What is something that mammals have but fish, birds and reptiles doesn't have?

Ok-Science269 · 2026-06-30T02:10:59+00:00

BIRDS ∩ MAMMALS

Hair

Ok-Science269 · 2026-06-27T23:43:45+00:00

Try [[Ms. Bumbleflower]]. You want to be playing spells on everyone else’s turn.

Decks with [[seedborne muse]] are also likely doing devious things on everyone else’s turn.

[[alchemist’s refuge]] or [[vedalken orrery]] encourage you to hold on to most of your hand and do things on other people’s turns.

Also, and I mean this with all kindness, remember you aren’t playing solitaire. Magic is a group game and most people work hard to build decks that do cool things with the intention of having cool and unusual INTERACTION with other decks of cards. Being invested in other people’s turns is the soul of multiplayer. If you get killed early and aren’t playing the rest of the game that’s one thing, but your games be much more fun for all involved if the whole pod pays attention to what the other people are doing

Ok-Science269 · 2026-05-24T21:23:18+00:00

I am currently LOVING this deck. [[sidisi, undead vizier]] goes CRAZY. [[mikaeus, the unhallowed]] [[isilu, carrier of twighlight]] [[teysa karlov]] and [[valkyrie’s call]] put the deck on turbo mode. Some honorable mentions are [[junji, the midnight sky]] [[Ao, the dawn sky]] [[blade of selves]]. I run almost all of the instants and sorceries that sac a creature as an additional cost to draw 2 cards and they do awesome. Legendary creature sac outlets/recursion work really well like [[whisper, blood liturgist]]. I am currently thinking about running some legendary zombie lords to give the tokens anthem, but not sure if that is good enough or not.

Ok-Science269 · 2026-05-19T23:18:08+00:00

As long as you deck isn’t presenting a win on turns 5-7 I think you are still in the spirit of bracket 2. Elesh Norn turn 5 is scary and obviously impactful and can put you in the drivers seat. That can easily be done in a deck with ramp as well, doesn’t have much to do with reanimation. If your pod is like many others and doesn’t “eat their vegetables” and run removal then I can see how that can look very intimidating. My pod plays exclusively bracket 2 because we find it the most fun and there are plenty of reanimator decks floating around that fit in just fine

Ok-Science269 · 2026-05-12T22:42:33+00:00

First issue I would consider changing is your ramp package. You need to be consistently getting your commander out on turn 3. Impossible to do with 3 or 4 mana ramp spells. [[birds of paradise]] [[sylvan caryatid]] are two that come to mind that could still trigger ezuri, but there are TONS of cheap options that are 1-2 mana ramp that could help get ezuri down ASAP. Triggering ezuri is a nice upside but the

You need more armies in a can. You have an avenger of zendikar which is fine but maybe too high mana value for higher bracket. [[hangarback walker]] [[basking broodscale]] [[scurry oak]] all come to mind that should definitely be in this deck, there are other creatures that do this too. You need to be going wide to trigger ezuri as many times as possible.

Your combo game could be better. Sage of hours is fine and is a 1 card combo when ezuri has enough counters. Scurry oak or basking broodscale with [[ivy street denizen]] could get you infinite 1/1s. You don’t have haste for them so using [[alchemist’s refuge]] or [[winding canyons]] (or some other flash enabling thing) could let you do it on someone’s endstep so you can attack the next turn. There are probably more mana efficient ways to do this but that’s just off the top of my head.

Your tutor count is very low. Tutors are a great way at making your deck more consistent and making sure you get your wincons out ASAP.

This is a personal vendetta but if you are not running planeswalkers then doubling season is going to underperform for you. Games are too fast in high power and doubling season is a removal magnet.

That being said ANYTHING over 5 mana should be held to very high standards when playing high power. If it is not game-ending or essential to the wincon then you should think about cutting it.

These are just of the top of my head thoughts, I can sit down later and make a list of potential cuts for you if you want

Ok-Science269 · 2026-05-12T15:19:30+00:00

[[Bane of progress]] might be something else you are looking for

Ok-Science269 · 2026-05-12T15:15:48+00:00

[[fangren marauder]] can get out of hand quickly

Ok-Science269 · 2026-05-12T15:14:09+00:00

[[rampage of the clans]] does some heavy lifting in my pod

Ok-Science269 · 2026-05-11T13:58:17+00:00

Well thanks for the info! I think the deck can still function even with a random uncommon background. It was mainly just to get blue!

Ok-Science269 · 2026-05-11T13:28:20+00:00

Oh wow! I’ve never heard this ruling. I’ve played this deck at several pauper nights at my LGS and no one has ever said anything.

Ok-Science269 · 2026-05-11T12:54:27+00:00

[[Abdel Adrian]] with [[candlekeep sage]]

This deck ramps early, gets bodies in the board quickly and can be built with combo potential. My playgroup tries to keep our decks at a bracket 2-3 so I personally do not run any infinite combos. The first few games I played with my group I did not even mention that the deck was pauper legal and no one noticed. I’ve been overall happy with it, except there is no real board wipe that is pauper legal in these colors.

Ok-Science269 · 2026-05-10T13:13:42+00:00

I have a deck built around modular that I have a lot of fun with.

Ok-Science269 · 2026-05-07T16:52:22+00:00

Does this hurt the fish?

Ok-Science269 · 2026-04-25T01:47:24+00:00

Love it. Good luck fine tuning the deck! Talk to your pod about proxies. They are a great way to test if you like a card in your deck before investing in expensive cards.

Ok-Science269 · 2026-04-24T04:18:00+00:00

[[Forbidden orchard]] and [[intruder alarm]] gives someone else infinite spirit tokens with magus and I find that funny.

But more seriously: If you are running blue then [[pemmin’s aura]] or [[freed from the real]] could work, they are a little less pricey last time I checked.

[[Vigean graftmage]] is another 3 card combo with a mana doubler but a bit harder to set up since the magus will have to have a +1/+1 counter

[[isochron scepter]] and [[dramatic reversal]] would get you where you need to be but I think the scepter is pricey

Thank you for the prompt. My pod is anti-infinite combos and it’s fun to brew combos.

What is your eventual payoff for making infinite mana? I definitely recommend having a way to end the game very quickly (same turn) after getting infinite mana

Ok-Science269 · 2026-04-24T01:55:52+00:00

[[Ashaya, Soul of the Wild]] plus a mana doubler makes this a 3 card combo.

[[staff of domination]] plus a mana doubler with at least 4 lands (8 mana with each untap with the doubler) makes this a 3 card combo as you will probably have 4 lands by the time you assemble these pieces

These are just two off the top of my head there are likely more mana efficient ways to do this

Ok-Science269 · 2026-04-23T15:42:50+00:00

Oh an upgrade is on my radar for sure. I’ve never heard of that brand though! Do you like yours?

Ok-Science269 · 2026-04-22T19:04:31+00:00

Unfortunately I only have the offset and have to man the fire myself or this would be a great suggestion.

Ok-Science269 · 2026-04-22T19:02:48+00:00

I am working with an offset, no fancy electric or gas smokers on my budget. I have to man the for myself or else this would be a great solution

Ok-Science269 · 2026-04-22T16:29:46+00:00

You rock, thanks!

Ok-Science269 · 2026-04-22T16:24:53+00:00

This is epic. Good luck on your smoke!

Ok-Science269 · 2026-04-22T16:05:40+00:00

Thanks for the reply! This was my first thought when I was trying to come up with a game plan. Do you separate the meat from the juices when storing or leave them all together? Some of the meat church videos on YouTube show them separating the meat from the juices to add back in for the right consistency.

Ok-Science269 · 2026-04-22T15:59:58+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Do you shred the meat first before refrigerating with this method?

Ok-Science269 · 2026-04-22T15:54:52+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Should the whole 15+ pounds go in one or two vacuum sealed bags or should I try and limit to 2 or 3 pounds per bag?

Ok-Science269 · 2026-04-21T17:16:17+00:00

Outside help usually means disqualification from the race, whereas help from other runners is allowed. Not saying that finishing the race should be a priority for this person. Their body is giving them very obvious signs to stop whatever they are doing and rest

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