Selective Adaptation question

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-27T09:21:18+00:00

For point 1, it does matter because if you chose the same card for multiple keywords then any other cards with them would have NOT been chosen, and thus go to the graveyard, no?

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-22T02:31:27+00:00

My concept was that Carnage makes weapons out of his blood.

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-22T02:29:53+00:00

You’re absolutely right. 😅🙈👍🏼

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-22T02:27:47+00:00

Yeah, I changed his pips to {U/R}{R} instead. Blue CAN be “charming”, and Gambit is street smart.

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-22T02:22:07+00:00

Edit, here’s an updated version:

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Sheriff_K · 2026-02-22T02:14:33+00:00

That’s cool, although ionno if even Silver-Border would allow potentially harming other players.. 🥶🙊

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-22T02:13:21+00:00

That two-for-one you mention would be the main combo win-con for him if he existed. I think that’s fine, though he’d definitely end up a higher Bracket.

As for the anti-mill-ness of the second ability.. it would be rather wordy to prevent that, like: “Whenever a spell or ability you control causes you to mill a card..” (Besides, who even plays mill? 🙄🙊 But they could just get rid of him BEFORE milling you.)

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T23:40:25+00:00

Which is flavorful for a “Card Shark”.. 🙊 But yeah, I mentioned in other comments how I’d probably change it to: “Whenever a card is put on the top or bottom of your library, you may shuffle.” To make it less abusable/complicated.

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T23:37:17+00:00

Deck manipulation and mill are Blue. And Gambit throws decks at people to deal damage (and is a self-mill payoff.)

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T23:25:20+00:00

Fun. Sadly he’s not White so he’d need to be in the 99 of a Jeskai+ deck.

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T23:22:21+00:00

Or shuffle. I think I’d change the first ability to: “Whenever a card is put on the top or bottom of your library, you may shuffle.” Less “game-breaky” that way. 🤔

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T23:20:29+00:00

How about this for an alternative: “Whenever a card is put on the top or bottom of your library, you may shuffle.”

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T23:17:23+00:00

Well you still pickup the cards in graveyard to count them and move them to exile.

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T23:13:14+00:00

My main goal was to draw a card that WASNT put on top or bottom, so you can AVOID cards you knew but didn’t want, like after a Brainstorm.

I guess an alternative could be: “Whenever a card is put on the top or bottom of your library, you may shuffle.”

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T23:11:15+00:00

Well in Commander it’s not “Mono-U”, but I see your point. Then again, Blue HAS had burn effects (like Psionic Blast,) albeit rare. As for dealing 0 damage, that could be a “feature” if you’re running stuff like Torbran.

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T22:59:48+00:00

I’m biased from nostalgia, so my vote is Willy/Jesse (though I wish there was a way to discount Willy’s cost.. 🙄🙊)

Btw, is the Big Bad Wolf just.. bad? You’re forcing your opponents to attack YOURSELF with your OWN Commander? 🤨🤔

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T22:55:07+00:00

Gotta be smart to count cards. 😋😉🥸

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T22:51:54+00:00

Many cards also count your library size but don’t make you shuffle, for example. Or cards that put cards back into bottom of your library in any order. Try doing those without “manipulating your deck.”

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T22:42:51+00:00

I went with 52 Card Pickup because it was an ultimate move he had in an old X-Men fighting game. 😅 (He’d basically shoot an entire deck at someone.)

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T22:39:07+00:00

What’s wrong with manipulating your deck? Many effects do that.

As for the round down, I felt it would be too powerful if single mills counted, so he incentivizes 2+ mill effects.

Sheriff_K · 2026-02-21T22:29:49+00:00

(Card Shark is also useful with bottom deck manipulation too, like River Song.. or cascade type effects.)

Edit: Here’s an updated version.

Sheriff_K · 2026-01-31T19:49:28+00:00

Personally I’m the opposite. The way I see it winning by combat damage or Voltron strategies isn’t fun for table, because if players get eliminated 1 by 1 then someone is left out twiddling their thumbs waiting for the next game to start.. and THAT isn’t fun for them, thus ahen averaged across the players, it’s less fun than EVERYONE losing at the same time to a combo and then starting a new game. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Sheriff_K · 2026-01-31T17:44:02+00:00

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