There will always be cheap and powerful or worthwhile decks. Most of them embrace a different set of cards than other decks would, which i consider a very entertaining thing. Of my decks both Zada, Hedron Grinder and Edric, Spymaster of Trest would be well below 100€, if i were to cut the few pricier cards in them. Omnath, Locus of Rage would be decent on a budget too, but he'd lose more deck strength than the other 2. As mentioned Brago, King Eternal is a great commander to build on a cheap. At least that's where i started out, too. Like most of my decks it cruised past that 250€ price tag in recent years...
The more "staple" heavy and good stuff a deck is, the pricier the deck gets. And yeah, aside from lands, it's the top standard solutions that cost you a bit. Path to Exile, Toxic Deluge, Cyclonic Rift, ... there are plenty examples. But tbh, over the years i realized that as long as it's mana efficient or flexible you do have decent alternatives. Stuff among the lines of Reality Shift, Beast Within, Generous Gift, Nature's Claim and the likes is all very budget friendly.
In most cases i'd say Grave Titan is superior and second best (legal) titan in my book. I've rarely seen it go nuts, but one can't ignore it for too long.
It'd be kind of nice to start that list of random cards over with the links to the discussions embedded into the list.
I'm in favor of starting over. That wouldn't split up the list of cards that were already chosen and who knows for how long good old MTGS will be ready only before it is dropped completely? I'd set up our new home as independent of this board as possible.
Can anyone tell me what the maximum image size in px for the signature is?
I can recall that it will scale the image down, if it's unproportionally big, but i haven't found any details in the forums.
Reason is, i'd like to craft a farewell sig for when MTGS goes to read only.
Back in march we used one of our rare EDH weekends to play test the London Mulligan.
From friday evening to sunday evening we accumulated 33 hours of EDH and with the new version we had close to zero non-games. It was around the time i started working on my Grenzo, Dungeon Warden list and obviously that deck went nuts - but not to a point where it worked uncontrolably well and jumped a few tiers.
Overall the London Mulligan enhances already great decks by a tad but helps decks with lean land counts, high curves and shaky deck building a lot more. I think so called cEDH will adjust in some way and casual pods will be thankful to have it.
Given the play testing in march and the feedback in our playgroup since the statement i'm optimistic we'll make it our staple mulligan.
It's no secret that Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage has a lot of things going for him.
I think with access to constant flash i'd maximize on etb effects a little further. If you were to do so Brago, King Eternal would be a great addition to the 99, obviously. Ephara, God of the Polis is another great include, since she provides constant CA.
This card just spiked with the reveal of a certain blue legend that can use 2 (3) extra mana at instant speed.
Spiked where? It's 1,00€ at best (on cardmarket). Okay, lol, i just checked tcgplayer...5,00$ is hilarious.
Anyways, underestimated champ in my Lazav, the Multifarious build. Sure, it's no Training Grounds, but having no "this can't reduce mana spent below 1" clause is pretty great.
No wonder the Modern Horizon Power Smurf can abuse it.
I'd strongly advice you not to build a deck just to counter Dragon Tribal decks. You'd limit yourself a lot and may kill the overall appeal for the Dragon Guy.
While dragons may swing for absurd sums they cost quite some mana and only show up in few numbers (except when Utvara Hellkite becomes involved), so there are different ways to deal with this.
For one, be the faster deck. If you are pro active you force your opponents to either react and therefor not advance their own game plan or deal with the consequences, with both increasing your chances of winning.
Second, pack enough answers. May it be enough instant speed spot removals or board wipes. Crux of Fate is a great example, even if you weren't facing dragons at all. Dusk||Dawn, Austere Command and others are completely one sided options, if you have decks that go well with them. Same is true for force sac effects, since by nature dragons don't go wide. In the right deck Grave Pact/Dictate of Erebos et al cripple them.
Overall pick a commander you like independent of dragons and you should be able to build a deck that can cope with them, if you put enough effort into it.
As for colors, outside of mono-U and mono-G you should be able to deal with them permanently. So don't shy away from anything or feel like you need to include something specific.
All good, no offense taken.
The deck has been my attempt to build a casual battlecruiser deck, that does some fun things, is able to throw a wrench in slightly better decks but isn't out of reach for precons and suboptimal builds in low powered pods.
The deck works as supposed to and usually steadily builds up a board that punches people out of the orbit in a very classic way, if left unanswered.
The lack of tutors is a general choice of mine. Why play 100 card singleton if i fetch the same 2-3 cards every round? For this deck i went with draw instead, hence the choice of Planeswalkers. They are fairly easy to protect behind Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist and overall just fun.
I'm pretty happy with the balance of draw, removal and protection, but i'm sure i'm missing out on some heavy hitters. Feel free to suggest some, but more among the lines of the Giant Adephages and Angelic Skirmishers of the world instead of Craterhoof Behemoths, please.
Either way, thanks for the spotlight on our way out.
I'd like to say thank you to every single past, current and future contributor to this unique community that has been my digital home for all things MTG throughout the last 3 years. Special shout outs to everyone who went the extra mile as a Mod, in the Primer Commitee or else.
There's no doubt i'll give the new platform an honest chance. Until 8.7.19 i'll be here as often as i have been before and hope to be after the move to the next thing.
The more "staple" heavy and good stuff a deck is, the pricier the deck gets. And yeah, aside from lands, it's the top standard solutions that cost you a bit. Path to Exile, Toxic Deluge, Cyclonic Rift, ... there are plenty examples. But tbh, over the years i realized that as long as it's mana efficient or flexible you do have decent alternatives. Stuff among the lines of Reality Shift, Beast Within, Generous Gift, Nature's Claim and the likes is all very budget friendly.
I can recall that it will scale the image down, if it's unproportionally big, but i haven't found any details in the forums.
Reason is, i'd like to craft a farewell sig for when MTGS goes to read only.
From friday evening to sunday evening we accumulated 33 hours of EDH and with the new version we had close to zero non-games. It was around the time i started working on my Grenzo, Dungeon Warden list and obviously that deck went nuts - but not to a point where it worked uncontrolably well and jumped a few tiers.
Overall the London Mulligan enhances already great decks by a tad but helps decks with lean land counts, high curves and shaky deck building a lot more. I think so called cEDH will adjust in some way and casual pods will be thankful to have it.
Given the play testing in march and the feedback in our playgroup since the statement i'm optimistic we'll make it our staple mulligan.
I think with access to constant flash i'd maximize on etb effects a little further. If you were to do so Brago, King Eternal would be a great addition to the 99, obviously. Ephara, God of the Polis is another great include, since she provides constant CA.
WAR came with several interesting planeswalker options, due to their static abilities. Narset, Parter of Veils hoses so many stormy decks, it's ridiculous. Also, CA. Teferi, Time Raveler eot before your turn is a neat little Grand Abolisher that let's you reuse some of your cards with even more CA. More meta reliant, but Teyo, the Shieldmage, Karn, the Great Creator and The Wanderer all hose certain archetypes and colors - read R.
A non-WAR planeswalker that works perfectly with etbs is Venser, the Sojourner. Tezzeret the Seeker is brutal with the number of artifacts in your deck.
I think Sorcerous Spyglass is nuts with flash. Shutting down an activated ability and looking at an opponents hand at instant speed is pretty great. At best you're able to shut off something disgusting like Urza, Lord High Artificer or Breya, Etherium Shaper.
W Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle:
Lesser Masticore: Could make for some surprises if i get to ditch the right creature to cast it, just to return it ASAP.
Ranger-Captain of Eos: 4/6 creatures he can fetch can get him back for 0. Brutal stuff.
U Talrand, Sky Summoner:
Force of Negation: Dissipate for "free"? Count me in.
Scour All Possibilities: Not a cheap cantrip, but one for the long haul.
B Gonti, Lord of Luxury:
Defile: Tragic Slip is already a good card, this one's a tad better.
R Zada, Hedron Grinder:
Fists of Flame: Will be the best card in the deck, period.
Goblin War Party: Moar Goblins, moar punches.
Tectonic Reformation: Ditching unneeded lands for cards is amazing.
(W/U) Brago, King Eternal:
Watcher for Tomorrow: I'd put it over Sea Gate Oracle and that sees a lot of play already. Will see if it makes the cut.
(U/B) Lazav, the Multifarious:
Putrid Goblin: I like me some cheap Persist spender. Best combined with an Undying spender ofc.
(B/R) Grenzo, Dungeon Warden:
Bogardan Dragonheart: Free sac outlet, flying blocker and not akward to hard cast. Me gusta.
(R/G) Omnath, Locus of Rage:
Springbloom Druid: Close to a Harrow on a stick. Has to go in the deck.
(W/B) Kambal, Consul of Allocation:
Kaya's Guile: This is a great Charm, hands down.
(G/U) Edric, Spymaster of Trest:
Faerie Seer: One of the 8 remaining 2 drop creatures in the deck will get cut for this.
Force of Negation: see above.
Ice-Fang Coatl: Surely better than one of the other 2 drops with Flash.
(R/W) Archangel Avacyn/Avacyn, the Purifier:
Ephemerate: Currently brewing a deck that aims to be able to reset Avacyn on the cheap. This slots right in.
New Staples:
Generous Gift: This will go in a total of 5 decks.
Talisman of Hierarchy, Talisman of Creativity & Talisman of Conviction: Been a fan of Talismans outside of Gx decks since forever. Happy to see the cycle completed.
Honorable Mentions:
Silent Clearing, Waterlogged Grove, Fiery Islet, Sunbaked Canyon & Nurturing Peatland: Would love to have them, but wont spend 15-20€ a piece for them.
Prismatic Vista: Would do great in my Omnath, Locus of Rage deck, but 15,00€ for a Fetch/Evolving Wilds hybrid? No way, José!
Anyways, underestimated champ in my Lazav, the Multifarious build. Sure, it's no Training Grounds, but having no "this can't reduce mana spent below 1" clause is pretty great.
No wonder the Modern Horizon Power Smurf can abuse it.
While dragons may swing for absurd sums they cost quite some mana and only show up in few numbers (except when Utvara Hellkite becomes involved), so there are different ways to deal with this.
For one, be the faster deck. If you are pro active you force your opponents to either react and therefor not advance their own game plan or deal with the consequences, with both increasing your chances of winning.
Second, pack enough answers. May it be enough instant speed spot removals or board wipes. Crux of Fate is a great example, even if you weren't facing dragons at all. Dusk||Dawn, Austere Command and others are completely one sided options, if you have decks that go well with them. Same is true for force sac effects, since by nature dragons don't go wide. In the right deck Grave Pact/Dictate of Erebos et al cripple them.
Overall pick a commander you like independent of dragons and you should be able to build a deck that can cope with them, if you put enough effort into it.
As for colors, outside of mono-U and mono-G you should be able to deal with them permanently. So don't shy away from anything or feel like you need to include something specific.
The deck has been my attempt to build a casual battlecruiser deck, that does some fun things, is able to throw a wrench in slightly better decks but isn't out of reach for precons and suboptimal builds in low powered pods.
The deck works as supposed to and usually steadily builds up a board that punches people out of the orbit in a very classic way, if left unanswered.
The lack of tutors is a general choice of mine. Why play 100 card singleton if i fetch the same 2-3 cards every round? For this deck i went with draw instead, hence the choice of Planeswalkers. They are fairly easy to protect behind Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist and overall just fun.
I'm pretty happy with the balance of draw, removal and protection, but i'm sure i'm missing out on some heavy hitters. Feel free to suggest some, but more among the lines of the Giant Adephages and Angelic Skirmishers of the world instead of Craterhoof Behemoths, please.
Either way, thanks for the spotlight on our way out.
I'd like to say thank you to every single past, current and future contributor to this unique community that has been my digital home for all things MTG throughout the last 3 years. Special shout outs to everyone who went the extra mile as a Mod, in the Primer Commitee or else.
There's no doubt i'll give the new platform an honest chance. Until 8.7.19 i'll be here as often as i have been before and hope to be after the move to the next thing.