I got a Secret Lair Baldin, Century Herdmaster, and I noticed it had the same text as E. Honda, Sumo Champion, but neither card has the other's name on it like other cards with alternate names that I've seen. Would I be able to put both in the same Commander deck, or do they count as the same card?
Also, neither card has text on Gatherer. Does that effect the legality of them?
I got to thinking since Copy Artifact could copy an opponent's mana rock, that it might be worth using instead of a Dimir Signet or something (assuming I'm in blue), even if I don't have many artifacts in my deck, since I could use it as a mana rock early game, or copy a bigger artifact later in the game. What do you guys think about this?
In both cases, the choice to search the library or draw a card, respectively, is made when the ability resolves, not when it triggers or goes on the stack (C.R. 603.5, 608.2d).
Does this apply to all "you may" triggered abilities?
And does the ability always go on the stack? Could I bait out Stifle like effects by putting an optional trigger on the stack when I have no intention of using it?
I was thinking about something like Solemn Simulacrum and Opposition Agent or Notion Thief. If Solemn enters and I put the search trigger on the stack, and my opponent flashes in Agent, can I say that I'm not searching so my opponent doesn't get Agent's effect? What about if Solemn dies, and my opponent flashes in Notion Thief with the draw trigger on the stack? Both of Solemn's triggers are "you may", just not sure if I choose on resolution or when I put it on the stack.
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I've tried different things to flatten the foils, and I've come to the conclusion that where I live it isn't possible to flatten foils permanently without damaging them. So that made me think if I could make my deck and fat pack boxes more humid, it could at least let me play with more foils without running the risk of them being marked. The foils I have all curl so that if they are lying face down on a table, the long edges bend up. Any advice on this that's not too expensive?
I have a Lord of Tresserhorn deck I play casually with, but it seems really slow and I don't seem to get enough zombies out every game. Any advice on what to take out and what to replace with? My play group does allow proxies, but I would prefer to not proxy cards above $50 per card because I will probably want to get the actual cards sometime if it works. Also I'm not willing to change commanders at this point even though I know some people might say that scarab god, grimgrim, or thraxmundar are better.
I want to get back into standard, but haven't played since Return to Ravnica/Theros block. I would like to play some kind of control deck, but I'm not sure if they're competitive due to all the aggro decks I've seen. I think I'd be okay playing a mid-range deck also though. A couple of other things is that I would prefer if the deck doesn't rely on Dragons of Tarkir/Origins cards (although I'm okay getting some for the deck, as long as they're not key cards) so I don't have to buy a new deck after rotation, and I would like the deck to be under $200. Any suggestions?
Also, neither card has text on Gatherer. Does that effect the legality of them?
Does this apply to all "you may" triggered abilities?
And does the ability always go on the stack? Could I bait out Stifle like effects by putting an optional trigger on the stack when I have no intention of using it?
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What should I take out for fact or fiction, reanimate, propaganda, decree of pain, and dictate of erebos?
Also would damnation be better than decree since its cheeper?
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I find I have less mana problems, but still too slow though. Any more advice?
Also, I have sundial in the deck to stop Tresserhorn's ETB ability.
Here is the decklist
Commander: Lord of Tresserhorn (has an errata to be zombie type)
Lands: 37
Creatures: 32
Sorceries: 10
instants: 3
enchantments: 7
artifacts: 9
planeswalkers: 1
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