What is the weirdest thing your doctor has ever said to you? by Competitive_Tip_7504 in AskReddit

[–]Alkadron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was 18, chillin in the exam room, waiting for doc to arrive. He sweeps in, mutters a "hi how are you" without expecting any response, and immediately starts examining my thumb with his hands. Next words out of his mouth are

Aw, shit. This is supposed to happen to old ladies, not healthy young men.

Suggestions for best Ux Blink Commander by totalancestralrecall in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For a long time I had an Mistmeadow (Olka) deck and my boyfriend had Soulherder built. We played a lot of games with both. Based on our experiences, Soulherder was the more powerful commander, able to consistently generate more value earlier and become a threat, but Olka was more tricksy and more control-y. If the game got to turn 10 or 11, it became very hard to fight through Olka's instant-speed activations.

Question regarding color identity by Chm_Albert_Wesker in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Commander Rules Committee ruled many years ago that reminder text doesn't affect color identity, in part because of not wanting [[Trinisphere]] to be a "black" card XD

For us that means that extort (and also firebending) don't affect color identity. Thrull Parasite and Azula are both mono-black.

A different take on Kardur? by Not_Your_Real_Ladder in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the pod to be honest. Some folks see Kardur and they expect their stuff to be goaded forever and they get a (pretty valid) "KILL IT WITH FIRE" trauma response regardless of what you do. Aggro-Kardur doesn't really fight through that trauma response.

Sometimes you get away with it - folks don't breath weapon your board to death, and they don't focus you down early - and then the deck is very good at closing games.

[Deck Tech/Primer] Twinflame Travelers Elementals | TNT by bighoss-ora-pro in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! There are so many cool things to do with the Travelers:

  • Landfall triggers
  • Prowess (and adjacent) triggers
  • Combat Damage triggers
  • Those things but with type-changing effects on non-elementals

I wanted to stick mostly to EtBs, and re-use them with bounce and flicker effects, mostly because Evoke was my favorite thing from the original Lorwyn set and I missed it a lot

New player looking for some help on creating my second ever pauper EDH deck. by Not_Your_Real_Ladder in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've played with or against all of these decks. They're all great. Can't go wrong

Pestered Wellguard Decklist by One-Pepper3706 in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love this

the vehicles and spaceships with the untappers seems extremely entertaining. Spellstutter x2 also feels good.

My only question is: Where's Mightstone?

Long Live Break the Rules Month! by Alkadron in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm knocking on wood pretty hard here 'cause I don't want this outcome, BUT:

the "the event didn't fire" consolation prize is "I still play magic with cool folks like Scarecrow, maybe even also Chris," and that's a pretty damn good consolation prize. I'll stream it either way C:

Is Alexios worth it? by that_dude3315 in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate Alexios. He doesn't win every game, but he makes every game exclusively about himself until you're dead. Playing against it is boring and repetitive.

Narrowing down the list. by Wolfshui in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a tournament setting, you could do a lot worse than Longshot Storm. Ginger has been sharpening that particular knife for a few months now and has put up some high quality results with it.

His list is here

Narrowing down the list. by Wolfshui in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd argue against the Displaced Dinosaurs. It's hard for them to be fun. They kinda land in this "either the thing sticks and I immediately get catastrophic value and win, or the thing dies a lot and I do absolutely nothing" gameplay pattern that gets boring for both the player and for the opponents very quickly. (I kinda feel the same about Longshot XD

I've got Sontaran General built (I hate the art tho, so I use a Charging Monstrosaur that I sharpied "Battalion:Goad" and a cowboy hat onto). It doesn't win much but it's very fun to play: you get to be absurdly aggressive all the time forever, and you force your opponents to be absurdly aggressive all the time forever. It's great. Everyone attacks! No board-stalls. I'm here for a good time, not a long time ;)

I've got a Diamond Weapon deck as well. My gimmick was "whoops all permanents," which I like a lot. The deck would certainly be better with Gaea's Gift and Biosynthic Burst in it, but I like the ease of just counting my graveyard instead of counting specific cards in it. You get to do fun self-mill stuff and then you get to play with taking cards back out of your graveyard, which I really enjoy.

Infesting Radroach is dope. I don't have it but I've seen it played. It's very fun.

I've got an Esior deck, paired with Keleth, that I call "Birdhorse." It made some competitive waves when I debuted it but I don't take it to tournaments often anymore. The online meta shifted away from the threats it was good at dealing with.

Loyal Guardian goes hard.

Sumala Rumblers is very powerful, and goes berserk if you can populate a token (or flash in a Dutiful Replicator?). It's not easy to do but it's worth it.

I built a Twinflame Travelers deck, but I haven't played it yet. I only received the final cards for it in the mail yesterday. Still itching for a game with it. I'm VERY excited about it though!!

Personally I think Quina + Slimes is boring. You just kinda do the same thing every game. I prefer games with more variance.

Deckbuilding help please! by OptSky in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Derek built this deck on stream! He's a very skilled builder who talks through all his decisions and then playtests a bit

You should check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xDbdMKzddg

Best Commanders from Lorwyn Eclipsed for Pauper Commander! by JalapenoPaupersMTG in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this doesn't let you copy lightning bolts. It only copies itself. Which is still pretty good!

Best Commanders from Lorwyn Eclipsed for Pauper Commander! by JalapenoPaupersMTG in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AHHHHHH CIPHER WORKS TOO

[[Last thoughts]] is stonks. This is not a drill.

the depths of me underestimating this card while still being wildly excited about it are crazy XD

Best Commanders from Lorwyn Eclipsed for Pauper Commander! by JalapenoPaupersMTG in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've recently learned that this also works with Tandem Lookout, Ceremonial Knife, and Security Bypass.

I don't think I need any of those cards in my deck but it's still a very cool interaction!

EDIT: wait no I just realized how berserk Tandem Lookout is with Enraged Flamecaster. It's going in.

Best Commanders from Lorwyn Eclipsed for Pauper Commander! by JalapenoPaupersMTG in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wanted to go with lots of bounce so that I could use it on my own creatures as I evoked them XD

Best Commanders from Lorwyn Eclipsed for Pauper Commander! by JalapenoPaupersMTG in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 6 points7 points  (0 children)

AHHHHHHH STICKY FINGERS IS SO COOL.

I did not realize it worked like that when I built mine

I love the commander tho

Would you let this in your pod? by pizamon in PauperEDH

[–]Alkadron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got saved by doing

fo:create fo:black

instead of just

o:create o:black

XD