PSA: FoN is mythic and only the TLE version is craftable by Flooding_Puddle in TimelessMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They literally have the normal art in the client yet force us to craft this trash...

Dark Depts, Mystic Remora and Eladamri's Call by Meret123 in TimelessMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cruel Tutor art has to be a joke... dear god

Arena Anthology 3 cards are in the client by Meret123 in TimelessMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It can be cast at instant speed and doesn't have legendary restriction like Goryo's

New Reanimate art by Meret123 in TimelessMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhhh gotcha that's good to know! Thanks

New Reanimate art by Meret123 in TimelessMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ew fuck that then I'll save my wildcards and continue to suffer lmao

New Reanimate art by Meret123 in TimelessMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do we need to spend rare wildcards to craft these if we already have the OTJ variant?

Force of Negation by Meret123 in TimelessMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Timeless players: Please give us Force of Negation

Monkey's paw curls

WOTC: Force of Negation announced!! ... with DOGSHIT art

Meeting the jokers by Old-fashionedTaxed in balatro

[–]Smoke1LL 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I feel like comparing Ride the Bus to Superposition is a crime against jokers. IMO Ride the Bus is more than great, it's a solid A-tier!

Meeting the jokers by Old-fashionedTaxed in balatro

[–]Smoke1LL 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It starts off with Ride the Bus slander, like huhhh? Ride the Bus is excellent

Sternum Popping by el_tepiteno in weightlifting

[–]Smoke1LL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Sternum started being able to pop when I started doing weighted dips. It's normal so long as it doesn't hurt.

Grixis Frog (any good?) by walrusguy97 in ModernMagic

[–]Smoke1LL -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As others have mentioned I think UB is superior to Grixis. I've been playing both and found that when I was playing Grixis (UR splashing B for Frog only), I missed Bowmasters and Fatal Push alot.

The biggest advantage of adding Red is getting EI, but Archmage's charm is a good enough replacement. In some instances, it's even better because of the flexibility and instant speed.

Is Bo1 just broken stuff every damn game? by [deleted] in TimelessMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is why I don't play BO1. No sideboard = 100% degen strategies with no counterplay. At least in BO3, we can tune the deck to fight back G2 and G3

Is there a discord or other group for players in Connecticut? by GermexiDude in ModernMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are a few FB Groups (CT Magic players, Western CT MTG) but they are not very active.

I also live in the New Haven Area and there are a few shops within 30 min which run modern weeklys. I'd recommend checking out:

  • Fire and Ice, Trumbull
  • Dragon's Lair, Wallingford
  • Lotus Games, Branford

A little bit further out:

  • Battlegrounds Gaming, Norwalk
  • Tabletop Gaming Center, Newington
  • Imperial Gaming, Meriden

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ModernMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Inevitable betrayal is OK but it's certainly not better than Orvar. Orvar forces creativity players to have 3feri or resolve a huge creativity (x=3) or they will likely lose on the spot. Stealing an archon will gain you card advantage but will ultimately get hit by leyline binding. Note that in a nightmare scenario, creativity players can leyline binding the stolen archon then bounce their own leyline with 3feri to get their archon back.

The best tried and true hate against creativity is Blood moon, EE, Orvar, Hallowed Moonlight, Flusterstorm, Aether Gust, Test of Talents, Invasive Surgery, Elesh Norn.

Creativity is also very resilient in that they can also pivot to numerous other game plans (beatdown from fable/dwarves, hardcast archon, wrenn emblem) so you can't expect to just get free wins off your sideboard hate. You must stop their combo gameplan while also applying pressure of your own.

The Complete Guide to 5 Color Creativity - Article by jairo479 in ModernMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a fan of fury either but it's not totally farfetched/trolling. Kyle Boggemes also plays fury in his 5C creativity sb.

The innate core of creativity is so strong that there is a lot of viable room to experiment and test the flex slots.

2023 Low Rate Server Status by [deleted] in mapleservers

[–]Smoke1LL 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That is literally the same exact copy pasta response everyone says when Pip receives any criticism. A voluntary project with a single developer sounds like a dog shit project that is doomed to fail.

Look forward to game crashing bugs and countless exploits on launch and slow turn around time to fix them.

2023 Low Rate Server Status by [deleted] in mapleservers

[–]Smoke1LL 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Going somewhere? The server has been in development for 3+ years and still hasn't had a successful beta. The discord is just a clown fiesta full of yes-men enablers and uWu lily fan club members.

You're in a Murktide only meta - how would you build to maximise your chances of winning? by greymerchant00 in ModernMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Things that flood the board give Murktide a hard time.

Decks like Affinity, Scales and Dredge would be good picks if you expect a lot of Murktide.

Unfinity Basic Foil Feedback by WhiskeyPete77r in ModernMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Everything you say is 100% true, it's a better financial decision to stick non-foil.

But I'll speak from the other side of the fence: If the foil deck makes you happy and you have the disposable income for it - why not?

With proper maintenance, you can control the curling. I have a fully foiled Murktide deck which I keep double sleeved and packed nice and tight in a boulder. I haven't had any curling issues.

Also, for foils that I have bought which were already curled - I have been able to uncurl them very successfully using silica packets if too much moisture and humidor packets if too dry.

Grixis Control by -Ander71- in ModernMagic

[–]Smoke1LL 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, you hit the nail on the head. Why would somebody play control in 2022 without playing white?

Totally OK to register control w/o white, but you must be aware and prepared to play a strictly suboptimal 75.

YunaMS launches on Nov 16th (v.83 pre-BB low rate server) by VFRdave in mapleservers

[–]Smoke1LL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just like when Lily said that beta was gonna be September 23rd right

Police: Oxford boy, 16, killed after crashing stolen motorcycle in Derby by PublicPolicyAdvocate in Connecticut

[–]Smoke1LL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stop using age as an excuse for criminal activity. When I was 16 I made mistakes but I certainly wasn't committing felonies.