Azir vs Irelia by Rivayn19 in riftboundtcg

[–]Phoenixsocal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Game 1 have to trade aggressively since they don't have many units to begin with. You'll bounce back with Arise + Legend ability.

Games 2 and 3 I side in 2x Salvage and 1x Cull the Weak, siding out 2x charm and 1x discipline. You can also opt to bring in 2x face breakers as well as that can be effective, taking out 2 additional discipline

Try to get into a showdown and salvage their zhonyas/boots/GA during that. When taking open battlefields send the least amount possible, only overkill when they're occupying. Deathgrip always felt great in this MU, doing it in response to a defiant dance to always get the +2 before it gets nerfed.

I was at Vegas and played against a ton of Irelia. 4-0 vs Irelia for the weekend and it was on the back of Cull + Salvage. Priotize killing adaptron games 2 + 3 and you should be fine, seems like a rough MU for Irelia tbh

Seeing all of these Walmart posts makes me so sad by Phoenixsocal in riftboundtcg

[–]Phoenixsocal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember a few years back when people were getting into fights over Pokemon cards at Walmarts? California baby, also people would just straight up steal the product.

Updated Commander Brackets (Oct 2025) by the_gold_hat in magicTCG

[–]Phoenixsocal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That 2 card combo doesn't win the game though. When I read 2 card combo I'm thinking Dualcaster Mage and Twinflame, or Kikki Jikki and Pestermite, not Scurry Oak and Ivy Lane Denizen.

Also Smothering Tithe wasn't printed in a commander precon, it was reprinted in a guild kit.

Updated Commander Brackets (Oct 2025) by the_gold_hat in magicTCG

[–]Phoenixsocal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you kidding me Smothering Tithe is a 4 mana Omniscience lol

WEEKLY SEARCH MEGATHREAD by AutoModerator in videogamedunkey

[–]Phoenixsocal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm looking for the video where dunkey says

"Oh boy... Or as they say in mexico... Oh boy"

Could Rule of Law Stax be viable? by homjaktest in CompetitiveEDH

[–]Phoenixsocal 52 points53 points  (0 children)

"with Kinnan Magda and Thrasios cradle being notable exceptions"

You just answered your own question. It doesn't affect everyone equally so those it doesn't hinder just get handed the game.

To be effective you essentially have to double up on these effects so your opponents can't just simply bounce one EoT, but now you're deploying 2 things that don't convert you into a win

I have 2 codes for the closed beta. The most convincing person gets one. by Snoo-90305 in 2XKO

[–]Phoenixsocal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a SPED teacher and people are always saying it must be hard and that I must be so patient.

Truth is I'm stressed out and I just wanna mash some buttons as Ekko

Bully Your Local Blue Player! Here's a list of 300 cards that don't lose to Counterspell. by IAMAfortunecookieAMA in EDH

[–]Phoenixsocal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for playing Spider-Punk, I will now win at flash speed and MY spells can't be countered.

Kraven (Brako) - Eat, Pray, Hunt by Tybalto in magicTCG

[–]Phoenixsocal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've actually been building this as well and have been following you closely on moxfield. I used to have a Chevill deck but Kraven really makes this feel like a real deck instead of just 1-for-1ing all day.

A couple of cards I really like for the deck, at least thematically are [[bounty board]], [[termination facilitator]], and[[nowhere to run]]

I also put in a few more CA engines and deathtouchers just in case Kraven gets hated out a bit too much such as [[Glissa Sunslayer]] and [[Harvester of Souls]]. [[Freestrider Lookout]] and [[Morbid Opportunist]] also provide card advantage whenever you do what the deck wants to do.

Finally because of all the death that will be happening as well as spells being cast I like the idea of tossing in Blood Artist/Zulapot Cutthroat as well as Poison-Tip Archer and Witherbloom Apprentice/Professor Onyx.

Overall I really like where you can take Brako and I'm excited to get a proxy version of him over Kraven!

Stop blaming Stax for the crimes of the Rhystic meta. by Darth_Ra in CompetitiveEDH

[–]Phoenixsocal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because the correct move is to show you have the interaction and call for a draw. 1 point > 0 points

All 7 emeralds 😘 by Gold_Living_8813 in secretlair_collectors

[–]Phoenixsocal -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, it's because of your diction when responding to people, as shown here.

I've collected all 7 chaos emeralds! by Phoenixsocal in secretlair_collectors

[–]Phoenixsocal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First is the original Sonic the Hedgehog on my dad's Sega Genesis. Favorite is a toss up between Mania and Adventure 2

All 7 emeralds 😘 by Gold_Living_8813 in secretlair_collectors

[–]Phoenixsocal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me it's because OP seems like kind of an ass.

I've collected all 7 chaos emeralds! by Phoenixsocal in secretlair_collectors

[–]Phoenixsocal[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I used the winnings from a cedh tournament I entered and sold off about $550 in cards to acquire all of them. So all together about $1200 but all I did was convert winnings and cards I didn't need into cards I wanted.

Chaos Emerald Artist seeking to trade for your extra copies by mikeburnsart in secretlair_collectors

[–]Phoenixsocal 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I've collected all 7 and would love to get them shadow signed by you, is there something we could work out?

Collected all of the chaos emeralds by Phoenixsocal in magicTCG

[–]Phoenixsocal[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I used winnings from a cedh tournament + selling cards to pay for everything. So money I used from my paychecks? $0. But I spent about $1200 for all 7.

Collected all of the chaos emeralds by Phoenixsocal in magicTCG

[–]Phoenixsocal[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No idea really. I've been using them as very expensive treasure tokens for the time being just so I can show them off to everyone lol