I only play EDH. I have a Legacy deck built that is pretty well-tuned but the few timed I have played it 1v1, has been against mono-U combo and that's not fun. Besides the only day my LGS has Legacy is on Sat afternoons and I'd rather spend that time with my family.
This has actually been a problem for me lately. My playgroup has completely switched over to EDH and doesn't play anything else. I love EDH but I've been playing magic since '95 and I don't want to give up on good old 60 card casual decks. Has this happened to anyone else?
I think this is because you can either play a constructed format, and most of us EDH players have a problem with constructed formats, or casual 60 card decks. This leads to another problem, if you're playing casual why not just play EDH which is certifiably more fun. I'm sure you can convince some people to play 60 card games when waiting for a new pod to start. If their answer is, 'why not 1v1 EDH?' it's too late, they've gone to the dark side.:tongue:
I only play EDH, but that's because it's the most social of the formats, and when we get together we minus well play together then play individual games. I'd get back into standard if A) I had Friday nights open, and B) Had money.
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EDH is the only constructed format I play. I enjoy drafting every once in a while, and pre-release sealed events are great fun.
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EDH only. I *technically* have a Modern deck available to me, in that I have all the pieces and have piloted it to victory several times at FNM, but I don't really play it anymore. 60-card constructed formats don't give me the power to really stretch my deckbuilding legs like EDH does.
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here are the mana costs of generals i no longer play: 2BR3BB3UBG4UB:SymUB::SymUB:2URRG3WWU2UU2GGUUBGG
If i could play standard/modern in a tournament type setting for free, I would.
The only shops I know of that do free tournaments are way to far from me to travel to.
I have too much fun with EDH to really bother with other formats. I used to play Extended and a tiny bit of Legacy (I never got into Modern,) but I feel like EDH is the only format where I can just crack a beer open and play with friends, ya'know? I used to have a terrible legacy deck that I'm thinking about putting back together in the event that I can't play EDH, but this is the format I have the most fun with and I'm most comfortable with.
Other than EDH, I sometimes draft my friend's Cube when I get a chance to shamble on over to his house. I never really bother with predeceases unless there's a few cards I really want. FNM is never my bag.
With the exception of occasional Pauper events at the LGS I only play EDH these days. My EDH decks tend to be Pauper as well (save for the general) and I've had a lot of fun pitting them against a format full of bomb rares.
I play almost solely duel commander. The only exceptions are prerelease tournaments, for the new cards, and the occasional Modern or Standard tournaments if the prize is good. And when I do that, like this weekend as a LGS is giving two FTVs, I actually have to borrow decks from my friends. The only decks I have put together are commander decks.
EDH only for me, unless a buddy and I split a box and play sealed..
I get together with my buddies generally once a month and play from lunchtime to about 2am... It involves alcohol, laughter, awesome food, and is an all around awesome time
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I'd rather gouge my eyes out with a spork.
I've since tried other formats, but they are just not fun in the same way EDH is.
I only have EDH decks built now...
Sometimes we'll do a draft for the sake of drafting, but I'd just as well play 'Stack' with a bunch of EDH quality cards.
ps. posting this question in the EDH forums...it's no wonder the responses are going to be slanted...
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I think this is because you can either play a constructed format, and most of us EDH players have a problem with constructed formats, or casual 60 card decks. This leads to another problem, if you're playing casual why not just play EDH which is certifiably more fun. I'm sure you can convince some people to play 60 card games when waiting for a new pod to start. If their answer is, 'why not 1v1 EDH?' it's too late, they've gone to the dark side.:tongue:
I only play EDH, but that's because it's the most social of the formats, and when we get together we minus well play together then play individual games. I'd get back into standard if A) I had Friday nights open, and B) Had money.
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I might be interested in some other semi casual format, like pauper or something. But nobody I know plays. Nor do I care enough to make a deck!
So yeah, EDH only for me going forward.
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3WR jor kadeen, the prevailer weenies and extra combat forever
3RR zirilan of the claw dragons and damage doublers
4:SymRG::SymRG: wort, the raidmother burn is now EDH viable
2WU kangee, aerie keeper birds
1UBR jeleva, nephalia's scourge spellslinger/storm
here are the mana costs of generals i no longer play: 2BR3BB3UBG4UB:SymUB::SymUB:2URRG3WWU2UU2GGUUBGG
3UWR numot, the devastator of [the spirit of edh]
The only shops I know of that do free tournaments are way to far from me to travel to.
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Then, we found out about EDH and never looked back since. All the casual 60 card decks are gone....to make way for EDH!
Other than EDH, I sometimes draft my friend's Cube when I get a chance to shamble on over to his house. I never really bother with predeceases unless there's a few cards I really want. FNM is never my bag.
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Annul is really good in EDH
EDH is the best
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For Gamedays I buy the latest event deck.
And I play limited for Prereleases and Releases.
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Oh, and there's stacks of 100 different cards involved in there, somewhere.
I get together with my buddies generally once a month and play from lunchtime to about 2am... It involves alcohol, laughter, awesome food, and is an all around awesome time