Anyone here play Canadian Highlander?
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Posted on June 22, 2016, 11:17 p.m. by DERPLINGSUPREME
I'm looking for some canadian highlander players to play with on https://untap.in/. anyone interested in this?
for those who'd like more info on Canadian highlander, visit https://canadianhighlander.wordpress.com/. its a really fun format that's picking up a bit of speed :)
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #3
@DrFunk27 well if you get onto untap enable chat with me and send a message if you wanna play :)
June 22, 2016 11:39 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #5
it was almost put at 11 out of the 10 useable points, but that would make it playable in 200 card highlander :P
June 23, 2016 12:07 a.m.
They should have done that. lol
As a 1-of, it's not THAAAAAT busted, even with all the tutor effects.
June 23, 2016 1:09 a.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #8
its really fun :)
and the main reason for Shahrazad being banned is simply b/c it makes games just SOOOOO long.
June 23, 2016 1:51 a.m.
I currently have three paper CanHigh decks:
- Esper Midrange
- Abzan Enchantress
- Temur Miracle Grow
Looking forward to some more players joining the best constructed format (after pauper).
June 23, 2016 7:03 a.m.
grumbledore says... #10
So did I read correctly that collector edition printings are legal? Because that's kinda completely awesome.
June 23, 2016 3:54 p.m.
scrotality They are! As are the Championship Deck cards. This made me really happy because I have a few of them! Also, you can buy them on TCG fairly cheap.
June 23, 2016 4:09 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #12
yeah, they're legal to help allow the format to be more accessible to players who can't just blow 10k on a deck
June 23, 2016 5:22 p.m.
Keep in mind that power is expensive, even in gold border. Gold border Black lotus can go for 4 digits, while moxes are several hundred as well.
June 23, 2016 6:13 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #14
still ,its less, which is the point. and besides, many decks don't even run lotus, and only about half runs moxs. there are just so many other cards like tutors that are better for it.
June 23, 2016 6:24 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME Yep. The format looks sweet. I'm a fan of the point system. I'm gonna take a look at it.
June 23, 2016 6:30 p.m.
grumbledore says... #16
Yea this format basically addresses all of the problems I have with edh, while still being singleton... Which I love. Trying to think of a deck build now lol
June 23, 2016 6:41 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #17
cool! well, if either of you wanna play, I'll be on https://untap.in/. Just enable chat with me and we'll set a time :)
June 23, 2016 6:43 p.m.
My question is, with no commander dictating what colors you play, how do you build a good deck? Do you even have a commander? What's the best way to accomplish this?
June 23, 2016 7:01 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #19
no, you don't have a commander.
you'd go about building a good deck the way you'd go about using other decks. If you wanna have 1 combo, its tutors and lots of control. You could also do midrange with creature value/combo shoved in which allows it to function either way.
You can also make storm.
think of it more like constructed cube.
June 23, 2016 7:04 p.m. Edited.
For example, the best deck I have Esper Midrange/Control hybrid:
- It focuses on removal and card advantage, with lots of creatures that support it and planeswalkers for even more card advantage.
- Pointed cards are Stoneforge Mystic (1), Ancestral Recall (5) and Time Walk (4).
- There is only 1 combo in the deck - Time Walk + Soulfire Grand Master for infinite turns.
- However, you can go Time Walk + Snapcaster Mage + Venser, Shaper Savant to bring the spell to hand, then cast it again + Restoration Angel on snappy...
- It has Thing in the Ice Flip.
These are things that are quite unlikely to happen in Commander or any two-player format.
There is a reason this format is nicknamed "Cube Constructed".
June 24, 2016 3:16 a.m.
strictlyWorse says... #21
meh.
i don't get it; why does everyone hate on the silver border cards? some of them are great. and, for real, they should be legal in this and other jank formats.
June 28, 2016 2:12 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #22
@NoTrueGamer well of course, some of them, like Blast from the Past are totally fine, but were they to be legal it would be a dumb, stupid format. also ,Don't call this jank. it is highly competitive and very fun, certainly not janky.
June 28, 2016 2:21 p.m.
strictlyWorse says... #23
how would it be dumb? i mean... you get to make an opponent do the hokey pokey. it's genius.
June 28, 2016 2:34 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #24
its fun, but in terms of playability its weird, as its meant to be. since canadian highlander is an actual format as opposed to just casual,its broken.
would you let unhinged into modern tournaments?
DrFunk27 says... #2
I've never tried it but it sounds fun!
June 22, 2016 11:29 p.m.