Polaris on Will a Swift Reconfiguration make …
5 days ago
In this case, order matters. Xenic Poltergeist and Swift Reconfiguration are both type-changing effects, so the most recent timestamp will apply. First, Xenic Poltergeist will make your Sol Ring into an artifact creature, and then Swift Reconfiguration will make it into a noncreature Artifact - Vehicle.
If you were to activate Xenic Poltergeist again (with a second copy, or on a later turn), that effect would now have the most recent timestamp and your Sol Ring would now be a 1/1 Artifact Creature - Vehicle.
Supersaulty on undead alchemist vs Nine Lives
5 days ago
Which prevention trumps the other? Site rule.
Ev1_ on Will a Swift Reconfiguration make …
5 days ago
As asked in tittle. If i have an artifact on the battlefield and make it a creature using an effect like Xenic Poltergeist, and it later gets enchanted with Swift Reconfiguration, will it make it not a creature?
NensouHiebara on Halvar, Divine Voltron
5 days ago
New Equipment tutor!
Does Cloud replace Open the Armory or something else?
Epidilius on A challenge extended to AI …
5 days ago
I'm a game dev, and I use gAIs a lot. Mostly for debugging ("Here is a thousand line call stack, find the error") or boilerplate ("Repeat the pattern public void SomeNameX() from 0-100).
Occasionally, I will ask it how to perform a specific action. "How do I authenticate a user in Unity C# using Google Auth?" kind of thing. It may or may not tell me to do some setup, but almost always it will give me a function that doesn't exist. When asked if that is real, it will say "Of course it is", when asked to provide a source it will go "Good catch! That is not a real method! Try this instead:".
If the gAI is capable of accessing the internet, I find asking it for sources is a good way to keep its response relevant. It doesn't always work, I've had it cite documentation from v1.0.1 of an API that is on version 13.2.3, and sometimes it gets fixated on a Reddit post that is just one person asking "How can I do this thing? I'm trying in this way" and will not consider other sources haha.
Not super relevant to a more open ended prompt, just wanted to vent!
legendofa on Card creation challenge
5 days ago
And I realize I forgot the challenge halfway through. Redo the ninja fairy.
legendofa on Card creation challenge
5 days ago
Glen Elendra Hypnotist
Creature - Faerie Ninja
Flying
Ninjutsu
When ~ enters, target opponent discards a card. If it's attacking, you may instead have defending player discard a card at random.
1/1
Kamigawa and Lorwyn can learn a lot from each other. Some of that learning is more like stealing.
Create a counterspell.
CommanderNeyo on Proliferate Storm
5 days ago
Never thought of abusing Pentad Prism with proliferate, but that is genius!
If Aria of Flame is your wincon, wouldn't you want to have 4x of it, to make sure you have one? Especially because it will hurt if your opponent has counter magic, it would be hard to find the second copy...
OberstHati on Junior‘s First-Ureni of the Unwritten
5 days ago
Thank You NV_1980, he loves the Deck, 1:1 Swinging with Isshin wins Most of the times, but when i play 3 of my other Decks it’s fun, a bit Exhausting for me though, but Commander is best with 4 Decks at the table…
seshiro_of_the_orochi on Card creation challenge
5 days ago
Avalanche Ridge
Land - Mountain
This land enters tapped.
As long as you control at least six other mountains, this land has ", : This land deals X damage to any target."
Creature a ninja fairy.
DMFF on Ezuri Katamari
5 days ago
I'm glad you like it! Elfball is an absolute classic and it's nice to see a fellow Ezuri enjoyer. I scoped your list and it definitely looks much more optimized! I do like having the flexibility with mine to make minor edits to go all the way down to Bracket 2 since I am very prone to building Bracket 4 decks on the regular. I do still love to bring this to a Bracket 4 table, hold my own, and even win with a deck that costs just over $200.
MollyMab on Card creation challenge
5 days ago
Glowing Cat 1B
Creature - Cat Mutant
Whenever a card is put into a graveyard from a library, each opponent loses 1 life. This ability triggers once per turn.
1/1
Not a Place of Honour 1U
Omen - Sorcery
Target player gains 3 rad counters.
Create a land that gains an activated ability that is not a mana ability.
xraider on Eldrazi babyyy
5 days ago
Here, specially for my apprentice, some spicy additions.
And remember—every time I kick your ass, you grow stronger. Feel your hate. Embrace your anger. Let it fuel your power, and you will become an Eldrazi yourself. Then, finally, you’ll crush everyone… including me.
Mana & Card Advantage
Mind's Eye – Passive card draw each turn.
Palantir of Orthanc – Repeatable value, politics or pressure.
Conduit of Ruin – Ramp and tutor for your Eldrazi.
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter – Flash outlet for colorless spells + grows over time.
Equipment & Support
Whispersilk Cloak – Grants shroud and unblockable: perfect for protecting key creatures.
Massive Eldrazi Threats
Spells & Utility
Finishers & Protection
Akroma's Memorial – Grants an army of buffs to all creatures.
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon – Board control, removal, and a win-con.
ShadowMasterNL on RNG Commander
6 days ago
I dont care how much ramp you run, 32 lands is crazy! I always use a baseline of 35 and that works for me. Also where the nonbasics at!
DomVad on The BEST and BETTER Version …
6 days ago
(This is ROBOTS but way better). Also its Abyss Art with Power 9 !! Lack Control, just remove the Guardian Beasts and replace with Abysses.
cheeseychum on GROUP HUG FOR THE BLOOD …
6 days ago
I like sound of drums too but couldn’t find a copy so don’t have it. I’m not a who fan either but there’s a couple neat cards
Liquidbeaver on Ib Halfheart, Goblin Sac-tician [PRIMER]
6 days ago
Ib is getting super cereal about winning, so....
Sunspine Lynx and Nahiri's Lithoforming
out for
Liquidbeaver on Ib Halfheart, Goblin Sac-tician [PRIMER]
6 days ago
All fetches out for three more snow-covered basics and a Horizon of Progress!
In the past I have had more reasons for needing top deck manipulation, but now it's really just Conspicuous Snoop.
There are a bunch of cards I would run if EDH was added to MTGArena (Goblin Assassin for one!) but for playing in-person I really want to shuffle as little as possible, so fetches are out!
Liquidbeaver on Ib Halfheart, Goblin Sac-tician [PRIMER]
6 days ago
Latest iteration of the deck has been running very well, with a 40+% winrate in my playgroups the last 2 months or so.
Removing the Blood Moon effects has really only been positive. A lot of the success of the deck (at least the way I like to play it) is to be the smallest threat at the table, and then taking over everything the next turn or two. Any time an opponent questions attacking you because of your boardstate, but also knowing how explosive Ib can be, is a win in my book.
My favorite thing about the deck continues to improve, which is the play patterns and wincons feel new every time. That feels great to play and play against.
City on Fire has been a powerhouse every single time I land it. There is so much incidental damage in the deck I will likely make tweaks for more damage uppers/doublers.
The amount of searching and shuffling is getting tiresome, so I will probably streamline the landbase a bit here soon.
Of all the recent editions, only Sunspine Lynx has underperformed. It being a 4 drop isn't necessarily a problem, but being a non-Goblin has been more impactful than expected.
Repercussion also allowed me to turn a 2nd place finish into a forced table-wide draw from all of us dying at the same time. Not winning but not losing is a win IMO!
TypicalTimmy on A challenge extended to AI …
6 days ago
After my experiences, and with AI giving me entirely inaccurate answers to basic algebraic expressions, I have made a personal decision in my life that AI should be treated like Wikipedia.
It's a great starting point, but don't cite it and take it only at face value.
- Wait, how did AI mess up... math??
Rounding.
Let's say I have an expression and the answer for part of that expression was 34.344645921
How would you round this?
Sometimes AI was keeping as is. No rounding.
Sometimes the same AI input 34.34
Sometimes it rounded to 34.35
How? 34.344 rounds to 34.34? You round down because the hundredths place is also a 4?
Yes, but the thousandths place was a 6.
34.3446
This rounds to 34.345
Which AI then rounded to 34.35
berryjon on Card creation challenge
6 days ago
World-Weary Traveler
Creature - Kor Scout
When this creature enters, if you have less lands than an opponent, search your library for a basic land, reveal it, and put it into your hand.
3/2
To the Horizon
Sorcery - Adventure
Draw a card. You may play an additional land this turn.
Create another card with Adventure and/or Omen, and have the sides not in the same colour(s).
seshiro_of_the_orochi on Card creation challenge
6 days ago
TypicalTimmy: The bullshit thus card could produce is hilarious. Love it!
Curse of the Tumbleweed
Enchantment Creature - Plant
Skulk
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, it becomes a curse aura enchantment and is no longer a creature. Attach it to the player it dealt damage to.
Creatures enchanted player controls gain ": Each opponent draws a card" and lose all other abilities.
1/4
"..."
Wild
legendofa on A challenge extended to AI …
6 days ago
TypicalTimmy 100% agree on what you say for both the cause and the effects. The only point I want to mention is that while I was doing my thing, I didn't try to refine the decks at all--I took the first output they gave me, skimmed through it, then closed the session and started a new one. All the problems I listed were in the AI's first response. With that in mind, I'm sure that if I tried to ask the AI to improve the deck, it would just move farther away from what I was looking for. I might try that today and see what happens.
I should say I'm not entirely against AI. What I don't like is unreviewed, unsupervised AI being used in ways it isn't meant for. Generative AI is imitative and predictive; it says things that look right, not things that are right.
Icbrgr on Gruul Hyper-Aggro
6 days ago
honestly just glad to hear it wasnt a total "dud" of an option!
capwner on Gruul Hyper-Aggro
6 days ago
Hey Icbrgr after testing the Scythe Tiger I found it actually plays surprisingly similar to Brave the Wilds: A resilient 3/3 for 1 that eats a land. However, Brave is more flexible because you can use it unbargained + also gives haste which has been relevant. I won some games with tiger but generally it was just used as an extra creat to go over the top with a wide board, playing turn 1 tiger never really felt like something I wanted to do.
DreadKhan on GROUP HUG FOR THE BLOOD …
6 days ago
I think something went wrong with my previous post lol, thanks for being understanding!
I meant to ask if Dr Who is a problem too, because I really like The Sound of Drums and Ensnared by the Mara in Red (I use almost no cards from Dr Who). Drums is a nice recursive aura, handy if people wipe the board, and Ensnared is the opponent's choice of damage (possibly quite a bit if they run high MV cards) or a free spell for you, both seem really handy for only 4 mana.
TypicalTimmy on Card creation challenge
6 days ago
Yivgzaak, Archdemon of Wishes
Legendary Creature - Demon
Flying, trample, haste
, sacrifice Yivgzaak: Target opponent loses the game. Then, you lose the game.
"A small price to pay for eternal obedience and servitude."
7/7
I wonder if the Rules Committee would ban this or not?
Wild
Tsukimi on Card creation challenge
6 days ago
Engineered Cataclysm
Sorcery
Miracle (You may cast this card for its Miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn)
Destroy all creatures and artifacts. Each player may dicard any number of cards. Then, gain life equal to the number of creature cards in each graveyard.
"You prayed for this, day in and day out, so look upon your deliverance! Taste your wishes like ashes in your mouth and know that they were small and selfish, but granted none the less."
Create the demon speaking in the flavor text above. They should be at least partially black if not mono black and genuinely love to grant wishes (that they know their patrons will deeply regret)
BotaNickill on Ye Ol Standard Rottness
6 days ago
Alrighty, I think I'm as ready as I'm gonna be for now! Wish me luck at the Standard Showdown tonight? Still time for last minute suggestions!
cheeseychum on GROUP HUG FOR THE BLOOD …
6 days ago
You and me both mate lol. I do have a EDH deck helmed by Grimlock, but that’s my one exception.. however I do realise the irony of running a world eaters themed deck for Kharn haha
moo1234 on Card creation challenge
6 days ago
Take me by surprise
Instant
Miracle (You may cast this card for its Miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn)
Return 4 creatures to their owners hands
"I meant it every time"-Feldon
Make a creature or planeswalker with miracle
DreadKhan on GROUP HUG FOR THE BLOOD …
6 days ago
I also can't stand Assassin's Creed on a visceral level, and feel weird about much of UB (Transformers is hard to fit in most lists without looking ridiculous), but I felt I had to mention them! I'm glad to hear the deck is working for you, it looked like a ton of fun!
TypicalTimmy on A challenge extended to AI …
6 days ago
I played around with ChatGPT recently to optimize theoretical builds in Dungeons & Dragons - purely for fun, as I walked away from the group I was in two weeks ago due to personal matters.
What AI will often times tell you sounds absolutely amazing, but it will get confused and give surface-level details.
I got into an argument with ChatGPT because it was contesting that a 13th level Cleric in 5e would have access to a single 7th level spell, but be wholly incapable of casting it. Yeah.
It was also misunderstanding rules for Action Surge.
It was giving incorrect damage averages.
It was misunderstanding spell rules.
What happens, that I've noticed, is AI will skim the Internet for information. Now, AI doesn't "read" so much as "predicts". This is a key distinction. It tries to assume what SHOULD be next based on what already was.
This is why AI devolves overtime. Because whenever it gets an input, it looks for past references for its output. The longer your chat history goes on, the more it looks back at its own communications in order to keep continuity.
But, it's a game of telephone. Eventually it'll make a mistake, then it'll reference that mistake, then it'll try to back-track on that mistake. But it's now using multiple mistakes to reference its mistake.
I'm more than certain if you ask it to build a 100 card deck, it'll do it just fine. But as you ask it to tweak and hone the deck, it'll begin to make illegal decisions, misclassify cards, not understand the complex rules systems, give you faulty information, etc.
One of the things it did for me was attest that I could do an average damage output of 177 per turn indefinitely.
Well, no. That's only happening because of burning spells thanks to Divine Smite. Once those spells are burned, that damage ends.
It said I could get 5 attacks per turn through the attack action, action surge, extra attack and haste.
Well, no. You can't action surge during your attack action, and then your extra attack, and then action surge the 2nd turn again and then the 3rd and the 4th... You have to finish a short or long rest.
Meaning action surge is a 1 time use.
See, AI has the unfortunate reality of accumulative information. If there is 1 post (the DMG or PHB) that says how Action Surge works, but 100 Reddit posts on how to "use it" and they are all wrong, it's going to see 101 documents of Action Surge and base it's opinion on the 100 incorrect posts, and not the 1 correct one.
So, just bare that all in mind when attempting to use AI to build a deck, ESPECIALLY if it is one you intend to then buy.