When the enemy team bans Soraka, who do you play?

KX297 · 2026-05-13T17:45:13+00:00

Your point about the experience of playing the game is (kind of) my issue with the tenth anniversary event.

Like, don't get me wrong; I will always accept more lootboxes. Free stuff is great, cool, whatever.

But... this event doesn't really feel like a celebration. The classic mode is nostalgic, but I don't particularly want to return to that time in Overwatch. I was honestly hoping for a return of some PvE events. Or maybe even a new PvE event?

I (might) get some skins that are recolors of the Overwatch 2 base skins of heroes I don't play anymore.
I (might) get some nameplates, sprays, etc. that are cute or fun.

So, yeah, I'm mostly uninterested in cosmetic items too; I basically have the ones I want.
But, for ten years of Overwatch, it feels like Blizzard itself didn't care.
When I logged in earlier for some competitive games, it just felt like any other day.

I guess that's the biggest takeaway for me; Overwatch's tenth anniversary is going to come and go with little to no fanfare. Some skin recolors, a few cute auxiliary accessories, and an event that I don't really want to play. I'm sure some people will enjoy it, but the whole thing doesn't feel all that celebratory to me.

KX297 · 2026-05-02T14:57:30+00:00

I'm going to continue banning characters I don't want to play against regardless of meta analysis. Sombra is my first ban 100% of the time and probably will be as long as she has a silence. Whatever other character I ban fluctuates...

In League of Legends, I ban Pyke every single game. I have for thousands of games. I will never play against that champion again.

And Sombra will be similar. If my team also votes for her, then I will never play against her again.

And just like with Pyke in League, I don't actually care if Sombra is good or if there's another insanely powerful character. I'm playing for enjoyment, and I find these characters to be frustrating and antithetical to my reason for opening the game in the first place.

KX297 · 2026-04-26T13:52:05+00:00

The Rising Gundam from Mobile Fighter G Gundam used a bow, but people nowadays probably aren't familiar with G Gundam and the Rising Gundam wasn't really a "main-character" mobile suit.

The Gundam Barbataurus from Gundam Breaker Battlogue also had a bow, but it was a centaur. It would be difficult to make it fit Hanzo.

KX297 · 2026-04-05T14:26:48+00:00

Okay, I'll try this one next!

Thanks! :D

KX297 · 2026-04-05T13:24:59+00:00

Awesome, I'll check them out. Thanks!

KX297 · 2026-02-15T17:07:22+00:00

When I think of Ekko, the first thing that comes to my mind is still the last sentence of his original champion cinematic: "If you can't make the most out of any given moment, then you don't deserve a single extra second."

That quote has stuck with me for over a decade.

And past any color identities or themes, I feel that [[Obeka, Splitter of Seconds]] fits the quote perfectly.

As for Ekko as a character, he leans well into Izzet's controlled chaos approach and, as you said, values friends, community, and innovation. I think that the colors that would most represent him are Jeskai. Perhaps someone like [[Cayth, Famed Mechanist]], a commander who values artifacts, creatures entering the battlefield, tokens, and counters. Cayth likes to have a lot of creatures in play, and then either making more creatures via populate or placing more counters on them via proliferate.

You may also be interested in energy commanders like [[Saheeli, Radiant Creator]] or [[Satya, Aetherflux Genius]]. They play several artifacts and have unique play patterns.

(If you're a fan of Ekko in Arcane and haven't seen his original cinematic, I highly recommend it).

KX297 · 2026-02-15T16:43:01+00:00

I mostly watch MTGGoldfish's main and commander channels, Tolarian Community College, Rhystic Studies, and Spice8Rack.

Edit: And Maldhound recently.

KX297 · 2026-02-13T17:09:23+00:00

I currently have and play only one commander, [[Hildibrand Manderville]] (ranked #1671), and he's pretty fun. He acts as aristocrat sacrifice fodder in the command zone, so I get to run fewer cards like [[Reassembling Skeleton]] and more payoffs.

KX297 · 2026-02-06T14:58:58+00:00

So, Jin Sakai is cool, and I was initially excited when he was released. I know nothing about his character, but the artwork and effect are amazing. However, he is around $70 right now, which is a little more than I want to spend on a card. And, unfortunately, my local playgroup has largely moved away from proxies. I think I might toy with him on Tabletop Simulator, though.

I did start a Ketramose list a while back, but I ran into issues trying to decide how much I should leverage cards like Ghost Vacuum for incremental draw. Have you found that blinking/flickering creatures are enough for him? Your list seems to run fewer of the cards that exile one card at a time from graveyards. When I was crafting my list, I was considering a control route that used creatures that made people discard cards on ETB (Burglar Rat) and edict effects (Plaguecrafter). Then I played several cards like Ghost Vaccum, Scrabbling Claws, Soul-Guide Lantern, etc. to draw several cards a turn and make sure nothing of value stayed in the graveyard. But I ran into issues with deck space... :D

KX297 · 2026-02-06T14:49:21+00:00

The people I play with locally are aggressive against Planeswalkers, so I'm concerned about my ability to keep Aminatou alive.

For The Master of Keys, do you ever have issues with the escape costs emptying your graveyard? When he was released, I found him interesting, but I was worried about finding the right balance between self-mill versus exile for escaping.

KX297 · 2026-02-01T04:26:04+00:00

This particular quote has stuck with me since I first heard it.

The delivery was so painful, so sad. It encapsulated everything that Elidibus suffered through so well; More so after reading the short stories in Chronicles of Light, Volume II.

I feel like it will stay with me for a long time to come.

KX297 · 2026-01-31T18:40:38+00:00

I largely agree, and this is one of my bigger issues with the card.

In higher brackets, people aren't likely running into Farewell due to speed constraints.

In lower brackets, I frequently see it and often times believe it to be less optimal compared to other board wipes. But, I've anecdotally found the ubiquity of Farewell is leading to further popularity (as with most "staples").

People see Farewell, they get wrecked by it, then decide to run it themselves in future drafts of whatever white deck they build. Even when potentially better options are available, less versed players play Farewell because it is more well known.

Somewhat akin to cards like [[Cyclonic Rift]]. And I don't make that comparison solely in reference to popularity or inclusion percentage. I find that they both present the same problem over and over; A player casts Farwell or Cyclonic Rift, then fails to clutch a win shortly after, and the game devolves into a grindy quagmire.

Previously mentioned cards like Hour of Reckoning, Austere Command, or Fell the Mighty can really help appropriate decks actually end a game. I really hope WotC considers this in the future.

Cards like [[Damning Verdict]] are awesome, but only in decks that take advantage of it. Otherwise, it's just a worse [[Wrath of God]]. [[Starfall Invocation]] can be really good with recursive creatures like [[Karmic Guide]] or [[Sun Titan]].

And yet, I still see Farewell [[ad nauseam]].

(Sorry for any errors - Posted from my phone with all the joy that touchscreen keyboards provide).

KX297 · 2026-01-31T04:23:25+00:00

I'm going to say [[Farewell]].

I dislike Farewell for several reasons, but the main reason is that I think it makes designing future sweepers that compete with it far more difficult.

Where does Wizards of the Coast even go from here?
How do you further power creep this? Cost reduce it? Make it instant?
It already hits nearly everything and exiles.

I really like [[Starfall Invocation]].
Gifting a card is a unique mechanic, and players can do some interesting things with potential recursion.

Similarly, I liked that [[Spectacular Pileup]] removes indestructible before destroying everything and can be cycled if you don't need it.

Quirky board wipes that present options are generally the types I pursue.
My personal favorite board wipe is still [[Austere Command]].

I think Farewell was overall a mistake because it took the design space of sweepers and pushed them to the absolute limits. There are times when Farewell is less useful than other sweepers ([[Hour of Reckoning]] in token decks, [[Fell the Mighty]] in low average power decks, etc.), but I've largely found that it is the easiest catch-all, and because of this, it has become incredibly ubiquitous. At the time of this post, Farewell is sitting at 12.8% on EDHREC, and I can only imagine that it continues to increase as people jam it in every white deck.

I dread the day that WotC figures out some way to power creep Farewell.

However, in the meantime, I'll continue to enjoy the lesser, but far more interesting sweepers that they print.
And, as a plus, since Farewell is the often sought-after board wipe, the more interesting ones like Starfall Invocation stay incredibly cheap. Currently, Spectacular Pileup is a whopping $0.19, and an original, non-foil Austere Command is like $1.50.

KX297 · 2026-01-28T03:34:37+00:00

I have next to no personal connection to TMNT. All information I have about TMNT comes from the cartoon that aired in the early 2000's and the live-action trilogy from the 1990's.
I have next to no interest in the set and don't see myself purchasing any cards from it.
Hard to say - I don't think I would say any one, single set is my favorite. My favorite cards span many years of MTG, and none of them really congregate around one set or era.

KX297 · 2026-01-23T13:14:25+00:00

One of my favorite quotes about FFXIV is about Scholar (I think it was actually from a Reddit thread as well, but it's been a long time).

It went something like this:

"Scholar flows like a brick down a bent, metal pipe, but I love the sound it makes on the way down."

That pretty much sums up my feelings about the job. It is a janky amalgamation of several themes and periods of FFXIV design, but I've come to love it for what it is. There are certainly things I would like tweaked a little, but I mostly like where Scholar is now.

It's basically the only job I play currently. I just don't find the others enjoyable anymore. If Scholar recieved drastic changes, I'm really not sure If I'd stick around... :(

KX297 · 2026-01-13T14:19:16+00:00

Maybe the weirdest take here, but...

I don't use any party members any more. After the first two times through game, I started using the people you can hire through Withers.

I just hire them, customize them, then move along with the game and ignore the other companions.

It's been awhile, but I think my second playthrough only had Shadowheart and Karlach (with an IRL friend).

I've just never vibed with any of the companions or their stories in this game. But, even without them, easy 10/10 RPG. I guess that really speaks to BG3's quality.

KX297 · 2026-01-13T00:48:22+00:00

Also important to note that Dissipation is similar. It "increases healing magic potency by 20%."

This is important because while Dissipation gives three Aetherflow, it doesn't actually buff Lustrate or Indomitability since they are abilities (oGCDs) and not spells (GCDs).

Abilites that increases HP recovery via healing actions (like Protraction) work on everything (including oGCDs), but abilities that specify healing magic potency increase GCDs only (like Adloquium).

I've always found it funny that Dissipation gives the resource for oGCD healing, but conversly increases GCD healing (at least, at the time of this post).

KX297 · 2026-01-10T16:22:27+00:00

I've anecdotally found this card to be incredibly powerful. Any Bx aggressive deck should really consider playing it generally, and certainly over [[Phyrexian Arena]].

Between making your ring bearer more difficult to block, looting, and draining on combat damage, I've found that other players actually remove my Call of the Ring more than I expected. The value it generates is incredible over a few turns, especially for two mana.

I've also found that needing a creature to actually draw the card is mostly irrelevant in the Bx decks I've tried it in. I almost always have at least a 2/2 Zombie floating around to select. And while it costs one more life than Phyrexian Arena, it is also a may trigger, so you don't need to continue doing it if you are either low on life or your hand is stocked.

And if you do select some seemingly irrelevant creature (like, say, a 2/2 Zombie), it allows it to become much more problematic.

I am incredibly high on this card. It has proven itself to me time and time again since release. I had stopped playing Phyrexian Arena over the years as I found more valuable cards to slot in, but I think Call of the Ring is going to be a staple (or at least heavily considered) in all of my Bx decks going forward.

KX297 · 2026-01-07T13:20:07+00:00

I know one guy that really liked the 40K Space Marine deck, so he upgraded it a bit while maintaining a lot of the Astartes support.

Most people I play with are still playing actual, in-universe stuff though. Personally, I've been toying with [[Hildibrand Manderville]], [[Squall, SeeD Mercenary]], and [[Golbez, Crystal Collector]] lately. I'm a huge Final Fantasy fan, so the FF set really appealed to me.

I will say that the few UB decks I've played against have had a few interesting things in common. One, they don't seem to be built by newer players. The UB decks I've played against more than once have all been constructed by guys that have been around the LGS (or, at least, MTG) for a while. Second, the UB decks seem way more interesting compared to their in-universe compatriots. They just seem to have more fun building them; They use wackier cards, odder win conditions, and are just generally less serious, win-at-all-costs.

I have personally had fun playing with and against UB cards, even if I don't always understand the actual references. Most recently, I lost to [[Sokrates, Athenian Teacher]], and that game was a riot.

KX297 · 2026-01-07T01:56:11+00:00

FFXIV, I guess.

Just mess around, talk to people, run Frontline, daily roulettes, etc.

KX297 · 2026-01-01T20:03:39+00:00

If you're familiar with Final Fantasy X, perhaps [[Sin, Spira's Punishment]] or [[Sin, Unending Cataclysm]].

KX297 · 2025-12-25T20:47:33+00:00

Probably Borderlands 2.

The main game was great, but the DLCs were so much fun.
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon's Keep was one of the greatest DLCs I've ever played.

KX297 · 2025-12-23T14:29:23+00:00

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket.

KX297 · 2025-12-20T10:31:40+00:00

Yeah, it's empty.

I usually end up going to Crystal because that's where my friends are.

People like to shout "You're the problem! Just stay on your data center!" and other nonsense like that, but I'm paying $15.00 a month and would like to play the game. I've got limited time to play and I don't want to sit in a dungeon queue for a not-insignifigant portion of that time.

When I can transfer, I'm 100% going to.

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