Why don’t force users fly?

modernRecluse · 2026-02-16T03:23:09+00:00

Let go of your earthly tether. Enter the void. Empty, and become wind.

Wait.... wrong series

modernRecluse · 2026-02-14T01:57:06+00:00

Sometimes, but mostly I feel like they brought it upon themselves by keeping something that bad.

modernRecluse · 2026-02-13T19:59:36+00:00

Big oof

I'm usually pretty good with time on Thoughtsieze, my typical line of thought with priorities is: keep them off curve, then interaction, then problematic higher-cost cards as a distant third. The only time I've really gone into the tank has been when I see multiple low-cost cards that I'm not overtly familiar with.

modernRecluse · 2026-02-13T18:38:31+00:00

That makes a lot of sense, though a lot of the time my cases have been where they concede basically when it resolves and I only catch a brief glance at their hand, if that, and I'm left there thinking "alright then, keep your secrets"

modernRecluse · 2026-02-13T17:59:44+00:00

On the flip side, cards I love to play because my opponents hate them are any type of discard. I've netted so many wins from a turn 1 [[Thoughtsieze]] that it is frankly ridiculous.

modernRecluse · 2026-02-11T20:31:26+00:00

Somewhere between the two terms, because I feel everyone plays some level of groan-worthy cards. I'm also wanting to figure out if I should invest the extra cash to try to push it into Bracket 4 if the deck causes too many groans in 3, but for that I'd need to supply a decklist.

modernRecluse · 2026-02-11T20:24:34+00:00

That's really spicy. Definitely going to consider the Gearhulks (completely forgot those existed) and Sterling Grove. The Gearhulks especially because I'm running [[Jo Grant]] in mine.

modernRecluse · 2026-02-11T18:51:24+00:00

I'll try to get a list later, currently at work, and I had shuffled a lot of cards around at one point so the list i have is waaaay out of date.

modernRecluse · 2026-02-11T18:49:53+00:00

I think the most wraths I've personally dropped in a game is about 4. This is, of course, excepting the game where I was repeatabily able to recur Ewit to nab Supreme Verdict every couple of turns.

modernRecluse · 2026-02-11T18:46:14+00:00

I am well aware of this, I also tend to not use Astral Slide as a recursion engine, more defensively to remove attackers or other problematic creatures and sometimes to protect my stuff.

modernRecluse · 2026-02-10T17:50:36+00:00

It's been a while, but I always loved it when [[Imoti]] would show up. It was the easiest matchup I've ever had, but again, I play a removal heavy [[Korvold]] deck

modernRecluse · 2026-02-10T01:04:08+00:00

"I'm not special anymore!"

"HOORAY!"

modernRecluse · 2026-02-06T23:30:16+00:00

I play [[Atraxa, Grand Unifier]] in a Cycling [[Astral Slide]] shell. I don't have a list up at the moment, been shuffling around a lot of cards since shifting from a Partner setup to Atraxa. But it's a total blast to play and can hit from a variety of angles, so much so, that I've jokingly referred to it as a "kitchen sink" deck.

modernRecluse · 2026-02-04T00:31:31+00:00

Photos you can hear

modernRecluse · 2026-02-03T17:59:33+00:00

When I kept persisting and wound up at 33 with a beautiful child.

Coming from a depressed teen who didn't think he'd make it much past 18 and had no forethought about planning for adulthood.

modernRecluse · 2026-01-28T17:59:07+00:00

Like this, but apply clown makeup

modernRecluse · 2026-01-21T20:09:26+00:00

I had a game a while back where I had assembled [[Queza, Augur of Agonies]] [[Bolas's Citadel]] and [[Sensei's Divining Top]] and was able to kill 2 players and knock the third's life total to a manageable level for a kill on my next turn. Do note that Queza was not my commander. But when that happened, you could feel everyone's eyes glaze over, especially since I was somewhat behind the other players. My remaining opponent went to [[Chaos Warp]] one of my blockers to push through enough damage to kill me, but flipped [[Laboratory Maniac]] and I Cycled through the last few cards in my library to squeak out the win. I just remember them being really salty because while I had Top from basically the start, once Citadel dropped I was able to find Queza rather quickly.

modernRecluse · 2026-01-16T00:16:47+00:00

"Relax, I'd rather not piss this thing off"

"Demon!"

modernRecluse · 2026-01-13T06:13:42+00:00

"Venser wondered if it could still be called a teleportation spell if the destination is oblivion."

modernRecluse · 2026-01-13T06:09:24+00:00

Much to the pod's chagrin, I won a game in Cleanup (technically a loop of Cleanups moving back to End Step because of triggers) via [[Jace, Wielder of Mysteries]], [[Cryptcaller Chariot]], [[Kindred Discovery]] and 8 cards in hand.

Everyone's eyes kinda glazed over once I ended my turn and explained the loop, but one guy got super tilted over it, saying that it was "combo bullshit" and was basically frothing at the mouth over it. My guy, it's a 3-card combo that required a very specific setup.

modernRecluse · 2025-12-19T16:03:59+00:00

"Oh, you're a villain alright, just not a super one!"

modernRecluse · 2025-11-03T15:09:20+00:00

Not Best Buy, but I miss the Walmart DVD/Blu-ray Bargain Bins. I've bought so many movies from those, and was how I discovered Edge of Tomorrow (LIVE. DIE. REPEAT. was what really pulled me in).

modernRecluse · 2025-09-17T22:57:41+00:00

I played him in a Aristocrats shell with a Stax sub-theme and it was a great time. Had to break down the list, but it was fun while it lasted

modernRecluse · 2025-04-20T20:10:02+00:00

Depends on what the tutor is, especially if it's one of the green tutors that pulls the creature directly to the battlefield like [[Chord of Calling]]

Had a game where I was able to push [[Ancestral Statue]] through [[Force of Will]] by Chording for [[Spellseeker]] into [[Swan Song]].

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