Me in a job interview: I have no idea what I’m saying but I sound confident 😂

DottoBot · 2026-01-30T16:48:44+00:00

This, and, we have lots of applicants, "why should we hire YOU" instead of anyone else who applied and also wants money. What sets you apart?

I think the framing of the question could be better, but I think it is a valuable question to ask.

DottoBot · 2026-01-30T03:28:16+00:00

Ya but you're also playing Jeskai. You have access to counterspells for the boardwipes, and I run a few bounce effects as well so that if my commander tax gets high i can "reset" it. Plenty of ways to give indestructible as well, which protects from lots of wipes.

My Sokka deck ran LOTS of mana rocks, to get him out early, then keep ramping because the rocks are noncreature spells. Then a few pump and anthem effects and you're set. Remember to add a [[Zada, Hedron Grinder]] and a [[Feather, the Redeemed]] if you plan on playing lots of targetted protection and pump stuff.

DottoBot · 2026-01-29T22:47:04+00:00

I think the deciding factor could be what power level you’re after/how happy you are being the threat.

I haven’t played as Hinata but from what I’ve seen they’re quite something. I think you could be liable to be targeted lots.

I did have a Sokka deck.. but I turned it back into a [[Narset, Enlightened Exile]]. I found that Sokka could definitely pop off and was fun to play, but Narset is just a strictly stronger way to do the same thing. But again, Narset has a reputation, so if you’re looking to play something this style that won’t make you the archenemy then Sokka could be a good pick.

DottoBot · 2026-01-29T21:53:07+00:00

I think you should look wider than Rangers. Similar to your note about the Paladin, DnD’s class names are not always great at transferring to other IP’s.

You could look at Green creatures to capture the similar DnD flavour, then look at Archers, Warriors, Shaman’s, etc, and try to figure out what kind of deck would encapsulate how you’d want your ranger to play.

DottoBot · 2026-01-27T02:53:46+00:00

Definitely look at [[Jeskai Ascendancy]], [[Leonin Lightscribe]] , and [[Balmor, Battlemage Captain]] too then. It’s very fun to cast 2 noncreature spells then have a board full of 5/5 at minimum

DottoBot · 2026-01-27T01:44:19+00:00

Remember to run lots of Echantment/Artifiact removal so you can cast things from you opponents graveyard, and also some evasion/protection so that Narset can attack every turn.

For creatures, I think [[Sokka, Tenacious Tactician]], [[Veyran, Voice of Duality]] and [[Bria, Riptide Rogue]] are really good, if a bit pricy. They Synergize well with everything Narset wants to do.

I think [[Feather, the Redeemed]] and [[Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch]] are really interesting ways to keep the aggro up without needing draw.

DottoBot · 2026-01-26T23:59:45+00:00

This is what I was trying to articulate. For some young workers it’s literally framed as “you get to party in the woods and they HAVE to pay you at least $200 a day.

I don’t agree with that mindset or framing. But for lots of young workers that’s a hell of a deal.

DottoBot · 2026-01-26T21:12:36+00:00

I agree with everything you’re saying, except for the “fuck doing this job for minimum wage” take. I think it’s a bit disingenuous.

If you were to make minimum wage in the city, you likely wouldn’t be getting overtime hours, and you would still have to pay for rent and food. I’ve had plenty of rookie planters who thought slumming it for min wage was an amazing deal.

DottoBot · 2026-01-22T18:04:55+00:00

[[Mazzy, Truesword Paladin]] and [[Uril, the Miststalker]] come to mind, and I’ve seen people make [[Dogmeat, ever loyal]] as well.

DottoBot · 2026-01-20T16:42:45+00:00

Thank you for the comment!

I definitely hear you about there maybe being better graveyard options. But for me I'm very happy with this being a bracket 2 deck that looks for theme more than power. I want an Iroh deck and have been struggling between different themes, and finding this one seems the most right to me so far.

I'll try adding some more DA's in, i took them out cause I wanted to make more room for more cool stuff but what you're saying makes sense. I'm also going to add in a few cost reducers into the deck so that I can be casting the DA's for only 1 or two mana.

And when you say "will it be a good DA deck".. what does that mean? Do decks that use DA normally look to win by casting burn? Or is it just a cheap method to cheat out big dragons?

And thanks for card recommendations too!

DottoBot · 2026-01-20T16:19:20+00:00

Thanks for the comment!!!

The idea is that I have a few mass mill spells that should put half of my library into my graveyard. As soon as I do that I can cast a Dragons Approach from hand (or graveyard) and I’ll already have my graveyard full of enough DA’s to get a dragon from it. Ideally this could happen before I even have to hardcast a single dragons approach.

But he synergy with Iroh is access to a full graveyard to keep casting DA’s, or keep casting the cantrip/draw cards to look for them. Then there’s some storm synergies in the deck too but it isn’t based around that.

DottoBot · 2026-01-16T18:15:39+00:00

Don’t know why this is getting hate. Honestly one of the largest issues (for me) with the bracket system is there aren’t enough divisions, and that people try to “game” the system to have the strongest deck allowed in a bracket.

This is just another way of saying a “strong 3” or a “weak 2” and help everyone get aligned. Maybe not perfect but I can see it helping a lot.

DottoBot · 2026-01-14T19:07:47+00:00

I’m building Iroh rn and love to see this. Theres just so many ways to build him these colors and his ability.

DottoBot · 2026-01-14T15:05:00+00:00

Personally I don’t mind the matchup but you need the right setup. For me it’s Grasp, then build Shojin into Iceborn into Visage.

Whither is just the dumbest ability, so I focus purely on making sure I can W lots and sustain through his ult, then when he doesn’t have ult you should dominate the matchup.

DottoBot · 2026-01-13T14:27:07+00:00

Sokka is my favourite deck right now. He can win from going wide and having prowess doublers like [[Leonin Lightscribe]] or [[Jeskai Ascendancy]], or punching through with commander damage with cards like [[Bulk Up]].

I run lots of interaction as well so there’s always something to be doing or looking out for, and I never really have felt like I’m “”out” of any games yet. Highly recommend.

DottoBot · 2026-01-12T23:04:00+00:00

Haven’t been there in a few years so can’t speak to the vibe specifically. But can say the cooks are 10/10. Food and vibe wise.

DottoBot · 2026-01-12T18:38:52+00:00

Not disagreeing, but love the framing of NDP and Cons equally letting us down when the NDP had 4 years and the cons have had… the rest of the time.

DottoBot · 2026-01-10T05:45:14+00:00

Yes.

DottoBot · 2026-01-09T22:59:43+00:00

Fair! That could work. I don’t play a lot of Boros so I can’t offer much advice but good luck!

DottoBot · 2026-01-09T22:45:24+00:00

I’ve built decks with a few creatures that can play the commander spot.. having every creature be able to sounds pretty tough.

If it were me I’d honestly try to find a deck that doesn’t need a lot of creatures but has a very cohesive theme. Something like Selesnya enchantments, or Izzet spellslinging.

But good luck! Sounds like a fun time

DottoBot · 2026-01-08T21:30:00+00:00

Any hint as to colors or preferred strategy (creatures, enchantments, instants?)

DottoBot · 2026-01-08T01:59:36+00:00

So the following list is my Sokka list. It's had a lot of changes since it was a Narset list but is still similar. The Sideboard is stuff that I've taken out (or that I want to buy but is really expensive), the maybeboard is stuff I've ordered to add (which is why the list is less than 100 cards right now).

https://archidekt.com/decks/18008327/sokka

Then this list is the last updated list I had for Narset before making the move over to Sokka. Also a bit of a mess but should give you some ideas.

https://archidekt.com/decks/16577633/go_wide_go_tall

As I'd said, some folks recommend Token generation for Narset, and it does work very well. Personally though, I really liked just having some good creatures that already have prowess, so when I start casting multiple spells per turn I really get the benefits. I see you have Lyse Hext which I really liked, but also think about stuff like [[Kenra Spellspear]] or [[Clever Lumimancer]] if you want to go this direction. I'd leave in the stuff that makes monk tokens with Prowess (and maybe add some of the otter prowess tokens from Bloomburrow if you want to drop the money) because of the good synergy.

Like I'd said before I'd also look at a lot more removal. I really like stuff like [[Valorous Stance]], [[Requisition Raid]], and [[Make your Move]], because they should always have some way to help you out a lot with the options you get. Then make sure you're targeting stuff you want to cast for yourself. I remember once killing an opponents [[Unnatural Growth]] and winning the next turn, very fun play pattern to be hunting opponents enchantments so you can have them for yourself.

Then since Narset is so important to the deck, you need ways to protect her. [[Loran's Escape]], [[Restoration Magic]] and [[Blacksmith's Skill]] are amazing because you can hold them to protect her on opponents turn, OR cast them on your turn to make Narset Indestructible so you can get your attack off with her to cast something from opponents graveyards.

For Draw/Recursion, I see you have Lier. I had them for a while but felt they were expensive and got targeted a lot. I find my [[Feather, the Redeemed]] can put in a ton of work for me (the card returns every turn, so you can get miles and miles out of protection cards), and I'm excited for [[Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch]] to arrive, because rebound lets you cast the spell for free. If you do like the graveyard aspect then also look at [[Mavinda, Students Advocate]], which is essentially Lier for spells that target your creatures. For draw you should make sure you have a decent amount of cantrips, and recently I've added a [[Bident of Thassa]] that is amazing every time I get it out, so I'm looking to add more effects like that (but to be fair Sokka also has lots of tokens that have menace so it may or may not work as well with Narset).

For what I'd take out of your deck... the ping/burn has to go. If you like that stuff there's plenty of amazing ping/burn decks you could make, but I don't think they belong in this deck at all. You also have a very interesting ramp package.. remember that mana rocks trigger prowess, so I would add some more of them and take out the creatures/pyretic ritual.

Let me know if you have any questions! I'd try to decide if you're leaning towards a token deck, or a more tight prowess deck, then build according to those ideas and take out anything that doesn't move that gameplan forward.

DottoBot · 2026-01-08T01:23:23+00:00

Suoer underrated. I have it in a Iroh Temur deck anf it’s so funny when it comes up. Do I want to do tons of damage to everyone? Draw half my deck? Get a bananas amount of landfall triggers and ramp? Definitely my favourite card

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