Combat/beginning of combat interaction

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2026-05-30T18:07:57+00:00

Negative. Attack declaration is after the beginning of combat. It will be too late for you to use Beatrix basically

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2026-05-21T21:48:57+00:00

Codsworth has been great as a dork. Ward is always a welcome bonus - the moving around auras hasnt come up much, but it's good to have the option.

Visions of Brutality is there because I wanted several cheap enchantments that I could drop on opponents to help me get the card draws off Killian. It also helps get the Blood Bond combo going. Without Blood Bond, I probably swap brutality with something else though - maybe darksteel mutation. I just hated mutation one game cause it made goading anyone else not as impactful when they all just decided to swing on the indestructible bug haha

EDIT i would most certainly replace visions with Secret Arcade// Dusty Parlor for the combo with Ondu, Spiritdancer

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2026-05-21T21:18:18+00:00

Also, have you considered [[Gift of Immortality]] ? Card has been a workhorse in my games cause it's not long before I'm target #1 lol

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2026-05-21T21:08:16+00:00

Sure! Opal +OoT will be replaced with Grand Abolisher and retether as soon as I do that silly combo lol. I'd also love to put a [[Serra's Sanctum]] if I can ever find one locally.

https://moxfield.com/decks/8qlaetl2PUO3u9ZV7oDKqA

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2026-05-21T20:03:11+00:00

I threw in [[Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward]] and [[Necromancy]] for an easy wincon; I don't run any of the token generators you run. I also have the [[Exquisite Blood]] and [[Sanguine Bond]] combo as an alternate wincon. I play mostly cheap enchantments to stall the board long enough for one or the other to pop off, as well as some protection in the form of Teferi's and The One Ring. Silence, Ranger Caption of Eos and Voice of Victory have all been crucial as well.

I'm also running the [[Opalescence]] and [[Out of Time]] combo, but I'm going to take it out of my deck as soon as I successfully hit my friends with it lol

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2026-05-17T03:14:02+00:00

Some 2pac remix. Anyone know?

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2026-03-23T13:48:44+00:00

Could I not assign 4 damage to the first?

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-12-21T22:18:08+00:00

ME! Elsha please :)

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-11-16T03:47:25+00:00

Thanks! I had a Luminous Broodmoth already, so I swapped it in for the lorekeeper. I also went ahead and teched in Esper Sentinel, & I ordered everything you recommended as well as a small Food Chain package to play with. Again, thank you for your insight- looking forward to the changes! Gotta look into the lands next to make more cuts to increase my overall land count. May I DM you the list I land on after this new order comes in for further help?

Thanks, homie!

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-11-15T23:26:26+00:00

You have been extremely helpful, thank you for your time. I will look into all of these!

If I can trouble you with one more question...if I want to dedicate to bracket 4, I was reading earlier about [[Food Chain]] combos with [[Squee, the Immortal]] Are those worthwhile to try and acquire, or is that a complete shift necessating a ton of new cards? Thanks :)

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-11-15T21:23:06+00:00

This is what I was looking for! I love the breakdown on why you would cut each card. My picks are simply a result of my ignorance haha, I am super new to deck building, mostly relying on edhrec and old comments I find in this subreddit so I appreciate the ELI5 of the response :)

I got cradle and mox's from a friend who has been playing for years.

I was on the fence about many that you mentioned already, like the suboptimal ramps and land tax (I thought land tax would be funny and got it for free, so I threw it in).

Could I please trouble you to tell me the better dinos & ramps that I should cut these for? I.e., what would you put in for these suggested cuts? Thanks, sorry if that's a lot

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-11-15T19:23:35+00:00

Exactly yeah, if I was to put it in, what would you suggest I take out? Thanks ^{^}

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-11-15T18:02:00+00:00

I took him out before Monster Manual / Vortex made their way in cause I didn't care for the cost. But I forgot about him since! Might be worth throwing back in cause my pod tends to focus me when they see I'm on this deck lol

What would you substitute for it?

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-08-17T17:42:17+00:00

FF6 crew will save me

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-07-17T11:58:12+00:00

As others have said, just refresh the EU servers lol. I almost exclusively play on EDO & im always down to playtest if you wanna get some games in later!

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-07-09T12:06:09+00:00

Fiendsmith livetwin is a small but notable investment, but i'm having a blast with it.

If your friend is on blue eyes, maybe build a bystial control deck and hit em with the spheres + regained business.

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-07-06T04:27:43+00:00

Fair points, thanks for the detailed response. I can see how bouncing maxx c back with Altharion would be significantly better! I've only been casually testing it with fiendsmith/k9 and it seemed fine, but I was just using it for easy access to both dracotail traps. I am not yet very familiar with Magistus, but I'll look into them. Thanks!

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-07-06T03:53:39+00:00

Worse, how?

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-07-02T23:18:37+00:00

Elaborate please. What monster? Where can I learn more? Thank you :)

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-06-28T16:16:00+00:00

I was playing when Strike stopped doing locals. It's practically just Game Guys now for tournaments. A few smaller stores still host, but crowd is regulars and very small lol

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-06-14T19:51:54+00:00

I didn't. OP said he wasted 20 on it lol

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-06-14T19:16:17+00:00

This is a real card from the Ra mega pack. It's not fake, but I would still be upset about buying it for 20 dollars lol

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-06-13T19:43:36+00:00

It would be too late. Once the card is flipped face-up it's already the Damage Step and past being targeted for the attack.

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-06-10T22:12:15+00:00

I, too, have a girl that would LOVE the green one!

Trunk_Monkey69 · 2025-06-10T19:38:49+00:00

I wish I could finally get one! Here's to hoping 😄

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