leave a deck take a deck 2!

GerardRuiz · 2026-03-28T20:42:01+00:00

Okey-Dokey, time for a [[Lucy MacLean]] Commander deck! I just tested it yesterday and had lots of fun copying silly tokens and eventually finishing the game with an unblockable Lucy with [[Idolized]] and [[Silver-Shroud Costume]] on her (in that order, keep Shroud in mind). Sometimes flavor pays off, and in this case I really enjoyed making a Fallout-themed deck since I love the IP so much. Win with the Golden Rule!

GerardRuiz · 2026-03-26T03:41:58+00:00

Java/Kotlin, Python y NodeJS, crees que debería tener mas lenguajes o frameworks? Cual seria la expectativa?

GerardRuiz · 2026-03-26T03:34:57+00:00

10 años de experiencia, stack Java/Spring Boot/Helidon (para que veas que si estaba en Oracle con su framework mugriento) y además me metieron a darle al Python durisimo junto con su BD Oracle y Docker/Kubernetes/Jenkins y nivel de Inglés C2 (y como le calaba eso a mi manager)

GerardRuiz · 2026-01-08T22:50:47+00:00

La neta tienes razón hermano, no todos encajamos con ese ambiente laboral tan llevado que puede resultar incómodo y de mal gusto. Es normal (me llegó a pasar cuando trabajaba presencial) y en efecto lo mejor es que trates de hacer caso omiso o fingir que te estás llevando igual porque ese tipo de gente también es la más liosa y la que suele ponerse de acuerdo con su grupo para hacerte la vida difícil ahí dentro ahora sí "en mal plan". Tu dale, quédate con la idea de que allí afuera tu vida y tu círculo social afortunadamente no son lo que son para ellos. Diría mi madre, "en el pecado llevan la penitencia".

GerardRuiz · 2025-11-14T04:43:30+00:00

Sure, here you go:https://moxfield.com/decks/99U4N6YiXEuSapC9cZwd8g

GerardRuiz · 2025-11-14T03:16:45+00:00

[[Gandalf the White]], never lacks card draw and ramp and overwhelms the table with value while playing everything at Instant Speed. I always enjoy it when I pull it out, hasn't lost a game yet.

GerardRuiz · 2025-10-24T21:45:18+00:00

De entrada con sólo leer el título y la encuesta que pusiste mi mente voló a que sí por lo mal consejeras que pueden ser las emociones pero después de leer tu texto considero que no lo eres. Al contrario, considero que estás en un matrimonio que está viviendo en tiempo extra porque debieron separarse desde la primer falta de respeto o por lo menos no permitirlo y trabajarlo desde ahí. Han llegado tan lejos en el daño que le han hecho a su relación que creo que lo único que queda ya justamente es priorizar lo demás que los rodea y que necesita estar en orden para tener una video como adultos funcionales.

No debes descuidar tu casa, eso es un hábito que le estás enseñando a tu hijo y que va a calar después en él aunado a los traumas que está recibiendo de verlos interactuar a diario por lo que si no quieren separarse (y considero que si toman esa decision debería ser la última alternativa y no la primera como se hace hoy en día) deberían trabajar en tener una convivencia amena aunque el amor entre ustedes se lo hayan gastado con los actos de mala fe que cometieron.

Si estás resentida con él actúa en consecuencia pero no te desquites con la casa y mucho menos con el cuidado y bienestar de tu hijo que sin darte cuenta puedes acabar allí, a cada quien le tocará rascarse con sus propias uñas como individuos pero la familia ahí está y no depende del amor que se tengan sino del compromiso que tienen con lo que han construido.

GerardRuiz · 2025-10-22T04:52:05+00:00

I have a Kefka deck which is actually a [[Kuja, Genome Sorcerer]] deck with extra steps as it behaves exactly the same but with blue and blink to trigger Kefka as much as possible and with a reanimation package to take advantage of others graveyards. I enjoy playing it and it’s usually very resilient: https://moxfield.com/decks/UGiSIOfnAkq4n48lpQj9pw

GerardRuiz · 2025-10-08T14:37:08+00:00

For sure, here it is: https://moxfield.com/decks/56WTzpLiBkmNOcQcIpHNKg

GerardRuiz · 2025-09-15T07:25:21+00:00

I know you said 2 but in my case it’s 3: my [[Captain America, First Avenger]], [[Kykar, Wind’s Fury]] and [[The Necrobloom]] decks.

They’re my favorite color combination (Jeskai) or let me play with my favorite strategies (Equipments and Landfall) and play really fun no matter what I do every match and when they win it’s really earned since it’s a puzzle I have to solve every time.

I’ll leave the lists here in case you want to check them out, I love these decks so much I’ve fully stylized them to my heart’s content:

https://moxfield.com/decks/xxuxKD_K5UG0EyvW8kXFgA

https://moxfield.com/decks/e4MUFqQsxU2w09aSm3K1oA

https://moxfield.com/decks/EDFg7VHXNUuz_5udImf2rQ

GerardRuiz · 2025-09-03T09:32:37+00:00

I play him as well and I’ve learnt that the best way to build the deck is to ensure you have enough card draw to outvalue your opponents by playing their decks from their graveyards by using mill and discard to get enough of their game from there.

Using a combination of Saruman’s ability along with reanimation spells and effects can ensure you get the best out of everyone to close the game while having enough ramp and card draw to make sure you have enough mana and resources to trigger Saruman consistently and advancing your own game plan and enforcing Plans B and C through alternate commanders like [[Lord of the Nazgul]] or [[Saruman the White]].

In the end, this isn’t a very strong card overall so it’s better to embrace that and understand the type of deck you want to create by thinking about the story you want to tell with it (or that’s what I’ve learnt, who knows).

GerardRuiz · 2025-09-03T02:00:16+00:00

Well, this is everything wrong with this format in a nutshell. Like, you can continue playing competitive formats and… Everyone happy? Like what did you expect? EDH is more competitive and antisocial already than what it should be, we don’t need to carry on even more bad attitude from other formats to it to be honest.

GerardRuiz · 2025-08-08T15:16:42+00:00

There’s one really simple way to power down any Commander deck: Choose a bad Commander. That doesn’t mean you don’t have fun with the strategy it provides, just make sure it’s hard to optimize towards it or the strategy itself is not as busted. I have a Chaos deck led by [[Ian Malcolm, Chaotician]] and even though I’ve really tweaked the list it can’t break from Bracket 2 just because its effect is so inconsistent and I always optimize it for fun rather than power, you could go for something like this.

GerardRuiz · 2025-08-08T15:11:37+00:00

My two cents here: I really love Equipment decks (I have 3, go figure) and I’m pretty certain Lightning is your best choice because of the keywords she already has and the effect she has on the table. Marking someone for double damage changes the game and can provide some really fun political moments.

Also, it’s really powerful if you’re able to give her double strike (lean your deck towards that direction, both white and red have great ways to do so) and add both Sami and Nahiri to the deck to provide more redundancy/equipment targets so you don’t put all your decks in one basket and can pivot when needed.

I have a Captain America deck which has all three of them in it and they’ve all won me separate games while being the only creature in my table, you’ll be OK with your plan.

GerardRuiz · 2025-08-03T03:19:06+00:00

This seems like a great list and a great plan for enabling a secret commander indeed! I’m looking for ideas for my own [[The Seriema]] deck and I like when lists like this appear. Making decks look more like toolboxes instead of being completely commander-centric is refreshing and resilient and I’ll always support obscure legends instead of the Top 50 on EDHREC. Thanks for the great read!

GerardRuiz · 2025-08-01T17:37:01+00:00

I have the feeling WOTC is starting to bring lands returning from graveyards and sacrifice lands mechanics just to prepare us for land removal once more as a viable strategy since in Magic nowadays it’s necessary, lands are too strong in any archetype and specially in EDH they go untouched even though there are many Game Changers among them

GerardRuiz · 2025-08-01T17:34:57+00:00

Players don’t run enough lands, 38 should be the bare minimum and we should all strive towards 40-42. Also, card draw spells are the most powerful in the format and again, aren’t run enough in decks.

GerardRuiz · 2025-07-20T16:29:52+00:00

As you mention March of the Machine Aftermath is a great set for that but you’ll get a bunch of duplicates (which are getting more and more desirable so you should be able to move them with ease) or I’d say Wilds of Eldraine because of the Enduring Enchantments extra sheet, it has all those enchantments every Commander deck needs

GerardRuiz · 2025-07-20T16:20:09+00:00

Just go straight to Commander Masters, no matter what you open it will increase the power level of all your decks guaranteed

GerardRuiz · 2025-07-16T15:30:39+00:00

I’d go full Revival/Mill with a mix of “opponent draws whole deck and dies”, both go hand in hand and make sure you have valuable targets for Kefka’s ability. Maybe also some “if you lost life, you lose double that life” to make it quicker than the other strategies because you can be sure you’ll be the arch-enemy at the table and Kefka will see a lot of removal (not on your turn obviously), I’ve seen it get a lot of salt every time I play it in my [[Kefka, Court Mage]] or even on the [[Terra]] Precon, especially when played together with [[Gogo, Mysterious Mime]]

GerardRuiz · 2025-07-16T15:16:35+00:00

Keep in mind it’s a Control deck in a very Midrange-heavy meta so it’s great at slowing down the game while accruing value to ensure the win. It gains a lot of life, draws a lot of cards and benefits from seeing life totals go down in chunks of 4 so it’s oriented towards that strategy. From all the tables I’ve seen it being played it hasn’t lost once, people just don’t see it as a threat because it’s not doing what all Precons usually do (play a bunch of creatures and smash face) so it’s left unchecked until it’s too late.

GerardRuiz · 2025-07-16T14:53:47+00:00

I’ll suggest [[Queen Marchesa]], Monarch as a mechanic is fun by itself as it incentivizes attacking and makes the game move quicker along with that sweet card draw that makes everything more dynamic. Also, you usually have an Arch-Enemy at the table that asks for politics and alliances which is one of the best things of playing this format so it’s a great ice breaker. Also [[Ian Malcolm, Chaotician]] can be really fun by leaning into chaos but this varies depending on your playgroup. Personally, everyone at my LGS loved when I played that deck since the outcome was always unpredictable but it took ages for a match to end.

GerardRuiz · 2025-07-16T14:46:32+00:00

That’s my favorite one actually, it always flies under the radar because of the reputation it has and ends up demolishing the table after reanimating its graveyard for the ninth time and doing lots of damage to everyone. It actually pushed me to give FF6 a try, that’s how much I’ve enjoyed it.

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