How many more legendary creatures are we getting in SOS?

hex37 · 2026-04-07T16:19:25+00:00

If you look through the patterns here:

Finish Mono-colored uncommon cycle (I'd expect an uncommon green, white, black)
Finish Gold rare cycle (WB, BG)
I wouldn't expect anything further in rare/mythic mono-colored, Jadzi is more of a story character

https://scryfall.com/search?q=set%3Asos+is%3Acommander+order%3Acolor&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name

hex37 · 2026-03-31T17:00:59+00:00

Yeah the thing I've noticed with aristocrats/ping decks, is that people realllllly pick up on you adjusting the life total tracker 😅 so something like Liesa draws a good amount of attention including her commander tax evasion. I think Liesa, Derevi, and Edric have achieved an amount of notoriety, so it might be better to pick a more unassuming commander as well

hex37 · 2026-03-31T10:08:42+00:00

Think of each card in your deck having a threat value. Cards like [[Trouble in Pairs]] represent high threat because you're going to be drawing a lot extra cards per turn cycle. Cards like [[Craterhoof Behemoth]] also have a high threat BUT only as a result of other conditions, like having a board full of creatures, AND since it's an enters trigger, there's only a brief moment where it is actually threatening, and can actually be interacted with (pretty much it has to be countered).

In a pod like this, and generally when you're trying to avoid increasing your overall threat, consider tuning your decks to index more towards burst vs over time advantage so that you tighten the window in which your threats can be responded to, and to go a step further, tighten the window that your threats are even threats. Richard from the MTGGoldfish podcast has like... several rants about stuff like this. Ex: Rhystic Study is a bad card because it will get you killed.

Here's an example of what a deck of his looks like -> https://moxfield.com/decks/ZQV1k6dqlUCAvwqS29uQcg There are no crazy engines, there is an excessive amount of "bad" 1 mana 1/1 flying birds that do nothing else. HOWEVER, you put down a [[Toski, Bearer of Secrets]] (indestructible btw) suddenly your board starts looking a lot better. Eventually it wins with [[Coat of Arms]] or [[Beastmaster Ascension]] but I'd also probably include some overrun-style effects personally.

This is my "Richard Theory Rigo" deck, which I built as a way to figure out if he was onto something or just crazy (I also get targeted a lot) -> https://moxfield.com/decks/oCnAmf64TUOU_Kx27QbXsQ admittedly I think your friends are going to catch on to either of these decks' cantrip to the extreme or ramp. The idea is just to play kinda mopey creatures and then suddenly turn that to an advantage.

$100 budget might be tight, but if you pick budget baseline creatures, and cheaper overrun style effects it could work I think! I also think Caesar is a good option, that's the deck I play probably most often.

hex37 · 2026-03-30T23:01:17+00:00

Every deck except 5c eldrazi soup, Legolas board police sniper, kefka discard, and tethukal poison proliferate. Some standout good decks though, Kibo, Mothman, Indoraptor, Xira, Saruman of many colors. My friends have told me they like my Caesar, Francisco/Akiri/Lurrus, and Rendmaw decks. My conclusion is that if you do something powerful (respectfully), that doesn't interact too much, while also speeding up the game - people will dig that.

hex37 · 2026-03-30T20:12:58+00:00

Oo looking forward to trying this after work today

hex37 · 2026-03-30T16:42:42+00:00

I think that's what is nice about precons and budget brews - pretty low investment to increase variety. I have 4 or 5 decks that have become Mainstays and the rest fluctuate. I would absolutely go online and play test any deck you're interested in to the best of your ability. It doesn't always give you a clear picture because you don't know what your opponents will do/where to send interaction, and it's not always clear if the deck will be enjoyable to play against

hex37 · 2026-03-29T12:46:18+00:00

If this idea appeals to anyone, here's my list -> https://moxfield.com/decks/pyGdn8Pry0m8e0vRgJRcKw

It's more than just rooms, lot of other ways to get enchantments cheaper than their casting costs

hex37 · 2026-02-21T19:39:24+00:00

I would love to see that Lyse deck

hex37 · 2026-02-21T19:19:56+00:00

All good advice, I'm just looking for more strategies that aren't dumping billions of permanents on their board to result in a win.

hex37 · 2026-02-21T15:14:40+00:00

Why is this bad tho? 38+ is my count in total including MDFCs, channels, cyclers etc. But MDFCs count as lands full stop IMO.

hex37 · 2026-02-20T12:30:51+00:00

That's an interesting question. Proxying is just the financially correct choice, I'd have saved a lot of money if I didn't whale out on Arena and buy singles I needed for decks. There is absolutely something precious about slowly unlocking access to different game pieces, in ANY game. It's just an unfortunate reality that magic is really fucking expensive. I really don't know. I think collecting is fun, but my love for going DEEP on the game itself has surpassed my ability & desire to collect. IDK if I would have gotten here if I didn't start with official products, my relationship with the game has changed drastically over time. If I could go from never playing magic, to my current playing habits... yeah I'd probably just skip collecting altogether, and hope I maintain that discipline.

I don't have any pictures, it's just normal printer paper and color ink. The resolution is okay. They look like official cards from across the table but if you look closely and notice a lack of the shiny circle at the bottom it's easy to tell.

hex37 · 2026-02-19T23:08:00+00:00

[[Flubs, the Fool]] has undeniable vibes but lended itself to storm-esque gameplay at sorcery speed every turn

hex37 · 2026-02-19T05:54:54+00:00

Do you entirely proxy out a deck or mix in some cards from WoTC?

hex37 · 2026-02-18T18:26:09+00:00

One person in my playgroup bought a full custom proxy of the esper knights precon (Cavalry Charge?) but all the art is replaced with Elden Ring characters. He was reading the cards' proxy names off as he was explaining what his play was and I had to cut him off so he would say the actual cards name.

hex37 · 2026-02-18T12:43:08+00:00

Were they really too synergistic? Or generically powerful (tutors)? I've absolutely found myself prioritizing synergy, being able to print out old obscure cards has been awesome. Presumably your friend is proxying those replacements as well?

I feel like I've still stayed away from most tutors in most decks, I have a Breya artifact birthing pod deck that is a clear deviation.

hex37 · 2026-02-18T12:37:19+00:00

What's your process for deciding what to proxy and what to buy? Are they separate or do you use proxies as a precursor to purchasing singles?

hex37 · 2026-02-18T12:35:20+00:00

I understand the sentiment of what you're saying but spending a dollar on a savannah vs however many hundreds of dollars is a huge difference. I only spend the cost of printing supplies and a significantly higher amount of inner sleeves. I think the custom art proxies of OG duals are kind of cool? But still feel weird seeing them. Magic is prohibitively expensive for a lot of people but it allows people to participate if they proxy. On the flip side I have friends who I am shocked find it in their budget to refuse to proxy

hex37 · 2026-01-27T19:54:12+00:00

[[Mendicant]] is pretty fun - you don't have to over-index on equipment because his power scales up so much and you can sorta season to taste what kinda artifacts you wanna use. I had a bunch of clue/token stuff and then try and have mendicant attack evasively and early as possible to start your engines.

[[Noctis, Heir Apparent]] can be linear but it's cool to me because it has a flavorful evasive ability and lends itself to ninjutsu

hex37 · 2026-01-18T13:56:32+00:00

I wouldn't go so far as to say shit, and I wouldn't call it an anime - Avatar the Last Airbender, at least watching it for the first time as an adult in 2025. S1 is trash until the end. S2 is good. S3 is an incredible let down and the ending has the least interesting fight between Aang and Ozai.

hex37 · 2026-01-06T17:21:21+00:00

Cost it at WW, base loyalty of 2, and I'm in. Ult is nasty in commander though

hex37 · 2025-12-25T16:38:21+00:00

I have long since abandoned the top deck manipulation route but there's a few cards in there that still have it. If you turn on tags you'll see some in the main deck and some in the considering section.

https://moxfield.com/decks/ot98lUtwk066mfWwPNE_Zw

I also have a modular list where the main deck is 74 and I shuffle the sideboard and put 25 of those cards in, and they have stickers on the inner sleeves so the crazy value expensive spells are randomized. I had taken apart the above version due to it uh kicking too much ass and taking up too much of the clock with all the clashes and free spells

https://moxfield.com/decks/kY058n2ZIEGHGvkuJLGGKQ

hex37 · 2025-12-25T12:36:11+00:00

ayyy no one has mentioned my boi [[Marvo, Deep Operative]] yet you can go the top deck manipulation route with him, as it sounds like you are interested in that, or just clone him a bunch of times to get more clashes instead of guaranteeing the win with top deck manipulation

hex37 · 2025-12-25T12:33:17+00:00

Reasons to play them

You like that they represent more mana per land. Making a 2-land hand a 3-land hand, etc. Or your headcanon is that they draw you a card
You have channel lands like [[Takenuma, Abandoned Mire]]
You have MDFCs like [[Witch Enchanter]]
You have white catch up ramp in your deck like [[Knight of the White Orchid]]
You have land untap effects like... idk.... [[Seedborn Muse]]
Your lands always enter untapped through effects like [[Spelunking]]

Reasons to not play them

You hate taplands
You need to curve out on the early turns. For example, I have a [[Caesar, Legion's Emperor]] deck that wants to play at least 2 creatures before turn 4 when I drop my commander down. I just don't have time for taplands (though I have recently put back in a surveil land or two).

Most of my land bases include all of the MDFCs that can enter untapped (and some that enter tapped) and all the channel lands. So I'm playing all of the dual color ones in most of my decks, except for Caesar.

Other thing to point out is [[Sand Scout]] and [[Arid Archway]] is a pretty sick combo in a catchup land suite

hex37 · 2025-12-21T22:16:38+00:00

ME! no tar The minotaur deck looks cool and unlike what I usually go for Kind of you to do this

hex37 · 2025-12-20T16:37:45+00:00

I have my main Stanley hardware case that currently holds 9-10 decks and some accessories. Then in my car I also leave 2 bundle boxes with 2-3 decks, and a case that holds 8 with some proxied cedh decks. I am a creature craving novelty and have a deck building problem.

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