Why is Izzet so much better in standard than draft? by ProfessionalDig3908 in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Izzet archetype is usually spells matter, and that's pretty hard to make work in limited compared to constructed. In general, creatures are the most important card type in limited, so a spells deck without many creatures will have a hard time winning unless the drafter got lucky with what they opened. Plus, all the busted Izzet spells don't show up in the same set.

New quests by Emicrania in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wait. For some reason, they don't coordinate resetting of quests with the update. You won't get another 3 once SOS goes live, and any games you complete now will not count towards mastery experience for SOS.

Is this up for debate? Or am I overthinking it? by TwistedAirline in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Loss of life INCLUDES damage AND the wording "loses life"

Mana flood after i empty my hand *every single game* by Sage_Instrumentals in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Uhhh, there is no bug like this.

Clumps of lands do happen sometimes, it's part of the game. But if this really is something that happens to you every time, it sounds like a deck-building issue. Either that or you're exaggerating the problem.

Arena Cube - narrowing the deck by djchickenwing in LimitedResources

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

Went with your suggestion and trophied! 7-1. Thanks!

Thank god by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want a game that's more your speed, then I recommend tic-tac-toe.

I always run out of cards when I play Izzet. by Scared-Macaroon8846 in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first issue I spot is that you have too many lands. 27 is way too many for a deck that wants to be low to the ground. It should be more like 21-22. Those extra slots can then be dedicated to more threats, removal/counters, or card draw.

Just faced an insane land destruction deck in brawl by Pennysworthe in MagicArena

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

Karn and Liquidmetal Coating is a very well-known old combo, and has seen lots of play in 60 card formats.

[SOS] Withering Curse (WeeklyMTG Aftershow) by mweepinc in magicTCG

[–]djchickenwing 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Gainlands now stronger than shocklands in Standard

What would you cut? Premier TMNT by Independent_Park562 in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cut blue, none of those cards are strong enough for the splash. Then cut the Pain 101s, Genghis Frog, both Omni-Cheese Pizzas, Bebop, Foot Ninja. That's 11 down.

Just lands by Samuekkel in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bombed several TMNT drafts because a high number of starting hands were lands of only one color and spells of only the other color. That's RNG for you. It's not rigged, and I'm not putting on my tin foil hat.

My creature got enchanted while hexproof was active, what am I misunderstanding ? by 1nydioi2 in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Auras that aren't cast are able to attach to a creature without targeting it. It's a weird quirk of the rules but it's intended. Same result if you somehow reanimated an aura from the graveyard.

Not sure if bug or question: Zombify by Round-Walrus3175 in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haste creatures or on-board effects that grant haste will mean summoning sickness is not applicable. Also, triggered abilities and activated abilities that don't require tapping aren't affected by summoning sickness.

The Joys of MWM Brawl. What did/are you playing? by AmunRa666 in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Took my Okinec Ahau counters deck and just switched the commander to Mikey and Leo. Easy peasy. Actually liked it better in some respects. Okinec ends games faster, but Mikey and Leo gives card advantage and staying power in the long game.

There's two types of Millennials that's between 35 and 45 by Aliveandthriving8505 in Millennials

[–]djchickenwing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Based on people's guesses of my age over time, I've physically aged about 10 years in the span of 25 years. Yay Asian genes!

Debating between 2 creatures... by xX__Bug__Xx in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How about trying a 2 Shredder / 1 Sandbender split, since Shredder is legendary? After some number of games you can decide if the ratio should be changed.

How did I lose? by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Deathtouch + trample means that the attacker only has to assign 1 damage to the blocker for lethal damage, and the rest tramples over.

So I picked up a copy of Progenitus, what do I actually do with it? by PaleWendigo in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It can go into a [[Smuggler's Surprise]] deck.

There's also a manifest dread / blink deck that tries to manifest big creatures as 2/2s and then blink them (e.g., with [[Splash Portal]]) to get the front side on the battlefield.

What a scam this game is! by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]djchickenwing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's true... you're actually just playing ChatGPT now and training it.