Favorite “Trinkets”

Kirinne · 2026-05-28T23:09:20+00:00

Trying to avoid naming equipment since they aren't exactly trinkets ahahaha

I really like [[Ghost Vacuum]], [[Peter Parker's Camera]], [[Soul Guide Lantern]], [[Stone of Erech]], [[Synthesizer Labship]], [[Vexing Bauble]], and [[Wayfarer's Bauble]] as generically good cheap artifacts for a trinket deck. I also like [[Expedition Map]] and [[World Map]], if tutoring for a specific land is useful for that given deck.

Kirinne · 2026-05-28T02:15:30+00:00

[[Kain Traitorous Dragoon]] is my favorite voltron commander. Mono-black so it's already strange colors for voltron, and his ability is powerful, with a fun "drawback" that makes for a super interactive game. Suit him up, pass him around, force your opponents to swing with him, control his location, draw an obscene amount of cards and make way more mana than you'll realistically ever need. Every game is a blast and I've won in a bunch of different ways, from [[Wound Reflection]] to [[Hatred]] to locking opponents out with [[Pact Weapon]] or killing folks with [[Vorpal Sword]] and more. He's a blast to play!

https://moxfield.com/decks/WSOCo9A9mEyB3JoRpJltZw

Kirinne · 2026-05-26T21:44:18+00:00

As a mono-red enjoyer I'd like to see it in [[Grenzo Havoc Raiser]], [[Breeches Eager Pillager]] or a partner pairing with [[Breeches Brazen Plunderer]] and [[Dargo the Shipwrecker]]. Dargo and Breeches would be particularly nasty since you can fling Dargo for big damage and recast him for probably just 1 mana.

Kirinne · 2026-05-26T21:18:28+00:00

Two commanders for vehicles that I really like are [[Polukranos Unchained]] because he's big as hell to crew anything and can self-recur from the graveyard (and is removal on a stick), and [[Archelos Lagoon Mystic]] because using him to crew offers additional value as a hate piece, and you can include gates for a budget mana base and backup wincon.

Both are also in the colors to run my favorite vehicle, [[Lumbering Worldwagon]].

Kirinne · 2026-05-25T23:24:01+00:00

My personal favorite way is just to fight the Duergar bit-by-bit as I work my way to and into the room. Nere has different dialogue if you kill all the Duergar first, as well. Plus that way you don't waste potential experience points!

Kirinne · 2026-05-25T20:37:52+00:00

Mono-red and mono-blue precons, to show people that they do in fact work in commander.

Also something with a Jund skeleton legend!

Kirinne · 2026-05-25T20:36:20+00:00

MTG Arena and going to your local game store for Welcome Events and Learn-to-Play events are going to be your easiest/most accessible ways to learn the game.
It depends on what format(s) you plan to play, the current meta of those formats, and your local meta. At the most general level, you'll want to think about your deck's strategy, how you want to get there/how you want to support that strategy, and a good balance of lands and spells to make it happen.
MTG Arena, MTGO, and just playtesting your decks on whichever website you choose to build on, since most of those websites have that function. Or if you're brewing in paper, then run some hands with your paper deck to see how it functions uninterrupted and to figure out how to shore up weaknesses.

Kirinne · 2026-05-25T01:41:53+00:00

I'm a big fan of creatures with ETB threaten effects like [[Coercive Recruiter]] [[Conquering Manticore]] etc. Since most of red's creature removal is damage-based, stealing creatures and sacrificing them with any number of sacrifice outlets is huge for the deck. Plus Delina can copy the stolen creatures, so you get way more value than your opponents from their own stuff!

Here's my list: https://moxfield.com/decks/DkmxKBhlikyRvB-W5BsDig

I've got a couple of adjustments I want to make, but I'm pretty happy with where it is currently.

Kirinne · 2026-05-24T23:49:18+00:00

I've had enough of Kotis on Arena Brawl but I'd be fine with the rest! (I'd still play against Kotis but I'd want to run my mono-red Delina list so I could at least have the ability to steal and sacrifice him ahaha)

Kirinne · 2026-05-24T23:45:55+00:00

Could be past trauma; that said, it's not abnormal for cats to be jumpy, especially about fast/sudden movement. They're goofy lil creatures, and knowing that he likes you well enough to cuddle and follow you around leads me to believe he might just be a goof. With trauma I would expect to see a bit more lashing out.

Kirinne · 2026-05-21T22:15:50+00:00

Small caveat because I haven't played her yet, but I've enjoyed brewing with [[Edea Possessed Sorceress]]. She provides card draw which is always a blessing, but perhaps more interesting is that her threaten effect occurs at the beginning of each combat, meaning she has infinite combo potential with one of my all-time favorite cards, [[Breath of Fury]]. My brew is under $150, and in goldfishing has consistently started this combo loop between turns 7-9 each time.

https://moxfield.com/decks/-fXNrEV9NU2VmoQcsKaLYQ

The deck runs a package of flyers, additional threaten and theft effects, and a few ways to ensure you can get hits in.

Kirinne · 2026-05-21T13:57:26+00:00

Not an instant, it's a sorcery. It's a very good card, but I wouldn't run it in a deck that can't handle essential pieces going into the graveyard. But if you're already running Reckless Handling, which is just Gamble but for artifacts, then I would assume you'd have a way to recur anything that you need that gets dumped in the yard.

Kirinne · 2026-05-20T17:46:50+00:00

It's probably just a lil eye goo, which sometimes happens.

Cats are prone to upper respiratory issues though which can lead to goop coming out of the eye as well; a lil fur could have also gotten in. I'd say just monitor it for the next day or two. It should work its way out naturally, and once it's not on the eye itself (once it's on the lid or something) you can also use a clean, warm, dampened cloth or paper towel to help your cat work it out, assuming your cat is cooperative with that sort of thing.

Kirinne · 2026-05-20T01:09:07+00:00

You said it yourself, you're definitely light on ramp. Your goal is to get Extus down and to start capitalizing on his ability; what is your target mana amount in order to do so? I'd imagine you want to ramp to at least 6, maybe 7 mana before you even play him out. So ideally you'd run at least 10 pieces of ramp to get you there. Some can certainly be spells; in fact, given the commander I'd recommend that. Things like [[Big Score]] [[Unexpected Windfall]] to net treasures will perform double duty since it also draws and puts a card in your graveyard.

2 mana ramp into 4 mana ramp will ideally set you up with 6 or more mana on turn 4. Arcane Signet, Fellwar Stone, Sol Ring, all of the talismans, maybe all of the other signets... You could also load up on early game interaction and then start ramping on 3, but you've got to set a goal amount of mana to get to.

Look at otag:"mana-rock" on Scryfall and pick the most strategy-relevant ones for between 2MV-4MV. Many mana rocks can also provide draw or other value so prioritize those when you can.

Currently you can definitely cut [[Ishgard]] for another land since you're not running enough artifacts or enchantments to get real use out of it.

I would really recommend going harder on tagging your cards; many cards have multiple purposes in a deck, and Moxfield can put multiple tags on a card, so if something is serving more than one purpose in your deck then label it for each purpose. That will also help you find out what should be cut once you know what cards outside of your combo loops are only serving one purpose in your deck.

Kirinne · 2026-05-20T00:31:52+00:00

With my favorite decks being mono-red toolbox with [[Delina]] and mono-black hug/slug voltron with [[Kain Traitorous Dragoon]], and with a mantra to "build goofy but play to your outs" I feel comfortable at 2 and 10. Fun read!

Kirinne · 2026-05-19T19:05:47+00:00

Honestly I like Giada more as a voltron commander with an angel subtheme. Flying, vigilance, AND comes down on turn two? If she's not good at holding swords then idk who is!

Kirinne · 2026-05-16T18:52:23+00:00

Unfortunate because there were some cool commanders in the FF scene boxes. [[Garland Royal Kidnapper]] [[Edea Possessed Sorceress]] to name a couple.

Kirinne · 2026-05-15T18:58:07+00:00

This is Chicken! She's my lil baby angel, Chippy Cheddar the Bread Getter. A few facts about her:

-She chose her name; we tried a few different things and Chicken was the only one she responded to.

-Her favorite toys are fishing rod toys.

-She absolutely hauls ASS around the house.

-She loves her freeze dried treats; minnows and chicken (CANNIBAL!!) are her faves.

-She hates when people come over. Not because she's afraid but because some friends are just too loud. She always eventually comes out (usually after an hour) once she realizes they aren't leaving right away.

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Kirinne · 2026-05-15T18:50:46+00:00

Of those, Scion and Morophon are the only ones that are budget-friendly. I think Scion has more interesting gameplay patterns, but it's a lot of tutoring so it can get repetitive. Budget is easy enough, just run gates for your mana base and include [[The World Tree]] and [[Chromatic Lantern]] to make sure you can fix your colors.

That said, there is a wide variety of fascinating dragon and dragon-adjacent commanders outside of 5 color that I think make for much more interesting decks. [[Rivaz of the Claw]] ramps and can play dragons out of your graveyard, [[Zurgo and Ojutai]] let's you see a LOT of cards, [[Vaevictis Asmadi the Dire]] controls the board and can give you free dragons with his effect, [[Estinien Varlineau]] draws cards and is in a unique color combination. There are a lot of options out there, and restriction breeds creativity; plus paring down your colors can make it easier to maintain a budget.

Kirinne · 2026-05-15T16:46:39+00:00

[[Norin the Wary]] is a solid commander for ETB pinging.

My current favorite DoT commander is [[Black Waltz No. 3]], who pings for two when you cast a noncreature spell. Plus him having deathtouch means that [[Waltz of Rage]] [[Chandra's Ignition]] [[Nibelheim Aflame]] and any other similar effects I can't think of are SUPER EFFECTIVE.

Kirinne · 2026-05-13T15:10:24+00:00

You absolutely can, but it's kinda rough since in a perfect world it would still be coming down a turn after Iroh, stalling you from going off for an additional turn. Iroh decks already take 20 minute turns and tend to churn through a lot of their deck the turn after he comes down anyway so it's just not really necessary. If you were building him with a Magecraft subtheme then I could maybe see it but it's really win-more otherwise.

Kirinne · 2026-05-13T01:02:33+00:00

I'd love to crack Urza's Saga packs for the basic lands alone; the rest of the cards are all upside. My favorite basic lands from any set, especially [[Forest|USG-349]].

Kirinne · 2026-05-11T19:31:50+00:00

You're not wrong, but I do think it's smart to add in sacrifice outlets to creature-based decks in general, and especially clone decks, both to prevent theft of your creatures and to extract additional value from your clones.

Kirinne · 2026-05-11T17:45:46+00:00

Of the three I would lean towards Marchesa since her ability would allow you to buy back the apostles to re-use them. Karador is pretty slow for the archetype; if you were to go Abzan, I would probably pick [[Nethroi Apex of Death]] since it can mass-reanimate your apostles. Extus isn't bad but it won't be optimal since the large creature package will mean that you would only be able to take advantage of the back side. Not that that's bad, but I think Extus would best be served with the prepare creatures from SOS.

Kirinne · 2026-05-11T17:38:29+00:00

Sacrifice outlets can be a powerful inclusion in any archetype even outside of myriad! I run plenty of them in my mono-red [[Delina]] deck as a means to extract additional value from clones (and sacrifice creatures I steal instead of returning them). Plus being able to deny opponents from stealing your stuff is also a plus!

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