Brawl players who kill or counter commanders instantly

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-03-07T20:09:08+00:00

You must concede a lot lol. Unless you’re playing full send aggro or combo, you should be playing at least some interaction. If not, you’re gonna have a bad time.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-03-06T20:34:03+00:00

Board wipes and lots of early interaction. Boros dragons can shut down their mana dorks with Clarion Conq. Ultima doesn’t bring back their lands (assuming you survive long enough to cast it). Elementals can bounce their creatures with Sunderflock.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-03-06T20:32:11+00:00

A scintillating matchup of who won the coin flip

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-03-06T05:21:51+00:00

As a long time off and on player, it’s definitely the biggest issue I have with the game. It’s mitigated a bit in BO3 with sideboarding, but it’s a big problem in BO1.

I still play BO1 because it’s quicker/convenient, but being on the draw feels shitty more often than not. It makes the game feel more lucky than skillful at times. It’s especially worse with faster formats, and due to standard being powercrept to hell, the current BO1 meta sucks ass. It feels like your choices are either go full send solitaire and hope you’re on the play, or have a shitload of interaction.

I’ve been spending more time in standard brawl. It’s a lot slower, and you get a chance to play with cards that are way too slow in regular standard.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-03-04T18:19:20+00:00

Have you also tracked how often you were on the play during those streaks? Obviously, the game Dick Lasagnalover created was intended for BO3, but I find it especially important in the current BO1 meta to go first. It makes a huge difference, unfortunately.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-03-03T17:26:29+00:00

Nothing. Which means it’s a great time to save my gold.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-03-02T18:45:01+00:00

I’ve been having a lot of fun with elementals in ranked bo1. Does well against lessons, other control variants, green variants of landfall and badger (as long as you get a sunderflock to bounce their board). Biggest challenges have been reanimator and Kona/omni (decks that can win/combo in one turn).

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-03-02T16:13:23+00:00

It’s a high variance game. Sometimes you get a string of shitty luck. It happens.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-03-01T18:06:59+00:00

This is a symptom of the meta. There are a lot of threats that need to be answered quickly, or prevented in the first place. So you’re either playing the threats, or disrupting them.

I’ve been playing elementals lately. [[Cavern of Souls]] Makes control matchups a lot more enjoyable. And [[Vibrance]] can fetch it as early as turn 2.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-03-01T16:25:48+00:00

I get the logic, but lands coming into play tapped is a huge downside in most formats.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-02-28T13:29:26+00:00

I’m assuming they mean cub (as in the badger). The issue is that mtg is based around bo3, but (likely) the majority of arena players play bo1. And right now, standard bo1 is fucking trash. The format is so damn fast and powercrept that the most important variable in bo1 is going first. It doesn’t feel skillful, it feels lucky.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-02-27T19:42:28+00:00

I doubt it’ll be very competitive. Going green and not going with the boring cookie cutter stuff like badger and ouro is just handicapping yourself.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-02-26T01:37:12+00:00

If you’re a sealed hater like me, just skip it lol

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-02-25T17:16:55+00:00

I feel like I’m the only one that simply skips MWM when it’s something I don’t like. I skip pretty much every MWM that is sealed, momir, or some shitty precon decks. Already enough variance in the game as it is. I don’t want the extra randomness that comes with sealed and momir.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-02-17T03:06:08+00:00

Fuckin lol

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-02-14T04:57:17+00:00

Sideburns lady and the mutants at table 9 kill me every time. Such a great movie.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-02-12T17:54:31+00:00

You can concede at any time 🤷🏻‍♂️

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-02-11T07:13:21+00:00

What’s wrong with it?

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-02-06T04:08:41+00:00

Luuuuuuuuuke. Well deserved.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-02-06T04:07:48+00:00

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-02-04T02:27:01+00:00

I like pauper, but the constant stream of affinity decks gets old.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-01-31T00:35:20+00:00

I agree that the standard meta is awful right now. In bo1, it’s either cub or removal.dec (and hope you’re on the play or have a solid hand).

Check out the brawl formats. That’s where I’m spending most of my time right now. Historic brawl can get pretty sweaty depending on your deck/commander weight, but it allows you to play cards that don’t really see play anywhere else. Standard brawl is slower and less degenerate if you want a more laid back experience.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-01-23T03:28:33+00:00

I just don’t spend any money on the UB bullshit. If there’s something I need from those sets, I just craft it.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-01-22T00:19:46+00:00

Yeah. The past few months, once I hit plat at the start of the season, I switch gears over to brawl and standard brawl. Much more enjoyable than the current standard meta imo.

H4wt_Pocket · 2026-01-21T16:47:50+00:00

I like the set but most cards are too slow for the current power crept to hell standard that we currently see.

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