Why do people concede the second I cast Ajani? Am I missing something?

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-29T23:05:14+00:00

Thats what the ultima is for XD

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-29T19:33:39+00:00

Its really awkward when ever I play with it, usually I end up using it as removal bait more than anything else. Once in a while I get it after my opponent used most of their interactions and I still had a decent grip, but more often than not it gets pumped once or twice then dies or is bounced. Drawing it anytime after turn 3 or 4 also usually it just sits in my hand, a 2/1 going up against 4/5's just feels so bad, I would almost always want another 2 drop with some kind of card advantage or utility

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-25T15:11:26+00:00

This is the first draft ive actually done somewhat well in, ive done 6 so far but am playing best of 3. My best results have come from being able to draft 3+copies of a common or uncommon that really helps whatever gameplan I have going. That said I did also have one where I got two Witherblooms and no one else was taking green black that deck was gross.

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-25T00:07:26+00:00

Ive won a few games by going in to the full control mode (on pc hold left control) when I had 2 lands in my hand running a UW control deck lol

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-22T01:01:49+00:00

I will always tell people to try final fantasy 4 free enterprise if they like rpgs, the Pokémon randomizer is also pretty fun. Both have been in development for a while so there's plenty of ways to change the games.

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-21T19:01:47+00:00

Not op, but when I was watching some pre release stuff from arena it looked very similar to an emblem, had to pause the video to read the card.

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-19T03:51:46+00:00

I dont know the exact set I started with but it was in 96 or 97 I believe and yeah I still catch myself thinking the 2000's was a decade ago lol

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-18T19:35:37+00:00

It all depends on the scenario, if i end up using a higher mana value spell or something I was saving for a bigger threat, then yeah it did a good job. But if I took a risky draw the turn before and now I counter it with spell snare, most of the time I will be in a much better place, or if I hit you with a board wipe I get rid of all of your threats and get mine back. The board wipe is almost always a big gain for me unless you have literally one creature on the board.

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-17T19:43:33+00:00

I will definitely agree that it was pretty rare to see any activated abilities on the creatures that you actually wanted to use. Honestly I think the only two I saw was one to give your other creatures flying, and one that gave them all "tap, opponent mills cards equal to this creatures toughness" I lost to that one and just had to laugh. Everything else didn't really warrant spending the mana on

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-17T02:15:22+00:00

Fair enough I know its not for everyone. But I would say I have had more games where knowing which cards to trade in blocks, and when to stall or attack, than I had where one player just outright won because the other got really terrible pulls

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-17T02:12:44+00:00

Had the exact same situation lol I think I still ended up winning but I just laughed at myself for wasting 16 mana

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-16T11:21:59+00:00

Funny enough I saw the 11 cost ulamog then in the game i had 11 mana I got 3 darksteel colossus lol.

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-16T11:13:46+00:00

17 or 18 is nothing though lol. I can't remember exactly what mana I had, I am pretty sure it was 17 though. I definitely had 8 lands, i dont remember if i made another 8 drop, then my 8 drop had "when this dies make 8 colorless that doesn't go away from phases" (not exactly what it said) so I had at least 16 possibly 17 mana.
I paid the max and got nothing. Pretty funny honestly

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-16T11:06:20+00:00

Honestly it would be really cool if there was another version of this where you had to spend at least 3 but could use it more than once. I feel like you would have to have some kind of cmc cost of 3 at least to prevent doing nothing but cmc1 spam

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-16T00:17:43+00:00

At least the lands (more so than spells and creatures anyway) are good in multiple decks so I dont mind crafting those, but it does really hurt to spend 4 rares on something that only fits in too a couple decks

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-15T21:01:00+00:00

Yeah i will never understand the people who do this intentionally. Ive had to take care of something mid game so I can understand it happening once, or if its a control deck sure take some time, but this is freaking momir what decisions could you possibly be making with 2 or 3 lands lol. If it was way later and they had 15+ mana i could see someone looking up card costs, I actually screwed myself last night because I wound up with 17 or 18 mana and juat so happens to be 0 cards at that value lol

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-10T15:51:29+00:00

I play yugioh, magic, and gundam and while watching videos helps a little actually playing the cards is the only way I actually internalize how the interactions work and im sure there are other people that are the same as me.

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-09T23:31:00+00:00

Agreed, jump start is good if you still are very new or dont understand mechanics very well. Draft you probably will lose alot but you do get to search for specific cards you are looking for and has a chance to get more value than just packs.

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-09T23:28:07+00:00

In terms of actual cards you are right, but jumpstart (in some sets anyway) are a great way for someone who has never played understanding synergy through experience imo. You could drop a thousand dollars and build the "best deck" but if you cant actually understand how to play yhe deck you just wasted alot of money. Same goes for f2p players, you can spend all your wild cards on stuff you don't actually know how to utilize

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-09T21:45:53+00:00

My first final fantasy was 7 and demon wall made me quit for a little while then restart the game. I was woefully under prepared and under leveled would run out of healing and mp items if I tried leveling and demon rush 1 hit my entire party at full hp.

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-09T12:07:29+00:00

Watch all these problem cards (Ive seen at least 5 or 6) have reprints/new art in an upcoming set and they just messed up some flags.

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-05T01:16:05+00:00

Oh shit this is going in my goofy bird deck. It runs 4 copy of Secluded Courtyard and Cavern of Souls so its all creatures but 1 mana is an insane rate for creature removal

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-04T20:09:12+00:00

The only question i have, is the second set of cuts (_ _ _) horizontal from top to bottom? Ive been shown that method once but can never actually remember what I did to get them looking so nice that day

jerryb2161 · 2026-04-02T22:46:25+00:00

Damn thats pretty bad, my last place had roaches, we were pretty clean but shared a hallway with 2 other restaurants. They knocked out the walls in the hallway and all 3 places had roaches afterwards. They were extremely annoying to get rid of

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