups, too. Sometimes we do plays with 6-7 people (usually drafting games like 7 Wonders or Between two Cities and sometimes some Codenames), but more often when we are at 7-9 players we play in two groups. Easier to teach new games when there are only 2-3 new players in a group. Our main goal in the meeting is to actually teach new games to people, so there is a regular turnover of games at the table, usually one easier one that people know and one new thing. But I like when we play in a bigger group every now and then, it is hilariously chaotic.
Jun
03
2018
/u/bboomslang on It’s Friday!!!🎉🎉🎉 What are you looking forward to playing and why? (6/1/18 edition)
Finally got my copy of One Deck Dungeon: Forest of whatnot out on the table. Good weather, so I could play on the balcony – needed for the smelly plastic cards. Damn, they really got the poison theme going 😉 – gamewise a fun little minimized rogue-like (at least it feels closest to that for me from the games I played in that genre). Not too thinks, just a fun dice chucker with some fun theme. If the weather stays good, it will see more play for sure. The Wars of Marcus Aurelius sadly didn’t find time, which I hoped to break out this weekend, too. Oh well, more weekends to come.
May
28
2018
/u/bboomslang on Quick deck building games
Valley of the Kings is one I always liked, as it is quick, simple, compact. Theme is a bit painted on (well, it is an abstract with images on cards), but that never bothered me.
May
24
2018
/u/bboomslang on [BBD] Fumble (easiest anti-Voltron answer)
Well, yes, just sacing the other creature works, too, but Rube Goldberg says the other way around sounds better 😉 (and hey, let’s just assume both have stuff equipped / enchanted you don’t want to lose)
May
24
2018
/u/bboomslang on [BBD] Fumble (easiest anti-Voltron answer)
You did notice it doesn’t say opponent, right? This can help Voltron – bounce your own, move equipment and auras around in response to opponents edict.
May
23
2018
/u/bboomslang on [BBD] Spellseeker
Could definitely see this in Jace High Tide – Dizzy Spell is much worse at same cmc, if you only see the tutor effect, and leaves a body behind. It is probably easier to counter, though, but as redundancy to find other stuff aside from High Tide, I thi…
May
22
2018
/u/bboomslang on [BBD] Arena Rector
I think it can be interesting in 1v1 to cheat in an early Ugin. That is one of the planeswalkers that really dpes some work in 1v1 by blowing up boards. So I could see it in something UWx as a safety valve and to get a value PW like Tez in Esper maybe.
May
20
2018
/u/bboomslang on An idea for Grixis Death’s Shadow
Well, I am a delver man, so peek at the top of your deck with delayed or decoupled draw is something I have experience with and it is damn solid. Makes Fetches that much better. And instant speed draw with opt or scour and an uncracked bauble on enemy turn can be fun, too. It still irks me that snappy doesn’t synergize with them, but I currently run only 3 of them anyway, so I think that shouldn’t be a big deal.