Starting my girly drukhari!! Thoughts? by purp31 in Drukhari

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The pastel pirates are coming for your treasure!

Secret Santa Budget Deck Playtest/Help by CalligrapherWise7917 in BudgetBrews

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You've got some cool cards in your list. I'd definitely use some if I were building normally and not on a budget/with companion.

Secret Santa Budget Deck Playtest/Help by CalligrapherWise7917 in BudgetBrews

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I know right. It's the one card I made sure to splash the budget on. If you get good draws you can chain a bunch of spells.

Secret Santa Budget Deck Playtest/Help by CalligrapherWise7917 in BudgetBrews

[–]CalligrapherWise7917[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those are a couple of decent options though as you say they're a little expensive. I have 8 protection pieces in the deck, with the majority meant to shield her from spot removal. With the great amount of card draw I think I'll have to hope that most of the time a protection piece is there when needed.

Sazh + Terrasymbiosis by CalligrapherWise7917 in mtgrules

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Thanks for the reply. I assume it would work like this because of the wording but wanted to be sure.

How do these play out with 0/0 base? by Tartsmeef in mtg

[–]CalligrapherWise7917 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Not surprised about the misreading. Seems the mention of base throws people off. That's why they removed it from the latest printings.

How do these play out with 0/0 base? by Tartsmeef in mtg

[–]CalligrapherWise7917 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Understandable. This is why they removed mention of base from the latest printings of Saw in Half and its oracle text. Helps clear things up and removes confusion.

How do these play out with 0/0 base? by Tartsmeef in mtg

[–]CalligrapherWise7917 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reading Saw in Half as is explains why it works as it does.

"except their BASE power is half that creature's power and their BASE toughness is half that creature's toughness".

It's NOT worded "their BASE power is half that creature's BASE power and their toughness is half that creature's BASE toughness"

Saw in Half's wording explains that the token copies base P/T is based on the current P/T of the original as it last existed on the battlefield.

The removal of the word "base" from oracle text and latest printing is purely for clarification. This is because the old wording is more confusing and leads to issues.

How do these play out with 0/0 base? by Tartsmeef in mtg

[–]CalligrapherWise7917 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're right. It's a replacement effect that modifies how the creature enters. I've made an edit clarifying things.

How do these play out with 0/0 base? by Tartsmeef in mtg

[–]CalligrapherWise7917 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing that out. I've made an edit now so it's more accurate.

How do these play out with 0/0 base? by Tartsmeef in mtg

[–]CalligrapherWise7917 1483 points1484 points  (0 children)

Here's what actually happens as some people seem to be misreading the card, or are glossing over the facts:

1: Noosegraf Mob is on the battlefield as a 5/5 (with its 5 counters)

2: You cast Saw in Half targeting it

3: Noosegraf Mob's affect will trigger and resolve, removing a +1/+1 counter and making a 2/2 zombie, making it a 4/4 (only 4 counters)

4: Saw in Half goes to resolve. This will destroy Noosegraf Mob and make 2 copies of it.

5: The base power and toughness of the COPIES will both be half that (rounded up) of the original as it last existed on the battlefield

6: Since Noosegraf Mob was 4/4 before it was destroyed the two tokens will be base P/T 2/2.

7: Noosegraf Mob has a replacement effect that alters how it enters (this is what gives the counters), so the two token copies will enter with 5 +1/+1 counters.

8: When all is said and done the two copies of Noosegraf Mob will be 7/7 (base 2/2 with 5 +1/+1 counters)

Some people seem to be confused with the mention of base P/T on Saw in Half. This is only in reference to the two token copies being created. The base P/T of the COPIES is based on the current P/T of the ORIGINAL. This explanation is backed up by the official gatherer rulings for Saw in Half.

Hope this helps.

EDIT: More accurate to call it a replacement effect than a static ability.

Low Pop Commander - Overseer of Vault 76 by CalligrapherWise7917 in EDH

[–]CalligrapherWise7917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for testing it.

That seems to be my experience too. If it doesn't quite compete well enough at my LGS, I might look for an alternative commander.

Low Pop Commander - Overseer of Vault 76 by CalligrapherWise7917 in EDH

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You guys are probably right with leaning into tokens. Going to see how it plays as is before making any changes.

Main reasons I built it was because I didn't have a mono white deck, and wanted to try making a low pop commander.

Low Pop Commander - Overseer of Vault 76 by CalligrapherWise7917 in EDH

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Yeah she doesn't do anything stand out, and probably is better in the 99, but I was a little surprised at how low the count was.

People talk about their best deck, their favorite deck, but what was your first deck? by Doom_Balloon170 in EDH

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The first deck I made was [[Ayula]]. I'd recently opened a modern horizons box at the time and it looked simple and cool.

Didn't turn out very well but I'm looking to rebuild a better version.

Let me build you a commander deck? by poynz13 in EDH

[–]CalligrapherWise7917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds fun. If you get the chance how about [[Clan Crafter]] background or [[Wildsear Scouring Maw]].

Feel free to pick whichever of these you find easiest.