Made 1000+ decks or so, been pretty active. I play modern and commander, but not super competively in modern. I also like legacy combos for what it's worth.

I love building competitive varients on any archtype or deck, and I also love budgeting competitive lists, this goes for modern, commander, or legacy. I also play standard, pauper, used to play Tiny Leaders, Pauper Commander, and have delved into some other lesser known formats like Noble and Collosus, and do limited events from time to time.


Check out All About EDH for an in depth description on the entire format, or Why Every Commander is Competitive for delving into cEDH.


I have been spending a lot of my time attempting to get new players into Magic: The Gathering, and I have learned something big, a lot of them don't want to spend a lot of money.

Yeah, I get it, I should have known that random people don't like spending hundreds of dollars on a game they don't know if they would like, and many dedicated players don't want to spend that much money either, but in all honesty, I realized it made a circulating loop.

When a player who gets a budget deck plays it, they normally lose because of their deck, and their lack on knowledge. If you teach them properly how to play, and then give them a reasonably powerful deck, as I have done (lost money in the process, but it was worth it for the bit of research), I have found they commonly branch out into other formats, keep playing, trying new things, and becoming a dedicated player.

I have since spent a bit of money on new players, or bought cards for people who I think would appreciate them, I met someone who wanted to play with 4 Armageddons, they told me, "Who cares if it breaks a social contract, what will they do to me? They have no lands!" I thought it was hilarious, that showing someone the complexity of a game and putting a grip of cards in their hand will almost every time get them hooked, making them a Planeswalker for, at least months, I don't have much more research than that.

I know I can't get everyone to follow this, asking you to pay money to get more people into the game is beyond me. I do want to help you do it though. Don't spend $100 on someone that doesn't play MTG.

Whatever your favorite format is, whatever you think they will like, whether you play modern, vintage, legacy, standard, EDH, pauper, whatever it is, if you can, I want to ask you to spend $20.

$20 Decks is a link to a folder of cards I want to share to you, that will show you reasonably powered decks, some from $11-$24, around 21 decks as of 11/1/2018 spanning 6 formats, mostly Modern and EDH lists, that can win against many decks, with full sideboards (when applicable), manabases that attempt to consistently hit their colors, and cards that will be kept no matter how much they are upgraded.

10 Dollar EDH Decks! is a similar folder, check it out, the name is quite explanatory!

Specialties

Commander / EDH - 12-post, Commander / EDH - 8-Rack, Commander / EDH - Affinity, Commander / EDH - Aggro, Commander / EDH - Aikido, Commander / EDH - Allies, Commander / EDH - Amulet Titan, Commander / EDH - Angels, Commander / EDH - Arena, Commander / EDH - Aristocrats, Commander / EDH - Artifact, Commander / EDH - Aura Hexproof, Commander / EDH - Battlecruiser, Commander / EDH - BG (Golgari), Commander / EDH - BGW (Abzan, Junk), Commander / EDH - Toolbox, Commander / EDH - Blue Moon, Commander / EDH - BR (Rakdos), Commander / EDH - BRG (Jund), Commander / EDH - BRGW, Commander / EDH - Budget, Commander / EDH - BUG (Sultai), Commander / EDH - Casual, Commander / EDH - Cats, Commander / EDH - Colorless, Commander / EDH - Combo, Commander / EDH - Competitive, Commander / EDH - Control, Commander / EDH - Counters, Commander / EDH - Creatureless, Commander / EDH - Cruel Control, Commander / EDH - Custom, Commander / EDH - Death and Taxes, Commander / EDH - Delver, Commander / EDH - Demons, Commander / EDH - Devotion, Commander / EDH - Dinosaurs, Commander / EDH - Discard, Commander / EDH - Dragons, Commander / EDH - DragonShield Deck Challenge: Wonder Woman, Commander / EDH - Dredge, Commander / EDH - Eggs, Commander / EDH - Eldrazi, Commander / EDH - Elves, Commander / EDH - Enchantment, Commander / EDH - Energy, Commander / EDH - Exalted, Commander / EDH - Faeries, Commander / EDH - Five Color, Commander / EDH - FNM, Commander / EDH - Forcefeed, Commander / EDH - Four Color, Commander / EDH - Goblins, Commander / EDH - Goodstuff, Commander / EDH - Group Hug, Commander / EDH - Group Slug, Commander / EDH - GU (Simic), Commander / EDH - GW (Selesnya), Commander / EDH - GWU (Bant), Commander / EDH - GWUB, Commander / EDH - Gyruda, Doom of Depths, Commander / EDH - Hatebears, Commander / EDH - Hive Mind, Commander / EDH - Humans, Commander / EDH - Infect, Commander / EDH - Infinite Combo, Commander / EDH - Izzet Phoenix, Commander / EDH - Jank, Commander / EDH - Jegantha, the Wellspring, Commander / EDH - Kaheera, the Orphanguard, Commander / EDH - Keruga, the Macrosage, Commander / EDH - Knights, Commander / EDH - Land Destruction, Commander / EDH - Lands, Commander / EDH - Landstill, Commander / EDH - Large, Commander / EDH - Lifegain, Commander / EDH - Living End, Commander / EDH - Loam, Commander / EDH - Lurrus of the Dream-Den, Commander / EDH - Madness, Commander / EDH - Maverick, Commander / EDH - Merfolk, Commander / EDH - Midrange, Commander / EDH - Mill, Commander / EDH - Minotaur, Commander / EDH - Mono-Black, Commander / EDH - Mono-Blue, Commander / EDH - Mono-Green, Commander / EDH - Mono-Red, Commander / EDH - Mono-White, Commander / EDH - Multiplayer, Commander / EDH - Necropotence, Commander / EDH - Netdeck, Commander / EDH - None, Commander / EDH - Obosh, the Preypiercer, Commander / EDH - Official, Commander / EDH - Pauper, Commander / EDH - Pillow Fort, Commander / EDH - Pox, Commander / EDH - Primer, Commander / EDH - Prison, Commander / EDH - Ramp, Commander / EDH - Rats, Commander / EDH - RBW (Mardu), Commander / EDH - Reanimator, Commander / EDH - Red Deck Wins, Commander / EDH - RG (Gruul), Commander / EDH - RGW (Naya), Commander / EDH - RGWU, Commander / EDH - Rock, Commander / EDH - RUG (Temur), Commander / EDH - RUW (Jeskai, America), Commander / EDH - RW (Boros), Commander / EDH - Saproling, Commander / EDH - Scapeshift, Commander / EDH - Show and Tell, Commander / EDH - Silver Bullet, Commander / EDH - Sliver, Commander / EDH - Snow, Commander / EDH - Soldiers, Commander / EDH - Soul Sisters, Commander / EDH - Spellslinger, Commander / EDH - Spirits, Commander / EDH - Stax, Commander / EDH - Stompy, Commander / EDH - Stoneblade, Commander / EDH - Storm, Commander / EDH - Suicide Black, Commander / EDH - Superfriends, Commander / EDH - Tempo, Commander / EDH - Theme/Gimmick, Commander / EDH - Tokens, Commander / EDH - Tribal, Commander / EDH - Tron, Commander / EDH - TurboFog, Commander / EDH - Turns, Commander / EDH - Tutorless, Commander / EDH - Twin, Commander / EDH - UB (Dimir), Commander / EDH - UBR (Grixis), Commander / EDH - UBRG, Commander / EDH - Umori, the Collector, Commander / EDH - UR (Izzet), Commander / EDH - Value Engine, Commander / EDH - Vampires, Commander / EDH - Vehicle, Commander / EDH - Voltron, Commander / EDH - Vorthos, Commander / EDH - WB (Orzhov), Commander / EDH - Weenie, Commander / EDH - Werewolf, Commander / EDH - Wizards, Commander / EDH - WU (Azorius), Commander / EDH - WUB (Esper), Commander / EDH - WUBR, Commander / EDH - Yorion, Sky Nomad, Commander / EDH - Zirda, the Dawnwaker, Commander / EDH - Zombie, Commander / EDH - Zoo, Modern - 12-post, Modern - 8-Rack, Modern - Affinity, Modern - Aggro, Modern - Aikido, Modern - Allies, Modern - Amulet Titan, Modern - Angels, Modern - Aristocrats, Modern - Artifact, Modern - Aura Hexproof, Modern - Battlecruiser, Modern - BG (Golgari), Modern - BGW (Abzan, Junk), Modern - Toolbox, Modern - Blue Moon, Modern - BR (Rakdos), Modern - BRG (Jund), Modern - BRGW, Modern - Budget, Modern - BUG (Sultai), Modern - Burn, Modern - Casual, Modern - Cats, Modern - Caw Blade, Modern - Collected Company, Modern - Colorless, Modern - Combo, Modern - Competitive, Modern - Control, Modern - Counters, Modern - Creatureless, Modern - Cruel Control, Modern - Custom, Modern - Death and Taxes, Modern - Death's Shadow, Modern - Delver, Modern - Demons, Modern - Devotion, Modern - Dinosaurs, Modern - Discard, Modern - Dragons, Modern - Dredge, Modern - Eggs, Modern - Eldrazi, Modern - Elves, Modern - Enchantment, Modern - Energy, Modern - Exalted, Modern - Faeries, Modern - Five Color, Modern - FNM, Modern - Forcefeed, Modern - Four Color, Modern - Gifts Ungiven, Modern - Goblins, Modern - Goodstuff, Modern - Group Slug, Modern - GU (Simic), Modern - GW (Selesnya), Modern - GWU (Bant), Modern - GWUB, Modern - Gyruda, Doom of Depths, Modern - Hatebears, Modern - Hive Mind, Modern - Humans, Modern - Infect, Modern - Infinite Combo, Modern - Izzet Phoenix, Modern - Jank, Modern - Jegantha, the Wellspring, Modern - Kaheera, the Orphanguard, Modern - Keruga, the Macrosage, Modern - Knights, Modern - Land Destruction, Modern - Lands, Modern - Large, Modern - Lifegain, Modern - Living End, Modern - Loam, Modern - Lurrus of the Dream-Den, Modern - Lutri, the Spellchaser, Modern - Madness, Modern - Maverick, Modern - Merfolk, Modern - Midrange, Modern - Mill, Modern - Minotaur, Modern - Mono-Black, Modern - Mono-Blue, Modern - Mono-Green, Modern - Mono-Red, Modern - Mono-White, Modern - Multiplayer, Modern - Necropotence, Modern - Netdeck, Modern - None, Modern - Obosh, the Preypiercer, Modern - Official, Modern - Pauper, Modern - Pillow Fort, Modern - Pox, Modern - Primer, Modern - Prison, Modern - Ramp, Modern - Rats, Modern - RBW (Mardu), Modern - Reanimator, Modern - Red Deck Wins, Modern - RG (Gruul), Modern - RGW (Naya), Modern - RGWU, Modern - Rock, Modern - RUG (Temur), Modern - RUW (Jeskai, America), Modern - RW (Boros), Modern - Saproling, Modern - Scapeshift, Modern - Silver Bullet, Modern - Sliver, Modern - Snow, Modern - Soldiers, Modern - Soul Sisters, Modern - Spellslinger, Modern - Spirits, Modern - Stax, Modern - Stompy, Modern - Stoneblade, Modern - Storm, Modern - Suicide Black, Modern - Superfriends, Modern - Tempo, Modern - Theme/Gimmick, Modern - Tokens, Modern - Tribal, Modern - Tron, Modern - TurboFog, Modern - Turns, Modern - Tutorless, Modern - Twin, Modern - UB (Dimir), Modern - UBR (Grixis), Modern - UBRG, Modern - Umori, the Collector, Modern - UR (Izzet), Modern - Value Engine, Modern - Vampires, Modern - Vehicle, Modern - Voltron, Modern - Vorthos, Modern - WB (Orzhov), Modern - Weenie, Modern - Werewolf, Modern - Wizards, Modern - WU (Azorius), Modern - WUB (Esper), Modern - WUBR, Modern - Yorion, Sky Nomad, Modern - Zirda, the Dawnwaker, Modern - Zombie, Modern - Zoo

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Finished Decks 1465
Prototype Decks 461
Drafts 0
Playing since Magic Online Promo Cards
Points 0
Avg. deck rating 6.34
T/O Rank None yet
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Favorite formats Standard, Modern, Pauper, Legacy, Vintage, Commander / EDH, Pauper EDH, Canadian Highlander, Highlander, Duel Commander, 1v1 Commander, Limited, Tiny Leaders, Block Constructed
Cards suggested / good suggestions 1568 / 730
Venues Cape Fear Games
Joined 6 years