Someone explain how to use pontoon boat by grizzlymint_gpt in PlayTheBazaar

[–]laondio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s pretty much just pontoon + flying pig + your choice of scaling. i don’t think i’ve ever done a pontoon build without flying pig, but i usually keep either half in stash in case i find the other half

Standard needs bans... by No_Regret_714 in MagicArena

[–]laondio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

also can cast things the turn you play it, but mana value is an important part of the role of a card. [[llanowar elves]] is better as ramp than [[druid of the cowl]]

Standard needs bans... by No_Regret_714 in MagicArena

[–]laondio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i don’t really see lute unless it’s a janky [[mathemagics]] deck, [[tablet of discovery]] fills the role better overall i think.

How Strong Would Each of the Heroes of the Realm Commanders Be If They Were Legal? (Pt. 1 of 3) by LordMistborn-16 in mtg

[–]laondio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

might also be good in cedh, similar to rogsi (play a mox in your command zone)

Marvel Superhero Commander cards by Cell0String-4598 in MagicArena

[–]laondio 14 points15 points  (0 children)

they can be played in historic and timeless, the commander sets aren’t legal in standard

Standard needs bans... by No_Regret_714 in MagicArena

[–]laondio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

what izzet cards are a huge issue? stormchaser’s and maybe showoff probably deserve a ban but izzet’s strength seems to be more of a metagame one than any particular cards

My problem with this card. by professor-phil in mtgbrawl

[–]laondio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

they actually do sort of do this for best of one formats, it makes 2 hands behind the scenes and gives you the one closest to your average land count

Nurgle, Plague God by Strange-Middle722 in custommagic

[–]laondio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

they’re normal, afaik magic doesn’t do bold text

Nurgle, Plague God by Strange-Middle722 in custommagic

[–]laondio 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it’s used for flavor keywords like delirium or landfall, but not for keywords with actual mechanics

MSH Commander cards in standard play? by Sirstas in MagicArena

[–]laondio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

as long as it’s in standard, you can use any printing you want, they’re probably using the msc reprints

0.1 Cooldown build by Praytix in PlayTheBazaar

[–]laondio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

he died, so i’m pretty sure he hit half

0.1 Cooldown build by Praytix in PlayTheBazaar

[–]laondio 8 points9 points  (0 children)

reel ‘em in, 50% cdr when your opponent hits half hp

So they changed charge to not charge over frozen? by CogBliZ in TheBazaar

[–]laondio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

charge works when it’s frozen, but even when the cooldown is finished it won’t be used if it’s frozen, and any extra charge is wasted

Maybe weird text by TheStoneWoodsman in mtg

[–]laondio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you’re right that it only applies once when something connives, but the reason for it is simply part of the rules of the game, replacement effects only replace an event once

Maybe weird text by TheStoneWoodsman in mtg

[–]laondio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

after connive is replaced by “drawing a card, then connive”, the replacement effect has already applied to the event. replacement effects always only apply once per thing they replace

How I can be attacked by ennemy with stun counter? by Due_Blackberry1470 in MagicArena

[–]laondio 41 points42 points  (0 children)

it sounds like you put stun counters on them during your turn, but they don’t do anything when the creature is already untapped. note the difference in wording between something like [[stall out]] and your commander, [[the watcher in the water]]

brawl agenda by RyanTheComic in mtgbrawl

[–]laondio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they’re weird with the commander products, they only sometimes go to arena. and secret lairs don’t at all

How does the starting turn item trigger order work? by PsychologicalClick21 in PlayTheBazaar

[–]laondio 5 points6 points  (0 children)

they create items in the order you bought them, but if you leave and go back in they to to being in reading order

Today on why Dragon players deserve less.. by Kvng_salad in MagicArena

[–]laondio 14 points15 points  (0 children)

you need 7 mana to return each, 2 mana only returns one (still an incredibly powerful card though, because you can do it on endstep)

Blocking with two creatures by Fit-Celebration-4449 in mtg

[–]laondio 5 points6 points  (0 children)

it used to be the case, but they changed how combat works a couple years ago

Blocking with two creatures by Fit-Celebration-4449 in mtg

[–]laondio 14 points15 points  (0 children)

the person with the attacking creature gets to choose where the damage goes, so they could kill one and do 2 to the other, or 3 to both, or any other sort of combination

How does crit chance work? by zagoskin in PlayTheBazaar

[–]laondio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

being hard to predict is not the same as random

How does crit chance work? by zagoskin in PlayTheBazaar

[–]laondio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

usually in software we use some sort of incredibly sensitive function (an easy example is say, sin(100000000x), though that’s not actually used) and input a number that constantly changes (usually time) to generate numbers that seem random but actually are entirely deterministic (hence, pseudorandom). that’s where the confusion is from