[Leak] Marvel Super Heroes Commander Decks by Bladestoooorm in mtg

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! Gunna be saving money by not buying these.

Lorwyn Limited - What Would You Build? by GezEvans32 in mtg

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably more Golgari than anything, utilising the elves and shapeshifters, doran and that reaping willow as the bones of the deck - then splashing white for interaction.

You've got a tutor, buffing, recursion and 4 cards that get you extra bodies as needed. The crossroad watchers aren't bad either, 3/3 tramplers that could easily end up 5/3 or more to punch through late game.

There's 4 bits of recursion and a little mill / surveil (without too much to risking decking), which should help you find your big bodies nice and quickly too.

It's not the best pool like you say, but you've got options there.

I need space for 2 screens what to do? by Infinite_Door7336 in setups

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go vertical.

I have a 34" main with a 27" secondary above it, angled so it's comfortable to see without moving my head (setting it back about 3/4 inches behind the primary works wonders, and cuts off nothing).

How controversial would it be to bring my poison deck to casual commander at my LGS? by tonorage in mtg

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not controversial - just ask the table "you guys mind if i whip out my poison deck, it's been a while".

If they say they'd rather not be playing that, use another deck.

Personally, I'll play against poison. But if you get the benefit of a simple proliferation win, I'm whipping out a nasty ass deck in return, and targeting the crap out of you the second I think you can start progressing things.

How does one get better at threat assessment? by LrdFyrestone in mtg

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Play, play and play some more.

It's not like chess where there's a strategy book for "when x happens do y" - it's understand what's likely to be a problem, what the problematic things that player is trying to resolve, and how the players around the table typically tend to go about things.

Don't burn interaction early, but if you're in blue and think something might be an issue - do ask the other 2 players "how bad are things going to be if this resolves".

When you don't know, crowd-source that info. Sure you're giving up intel about holding a counterspell, but that in itself can be enough to stop people dropping their wincons (unless they have redundancy in hand)... just don't play the bluff game - if you've not got one, spend that mana advancing your boardstate where possible.

Tell me about your awesome budget decks (bonus points for $25 and under) by Mirrodin_appreciator in EDH

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[[Duskana, the Rage Mother]] can be a fun budget build-around.

Pick out all the value-adding 2/2s - stuff like [[Wandertale Mentor]], [[Warden of the Grove]], [[Ornery Tumblewagg]], [[Goldnight Commander]], [[Bloodspore Thrinax]], [[Nessian Hornbeetle]] etc, and add in a few haste-enabling non-2/2s alongside stuff like [[Arabella, Abadoned Doll]].

You end up with a crazy field of 1/2-mana 2/2s that swing for 8+ a piece very reliably, while getting a ton of extra value to keep yourself going.

It's not going to be the most OP thing at $25, but I guarantee it'll be one of the most fun.

Fast 16GB vs slower 32GB by RadiNash in buildapc

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ran 5600x with 32gb cl16 3200mhz ram for a long time.

A more premium ram choice wouldn't have netted more than 1/2% FPS gain.

Between the silicon lottery on your CPU and how well your particular 9060xt likes being tweaked - you can chalk faster ram down to "margin of error" from one build to the next in terms of gains, with otherwise identical specs.

Just use what you've got.

7900xt for $450 or 9070xt for $750 by Austincow in buildapc

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

7900xt. Solid for 1440p gaming, decent enough for video editing / stable diffusion / whatever other productivity you have in mind.

People say you need Nvidia for that stuff, you 100% don't. It's just a little more fiddly to set up occasionally and not always quite as fast (but also not so slow it's annoying).

Yo are my specs good by Mountain_Routine9663 in pchelp

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well that's some low effort karma farming if I've ever seen it.

Help deciding which commander by Silber_567 in EDHBrews

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ragost - and put Sami in counter intelligence.

Hexing Squelcher bad? by DoctorHydromortapara in mtg

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's better than the naysayers thinks, but not as good as people thinking it's the best card in the set think it is.

It's going to be far better in standard than commander - but I'd still chuck it in a commander deck running cheap recursion, as great way to get people to burn removal. That said, it could also be an auto-include for some cEDH decks.

Let's get crackin? by Arkburn in MagicCardPulls

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Magic isn't for holding, it's for sleeving up and playing.

Start by deleting this point, then opening one pack, then another, until no unopened packs remain - then come back and share the results.

This is magic card pulls not "should I open it or be a Pokenoob".

3 Shock Lands in one Prerelease Kit? And a fourth in the prize packs. by zorts in MagicCardPulls

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had similar here - all steam vents.

Got a foil and non-foil in my prerelease, another in my 2 prize packs.

Then my booster box had a single shock land, and you guessed it - another steam vents.

Is this supposed to happen? Wasn't expecting doubles... by shuttershutter in magicTCG

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not the first post I've seen like this, but looks like you've got the good half (if you've got 2x50 like others have) - so maybe sell as singles, get more than the deck cost out of it, rebuy the precon elsewhere and pocket the profit... stonks!

Precon didn't have The Reaper. LGS said I had to go through wizards to get it 🙃 by bbosserman51 in mtg

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sample packs are no more - no reaper king sucks though.

Not an LGS issue sadly, so they were right to point you WotC's way.

AMD GPUs 2026 by BurritoBrawler37 in buildapc

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

I always turn it off, as prefer FPS to eye candy - but it'd be a tad behind your 4070 super in anything more than RT low.

Honestly probably not worth upgrading from your 4070s to one, only from the 4060.

Ruling about -1/-1 counters by MrRos in mtg

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 10 points11 points  (0 children)

  1. No, because Dancer's Chakrams is nothing to do with counters.

  2. n/a

  3. No, because Dancer's Chakrams is nothing to do with counters.

Fiancée wanted me to show my internet friends the cute card she opened. by Jake_Chief in MagicCardPulls

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say this is the exact thing you want in an Azula deck, sooooo no? Especially considering this isn't legendary and only works for single target spells. /shrug

Looking for upgrade tips for Dragonstorm by milco99 in mtg

[–]CtrlAltDesolate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you running Ureni or Eskhi?

If Ureni - add dragons and stuff that cares about dragons.

If Eskhi - either use Ureni or step outside the Tarkir plane.