70% Timmy, 30% Spike


I started out back in Revised, playing mostly Gruul (way before Gruul was even a thing). I still have my favorite deck from then, with a bunch of well-played cards like Lightning Bolt, Kird Ape, Orcish Lumberjack, and Craw Wurm ... plus a Taiga I really wish I'd had the sense to sleeve.

I was away from Magic for a loooooooong time though, until michael921 convinced me to attend a Two-Headed Giant match at the Dragons of Tarkir prerelease. I selected a Kolaghan pack, cracked a surprisingly solid deck, and had an absolute blast! Since then, I've played a fair amount of Commander, Limited (especially Sealed and Cube), Standard, and Modern. Recently, I circled back to Commander as my favorite format ... at least for the moment! :-)

My personality is very Simic, but I enjoy just about any deck that's got Red ... Gruul, Izzet, and Naya are probably my favorite color combos so far.


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My favorite artwork: Amazing Card Art

Venum says... #1

Thanks for checking out my Zada deck, don't hesitate to recommend anything :)
Appreciate it

November 4, 2025 4 p.m.

Optimator says... #2

Thanks a ton for the up-votes!

October 29, 2025 11:11 p.m.

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Said on GO GO DINOSAUR...

#1
My deck is a little inconsistent with mana, I need better mana ramps

Yeah, casting a 3-color 8-drop anywhere even close to curve is no small feat! To get there, I would seriously recommend moving from your current 30 Lands/12 Ramp pieces (unless I missed some) to something like 38 Lands and 21 Ramp pieces. That should allow you to reliably cast Gishath on Turn 7+ ... instead of the current Turn 9+.

I know that sounds like it would require cutting a TON of awesome cards from the deck, but I think you'll be amazed at how much better the deck would run. Maybe try playtesting this deck I threw together, over at Moxfield? It's not tuned at all, but it'll give you a feel for what 38 Lands/21 Ramp pieces will feel like.

Good luck (and good skill!) with Gishath! Cheers!

November 24, 2025 3:32 p.m.

This is really well-done; big +1 from me! Now, I just have to go dig up your others!

I suspect you want to stick with the Bloomburrow Basics, but if you want to change it up, there are a bunch of possible Bird Islands and Bird Plains.

Cheers!

November 24, 2025 6:16 a.m.

Said on Gut Shot...

#3

Very cool deck! I've can't recall ever seeing Gut partnered with Popular Entertainer before (seems like she's always hanging around with Agent of the Iron Throne or Inspiring Leader), but I really like it.

The deck seems to be running as you like, so please take these more as "brainstorming ideas" rather than actual suggestions:

Cheers and a big +1 to you!

November 20, 2025 10:22 a.m. Edited.

Said on Fran Service...

#4

Ooh, nice find in Bitter Work! I had somehow totally missed that on previews ...

November 16, 2025 11:18 a.m.

Said on Fran Service...

#5

Looks like this is coming along nicely. Playing Balthier and Fran has seriously been the most fun I've had in Magic in years; hope they provide a similar experience for you!

Cheers!

November 16, 2025 2:12 a.m.

Thanks much for the suggestions, legendofa!

I'll give them a hard look, but my initial thoughts are: Radha, Heir to Keld = maybe; Kessig Naturalist  Flip and Savage Ventmaw = probably not. The deal is Creatures hardly _ever _Attack in this deck ... they pretty much just Crew vehicles. So it would be very rare to get from Radha or any mana at all from the Naturalist. And unfortunately, Balthier and Fran can only use three of the mana from the Ventmaw, because their triggered ability can only proc once per Turn. Thinking about the Ventmaw though has got me looking at Full Throttle and Aggravated Assault again. I dismissed them at first, but I'll keep an eye on them as the deck moves from goldfishing onto a real table :-)

Thanks again; cheers!

November 13, 2025 11:53 p.m.

Said on Learn the game …...

#7

"Green is the color of travel, which is represented by flash, flying, and haste" = literally lol.

This whole series is absolutely inspired ... thanks SO much for taking the time to pull these together!

Big +1 and I'd give more if I could! Cheers!

November 13, 2025 10:04 a.m.

Said on Learn the game …...

#8

Ah yes, Zombies and Wizards. Classic White creatures!

Big +1; cheers!

November 13, 2025 10 a.m.

Said on legendofz...

#9

Oh, this is just soooo good!

But it's the line, "Drop traditional mono zombies on curve, exactly as Richard Garfield first envisioned back in the 90’s", that really pushes in into S-tier!

HUGE +1 from me; cheers!

(Now I gotta go check out some legendofa decks ...)

November 13, 2025 9:51 a.m.

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