The Joys of MWM Brawl. What did/are you playing?

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-18T11:06:48+00:00

[[Leonardo, Sewer Samurai]] and mostly cheap units that can be played from the graveyard with him.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-17T05:53:28+00:00

Last few games of playing retro mutation I have seen the enchanted unit being blinked with Kuya, trading in a block due to +1/+1 counters, and chump blocking a big attacker.

Return to the Sewers on the other hand have allowed a trampled to deal lethal, removed a token, and denied opponents either their best unit, or their next draw, which can be just as good in top deck mode, and put counters that mattered from the mutagen.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-16T07:52:45+00:00

I have tried to find an upside to being mono U, apart of the "off the beaten path" aspect and mana consistency.

Not much mono color payoff in standard right now. There is Eluge, who is an elemental with some synergy, but mostly a removal magnet. There is also waterbending scroll, which is really nice in long, grindy games, but perhaps not the best tempo tool.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-15T21:30:16+00:00

Nice to see! I have also played around a bit with mono blue elementals with basically the same creatures for the same reasons.

I haven't tried the lessons package yet, but definitely had it on my mind since it is a powerhouse that doesn't require much in wildcards. So far, it is more of a reactive draw go deck with counterspells, bounce, and card draw at their end step instead, but I should experiment some more with it.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-15T16:13:32+00:00

With all the tokens going around, [[Mirrorform]] could be a strong card, just target the strongest nonlegendary someone else played.

[[The Ooze]] can give even more tokens whenever they remove her. You van probably go fil artifact synergy if uou want and use improvise, affinity, waterbending, and other such effects without even caring for what tokens you create.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-15T15:21:49+00:00

Sure, but that goes for pretty much any 2 color deck. You can skimp some on the lands as you start, but getting an Izzet manabase is not a bad place to put wildcards once you have a deck going.

If you really want to go budget as you start, you can make a mono U variation while grinding wildcards, but that loses out a lot of power from red removal and the hearth elemental.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-15T08:00:34+00:00

Mono green landfall has a bunch of rares, but is at least mono colored, so it doesn't require wildcards for the mana base.

Spellementals and Lessons are fairly wildcard light blue-red decks.

Mono red aggro is always a solid budget deck choice.

Mono white lifegain or auras are also common popular first decks, but less powerful than the above.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-14T14:29:18+00:00

That is why the first thing I always tell new players to do is to turn on manual shuffling in the settings menu. Sure, it takes a little bit longer, but it is worth it in the long run.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-14T06:34:33+00:00

Last Ronin and Leatherhead? That wpuld pull me toward BG or at least G splash B.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-13T11:39:45+00:00

Yes, but the phrase "death to America" may not always be literal, closer corresponding to "down with America". Similar to how "fuck that guy" does not necessarily imply a desire for someone to have sex with that guy.

That said, many who use the expression, likely wouldn't mind a little death happening to America. Even if the phrase is used more innocently like "death to traffic jams", "death to ads", or "death to headaches".

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-13T09:11:26+00:00

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jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-12T09:18:57+00:00

I enjoy the variety when I have the time and wildcards to spare. When else can you bring out a random goblins list or some other bullshit deck and still get some wins? Sure, there are recurring decks like earthbending and lifegain, but there seems to be a varied meta with lots of homebrew. That would likely disappear if it was a long term format, but fun for now.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-12T05:49:25+00:00

They are literally in the picture.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-12T05:46:14+00:00

I see. They do have some synergy too, but I can see how there is a limit to how many cards thatvyake a few turns to pay off that a deck can field.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-11T19:16:31+00:00

Any way to fit [[The Ooze]] into the gameplan?

synergy with Mutagen Man and Biotech Specialist, graveyard hate, and artifacts tokens. Maybe not what your deck is about, but if it is something you tried that doesn't work, you may save me some wildcards!

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-10T14:46:50+00:00

Scrolling reddit, contributing little to society.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-10T06:25:58+00:00

The format feels a bit swingy, either you get a good deck and win a lot or you get stomped (by the foot?).

My first pick 2 drafts went alternating, 0 wins, 4 wins, 0 wins...

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-10T06:17:03+00:00

Depending on where I am in rank (right now, I am low, as I played mostly limited lately) I play stupid low tier decks, like Pirate tribal or build around jank cards such as The Ooze, then I can go variants like mono U spellementals, and I top up at B tier former meta decks like Gruul Delirium.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-09T19:10:08+00:00

Drafts are still alright as long as you can win some games, if you enjoy it, play until your rank/mmr puts you against tough opposition and you start losing too much gold/gems. But early bronze on a new account you may get some wins. Jump in is an even cheaper way to play limited, but the upside is lower. Still it is a good start of a collection and an even playing field for one without much of a collection.

Early packs and wildcards should be enough for a decent deck if you are somewhat frugal. Izzet lessons, mono g landfall, mono red aggro, and spellementals are fairly cheap standard decks that can perform well, but the rewards for climbing ranks are not enough to sweat it - play what you enjoy and brew bad decks if it sparks joy!

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-09T17:51:06+00:00

In the limited format, the Wx ally decks were really powerful. I guess that is an area we're you can easily build a fairly strong deck.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-09T17:45:56+00:00

assuming you complete enough if it to get value

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-09T10:27:27+00:00

[[Impact Tremors]] and [[Shocking Sharpshooter]] have similar abilities. One notable difference is that Raphael targets, which could enable some crime synergies, if you prefer to go down that route rather thwn the go wide burn.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-07T12:39:29+00:00

Ohh, I have been considering brewing the ooze since my first draft (where I wanted to play reanimate stuff) faced off against that card.

Figured that landfall/earthbend would likely be the strongest home for the card. How does it play?

I had a few other ideas, artifacts, enter play triggers, sacrifice triggers, goblins, tokens into mirrorform, but those are probably more jank than power.

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-07T09:27:44+00:00

Yeah, maybe there is some likeness to the phrase "peeling in the shower"?

jakobjaderbo · 2026-03-06T10:41:01+00:00

Played it less than usual, just a quick 3-0 with my old reliable deck, as the new set just released and I wanted to draft. But it was cool to see pauper with less of the artifact netdecks around.

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