seshiro_of_the_orochi on Card creation challenge

4 hours ago

Bonepile Necrosaurus

Creature - Zombie Dinosaur

Trample, Deathtouch

Dredge 4

6/5

The deader, the better.

What would this creature's rarity be? Uncommon to Mythic would all seem fine.

Create another card whose rarity would be hard to assign.

DashJovis2 on Darklight Zombie Combo

8 hours ago

Buried alive is normally great in Phoenix, IMO, there's just not space if you're playing the aristocrats combo. Like Thoughtseize it's a card I would run in a Yorion version of this build if Yorion was still legal, but your 60 maindeck are basically all engine pieces in this build.

You'd run Witherbloom Charm over Accursed Marauder if you wanted to try it, you'd gain some points against maindeck Saga packages notably, may try it tomorrow. I just like Maurader personally, because it kills 2 things by itself and plays well with the 1 drops. But if you're seeing a lot of Saga or maindeck hate cards otherwise Witherbloom Charm may just be better.

Buried Alive is definitely going to be a staple in Phoenix decks, this is just a combo deck slotting in Phoenixes more than a Phoenix deck slotting in a Combo. I quickly built Rakdos and Mono-Black today, just to see what they might look like, and Buried Alive is great if Phoenix is your main gameplan.

FormOverFunction on Running out of epithets

15 hours ago

One of my first commander decks was a natural disaster deck, built back in 2013-ish. As I searched and watched for more natural disasters I started noticing this same phenomenon (though I hadn’t really seen the creature aspect you’re pointing out). It was clear that they were starting to struggle a little with new variants of natural disasters, and I figure that’s why there have been so few in the years since. I’ve referred to this situation in prior posts, complaining that everything is more tied to set plots (“Jace’s Backflip” and “Ajani’s Powerful Swing From Page 14 Of The Book”) because they’ve been making SO MANY cards in 30 years. It’s a serious challenge that is, honestly, a good problem to have.

Lycidas updated Arna Kennerüd - Weapons with …

18 hours ago

Considering

IN:

Oathsworn Knight, Lich's Relic

OUT:

TBD

iEspeon updated Mayael, Summoner of Beefy Beasts

18 hours ago

Swapped four cards. Two with the goal of improving graveyard recall (of which there was previously none).

3 Oct 26, 0958 card changelog: Arlinn Kord -> Sun Titan Vivien Reid -> Battlemage's Bracers Hunter's Talent -> Garruk's Uprising Sunbird's Invocation -> Bow of Nylea

EnbyGolem on BOOPS ;)

19 hours ago

Downright spooked

Really cool deck!

RufusTheGrufus on Anikthea's Enchanting Recycling Plant [Primer]

19 hours ago

Oh hi there, Mortlocke, thanks for checking out the deck! I haven't been able to focus my attention on commander in a hot second; apologies for the late response.

I was a little bemused by your comment when I first read it because I wasn't aware of the website you referenced. After checking it out, I'm a bit disappointed in how the website explains the bracket system and gamechangers.

The website seems great as a quick overview of commander, but I wish there was a bit more nuance to prevent misunderstandings like this.

There's a serious lack of clarification differentiating between the actual rules and restrictions for the format, and guidance meant to support finding a similar power level when playing with strangers.

For some context, I put together this list well before the bracket system was announced by WoTC. The intent has always been for this list to fit into what my playgroup would describe as a 'mid-power' play experience, which is now officially conceptualized as 'bracket 3'. When the bracket system was introduced, and during official statements made by the Commander Format Panel, there has always been an emphasis of:

1. The bracket system is not a definitive set of rules that must be abided by; it's tool to guide rule zero conversations.

2. The importance of deckbuilding intent and playstyle when determining how to group decks by bracket.

Additionally, this build did also meet the gamechanger suggestion for bracket 3 initially, but after a few revisions to the gamechanger list, a lot of cards have moved off and also added on to it. The bracket system is in beta, is not-yet definitive, and cards will likely continue to rotate on and off of the gamechanger list. So, I'm not going to micromanage what cards in my list are considered gamechangers at this time. Especially when again, for all intents and purposes, this decklist functions as a bracket 3 deck.

As an aside, this is my in-paper Anikthea deck, minus the Serra's SanctumGC; as that card is much more than I'd like to spend on any individual magic card. I only have it in this list since I also use this decklist for online play with friends. Without that one land, this deck falls back to 3 Game Changers; which is likely how most people would probably build/play this list in-paper anyways.

Thanks again for checking out the list though, I'll make sure to give yours a look as well!

Liquidbeaver on Ib Halfheart, Goblin Sac-tician [PRIMER]

23 hours ago

Looking through Reality Fracture and immediately settled on Koth, the Geomancer going on. Did I miss any others?