BotaNickill on Sephiroth's Revenge
6 days ago
Andramalech, Thank you for checking out the deck list and for the upvote!
Icbrgr on Pre Pioneer
6 days ago
I have not tried it... I first started playing around this time so I'd definitely be interested but I think it would heavily hinge on the ban list... it's a very powerful era of cards to be sure but idk what would it look like for having a healthy meta while still having access to a lot of the flagship cards.
graveborn582 on Red blue template
6 days ago
1 Aether Gale 1 AEther Sting 1 AEtherize 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse 1 Archmage Emeritus 1 Ash Barrens 1 Basilisk Collar 1 Behold the Multiverse 1 Big Score 1 Blazing Volley 1 Blisterspit Gremlin 1 Brainstorm 1 Brimstone Trebuchet 1 Burning Earth 1 Butcher's Cleaver 1 Caltrops 1 Chandra's Incinerator 1 Circle of Flame 1 Coldsteel Heart 1 Consider 1 Corrupted Conscience 1 Coruscation Mage 1 Curiosity 1 Dagger Caster 1 Defiler of Instinct 1 Desert 1 Dramatic Reversal 1 Dual Shot 1 Electrickery 1 Electrolyze 1 Electrostatic Field 1 End the Festivities 1 Erebor Flamesmith 1 Fabricate 1 Fact or Fiction 1 Fear, Fire, Foes! 1 Fiery Confluence 1 Fire Diamond 1 Firebrand Archer 1 Flame Fusillade 1 Flatline 1 Flick a Coin 1 Gelectrode 1 Goblin Chainwhirler 1 Gorgon Flail 1 Gorgon's Head 1 Grapeshot 1 Gut Shot 1 Hissing Iguanar 1 Immolation Shaman 1 Impact Tremors 1 Izzet Boilerworks 1 Izzet Charm 1 Izzet Signet 1 Kessig Flamebreather 1 Kindlespark Duo 1 Lava Dart 1 Lightning Greaves 1 Loxodon Warhammer 1 Maestros Theater 1 Magic Missile 1 Mana Geyser 1 Manabarbs 1 Monastery Siege 1 Myriad Landscape 1 Mystic Remora 1 Narset's Reversal 1 Needle Drop 1 Neurok Stealthsuit 1 Nevinyrral's Disk 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun 1 Opt 1 Outpost Siege 1 Ponder 1 Propaganda 1 Pull from Tomorrow 1 Quicksilver Dagger 1 Quietus Spike 1 Razorkin Needlehead 1 Repercussion 1 Shivan Gorge 1 Sigil of Sleep 1 Sky Diamond 1 Smash to Dust 1 Spark Jolt 1 Spikefield Hazard 1 Spiteful Prankster 1 Spitfire Lagac 1 Staff of Nin 1 Storm-Kiln Artist 1 Sunscorched Desert 1 Talisman of Creativity 1 Tandem Lookout 1 Tectonic Hazard 1 Temple of Epiphany 1 Thermo-Alchemist 1 Thousand-Year Storm 1 Treasure Cruise 1 Tunneling Geopede 1 Unexpected Windfall 1 Urabrask 1 Wayfarer's Bauble 1 Windfall 1 Witty Roastmaster 1 You Find the Villains' Lair
jethstriker on Pre Pioneer
6 days ago
Old School / 93-94 and Pre Modern have been around for quite some time. For those unaware, these are formats that has a fixed card pool where no cards are added or removed. The only changes happens when something is banned or unbanned. Old School has card legality of well, from expansions from 1993 to 1994. While Pre Modern follows it by having card legality from 4th Ed. to Scourge.
I was wondering if anyone has played or tried with the idea of Pre Pioneer? Something where it follows where Pre Modern has left, having card legality from 8th Ed. to Magic 2013. Since it closely resembles Modern at its creation, we can try with Modern’s initial ban list for it.
I’m aware fixed formats are not for everyone, but has anyone tried something like this? What are your thoughts and experience?
Murrow on Artificery
6 days ago
legendofa hey thanks for the tip. And as for Network Disruptor originally it was just for a one drop flyer I could target with the transmute type spells. But this was before I updated it. I removed it completely in favor of a few major tweaks.
Artificery
by Murrow
legendofa on No
6 days ago
I guess I can't let this go by without an upvote, either...
How about Orim's Chant? Anti-spellcasting with an option for anti-attacking.
legendofa on Artificery
6 days ago
Mistvault Bridge is another on-color indestructible artifact land, but it enters tapped, if that's a concern. What's the intent behind Network Disruptor?
Artificery
by Murrow
DemonDragonJ on Why Does WotC Dislike "Lure" …
6 days ago
In this post, Mark Rosewater stated that WotC is not fond of "Lure" effects, so I wonder why that is, since I do not see any reason to not use effects such as that.
What does everyone else say, about this? Why is WotC not fond of Lure or similar effects?
The-French-Guyz on THEFRENCHGUYZ DRAW/DISCARD/RETURN
6 days ago
COUPLE COMBO
UNDERWORLD DREAM MEGRIM LILLIANA CARESS WARPED DEVOTION WASTE NOT
DECK IS BASED ON DRAW DISCARD AND RETURN ( THAT MAKE PEOPLE DISCARD )
LOTS OF TUTOR , LOTS OF DRAW FOR MYSELF !
THATS IT , THATS ALL
triplec525 on Alaska Whales
6 days ago
This is our own custom format. 60 Card Commander where you can only have one copy of any rare. It's meant to be a thematic deck with whales.
jdc on Researcher
6 days ago
Ya , how you getting lantern for card advantage and harvest? Yes Is very strong the tutors in combo decks. Suppose this scenario they kill 2 researcher and u have no cards in hand just perplex, the only possible card to get is lantern, to rebuild your game. Another thing latern give u all colors, is a key card.
Another possible build is "land tutors". You can attempt to use land tutors like expeditation map and the other green , another one is comming in FF i din't play test that you don't have time for all details. But i'm guessing width out tutors you will need heavy draw cards witch make combos less efficient since you have less pieces.
In legacy which deck have at least 2 or 3 possible different versions...
Researcher
by jdc
legendofa on Researcher
6 days ago
How well is Perplex working here? It's a good counterspell, but I think you might get more value from another source of repeatable life gain, or another way to protect Blood Researcher. That looks like part of the main win condition here, so getting it to trigger as many times as possible and keeping it around should be a priority. Is the blue splash helping the deck win?
Researcher
by jdc
legendofa on Need help writing card text: …
6 days ago
The awkwardness comes from rule 103.2, the "can't overrides can" rule. You have to actually remove the "this creature can't block" ability. The best workaround I can come up with without a deep dive is
Creatures you control with "This creature can't block." lose that ability.
Basically what Coward_Token suggested.
Kcin That could work, but you would have to explain the custom keyword for an existing ability. Easy to do, like in the reminder text there, but still expect to remind people once in a while.
Direwulf on Life GAINS copy copy
6 days ago
Nice take on Lathiel! Question: How well does Ashes of the Abhorrent typically play for you? I like graveyard hate, but the lifegain side seems kind of inconsistent.
AjMcGamer on MTGA: Alchemy...
6 days ago
You summed it up much better than I could have. I did forget Alchemy is a format already too XD, and yes its really only an issue for testing decks that I want to make in paper which I have other options for if I really want.
plakjekaas on MTGA: Alchemy...
6 days ago
I do wish brawl queues could be split in including and excluding the arena-only cards. I'm fine about Standard and Pioneer not using them, while Alchemy (which already is a format on Arena) and Historic do use them. I'm not sure about Timeless, I don't think I've played that.
I don't think it's wrong for the cards and effects to exist on the digital way of playing magic, it can be a fun way to test card designs and explore possibilities, and actually have the power to fix them if you break something without needing to wait 6 months for a new ban announcement. I just would like for the only commander- like format that I enjoy playing most, to be able to toggle the option of playing with or without digital-only cards and rebalances, because if you are mostly used to play paper magic, the effects can appear extremely silly or overpowered, and make you go "Wait, WHAT does that card do?" And I can't opt out. In every other aspect of the game client, I think it's being dealt with just fine.
AjMcGamer on MTGA: Alchemy...
6 days ago
Not sure if this is already a thread but does anyone else feel like MTGA needs to make alchemy it's own format?
I hate these 'Hearthstone' style mechanics in MTG. If I wanted to play Hearthstone I would. Conjuring cards, spellbooks, perpetual, none of these belong in a regular game of MTG.
Just my thoughts, would love to hear other opinions on it, maybe im the outlier here.
Kcin on Need help writing card text: …
6 days ago
How about using "rage" for the evergreen for "can't block"
Archetype of War:
Enchantment Creature: Spirit Cleric
Creatures your opponents control have rage (those creatures can't block).
Creatures you control can block as though they didn't have rage.
3/5
Coward_Token on Need help writing card text: …
6 days ago
Maybe "[Creature type] you control lose "this creature can't block."? Kinda like Archetype of Aggression. (E.g. Abandon the Post, Copper Carapace, and Bedlam don't give abilities/rules text, so the "can't have or gain" part feels unnecessary.)
I kinda feel like if Wizards made the card, they'd just keyword "can't block" first.
trisking on Vorinclex w/ planeswalkers
6 days ago
I'm always looking to make this deck better so if you have any advice feel free to let me know :)
StopShot on Need help writing card text: …
6 days ago
There are cards like Assault Formation, High Alert, Wakestone Gargoyle that allow creatures with defender to attack as though they didn't have defender.
I want to make a custom commander for a kindred group of creatures known for having card text that reads "this creature can't block" and I want the commander to allow those creatures to block as though they didn't have that restrictive ability. I'm stumped as to how to write that in an understandable and concise manner.
"[Creature type] you control can block as though they didn't have 'this creature can't block.'" reads poorly to me because "this creature can't block" isn't a keyword but an oddly specific line of text.
Most of the creatures of this group have flying, so I've currently settled on, "[Creature type] you control have flying and can block as though they have no other abilities." which feels like it would work better, but I worry it might become confusing if I give one of those creatures something like a Basilisk Collar - would that mean the creature would not have lifelink or deathtouch when blocking with such an effect? It could be confusing for my opponents which I want to avoid.
I'd like to know how exactly you'd write such an effect on a card so that it comes off just as eloquently as the example cards that have "this creature can attack as though it didn't have defender." Do you have any ideas?
Nicetryguy on No budget, no lands, no …
1 week ago
My attempt at a no land commander deck pls help with tweaks.
philias on Card creation challenge
1 week ago
I adore Bloomburrow, such a fun plane and a great change of pace of Magic! Sunshower Druid and High Stride are some of the first commons that come to mind when I think of it.
High-Tree Druid
Creature: Squirrel Druid
Vigilance
Whenever a +1/+1 counter is put on ~, it gets +0/+2 until end of turn.
Because of Treetop Sentries, I have elected to make my card a squirrel instead of a frog
I had fun with this challenge! Ether repeat it, or turn an original character of yours into a Magic the Gathering card.
CrazyDanPsycho on Mikaeus, Hater of All
1 week ago
SufferFromEDHD: That's a fantastic suggestion...but a bit out of my price range at the moment. (lol) I'll keep it in mind, though, thanks!
SufferFromEDHD on Cracked out Lizard
1 week ago
Confused by this card. The Viashino are on old tribe with Dash and Haste. They like to return to hand! Eating your own kind/strategy seems counterproductive. On top of that it's an artificer which implies artifacts and here we have yet another Izzet legend slinging instants and sorceries. Whatever WOTC has been smoking the past few years they need to start sharing with the rest of us.
Prismari Command always useful
Bishoprage on The Queen's Egg
1 week ago
Mortlocke and Doombeard1984 Thanks! I already purchased the pain lands but will look into the Bondlands as a small upgrade once I finish acquiring the remaining like 16 or so cards I need!
Thank again!
SufferFromEDHD on Mikaeus, Hater of All
1 week ago
Urza's Saga to grab that Hex Parasite and/or Skullclamp
WItC on Budget Beginner Teach Decks (#1 …
1 week ago
major revision 2025. I replaced the Force of Nature with Ghalta, Primal Hunger. The pay mana at upkeep mechanic is awkward for a new player, and the simple Ghalta ability plays into the general theme for this green deck. Most importantly, this will really connect with the inner "Timmy" in new players and maybe help get them interested in the hopes they can do the big, flashy thing.
CK500 on Mono red flicker
1 week ago
Remove:
- Academic Dispute
- Dockside Extortionist (it's banned)
- Prosperous Bandit
- Commander's Sphere
- Cloud Key
- You've Been Caught Stealing
- Wily Goblin
- Devilish Valet
Add:
legendofa on Pain.EXE
1 week ago
There's six copies of Fireblast and five Mine Collapses between main board and sideboard here. Maybe switch the extras out for more Goblins--something like Reckless Lackey or Fanatical Firebrand?
MaliciousMayhem on Cloud's Courageous Coalition
1 week ago
lil_cheez Figured as much. Thanks again for your help. I've made some changes and I'm going to continue to tweek and test this deck online before I purchase it.
Murrow on Grift (a Cycling Reanimator deck)
1 week ago
Balaam__ haha thanks for the tip! Yeah I always tend to go light on lands. But I took your advice. I could only bring myself to cut the River Serpent by two haha. Time to proxy and playtest.
lil_cheez on Cloud's Courageous Coalition
1 week ago
MaliciousMayhem Yes, Spectral Lynx has a color identity of black and white, so it cannot be legally ruin with a monowhite commander!
Balaam__ on Grift (a Cycling Reanimator deck)
1 week ago
I love the premise, but I think your land count is too low. Yes, you’ll be playing cheap spells or cycling for 1 most of the time but 16 isn’t quite enough to guarantee the power to do so. Dropping some of the creatures down to 3x copies could let you bring the lands to about 18-19 or so.
cc13 on Gruul Rampage
1 week ago
A deck that aims to exploit the rampage mechanic and combat triggers to yield effects
