Unfortunately, I've not been able to play EDH much lately. :/ Though I'm helping my friend build a mono-red goblin EDH, it's very budget. Not a bad thing, per se. Actually, it's very thematic and flavourful just... I have to build a deck that won't rofl-stomp it, which is good in that it'll make me finally focus on that UB pirate deck. No, I've not forgotten about it! >:]
BTW, is anyone else kind of underwhelmed by the new PWs? I wasn't expecting them to be OP or anything, but I was espeicially disappointed with Gideon (my faveourite 'walker). He's just like every. other. Gideon... :/ What are your guys' opinions?
BTW, is anyone else kind of underwhelmed by the new PWs? I wasn't expecting them to be OP or anything, but I was espeicially disappointed with Gideon (my faveourite 'walker). He's just like every. other. Gideon... :/ What are your guys' opinions?
IMHO: Liliana and Gideon are the best followed by Nissa, and Jace and Chandra suck bad. (in EDH)
This Gideon is far different, he sort of takes over Isamaru, Hound of Konda's speedy white voltron archetype, or you can try and flip him for the utility.
EDH is still waiting for a good Chandra sadly, I've heard she's good in the other formats, but she is worthless in EDH.
I agree with the above rankings of the new PWs, that said I wouldn't play any of them as my Commander in EDH. Really hoping that there are some better EDH cards coming.
I'm really digging Kothophed from a flavor standpoint, I actually started a "Let's Build Kothophed" thread in the multiplayer forums to see what the MTGS Community would put together. Then I'll build it, tune it and see what happens. I *hope* there is atleast one other playable legend to come out of Origins... just one!
I'm really digging Kothophed from a flavor standpoint, I actually started a "Let's Build Kothophed" thread in the multiplayer forums to see what the MTGS Community would put together. Then I'll build it, tune it and see what happens. I *hope* there is atleast one other playable legend to come out of Origins... just one!
Chandra's parents are highly playable in Daretti... It's just a shame that WotC is "fixing" mono-Red by making it more dependent on artifacts, rather than giving it decent cards and support in the areas it needs it.
I'm really digging Kothophed from a flavor standpoint, I actually started a "Let's Build Kothophed" thread in the multiplayer forums to see what the MTGS Community would put together. Then I'll build it, tune it and see what happens. I *hope* there is atleast one other playable legend to come out of Origins... just one!
Chandra's parents are highly playable in Daretti... It's just a shame that WotC is "fixing" mono-Red by making it more dependent on artifacts, rather than giving it decent cards and support in the areas it needs it.
Agreed. I do wish Chandra's parents were just a tich higher power level though.
Variant multiplayer format (5+ players) - not playtested yet, but do you think this idea would work?
Setup: Before the game starts, each player is dealt a card that defines which team they're on ("good" or "evil") - but only the evil team knows who their teammates are, like in The Resistance (and the evil team is smaller than the good team).
Since the teams are not known, all other players are considered opponents for game rules. (Some cards like Phelddagrif may need to be banned in this format because they could abuse this rule.)
And the game could be expanded further with more roles like in Avalon.
Here is a Very, Very tentative proposed banlist for that format:
- All cards banned in Standard Commander/EDH formats
Banned As Commander:
- Phelddagrif
- Zedruu the Greathearted (Maybe. Maybe not. Seems stupidly good for the villains)
- Daxos of Meletis (Combat damage effects are a problem when they won't block you. I don't know if this guy have enough power by himself for that to matter though. Tentative)
- Medomai the Ageless (For obvious reasons)
Nyx? Hm, that's a tough one... I imagine Zur the Enchanter could do something there, but I'm not sure what.
The Espionage format hasn't been playtested yet, but the rules for The Resistance (and Avalon) would suggest that the good team can outnumber the evil team by 2 in the case of an even number of players.
(Note - The Resistance was a game built for between 5 and 10 players, and in that game, they even say to go 6/3 instead of 5/4 for 9 players, but maybe 5/4 is a better split here. Though maybe 9 players is too big for a game of Magic to begin with.)
Maybe I'll create some custom Mirran/Phyrexian flavored role cards for this format, if it works out.
You already have most combinations that would work well with an Enchantress build... I suppose you could try for Esper or Jeskai Enchantress, but yeah... Not sure who'd lead.
You already have most combinations that would work well with an Enchantress build... I suppose you could try for Esper or Jeskai Enchantress, but yeah... Not sure who'd lead.
But you can run Oloro to keep you alive to do shenanigans like Sanguine Bond and Exquisite Blood. Then there's always gems like Painful Quandary and Polluted Bonds. And then for lulz you can run random crap like Demonic Pact and Leyline of the Void.
...Yeah, I guess they decided not to make Zedruu black for that reason...
(Also, this was the inspiration for the Espionage format, although only the beginning phase is similar; the rest is not the same at all. A more popular variant is based on a game called Bang!, which is more "adaptable" because that game does involve targeted elimination, and each team also has a different objective.)
...And I could also ask more challenge requests here like that new music quiz I linked to in my sig, but people have already stated that my quizzes are too hard...
I came here to say a few things. About half of them actually have to do with this forum.
- DTK/DTK/FRF is meh, but better than FRF/FRF/KTK
- I decided screw enchantments and started building Thromok the Insatiable instead. He's fun so far.
- After building a couple Tiny Leaders decks (Maga, Traitor to Mortals and Thalia, Guardian of Thraben) out of a taken apart Legacy deck, I can say that it is probably my second favorite format. (Behind EDH. Above Legacy) I've started building a couple, more budgetier decks. Animar, Soul of Elements and Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh.
- New Sig! Only took me until 2am to make lol.
- And a humorous EDH story. We all know how good Prophet of Kruphix is in EDH right? So I cast it in Zegana. The guy next to me, playing my Marchesa deck Damnations and Extract from Darknesses it. Turn after that, the guy playing Teferi hits it with a Vedalken Shackles. The last player in line, Doran hits her with a Swords to Plowshares and tells us to stop screwing around. And that was a rotation.
- Finally, hello Ms. Lamia.
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Other than that, how's everyone been doing? Playing lots of EDH I hope!?
BTW, is anyone else kind of underwhelmed by the new PWs? I wasn't expecting them to be OP or anything, but I was espeicially disappointed with Gideon (my faveourite 'walker). He's just like every. other. Gideon... :/ What are your guys' opinions?
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IMHO: Liliana and Gideon are the best followed by Nissa, and Jace and Chandra suck bad. (in EDH)
This Gideon is far different, he sort of takes over Isamaru, Hound of Konda's speedy white voltron archetype, or you can try and flip him for the utility.
EDH is still waiting for a good Chandra sadly, I've heard she's good in the other formats, but she is worthless in EDH.
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I really wish Chandra's parents we just a liiiiiittle but better.
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Chandra's parents are highly playable in Daretti... It's just a shame that WotC is "fixing" mono-Red by making it more dependent on artifacts, rather than giving it decent cards and support in the areas it needs it.
Thank you to Rivenor for this awesome banner!
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Agreed. I do wish Chandra's parents were just a tich higher power level though.
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If only that 2nd ability on Chandra's parents cost R not 2R.
Variant multiplayer format (5+ players) - not playtested yet, but do you think this idea would work?
Setup: Before the game starts, each player is dealt a card that defines which team they're on ("good" or "evil") - but only the evil team knows who their teammates are, like in The Resistance (and the evil team is smaller than the good team).
Since the teams are not known, all other players are considered opponents for game rules. (Some cards like Phelddagrif may need to be banned in this format because they could abuse this rule.)
And the game could be expanded further with more roles like in Avalon.
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That sounds like a very cool idea.
If the evil team is smaller than the good team what happens when there are even numbered players?
Diviner Spirit, The Hunted Cycle lol
Here is a Very, Very tentative proposed banlist for that format:
- All cards banned in Standard Commander/EDH formats
Banned As Commander:
- Phelddagrif
- Zedruu the Greathearted (Maybe. Maybe not. Seems stupidly good for the villains)
- Daxos of Meletis (Combat damage effects are a problem when they won't block you. I don't know if this guy have enough power by himself for that to matter though. Tentative)
- Medomai the Ageless (For obvious reasons)
Banned:
- Questing Phelddagrif
- Forbidden Orchard
- Rainbow Vale
- Elbrus, the Binding Blade (Stupid)
^That is very, very tentative. Just a baseline for you Mr. Sharp.
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The Espionage format hasn't been playtested yet, but the rules for The Resistance (and Avalon) would suggest that the good team can outnumber the evil team by 2 in the case of an even number of players.
(Note - The Resistance was a game built for between 5 and 10 players, and in that game, they even say to go 6/3 instead of 5/4 for 9 players, but maybe 5/4 is a better split here. Though maybe 9 players is too big for a game of Magic to begin with.)
Maybe I'll create some custom Mirran/Phyrexian flavored role cards for this format, if it works out.
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Well I mean..... I could run an Enchantment-centric Zedruu the Greathearted?
Is that a thing?
Here, hold this half-eaten sandwich.
It is the will of Zedruu.
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Here. Hold this Demonic Pact.
What? You do not want this pact? But it has so many uses. It can make you lose the game. And nothing else. Take it. It is the will of Zedruu.
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I kinda wanna build Zedruu. I dunno. Honestly, I wanna focus on monocoloured EDH decks right now.
Also, hi guys, I haven't been around for awhile.
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...Yeah, I guess they decided not to make Zedruu black for that reason...
(Also, this was the inspiration for the Espionage format, although only the beginning phase is similar; the rest is not the same at all. A more popular variant is based on a game called Bang!, which is more "adaptable" because that game does involve targeted elimination, and each team also has a different objective.)
...And I could also ask more challenge requests here like that new music quiz I linked to in my sig, but people have already stated that my quizzes are too hard...
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- DTK/DTK/FRF is meh, but better than FRF/FRF/KTK
- I decided screw enchantments and started building Thromok the Insatiable instead. He's fun so far.
- After building a couple Tiny Leaders decks (Maga, Traitor to Mortals and Thalia, Guardian of Thraben) out of a taken apart Legacy deck, I can say that it is probably my second favorite format. (Behind EDH. Above Legacy) I've started building a couple, more budgetier decks. Animar, Soul of Elements and Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh.
- New Sig! Only took me until 2am to make lol.
- And a humorous EDH story. We all know how good Prophet of Kruphix is in EDH right? So I cast it in Zegana. The guy next to me, playing my Marchesa deck Damnations and Extract from Darknesses it. Turn after that, the guy playing Teferi hits it with a Vedalken Shackles. The last player in line, Doran hits her with a Swords to Plowshares and tells us to stop screwing around. And that was a rotation.
- Finally, hello Ms. Lamia.
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