Creating a Commander Randomiser
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on May 17, 2022, 1:36 a.m. by PirateCptAstera
Hi all,
I'm in the process of creating a randomiser that spits out commanders (including random partner pairings too)
I plan to also create a discord bot that enables the function within discord servers
I just wanted to ask if there are features that the community would like to see that aren't offered by other randomisers and/or ways that people would like to see things done differently.
Also, of the randomisers that currently exist, which ones do you guys currently use the most?
Input and suggestions definitely appreciated and encouraged.
PirateCptAstera says... #3
TypicalTimmy Yep, exactly that, the original thought is to spit out random commanders. But wanting something that the community can really put to good use, so if there's extra functionality that people might want, I want to try and include that where possible
Am already planning on having limiters, which of course can be set in gatherer, but ultimately looking to create a discord bot that allows people to get them instantly (And if I can set it up correctly, create an event where multiple people are assigned a random commander all at once for use in deck construction challenges)
Building it from the ground up enables me to be able to implement some more niche limiters that the community may want (Just need to find out what those could possibly be, hence the forum post)
May 17, 2022 2:08 a.m.
griffstick says... #4
I would like a randomizer that has optional requirements to add to the randomizer. Like for instance randomizer but has black in its cost. Or has whenever in its text.
May 17, 2022 10:30 a.m.
PirateCptAstera says... #5
griffstick Perfect, Thanks for the input! Already including a function to search via colour so that's already in the works. Will add in string searching also!
Exactly the kind of stuff that seems obvious but I overlooked
May 17, 2022 8:52 p.m.
This is a sweet idea!
The only other things I could think of is a price range function (where you could set your min and max price for potential cards) and a way to set 5e randomizer’s popularity range (where you could hone commander selections based on how popular they are to build around, probably based on EDHRec’s data).
These are things I would certainly use but I have no idea if these elements are remotely possible to build. I figured I’d toss them out there in case you were interested :)
May 19, 2022 2:43 a.m.
PirateCptAstera says... #7
Peoyogon oooh! I hadn't even considered price points. Hmmmm, I really really like the idea.
I'll look into your ideas! I'm sure there's some metric I could use
Thanks for dropping your thoughts in!
May 19, 2022 9:24 a.m.
griffstick says... #8
I think being able to say randomizer but exclude cards from Homelands and alliance. That would be nice. Because I'd hate to get a random card from those sets
May 19, 2022 10 a.m.
PirateCptAstera says... #9
griffstick Was the first thing I started to implement was adding set tags to the randomiser with so you'll be able to randomise with set inclusions/exclusions or even a mix of both. This was actually what initially sparked the thought into making my own randomiser!
TypicalTimmy says... #2
By randomizer, do you mean like it just suggests a random Commander or Commanders to build a deck with? Like you click a button and it churns out Ryusei, the Falling Star or Vhati il-Dal?
I got these by going to Gatherer and clicking the "Random Card" button until they came up.
May 17, 2022 1:53 a.m.