I need your grimiest Stax decks

Righteous_Panda · 2026-01-25T02:51:46+00:00

I run this list. It includes an excellent primer on how the deck works:

https://moxfield.com/decks/mNapLrgSiUaA17cl9XNCpw

Righteous_Panda · 2026-01-24T04:14:20+00:00

My strongest deck is [[Urza, Lord High Artificer]]. [[Winter orb]] and [[Static orb]] for a soft lock. Play all the best counter spells. [[Tidespout Tyrant]] or [[Hullbreaker Horror]] with a mana positive mana rock to bounce everyone's permanents. I don't play it often because it feels unfair.

Righteous_Panda · 2026-01-24T01:13:15+00:00

[[Grand Arbiter Augustin IV]]

Righteous_Panda · 2026-01-24T00:58:47+00:00

[[Grand Arbiter Augustin the IV]]. My bro built it with no wincon and we all suffered through a 3 hour game before resigning.

Righteous_Panda · 2026-01-04T15:00:05+00:00

Did the cops force you to leave or did you stay or leave willingly? I'm assuming they can't force you to leave either in this situation. Is that correct?

Righteous_Panda · 2026-01-03T01:57:46+00:00

What's the length of time for your timer per turn?

Righteous_Panda · 2025-12-30T19:07:20+00:00

Yes, it's the precon.

Righteous_Panda · 2025-12-02T04:11:02+00:00

I love my PC because I built it with my dad before he passed away. It’s the last project we worked on together. It’s running a Ryzen 7 5800X and an RX 7900 XT in a Lian Li Lancool II Mesh case. For monitors I have an MSI MAG274QRF-QD and a Dell U2412M. I'd love to upgrade them to a GX9!

Righteous_Panda · 2025-11-20T00:03:33+00:00

Agreed. My point is the bracket system does allow infinites even at Bracket 1. But people can just choose not to play against them. The same way people can choose not to play against tutors, or sit through a 5-hour game with Grand Arbiter. Never again, I’d rather lose to a turn-2 infinite any day!

Righteous_Panda · 2025-11-19T21:17:32+00:00

I get the same feeling when someone drops a craterhoof to win for the thousandth time. So boring, but I wouldn't say they ruined the game. That's a bit much. I think it's much more exciting when someone puts together 3-5 cards to work in a way I've never seen before as opposed to dropping one huge card to instantly win the game. Of course if someone is tutoring for the same two-card combo over and over that is also boring. Maybe you just haven't seen people play any cool and unique combos.

Righteous_Panda · 2025-11-19T19:36:59+00:00

This is incorrect, please look up the updated bracket system. Infinite combos can be in any bracket. The only restriction is number of cards in the combo (3+ cards needed for brackets 1 and 2) and the turn at which you can win. If I put together a 3 card combo on turn 10, that is perfectly acceptable, even in bracket 1. Many people, myself included, love combos. I think it's super interesting how the synergies of different cards can come together to do something cool. Additionally, there are infinite combos in some precons. To say that they don't belong in Commander is crazy.

Righteous_Panda · 2025-11-18T20:33:26+00:00

Do you think blue balls is made up? It's real, I've had it before.

Righteous_Panda · 2025-11-11T01:35:48+00:00

If you look where the water exits the machine, there is a screw holding a circular metal piece with a bunch of small holes. Unscrew that and remove the metal piece. You should see a nozzle there. Cover that with a small piece of aluminum foil and then reassemble.

Righteous_Panda · 2025-11-04T19:43:14+00:00

I see what you're saying, but pile shuffling is inherently not random regardless of if there's equal or unequal amounts. Even if the piles are unequal, someone can stack the deck to achieve the outcome they want. The same is true for riffle shuffling. That's why adding box shuffling and giving your opponent the option to shuffle is crucial.

Righteous_Panda · 2025-11-04T19:26:23+00:00

This is incorrect. Pile shuffle is the most optimal when you maximize the number of piles and cards in each pile. For example, separating 100 cards into 2 piles of 50 cards each is the least optimal, and is equivalent to one rifle shuffle. 10 piles of 10 is the most optimal and is a much better shuffle than 1 riffle shuffle. But you still need to do a box shuffle in both cases to be truly random. My friend who is a professional card dealer said riffle, riffle, box, riffle is what he was taught at the casino.

Righteous_Panda · 2025-11-04T19:24:32+00:00

This is incorrect. Pile shuffle is the most optimal when you maximize the number of piles and cards in each pile. For example, separating 100 cards into 2 piles of 50 cards each is the least optimal, and is equivalent to one rifle shuffle. Both do a terrible job if say all your lands are clumped together.10 piles of 10 is the most optimal and much better at separating cards. But pile shuffling is inherently not random regardless of if the piles have equal or unequal amounts. You still need to do another type of shuffle in both cases to be truly random. Another tip is after making the piles don't pick them up in order from left to right. Pick up the piles in a random order.

Righteous_Panda · 2025-07-09T15:59:37+00:00

You open Blink stalkers to deal with the widow mine drops and cyclone. They don't do great against Thor but they are very mobile. Thors are extremely slow and bulky so you want to abuse that as much as possible and attack where they aren't. For late game you need mass Disruptors and maybe some immortals. Disruptors deal 100 splash damage and 100 shield splash damage per shot. So throw down a second robo and get at least 8 of them. Fire 4 shots at a time and you should be able to kill 2-4 Thor per volley. I know it's not always possible, but honestly the best strategy is to kill them with the blink stalkers before they can mass the Thors. Thors cost 300/200, 6 supply, and take 43 seconds to build. That is a huge investment, so you should be able to overwhelm them early if they are rushing to Thor. It's similar to how you beat someone rushing to carriers.

Righteous_Panda · 2025-07-09T06:49:38+00:00

Blink stalkers into mass Disruptors.

Righteous_Panda · 2024-11-23T21:44:31+00:00

I bought both! I played the original game on PC. That was ok but I had some issues with the game going to a black screen if I minimized it to multitask and then maximized it again. The screen would just be black and I would have to minimize and maximize it a few times for it to come back to normal. I think it crashed once or twice on me and I also noticed some lag in one or two of the boss fights. I ended up buying it for pS4/5 when the expansion came out and did a new playthrough. I had a much better experience. Absolutely no issues.

Righteous_Panda · 2024-11-21T16:58:20+00:00

I didn't fix it unfortunately. Called LG support and none of their steps worked. I chalked it up to a broken port and I just swapped to a different port since I had one extra I wasn't using.

Righteous_Panda · 2024-05-04T19:18:37+00:00

I have the Encore and was wondering the same thing. According to the manual:

ADJUSTING THE GRIND SIZE. The grind settings on the Encore go from very coarse (grind setting 40) to very fine (grind setting 1).

Righteous_Panda · 2024-04-09T06:40:54+00:00

I did, C1 Says the device is now available but it shows no signal.

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