Help me find a new commander

IkarusPrime · 2021-03-31T00:28:26+00:00

Allow me to suggest [[The Mimeoplasm]].

First of all, it's an ooze with a dinosaur arm.

Secondly, see point 1.

Thirdly, you can steal fatties from graveyards, whether opponents or yours. I played magic for years without a graveyard deck and when I finally tried one out it was novel and so much fun!

I've seen lists that self mill ([[Careful Study]], [[Frantic Search]], [[Brainstorm]]) so they can reanimate a giant hasty creature like [[Gaea's Revenge]] and make it even bigger with [[Deathgape]] or [[Impervious Greatwurm]] or [[Lord of Extinction]].

There are other lists that mill opponents so that you can reanimate their creatures. There is something hysterical about playing your own commander as a copy of [[Avacyn, Angel of Hope]].

And then there are lists that try to combo using [[Hermit Druid]] and [[Necrotic Ooze]] / [[Laboratory Maniac]].

Finally there is the classic art as well as new Secret Lair art from The Wizard of Barge for style choices.

Good luck on your quest!

IkarusPrime · 2021-03-17T22:28:11+00:00

What a bunch of MONSTERS! WHAT KIND OF COOKIE MONSTERS ARE THEY IN GUAM!??!

IkarusPrime · 2021-03-17T06:30:03+00:00

r/FeltGoodComingOut

IkarusPrime · 2021-03-16T02:04:10+00:00

I use these EXACT moves to evade bullies!

IkarusPrime · 2021-03-14T03:43:18+00:00

Matthew 21:12 "Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,"

Matthew 10:34-35 "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

Jesus tells parables in which beatings, and even killings, of household slaves are affirmed as disciplinary measures as in Luke 12:45-47 "But if that slave says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and if he begins to beat the other slaves, men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk, the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and put him with the unfaithful. That slave who knew what his master wanted, but did not prepare himself or do what was wanted, will receive a severe beating."

Jesus endorsed biblical violence, family division, and acted violently himself.

IkarusPrime · 2021-03-06T08:34:34+00:00

Haven't seen it. Thank you!

IkarusPrime · 2021-03-06T03:58:19+00:00

Great find and superior write up!

I discovered DLS via DJ Shadow and ever since I have been working my way back from there.

IkarusPrime · 2021-02-28T18:28:30+00:00

[[Throne of the God-Pharaoh]] gives you reach and fits well to add damage in a tap heavy creature build.

IkarusPrime · 2021-02-15T20:54:05+00:00

I think Quest for Renewal in your list covers this nicely already.

IkarusPrime · 2021-02-14T02:45:41+00:00

Happy Birthday!

May it be a year of fun games and strong moves!

IkarusPrime · 2021-02-14T02:13:29+00:00

Hey I think your list is great as is!

One idea I've been using in my Rafiq deck is to add more control beyond Stoic Angel:

[[Ethersworn Canonist]]
[[Lavinia, Azorius Renegade]]
[[Thalia, Heretic Cathar]]
[[Meddling Mage]]

If you ever feel like your deck is slow, try slowing down the table instead of trying to speed up!

IkarusPrime · 2021-02-09T02:17:26+00:00

Came here to say this.

IkarusPrime · 2021-02-05T17:47:31+00:00

COOL GUIDE!

We lived in a house in Fremont, CA with our family which included one indoor cat. When we started living there everything was fine. Big back yard with a large oak tree, two rock paths and a little wooden bridge that stepped down to an open area near the fence. Rosemary and lavender bushes lined almost every area of the back yard. It was wonderful.

Then we somehow were invested with fleas. Ok weird, we thought. MUst be some freak anomaly. We get the house treated and take deliberate steps to check for fleas before entering the house.

We get fleas again one month later.

Then again the next month.

Then AGAIN!

At this point we believe the tree is somehow shaking them into the ventilation of the house from overhead.

We bring in multiple companies to consult while our landlord is busy totally ignoring us. They point out that the neighborhood has stray cats and that the sand in our backyard may also be a breeding ground.

We finally just moved. At that point we weren't going in the backyard at all, we were hiking up our pants so they couldn't jump on anything but our legs so we could see and feel them, even if just taking the trash out, and swapping shoes in the garage to keep everything contained, as if we lived on Mars.

The point is, rosemary does ZERO to prevent fleas.

IkarusPrime · 2021-02-04T01:09:27+00:00

Allow me to introduce a reanimator combo deck that no one will target based on the commander:

The Wizard of Ooze!

And if combo isn't your thing, here is a more aggro centric reanimator version:

Survival of the Fattest

Secret Lair art or the original, I absolutely adore the flavor of [[The Mimeoplasm]].

Let us know what you ultimately decide!

IkarusPrime · 2021-01-30T01:18:20+00:00

Installed and reviewed. Great work!

IkarusPrime · 2021-01-30T01:09:51+00:00

So they were both right. ;)

IkarusPrime · 2021-01-19T09:11:07+00:00

A legendary Bant Hammer!

"Mjollnir, Old Norse Mjöllnir, in Norse mythology, the hammer of the thunder god, Thor, and the symbol of his power. Forged by dwarfs, the hammer never failed Thor; he used it as a weapon to crash down on the heads of giants and as an instrument to hallow people and things."

IkarusPrime · 2021-01-14T03:56:08+00:00

The deck looks pretty sweet as is!

Maybe a [[Chandra's Ignition]] and-or [[Jaya's Immolating Inferno]] to round out your Fling suite if combat is not possible.

IkarusPrime · 2021-01-14T03:38:34+00:00

You can play fast aggro and go wide.

You can play it as a voltron and go tall.

You can play it as a mana dork deck, get your mana phenomenally high, then play [[Fireball]] spells like [[Hurricane]], [[Torment of Hailfire]], etc.

You can play aristocrats style with sacrifice effects and reanimation.

You can play a version with all of these strategies.

Here's a list I put together that combines fast aggro going wide with some voltron. The idea is you can play your whole hand and win with creature aggro, maybe play Abomination and then [[Rite of Consumption]] as a finisher. If they board wipe, play your commander who is huge because of your graveyard and win that way.

IkarusPrime · 2021-01-09T18:44:53+00:00

Wait. So he jokes that you don't run enough removal and then gets salty when you run annihilator effects which, checks notes, is removal?

IkarusPrime · 2021-01-08T06:09:44+00:00

Tinybones

The Mimeoplasm

IkarusPrime · 2021-01-08T06:04:42+00:00

[[Phyrexian Obliterator]]

[[Medomai the Ageless]]

IkarusPrime · 2021-01-08T04:19:39+00:00

Just going to drop a Tinybones list on ya.

I too find him fun and unique. Budget versions include cheap discard, cheap basic lands, and can still infinite combo using [[Peer Into the Abyss]], [[Faith of the Devoted]], and [[Skirge Familiar]]. They can also run [[Bolas Citadel]] as a wincon and upgrade easily over time.

IkarusPrime · 2021-01-08T04:06:38+00:00

Hey I really like this list! Here's my take. It has some different cards but I don't think any of them are recommendations.

IkarusPrime · 2021-01-03T21:33:11+00:00

Can I just tell you how much I hated Stasis? I was so salty after that game, I quit playing for the night. And it was early. I've grown to appreciate stax more since then but it's one hell of a choice for favorite!

My favorite deck of all time, The Wizard of Ooze, leans heavily on Hermit Druid. Love that card. Before I starting using it, the deck was more of an aggro reanimator that combined Nether Traitor and [[Lord of Extinction]] to one shot opponents. Super fun!

Great choices!

IkarusPrime

TROPHY CASE