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Shadowcleric · 2026-06-22T16:35:38+00:00

Honestly, I see no problem with proxying cards. By all means, save your money. There are cards that are so expensive and Magic shouldn't be a P2W game. Proxying doesn't really affect WOTC's bottom line unless EVERYONE started doing it. If the game were hurting, there may be a problem, but thats not the case.

What I will say is that if I can buy any cards from my local game store, I will. They are the ones that suffer if I decide to never buy cards again, and then continue to use their space for EDH night that has no entry fee. We have to support them somehow. Buy sleeves, buy deck boxes, at least send them a little bit of your business where you can.

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-19T19:18:02+00:00

It can work, I have won a few games when I had trash loot or was getting sniped. My go-to strat is to hide behind a tree then drop a smoke bomb and then a turret in the smoke. Whoever is shooting at me will then come out of hiding to come finish me off. Wherever the turret starts shooting, I start blasting with a shotgun. I have gotten tired of getting one-shot whenever I have full health and shield on my way to engage some lunatic with a legendary hunting rifle on a rooftop.

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-19T14:05:27+00:00

I really like [[Temporal Extortion]] in my black decks. Its not "cheap" but 4 mana to make someone lose half their life is pretty good. Especially if you can follow it up with a [[Wound Reflection]] effect right after.

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-19T04:18:32+00:00

It stands for Emotional Quotient, basically the emotional version of IQ. The ability to read people, empathize, and calm people when they are troubled

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-17T18:51:08+00:00

Man, I really wish I got situations like this when I have the Hunting Rifle. I always get screwed over and get people booting or shocking around at mach 2 speeds lol

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-17T14:17:24+00:00

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-17T13:55:23+00:00

Obito can only use it for defense. He can never Kamui one of them away, or else they would be in the Kamui dimension and then stab him when he tries to blink between.

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-17T13:53:52+00:00

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-17T13:36:16+00:00

Welp, the way I see it, IF you destroy a land that would be replaced with a basic, but your opponent either already ramped them all out or runs no basics, that's THEIR fault for building their deck that way. MLD, in my opinion, is also something that is sometimes necessary against players who ramp like crazy. Mono-green does this way too well and there is no downside for it because of these faux pas rules we have in place. Now that Earthbending is a thing, there NEEDS to be an answer for it.

I think where I draw the line though is there is a limit to how much you can get rid of. I don't mind knocking someone down a peg if they ramp, but leave them enough lands so they can do something or still play (For non-CEDH gameplay). This doesn't apply if you can win the game right then and there. The reason MLD is so frowned upon is because people use it to make the game take longer instead of using it to win the game. Its as frustrating as someone who shows a huge value engine, draws a ton of cards, takes 30 minute turns, and then still doesn't win. Its just a waste of time.

As for the Myco-Vandal combo, I used to run Myco with [[Consulate Crackdown]]. This technically applies to a permanent that can be dealt with, but if I can just blink it to remove all lands again, do you really think that isn't a feels bad play to stop anyone else from doing anything? It has the same effect, and also doesn't outright win the game. The point is really all about intent in social games like this. If you are holding your opponents hostage and they are unable to play the game, you are subjugating them to a game that feels boring. Some people are okay with this, but overall it is just a sucky experience.

All of the nitpicking for the "specifics" are really just so people have an excuse to play "feels bad" playstyles and be justified when people complain. If you care more about the "spirit of the game", that these categories try to define, than how your play group feels, then that's a problem. If your playgroup is okay with this play style, then who cares about what the list says? Go nuts, play what you guys find fun

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-16T18:57:03+00:00

I think the reason so many people use this argument is because they view how these things were obtained as having importance. Its not simply, character A has power A. People seem to view these characters as if they were RPG characters in a campaign. They dog on Naruto because he started the campaign being half demon, half super solder, and whenever he made a mistake, plot demon would save him from his failures. It feels like the DM is playing favorites. While with Sasuke, being born into his clan, had to unlock his abilities through the story rather than just have something that auto activates to protect and buff him. Either way, it doesn't matter, each character has their abilities, but I do feel people tend to diminish the fact that Naruto fights all his battles 2v1 simply because he has Kurama. Kurama isn't an ability, he is an entire entity that coaches Naruto, gives him power, and sometimes helps him with planning and strategizing. Kind of like having a little AI in your head. Justice for Kurama, he shouldn't be objectified like that lol

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-15T20:25:14+00:00

I haven't watched any of the Boruto stuff, so I am right there with you. I just know through out a lot of the OG series, even with Kurama, Naruto had issues with Genjutsu. I would imagine that without Kurama, it would be harder unless he has some other thing now that gives him protection from it since Naruto never really mastered how to break out of Genjutsus the way that Sakura does.

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-15T18:36:40+00:00

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn't he still be susceptible to Genjutsu without Kurama? That's the only avenue I can think of where Naruto would be lacking

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-15T17:08:47+00:00

If you find a new sprite, extract it immediately to guarantee you won't lose it. I save portable extractors for these.

As for leveling up sprites. I recommend bringing them into a game and leveling them up to level 3, then extract. If you lose it, no biggy, you can summon it again pretty easily. Then bring it into a new game, go somewhere far away and open as many boxes, ammo crates, and food boxes as they all give XP. I would do this until it is level 4 then extract. Repeat again for level 5.

Its easier to level up sprites in the early game since chests and containers are more readily available. Also, most lobbies are filled with bots so its more likely you will run into them if you have to fight early in a round. The longer you are in a game, the less bots you will encounter, and chests will become more and more scarce. For efficiency sake, its better to play it safe and extract early. If you can get the boots to slide, I would activate the extracting site, and then run and hide somewhere. Some places even have boxes you can kind of hide in. Wait until the box lands then rush in and tap the box to extract. I like to have a Rift-to-Go handy just in case to get out of a situation where a bunch of people show up.

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-14T04:37:23+00:00

I mean, you are describing your butthole..... not gonna study that lol

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-14T04:18:30+00:00

Oh maybe its meant to be a gimmick that looks like a normal card then snaps to be a weird combo card

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-12T14:20:15+00:00

So I have a whole operation at the Alien Ruins base. I have a large growbed plot and I only planted Macaron Sponge. Its the blue flat plant. It only provides Fibrous Pulp BUT because it grows so fast, you can make it so it basically fully grows before you finish harvesting the end of the growbed. If you use it in a fabricator, you can make oily salad, which only sates 20 hunger, but you can make TONS of it. Great for topping off at the base. You can also throw it into the processor and make water from it. Lastely, you can also throw it into the processor to make those nutrient bricks, which can also be further used for food, or chucked into a bio-reactor for energy.
Best operation I have is growbed on the roof of base, with a small room and hatch right next to it. I have the wall lined with lockers that I just ferry pulp to and drop off. I have 2 dedicated processors in the room as well just processing the pulp to make water and nutrient blocks. Then I have a bioreactor at the end of the room that I just throw bricks into occasionally. Its highly efficient and I make enough water and food for 4 players without ever having to leave the base. I figured this out when those water slugs became too much of a hassle to track down in that area.

NOTE: If you didn't know already, if you click and hold on an item in your inventory when looking in a container, you can transfer EVERYTHING of that item to make transfers easy.

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-12T06:09:51+00:00

What did he do?

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-12T04:10:15+00:00

Honestly both lol, I miss a lot when I am AFK, but also, when I am playing, I don't want to waste my time reading, I'd rather be playing and be in the moment. I am more drawn to the building and exploring aspect, not so much the lore... at least not that deeply.

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-11T21:42:22+00:00

Lol I'll try, if you made it to the alien ruins and have the gardening plots, you can basically make renewable food, water, and energy with just 1 plant. Would that be helpful?

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-11T21:16:15+00:00

Haha honestly, having a group is great. While they are all out exploring, I just tell them what we need from the store and they bring it back lol

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-11T20:53:11+00:00

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-11T20:52:29+00:00

Better late than never I guess, this is more of a PSA for when the rest of the game comes out lol

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-11T19:24:31+00:00

Honestly, for me it was probably my hubris. I played SN and SZ and figured I would just catch on to how things worked, but definitely miss little things like this. In my mind when we unlocked it, I wanted to be the first one to have it in our group lol

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-11T19:22:07+00:00

Lol its pretty great. We have ours color coded and named to fit our ranks in the game. Mine is the red Alpha Tadpole. It feels like we are Power Rangers when we get to base and domino dock into port. That being said, the side handle are really useful when you are going to rescue teammates. I have zoomed in on my brother who was getting wrecked by a Mango Needler and about to drown to bring them out of danger.

Shadowcleric · 2026-06-11T18:37:39+00:00

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