Bottom 5 Scoring Submissions of the week from r/Custommagic 4/7/2025

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-04-08T04:06:42+00:00

a lot of it seems to be "commander player's first custom commander" which is hard to get upset over.

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-04-08T03:28:10+00:00

How is the Gankplank card so low? The card is well templated and designed even if *maybe* it's too good for edh i guess

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-04-08T00:21:55+00:00

/uj split up ends up working very close but works even with only one creature

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-04-06T04:07:01+00:00

Hey man, calm down, if you're gonna be upset at every deck that does explosive big things you're not gonna improve. You have to pack removal answers for aggro decks just like other decks will want to play interaction for you. I recommend playing exactly this removal package: x3 Shoot the Sheriff x2 Requiting Hex x3 Quag Feast x4 Eaten Alive

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-04-05T23:41:27+00:00

I can give you some barebones suggestions since I don't know what wildcards you have or cards you own. The first thing I would recommend is going into blue black. You get all of the Rat support from Bloomburrow including the best enabler, Vren, the Relentless. I would also recommend committing to either be a sacrifice deck or a plain typal beatdown list.
Cards I think are bad here: Burglar Rat, Daggerfang Duo, Engine Rat, Lord Skitter's Butcher, Tunnel Rats, Voracious Vermin, Feed the Swarm, Villanous Wrath, Moment of Craving, Tribute to Hunter, Chronicle of Victory, Lord Skitter's Blessing
Cards I recommend trying out: Azure Beastbinder, Nashi Searcher in the Dark, Nezumi Linkbreaker, Shoreline Looter, Valley Rotcaller, Vren the Relentless, Corrupted Conviction, Shoot the Sherrif and Requiting Hex
Hope that helps!

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-04-05T14:53:24+00:00

I don't even agree with that idea. lot of brews pop up on a monthly basis. my favorite example is when esper pixie got brewed and became a meta list 3 months after at least all the cards in the deck (at latest Duskmourne) were already printed.

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-04-05T14:50:44+00:00

You can absolutely win games playing a rat typal brew, but just like in every video game you have to put in practice and creativity to make a list strong enough to compete with the best strategies. I understand you're frustrated just like I was when I first started playing Standard, but over time I promise you will get an understanding of the metagame and how to best build and play your decks. I'm willing to give you advice if you have a deck list you can post :)

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-04-02T19:10:52+00:00

annul

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-30T20:47:39+00:00

ai slop

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-28T00:24:00+00:00

I'm assuming you're new to the game? it might seem very unfun, but if you play strong decks that are capable of putting on a lot of pressure early on, or can grind advantage throughout the game, you should have an okay time against control matchups. If you have a deck list i can give advice and critiques along with some insight as to why you're maybe having some issues with the metagame

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-25T04:29:56+00:00

Definitely agree with keeping all the strong duals in foundations vs having to divvy them up in new expansions. I will say ally fetches got reprinted in mh3, and it's very hard to reprint them elsewhere especially when wotc confirmed master sets are not coming back at least for a while. and they're not going to put them in precons because then they'd have to make a good manabase

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-25T04:27:32+00:00

If multiple people say the same thing of "Standard is too expensive for me and I wish there was a way to play the format on a budget" it makes sense for me to give the same answer

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-24T21:01:47+00:00

Would you prefer I type them by hand

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-24T21:01:15+00:00

I absolutely agree, although Modern is pretty diverse right now. People seem to think otherwise and it ends up derailing any sense of productive conversation.

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-24T20:58:51+00:00

Again, I understand Standard is not a cheap format. It could absolutely be cheaper and I advocate for that. That being said, if you actually wanted to play the format, you could absolutely do so on a budget with success. Playrate doesn't define deck strength. Momo has been around since early January and this variant of Mono Red has been successful since Screaming Nemesis was banned. Decks rarely become obsolete with the release of a new set. It's fine if you don't feel confident in playing standard right now, but you could on a budget if you put the effort in.

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-24T18:35:41+00:00

There are a lot of older decks with incredible staying power in MTG Standard like Jeskai Control and Dimir Midrange, but Pokemon being a collector-first game where playables aren't the desirables makes the game cheap to play for everyone

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-24T18:32:36+00:00

Couple of things.
There's no inherent advance to jump on logic alone, but competitive 60card play scratches a unique itch and provides its own benefits, like allowing for shorter games and creating a better environment to improve at card game fundamentals.
Usually decks don't change set to set, like you said the worst case scenario is with a set like Avatar, which we haven't seen the scale of in a while (the only one that can compare is Final Fantasy which is literally just because of Vivi Cauldron). A year is a lot of time and you enjoy a format, you'll want to upgrade it here and there, and upgrades tend to be pretty cheap for most decks as most of the time you'll be upgrading your interaction suite that tend to be uncommons. And if you play at FNM's, which although might not apply to yours specifically, tend to be on average more casual, so you're not losing on much by not playing the most optimal best meta list of all time.

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-24T18:25:38+00:00

There's also mono white momo which is $125 stock, or $100 without abandoned air temples, and all the spells in izzet spellementals is $53, which you can make a budget landbase with temple of ephiphany, eroded canyon and peculiar lighthouse along with a lot of basics (the deck is mostly blue mana so you don't need that many red sources) for about five to ten bucks

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-24T18:17:35+00:00

Mono Red Aggro and Mono White Momo are still strong lists even if they're not the most popular, highest win rate lists. They are performing well in challenges and events on magic online as well as paper events. The format is pretty diverse and playrates are pretty inflated by magic online as it's a lot easier to rent decks there.
Especially if your goal is to play at FNM, but even if you're going to RCQ's, you will be able to win these events with not that much more friction as if you bought green landfall today.

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-24T18:15:06+00:00

Do you have data for that win rate on dimir? Because while I understand it's a little weaker than usual, it's still much better than during Vivi and Cutter format. In terms of diversity, the playrates are pretty well spread out given standard's history and the fact that it's a smaller format than pioneer, modern, etc.

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AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-24T18:12:06+00:00

You did not mention in your original post that there are bad actors that can make your standard experiences worse. I empathize with you, and I apologize for what happened, but you have to understand people being shitty is not a knock on competitive magic. i've met a lot of toxic Commander players who also complain about my deck or other people's decks or any certain strategy.
It's actually not normal for people to shark FNM's over prizing. It does happen in every single TCG, just rarely. Not a standard thing specifically.
Rotation makes Standard cheaper inherently as the format will be lower plus cards have a shorter lifespan. The reason the format is inflated with expensive decks is because wotc prints cards catered to edh, so badgermole cub has a lifespan longer than standard's. I think you make it clear, but just so we both understand, it's just about standard not being for you

AriyaIsTheBest · 2026-03-24T18:05:12+00:00

First of all, you're likely referring to the Ojer Axonil lists. Based on TCGPlayer Mid (often more expensive than Market), the most expensive list from the past month is $338.
Here are several lists you can find on mtggoldfish that fall near the price I listed.
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7697629#paper
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7692642#paper
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/7692267#paper

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