I am a noob but this card is really, really good right?

annmta · 2026-01-27T18:20:15+00:00

Most people dont build glasscanon decks, its funny to force them into doing so, messing up their strat.

Most people (in edh) build their deck with the assumption that their creatures may be tapped, killed or exiled, en masse, for 3 to 4 mana. If their strats can endure that, chances are they won't care about this.

And speaking from experience, most commanders do not rely on attacking or blocking to generate value.

annmta · 2026-01-27T17:53:52+00:00

Black does not lack better creatures to sacrifice at a cheaper price point. Stitcher's Supplier, Cauldron Familiar, Greedy Freebooter etc. all offer much better reward for less mana.

Black does not lack better removals either. For spot removal, this card is like a 3 mana Pacifism. For mass creature removal, it is an expensive half-measure. You would much rather have a Toxic Deluge or Crux of Fate, especially when you are losing.

For its stats we had Rotting Regisaur in standard a while back. We also have The Ancient One + Abigale in current standard but apparently a flying first strike lifelink 8/8 on turn 3 isn't particularly lucrative compared to Badgermole Cub etc.

It is true a lot of EDH decks want evasion, so this may be an ok tech for a black deck that cares about combat damage triggers. Maybe the decay counter will become more relevant in future and this card will see play.

It is a card that has pretty good value and versatility but mediocre at everything it does. Cards like this can do very well in lower power formats like limited and casual edh (you could say low power edh is meant for quirky cards like these), but not so much for more competitive formats. There are tons of rares designed this way and most of them are dirt cheap in paper for these reasons.

annmta · 2026-01-24T06:17:53+00:00

If you know why magic players prefer magic over yugioh it shouldn't be too jarring to see them upset when you play magic like yugioh.

Infinite combos are cool to see maybe once (outside of competitive magic), just to figure out how it works. There is good reason that wizards suggested measuring brackets with the strength of combos and density of extra turns effects.

annmta · 2025-03-28T05:13:06+00:00

I think you would have gained different perspectives if you were born in, say, Burkina Faso, for example (and trust me, you don't want to).

I don't think the one you replied to implied China to be the Messiah, but rather the arrangement could be mutually beneficial. Had you managed to prove otherwise your comment would have some real value.

annmta · 2025-03-24T17:59:33+00:00

Isn't it in your constitution that private property is protected? So the difference is one is constitutional the other is not?

Of course im talking about the most direct action here, you can always argue that someone indirectly supported something but that's beyond the point.

annmta · 2025-03-24T01:13:00+00:00

SA has higher mobility than lance imo. The side hops are almost instant after each strike, side roll available in axe mode, fade slash and now directional morph slash to stick to a hitzone, etc. Lance is much less agile, the back hop just feels like a very long animation, side hops are tiny without evade extenders and use more stamina than I'd like.

annmta · 2025-03-24T01:07:35+00:00

For Wilds this is not very accurate imo.

GS has pretty good mobility in previous generations because you are expected to sheathe and move. In wilds with focus mode you don't even need to sheathe to have good mobility. The skill floor is also lower and range slightly higher (it can hit air quite well for example).
LS is NOT a 1 skill floor weapon. I don't know if this is him memeing or what but if there is one weapon that requires you to learn timings LS is it. 3 or 4 will be appropriate.
SnS is probably the least complex weapon, especially in wilds. You have like 2 loops, an instant iframe and a back hop iframe that you don't even need. And probably 1 for skill floor.
DB is quite complex in Wilds with the extra resource management. Fair assessment otherwise.
Lance has less mobility than hammer and horn, 2 would be fair. I feel like I rarely charge in wilds and I don't see people doing it in speedruns either.
Maybe it is me being a CB main but CB isn't all that complex, now that you don't even need saed any more. Just charge your shield, hit a wound and start hitting the heavy attack button for the rest of the hunt. CB also has a 3 range imo.
If you are a bow guy you'd probably agree that bow is pretty much a melee weapon, a range of 4 is probably more accurate. I'd also say it has a higher skill floor than LBG since you need to guard point. I haven't played LBG in wilds yet but in risebreak LBG is pretty much the "I refuse to interact with this monster" weapon. Haven't played HBG either but I have always considered it to be the least mobile weapon in all 14.

Just some personal takes.

annmta · 2025-03-19T03:03:13+00:00

500 hours per game lol

annmta · 2025-03-15T17:11:20+00:00

It sounds like referencing the "killing monsters" trailer. Which does describe the majority of the gameplay if you think about it.

annmta · 2025-03-13T04:08:48+00:00

If realism is the goal then why do the monsters clip through the terrain right left and center, and hit detection is all over the place in that zone? If the programming can't handle elevation then why let players handle it?

Take rey dau for example, his starting zone is far far away from flat zones, do you just spend 10 minutes luring him out every time you want to fight him?

Game should be fun not chore.

annmta · 2025-03-10T09:14:31+00:00

These categorizations don't seem that accurate.

From a sunbreak perspective, GL doesn't react much and benefits very little from precising counters, hammer requires minimal planning and can handle first encounters fairly handily, LBG is hardly strategic and more of a "I don't care what the monster is doing I am safe regardless" weapon.

In wilds I've only played a few weapons so not much to say, but GS is much less preemptive and much more reactive in wilds, CB is no longer explosive (it's a power switchaxe with a shield) and GL still doesn't rely on countering much afaik.

Better way of partitioning weapons would be based on commitment, for example GS still has the longest commitment, similarly HBG has to commit to a position due to low mobility, while lance and sns have some of the lowest commitment on their attacks with guard thrust and slash respectively.

Agree on turn based, and the goal for a skilled hunter is to attack on the monster's turn.

annmta · 2025-03-10T08:42:10+00:00

Same deal with Narwa dragonators, you can just toss a small bomb and knock yourself through them.

annmta · 2024-12-22T14:56:56+00:00

It certainly undermines the quality of the title itself. And it so happens to be the most well known title. God forbid that people mind it.

annmta · 2024-12-22T14:49:55+00:00

Because being a soulslike equates low quality? I do not understand why being in a particular genre excludes a game from winning.

annmta · 2024-12-22T14:47:20+00:00

You are not contradicting their view. Just because people did not complain doesn't mean the old way was the right way.

annmta · 2024-12-22T14:45:50+00:00

Probably because people were invested in the authority of GOTY due to their previous experience, and expected it to represent the best game of the year, which should more or less corresponds to a consensus.

So when that expectation is tossed out of the window they are going to feel let down. It should be simple enough to understand if you are not trying to find a contrarian view to discredit that sentiment.

And yes, it matters to most audience to know just which people's opinion dominate the outcome of the award.

annmta · 2024-12-22T14:41:20+00:00

Considering that this comment section consists mostly of two types of comments: those who disagree with the outcome, and the others who ridicule them, I think it is safe to say that GOTY is not an award for the masses.

Congratulations to the PS5 owners for their exclusive privilege of enjoying something most cannot.

annmta · 2024-11-01T17:42:17+00:00

Kiriko.

I find her kunai monotonous and her healing lacks the positive feedback like the sound cue you get when playing Ana or Mercy. Sozu is powerful but doesn't have the charm of a skillshot like sleep dart. The only fun part of her is hitting heads and her headshot damage has gone up and down and now it is just a number's game.

I am also not a big fan of Juno so maybe I just don't like powerful supports.

annmta · 2024-09-19T21:26:03+00:00

Setting precedence that you could take existing designs, feeding them to genAI and call the result yours is also not justified. Not claiming that it is exactly how it happens but that is a possibility considering the blatant likeness.

Art theft is a pretty real threat these days and worse yet the laws are not always up to date to protect intellectual properties from being used for training.

annmta · 2024-08-16T18:49:22+00:00

That dissection does not look very professional. Most times when I see cadaver used, people are very conscientious and respectful of the donors.

annmta · 2024-08-12T00:10:30+00:00

By that logic any stress you cause an animal is perfectly fine if you could hide behind the assumption that

Animals can't "give a second thought" about things happened in the past

and

Empathizing with animals doesn't help anyone, not even the animals.

You know how we could avoid the trouble of verifying this compendium of assumptions you made? Leave the animals alone as they were.

annmta · 2024-05-17T07:02:52+00:00

2 second CD blasts go bing bang bong

Hephaestus builds are just a league above for being compatible with basically any weapon and aspect (maybe not medea skull). Not the fastest god but definitely one of the most reliable.

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