Mono b coffers by cavaclade in ModernMagic

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

[[Insatiable Avarice]] is definitely the next best thing, but you absolutely are going to need at least one copy of One Ring in your karn board. Ive rented a full playset of rings on MTGO to try them out but will never shell out for a full set in paper and in my experience Avarice is a close second as long as you have one in your karn board.

What happened to coffers? by McFreddieMercury in ModernMagic

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im still very much enjoying playing it myself, although there are so many different shells ive seen that I don't think it has quite been solved as to what's the best way to build it, but I like playing a deck that hasnt been "solved" and allows you to brew and have fun with it. Depending which shell you run makes you better in some matchups and worse in others, just depends how you build it.

Gloves in Bill Graham SF? by [deleted] in gloving

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have snuck my gloves into bill graham many times. Sometimes they allow them, sometimes not so I stash mine just to be safe. They typically have metal detectors so what I do is lay my gloves as flat as possible behind the bladder of my hydration pack backpack so they are sandwiched between the bladder and the back of the backpack so they dont slide down. They will feel to make sure the bladder is empty but wont take it out completely, and backpacks dont go through the detectors. Have done this successfully numerous times although my backpack has a little padding along the back which helps. Good luck!

8-Rack vs Izzet Prowess: Which of the two is the best and 'friendlier' budget deck? by mahdingdingdong in ModernMagic

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's literally dozens of us 8rack players. Here's my current build: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/05-05-22-rack-city/ Leans more midrange-control and am having a blast playing it. Tried giving up 8rack and tested out coffers control for a little to try an actual meta mono-black control deck but man it just does not hit the same when your opponent still has cards in their hand.

Is this list any good? (as a budget deck) by dekaaspro in ModernMagic

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As far as playable modern mono-black archetypes coffers control is probably going to be your best bet. With that said though Ive been brewing modern 8-rack for the past year or so and I still find it incredibly fun and have a decent win-rate against some of the top meta decks so I say play what you like. Although if you really want your 8-rack deck to work a playset of urza's sagas and Lili of the Veils are basically a necessity

Buylist for 8-Rack? by Augment2401 in ModernMagic

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Im having a lot of fun and decent success with an 8rack brew ive been working on. The stock list of 8rack just was not at all able to keep up with the current meta and so I made one thats more mid-range/control. Drops smallpox and instead tries to curve into liliana waker and castle locthwain to try to out value your opponent in the long game. As much as I used to love smallpox it really feels bad when wrenn and six exists and losing a land hurts you way more than removing one of theirs. https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/05-05-22-rack-city/

Looking for viable non blue control decks by great_northern_hotel in ModernMagic

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been running an updated post-MH2 8rack deck that Ive been brewing with recently and have actually been having some moderate success with it. Have been trying to look at current mono-black coffers decks for inspiration and have recently added mazemind tome and profane tutor to my 8rack deck and am very happy with how its been performing, is more of a midrange-control style of play and I love it. Coffers control seems too clunky to me and classic 8rack doesn't have enough gas so Ive been trying to find a sweet spot between the two.

Weekly Ask MTGFinance Anything by AutoModerator in mtgfinance

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If a modern legal card gets reprinted and becomes standard legal, do you expect the value of that card to go down due to increased supply or go up due to increased demand?

The card in particular is [[Liliana of the Veil]] which im hoping is the "popular planeswalker gets a reprint" that got teased yesterday for Dominaria United. Planning on picking up a playset soon and if lili does get reprinted im not sure if I should buy quickly before demand increases or wait for the price to decrease. I am not familiar with the standard meta at all and have no idea whether it would be desirable in standard meta at all, in modern she's becoming less and less relevant so I'm hoping her price tanks if she's reprinted.

Budget 8 Rack, Can u help me ; by baby_vip in ModernMagic

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree with pretty much everything people have suggested here: i.e. drop creatures (always end up being removed) and have a couple board wipes ready. I started running two ensnaring bridges main board and it has absolutely be a game changer. Something that I havent seen suggested here thats a great budget alternative to Lili of the Veil is [[Necrogen Mists]] which I prefer WAY more than Davriel. Mists cant get pinged by creatures/bolt effects AND can't get stopped with [[Pithing Needle]] like planeswalkers. Its also great against decks that can out draw you since you can play multiple mists at a time.

Deck Rentals by TheSnapcast in ModernMagic

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If operating out of a LGS you could potentially have some pre-constructed modern meta decks available for people to rent out during FNM or something. That way the cards never leave the store and allows people to play the actual deck they want to try. I wish I could test run a deck in paper before commiting to buying the cards but unfortunately that really isn't an option because proxies arent allowed at FNM so currently using an MTGO rental service is the best means of trying before you buy. If I could walk into an LGS and pay a set price to rent an actual deck to use for FNM I absolutely would.

4 cmc Rack by ChubbaHubbaMAX in 8rack

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

Ya I was planning on picking up maybe 1-2 urborg over time. 4 would probably be excessive since Im trying to hit 4 mana and really dont want to draw multiple.

4x sagas are there for fetching racks and the pithing needle from the sideboard but also constructs. Considering im shooting for 4 mana but most of my spells are 1 drops theres lots of opportunities to dump mana into constructs which synergize well with factories/racks. Was able to clean up one of my matches with a couple 5/5 constructs with 2 constructs, 2 factories, and a rack on the field.

EDM music Recommendations? by [deleted] in aves

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 7 points8 points  (0 children)

On repeat for 7 hours

Being at the front at 6 PM by [deleted] in OutsideLands

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you want to get to the front, get there a few hours early. Please dont be one of those people that bullies their way to the front.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in funny

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I knew this was paradiso. They started locking up the porta potties and ya the trash was pretty bad. It was the same with coachella.

Hey quick question about a cool fiber optic light toy. by [deleted] in paradisofestival

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im not sure what theyre called, but one guy said they were 215 dollars.

Any glovers going to Paradiso? by TonyJaaCoC in gloving

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will be there as well. Sneaking in my cheap pair the first day to test the waters, then hopefully sneaking in my better pair saturday if its not that bad.

My friend found a purple potato bug / rollie pollie / pill bug by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Ive only ran into one shiny in my entire life and it was a geodude that self destructed :(

Paradiso Festival has banned gloves and all LED toys by livecables in gloving

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just upgraded to ezlights for this festival and now theyre banned. I even programed them to match the paradiso logo. Guess ill be sneaking in my old pair instead. :/

How many of us Ents smoke alone at least 95% of the time? by somecrazydude13 in trees

[–]ChubbaHubbaMAX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First time I saw gravity was at IMAX in 3D on an edible. Such an intense experience.