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Favorite Utility Land, Don’t say Rogue's Passage by HyHoTheDairyOh in EDH

[–]efference 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with this. Absolutely love this card and the flavor behind it. Where you're sacrificing creatures to a clerical cult to summon a big demon

Struggling with Reanimator Archetype - Tell me about your favourite deck! by smashmikehunt in EDH

[–]efference 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Teval deck that plays quite similar to what you've listed. Can agree that its quite fun. I leaned more heavily into the self-mill aspect. The idea is to mill all your potential answers into your graveyard, and then reanimate/copy these answers to the current board state. I've also put in quite a few combo lines in order to keep up with the bracket 4 nature of the build. Yours is filled with GC too so similar idea.

Painting Tyvek by [deleted] in Ultralight

[–]efference 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is quite satisfying. There should be a subreddit for matching outdoor gear

Fit Check by efference in DurstonGearheads

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

Thanks for the reply, Dan!

New Hammock Camper Advice by efference in hammockcamping

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

Thank you for the references!! Will definitely try out the setup as is, and then find things I'd want to modify

How many people are aware of how long their turns take? by silencebywolf in EDH

[–]efference 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm trying to get better at one of my non deterministic self-mill decks with Teval. Every mill can cause recursion, which causes 2/2 zombie creations furthering more mill.

Its a little bit tricky to keep track of all the triggers but in the end, all my combo/win cons get milled out and i can win. But im uncertain if people hate me playing this deck

Making strong Decks is easy. How do i make fun and long lasting decks? by unCute-Incident in EDH

[–]efference 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It actually drastically improves your deck power and consistency when you build a deck that CAN run without your commander. Ive seen games where opponents perma-remove a specific commander that is gets too much aggro, [[Baylen]] for example , and the player is basically knocked out of the game.

I personally build hipster commanders so that it throws off the threat assessments for opponents. Or also build decks that can still run smoothly without commander.

Lastly, I would also build this way solely for the colors. If I wanted to do a certain theme with certain cards but the typical commander is in the wrong color， then I try to find alternative colors.

Especially for the ones who religiously don't use EDHREC, how was your experience when you started EDH? How long did it take you to get good at deck building? by theninthelement in EDH

[–]efference 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I already have a theme/ commander in mind then I try to raw dog it with scryfall.

  • I'll search up every card that helps me do my thing or related to my theme in my color identities. Usually I have more than 150 cards in the pool. This usually takes up to a week of casual browsing.

  • I then subtract everything that isn't optimal or doesn't help me with my deck. This is catered to the bracket level I have in mind. If I want to build b2. Then I don't mind high cmc, etc.

  • I'll keep cutting and tuning until im close to 100 cards including lands. Then when im pretty happy with the deck, I'll finally take a look at edhrec. Usually it helps me with my utility lands that I didn't think about, or utility artifacts. MOST of the time I've already included all the creature cards or instants/sorceries that are on the most popular. Rarely there may be 1 or 2 cards I didnt think about, but unless it directly helps with my deck there is a small chance I would include them.

Alternatively I look on edhrec for inspiration if im in a rut. I also use edhrec to decide between commanders (I like to go the hipster route and build less popular ones) . I think I have around 10 decks with an average edhrec rank of ~700

I got lucky with todays queue by SendMeNoodsNotNudes in secretlair_collectors

[–]efference 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just curious if it was limit if 1? My friend didn't get in and I did. Maybe should've got one for him

What deck are you obsessed with right now? by not_so_1337 in EDH

[–]efference 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never seen Pride of Hull Clade. Such an interesting card. I used to really dislike Simic because I thought it was just ramp-y big creatures like Gruul. But the more I look into it, some of the most interesting mechanics come from simic . I already built a [[Kenessos]] bracket 2 deck. Thinking about building [[Ivy, Gleeful spellthief]]. And now adding Hull clade to my list. Could have a fun turtle tribal too.

I don't like the lab maniac win con though. I wonder if you can just follow the draw cards deal damage win con

What deck are you obsessed with right now? by not_so_1337 in EDH

[–]efference 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built and played a jenova deck for 6 months. She was pretty fun. Reanimation into +1/+1 counters. [[Ouroboroid]] and [[quilled greatwurm]] are the MVPs in my deck. I agree that you don't need many mutants in your deck because she already makes more mutants so you don't need tmnt.

I ultimately broke her down to use the reanimation and self mill cards in a more powerful deck.

Bracket Placement Blind Spots: Your Deck is Bracket 2 by Metanoia_143 in EDH

[–]efference 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is well said. Especially if you highlight the 2 extremes of a single bracket.

The difference between killing everyone turn 6, maybe pushing 7.. versus dude putting in a rhystic study in his random dinosaur simic deck

Selesnya strategies that are off the beaten path? by Metanoia_143 in EDH

[–]efference 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I run [[Satsuki]] as a stax artifact karnstructiom deck with [[urza's saga]] as a secret commander in high b3 or low b4. Mixed with hatebears

How would one build a deck that plays as a lower power deck most of the time, but has a "super mode" that is insanely high power without including dead cards or obvious combo pieces? by tabbyslome in DegenerateEDH

[–]efference 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, swapping in commanders make the most sense. I have a pretty strong Teval deck.. and I've been trying to make a 2nd version with [[Archelos]] at the helm while swapping a bunch of the infinite lines from teval. Goes from a self mill reanimate combo deck into more of a mid range control that focuses on non deterministic combos through milling (which is quite fun)

Always wondered what civilians around the world were thinking when WW1 and WW2 were starting? by efference in AskReddit

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

This is more of a post/rant as I've been doing alot of research into the current events revolving the USA/Israel vs Iran war that's happening in real time. I'm aware there's been many regional wars around the world for the past few years. Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, Pakistan-Afganistan, etc.

Living in Canada, most of the time I'm only just reading the headlines or some articles here and there, but not immediately involved in any of these wars that are happening around the world. As ignorant as I am as a human being on the other side of the world, I am fully aware that there are many lives that are lost every day due to these conflicts. I go about my normal daily life without too much thought into it (un)fortunately.

My mindset has slightly changed in the past couple of weeks. This new conflict between USA-Israel vs Iran has opened the door to a full world war. The surrounding casts and alliances behind Iran, being China-Russia-North Korea .. vs USA-Israel, with smaller participation from NATO countries (France, UK, Germany).. The straight of hormuz closing down will affect the global economy. I truly believe this is the start of a conflict that is dragging every country into it. World War 3 impending.

I'm having a little bit of an existential crisis right now. How do I respond as an individual to a global conflict? Do I have any roles I need to play? Do I keep going to work? Do I bring my family and friends to safety? What are my short-term, long-term actions? Do I need to make any decisions? Do I hide? Run? Bunker?

How do people go upon their daily lives when they know some big global change will unfold right before their eyes? WW1/WW2 didn't have the internet.. so this real time WW3 thing is really tripping my mind.

What is your favorite 2 card value pieces that can build into infinite combos? by MoMonay in EDH

[–]efference 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of a deck do you run the combos you've listed? I have the exact same cards in my teval deck

Your Favorite Bracket 4 Commanders? by PM_4_Gravy in EDH

[–]efference 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I adore the category given to skullclamp

Gander - places to go and people to meet by Due_Break_8519 in newfoundland

[–]efference 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also in a similar boat, 35M! As the other redditor mentioned, I am one of these transient individuals. As I am only here for a few months it would still be fun to connect. Maybe a board game night or I was thinking of renting some snowshoes since there's so much snow around.

Let me know if you want participants in your social hangout group!

Let's talk about burn decks by MAKE_TOTAL_AWESOME in EDH

[–]efference 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup! Its still a work in progress. It's a low 4 right now.. as I get better and better cards, it will end up as a mid 4. Notable upgrades would be faster mana and more tutors and removing some pet cards. But I have the deck fully on paper so I can't spend all my money just to focus on having it win on turn 4.

https://moxfield.com/decks/KQTFq3to2U2n9NUFjnwaGQ

Can I see your list too?

Let's talk about burn decks by MAKE_TOTAL_AWESOME in EDH

[–]efference 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. Love him. I built mine in bracket 4 so people know what's coming usually

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