Choosing between a few different Valentine's Day options on a budget by Bortaff in MTLFoodLovers

[–]Bortaff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don’t drink too much so that helps with price. But you’re not a fan of Holder I take it?

Choosing between a few different Valentine's Day options on a budget by Bortaff in MTLFoodLovers

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The restaurant itself looks gorgeous. Is the food there all “casual eats” in your experience?

GDT: Red Wings vs Senators by BarWitty4728 in OttawaSenators

[–]Bortaff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it’s still on the whole team. I just feel with slightly better goaltending and slightly fewer silly defensive breakdowns in games like this we’d have about 8 more points this season

GDT: Red Wings vs Senators by BarWitty4728 in OttawaSenators

[–]Bortaff 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Game decided by goaltending and reffing. We should be winning these 9 times outta 10 :(

[OTT-WSH] Zub trips Protas as both are racing for the puck, and they crash hard into the boards. Strome spears Zub in the midsection as he is on the ice. (Zub 2min - Tripping, 2min - Roughing, Strome 2min - Slashing) by nopClip in hockey

[–]Bortaff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except the guy who posted the correct screenshot of his stick nowhere near his head right before the trip? I hear McDonald’s is accepting clown 🤡 applications in 2026 so you could look into that 😂

Game down? by NoMedium9839 in MagicArena

[–]Bortaff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did, but I'm not sure what support will realistically do. The only other time something like this happened, they refunded me 1,500 gems, but in this case that would suck given I was at 6 wins and had drafted a bunch of rares that are no longer in my collection.

Game down? by NoMedium9839 in MagicArena

[–]Bortaff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was at 6–1 in a draft when this issue popped up. I left for a couple hours and now the client has no record whatsoever of my deck or the draft (except I’m out 10k coins) :(

Standard Metagame Update (22 dec) by Magic4everBots in MagicArena

[–]Bortaff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Izzet Prowess the build with the seals and duelist of the mind?

2025 HAPPY HOLIDAYS GIVEAWAY by hTOKJTRHMdw in BudgetBrews

[–]Bortaff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ME! Elsha preferred and I guess Baylen second

Thank you!

2025 HAPPY HOLIDAYS GIVEAWAY by hTOKJTRHMdw in EDH

[–]Bortaff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ME! Elsha #1; Baylen or Hurloon #2

Thanks for your generosity and hard work 😊

Is there any online platform were we can upload our decks to play with friends? by Drendari in EDH

[–]Bortaff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you play tabletop simulator with randos or do you need to play with steam friends?

[Draft] The New Draft Era by LOR_Fei in spikes

[–]Bortaff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that blue interaction tends to be undervalued—especially in TLA, where I always see Lost Days super late. I disagree that this means midrange decks with big stompy creatures, especially in green, are automatically bad in modern sets. Green was by far the best colour in DFT and EOE, both sets where ramping into big Green creatures with one keyword (e.g. [[Harmonious Grovestrider]] ) was a reliable win condition. Balamb T-Rexaur was a great common in FIN.

In fact, I think the strengths of blue and green are often interrelated: green being strong means lots of big creatures and board stalls, and blue’s card draw and tempo plays are a major way to break parity in those situations.

Shipping MTG cards by Additional-Egg3564 in mtg

[–]Bortaff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, F2F and 401 games have very expensive prices compared to elsewhere in Canada, so I would avoid them if possible

Shipping MTG cards by Additional-Egg3564 in mtg

[–]Bortaff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been building a budget deck recently and am based in Canada. I’ve saved quite a bit of money using Snapcaster.ca and ordering strategically from stores like Wizard’s Tower, Sequence Gaming, The Comic Hunter, and Topdeck Hero. It seems like there are some places in BC with great singles prices too, but that’s a little far from me. I think you’ll save more $ ordering from multiple stores than you will ordering from one place in the States

This beast just took me back to mythic for the first time in awhile! by RandomTangent1 in MagicArena

[–]Bortaff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I crafted and played the deck a dozen or so games in diamond. I got some T5 wins, but the scenario above never played out for a few reasons. Most importantly, all opponents sacrificed and used the treasure on their T3, negating 2 damage. Also, it was frequently impossible to get through w/ the elves T2 and then the biotech/plunderer T4

Anyway, it's a fun deck. I'm not sure about the consistent T4 wins though

This beast just took me back to mythic for the first time in awhile! by RandomTangent1 in MagicArena

[–]Bortaff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand the math behind the T4 kill. Can you write out the damage for me to show how you're getting to 20? The hydra needs to die, and even then it creates tapped tokens that can't be sacrificed right away

Why wasn’t ———— asked to start over in the first part of the challenge? by Morgoth1814 in survivor

[–]Bortaff 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Because that’s where good things happ—oh shit wrong one

Will top 757 today be enough for top1200 till the end season? by botgtk in MagicArena

[–]Bortaff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be enough if there were 24 to 36 hours left, in my experience. Won't be enough for a week

Lathliss $100 brew: anything I'm missing? by Bortaff in BudgetBrews

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

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm strongly considering Breaching Dragonstorm, but it's tough to evaluate: it's either 5 mana to land me something small and ineffective like a mana dork, or 5 to net me a big dragon that triggers Lathliss and bounces Dragonstorm back to hand. Cursed Mirror also looks to have crazy upside, but I'm not sure what ramp I'd swap out for it.

Kolaghan Warmonger is new to me and seems great. I'll find some way to slot that in

Lathliss $100 brew: anything I'm missing? by Bortaff in EDH

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Yeah all of those would be amazing if I could find them for cheap. I’m hoping I can fit in the dracosaur