I gotta say, for someone new to commander, building a deck kinda feels like a huge task. So many different cards to get your hands on and put together so that it (hopefully) makes sense somehow. The format seems like a lot of fun though.
It's a blast, especially if you have a casual playgroup so you're free to explore random themes rather than feeling forced to build tuned competitive decks.
Santa is both a stalker and homewrecker. As for evidence :
Stalking :"He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good."
Homewrecker :"Then I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If Daddy had only seen
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night"
I gotta say, for someone new to commander, building a deck kinda feels like a huge task. So many different cards to get your hands on and put together so that it (hopefully) makes sense somehow. The format seems like a lot of fun though.
Creating decks is by far my most favorite part in commander. Welcome!
Santa is both a stalker and homewrecker. As for evidence :
Stalking :"He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good."
Homewrecker :"Then I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If Daddy had only seen
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night"
I'm sorry to ruin your childhood... but mommy was actually kissing daddy dressed as santa. (Fun fact: I assume most people understand that song, but my sister did not, and made the mistake of expressing that out loud when she realized it.)
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So, I got a gift card which more than likely will be spent on singles and a tube for the costume play mat i plan to get next month. What did everyone else get?
So, I got a gift card which more than likely will be spent on singles and a tube for the costume play mat i plan to get next month. What did everyone else get?
You're going to be a playmat for Halloween next year?
So, I got a gift card which more than likely will be spent on singles and a tube for the costume play mat i plan to get next month. What did everyone else get?
You're going to be a playmat for Halloween next year?
I think I just committed to pimping out a second deck. Plains 1999 Arena promos and Phyrexiam Elesh Norn are both on a really nice sale at SCG, so I'm now the proud owner of two dozen more plains and a judge foil. Radiant is getting shiny.
edit: This does present some important first world problem questions.
Wrath of God: I think Beta is my first choice, but that's super expensive. 7th foil could also be a good one. I may end up with an FTV or EMA foil as a placeholder, so it's probably lower priority.
Karmic Guide: Judge promo or ULG foil? Original printing foil is probably objectively more pimp and I like the old border, but I think the new art is a little more striking. I may use that as a placeholder and decide farther down.
It's all a little abstract for the moment anyways. I've already spent way too much on card stock this month. I also still need to finalize the list, because I'm rebuilding it and I'm about 10 cards over right now.
I'm not committing to pimping out any deck until I can have a fancier than average Zedruu. Preferably, they print a foil version.
Commanders are great alter candidates
I don't actually encourage pimping decks unless you really want to and are financially stable enough to do it - the last 20ish cards for the Radiant list will run anywhere from a few hundred to a thousand dollars, depending on which versions I decide I want and how willing I am to share the colorless stuff with Jaya. It's a pretty stupid decision by most metrics.
I have a kind of generalized pimping through my collection because I don't really maintain individual decks, but I like being able to bust out a really impressive full foil list when I feel like it. Jaya is far and away my longest running EDH deck and Radiant is an old favorite card from when I was tearing up middle school tables with Archangel and only knew her by reputation. I already had a pretty good collection of foil angels going, so it makes sense to slap them all into a super battlecruiser-y list with a bunch of shiny parts and show them off a little.
I'll probably post pictures of the early stages of it in the pimp thread next week sometime once a few of the pieces come in the mail, if anyone wants to live vicariously through my bad choices.
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Congrats senor!!! Was just poking around looking for some kinda magic card software database organizer type thingy, messing around with this magic assistant, and saw your post.
Congrats senor!!! Was just poking around looking for some kinda magic card software database organizer type thingy, messing around with this magic assistant, and saw your post.
Good Luck!
-Beto
Thanks! I'll have you guys over in a couple of months once the wife clears visitors again.
So, I need some help getting an image to the correct size and other requirements for a play mat, however my skills are a bit lacking, anyone want to help me out?
There's a Black Sabbath tribute band called Mac Sabbath that dresses as Mcdonald's characters and plays metal songs about fast food. They describe themselves as "drive-thru metal".
Now you know.
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It's a blast, especially if you have a casual playgroup so you're free to explore random themes rather than feeling forced to build tuned competitive decks.
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Stalking :"He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good."
Homewrecker :"Then I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If Daddy had only seen
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night"
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Creating decks is by far my most favorite part in commander. Welcome!
Marath, Will of the Wild
Friendly Kess Twin Combo
Tatyova - Sir Bounce A Lot
Gonti's Luxury Pie
Prime (Eldrazi) Speaker Zegana (Retired)
I'm sorry to ruin your childhood... but mommy was actually kissing daddy dressed as santa. (Fun fact: I assume most people understand that song, but my sister did not, and made the mistake of expressing that out loud when she realized it.)
Retired EDH - Tibor and Lumia | [PR]Nemata |Ramirez dePietro | [C]Edric | Riku | Jenara | Lazav | Heliod | Daxos | Roon | Kozilek
You're going to be a playmat for Halloween next year?
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d'oh I meant custom play mat
And a lot more pricey
edit: This does present some important first world problem questions.
I don't actually encourage pimping decks unless you really want to and are financially stable enough to do it - the last 20ish cards for the Radiant list will run anywhere from a few hundred to a thousand dollars, depending on which versions I decide I want and how willing I am to share the colorless stuff with Jaya. It's a pretty stupid decision by most metrics.
I have a kind of generalized pimping through my collection because I don't really maintain individual decks, but I like being able to bust out a really impressive full foil list when I feel like it. Jaya is far and away my longest running EDH deck and Radiant is an old favorite card from when I was tearing up middle school tables with Archangel and only knew her by reputation. I already had a pretty good collection of foil angels going, so it makes sense to slap them all into a super battlecruiser-y list with a bunch of shiny parts and show them off a little.
I'll probably post pictures of the early stages of it in the pimp thread next week sometime once a few of the pieces come in the mail, if anyone wants to live vicariously through my bad choices.
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I'm still holding out for "the annihilator of worlds" to be her middle name
Good Luck!
-Beto
Commander
RPurphuros, God of the ForgeR
R Norin the WaryR
RGWMayael the AnimaWGR
RWUNarset, Enlightened MasterUWR
Thanks! I'll have you guys over in a couple of months once the wife clears visitors again.
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Now you know.