- Is it always bad manners to ask people to play out the combo or does it depend on the bracket?
Background: I'm usually the oldest/most experienced player in my local pods, so I know how most combos win and how they can be stopped. There have been times when people say "I have an infinite...
520 points425 comments7 d ago
- Can we appreciate Commander Damage as a mechanic
Whenever I see commander damage discussed online, it's in one of these contexts \- Talking about Voltron decks \- Various niche rules facts about it \- Discussing whether it's still relevant I've...
477 points244 comments4 d ago
- Cards you don't run NOT because they're too strong or too weak, but because they're too annoying to track or play with?
What are some cards you run not because they're too good or not good enough, but cards that would be great in one of your decks, but tracking it or playing with it would be an absolute nightmare,...
401 points761 comments4 d ago
- Getting salty about my pods obsession with second place
I have a pod of friends recently that’s I’ve found pretty frustrating recently because their willingness to settle for ‘second place’. For example, player A is very well positioned to win the game...
358 points199 comments3 d ago
- What piece of knowledge increased your winrate in EDH?
Hey all. I've recently taught a kid who just learned magic, what to think of when building decks. He were really struggling with his first self made deck (Sephiroth dimir). I said EDH is very...
274 points309 comments2 d ago
- What was your first deck? Do you still play it?
I’m still fairly new to the game, but working on my 3rd deck. My first was the Riders of Rohan precon. I have changed it around quite a bit, added a lot of “upgrades” but man I absolutely love...
259 points968 comments6 d ago
- What happened to Austere Command
I used to see \[\[Austere Command\]\] in literally every white deck. Then \[\[Farewell\]\] came out and I saw a lot less. Over time, players realized that they didn’t like the play pattern of...
186 points125 comments7 d ago
- How do you deal with spiteful players?
There have been two incidents recently where I found myself in a pod with what I'd refer to as a "spiteful player". In one incident I was in a Bracket 2 game with the Tyranids precon and I swung...
169 points209 comments3 d ago
- I Just Got to Witness Ashaya's Land Ability Drain the Soul Out of Someone
So today night, I was playing my Bracket 4 \[\[Ashaya, Soul of the Wild\]\] deck. I started comboing off with Ashaya and \[\[Leyline Weaver\]\] as any Ashaya deck does to make infinite mana, draw...
168 points45 comments2 d ago
- Are the spells that are free if you control your commander frowned upon?
I just discovered these cards and now I want to run \[\[Fierce Guardianship\]\], \[\[Obscuring Haze\]\], and \[\[Deadly Rollick\]\] in my Teval deck (the only deck I play), but it just seems like...
151 points322 comments5 d ago