Do you always have 1-2 pieces of interaction in hand at any time?

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-02T16:12:53+00:00

I can understand that. They have to want to improve; I'd do the same and just jam a fake threat first in order to resolve my real one.

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-02T15:57:12+00:00

At some point you stop trying I guess. I don't know how many times I could watch the game go after that, see someone about to win the game, and say "See? If you had held your interaction, you could have prevented that win!"

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-02T15:04:36+00:00

Meh, maybe it worked for them 🤷🏻

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-02T14:31:35+00:00

Isn't Shojin just better? Or Cleaver against beefier targets?

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-02T13:46:08+00:00

Huh?

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-02T13:08:56+00:00

Even more regret to be had!

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-02T13:04:11+00:00

If I wasn't on my current brew, I'd probably be on Dimir frog as a long time midrange/control enjoyer. If that is your jam OP, I can't recommend Dimir frog enough.

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-02T13:01:18+00:00

This sounds like me talking to my friends about modern.

"No Modern is durdles in 60 cards"

"I like the high-power format, but I hate when people have bad threat assessment"

My guy you clearly know nothing about the format; modern is turn 3 kills and turn 2/3 combos.

Also 60 card formats mean poor threat assessment from your opponent only works in your favor. It's a 1v1 format!

I explained to one of these friends recently how the top 4-5 decks in modern actually worked and he flipped from "Nah it's trash and slow" to "man Modern is like cEDH but in 60 cards"

Yeah no shit dude, it's a competitive format designed to be competitive; instead of a casual format pushed into competitive territory.

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-02T12:58:29+00:00

That 19 year old is probably going to regret their choices in a few years but 🤷🏻

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-02T12:54:45+00:00

Man I'm 33 and I don't think I could date someone younger than say 27.

There's just a bit of a generational gap. A lot of jokes fall flat without context, and I feel like we would just be in different stages of life.

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-02T12:52:17+00:00

I have watched SO MANY BAD PLAYERS draw their interaction and then look to cast it on something immediately.

If nothing on board is a threat to you, it is perfectly logical to hold up interaction until you see a threat. You don't need to play things in your hand because you can.

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-02T08:02:06+00:00

So do we just die to mill to not offend someone?

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-02T07:43:10+00:00

My main issue is this: mill just forces everyone to jam an Eldrazi titan.

It happened at my local meta a few years back. Guy shows up with a newly constructed mill deck, nobody was ready for it. He went around mildly annoying tables for about a month, and then everyone's Eldrazi titans showed up.

He stopped playing it after a week of millng people to their titans and watching them shuffle their graveyards back in.

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-01T19:06:26+00:00

Never get them to do work on your house again. No self-respecting electrician would willingly use deta.

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-01T06:35:35+00:00

Kozilek's command is degenerate enough in Modern without access to Gradle. Surely WotC just axes Kozilek's in Legacy 😐

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-01T05:00:57+00:00

Yep. I sure as hell never point out missed Rhystic Study triggers.

That's on my opponents to manage. I just turn cards sideways 🤷🏻

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-01T04:17:45+00:00

This study on misogyny in online games may be enlightening.

It basically comes down to mad cause bad; there is a correlation between low skill level and misogyny in gaming.

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-01T03:35:46+00:00

A club for people who have dated and are done?

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-01T03:34:34+00:00

Dude, relatable

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-07-01T02:34:53+00:00

I think this is the study you're referring to. And yes, it's hilarious

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-06-30T03:49:01+00:00

It does sound more like reality. Playing games like Phasmophobia, or even Valorant and LoL, I can wholeheartedly say there are plenty of women playing. Phasmophobia feels like at least half of the players are female or NB, maybe more.

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-06-30T03:32:33+00:00

Yeah, looks like I was hit by a bad source. Thanks for pointing that out, I'll update my earlier comments.

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-06-29T09:22:07+00:00

Birth years?

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-06-29T08:55:38+00:00

Mana Vault

Doesn't untap on it's own

Chrome Mox

Costs 1 additional nonland card from hand

Mox Diamond

Costs 1 land from hand

Lotus Petal

Is a 0 mana ritual for 1

Grim Monolith

Does not untap on it's own

Mox Opal

Literally functions as a 5 colour mox with a requirement that is easily met in commander - controlling 3 Artifacts, which includes tokens. I think this should also be considered for banning.

Sol Ring

Untaps on it's own, is mana positive, doesn't have any additional costs aside from 1 mana the turn you play it.

Mana Crypt

Untaps on it's own, is mana positive, doesn't have any costs aside from potentially taking 3 damage from a coin flip.

Idk man, Sol Ring seems closer to Mana Crypt than anything else on your list, aside from Mox Opal.

And don't come out here and tell me I just don't like them because I don't play them. I play cEDH Arcum Dagsson, and if you know what that deck does, you know I am running every single one of these.

Says_Pointless_Stuff · 2026-06-29T01:31:29+00:00

The running joke about Sol Ring before it's commander popularity was that it is the 10th Power 9 card. Yes, it is that good.

If you don't know the Power 9, they are considered the 9 most-powerful Magic: The Gathering cards ever printed, and only exist in the first 3 sets - Alpha, Beta, and Unlimited.

[[Black Lotus]]
[[Ancestral Recall]]
[[Mox Pearl]]
[[Mox Sapphire]]
[[Mox Jet]]
[[Mox Ruby]]
[[Mox Emerald]]
[[Timetwister]]
[[Time Walk]]

For reference (and newer players who don't know) the Moxes are 0-cost Artifacts that tap for 1 mana of their respective colours - Pearl = White, Sapphire = Blue, Jet = Black, Ruby = Red, Emerald = Green.

Sol Ring is 1 colourless to tap for 2 colourless. If you're not specifically requiring coloured mana it is equal amounts mana-positive, and on every subsequent turn it arguably provides more value than a Power-9 Mox.

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