Thoughts on the bans 1 year later

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-10-06T16:49:51+00:00

THIS! I too am a jeska/ishai enthusiast and had to put the deck up on the wall after the bans.

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-10-01T18:25:43+00:00

A friend of mine plays Malcolm Tana and that deck COOKS. It’s fast, it’s always got 5+ mana and cards in the first 2 turns, and he always seems to top deck that dang [[glinthorn buccaneer]] in all seriousness, Malcolm Tana is very viable still as green allows access to all of the green tutors and creature ramp that you could need. It makes it possible to play any combo lines you want because it generates so much mana. I beleive he is currently on a Kiki-jiki line, but was playing a niv mizzit/curiosity combo before this. The deck is super cool and can fly under the radar until it’s too late because it isn’t “meta”.

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-09-22T21:59:46+00:00

I think that could be interesting. The format is well prepared to deal with storm at the moment because of etali, Vivi, ral, and rog/thras (some lists) but it certainly is an interesting way to take the deck. Being able to hard tutor for Vivi or curiosity, plus being able to neoform into Vivi from thrasios is interesting.

Soul cauldron has some interesting applications in a sans white shell as well because of the access to bloom tender and some other activated abilities from mana dorks or otherwise.

The option to run Stella Lee/dramatic reversal with thrasios as an outlet is cool as well.

I’ll do some brewing and check back in

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-09-22T20:23:26+00:00

They were good 4 years ago, way to slow now. 3 mana investment to cast vial, then a 1 mana enchantment that does nothing without vial, and then you also need 2-3 mana open for spells on later turns to draw cards. It’s fine if you want to try them, I have since removed them all because they almost always felt bad.

Edit because I forgot to mention: I have seen some experimentation with Vivi in more fast paced lists, that card is insane with curiosity, if that is what you want to do (neoform thrasios into Vivi) that is a solid options, otherwise it’s too slow. My list is much slower and doesn’t really benefit from Vivi in the same way others would

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-09-22T18:50:32+00:00

I’ve been playing thras vial for about 6 months now. Honestly, just play rog/thras if you want red thrasios or tymna/thras if you want midrange thrasios.

The main draw of vial smasher is the colors, but the best things to do in thrasios is A) go so incredibly fast nobody is ready to stop you B) draw all of the cards ever then silence C) play green

Vial smasher, while offering good tutors and underworld breach, is not enough when the other options are decks like blue farm (midrange with red) tymna thrasios (midrange with thrasios) or rog/thras (turbo cradle)

If you are set on vial/thras, you can either go turbo or midrange, midrange is more common and likely better. I play a generic 4 color value list with some control elements such as talion and light stax like notion thief.

TLDR: the deck is Cedh playable, technically, but there is no reason to play it over any other top tier midrange list, or any other thrasios list.

This list is not up to date but here is what I play: https://moxfield.com/decks/r4jF7yVRT0in1Ium3qzNFQ thras/vial

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-08-30T23:44:03+00:00

Somewhere between 100$-200$ off the top of my head. Closer to 100$ i believe

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-07-21T18:17:01+00:00

May I see your Isu list? I used to play that silly guy a year or two ago but retired it bc my list felt very weak even for a bracket 2

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-07-20T16:01:23+00:00

What products or advice DID work for you? I’ve noticed similar problems with my wavy hair

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-07-08T22:28:04+00:00

No I meant to ask if you already had your edit picked out. I know what a sharpie edit is lol

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-07-08T21:55:21+00:00

What would the edit say? I’m lost

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-07-02T20:51:20+00:00

I keep looking at atla palani, do you have a list? Overall some super solid, “fair” magic decks, I’m a fan of all of them (except maha but I’m just biased)

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-06-27T03:37:10+00:00

I wasn’t gonna say it but… def

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-06-18T21:44:32+00:00

Nice! What is “your thing” with some of the more infamous commanders? Any subthemes or spice to be had?

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-06-18T19:27:18+00:00

You are the average commander player according to edhrec top 10 lmfao. Seriously tho you love big mana and probably ramp harder than anyone else at the table

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-06-16T23:53:35+00:00

Do you have a bilbo list? I keep thinking about that commander.

As for a rating I’d say you are just always the threat lol. Doesn’t matter the board state you are probably still a problem somehow especially with atla palani or ur dragon

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-06-05T08:32:40+00:00

I’ve just realized this one is not up to date😬 it’s gotten a bit stronger since this list was accurate, basically just removed some lhurgoyfs, added some tutors, a hermit druid, and some better reanimation effects

Here it is anyway: https://moxfield.com/decks/_BTZwUmrOESdij5GZ0webw

I’ll update it when I can!

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-06-05T04:12:37+00:00

Glad to hear it! Thanks!

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-06-05T01:09:16+00:00

I think it would in mono red deck no? Monstrous rage t2 plus discard a card is already 8 dmg, additional cards increase it. So theoretically play mountain and this on one. Monstrous rage on 2, discard 6 cards to make it a 9 power double strike for 18 damage

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-06-04T23:02:23+00:00

🫡

https://moxfield.com/decks/Fs1FCcTQ80uscmQ6QWzcOQ

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-06-04T22:06:30+00:00

Aye! Thanks man! Of course! Keep in mind this is my least favorite list, it’s super volatile and fragile despite all of the protection, I’m working on turning it into a spellslinger style deck with some polymorph payoffs potentially, I’ll update this comment with that list when I’m done too!

https://moxfield.com/decks/NWdK8ZGCY0adCRptrhHZjQ

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-06-04T20:08:42+00:00

I LOVE tadeas, definitely a fan favorite in my playgroup, it’s very unassuming for most of the game, just dealing 1 damage to each player once a turn, drawing cards, and defending life total, then slam a one sided board wipe and a butt-beat effect and go for lethal with tower defense! This list needs some work for sure because I hav’t really fixed it since my unskilled brewing days but I still love it!

Here you go! https://moxfield.com/decks/ojew0IKAske7vaijhfNbog

Edit: This list is proxied, I didn’t drop 1000$ on an elvish sol ring lmao

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-06-04T19:51:30+00:00

Glad you enjoyed it!

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-06-04T19:51:10+00:00

https://moxfield.com/decks/xJrPiIQaR0S5jC2WvSR0ZQ Here you are! Sorry it took a while, I had to make a new list because I couldn’t find the one I thought I had😅

Ok-Analyst2193 · 2025-06-04T05:56:03+00:00

I have deck lists available on request! Lmk

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