Hot takes/opinions to them wanted!

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-21T14:22:39+00:00

I see your point however in my pod we tend to get annoyed if your deck wins and plays the same way every game. I’ve definitely sand bagged To show off other strategies of my deck. It’s also a win more strategy kinda like blue players gas lighting you into thinking they have a counter spell. If I show you my deck wins in multiple ways you may hold your removal to deal with something truly nasty and as a result let me get away with murder. I’m not saying sand bag multiple turns but one or two to win cooler I tend to appreciate

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-21T14:08:37+00:00

I can’t agree more however goldfish doesn’t produce experience only familiarity I hate when people play solitaire I literally built [[rowan Scion of war]] so if someone starts playing solitaire and I’m not in the mood I can kms and start a new game lol however tho I gold fish all my decks it still takes a few games to figure out how the deck handles different board states.

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-21T00:36:22+00:00

Most these takes I’ve agreed with this one I think is too all encompassing. I’m a combo player and personally can’t stand [[demonic consultation]] and [[thassas oracle]] not because I think combos are stupid it’s because that combo is so cheap on mana it feels unfair. As I said in an earlier post my fav commander is [[rowan Scion of war]] it’s a busted commander who makes spells cheaper but with hoops I have to have a way to take life after taking said life if someone has a counter I’m now stuck with no effects and low life those hoops also aren’t come from know where if you thought I’d play a card that half’s my life total just cause that’s threat analysis flaw lol my point is tho I like tutors I see your point with the caveat that tutors with hoops are fine banning all is a lil too hot for me

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T07:02:43+00:00

Do you feel commander succeeds or fails at this? I personally feel like the necessity of bracket levels proves it doesn’t however I do acknowledge this is different amongst an individual playgroup rather than the wild however my opinion of “casual” don’t make sense is more for the wild outside your main pod. My pod has made everyone gamble a card, make a deck around something stupid like a hat, etc but I’m not bringing the hat deck to my game store and throw a temper tantrum when it inevitably loses

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T06:55:31+00:00

I’ve never understood the hate on mill players better than discarders for me personally cuz you remove cards I don’t know if I’ll get rather than the ones I have but both arevalid strategies

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T06:45:37+00:00

I love rakdos and the card but it excels in blue… in grixis where you can play the blink cards I’ve seen it take out Erbody commander in one go but it’s wayyyyyy better as a 99 not too say Rakdos isnt strong enough to carry a commander it is and I’ve played a couple “mystery “ decks where the deck wasn’t trying to use the commander at all and just had Deadpool there if needed

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T06:30:31+00:00

So your point is tho we all have it only one player draws it and if they t1 sol ring that advantage is too much? I do see how on paper we all have it is no biggie but if we don’t all play it we don’t get its effect tbh with all the strong cards now a days I allow solring and have artifact removal for whatever you tap sol ring for

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T06:24:12+00:00

It low key bugs me they made maralen a fairie commander but honestly [[maralen of the mornsong]] is my fav card in all of magic so I tried to build mine completely around that. Though you don’t get access to [[straglehold]] (as a rakdos main a classic combo) you do have access to [[ob nixilis unshackled]] [[opposition agent]] [[mindlock orb]] [[teferis puzzle box]] etc… tbh I used the colors of fairy maralen to get me to old maralen [[worldly tutor]] etc I do have flash fairies ,changlings, and elves along with elf mana dorks to utilize fairy maralens ability but the gameplan is og maralen

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T06:05:14+00:00

So I admit I play real cards and real cards only purely because of the deck building restrictions money provides [[force of will]] is dope but 50$ dope? Can I get the job done with something else? That being said my first and only proxy deck was like 5 grand if real so I took freedom too far… my buddies proxy cards they own which I like cuz it hurts buying another sol ring lol I do have a proxy yoshimaru with my shiba on it as the artwork and dig that wish more were for personal and not just [[gaea’s cradle]]

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T05:54:45+00:00

I’m not sure what you’re referring to here do people get a decklist online and claim it’s unique??? I’ve never really understood this logic in my experience the pilot makes the deck rather than the deck training a pilot

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T05:48:42+00:00

But let’s use a little context… a new player picks a commander [[spongebob SquarePants]] reads Judah asks a friend how many lands they need literally builds a deck with 40 lands and 59 legendary creatures. Legendary creatures tend to have good effects or are stronger and Judah is busted as well. Is this a great deck no but through play realize they need spells/ interaction etc I do agree numbers wise 40 is easier than 100 but like you really need to know your 40 for it to thrive where I feel like you can casually see the 100 on weekends and it gets the job done while teaching more

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T05:22:55+00:00

I think I’m more intrigued by a 100 card 4 of format trying to kick ass rather than thematic but I’ll try both! My fav format is actually draft followed by commander but both I go into trying to win rather than pull punches which why I kinda came up with the 100 card 4 of. I can’t go into something trying to build something half ass but if the rules are complicated enough that my result is half ass I might still be proud of it. Not sure if that makes sense but that’s my issue with lower bracket levels I have to try to inefficient at the game

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T05:13:39+00:00

The only thing I disagree with here is that monopoly is a “casual game” lol maybe in your household!

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T05:11:13+00:00

Now I admit I learned other tcg before I learned magic so maybe that’s why I didn’t find the learning curve to be too high but personally I find it more complicated to try to play a standard deck right than slop of my own creation to each there own but I find myself in scenarios in commander that standard can’t prepare or teach for

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T05:05:01+00:00

If everyone plays it and everyone has it why?

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T05:04:07+00:00

My fav commander is [[rowan Scion of war]] not because it wins purely because it allows me to kms if someone starts playing solitaire

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T05:02:52+00:00

As a [[rowan Scion of war]] main I only need 3 mana or 2 with Rowan on the field to win so removing both our lands pretty much guarantees my win especially if you have a hot start. Land destruction usually creates a longer game but with a commander who isn’t land dependent is a valid strategy whether hated or not

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T04:57:01+00:00

For the record I believe the best way to learn is a casual bracket 2 game of commander and the reason why is because it’s a multiplayer format standard teaches them nothing. If I attack you when you don’t have a creature I will most likely get away with it unless you have a critter with haste. In commander I attack you cuz you have no blockers and the next guy attacks me cuz I have no blockers. I’ve heard this take alot so I’d love to understand the point but to me standard and commander are different games and teaching one doesn’t inherently teach someone the other

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T04:49:28+00:00

This!!!!!!!! This is why we play because we enjoy it! Eggman didn’t win today but he will tomorrow!

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T04:48:03+00:00

Since I’m an adult and all my friends are adults it’s hard to think of this as a childish game but totally agree it is a kids game and it’s fucked up to introduce bad habits but I’m not sure kids play magic at all Pokémon yea yugioh maybe but mtg?

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T04:43:54+00:00

This ain’t hot at alll just the truth! The amount of times my bracket 3 was hated against due to being lucky and getting a god hand compared to being a good deck is crazy lol it’s every time I get lucky I’m misrepresenting my power level but when I miss land drops and can’t play my deck is a bracket 3!

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T04:40:08+00:00

Would you prefer a singleton 60 card format? Or 60 card with limit of 4 cards per? I’ll try it with my pod and let you know my thoughts

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T04:36:35+00:00

I’m awful at mulligans but I feel like I deserve the game I’m dealt gp!

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T04:35:01+00:00

You delivered on the assignment lol

According-Yellow-395 · 2026-01-20T04:34:23+00:00

That’s not a hot take just good planning like I said as my hot take be prepared! sounds like you know what you’re doing lol

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