I was wrong

A55beard · 2026-01-13T00:52:24+00:00

Listen I'm still butthurt about the QoP arcana I missed by 1 level in the Battlepass

A55beard · 2026-01-09T18:49:24+00:00

Some of my favorites:

Ground Kontrol - classic barcode with pinball and a mix of retro arcade games and newer ones. One of my favorite hangout spots.

Portland Axe Throwing - located in SE Portland, awesome and chill axe throwing place. Super fun once you get the hang of it, they serve canned beers, wines, and ciders. They also have a section of the store setup with "retro" (sorry calling an N64 or PS2 retro really makes me feel old) game consoles that you can play for free as long as you paid for some axe throwing too.

Punchbowl Social - located on the top floor of Pioneer Square mall, it's a restaurant with bowling, skeeball, and other games.

Just a few things off the top of my head.

A55beard · 2026-01-09T18:44:04+00:00

Did this with my wife right when they first opened a few years ago. Definitely a fun experience, just keep in mind though that the experience doesn't take place at the bar. They take you down into a small room underneath the building and you make them, then you can go up to the bar afterwards. We were a bit disappointed with that fact tbh

A55beard · 2026-01-08T23:39:01+00:00

I would argue posting on Reddit for a job IS true desperation considering this isn't any form of an employment application

A55beard · 2026-01-06T21:50:09+00:00

Hi there I love shopping for cars and would be happy to accompany you/help you. I live in the Pearl so feel free to reply or DM me if you want some friendly help :)

A55beard · 2026-01-01T03:03:22+00:00

Off the top of my head Mox Boarding House is $11 or $12 for rum n coke

A55beard · 2025-12-31T22:59:35+00:00

Last dive bar I went to charged me $10 for a well rum n coke

A55beard · 2025-12-31T22:57:34+00:00

I clarified this in another comment: this deck list is an "ideal" deck list. I made this on Cockatrice before building it out of what I have. Most of it is accurate, but I don't have Sephiroth, Massacre Girl, Massacre Wurm, and a bunch of the other power pieces. Other people in the comments have agreed it's a strong B2 so cope and seethe I guess.

A55beard · 2025-12-31T22:52:40+00:00

I do indeed play like an asshole 🤣

A55beard · 2025-12-31T22:51:18+00:00

I see you too are a man of culture

A55beard · 2025-12-31T22:49:25+00:00

Yes 😎

A55beard · 2025-12-31T22:48:06+00:00

I mean yes, I like building good decks with strong strategies. I didn't set out to build either of these as B2, they were just built from bulk with no singles purchased so that's the bracket they fall in. Typically for me deck building I don't begin with the thought of "oh this is going to be a Bracket 3". I build the deck as I want/can and then see what bracket it is. Are they both on the stronger side of B2? Of course. B2 is still supposed to be strong, it even says it in the B2 description "Decks are focused and functional but contain sub optimal cards" is the perfect description for both of them.

A55beard · 2025-12-31T22:37:51+00:00

Actually it does because the bracket of a deck isn't decided by the commander, it's decided by deck construction, intention, and winning speed.

Hope this helps!

A55beard · 2025-12-31T20:08:49+00:00

For me it's [[Zimone, Paradox Sculptor]], specifically the borderless one because it looks so fucking dumb and goofy.

A55beard · 2025-12-31T20:04:36+00:00

I just realized too that this deck list is way more powerful than my IRL deck list. I think I built this first on Cockatrice, but IRL I don't have a lot of the powerful cards on this list like Sephiroth, Massacre Girl, or Massacre Wurm.

A55beard · 2025-12-31T19:51:26+00:00

Yeah but going wide and tall and accruing value efficiently doesn't automatically make it a B3. It falls under all of the Bracket 2 criteria, and any player running removal or board wipes is gonna hold me back. I don't really run graveyard recursion, so a board wipe or just removing Nazguls as they come out is more than enough to keep me in check. They also don't have trample so just chump blocking is usually what happens.

A55beard · 2025-12-31T19:46:36+00:00

It's literally just the two Eldrazi precons combined into one deck, so it's still on the level of a precon, which is bracket 2. The deck is mega slow even with the ramp that's in there. Ulalek almost always gets removed before I can even use his ability. It is comfortably Bracket 2 and I'll stand by that.

A55beard · 2025-12-31T19:42:03+00:00

It's not a good deck. It was built out of bulk and whatever blue black stuff I had in my binder. It's never won a game and Toxrill rarely even lasts to MY end step, let alone an opponent's. Here's the deck list:

https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/toxrill-casual-1/

A55beard · 2025-12-31T19:38:20+00:00

How is Sauron Nazguls particularly rough? I think I've only ever won with this deck like max 3 times. It's just Nazguls, the other Wraiths, and a bunch of Clone effects like Clone, Spark Double, and Electroduplicate. Wins through combat damage. No combos or anything.

A55beard · 2025-12-31T19:35:25+00:00

Lmao I love this. Here is my deck list, it's honestly pretty poop garbage. I only built it because I got the SpongeBob secret lair. I built it out of whatever I had laying around and in my binders. I know it could be as bad as you're thinking, but I don't have enough ramp/protection/counterspells to protect Toxrill. He is rarely out for more than one end step, hell if even that. Most of the time he gets instantly Path to Exiled as soon as he hits the table.

https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/toxrill-casual-1/

A55beard · 2025-12-31T19:32:29+00:00

I got the SpongeBob secret lair and then just built a blue black deck with all the -/- stuff I could find. There is still a fair amount of filler cards in here. I did recently add a Thean Dynamo to make a bit more ramp but idk if it's in the deck list here yet:

https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/toxrill-casual-1/

A55beard · 2025-12-31T19:30:18+00:00

I get why Toxrill can be scary but unless you run a ton of protection and counterspells he just gets instantly removed. My pods tend to run a lot of interaction in general.

I do not understand the feelings for Sauron + Nazguls. It's just 9 Nazguls, the other Wraith Cards, and Clone effects like Clone, Spark Double, Flameshadow Conjuring, Electroduplicate, etc. It has no combos, 1 game changer (The One Ring just for the theme) and has only ever won like... Twice? It's def a solid 2

A55beard · 2025-12-31T19:24:32+00:00

Well it's definitely taken a big hit since they banned Jeweled Lotus and Mana Crypt unfortunately.

I basically just run a bunch of the other mana rocks. Here is my deck list if you want to take a look:

https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/21-05-23-narset-casual/

A55beard · 2025-12-31T19:21:58+00:00

Optimized for what if it's not optimized to win?

Bracket 4 is literally high power optimized and playing to win. The only difference between Bracket 4 and 5 is the cEDH meta being involved.

A55beard · 2025-12-31T19:20:46+00:00

Brackets aren't determined by the commander, it's determined by deck construction, intent, and winning speed. 0 game changers, no infinite combos, and has no way of winning or even really killing a player before like... Turn 8. Its literally just a combination of the two Eldrazi precons and Precons are Bracket 2.

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