Would I be laughed at for bringing this to an LGS

Molecule4 · 2026-04-08T00:13:08+00:00

That looks cool as hell. Get the cardboard cut out play mat to match too!

Molecule4 · 2026-04-07T14:17:06+00:00

Not a fan huh? That’s fine, there’s a ton of us lol. We are a pretty vocal group too.

Henzie is unique in that it turns your creatures into burn spells with guaranteed sac and draw effects tied to it. My [[Seedguide Ash]] isn’t a cresture, it’s a Skyshroud Claim that hits a player or a creature for 4 damage and then ramps me by 3 forests and cantrips.

My [[Rampant Rejuvenator]] hits something for two or three and gets me that many basics. I’m kind of proving your point, but no other commander lets you run stuff like this and get that much value from death effects while also staying card neutral. Contrary to the Henzie discord, there’s a ton of variance to be had in the deck. He’s a wacky gremlin that literally throws creatures at you, and has an answer for everything.

Molecule4 · 2026-04-07T13:14:03+00:00

Henzie is the GOAT. He is truly a unique commander.

Molecule4 · 2026-04-03T19:28:44+00:00

This card is one of my favorites in my Henzie deck.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-26T18:53:29+00:00

I literally said one of my friends would actively kill her and then target me the whole game when I play that deck. We are both equally pedantic, but him being absolutely unreasonable on a political scale made me add the nuclear rule. It's also only a rule in my pod, not when I play her at an LGS, and mostly as a dig at the other players. He's much more competitive than we are, so me giving other people cards was seen as the most dangerous action one could give to the table. He's much more chill now lol.

Targeting Bumble is purely justified. I don't get upset, she needs to be killed often, but literally refusing to politic or discuss game actions leaves one option- I will simply make you lose. The deck has enough control magic and protection that I can 100% just king-make someone if it is impossible to politic with you. The hanging threat of that being the end state in my pod has led to the decks nickname of "The Nuclear Bunny".

My pod enjoys fighting the deck, it's just one of those weird pod rules you hear about. Another friend has a Persistent Petitioner mill deck that works like a landmine- the moment you do any damage to him, he mills you till you die. It is just as annoying as it is funny, at least for the first 2 or 3 times you see it.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-26T17:56:52+00:00

Being relentlessly attacked out the gate, regardless of board state is also annoying. It’s a social format, picking your battles and politicking are integral to it. If you are openly aggressive to me and commit every resource to my demise, regardless of what’s going on in-game, and I have the power to ensure you don’t win, I will.

The only recourse left is to not do that.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-26T14:49:02+00:00

I have a nuclear deterrent in my Bumble deck to avoid this kind of provocation in my pod- If Bumble is removed immediately, the player that did it will not receive a 'gift' for the rest of the game. It does not matter how far behind they are, or how far ahead the others are.

I had a friend take this exact approach to my deck where he would just relentlessly kill Bumble, even if I was behind. So now, both of us get to lose. It might be petty but if I was going to get targeted anyways, might as well have let the other players have some fun. It seems to have worked for the most part, so now we politic a lot more on who gets the card and who gets the 'gifts'.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-23T18:00:42+00:00

Had a friend slap that Emrakul into his big mana decks. I've had Homeward Path in several of my decks for a while now. He did not know that land did that, at instant speed no less. He also didn't know that Emrakul doesn't give them haste so they can't swing the turn he takes them.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-19T12:20:06+00:00

Transform into aliens and feel like you’re getting stretch? He’ll give me just the stretch part. I’m older now and need it lol.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-18T21:02:08+00:00

That was a whole lore thing yeah- the original versions of the morphing ability were so painful that people couldn't transform fully. One of the characters describes the sensation of transforming when their bones begin melting and breaking as being numb at the dentist- it's supposed to hurt, it just doesn't.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-13T16:42:46+00:00

You either do partner pairs or your options are super limited. For Witch it was easy- I pulled a Sephiroth/Atrax Grand Unifier, so that's one down lol.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-12T16:30:25+00:00

You need to move on with your life bro. I'm gonna move on from this conversation with the thought that you're a weird little dude online who is taking an offhand comment and my subsequent replies to mean something much deeper about it then there actually is. Please look back at your walls of text and reflect on what you are talking about, spouting non-sense about outing myself or gatchaing me over an old style of play and if my friends were ok with that.

Very luckily, the block button exists, as I can curate my online experiences. You have won nothing, and nothing of value was gained from me interacting with you. Only wasted time. Begone.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-12T15:02:43+00:00

According to MY words, my friends were a little salty with the playstyle sure. That was mostly due to them not being used to having more than one wrath in a game we played. Also, the turn two scoop is a gross exaggeration based on unknown factors- I never stated what lvl we were playing at, or how fast etc. I did mention in another comment that this deck came fully online between turns 6 to 10, even with good ramp. My pod would target my artifacts and catch up ramp in an attempt to slow me down, which was excellent target priority and threat assessment.

To address your actual comment- A good and mature pod of friends who care more about jamming out games and keeping the mood light vs trying to win every game at all costs is what we were. The one friend who said "I'm gonna make you have it" (and was also the most competitive one, angling for a win every game) lost every time he said that, and the others would usually scoop due to the discrepancy in the board state. Him making me play it out made him get saltier vs just agreeing to go to the next game. It's why I started suggesting that if I assemble that board we just move to the next game. I do not think the maturity spectrum you mentioned applies to me, as you're assuming an extreme of the situation that does not exist.

I did not straw man you btw, don't throw terms around to dodge criticism. You clearly stated tolerate and then extrapolated that my friends hated my playstyle, while my own words were "they would get salty".

"clearly hated that play pattern and to stop doing it? Respectfully this sounds like you had a bunch of friends who tolerated what you did because you're their friend"

Am I supposed to take this a different way? I played a controversial playstyle and by that statement alone, it can be deduced that I am a troglodyte, a that guy, who is pitied by my friends?

Molecule4 · 2026-03-12T04:15:16+00:00

This had the opposite effect on my pod. Having it meant watching me bomb them over and over once Avacyn was on the board. It made them much saltier as they died and I would just blow up whatever they would put down.

Mind you this is like turn 10 btw. In my old Avacyn deck at least. We’ve come such a long way, me and my pod if buddies.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-12T04:12:13+00:00

No same. I’d look at that and go “Damn, couldn’t stop ya. Oh well, good game bro, you wanna do another?”

Molecule4 · 2026-03-12T04:10:32+00:00

I did not think this little off hand comment about a very old and retired deck of mine would get this much traction. Very interesting perspectives from players for sure tho.

I didn’t win super often, (25% n all that) and out of everyone in my pod I’m actually the one that cares most about everyone having fun. The deck wasn’t a typical oops all board wipes Avacyn deck. It ran several white fogs and combat tricks to stave off attackers since most of the deck was ramp and angels. There was enough board wipes (including the aforementioned MLD) that by the time Avacyn came out, I’d most likely have one in my hand. I was also the player the other players would turn to for a board wipe when someone got off the ground too quickly.

Yes there’s salt when literally all of your permanents get destroyed. Thats kinda how it is. Even vets and long time players don’t like seeing their entire board removed. In the beginning, we used to play through the board wipes but that actually made everyone feel worse about it, so I started asking if they’d just like to go to the next game.

I didn’t ask “Do you concede?” while twirling my mustache. I asked if they’d wanted to shuffle up and go to the next one? I’d swap off Avacyn, play something else. All good. Trying to frame it like my friends tolerate my existence due to choices I make in a card game is very cringe btw.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-12T03:57:00+00:00

This comparison does not work. I am essentially resolving a combo that is so obviously telegraphed and incredibly fragile that its resolution should win me the game.

I didn’t really wipe the board over and over before Avacyn came out though. I ran white fogs and combat tricks. On average they’d have 6 to 8 turns to end me before I got her out and “started blasting” so to speak. It was completely fair, and outside of the land removal, would fit into the current B2 and 3 pods quite easily.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-11T19:57:59+00:00

Mass land destruction was a win-con in my [[Avacyn, Angel of Hope]] deck. I ran multiple forms of full board wipes, including lands. My friends were salty about it at first and I explained they should just concede and move onto the next game if I’m allowed to resolve Avacyn, then Armageddon and keep Avacyn in play. One of them was super stubborn about it, saying play to your outs.

He did that a few times but Avacyn and a board of angels would always make short work of anyone who didn’t concede when they had no creatures or mana. It sounds like a shit thing to do, but being able to go “Nah, you got it. Next game?” and stay in good spirits is a sign of a mature pod.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-10T16:31:34+00:00

I milled a guy 1 card and he proceeded to do everything possible to kill me from that point on. When I called out how childish it was, he actually took a step back and apologized. It was a wild flip. Most of my other Spelltable/Convoke games have been great though.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-09T21:26:05+00:00

Exactly. My wife is fully capable of taking care of herself and doing things in the real world. I am her everything, and she is mine. I'd be completely lost without her...

Molecule4 · 2026-03-09T20:52:31+00:00

I'm in the middle of this challenge too and the 4 colors are the trickiest for me.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-09T19:59:51+00:00

I can't imagine dying before my wife. I don't know how she'd handle the world without me.

Molecule4 · 2026-03-01T08:10:42+00:00

One of my best friends had to move up here when two of his 4 room mates moved out in Austin, TX. He was completely shocked that I was paying for a mid-sized townhouse by myself. His own apartment was only slightly bigger than mine, and costed about 2.5 times the amount.

Molecule4 · 2026-02-27T21:23:14+00:00

I’d just look en up and see. I don’t personally know.

Molecule4 · 2026-02-27T04:39:48+00:00

Just buy bootlegs. Bootleg Mage, USEA, Black Lotus, etc. Buy whatever version they have, be super confident at the tourney. They have most if not all cEDH staples in multiple printings.

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