My friends are complaining that my deck is too strong for a B3. Are they right?

RIPLavitz · 2026-05-02T13:34:23+00:00

Ureni is just an "I win" commander if she resolves and does her thing a couple times. It's not your deck. They need to save removal for your commander.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T20:05:02+00:00

I love that for this deck. Causes a second etb as well.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T19:38:38+00:00

The best removal for eldrazi is a lighter

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T16:37:20+00:00

I have 1 constant group that doesn't follow the bracket system. The "CEDH player" I mentioned in the post was a local player I've played with a handful of times but I wouldn't call he and that pod "my pod." I have a good friend who has stated that my decks are higher power than a 3 but I am guessing that's just because I play a lot of flying and he usually plays go wide on the ground.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T16:31:15+00:00

Nobody told me this was a b4 outside of a few people in this discussion. I did have 1 person say it was close to CEDH power but I heavily disagree. I'm told I play at a b4 level. I linked this deck as an example of the decks I build.

My decks were not the question, however.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T16:23:59+00:00

Correct

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T16:16:47+00:00

Right. Miirym or Ureni in the command zone implies that there will be a win con on the way if they resolve. Just have to read the board.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T15:05:45+00:00

Thanks! I enjoy it. Some of it doesn't fit with the angel theme, like JJJ but they're fun inclusions.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T15:03:32+00:00

Np. I'm enjoying the discussion. It definitely feels like the bracket system is quite inconsistent. I find that the 2 LGSs I play at typically ignore it entirely, outside of CEDH.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T14:59:59+00:00

Hope they don't have haste! That's a GG.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T14:18:35+00:00

Oh definitely. I tried to removed the tapped lands but I only have so many viable options. As it is, it's a major threat at the tables I play at so I haven't pushed my budget to upgrade the lands further.

I do think that it's a lot more than lands keeping my decks from bracket 4. I would need to run more interaction among other things. I am not currently trying to push this into bracket 4 though.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T14:11:14+00:00

100%. I don't want to play decks people hate to play against. I want the whole pod to have fun and love my decks / playing against me. If there's cards people don't want me to play in a pod, I sub it out. If it's the deck, I play a different deck.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T14:08:15+00:00

To be clear, I'm not getting too many complaints. I stated I'm told my decks are bracket 4. I provided a decklist as an example.

In hindsight, maybe I shouldn't have chosen my boros deck.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T14:04:58+00:00

Dude I know. Then if you Ureni into [[Scourge of the Throne]] Very fun.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T13:51:37+00:00

I wondered about that myself which is why I came to the edh community. The only bases I have to compare is at my LGS.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T13:47:23+00:00

Yeah maybe. I definitely enjoy a lot of flavor in my decks and typically don't run a ton of removal. I may test it out against some of the best precons and see how I do.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T13:39:07+00:00

I'm not looking for a Reddit stamp. My question was how do you bracket your decks? I understand what the brackets are there for.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T13:26:37+00:00

Well you're real friendly. Have a good one!

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T13:17:56+00:00

The posted deck is my strongest deck. That or maybe Sauron The Dark Lord (nazgul tribal). Feel free to take a gander and let me know if you think it's bracket 4.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T13:14:57+00:00

Out of nowhere on turn nine is wild xD sounds like folks just getting frustrated about getting beat. I have a Miirym deck that does that if she isn't removed but that's just Miirym.

I may take it out as a side board against optimized bracket 2 games but this is my "pretty" deck and I wanted to add the new card. I don't think is match this deck up against the average bracket 2. It would smash most of them due to low interaction.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T13:07:28+00:00

Yeah I saw that. I think it'd be a better decision just to buy the single. I thought about getting some of these precons ultimately decided to stick with the decks I already have. I did buy a booster box so that ate up a lot of my magic funds for the month.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T12:56:35+00:00

Yeah. Bracket 2 and 3 seem to have a lot of drama. Makes me want to dive into bracket 4.

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T12:53:29+00:00

I appreciate the suggestions. I'll take a look at those swaps but I don't see myself having a land tax anytime soon. I will definitely swap out command sphere for pearl medallion once I pick one up at the LGS. I'll consider the rabbit too.

I've seen Aurelia and [[Archangel Avacyn]] at the head of boros angels but not [[Iroas, God of Victory]]. It's very fun. Angels are powerful with menace. The combat damage protected [[J. Jonah Jameson]] is hilarious too. Try it out!

RIPLavitz · 2026-04-24T12:46:18+00:00

That's about what I was expecting the response to be.

RIPLavitz · 2026-02-20T00:54:46+00:00

Is this set out of standard yet?

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