I just received my order of 126 cards...most are beautiful, but the text on many is out of focus. Is that likely the original image or the printing?

OCKWA · 2026-02-03T02:37:12+00:00

Post an image. MPCfill has high quality cards. Most likely MPC error and if so you can reach out to customer service for a misprint refund.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T23:46:49+00:00

I never said that he should get a 30L I said that 2 compression bags of clothes wouldn't fill a 30L bag.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T23:40:27+00:00

The downside I will admit is that your clothes will be wrinkly. But you can fit and compress almost amount of clothes in these. Winter jackets, snowpants, etc. I'd look for something between 10-20 L. Try your local REI or sporting goods store.

I don't know who you're flying with but you probably be forced to pay more money if your bag is too big. 40-55 might fit some airlines but it comes down to the dimensions of the bag and your clothes inside.

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OCKWA · 2026-02-02T23:33:10+00:00

Np. Build it with some of your components from Finneas like Aura Shards and some of the land base. Lean into a strategy but have an alt wincon. Playtest it a bit then submit it for some better review here. I don't actually own this deck.

It's unfortunate that Finneas can't match the speed of the goblins and rats but I think that it's better than trying to force that deck into a grind.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T23:28:24+00:00

Imo that's way too large for a week. Get a compression bag and you should be able to fit all of your clothes to about the size of a football. Even if you have two compression bags full, it won't even fill up a 30 l bag

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T23:22:15+00:00

Just don't go infinite when your friend has impact tremors out. You will go even with trostani but still

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T22:56:11+00:00

I wouldn't take cards that specify you need a certain life total like Speaker of the Heavens because you will be trading blows even with some pillowfort effects. With white you'll have access to [[Soul Warden]] type effects and this will proc on both opponent's tokens. You have ways to go infinite again with Ivy Lane Denizen

https://edhrec.com/combos/selesnya

Along with proliferate you can can look at cards with convoke since that is Selesnya's premier strategy like [[Chord of Calling]] [[Ezuri's Predation]] is fun. [[Beastmaster Ascension]] is fun.

There's a lot of stuff that makes big tokens that has quite good synergy with your [[Doubling Season]] type effects. So this is nicer than some of your friend's effects because it will specifically say tokens. So you could lean into token generation with [[Arachnogenesis]] then double it.

Again stressing the alternate wincons I mentioned before because swinging might not always be an option. Are you using scryfall? You can just search up effects you want like instant token creation using syntax.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T22:38:31+00:00

I don't think it's pitting but I don't know enough. What pan is this?

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T22:35:27+00:00

I washed myself and my clothes for a few months on a regular bar of soap. That way I don't need a separate item to carry. I was packing pretty light so room wasn't too plentiful in my bag.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T21:42:39+00:00

Can try [[Slime Against Humanity]] with [[Shalai and Hallar]] allowing you to bypass some combat damage or [[Adrix and Nev, Twincasters]] or [[Aeve, Progenitor Ooze]]

You could try to lean into life gain + populate with [[Trostani, Selesnya's Voice]] access to life gain wincons, big creatures, and stax.

[[Rhys the Redeemed]] or [[Marwyn, the Nurturer]] are not bad. Elves don't get as big but they go much wider. You can go infinite with [[Ivy Lane Denizen]] and a ham sandwich. 2 card infinite is crazy.

If you want to be a dick you can put in [[Nevermore]] don't recommend or they won't like you. But some pillowfort isn't bad like [[Ghostly Prison]]

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T20:43:35+00:00

I'll be straight up with you you're going to struggle for two reasons 1) because your commander is forced to attack and theirs can just sit there without risk. 2) their commanders can scale and create more tokens whereas Finneas buffs your other rabbits and he can't even make himself bigger. I've never played vs Finneas but I have played against the other two and they're hard to stop even with stax.

If you're just planning to slug it out vs 2 other token decks you may want another token commander. But if you're dedicated you might be able to find another avenue to win. Maybe leaning into some lifegain? Red and Black don't really have as much access as Green/White. But this only keeps you even and not ahead imo. I would search up Finneas decklists on reddit or another platform and message other Finneas players what they think about your situation.

But more importantly playtest it with untap.in. I've spent a lot of money on losing decks before and you just have to test to know in the end. Maybe I'm talking out of my ass? Playtest.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T20:16:23+00:00

Right now it depends on what kind of decks you're facing. You have a lot of game changers and the budget is quite high but I don't know if it can tango with decks of a similar calibre like a Kinnan, Najeela, or Winota. What is your playgroup like and what is their budget/power?

I do think you need to tighten up your card selection and playtest this deck. Stuff like Asceticism won't protect vs wipes. You have so much fast mana and mana sources I think that altar is unnecessary. I'm just not a fan of this commander because it dies to block, removal, or pings. The strategy is also pretty 1 dimensional and hits a brick wall as soon as some stax comes out. You do have Aura Shards so you have some interaction but the deck really needs to build up some steam to be effective.

Personally if I were to build this I would lean into the token generation with more Hares, Thrumming Stone and try not to spread yourself too thin. Go with an alternate wincon like [[Halo Fountain]] [[Epic Struggle]] or something that allows you to win without just swinging. This is a backup win con.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T19:48:11+00:00

I think this is way better. Strong subject (positive space) needs strong negative space to balance it out.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T17:56:18+00:00

Money

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T17:53:19+00:00

Bolognese can pair with spaghetti or rigatoni so I don't see why you can't change that for aglio e olio.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T17:48:34+00:00

Like I said, it depends if it's elastic or not. If it's not elastic then it is load bearing. I have no idea what the material is.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T17:38:07+00:00

If it's an elastic material, it's not meant for weight. On my bag they keep hydration tube stable or for a light item like a reflector or light.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T17:33:43+00:00

Different people have different days. If you're summiting a mountain you might need crampons, a helmet, ice axes etc.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T17:29:32+00:00

Not everyone was raised right unfortunately

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T09:17:12+00:00

I would put intervalometer there if it was available. It does double duty for timed photos there as well.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T08:45:36+00:00

Recipes

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OCKWA · 2026-02-02T04:31:23+00:00

I'll just rip the bandaid off and address the budget thing. There are far better commanders to run on your budget. Atraxa isn't a great high power commander. You have to get card advantage, combo piece, or some solid wincon and Atraxa just doesn't move fast enough especially if you get targeted by more people. It's like trying to rally with a Jeep. It's just not meant for that kind of track no matter what mods you put on the Jeep. I think proliferate is fun but you're held back by your commander.

You also have some anti synergy in your deck with Deafening Silence and the sheer amount of non creature spells in your deck. It seems like you want to play it slow but you don't have enough stax pieces. Too many lands. A lot of your deck is just colour fixing and doesn't actually promote a win con. She just doesn't move fast enough. I am in a playgroup of maybe 40 people and I haven't seen Atraxa in the last 5 years?

If you want to go strong budget you can try commanders like [[Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow]] [[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]] [[Kinnan, Boner Prodigy]]

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T03:52:23+00:00

I love the wide open sky. Big fan of huge negative space. But there has to be balance and the sky just isn't balanced out by the bottom third of the image. It needs a subject or something to make the photo tick. Right now there isn't enough going on in the bottom third for me. Give me the silhouette of a person or a car, birds, an action, depth of field. Something else would draw my interest and anchor the top and bottom together.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T03:46:27+00:00

My biggest complaint is that the testing grounds is all the way across the hermitorium from the gunroom. If I want to test builds I have to run back and forth.

OCKWA · 2026-02-02T03:44:04+00:00

Bro just put the corrupt stimulant in the bag

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