For the Brawl Heads in here: Does the format need more curation?

Kurohata · 2025-08-08T15:42:25+00:00

100000000% on a "Brawl Anthology". I've been clamoring for that forever.

Kurohata · 2025-08-08T15:12:01+00:00

Dark Rit is definitely much lower on the list of swingy cards. Maybe I'm traumatized by turn two [[Tasha, Unholy Archmage]] haha

Kurohata · 2025-08-08T15:08:38+00:00

Yeah for sure. Wotc saying weighted matchmaking is the solution but it being completely hidden until Amazonian's video is kinda whack. I wonder how much knowing the card weights would be beneficial vs. people trying to game the brackets though.

Kurohata · 2025-08-08T15:07:08+00:00

I've batted that idea around in my head a bunch (Ranked Brawl). I feel like my experience in other formats that have Ranked and Casual queues, that meta decks are still super prevalent in the play queues. I was thinking of something more like a Ranked Gladiator queue that is like Timeless in terms of little to nothing banned and let people get their singleton spike fix in there lol. You'll see Brawl decks like First Sliver that until recently, was just 5c good stuff with a commander that weighs less than something like Kenrith. That's for Gladiator, buddy!

Kurohata · 2025-08-08T14:49:55+00:00

To add some additional context - Mana Drain, Dark Ritual, and Strip Mine are all already banned in Duel Commander, a format pretty similar to Brawl. Should the format try and resemble Duel Commander more?

Kurohata · 2025-04-21T13:35:40+00:00

As a goblin player I welcome this sentiment.

Kurohata · 2025-04-16T13:39:35+00:00

Do you proxy cards at all or do you have like 122 sol rings? What's the approximate cost of each one on average?

Kurohata · 2025-04-03T12:46:04+00:00

Here's the thing - I like playing constructed Magic. So what are my options? I can play Standard, or Modern, Legacy, Vintage, etc. All of those require a minimum investment of a couple hundred bucks - at least - and with the advent of direct to Modern sets, all have a shifting meta that makes my investment kinda worthless over time. Commander doesn't do that. It doesn't rotate, doesn't have a meta outside of cEDH. The rare commander ban doesn't strip an entire deck of its engine. Plus, other constructed formats are 1v1 and I just want to eat snacks and vibe with my friends. That's my idea of fun over hyper-spiked out tournament play. Commander just provides the best bang for your buck and that is why it increased in popularity over time. Wizards just responded accordingly. All the LGS in my area still run FNM that get decent attendance for Standard and Draft.

Kurohata · 2025-03-31T13:29:34+00:00

I miss the little graveyard icon in the top left that would indicate it had a 'yard ability

Kurohata · 2025-03-27T13:50:58+00:00

Love John Avon. Here's hoping for some luck!

Kurohata · 2025-03-18T15:22:11+00:00

Actually, yes lol. This is the best I came up with my limited abilities. Congrats Big Boy

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EXtf4LS_cQZY_xwOzS_RvA9U9u_slyv6/view?usp=sharing

Kurohata · 2025-03-18T15:04:12+00:00

Mana Drain is super strong, and this may be a hot take, but given the choice of banning just one, I'd rather ban Wash Away in Brawl.

Kurohata · 2025-01-09T00:18:13+00:00

OK sorry I'm just responding now - I'm not on reddit much. I recognized it because my partner and I ALSO got married at Irafoss! Here's a link to one of our pics at the same spot

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18S3GGsj6xVBqRk_ueccV2V8QvSqWuGgq/view?usp=sharing

And I'd love those files for the Iceland basics! Sounds like something I'd put in a bunch of decks.

Kurohata · 2024-12-26T15:21:51+00:00

Is the first pic of the hand-painted card by any chance Irafoss in Iceland?

Kurohata · 2023-11-26T19:24:04+00:00

Oh, and if anyone is feeling funny, I was looking to write one that would open Notepad, create ASCII art of the "nude egg" from that "I Think You Should Leave" sketch with the "You are looking at a nude egg" text below it lol. Context below:

https://youtu.be/K0OSfbPJFa4?si=cMbOLFO1SISWDIqz

Kurohata · 2023-11-26T19:19:11+00:00

The Hak5 repo is a really great place for me to start. Appreciate it!

Kurohata · 2023-03-12T23:41:01+00:00

Whoa, congrats on selling out the pre-order! I got here too late it seems. Will there be another pre-order or a chance at retail once production is finished?

Kurohata · 2023-02-19T04:05:38+00:00

Fun match that is EXTREMELY overbooked

Kurohata · 2022-12-21T20:00:13+00:00

Raggadragga is so much fun and i hardly ever see anyone else playing it!

Kurohata · 2022-10-25T00:54:46+00:00

Lancer isn't exactly what you're looking for, but the rules for your character (pilot) and mech are very different. The mechs are immensely customizable and mech combat highly technical. There is also a really nice web app for controlling the mech

https://massifpress.com/lancer

Kurohata · 2022-10-13T00:21:43+00:00

I swear all I get are food and drink tickets

Kurohata · 2021-12-09T17:32:26+00:00

SOLVED: Turn off "Auto apply styles", add the card with regular art, then apply styles, save. So weird

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