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Quote from Gashnaw II »Quote from Taleran »Quote from Gashnaw II »Quote from DigitalFire »Quote from Gashnaw II »But when you are not going to have fun anyway, may as well make sure everyone at your table is not having fun.This is just an unfortunate thread. Let me ask you something. Are these people actively trying to make sure you're not having fun? Or are they just playing a different sort of game than you're used to? I dunno, would one opponent playing Horobi, Death's wail and Cauldron of souls but only removing your board count as actively not letting me have fun. Even though i am behind on lands, no mana rocks (Because they blew them up), lowest life, and while I do have Mirari's wake out, it is not helping much, as it is just allowing me to cast the empty hand i have. So i have two dragons out for defense, yet he decides to blow them up so the guy with an Aurelia, the warleader and gisela, blade of goldnight can easily attack me freely. Then about half an hour later the game ended. This sounds like something that your choice of deck can not solve. Well in a more casual group it is actually a very powerful deck. Sadly i have been paired with less fun player the past couple weeks. i am gonna go with Breakfast hulk, it seems easy to pilot and I have most of eth cards already (About 70%) so while i will not be able to buy a timetwister, i should still be abe to get most of it, and maybe throw a budget option in (Like Echo of Eons)
Quote from Taleran »Quote from Gashnaw II »Quote from DigitalFire »Quote from Gashnaw II »But when you are not going to have fun anyway, may as well make sure everyone at your table is not having fun.This is just an unfortunate thread. Let me ask you something. Are these people actively trying to make sure you're not having fun? Or are they just playing a different sort of game than you're used to? I dunno, would one opponent playing Horobi, Death's wail and Cauldron of souls but only removing your board count as actively not letting me have fun. Even though i am behind on lands, no mana rocks (Because they blew them up), lowest life, and while I do have Mirari's wake out, it is not helping much, as it is just allowing me to cast the empty hand i have. So i have two dragons out for defense, yet he decides to blow them up so the guy with an Aurelia, the warleader and gisela, blade of goldnight can easily attack me freely. Then about half an hour later the game ended. This sounds like something that your choice of deck can not solve.
Quote from Gashnaw II »Quote from DigitalFire »Quote from Gashnaw II »But when you are not going to have fun anyway, may as well make sure everyone at your table is not having fun.This is just an unfortunate thread. Let me ask you something. Are these people actively trying to make sure you're not having fun? Or are they just playing a different sort of game than you're used to? I dunno, would one opponent playing Horobi, Death's wail and Cauldron of souls but only removing your board count as actively not letting me have fun. Even though i am behind on lands, no mana rocks (Because they blew them up), lowest life, and while I do have Mirari's wake out, it is not helping much, as it is just allowing me to cast the empty hand i have. So i have two dragons out for defense, yet he decides to blow them up so the guy with an Aurelia, the warleader and gisela, blade of goldnight can easily attack me freely. Then about half an hour later the game ended.
Quote from DigitalFire »Quote from Gashnaw II »But when you are not going to have fun anyway, may as well make sure everyone at your table is not having fun.This is just an unfortunate thread. Let me ask you something. Are these people actively trying to make sure you're not having fun? Or are they just playing a different sort of game than you're used to?
Quote from Gashnaw II »But when you are not going to have fun anyway, may as well make sure everyone at your table is not having fun.
Quote from tstorm823 »Mimic Vat This card is good because it give you easy recurring etb value. This card is amazing because it hoses things like persist entirely by accident.
Quote from Drain Life » 3) Changing life totals will NOT make a meaningful difference in the propensity to use combo decks. Yes, higher life totals leads to longer games, which was part of the point of the format (5 players 200 life means 40 each). Longer games (compared to 60 card duels) is also the appeal of the format. It is why EDH/Commander is home to so many cards which are staples now used to spend years buried inside cardboard long boxes of bulk jank. However, the reason players use combos is not ONLY because of the high life totals. Combos are used in 20 life duels, which is literally the most aggro-friendly environment there could possible be, at least in terms of the life total argument. Players are not choosing to use combo is 20 life 60x4 magic because the life totals are too high. Players have chosen combo in Modern where fast tutors do not exist, and of the best combo decks of their day, only KCI used fast mana rocks like Mox Opal, which is doesn't seem to be in any danger of being placed on the ban list. So, it is not the fast mana or the fast tutors which cause players to chose combo either. Well then, what could it be that causes players to choose combo over other decks, when you don't have fast tutors and don't have/need the fast mana, and you only need to kill one player who is at 20 life? maybe... just maybe, it is because combo is resilient and often times fun to pull off (unless it is eggs. I have found that most eggs players hate eggs). Furthermore, according to every resources I have found, even 20 life duel Commander still tends to favor combo/control match-ups at the top tables more than anything else. Players tend to play the back-and-forth blue battle to dig through their decks, exchange counterspells and try to power out a combo far more than they are to just beat down an opponent. Now, if you have contradictory evidence, then please be polite and share it rather than be a troll and tell me that I am an idiot for not knowing better. I tried to look up the raw numbers from mtgTop8, Channel Fireball's article on competitive duel commander, and the forums and posting talking about the top decks and that is the conclusion that I have come to. So how do games of 1v1 EDH play out? What can you expect from a typical game? For the most part, 1v1 games play out like a slug-fest between counterspells and attrition. Both players engage in a tug-of-war of resources, land drops, and value. (snip) Typical control games aside, you can also encounter fast combo decks. Usually, these combo decks will also employ counterspells and removal to back up their combos and engines, so be prepared. You will rarely see many glass cannon combo, and more of a combo/control fusion.As a result, I yet again see evidence that reducing the life total to 30 and even 20 has no demonstrable change in the play pattern and propensity to choose aggro decks more over combo.
So how do games of 1v1 EDH play out? What can you expect from a typical game? For the most part, 1v1 games play out like a slug-fest between counterspells and attrition. Both players engage in a tug-of-war of resources, land drops, and value. (snip) Typical control games aside, you can also encounter fast combo decks. Usually, these combo decks will also employ counterspells and removal to back up their combos and engines, so be prepared. You will rarely see many glass cannon combo, and more of a combo/control fusion.
Quote from DirkGently »Quote from RedGauntlet »Make a list for modern printed cardsHmm, depends if you mean "printed since 8th" or "legal in modern". I'll assume the former. In which case, it's: Sliver Legion: $115.47 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds: $40.47 Sen Triplets: $37.94 Sliver Hivelord: $36.27 Rhys the Redeemed: $34.96 Urza, Lord High Artificer: $34.74 Sakashima the Impostor: $34.17 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger: $33.30 Skithyrix, the Blight Dragon: $32.26 Araxa, Praetor's Voice: $32.22 *so yes, I was wrong earlier about rhys being the 2nd most expensive modern legend As you can see, it's a much tighter pack, especially at the bottom. Idk wtf is going on with sliver prices, though. I mean seriously.
Quote from RedGauntlet »Make a list for modern printed cards