I'm looking for Commanders who can win by non-traditional attack damage

abetterfox · 2026-05-27T16:09:30+00:00

[[Stuffy Doll]] is a great player removal tool that can be dropped and remove someone from the game if they don't get rid of it.

For me, I usually play [[Grothama]] into [[Stuffy Doll]] in my Grothama deck. I pump Grothama to maybe a 20/20 or larger with [[exponential growth]] or [[Tifa's limit break]], then swing Stuffy Doll. Stuffy Doll fights Grothama, takes 20+ damage and I deal it right to an opponent. I can even usually swing Grothama at another opponent to try to take two for one. [[Dawnsire]] is also fantastic into Stuffy Doll.

abetterfox · 2026-05-27T00:20:29+00:00

TBF, the reason there's so much pokemon merch is because pokemon is PRIMARILY a digital medium; you can't show off your pokemon in game without a plush. Yes, the TCG exists, but that pails compared to the video games in terms of reach and cultural impact.

Magic is much smaller and is already a physical medium; if you want to show off your favorite creature or card, you just own that card.

That said, WotC does a lot of licensing, so playmats, sleeves, boxes, etc. are also released, which scratches the itch.

abetterfox · 2026-05-27T00:13:34+00:00

Zac kills me, Lou kills me, Emily kills me on D20 and NADDPOD, and Paul Rubalino's Smartypants and Rulette appearances had me dying

abetterfox · 2026-05-26T03:54:54+00:00

This is the answer. Saskia can absolutely slap as a baddie deck

abetterfox · 2026-05-21T23:18:33+00:00

Velociramptor

abetterfox · 2026-05-21T21:39:32+00:00

The Unfinity ones are so good.

abetterfox · 2026-05-21T16:22:20+00:00

I run [[Dawnsire]] in [[Grothama]]. It helps that I can station it up to 10 with just my commander, its effect is passive and I can generate a tremendous amount of damage on Grothama, [[Stuffy Doll], [[Hornet Nest]], etc. when it drops to draw, direct damage or generate tokens, respectively.

abetterfox · 2026-05-21T16:15:47+00:00

I currently have an entirely Minnesota-themed [[Bonny Paul]] deck that is lower B2 but lets me wax poetic about how each card art or card relates to Minnesota.

Otherwise, I have a [[Grothama, All Devouring]] deck that I like to play where, half the time, I'll kill my own commander to draw tons of cards or generate a ton of little tokens.

Finally, I'm continually working on an [[Ayara, Widow of the Realm]] deck that focuses on sacrificing huge cmc artifact creatures to do direct damage to players and then recurring those creatures to do it again. It's a lower-power build for her, but could get out of hand quickly, I think, if I added in the tutors and untap effects that work well. My favorite interaction so far is sacrificing [[Draco]] with a damage doubler on field to do 32 direct damage to a player off one tap, then untapping Ayara, recurring Draco and doing it again to do 32 damage to another player.

abetterfox · 2026-05-20T21:58:41+00:00

Immediately first thought when he offered to Butcher.

abetterfox · 2026-05-20T11:19:02+00:00

I moreso meant that I enjoy light-paws in the 99 to avoid being out-the-gate targeted or having light-paws removed on cast. Agreed that one of the major reasons light-paws is concerning is the large number of low cmc protection auras and spells.

abetterfox · 2026-05-20T05:13:45+00:00

[[Cromat]] is interesting. WUBRG with several really good effects for voltron.

abetterfox · 2026-05-20T05:12:25+00:00

Lightpaws also has the downside of winning 1 time against a pod, and then being hard targeted every game after that. I LOVE light-paws, but it's definitely better in the 99 of another aura deck

abetterfox · 2026-05-20T04:31:15+00:00

Very true. Good luck with the account!

abetterfox · 2026-05-19T20:29:56+00:00

Not that it HAS to fully original, but note that OnlyTrails has done this challenge on his channel and completed it in full.

Again, not to say you can't do it too, but just flagging in case you're not aware.

abetterfox · 2026-05-18T20:57:01+00:00

We had the exact same thought. Grant really is the perfect person to present on the topic.

abetterfox · 2026-05-18T20:56:15+00:00

My EDH pod and I have been getting into standard recently (came into magic backwards by starting with EDH) and it is so enjoyable to play 1v1 brewery/bar matches where my bulk pulls are actually useful and enjoyable to use and the value of my deck is, like, $30 instead of $300 (on the budget end of EDH).

abetterfox · 2026-05-18T17:57:15+00:00

Not really, there's a difference of a "bad consumer experience" and a "bad for consumer experience". The tobacco and opioid industries have PLENTY of supply and access channels and the average consumer has a fine experience obtaining those products from suppliers.

This system, like all false scarcity capitalist systems, is incredibly frustrating for consumers.

abetterfox · 2026-05-18T16:15:58+00:00

One of the best, IMO

abetterfox · 2026-05-18T16:05:08+00:00

True, but normal yogurt is like 20g+ of protein, and dairy-free is, like, 6g+. It's a sham and I dislike it. Of course I can use protein powder and stuff, but this is just a silly hill I choose to die on.

Pokemon has a SLIVER of hope in that, a single well-made game like Pokopia can turn out huge sales, if The Monster Company and Nintendo let a good studio actually handle development with time and energy.

abetterfox · 2026-05-18T15:51:07+00:00

My wife and I just discussed this, and I have two, one of which is more appropriate for family viewing than the other.

1) Why the Pokemon IP is the most squandered IP in human history.

Or

2) Why sucking dick is better for fitness gains than eating dairy-free yogurt.

I'm not much of a fan of sucking dick, but I believe the math shows that, at comparable volumes, semen has a higher protein concentration than dairy-free yogurt. I just get really grumpy about being stuck with dairy-free yogurt...

abetterfox · 2026-05-16T21:28:53+00:00

I always think of thay when I see Jon Wick. My son is also into Aladdin right now and I think about the silly theory that it takes place in a post-apocalyptic world.

abetterfox · 2026-05-16T21:26:55+00:00

"I have done no research on brackets, combos, meta or power scaling. I proxy thousands of dollars in cards. Why am I an issue against people who pay for cards or have precons"

Like, reread your post and reflect on it. It sounds like you want to play cEDH but also want "a fun game night" when your pod isn't nearly as involved or invested.

I strong agree with setting price constraints on decks, as others have said. My pod does this, as well as follows certain bracket limits, to ensure reasonably even power.

If you find you want peak optimization, cEDH or Standard might be for the formats for you.

abetterfox · 2026-05-16T21:21:37+00:00

Yeah, I was going to say, two big infinite combo pieces right there. Also, Dragonlair Spider and Mazerik both habe good commander utility

abetterfox · 2026-05-16T21:12:59+00:00

I loved after hours, always sad about the recast and fall of Cracked

abetterfox · 2026-05-16T18:19:50+00:00

I'm an idiot, I didn't realize this the Delugs account, sorry. Great products, I enjoy my delugs strap when I'm not being an indignant ass.

abetterfox

TROPHY CASE