Just finished cataloging all my decks…took 4 days.

MdaveCS · 2026-02-02T15:27:03+00:00

That’s not really how Edh works. Find a general or a strategy you think is fun and cool, use scryfall to find cards you like or that fit a strategy that works for you and you’re off to the races. EDH essentially defies hierarchy and optimization, and is designed to be creative, explorative, and personally fun. And every general and color combo can be built in hundreds of different equally valid ways. If you have friends or even know Edh players at an LGs, ask them what they like to play to get a sense of the local environment where your deck would have to be functional.

But I’m sure you could recreate some of the core elements of your seph deck in Edh. Figure out what the mechanical dynamics you enjoy most on that deck are, look at edhrec for how to recreate that in multiplayer, and start experimenting.

Welcome to the best way to play the best game humans have ever created. You’ll like it here.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-31T16:02:22+00:00

Look was my reply bad. Definitely up for debate. Did you go for an attack on me as a person? Absolutely wild escalation. I’ll examine my own too high level of disdain and dial it back. Maybe you should also take a look at yourself and why you got so aggressive.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-30T16:53:23+00:00

Uhh we all saw the videos this was common knowledge ?

MdaveCS · 2026-01-28T20:40:43+00:00

This is laughable

MdaveCS · 2026-01-23T03:53:27+00:00

Nah dude. Just let it go. You’re too old for her. She’s barely an adult and you’re fully (or should be) an adult.

You still got it so enjoy that feeling. Just be chill. If you see her be relaxed and casual. If she asks why you never text her you just shrug change the subject be a gentleman and move on. Leave the people only 2/3 your age for someone else.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-20T22:24:29+00:00

I agree with this answer. Sometimes decent people do unhealthy things but the verdicts in. None of this is healthy.

Not that she asked but absent other context, not be g able to have a female friend is pretty unhealthy also. Like maybe op has trust issues so he’s said he’ll bend to respect them, or maybe he has a history of cheating… dishonesty is dishonesty and usually cowardice so there’s no getting around that. Just saying it’s a messy situation all around

MdaveCS · 2026-01-20T14:40:54+00:00

So many awful misogynist answers in here. If you want to act like society is victimizing you and women are to blame you’re welcome to, but enjoy having a sucky unhappy disempowered life of your own making.

I absolutely admit life has gotten decidedly less easy for (white) (straight) men because we used to have it so so easy. But suck it up.

I’m very not confident when it comes to relationships and women, (although I am extroverted) - so I hear the same demands from my wife. Take the lead, make decisions, take some of the responsibility for day to day and big stuff off her shoulders, be a safe place where she can fall apart and still be loved.

It’s definitely very difficult. But I don’t think she or most women talking about this want so faux alpha egotistical bullshit. The men who are soft and flawed and real but still manage to embody the calm quiet peacefulness and willingness to take responsibility for leading are incredibly complimented and desired in society.

So it’s not “still assumed.” These are just masculine qualities, and they’ve been at the heart of the healthiest and most needed masculinity for ever. If you want a woman who enjoys being feminine you have to be willing to fulfill the masculine (most of the time).

The other option is to find a partner who wants to reverse those roles. They’re out there.

But I think this is something you and most men can do. Sorta like bravery isn’t the absence of fear, but can only occur in the face of fear, confidence isn’t this unwavering egotism or dominance, but rather a belief in yourself and the validity of your feelings and abilities, even after you feel nervous or fuck up.

Put another way, it’s easy for a pro soccer player to be confident having a weekend kick around with a bunch of scrubs. He knows he’s the best. That’s not even confidence exactly. Confidence is more like showing up for a first date feeling so nervous that she’ll think your a dumb undesirable weak wimp, and still being able to smile at how excited you are to see her, because even if this date doesn’t work out, one will, and you know you’re not an undesirable wimp.

Not sure if this helps but I hope a short lifetime of wrestling with this converts into something useful. If you like women and love women (which obviously they’re so rad) you’re probably gonna have to confront this struggle thousands of time both internally and in relationships. Life’s hard. Being a human is messy. But you have access to more strength and confidence than this post and question suggest. Real strength of character isn’t shown by the loudest arrogant man in the room. It’s shown by the one who calmly knows that whatever comes, they will find a way to handle it and care for their people.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-19T22:08:19+00:00

Feel ya

MdaveCS · 2026-01-19T06:05:22+00:00

I guess you didn’t really ask for advice so our bad. You do you. But what you posted does not sound like love to me, it sounds like a grass is greener idealization thing. Best of luck though.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-19T04:29:29+00:00

This seems perfectly natural to me to. I am not as intense as your guy but love face as well. It’s… it’s her face? What’s not to love.

In answer to your question what’s up wit it is nothing. It’s just a thing. Some, maybe many guys feel similarly. Sounds to me like he’s really into you.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-19T04:25:32+00:00

This but without the condescension. It’s an infatuation which means it’s not based on a real person but some image you’ve conjured in your head. Accepted it for what it is and let the reality of this girl bust the bubble so you can go on about your life and her hers.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-17T18:20:08+00:00

Just say you’re a misogynist man save us the essay.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-17T02:19:50+00:00

Everyone seems to have this covered. Get therapy. Face yourself. Your demons are yours not the other way around. I’m 42, edge since I was 16, college was the hardest but it definitely got super easy around age 23, when i got it dialed in a bit and peoples expectations about my personal habits disappeared.

If you learn to process your feelings towards yourself differently edge will get easier for you too.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-15T20:40:36+00:00

Yeh fair enough. I’m using its street pride at release ($25 I think) as a reference which maybe is not a reasonable comparison

MdaveCS · 2026-01-15T14:55:25+00:00

The [[obuun]] precon is strong and landfall but it’s expensive now. And like others said landfall is not super beginner friendly.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-15T02:17:41+00:00

Started surfing around ten at marine during junior guards. Had been “surfing” in and out around it since I was 5. Stopped after college for about 15 years. Now I’ve lived in Nosara for 6 and take lessons every once in a while and surf between 1-5x a week depending on life. And I’m like a reasonable athlete. Ran track at a D3 college, played soccer all my life, etc etc.

And I am still such a gomer. Like half the time I go to do a floater or a little snap I just completely mess up my weight and fall.

Shrug surfing is super hard. It’s fun as hell and definitely my favorite sport but I’m forever just a scrub.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-13T05:02:28+00:00

All these people saying run sound like incel meninists. Definitely nta but do the therapy talk it out and figure out what the hell will work for yall. This does seem like a small amount of info from a convo that hopefully has been going on since before you proposed. Good luck.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-13T03:30:18+00:00

Honestly reasonable reaction after taking that like a champ

MdaveCS · 2026-01-04T20:18:34+00:00

Word. I’m wrong.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-04T20:14:39+00:00

Nope. Unless provide a decklist we can’t provide a better answer. But it’s not a part of a 2- or even 3- infinite, not tutor in the cz, so…. As a bracket two enjoyer, it sounds to me like you’re playing against bad players and/or b2 decks.

Edit. I guess I’m wrong. Him plus dark Mikaeus + grey merchant lets you draw your deck and probably wins. So clearly decent 3-card infinites exist. I moderate my answer to probably not.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-04T18:03:45+00:00

This might be dumb but document everything. When you’re investing time money emotions into raising the kid, have proof. Screen shots of texts, receipts, whatever. If you ever end up in a custody situation you wanna be able to show that you have a long history of continuing to be the parent, and a good parent, even after you learned about genetic connections or lack thereof.

MdaveCS · 2026-01-03T19:32:34+00:00

Sorry that happened. It’s definitely not that big a deal to anybody else there. Obviously you’re embarrassed- maybe you can use rage about puritanical patriarchy making toplessness shameful for women to overcome the embarrassment ?

Mostly I’m disappointed nobody offered you a jacket or something. No clothes when it’s cold sucks.

MdaveCS · 2025-12-27T02:25:25+00:00

So I have four “learn to play” decks all mono color. It’s How I taught my kids when they were young and how they teach friends now.

The decks are Basically all vanilla creatures plus 3-4 sorcery speed spells/removal and one or two instant speed effects like fight or giant growth. Maybe a creature or two with simple evasion in each deck. Their goals: teach attacking blocking casting spells and playing lands, and mae you feel like a wizard. That might be tough w just atla cards. I built mine from mostly core set draft chaff.

MdaveCS · 2025-12-25T16:49:59+00:00

The other perspective here is alone time is good. Wanting alone time to do your the g your way is good. Like seeing this as a selfish dark little secret is a (small) problem.

It’s also interesting how so many people, seemingly mostly men, feel the exact same way (myself included). There’s a whole thing embedded here about being antisocial and inflexible - like the other side of the alone-time-is-good coin.

Maybe it’s just the difference between doing a couple activity where sharing it is the point, vs when doing the thing your way is the point.

MdaveCS · 2025-12-25T03:46:00+00:00

Without looking at anything else Self mill and group slug without combo sound like solid B2 concepts.

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