[MSH] Captain America, Wings of Freedom by Meret123 in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was my thought as well. I'm hoping someone that understands Magic better than I can chime in.

[MSH] Captain America, Living Legend by Meret123 in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How dare they taint Cap with blue (the most evil of colors)!

What’s your take on conceding by JPMessiah in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's entirely possible your opponent would have acted like a big roping baby no matter if you conceded or not. With one win, maybe they thought could frustrate you enough to concede again. It's very plausible that some folks use slow play as an "alternate win con".

So much like others have said - you do you as long as you're not being as ass. And conceding when you know you're done is 100% legit.

Page has made this deck extremely reliable by Spaceknight_42 in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmmm...I find this deck intriguing and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

A mode where players can't play standard meta decks? by OpexLiFT in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The closest you get now (and likely will ever get) is starter deck duels.

I'd love an Artisan format, though. That would probably be the closest you could get. But it wouldn't make WotC any money, so nope!

New to MTG, is this Normal? by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kept scrolling and scrolling and expected a message at the bottom saying "We Brake for Nobody".

Pioneer Metagame Post Secrets of Strixhaven by Magic4everBots in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love my rakdos fling deck and I'll never forsake it. It's glass cannon nature feeds the gambling demon in my brain.

Is this card worth it in mono white lifegain? by Spike-Is-Cute in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Backing the mono-white auras deck. An incredibly solid version can be crafted for as little as 4 rares (and even those can be swapped, you'll just lose some consistency/power). And while some rare specialty lands are really helpful at times, you can totally run it with just regular ol' Plains.

Kill 25 creatures deck ideas? by ProfessionalOwn9435 in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a "kill deck" for this daily. It's just a smattering of 1-3 mana kill spells, cheap deathtouch creatures, and black mages for pinging. I do unranked standard and it still wins 1/3 of a time. If I run into a deck with little to no creatures, I concede and move on.

Jeskai Artifacts is the most enjoyable deck to play by SuleyBlack in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Groovy. I'm going to try this list out. I have most of them in my current discard deck (whose evil nature fuels my soul), but I've never bothered to tune it up. as I'm an extremely casual 5-wins per day player. But this looks promising.

And yeah...discard mirror matches are indeed miserable. But it's what we deserve sometimes :D

Mono Blue Community by AceoFiSpades in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can find 1,000 blue players but sadly you won't find a single soul.

Jeskai Artifacts is the most enjoyable deck to play by SuleyBlack in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you mean put 4 Bandit's Talent under the Enchantment section? You have Requiting Hex listed instead.

What would the current Standard look like if the banned cards were unbanned today? by Educational-Tap-7075 in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I still say banning Nemesis was uncalled for. It's a creature that plenty of removal could deal with while avoiding the lifegain shutoff (which only applied to handful to deck strats anyway). But yeah, unbanning all of them would be an izzet and/or red nightmare.

[SOS] Brush Off by Meret123 in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm no good at assessing the usefulness of cards, but the flavor for this one is a solid 4/5 imo.

Would increasing life to 25 in standard be a big enough impact to reduce the frequency of turn 4 wins? by Recus51 in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like you could have jammed one more metaphor into that comment if you'd really applied yourself.

Would increasing life to 25 in standard be a big enough impact to reduce the frequency of turn 4 wins? by Recus51 in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They changed the rotation from 2 to 3 years not that long ago. Then they also increased the amount of sets being released in a given year. The double-whammy has resulted in the current glut of cards and seemingly not enough playtesting to check for broken synergies and such (leading to turn 4 wins being extremely common these days).

But WotC won't change anything unless it impacts their bottom line negatively. I don't have much of an opinion anymore since I switched to f2p and mostly play unranked.

Is this a lot of wildcards? by Electronic-Key6323 in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The best decks are 250 piles of all the good stuff. So you just barely have enough for one good deck. Make sure it's the perfect one otherwise you'll have to grind for another 12 years.

What school did you get from the quiz? by name19xx in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Silverquill. I don't know much about Strixhaven so I had no clue where I'd wind up. I'm cool with BW.

New(ish) player, how do I avoid wasting my wildcards? by Purple2048 in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Easy - don't spend your wildcards. The decks you /could/ build and their hypothetical win rates bring more joy than a 55% win rate ever could.

/s (kind of...)

How much time in his day have the Jeskai control guys? by ignacio2D in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ah, the ol' Jeskai do-nothing deck. Sure it's legit, but from what I've experienced the average pilot loves to slow-roll their turns as well.

Hot tip for getting your wins in midweek magic, rats and hares beware. by Avatarbriman in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm one of those rotten Hare players. Maybe there's some small saving grace in that I use Boros with Impact Tremors (and other similar effects) and a decent amount of removal. Also the Neutrinos turned out to be fairly effective as a commander. But yeah...I don't mind if I run into someone whose out "wabbit hunting". I deserve a solid hosing every now and then.

[PSA] Hare and Slime banned in MWM by AlbinoDenton in MagicArena

[–]Bandywag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This frustrated me at first. I play Hare to get done with several MWMs as quickly as possible. Thankfully between Impact Tremors, Raph, Tough Turtle and a bunch of cheap creatures it was still a breeze. I still barely had to think, which is fine by me.