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I first became acquainted with Magic: The Gathering during Alpha set. After that initial foray where I was introduced by a neighbor to the game, I didn’t play again until the Tempest block. Then I took a long, 20 year hiatus until 2019 when another neighbor reinvigorated my desire to play by urging me to buy some Dominaria and Core 19 packs for a friendly draft. Since then I’ve found myself addicted to deck building.

I prefer traditional formats like Vintage/Legacy/Modern/Standard/Pauper as opposed to this zany, newfangled “Commander” format all the kids are raving about.

I lean toward the / end of the color spectrum; preferred hubs are Reanimator and any type of build that uses uncommon or otherwise off the wall strategies or win-cons.

God I miss the old artwork and flavor text from the older expansions; some of the new stuff is half decent but it doesn’t hold a candle to the gorgeous art of cards like those found in the Arabian Nights expansion or Mirage block. And then there’s the classical literary quotes on cards like Repentant Blacksmith, Juzam Djinn, Hammerheim, Karakas, Pendelhaven, Revelation...the list goes on! I weep softly when I realize just how lackluster today’s MtG sets are in this respect, by comparison. But, I digress.

Feel free to leave any comments or questions you may have on any of my decks; all upvotes are much appreciated as well.

Balaam__ says... #3

No problem Craeter. I grew up on the Redwall series myself, so couldn’t resist taking a look at your featured deck. I don’t play EDH so I have no idea how good it performs, but I love the theme.

August 30, 2024 12:29 p.m.

Craeter says... #4

Thanks for the upvote mate! I'm going to check out some of your decks too~

August 30, 2024 12:21 p.m.

Hexapod says... #5

We seem to have a similar passion for deckbuilding, constantly improving on existing decks and great art. Where we differ is I have embraced the new art and the commander format.

I am most proud of my Lurrus deck for having selected art and flavor text that tells a story and keeping a palette that matches my commander. I like having a theme song and a story for my decks and have started integrating these in my pages.

I also dabble in CSS, but you obviously have skills I don't.

I wish I could show you the fun my friends and I are having in Commander and reconcile you with the format.

Sending you a friend request. :)

August 26, 2024 9:21 p.m.

Hexapod says... #6

Thank you for the upvote!

August 26, 2024 1:18 p.m.

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Said on Corrupted Chronos...

#1

I love the concept at work here. I do wonder if more tinkering is necessary; it seems firmly in glass cannon territory. Although I’m not sure how to fortify or streamline it, if it’s even possible. If there were an artifact creature that could fulfill the role of finisher, I’d say lean into Transmute or a similar effect so as to pull Eon Hub and/or said creature, but to implement that now would probably alter the deck so much it would be u recognizable. Perhaps what’s already here is the optimal path after all.

September 14, 2024 3:18 p.m.

Said on TheMadRocketeer...

#2

Hey I wanted to post this here because I don’t like plugging my own decks in this manner, but if you check out my Many Blessed Returns you’ll see what I mean. It’s not a selectable hub, per se, but “counters” is one of the autosuggested tags you can attach to a deck if it meets certain card criteria.

September 14, 2024 2:56 p.m.

Said on New Hub Suggestion...

#3

I’m not positive, but I think there is already a counter tag that can be attached to a deck. It seems more generalized, and would cover +1/+1 counters, temporary counters, minus counters and so forth.

September 14, 2024 1:30 p.m.

Thanks NonetheWeisser. To be honest, I originally built this for Standard, and since it rotated out I haven’t even looked at it again. It would need a pretty major overhaul for today’s post-MH3 Modern, and might end up not even resembling what’s currently here. It’s playable in the sense it’s legal and it technically functions, but to bring it up to speed is a daunting task indeed.

September 12, 2024 11:13 p.m.

I realize I’m quite late but I second keeping Thud. The damage potential is significantly higher.

September 10, 2024 10:18 p.m.

Bill and West’s Excellent Adventure, nice. +1

September 10, 2024 3:09 p.m.

Said on None...

#8

How about Clean and Undefiled? I Thought-Knot. as the title? In any event, nice build, +1

September 9, 2024 3:51 p.m.

Said on 1-800-wus-hatn...

#9

This description reminds me of those “Jones Good A** Barbecue and Foot Massage” YouTube videos.

September 7, 2024 5:37 p.m.

Thanks Craeter, I find I have a much more enjoyable time building in Pauper than any other format. Modern is my go-to for playing actual games, but there’s just something about trying to squeeze every last drop out of such a limited card pool that keeps me coming back to Pauper.

September 7, 2024 11:52 a.m.

My kind of deck. Lots of combos to lean into, lots of interaction. Great stuff, +1!

September 7, 2024 11:35 a.m.

Said on Long Patrol...

#12

Recognized the title right away, I have the book sitting on my shelf as we speak.

September 5, 2024 9:35 p.m.

I haven’t personally put together a cube on this site, but if it’s anything like selecting cards during the normal deckbuilding process you would type the name of the card in and select which variant you want to add. I just tried it with Very Cryptic Command and noticed it listed different options (Very Cryptic Command A, B, C etc)

Very Cryptic Command A

Very Cryptic Command B

September 4, 2024 5:19 p.m.

Said on Hold the door! …...

#14

This is neat. I want to see a companion deck specifically designed for one on one play against this. You could call it Doorstop

September 4, 2024 2:50 p.m.

Said on Demigod Beatdown...

#15

I like what you’re going for, but this isn’t Standard legal. Looks like Vintage or Legacy are your only officially recognized options, unless you manage to substitute a few cards. Maybe something could be approximated for Modern.

September 4, 2024 11:20 a.m.

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Playing since Tempest
Points 750
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Helper Rank 29
Favorite formats Modern, Pauper, Legacy, Vintage
Suppressed formats Standard Brawl, Historic, Commander / EDH, Pauper EDH, Commander: Rule 0, Canadian Highlander, Highlander, Duel Commander, Leviathan, 1v1 Commander, Pre-release, Penny Dreadful, Heirloom, Hero, Noble, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Block Constructed, Arena, MTGO, Magic Duels, Unformat
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