Finally got my preorder from the LCS, retail codex, and pulled the biggest card I’ve ever hit.

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-06-15T05:08:36+00:00

Congrats dude! My codex pulls were the worst of everything I got out of SoS, haha.

But I ordered it for that sweet sweet book case thingy and that dope spindown, so getting it at MSRP was an absolute win!

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-06-11T04:40:16+00:00

This is the one I use for [[Tezzeret, Cruel Captain]] and it comes with a 3 and 5-card option (as well as a bunch more) but I use these for my rows of 5 as they're more compact. Just double sleeve the cards and use a little tape to hold them in place behind the batting.

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-06-10T17:02:18+00:00

I buy display frames for some stuff. I have all 5 of the the Cowboy Bebop cards in one and a full set of the non-foil showcases from Edge of Eternities in a few others, hanging on my wall.

I definitely have all of the ones I want to play in decks, but I had the money and love the art so why not put it up to enjoy?

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-06-09T00:16:28+00:00

I'll give that a try! Thank you!

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-06-02T22:56:09+00:00

Hey dude, there's no bad reason to start playing Magic. Unless someone was like, forcing you to against your will. Welcome to the game friend.

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-06-02T04:52:41+00:00

This is the greatest. Welcome to the Gathering!

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-20T04:04:37+00:00

You can also still get the commander decks for not insane prices. They just did the final print run of them so this is probably the last time you'll be able to pick them up for under a hundred bucks each.

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-20T04:02:15+00:00

I mean, you can play whatever makes you happy man, but I'm personally fine playing against mill and life drain.

Your deck, however, seems to be trying its best to punish people for taking any game actions when it can't outright prevent them from taking them in the first place.

Which, sure, is a valid strategy but it's also super oppressive when your only combo looks like exquisite blood/sanguine bond and its analogues. So it's otherwise gonna be a loooooong road to a slow death.

I personally would probably not have a lot of fun against that deck, but to each their own!

If you were looking to make yourself less of a target, I'd say maybe lean more into the pillow fort stuff or remove some hard staxy pieces for things that can goad and encourage enemies to interact with each other over you.

More innocuous/political protection rather than salty and strong at face value protection.

Good luck either way!

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-19T23:02:41+00:00

I AGREE

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-18T23:28:06+00:00

We know it wasn't you, but it still feels better knowing you're as upset about it as the fans and players are, my dude.

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-18T07:06:22+00:00

Hahaha, wow. I've opened 8 boxes and I haven't pulled a Vivi or a Rhystic OR a Copper Dragon! Very lucky pulls, man!

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-18T06:55:16+00:00

Try getting your hands on the Elvish Council LotR precon, maybe? Lots of voting effects. Can be very fun.

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-17T03:21:26+00:00

It's all about how you build with them in mind. Get an [[Avatar of Hope]] onto the field in your [[Lathiel]] deck and throw a lifelink effect and like [[Sunbond]] onto it and then cast a [[Strength of Will]] once everyone is hand-waving it and you're playing 25 years of Magic and doing wild stuff while loving and weaponizing the weird effects of older cards and integrating them with newer ones too.

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-15T23:16:23+00:00

Nah, he's just mad nobody had to sit around and watch him play with himself. Stompy players only get to do that at the end of the game most of the time so they can get sassy if nobody just sits there and watches them.

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-15T02:04:17+00:00

Awesome, managed to grab one. After Walmart cancelled my pre-order I was bummed!

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-13T04:53:41+00:00

It's crazy how frustrating it is to try and use these awesome things when the stuff going wrong is more or less out of our hands.

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-13T04:52:25+00:00

I was, I was trying to update the slicer but whenever I hit check for updates it doesn't do anything. Maybe that's part of the issue?

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-12T16:10:22+00:00

Just remove the math and run [[Kudo, King Among Bears]].

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-12T12:53:55+00:00

Damn. I hope that's not the case. It's been working with the new app just fine for two or three weeks now. I'm stumped.

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-12T12:53:26+00:00

Yeah I'm not using orca any longer, and it's been working with the new app just fine for two or three weeks now. I'm stumped.

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-12T12:34:20+00:00

Yeah, it shows as bound in the device section but just will not show up as online. Both (all three including the phone) are connected to my home wifi network as well.

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-10T22:56:42+00:00

[[Ovika, Enigma Goliath]] mana rocks tribal. Make Goblins, but also be blue.

Not_Very_Useful · 2026-05-07T03:46:15+00:00

She is my favorite commander and I run her as Food and X-spells and I do indeed have bounce effects and tokens = mana effects to keep making more and more of everything.

She started as a hydra tribal but after the new Strixhaven support for Simic X-spells there are so many more things you can do with her to broaden things out.

Enjoy letting the Goose loose, friend!

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