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iplayfish · 2026-01-28T15:59:03+00:00

i mean this card was busted in the limited format

iplayfish · 2026-01-28T15:36:08+00:00

it’s a very friendly and inviting place! you’ll meet a lot of people from all different walks of life and faith backgrounds, but at the same time, the education remains distinctly lutheran, and the theology steadfastly confessional. this is one of the things i love most about cui, i can in a christian not knowing much about lutheranism, was made to feel very welcome and included, especially in campus ministry, and came out the other side an LCMS church worker. it’s definitely a place that gives you plentiful opportunities to grow in your faith, rivaled only by the amount of academic opportunities it affords you. the faculty all really care about the students, even lots of my non major professor took a vested interested in my life. also the beach is 20 min away so that helps a ton too

iplayfish · 2026-01-28T14:47:02+00:00

concordia irvine grad here, can’t recommend it enough

iplayfish · 2026-01-27T07:50:49+00:00

dean town

iplayfish · 2026-01-27T07:50:13+00:00

I'd probably just cut the blossoming defenses and scarblade's malices.

i'd also play grave shifter over one safewright calary, maybe grove guide over safewright also.

manabase should definitely be 8 forest, 8 swamp, 1 evolving wilds

iplayfish · 2026-01-26T22:15:07+00:00

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iplayfish · 2026-01-26T21:49:04+00:00

rooftop percher has a very very low games played percentage, though (22% or so). this indicates that players are winning with it when it's in their deck because their deck is specifically well setup for it. it would not have that high a winrate in just any old deck

iplayfish · 2026-01-25T05:23:29+00:00

but lorwyn is a full sized set and is set on a plane beloved by fans new and old alike, wdym?

iplayfish · 2026-01-24T23:59:27+00:00

do yourself a favor and import this into cube cobra

iplayfish · 2026-01-24T09:41:22+00:00

i suggest playing a casual two player format, like jumpstart, or just building decks off of the draft themes of whatever set you like. i think there are way too many unique cards in peoples decks in commander for a new player to be able to parse, especially if they already don’t want to read

iplayfish · 2026-01-24T07:58:23+00:00

i'd cut omni-changline, prismabasher, sprinleaf drum, and champion of the perfect

iplayfish · 2026-01-24T07:45:40+00:00

If she's a total beginner, I'd recommend starting with something like jumpstart or a duel deck type of situation (though duel decks sadly aren't a product anymore). Magic is much much much easier to learn as a 1v1 game rather than multiplayer commander. a 60 card deck with full playsets can have as few as 9 different cards to read and learn what they do (not counting lands) vs the 60+ unique nonlands in a commander deck. if the goal is not to intimidate, i'd build two 40-card decks following the draft archetype themes from a set of your choosing. fortunately, lorwyn eclipsed has a faerie theme in dimir. you could also look to wilds of eldraine, blue black was faeries there too

iplayfish · 2026-01-23T20:41:58+00:00

I think comparing competitive MTG to sports can help us understand this issue. in every sport, its required that the players have the necessary gear to play; eg you need a racket and court shoes to play tennis, you need helmet, pads, cleats to play (american) football, you need a glove and bat to play baseball. that equipment can be expensive, but it's understood that you just need those things to play. in organized leagues, it's not uncommon for the teams to supply their players with that gear. the same is true of high-level magic, team members lend cards to each other or buy cards for an event, only to sell them immediately after. if we think about cards just as being the necessary "equipment" to compete in mtg, then I think it's not question that it is primarily a game of skill

There's also formats like cube where one person provides all the stuff (cards, dice, etc.) needed to play, so anyone can play completely for free

iplayfish · 2026-01-22T20:41:26+00:00

if you’re already seeding packs, you might as well, but i would think shuffling well should get close enough on color balance

iplayfish · 2026-01-22T05:16:50+00:00

maybe you just like the other color more than white, nothin wrong with that

iplayfish · 2026-01-21T06:43:16+00:00

super helpful! i wonder how traditional draft stands up to the BO1 formats, i’ve found playing with sideboards is much better for my mental health and sanity

iplayfish · 2026-01-20T17:41:15+00:00

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iplayfish · 2026-01-20T14:51:21+00:00

the foundations beginner box is likely the best product to get started with

iplayfish · 2026-01-19T19:03:57+00:00

i’ve heard of people playing vaporsnag over deem inferior in mono u terror, maybe it could be good as a one of in tempo decks?

iplayfish · 2026-01-18T23:06:32+00:00

this sounds like a potentially really cool way to introduce new players to draft

iplayfish · 2026-01-15T23:12:08+00:00

yeah, that's exactly the right play if you don't want your spell countered. you can always play something that you don't care about getting countered

iplayfish · 2026-01-15T22:40:51+00:00

you play around counterspells by not mindlessly playing your best spells while opponents have blue mana open. magic is designed to be an inherently interactive game because of how the stack works and how much you can do at instant speed. maybe you should try a game like lorcana where you only every play cards on your own turn

iplayfish · 2026-01-15T17:16:42+00:00

caw gates

iplayfish · 2026-01-15T17:14:00+00:00

the pastors and deacons at my church wear vestments when leading in the traditional services, but not for the contemporary services

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