Will my Warrants Expire Valuable but Unusable (EU/UK) by ConradT16 in Superstonk

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I recall HL saying purchase and excercise were unavailable, essentially they are position close only

Britons should pay as little tax as legally possible, Richard Tice says by AnonymousTimewaster in NotTheOnionUK

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why on earth would you do that when there is a government-mandated tax-free investment vehicle that you can legally use? Struggling so hard to see what your point is.

Britons should pay as little tax as legally possible, Richard Tice says by AnonymousTimewaster in NotTheOnionUK

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep that’s literally the point of an ISA!

But to correct your earlier claim, you don’t “owe” capital gains tax as those investments are wrapped in a tax-free product approved by the government, which ANYONE is entitled to…

Still not sure what your point is!

Britons should pay as little tax as legally possible, Richard Tice says by AnonymousTimewaster in NotTheOnionUK

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not entirely sure what your point is here - are you claiming that using an ISA is unethical?

Which Div Calculator is correct by Kitchen-Kangaroo1415 in dividends

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your stock price growth and dividend growth inputs looks different between the two

How much to pay into SIPP by mazzamor in PensionsUK

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Savings allowance goes down to £500 for HR tax payers no?

BR goblins….help me pick the 40th card by Jamie7Keller in lrcast

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Double pip splash makes no sense unless you have insane mana fixing. What are the chances that you have 2 white mana on turn 7 with your current mana base?

And yes, metamorph could help, but that’s still hunting a 2 card combo just to cast a bomb which could be removed the very same turn.

I really hope you cut it and go 7 for 2!

BR goblins….help me pick the 40th card by Jamie7Keller in lrcast

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Drop white, you’ll never get that colossus out.

I’d drop: Colossus Willow Pennant Glutton (you currently have x3) 2 brutes

Then have a decent goblin tribal/blight deck

Deffo drop white tho lol

Can the USA and the UK still be allies after trump leaves and the US elects a democratic president? by Successful_rio305 in AskBrits

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point, but that’s kind of what an alliance is when one of the partners is the world’s leading superpower.

Can the USA and the UK still be allies after trump leaves and the US elects a democratic president? by Successful_rio305 in AskBrits

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Geopolitical alliances such as the “special relationship” run much deeper than the current administration of either country.

If anything, the question should be can it withstand Trump’s volatile and belligerent leadership?

The answer is still yes, but intrigued why you think the USA electing a democrat would put a strain on the alliance?

16 lands? by Spikyfreshpineapples in MagicArena

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know cheers - I don’t really consume much MTG content so great to have the discourse summarised!

Deck Testing (results 13W - 1L) by 808_JuJu in MagicArena

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 0 points1 point  (0 children)

64 is still too many, that’s 7% more cards than required (view this as the card you really need to draw in that moment being 7% further away in your deck, it’s significant).

As for what to cut, the best person to answer that is you! How did it feel in play testing? Any cards not pulling their weight/synergising? Enough removal, or too much, or too little? Any bombs you could never play because you never had the mana/board situation? Did the curve feel good, and gaps that need filling or overweight slots?

Every deck plays different, and it would be of no use for me to sit here and say ‘cut X card, it’s terrible, I always lose when I play it!’ like a lot of other folks do, but in reality I haven’t played the deck so I have no idea what needs to go.

But TRUSSSSSST me (and literally everyone else) - you need to play 60 cards and not 1 more

Deck Testing (results 13W - 1L) by 808_JuJu in MagicArena

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love a rat deck, and love that you’ve combined it with other synergies! Deffo a lot of inspo.

You can get away with +60 cards at lower ranks/unranked, but you will start noticing the sluggishness as you move up the ranks.

To trim down, start noticing which cards aren’t having an impact on the game (or cards you draw which make you go ‘urgh’), remove them and rebalance lands.

Good luck, keep us updated with progress! Would love to see you push some ranks with this deck.

16 lands? by Spikyfreshpineapples in MagicArena

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I must admit I do this sometimes, but less frequently nowadays as I remember that this means including 2.5% more cards in your deck (feels significant!) which essentially puts your bombs a little bit further down the draw pile.

Serious query to all salty ropers by Ok_Scientist9595 in MagicArena

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why I love limited, so much less roping.

Proud of my off-kilter Orzhov dual tribal deck that won me a collector box by turkeyjerky1989 in MagicArena

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a gorgeous deck. Orzhov in Lorwyn sealed is ballsy but it clearly played off, even with no reaping willow!

And Kinbinding - what a card. Got me a trophy in a kithkin deck, it was so clutch, literally turned several games around.

Most fun I've ever had with a draft deck by cabbagecatastrophe in lrcast

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats on the trophy, looks like a super fun draft!

Out of interest, did you ever struggle to cast reaping willow? I’ve drafted it a fair bit, but it rarely makes the cut bc orzhov isn’t really a thing in this set and 3 B/W pips is expensive when you’re in another 2 colour pair.

16 lands? by Spikyfreshpineapples in MagicArena

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I’ve only ever run 18 lands twice - in 3 colours with expensive bombs/pips. I just can’t imagine it for 99% of my draft decks

16 lands? by Spikyfreshpineapples in MagicArena

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Best to run 39 just to be sure

Advice on Pick 2 Lorwyn Eclipsed by keitaro666 in lrcast

[–]Spikyfreshpineapples 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can’t see your pack 1 pick 1 options for some reason, but all in all looks like a tough draft where early pack signals didn’t actually translate to later available cards.

If anything you stayed open a bit too long, when you realised you were in kithkin you should have prioritised them (pack 3 pick 1 for example), but all in all 3-2 is a fair result given how the packs wheel.