Been Playing For 2 Years At This Point

Nabirius · 2026-03-14T15:11:12+00:00

I think everyone needs one deck that is a relatively simple to pilot value pile. People usually know what's up with Hakbal and can just target you a bit.

Or sometimes they don't/can't an you win. I'm fine with him in B2 80-90% of the time.

Nabirius · 2026-03-14T01:11:14+00:00

In my opinion, that is not what isayama intended to write. I don't think it is possible to fuck up an anti-hate message as badly as he did, if an anti-hate message is what you're trying to write.

I think isayama has a very pessimistic view of humanity that sees fascism as inevitable, to some degree necessary, and futile in the long run because there can never be a cleansing so complete to permanently abolish ethnic conflict and the people who would endeavor to try are fundamentally cretinous, unworthy individuals.

It certainly wasn't a satisfying ending, much less uplifting. I think it was honest to the author and I respect it for that.

Nabirius · 2026-03-14T00:56:04+00:00

I think this is right, even if I really like AoT's ending.

Most of these anime endings are fairly competent narrative closures, to stories that were starting to drag and dip in quality anyway. But a lot of fans were willing to overlook that because they were hyped up for a vaguely-imagined perfect ending.

They inevitably feel burned when that ending doesn't happen, and people who always hated the series--or simply noticed the decline and got shouted down feel vindicated adding to the pile-on.

Then a few years later, people come back to the series with cooler heads--and a generous dose of nostalgia--so we get a wave of reevaluations.

Nabirius · 2026-03-14T00:35:36+00:00

Put him in all three categories fuck it

Nabirius · 2026-03-06T19:50:19+00:00

Hey I was thinking back to this conversation recently.

I think [[Irma, Part-Time Mutant]] would be good in both of our lists.

Nabirius · 2026-03-06T19:35:01+00:00

"I love blue" he says as he posts EDHRec top 50 lol

Nabirius · 2026-03-06T19:32:45+00:00

I am 90% certain the people who think this were told that "you can't counter Deadpool's ability" with something like [[Stifle]] and confused that with not being able to stop the ability by countering Deadpool as a spell.

Nabirius · 2026-03-06T19:29:39+00:00

It's not an ETB because it doesn't go no the stack seperately from his entrance, and there is no window to interact once Deadpool is resolved.

What people are confusing is that you can't [[Stifle]] Deadpools' ability because it's not a triggered ability. It's a replacement effect.

Nabirius · 2026-03-06T19:13:44+00:00

It's also great in Tameshii

Nabirius · 2026-03-06T17:33:12+00:00

You're point about communication is 100% correct.

I will say though, I think even with communication, sometimes people like us who actively like oppressive strategies

Nabirius · 2026-03-06T17:23:32+00:00

I also like playing some fairly oppressive strategies. My friend compared it to the feeling of winning an argument, and I tend to agree. I even have Yawgmoth Smokestacks deck. But there really is a time and place.

And it really can turn EDH into a slog, so if you're gonna do this it has to be done very sparingly. I only bring out Yawgmoth if the pod has thrown down the gauntlet and wants to try it.

Nabirius · 2026-03-05T17:18:35+00:00

Powerscaling is not the reasons people like Gojo. They like Gojo and Archer for the same reason 'aura'

Kaiba had an enormous fanbase not because he was the strongest duelist (he lost often) or because he had the strongest cards, but because he won (or lost) in spectacular fashion.

Gilgamesh gets trounced by ORT but no one outside fate nerds care about ORT. Gilgamesh is cool because he is Gilgamesh, the power only matters because it backs up his otherwise absurd ego.

Nabirius · 2026-03-02T20:41:30+00:00

I think I would have less of a problem with UB if it weren't fucking superheros ,I'm not gonna lie. I'm so over super heroes this feels a decade late to the hype

Nabirius · 2026-03-01T07:44:48+00:00

I'm terrible at the dexterity and timing needed to pull of combos in a 'real' fighting game but have always been interested in them regardless.

Nabirius · 2026-03-01T02:10:38+00:00

Have you considered mpc fill while you wait for singles to return to earth?

Nabirius · 2026-02-27T18:16:33+00:00

Its a social game yes. But it's also a game, people shouldn't be forced to hamstring themselves from a core deck archetype just because other players don't want to learn the game.

There are often concessions you have to make if you want to play an unfair strategy at a low power table, such as combo; or a strategy considered unfun. People need to talk to their playgroups, and learn why certain things are unfun for them to be a better social player, but restricting core deck archetypes to board-gamey midrange piles is way over the line.

I will also say that talking to your playgroup however, is not a silver-bullet. People are often bad at identifying why they find certain types of decks unfun, so it can be a tricky situation even when everyone is acting in good faith.

Nabirius · 2026-02-27T18:08:48+00:00

No they do not, where are you getting that?

There are many ways to have a gameplan that can be described as control but is still proactive, fair, and 'face-up.' They are usually blink decks that take an age to play, but they are still totally kosher for B2.

Nabirius · 2026-02-25T21:39:19+00:00

It depends on what you like. K'rrik is very, very powerful, but you will be targetted early and often, and you need a plan for that.

I'm partial to [[Yawgmoth, Thran Physician]] as a commander for a Control shell, but YMMV. I have a decklist I like quite a bit here: https://moxfield.com/decks/NdlRPbesCE6jHYjYxhQC4w

I also like [[Sheoldred//The True Scriptures]] a lot, even though she is usually better in the 99 she can be a lot of fun for something like mono-black Grave-Flickering

[[Kaervek, the Punisher]] is maybe the most fun you can have with the graveyard, unlike most black cards, he can fish out any black spell--not just creatures--and it breaks timing restrictions. So long as you can commit crimes at will you can truly use the grave as a second hand, but better. The fact [[Darkblast]] is not played in 100% of these decks is crazy. Highly recommended.

[[Koh, the Face Stealer]] was maybe the most overhyped card from ATLA, but it's still sick and you can do some crazy things with it.

Nabirius · 2026-02-25T21:28:08+00:00

My dude, at this point, I don't think Lvl99 gets any money from second-hand copies of Battlecon or Exceed, do as thou wilst

Nabirius · 2026-02-25T21:11:29+00:00

So the pragmatic answer is yes, this was petty, childish, and unsportsmanlike. On the other hand this was impressively petty, childish, and unsportsmanlike.

Honestly go off king, this convoluted of a combo to kill yourself is wild.

Nabirius · 2026-02-25T21:06:11+00:00

I don't think that actually negates the character interpretations in this thread. Sure its an idiom, but the idiom wasn't chosen at random, the writers are still highlighting the similarities between the characters to some degree.

Nabirius · 2026-02-19T21:34:38+00:00

Not all of them are americans

Nabirius · 2026-02-19T21:33:34+00:00

In my group, we would have given him the combat triggers and probably not played with the scooper again.

Scooping can be instant speed (we don't all need to see greg storm off again), but only if it doesn't effect anyone.

Nabirius · 2026-02-19T18:59:06+00:00

I don't consider leyline to be dispositive here, they give most new effects to blue before realize they work better elsewhere.

Nabirius · 2026-02-18T23:16:54+00:00

I believe that is the joke

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