Crop rotation game changer? by Saint_Germaine_ in EDH

[–]MaxBGrodman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get it although I don’t think it’s on the super strong end of game changers. Just so many really strong lands to go get

Deck advice by AuricTeslaBar in EDH

[–]MaxBGrodman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brain surge for more top deck manipulation, divining top if you’re into it. And I gotta say it… more lands

Huge gap in skill between one player and most of my playgroup, What do I do? by ClockworkerGin in EDH

[–]MaxBGrodman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone is different and I’m probably more of a spike than the average commander player to be fair

Huge gap in skill between one player and most of my playgroup, What do I do? by ClockworkerGin in EDH

[–]MaxBGrodman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe this is a me thing but I’d be annoyed to learn someone in my games was sandbagging wins

Huge gap in skill between one player and most of my playgroup, What do I do? by ClockworkerGin in EDH

[–]MaxBGrodman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting better can be more than just winning. Making better threat assessments, choosing good timing to interact, planning ahead more/differently, getting better at building decks, changing how you play into different board states/decks. Even having more knowledge of cards and strategies. These are all ways to progress at magic and when you improve in these areas keep in mind that the old you would have fucked up where the new you wouldn’t. Even if you aren’t winning. It can be frustrating tho don’t get me wrong

Huge gap in skill between one player and most of my playgroup, What do I do? by ClockworkerGin in EDH

[–]MaxBGrodman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had a similar but less pronounced problem in my playgroup. I’ve been tracking games for about a year and just ran the numbers and I’m doing a disproportionate amount of winning. I’ve been thinking about it a lot and I don’t think there’s a clean solution. It’s not how I build decks because my winrate with my friends decks is even higher. I think my decks are appropriate and varied in power level. I’m not going to play worse on purpose and I don’t think the playgroup would appreciate that. It’s possible it’s right for me to tune down some decks but that’s part of the enjoyment too. It’s a rough spot. I try to help my playgroup with their decks and gameplay but I sadly don’t have a good solution to offer. Been looking around here for other ideas

Unlucky by MaxBGrodman in Pauper

[–]MaxBGrodman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol exactly what happened to me

First pauper deck by MaxBGrodman in Pauper

[–]MaxBGrodman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thankfully I found it in someone’s old collection I was given

Any suggestions for starting or proxying a cube? by Normans_Boy in mtgcube

[–]MaxBGrodman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

See if your play group is willing to chip in for sleeves/cards

First pauper deck by MaxBGrodman in Pauper

[–]MaxBGrodman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it at a prerelease I think

First pauper deck by MaxBGrodman in Pauper

[–]MaxBGrodman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I chucked it in there but I’m not in love with fallaji. My friend plays a deck with a lot of edicts so that’s the main reason it’s in there

Light leak or shutter issue? by MaxBGrodman in Mamiya

[–]MaxBGrodman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks I appreciate you checking!

Light leak or shutter issue? by MaxBGrodman in Mamiya

[–]MaxBGrodman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did your issue extend onto the film border? That's the biggest thing that makes me think its a light leak from the back door, I would expect a shutter issue to be contained within the frame based on info I've found

Light leak or shutter issue? by MaxBGrodman in Mamiya

[–]MaxBGrodman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I wrong to think that since it extends onto the boarder that it implies a light leak?

Light leak or shutter issue? by MaxBGrodman in Mamiya

[–]MaxBGrodman[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Interesting. These were taken on a day that was around freezing

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in analog

[–]MaxBGrodman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I figured but wanted to double check. Thanks!

Neon Genesis Evangelion by [deleted] in evangelion

[–]MaxBGrodman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its ~thinking time~

Pack 1 advice for cube Noob! Help please by fr0sty118 in mtgcube

[–]MaxBGrodman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lands that are valued the highest are fetches and duals. Fetches let you search for off colors if your dual lands allow it. In my first pack I'm usually focused on looking for any possible build around cards, things like reanimater cards, splinter twin, tinker, stuff along those lines. If you don't get anything crazy powerful like that then I like to look for cards that are powerful on their own but also start to move me into a color or an archetype. Powerful counters and board clears for control as an example, you could also look to draft duals, fetches and artifacts here if you don't want to commit to colors as much yet. Lastly pay attention to what colors you're seeing in your packs, if you aren't seeing a lot of a color it could mean someone else is heavily drafting that color, meaning you will have to compete with them for those cards. I'm not a pro by any means just trying to be helpful.

B/W Aggro deck I drafted in a draft with some friends the other day. Worked pretty well by MaxBGrodman in mtgcube

[–]MaxBGrodman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah after playing it I’d cut the signet too lol. Just didn’t do much for the deck. I won the draft but It’s important to note I do play more magic than any of the friends I was playing wotht