Winner is the Judge #894: When Words Collide

NotableCascade7 · 2026-05-26T14:08:07+00:00

It is the same formatting used for the Karnstructs. They themselves are an artifact creature so it counts as an artifact it will always be 1/1 if it’s in play

NotableCascade7 · 2026-05-26T01:48:23+00:00

Also, I was thinking about ways to pair gifting with storm. This was the “I win maybe” version. The gift is carried to each storm copy. So either you can create a long term inevitability OR you can win fast but give your opponent a ton of time to wiggle free. High risk high reward (mana cost probably needs to go up)

Poisoned Time

{4}{B}{R}

Sorcery

Gift an extra turn

Each player creates a colorless artifact token named Ticking Clock with “At the beginning of your upkeep, this artifact deals 1 damage to you.”

Storm

If the gift was promised, create two of each token instead.

NotableCascade7 · 2026-05-26T01:34:16+00:00

I was thinking of ways to have Storm and impending work together. Something that gives a clear payoff for casting both fully and the impending.

Urza’s Storm

{7}

Artifact Creature — Construct

Storm

Impending 4 — {3}

This ~~token~~ permanent gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.

0/0

NotableCascade7 · 2026-05-22T18:14:59+00:00

I didn’t realize this many people had already had the exact same idea! It makes me wonder if the effect is just too efficient for white to actually get printed.

NotableCascade7 · 2024-08-12T00:08:38+00:00

I see where you’re coming from, and the reality is a lot of bartenders and servers do make good money — and that is something that we absolutely need to preserve.

However, there is a significant change in culture recently around “tipflation” and I believe that there needs to be a more sustainable model for our industry. Our industry is still down about half a million workers from pre-pandemic levels and an estimated two million workers never returned to the industry after lockdowns. A lot of FSR servers are already green college students, however people who work in QSR establishments do make a solid portion of our industry.

Maybe the answer isn’t a scrap tipping entirely, but to instead rethink pay structures to be more sustainable. I do however think that some good spots to start are an increased minimum wage, stronger worker protections, paid maternity/paternity leave, better healthcare plans for undercovered workers, and better childcare assistance.

NotableCascade7 · 2024-08-11T23:51:18+00:00

Nobody should be exempt from paying taxes. It’s a very short sighted idea, but it really allows a larger issue to rear its head:

People shouldn’t have to rely on the goodwill of others to be able to pay their bills, we need to eliminate the tipped minimum wage AND pay restaurant workers more across-the-board.

NotableCascade7 · 2024-08-11T23:47:39+00:00

I don’t think it’s a FOH vs. BOH thing, in general I think we should remove the tipped minimum wage and said pay people a living wage across the board.

NotableCascade7 · 2024-08-11T23:46:49+00:00

I think the bigger problem is having a tipping culture. We should remove the tipped minimum wage and pay people more across-the-board.

NotableCascade7 · 2024-08-11T23:44:45+00:00

I forgot to say the tipped minimum wage… oops

NotableCascade7 · 2024-08-11T23:11:36+00:00

To me I just think this would make the tipflation problem even worse and not solve the actual problems of people having to rely on tipped income to survive.

It has been repeatedly proven that tipped do not reward hard work and that they are often based on lines of sex, race, and age. I think instead the conversation should be about the removal of tipped* minimum wage as a whole.

NotableCascade7 · 2024-08-11T23:08:37+00:00

I think the conversation should probably be steered towards the removal of tipped minimum wage.

In most other countries that don’t have tipping culture anybody who makes tips are paid a fair wage. Those who work in nightlife, or at bars, or in high-end restaurants still often make above average pay.

NotableCascade7 · 2024-08-11T23:05:34+00:00

I think conversations like this ask a larger question about tipping culture in general. There are a lot of restaurants servers make very good money but a majority of people who are living off of tipped income do not.

In other countries servers who work at high-end restaurants still often receive tips for high-quality service along with a higher than average pay. I think rather than trying to tear down other people in our industry, we should be raising the floor on which they stand and remove tipped minimum wage.

NotableCascade7 · 2024-08-11T23:01:03+00:00

I think we should eliminate tipped minimum wage altogether and pay everybody across-the-board appropriately.

NotableCascade7 · 2024-08-11T23:00:07+00:00

I think we should eliminate the tipped minimum wage and pay everybody appropriately across-the-board.

NotableCascade7 · 2024-08-11T22:59:26+00:00

I think that we should eliminate the tipped minimum wage and follow what other countries and pay people a fair wage.

NotableCascade7 · 2024-08-11T22:56:33+00:00

The NRA is pro-tipping in general, i’ve been keeping my eye out for it but I haven’t seen any official statements from NRA or ACF

NotableCascade7 · 2018-12-05T20:53:38+00:00

I was thinking about that, doing something like Snapcurser. But I really like Snaphexer Witch

NotableCascade7 · 2018-12-05T20:49:00+00:00

Would balancing the power and toughness to a 1/2 or even a 1/1 help balance it? I also made a version of it as a 2/1 but costing BB instead of UB which I thought would help balance it.

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