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$50? $59.99+tax has been the general MSRP of Videogames in the United States for decades now, and that’s not counting special editions or ‘complete’ editions of games with DLC add-on content bundled together. These can run upwards of $100 or more. Not to mention that the upcoming generation of gaming may up the cost to $69.99 for many titles.

This needs to be listed under Commander/EDH format.

Haven’t seen this interaction before, neat.

This thread is definitely one of the more interesting ones I’ve come across. I don’t know enough about the game to comment authoritatively one way or the other, but reading all these different comments is fascinating. Lots of good points for both sides of the coin.

Really nice job here. Looks like most bases are covered. If anything I’d say it looks a touch creature heavy; maybe swap some out for a playset of something for more life gain (to offset the fetches) or removal.

Nice job combining these two decks into one coherent build.

Looks brutal and effective. Nice

Looks nice overall. If it’s in the budget, I’d replace Swiftwater Cliffs with Steam Vents or Scalding Tarn. They’re quite expensive but perform significantly better.

I’d also lower the creature count just a touch to include maybe 4 more instants that either protect your own creatures, remove your opponent’s, or counter spells before they become a problem.

This isn’t Modern legal. All the cards that are bright red in your list are the offenders.

Nice job on this, great flavor. Looks fun.

Just a quick look and I can see you need basic lands. One Blood Moon will derail a lot of potential plays in this deck. I’d remove the temples in favor of basic lands. Scrying is nice, but ETB:tapped lands are too slow.

This is one of the more unique builds out there. Nice job, looks fun to play

Really solid concept here. It might be worth checking to see if you could replace any non-creature spells you have here with some of the new zendikar flip lands. Maybe Spikefield Hazard  ^Flip could replace Shock, for instance. Shock is better for dealing direct damage, but then it’s a dead card. The flip land could present an opportunity to deal damage as well, or instead trigger a landfall ability if that would be more beneficial at that moment. Kazuul's Fury might be even better. Pump up your mammoth, then fling it for massive damage. Having the potential to instead play it as a mountain provides versatility.

If playing casually with friends this won’t matter, but in case you wished to play at your LGS at some point in the future you should know that certain cards are illegal in certain formats. You’ve selected Standard format for this deck, and many of the cards (the ones highlighted in red) are either already illegal or are soon to be rotated out. You could change this to casual format and it would be fine then.

Some cheaper and more focused removal ought to be included here somewhere, even if you just sideboard it in for games 2 and 3. Try cards like Path to Exile, Erase, Isolate or Swords to Plowshares.

Easy to play, affordable and fun. Nice job

Neat little combo you’ve found here, I like it. +1

Thanks, TheRoaringRegisaur. That’s a good idea, but I haven’t decided yet if I’m going to fully invest in the mill crabs or remove half in favor of other spells or creatures that might change up the play style. I appreciate the comments, everyone. I need all the help I can get.

Very good point. Ensnaring Bridge is a card I’ll definitely have to consider adding. Thanks for pointing that one out. Maybe I’ll replace some crabs with that, actually.

@ThisIsMyAccount makes sense. Do you think it’s an idea worth considering to remove 4 crabs in favor of 2 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver and 2 Manic Scribe? I’d rather not fiddle with my lands, and I also just realized that any turn I play a fetch land the crab would mill twice for 6 cards anyway.