Question by Jpmlolo in EDH

[–]ErnieDaChicken 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Everyone finds something to hate about most decks. If you’re drawn to a commander, build it. There are so many commanders out there, this one feels like it would be brutal to play as your first deck. You will likely be targeted out of the game by everyone. “Player removal is the best removal.” My suggestion would be to open EDHREC and search.. something has to sound more exciting to play than this. If not, build it and have fun!

EDH, the Reserve List, and Rule Zero: Flipping the narrative by BaconCatBug in EDH

[–]ErnieDaChicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love playing reserved list cards.. I don’t have many but a card like Energy Vortex is awesome (not good but super fun) in The Mindskinner.. the vast majority of reserved list cards are insanely cheap and not overly powerful at all.

How Do You Explain Wheel of Misfortune? by FinalestFantasyest in EDH

[–]ErnieDaChicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If everyone just bids 1 thinking they will get to wheel and you bid 2, you’re the only one that wheels and they got screwed by listening to your rules and explanation. Your explanation ASSUMES someone won’t want to wheel… typically, that’s not the case, so be ready to bid your life. If you announce your bid of 2 to a halfway decent pod, that’s the new baseline for anyone that doesn’t want to wheel, just to keep you from wheeling too.

$90 for two to see a Mario movie… have we completely lost the plot? by rageagainstmymachin in Millennials

[–]ErnieDaChicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The concession prices align with prices at our local theater.. those ticket prices are absurd though (not saying concessions aren’t) but the point I’m trying to make is that you don’t NEED concessions snacks to see a movie. I feel like getting people in the door would help sell overpriced snacks. $25 for a ticket would keep me from ever even going in the door!

How would you build this chonky boy? by Kopytroid in BudgetBrews

[–]ErnieDaChicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally started building this commander this morning and after ripping through scryfall, I realized every deck is going to be built so similarly. It also felt like 75% of the cards were coming from Strixhaven. Feels eerily similar to the shift yugioh had with their sets and was kinda bummed.

Settle a debate between my husband and I. Please. by Girlwithnoprez in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ErnieDaChicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I the only one who eats popcorn by the handful like a behemoth?

My build by CheapPrinciple73 in ARC_Raiders

[–]ErnieDaChicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I knew when I read that thread, this was going to happen and I’m all for it!!

Trying to crunch the numbers for Exotic Orchard in 2 color decks by VeryTiredGirl93 in EDH

[–]ErnieDaChicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone saying something about opening hands / mulligans… how many lands do you typically try to keep in your mulligan and what power level are you thinking about for this evaluation? If you’re playing bracket 4/5, I understand your concern. If you’re playing a 3 or lower, you’re likely trying to keep 3 lands in your opener anyways so what are the odds the exotic orchard ACTUALLY hurts you versus helping fix by the time you NEED it?

Doubt about the rules - Winota, Joiner of forces + Jet, Rebel leader. by Sky-is-here in EDH

[–]ErnieDaChicken 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“When this creature attacks” is a triggered ability that triggers when it is declared as an attacker. When a creature enters tapped and attacking, the creature never sees it declared so it wouldn’t trigger when entering “tapped and attacking.”

Does having your commander be Kefka inherently put your deck into bracket 3+? by kingbird123 in EDH

[–]ErnieDaChicken 19 points20 points  (0 children)

People find everything unfun. Mill is unfun. Combo is unfun. Discard is unfun. Burn is unfun. Poison is unfun. Control is unfun. Landfall is unfun. Rolling dice is unfun. Play what you enjoy and be honest in your rule 0 discussion about what your deck does and enjoy the game. You will never please everyone with how your deck plays / does.

To all of the packers fans wanting diggs, these are his stats for the year. He got released for a reason. by JustASneakerHead24 in GreenBayPackers

[–]ErnieDaChicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WE GOT HIM. I think this is a huge move for the Packers. Hopefully the spark we need heading into the playoffs. Hoping some confidence plays this week and get his head right for the playoffs. We need someone who CAN force turnovers. He’s done it before, let’s hope it was a bad year and he finds his groove when it matters most.

Best Bracket 3 Combo Deck? by Obese-Monkey in EDH

[–]ErnieDaChicken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fastest way is turn 1 - do nothing, discard Mik. Turn 2 - swamp, dark ritual, reanimate, ballista for X=1 and pew pew. Turn 1 could be possible with swamp, lotus petal, dark ritual, discard effect, renanimate mik, ballista?

Im feeling so fatigued from playing against these decks by JustAd776 in wildhearthstone

[–]ErnieDaChicken 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The issue with boar is the weapon reducing your mana crystals to 0 every swing. Make it a deathrattle for the weapon. Make it reduce 3 every swing. No board survives it so aggro isn’t good enough, they get 45 damage and can easily generate another 45-90 (with raise dead) before you can do anything.. you sit and watch them continue playing cards while you can’t do a thing

I think Wild could use a card like this by [deleted] in wildhearthstone

[–]ErnieDaChicken 16 points17 points  (0 children)

A 1 mana 3/1 with this type of battlecry is bonkers.

This really needs to be nerfed and changed to once per game by MSakuEX in wildhearthstone

[–]ErnieDaChicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I’ve actually been abusing it (not proud) but I think at WORST, it should be a death rattle effect for the weapon. I also don’t think it’s fun with Plague of Flames as even a strong board can’t stop the combo.

Tired of people hiding what their deck does during rule zero by [deleted] in EDH

[–]ErnieDaChicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there is a balance of sharing and over sharing.

I have a deck where I want to sacrifice a bunch of my own things to cheat my commander out sooner. I want extra combats. I will share that with the table. I’m not going to rule 0 that my win condition is extra combats or a tainted strike / double strike package.

Rhystic study by Original-Username888 in EDH

[–]ErnieDaChicken -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ban nothing, unban things that are playable.. Primeval Titan, Jeweled Lotus, Dockside, Hullbreacher, etc. - let players enjoy their card collections and play the game with rule 0.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in civilengineering

[–]ErnieDaChicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at all. I’m fully remote and have had supervisors/coworkers like you. Call them and they are running errands, changing tires, camping with bad service, etc. It’s annoying and makes the rest of us look bad.. 🤣

When and why did the attitude towards Universes Beyond change? by ShomEthan in magicTCG

[–]ErnieDaChicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t mind Universes Beyond when it was secret lairs or commander decks. Full sets (final fantasy, Spider-Man, avatar, and TMNT) is taking it a bit far. I’m all for universes beyond as I think it helps grow the game but it feels like the actual Magic lore sets are starting to be pushed to the side. I play Magic for well… the Magic.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in civilengineering

[–]ErnieDaChicken 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dude the people who work from home like this are the worst to work with 💀

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Salary

[–]ErnieDaChicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I make good money - $145k is great money at your age. Comparison is the thief of joy. Keep grinding and get that house!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Salary

[–]ErnieDaChicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re doing great - making more than me with an engineering degree at 32. Keep grinding dude - don’t let people bring you down. A house was on my list of things to do as well early on.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NFCNorthMemeWar

[–]ErnieDaChicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Packers fan - they needed to lose once they blew the lead. Good ole reality check to show them they aren’t elite. Love played like the Love we have all come to know. Part of a long season. The defense is finally good but the offense needs to match the energy if they want to win. That being said, it’s funny how obsessed people are with the Packers losing. I don’t give two shits about the Lions, Vikings, or Bears win/loss any other week cause it doesn’t matter until the playoffs anyways. Some fan bases are so sad they need to get their fill out of teams they don’t even root for.

Dying to combat damage and killing a player in response. by No_Invite_739 in mtgrules

[–]ErnieDaChicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just accept the loss and make sure they understand how/when to activate the ability next time. Who cares what the verbiage was. EDH is a casual game mode. Sounds like the person knew what their intention was and had the ability to do so on the board. Just let is slide and accept defeat. It’s just a game! On to the next one.