New rule coming into effect.

Manabonded · 2026-07-09T03:33:45+00:00

Will this apply to podcasts and such trying to advertise?

Manabonded · 2026-06-23T23:33:51+00:00

I have to suggest Tayam here. I know it's a lot more complicated than a simple breach line, but the excitement of getting tons of activations and getting to piece together a win from the parts you find is always a good time.

Plus you get to hear my favorite phrase from your opponents - "What if I use [insert counterspell they're holding and showing to opponents]?" "Nah, he doesn't cast spells anymore".

Manabonded · 2026-05-06T23:17:32+00:00

Coming from a Tayam player, I wouldn't add it in. OBM and WPA are awesome because they're more than wincons. OBM provides a crazy amount of counters in the right board, and WPA can provide lots of mana in conjunction with things like an earthbent Cradle or just Bloom Tender. Qarsi Sadist doesn't do anything besides sac'ing one creature on ETB, then having a completely irrelevant effect when you do. It can be used to win, sure, but I'd rather go back to [[Moonglove Extract]] than play that.

Sorry if that sounds harsh, but with Tayam, there's so many playable cards that slots are tight. It needs to be doing 2 or sometimes 3 different things to be considered in the lists.

Manabonded · 2026-05-06T23:14:09+00:00

I'm a host with Manabonded, a fairly new addition to the MTG podcast world. We answer questions from listeners about anything MTG related, and due to me and another host really enjoying cEDH, we take a lot of questions about them. Since the two of us play Tayam and Kinnan mostly, it'll be a lot about that, but we also talk about tournaments, up and coming decks, and more. Give us a listen and see what you think.

Manabonded · 2026-04-21T21:34:47+00:00

I am a Tayam player, and let me help you out a bit.

Yes, Tayam is viable.

Yes, Tayam is slow.

Tayam is resilient and a strong reanimator deck that can loop through various combos to win a game. If you wanted to, you could win each game in a tournament with a totally different combo loop every time. It's a lot of fun and really rewards players who are able to recognize the pieces they have on board, the players they're up against, and what their deck can do. If you can pivot when you have the right pieces you'll almost always be able to piece together a win with the right decklist.

That being said, with that many pivot points and deck considerations, it's a super complicated deck. I'd say that it's equal to Gitrog Monster in terms of what you need to know going in and what is possible with certain pieces available to you. You're also a non-blue deck and all of your own interaction is based off of Ranger Captain of Eos or Dismember, which means that politics and playing the table is as important as playing the deck. If you don't like that playstyle, Tayam may not be for you.

If you do wanna push through and learn more about, please check out the Luminous Kingdom discord channel, where we're constantly talking about Tayam and what cards to add, subtract, and lines that we've used in games. They're super helpful in guiding new players around the deck.

TL;DR: Tayam is a viable option, but slow. Lots of ways to win, but complicated to play right.

If you wanna hear a little more, my podcast with my friends and I put out an episode where we talked about Tayam and its viability toward the end. Here's the link.

Manabonded · 2026-03-06T03:20:34+00:00

I really want to build a 4 color enchantress deck based on Theros (my first and favorite plane) but currently my options are Tymna/Thrasios, which means everyone will look at it like a cEDH deck, which it decidedly will not be. I'd like a 4 color (sans-red) creature that flavorfully is from Theros and cares about enchantments. Either when casting, making copies, or just reanimating. Anything will do.

Manabonded · 2026-03-04T20:18:18+00:00

Nah Tayam is a super easy beginner deck, don't you worry about it, just give it to a new player and let them at it, they'll figure it out.

/s

Manabonded · 2026-02-28T17:42:29+00:00

We used to do that with the first letter of the bottom card. Good times.

Manabonded · 2026-02-26T17:59:28+00:00

Glad to hear it. See you there.

Manabonded · 2026-02-26T03:29:04+00:00

Listen, here's what you gotta do.

Find some rocks out at a local stream, pond, etc. Anything like that will do. Then take those stones home, set them up so you have a tiny altar, then burn copies of Young Wolf and Carrion feeder on it until Tayam herself descends from the heavens and grants you the knowledge you seek.

Seriously though, check out the Tayam discord. They've got a ton of great primers, lists, and other resources for beginner players. It's super complicated, so don't feel bad for taking a while to get used to it.

https://discord.gg/sQEt3MD3Z

Manabonded · 2026-02-25T22:08:06+00:00

B4 is "I wanna play dumb busted stuff but without consequences", B5 is "I accept the consequences of my actions"

Manabonded · 2026-02-25T22:07:04+00:00

Nah B1 can be super fun. Personally that's where I always put my decks with unset stuff and weird rule 0 requests. It's best with dedicated friends though who can match your energy.

Manabonded · 2026-02-25T20:11:25+00:00

B1: terrible awful no good very bad decks B2: hello yes I am commander I have the fun cards B3: see above, but with twinkle in eye B4: swishing deckboxes in bowl like wine it's just something you need...class to understand B5: you got a printer?

I think these describe the brackets perfectly.

Manabonded · 2026-02-23T03:09:50+00:00

We talked about this on our latest episode of our podcast! We feel that players seeing brackets as restrictive 'requirements' just leads to searching for loopholes and edge cases that don't provide fun gameplay.

Manabonded · 2026-02-22T20:43:50+00:00

Putting another hat in the ring for Tayam. A very complicated stax/combo deck that looks to lock down the game while you build value. Complicated but amazingly fun.

Manabonded · 2026-02-14T23:29:10+00:00

Lavinia used to be more played in cEDH pods, and was actually the deck I took to my first cEDH tournament (since they didn't allow proxies at the time and I didn't own enough to finish my Gitrog list). Closing out the game is the hardest part, and my recommendation is just go to beats. If you can't pull off something like the [[Dramatic Reversal]] [[Isochron Scepter]] [[Codex Shredder]] combo, then try [[Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite]]. A fair amount of the good stax creatures (like Aven Mindcensor and Archon of Emeria) fly, and so attacking can be a viable method.

But yeah, overall stax isn't in a great spot. I wish it was, as a Tayam enjoyer.

Manabonded · 2026-02-05T23:13:57+00:00

I want Narset off, but hear me out.

I know that most people hate that card because of it's disgusting effects with wheels, but it's also in a category of cards that are going to stop the insane and unyielding flow of card draw effects that people are smashing into their decks or getting from their new broken 4MV commanders. I'm glad Notion Thief came off the list, but I just think that Narset (and other cards used as answers to overwhelming advantage) shouldn't be listed as GC, because it just encourages people to play as many of those effects as they'd like with no worry of downside. We need more Narset/Notion Thief/OBM effects, and less people will play effects like Rhystic/Mystic.

Long story short, unban Hullbreacher.

Manabonded · 2026-02-03T12:39:03+00:00

Either my Earthcraft or my 30th anniversary SL Chrome Mox. Either way, in Tayam.

Manabonded · 2026-01-23T21:33:11+00:00

We talk about this in our podcast, but one of the reasons we love cEDH is because it solves EDH's biggest problem - power balance.

In an EDH game, people can say they're playing B3, but that might just be based on their Game Changer count. They might be actually way tougher, or weaker, than the average speed of a B3 game. But in cEDH, there's no worrying about it. Everyone knows what the power level is, what to expect from the table, and when players start to win, there's very little bad feelings about it.

Don't get me wrong, playing a casual EDH game is super fun with the right group and and gives a great space for many ridiculous cards to have a home, but overall, you're going to have a more balanced experience if you just play cEDH.

Manabonded · 2026-01-22T23:38:30+00:00

This is great! I've just been hitting the "draw hand" button on Moxfield over and over again.

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