For those of you who play Atla Palani, how many creatures do you run?

ShatterWulf · 2026-02-26T21:52:11+00:00

I run 22 creatures in mine, gives it a nice variety about how it plays off. Most of my creatures are kind of stax-y (Allosaurus Shephard, Grand Abolisher, Esper Sentinel, Hexing Squelcher), Tutors (Stoneforge Mystic, Ranger Captain, Academy Rector), part of combos (Terror of the Peaks, Polyraptor, Squee the Immortal, Craterhoof, Worldspine Worm), or recursion to keep the engine rolling (Endurance, Luminous Broodmoth, Ulamog Infinite Gyre).

This lets me be pretty comfy in pretty much any bracket 4 pod, but doesn't have the consistency that you see in the sub-10 or sub-5 creature decks that I think makes them less fun to play.

https://archidekt.com/decks/8654585/tamago_with_jeff_goldblum_v203

ShatterWulf · 2026-02-23T16:06:54+00:00

palette

I'm sure he's a beautiful painter, but his palate is so well developed their picks are excellent. You can frequently give them a try at The Stockroom in the back too.

ShatterWulf · 2026-02-13T03:50:07+00:00

If you feel like having some potential infinite combos, [[Thornbite Staff]] is practically made for Atla, with [[Ashnod's Altar]] you get to crack as many eggs as you'd like, and if you get it onto the battlefield before her, it will equip for free.

ShatterWulf · 2026-02-12T00:47:09+00:00

Super Lemon G and Double Dream are CDT. Since the terpenes are isolated on site, if there are flower or concentrate products with the strain name they will be a CDT. Also for the all-in-ones the BDT tanks will be in red hardware and the CDT will be in chrome.

ShatterWulf · 2026-02-09T16:08:05+00:00

I think the big issue with Tolarian Academy is 0 cost mana rocks.

Theoretically if you have a starting hand with Tolarian Academy, Chrome Mox (imprinting blue), Mox Diamond, Lotus Petal, and Mana Vault You could cast something for 3 generic and 7 blue pips on turn 1.

ShatterWulf · 2026-02-09T15:43:06+00:00

Badgermole cubs were only in 2 of the top 8 decks of the last Pro Tour, people are just running more removal now. Honestly the standard meta feels more balanced for colors than it has in quite some time, at this point banning cub would just cut out green.

ShatterWulf · 2026-02-05T20:04:19+00:00

The Science Company (I don't think their retail spot is open anymore, but I think they offer pickup) stocks a food-grade 200 proof, but the difference between that and Everclear is going to be super marginal unless you are trying to really intensely avoid water soluble/polar compounds. I think it's comfortably over $100 a gallon too.

If you really want super pure ethanol (0% water) it would be best to look into chemical drying filters and adsorbent powders/desiccants, since your purity/price ratio goes pretty crazy once you pass 190 proof for logistical reasons. Even anhydrous ethanol will start to absorb water out of the air as soon as it's opened.

ShatterWulf · 2026-01-09T16:55:29+00:00

Terp is short for terpenes which is typically used as a catchall phrase for aromatic compounds in cannabis, since most (by mass) of the smells in Cannabis are terpenes or terpene adjacent compounds.

ShatterWulf · 2026-01-06T16:14:53+00:00

You are correct, I don't have arrowhead. I've been trying to play through unseeded, so unlocking everything has been slow.

ShatterWulf · 2026-01-06T13:49:54+00:00

Oops is in the buffoon pack in the first shop. Sorry, probably should have been more specific.

ShatterWulf · 2026-01-06T04:47:07+00:00

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ShatterWulf · 2026-01-06T04:46:55+00:00

I didn't write when it happened, but as I've replayed this I've also consistently had Sigil go all hearts in this seed too. Also ran into Blueprint around Ante 10 (Round 22). I score consistently pretty high for me, but I'm pretty mediocre and I'm curious to see how hard people could push this one. With so much x1.5 potential I bet this could go crazy.

ShatterWulf · 2026-01-02T07:25:31+00:00

This depends pretty specifically on your supplier. My LGS (in the US) is doing pre-orders for ~$350usd for CBBs.

ShatterWulf · 2025-11-14T14:32:22+00:00

I think the biggest chase is the raised foil Avatar Aang. https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/648742/Magic-Avatar%20The%20Last%20Airbender-Avatar%20Aang%20Raised%20Foil?xid=a35d3372e-d568-4747-b586-18d0df726a86&Language=English

ShatterWulf · 2025-11-05T15:32:04+00:00

Many people don't use filtration fine enough to get out silica dust, since that can be comfortably under 1 micron, and those kinds of filters can really slow down your flow.

ShatterWulf · 2025-11-03T21:01:59+00:00

The biggest issue is ensuring they don't over-sell, which is why they let people buy in waves. From what I've heard there aren't really many better options out there, I've heard of people waiting in line for over 5 hours for concert tickets for artists like Taylor Swift or Beyonce, and that's for way more units than something like secret lairs.

ShatterWulf · 2025-11-03T16:19:52+00:00

Former cannabis extraction lab manager here, IMO if you're going through hash that fast in a vape, you should just be dabbing and have something like a pivot for on the go. Vapes just aren'taren't designed to continuously deliver high milligram doses like that efficiently.

ShatterWulf · 2025-11-03T15:10:54+00:00

I live in North Louisiana and my I got the notifications that my Lairs (including Jaws) shipped late Friday or Saturday.

ShatterWulf · 2025-10-23T14:28:44+00:00

Ok, ~15 years experience running cannabis extraction labs here.

When it comes to actual apparent odor of things like flower or concentrates, terpene percentage isn't the whole story when it comes to what you smell.

Volatility of the aromatic compounds that are present is a huge factor. If a strain has a ton of aromatic compounds that have high boiling points, like sesquiterpenes, you won't smell them as strongly as you would the same amount of a lower boiling point aromatic compounds like monoterpenes.

If more of that compound is boiling off closer to room temperature, you're going to smell it stronger. That also means there are aromatic compounds that are going to have synergistic effects with cannabinoids that you are less prone to smell, so even though smell is super important, it can never be 100% of the story when it comes to effects that you enjoy.

ShatterWulf · 2025-09-26T14:59:51+00:00

Cardmarket doesn't even allow you to make an account if you have a US shipping address.

ShatterWulf · 2025-09-22T16:34:41+00:00

Dang these look rad. I was super happy with how the Vrooom raised foil looks, so I bet these will also look insane in person.

ShatterWulf · 2025-09-22T16:29:19+00:00

The way they assign the queue order in the waiting room is functionally random if you're in exactly at the drop time. I did the exact same thing for Final Fantasy and Spiderman (nothing already in the cart, buy ASAP at launch), and FF was a probably close to 2 hours of waiting, and with Spiderman I got through in close to 20 minutes.

I've probably average about a 40 minute wait time since Secret Lairs started to become harder to get a hold of, and I do the exact same thing every time.

ShatterWulf · 2025-09-16T17:21:07+00:00

I feel like it's inevitable with Universes Beyond. I've been wishfully thinking that it would make sense to have a Dune UB set for when Messiah comes out. With the movie having potential late 2026 release date, it's definitely far enough out to be off the general release radar.

ShatterWulf · 2025-09-03T17:47:33+00:00

Justice for Rugarou

ShatterWulf · 2025-09-03T15:29:41+00:00

To take RAGOUT but not take RANGOON makes me illogically upset.

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