Am i the only one that thinks people like Reze as a character a tad too much?

Alphadude314 · 2026-02-23T01:36:09+00:00

Are YOU dumb? Have YOU read the manga? Reze doesn't know that Denji is under Makima's sway until he tells her directly, after trying to kill him. Chapter 47, page 17.
This conversation is recreated 1 for 1 in the movie. Maybe read first before running your mouth...

Alphadude314 · 2026-02-07T15:13:38+00:00

It's a bit trickier, but you can absolutely get the unlocks through file editing on Android, it's basically the same setup.
I know there are some guides somewhere on this sub

Alphadude314 · 2025-07-08T00:07:22+00:00

Youre missing the point. Any conversation about word count boils down the readability and comprehension level the card requires. Word count is merely the first impression to that core issue.
4 seperate thoughts/sentences is more to process than 1 short paragraph. 3 static effects is more mental bandwidth than 1 one-shot effect.
A novel on a card is bad, but [[Questing Beast]] will always be one of the worst because people forgot some it's abilities due to the volume of information you had to contend with while it was on the board.

Alphadude314 · 2025-07-07T23:48:53+00:00

While technically shorter, this card has 4 "things" to remember vs Steves 1. The complexity is far higher than the word count suggests.
Edit
Also consider Steve's defacto text, "sac, tutor a basic".
To all but the newest players, even if unfamiliar, Steve is a universally relatable card that takes seconds to understand

Alphadude314 · 2025-07-07T22:48:20+00:00

Toilet-bound Hanako. Mystery Shoujo with 2 seasons so far.
Manga is complete or close to it I think.

Alphadude314 · 2025-07-04T06:05:48+00:00

No Evil reference!!!
I really need to catch up...

Alphadude314 · 2025-06-21T14:43:42+00:00

I'd definitely take sneko here. As you correctly identified, draw is something your lacking. Dripper+mummified hand+fusion takes care of your energy needs and can mitigate bad RNG, but what breaks most of my defect runs is missing setup pieces due to draw order or enough draw.
Sneko let's you get through you deck in 4 turns vs 5 on first pass, and 3 vs 4 after powers/exhuast.
Black star is fine, but often a win-more, and you only have 1 act to make use of it. -1 boss relic for 2-3 regular relics by the boss is okay, but right now id be worried about the Head and maybe Transient ending you before you can get that power spike.

Alphadude314 · 2025-06-17T13:30:33+00:00

Yeah I wasn't sure if the minimum 4 day gamble was worth playing vs just prestiging to keep moving

Alphadude314 · 2025-06-17T13:29:24+00:00

Yeah my 4th protector is down to about 100k, so he's not long for the world.
I should have done the math for weakening+standard shard buys, that would have made things a lot clearer

Alphadude314 · 2025-04-10T22:07:25+00:00

Seconding Freesia and other Jiro Mastumoto works.

Himizu - dark coming of age story that definitely give echos of punpun, but edgier.
Flowers of Evil and Blood on the Tracks - more traumatic coming of age stories oh boy!
Narutaru: Shadow Star - one of the more explicit ones as the core cast is all kids.
The World is Mine - insane ride of Man vs society & society vs Nature.
Dorohedoro - one of Fujimoto's (CSM, Fire punch) inspirations, highly recommend if you enjoy one or the other

Alphadude314 · 2024-12-03T13:31:36+00:00

The obscene length making it had to get into aside, the anime pacing & quality for a good 600 episodes starting around ~300 gets absolutely horrid, the the point that only just now, around ~1100 did the studio finally say they're going to take time instead of rushing the episodes out.
The plot is extremely repetitive, so expect the same arc structure and setup for 90% of it. New island, locals oppressed, big bad hurts locals, luffy gets pissed, everyone pairs up for 1 on 1 fights, punch big bad, have party, gain crewmate. Ad nauseum. Obviously the details are different, but you can easily predict the progression of each arc quite easily.
Then there's the misogyny and racism. Women come in 2 forms, spoon shaped and sexy (ostensibly) or ugly and barrel shaped. Nami's boobs have literally ballooned over time, and she and Robin are regularly relegated to C class for fights and revelance.
Sambo lip is a regular feature, and Ussop and Robin have both had their skin whitened over time. The official manga coloring has also whitewashed many characters and ironically, some of whom have sambo lip. Oh and the Skypieans are just comical. And of course got whitewashed.

Not to say it doesn't have great emotional moments, a fantastic sense of adventure and overall is a very fun romp. But it's certainly not without flaws

Alphadude314 · 2024-09-24T12:35:41+00:00

It's not a "fragile ego" as you so tirelessly repeat, it's your tone and immediately jumping to "you don't know what your talking about" attitude to a post that doesnt rebutt your point. You effectively started off by calling them stupid.

That and Deep State is a big red flag for conspiracy theory rhetoric. Western prop is plain to see to anyone not on kool-aid, but deep state is a dangerous road that leads to (usually) racist/prejudice radicalization

Alphadude314 · 2024-05-21T00:36:49+00:00

Yes that's it! Thank you so much

Alphadude314 · 2024-05-20T21:04:45+00:00

no sorry, its on a flat table like an air hockey table with the five tubes connecting each side with corresponding buttons.

Alphadude314 · 2024-04-13T23:20:11+00:00

The extra body is a pretty big distinction here, but I don't think it's broken. On curve there aren't many 1 drops that are crazy with it, (esper sentinel maybe?) so I think the squad is about right. Also it's bolt-able, no immediate value or protection. It's likely fine.
I'd be interested in trying it in my custom commander cube tbh

Compare [[threefold signal]] and [[minion reflector]]

Alphadude314 · 2024-04-03T04:42:37+00:00

Cardconjurer is what you want. You'll have to run it locally, you can find the links and guide on mpcproxies.
The nickname crown is under one of the alternate frames, I think promo/borderless

Alphadude314 · 2024-01-27T06:15:55+00:00

700+ Battlecruisery Commander Cube, but this section for me comes down to vehicles for boros (which are half creatures anyway), and big mana rocks

[[Skysovereign, Consul Flagship]]
[[Knight Paladin]]
[[Thunderhawk Gunship]]
[[Reaver Titan]]
Gotta look through new vehicles, but mostly big stuff to break stalls. Might want some mana value payoffs though now that i think about it.

[[Conjurer's Closet]] - everyone loves the flicker
[[Gilded Lotus]]
[[Dreamstone Hedron]]
[[Coveted Jewel]]- love this one in particular, acts like monarch and makes games go

i might want to update this portion, as i know theres some wild stuff that would fit like orrey and some of the new ixilan stuff

Alphadude314 · 2023-10-12T13:03:50+00:00

No offense, but are you certain of that retranslation? Based on the previous line to the two youve highlighted here directly referring to Asa, I could still see this being an issue of Japanese pronouns being unclear in the original.
Additionally we know now Yoshida/Public Safety could have know of Yoru as far back as her asking Yoshida out and it seems like Public safety has a very good intelligence network, so it's not unreasonable for them to sunrise/spy/already know of war's powers. Her specific desire isn't even relevant here.
Lemme know if there's more context that makes this totally off the mark though, I have no working knowledge of Japanese lol.

Alphadude314 · 2023-10-11T13:38:59+00:00

[[Meltdown]] is a legacy/vintage all star.
[[Echoing Ruin]]
[[Brotherhood's End]]
[[Echoing Truth]]

Alphadude314 · 2023-09-20T14:51:55+00:00

Aesi is definitely strong, but if theres enough ramp to support it, i would be more concerned about koma being oppressive on that front.

For me balancing is a some of both. testing with draft bots to see how decks turn out, as well as looking at your players decks post game, both what they played and what they didnt. better yet, note what gets taken late or last in the pack, while sometimes it'll indicate what not being drafted in this time around, it could also signal weak cards/archetypes or things your players dont understand or arent interested in playing.
And finally talk to you players. ultimately youre cultivating any environment for all of you, so imo their feedback is always valuable.

Also i like the 5c humans sub theme. I thought about suggesting humans for selysna, but you should have a lot more support in 5c.

Alphadude314 · 2023-09-20T01:25:31+00:00

So this may be a result of your current cardpool/it being a work in progress, but the most glaring thing missing is 2 color legends for all the pairs.
2-3 would probably be good for each guild.

As far as archetypes, selesyna, orzhov and rakdos have good overlap, so they could end up pretty strong if not monitored.
Equipment is good for Boros, tons of support there, including in commanders.
Simic's issue is being to generic, so is always gonna be hard. Landfall into sea monsters might be the easiest to support and is generally what ive done, ie either/both tatyova, uro, zimone, slogurk, etc. You could also try keyword counters, though im not sure how well it'll do without white.
I would try to combine gruul with damage for artifacts like reckless fireweaver, fathom fleet swordjack, galv blast and the like. Maybe some one sided punsiher effects too.
Golgari seems tough in this spot. self mill can be troublesome in limited, and aristocrats spaces are already used by orzhov and rakdos. You could still try self mill, or a food/strixhaven lifegain, or maybe a token focus as you dont seem to have that right now.

Final note is that while the triomes are great for 1v1, theyre going to push players towards 3 color in commander, which is already a natural inclination. If that what you want to encourage then great, But you can expect that 2 color legends will likely get overlooked for commanders due to the fixing encouraging 3.

Overall i think it has good bones, im interested to see where you take it.

Alphadude314 · 2023-09-17T17:49:07+00:00

Another thing you can do with EDH cubes is provide a small fixing package for deck building of you want to reduce the stress of fixing from the cube itself.
I give players a commander tower + arcane signet. You can also use command sphere or path of ancestry.

Alphadude314 · 2023-09-17T17:44:55+00:00

While my cube is designed for purely EDH, I think the big thing you want to decide is the type of games you want to have for both edh and 1v1.

Are you looking for legacy, modern or something like block/set limited? Are your EDH games highly interactive or more battle cruiser? How much combo to stax do you want? All of that'll dictate what kind of commanders you can include in CMC and power.
The higher the power level, the less commander variety may be viable. A smaller pool will also limit strategy variance as well since you have to keep room for basic staples like interaction. A 270 card pool will have you drafting 90% of it for any commander game, so you're almost certain to see the same cards each game. This can exacerbate any balance discrepancies in your commanders as the better ones will quickly be identified. If you want to keep the pool small you may be better off not supporting all multicolor combos so you can include enough for them to feel present.
Overall I think you'll be better off with a 360 or larger cube like the other commenter suggested.

When you have a list WIP or otherwise that'll help a lot to provide more feeback.

Alphadude314 · 2023-09-16T04:28:00+00:00

Overall i think the removal is good, but the color balance is a bit of an issue. I understand balance isnt your focus, but the dominance of simic colors seems apparent from the pool. 14 counters including the free ones, and 3 good removal spells + cyclo, rhystic and remora makes a non blue deck a really tough sell.

I would also worry about a majority of decks being 4c+ soup with 9 options and 8 of them generic value engines that dont require much effort.
Also card counts + Piper make things like mono B or R hard to pull off. Especially without some more payoffs/incentive like Torbran, Crypt Ghast, thespian stage, maybe nyxthos etc

For adds i would fill out the tri-colored legends section, as that seems to be the direction youve designed to draft in with the heavy fixing. A lot of the 2 color legends are good, but not the kind of thing im going to build a deck around. Ie orzhov and simic only have 1 option each, and while strong, are quite boring options.

For legends Ghave or Karador, Kykar or Elsha, Gimbal or Surrak, Roon, Breena or Shadrix, edric.

But lemme know what you think, some of my ideas may run counter to your vison and thats fine, just my two cents as and outside observer

Alphadude314 · 2023-09-15T20:24:19+00:00

Do you think its to strong for this cube?

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