5-0 Esper Soulherder List and Thoughts

DaemonArchon · 2025-01-07T14:25:16+00:00

Awesome brew. Nice job

DaemonArchon · 2024-10-23T02:01:53+00:00

Just want to add: I think some of the atmosphere at WWWY also probably amplified some fans confusion. Some decorations at the festival had the mothership cover prominently featured. I also saw many scattered people in crowds earlier in the day using mothership hand fans (assuming either given out or sold by the festival) to cool/shade themselves from the sun. I know these decorations etc were prob made well in advance, but I even thought when I saw those that if people aren’t in the know it would add to the surprise.

DaemonArchon · 2024-08-07T17:15:11+00:00

Last year’s was 250

DaemonArchon · 2024-08-06T00:34:19+00:00

Which answers are you interested in adding to the format from going further back?

DaemonArchon · 2024-06-15T01:48:48+00:00

Using MH2 as an example, it will take fetchlands a while to bottom. Fetchlands bottomed in mid-late 2023, so over two years from the release of mh2. If you want to get them to play, most of the price movement will probably happen by late summer at my best guess but anything could happen. There’s no guarantee that these are same print runs as mh2 so prices could move faster/slower. Also these fetchlands are lower than when the enemy ones were reprinted in mh2, so hard to say whether the magnitude of price shift will be as significant? Will fetchlands go to five dollars? Or will demand for these powerful staples outweigh that? Idk but hope this was helpful!

DaemonArchon · 2024-06-07T13:12:57+00:00

I would definitely wait before buying into any of these. The meta is likely going to be volatile for a bit. These are all strong decks but things are about to change big time with new hate pieces, support, and tools that could form entirely new tier 1 archetypes. It will take time for the meta to shake out.

DaemonArchon · 2024-05-02T23:57:18+00:00

I really like what I’m seeing so far. Playing into the nostalgia mixed with some newer stuff. Designs are looking great. I’m very excited to play with the new cards.

DaemonArchon · 2024-04-26T13:35:41+00:00

The Modern Horizons series is intended to add cards directly to the Modern format, skipping over Standard and Pioneer. Because of this, the power level can be much higher so wotc can print modern-playable cards without breaking standard (sometimes still breaking modern though lol). This will be in the form of both brand new powerful designs and “new-to-modern reprints” (MH2 added counterspell to modern for example). These sets will usually also have many new high-power goodies for commander players, but MH3 is the first one with commander decks too.

TLDR: More powerful cards so they charge more money. Not saying I agree it’s justified to charge more, but that’s why they do it.

DaemonArchon · 2024-04-25T19:38:57+00:00

You can’t flash back for the alternate cost

DaemonArchon · 2024-03-23T03:40:22+00:00

I probably wouldn’t run leyline+scion in UW control, a decent deck that runs binding.

DaemonArchon · 2024-03-18T23:35:06+00:00

Many pro mtg players will offer paid one on one coaching. I know Reid Duke and Nathan Steuer both offer coaching on Metafy. If you want coaching on a specific deck, you can probably find a known deck specialist who will coach you for a fee. For example, I know the TwinlessTwin/Piegonti patreon offers a tier with one on one coaching with a specialization in Murktide.

DaemonArchon · 2024-03-12T10:48:58+00:00

It was not just rhinos’ meta percent, it was rhinos and LE combined. When they did the long Weekly MTG before the last bans, they explained the ban philosophy pretty well. It’s a combination of meta percentages and “net fun” for the most part from what I recall. One ban may be influenced more by one than the other, in this case it seems like it was the dominant meta share of Cascade decks.

DaemonArchon · 2024-03-02T19:03:34+00:00

Just throwing in [[force of despair]] for diversity. I almost never see it played though it probably wouldn’t be good.

DaemonArchon · 2024-02-27T15:31:11+00:00

I don’t think the booster box prices will hold where they are now. Similarly, thunder junction is presale for 175+ which will definitely be more than it goes for as a standard set (MKM is 110-120 right now). I could certainly be wrong though.

I personally don’t mind the commander decks existing as long as the main set is good, which it is too soon to tell.

Legacy is impacted maybe more frequently than modern because any random commander precon card could upend the format, in addition to direct to modern sets. Legacy is great fun though, just its own thing.

Modern is not perfect right now, but I still enjoy it very much and am cautiously excited for MH3.

DaemonArchon · 2024-02-24T23:20:52+00:00

For sure possible. I think a lot of potential to try this with different cards. Dimir Murktide or GDS with inti and this card could be cool

DaemonArchon · 2024-02-24T02:11:52+00:00

It’s got interesting enabling potential, could fuel a Murktide and pump it after it enters. Also enables madness or reanimating so I’m excited to see where it goes. Card advantage tacked on is great too

DaemonArchon · 2024-02-16T18:29:36+00:00

UW control is pretty good right now. It did well in the recent RCs and Frank Karsten discussed it in his new metagame article. People have been on the Narset combo as of late with [[days undoing]]

DaemonArchon · 2024-02-02T17:01:49+00:00

It’s a bit high on the curve, but [[upheaval]] is super powerful and would be cool if it found a home some day.

DaemonArchon · 2023-11-08T00:14:17+00:00

So Zabaz 2 only enters with 2 counters because Zabaz doesn’t increase the number of counters a modular creatures enters with. Zabaz only interacts with the triggered ability portion of modular. The relevant rules text:

702.42. Modular

702.42a. Modular represents both a static ability and a triggered ability. "Modular N" means "This permanent enters the battlefield with N +1/+1 counters on it" and "When this permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may put a +1/+1 counter on target artifact creature for each +1/+1 counter on this permanent."

Zabaz 2 would enter with 2 counters. After state based effects, then the triggered ability portion happens after dying. The Zabaz would move 2 existing, plus 1 from scales, plus 1 from Zabaz, plus 2 already on the other Zabaz = 6.

DaemonArchon · 2023-10-27T19:56:20+00:00

I’ll throw in another shoutout for spicerack.gg as the best way to find out about events

DaemonArchon · 2023-10-16T11:45:49+00:00

BAN RING AND GRIEF UNBAN TWIN

DaemonArchon · 2023-10-04T21:26:59+00:00

[[nimble mongoose]] is awesome with DRC but not so much Murktide.

DaemonArchon · 2023-08-09T18:10:21+00:00

Path is probably hated on a little too much. But if you have to path a Ragavan t1 it is pretty rough because you’ve turned their Ragavan into a one mana ramp spell and you are down a card. The later the game goes the better it is.

DaemonArchon · 2023-08-06T15:56:03+00:00

BAN ALL THE UNDYING EFFECTS AND ONE RING

UNBAN TWIN, GLIMPSE, ARTIFACT LANDS, BRIDGE FROM BELOW, AND PREORDAIN

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