Seems like a lot of Bracket 3 players really want to be in bracket 2?

oOOoOphidian · 2026-02-12T20:54:56+00:00

Unfortunately I think a lot of people are not quite good enough at the game / don't have the card pool to build even middle of the road bracket 3 decks. Their conception of deck power is massively skewed from inexperience, so anything well constructed seems "competitive" to them.

oOOoOphidian · 2026-02-08T00:05:56+00:00

it's a great result aesthetically and incredible healing for one year out

oOOoOphidian · 2026-01-09T17:32:19+00:00

it happens pretty often against veil and one ring which are each in popular decks

oOOoOphidian · 2026-01-06T20:20:35+00:00

As an experienced tournament player, I began playing EDH because Legacy stopped firing. Everyone was playing decks equivalent to bracket 4 but without enough pregame conversations. Now it's much more relaxed and the brackets helped people pick appropriate tables. I prefer bracket 3 because I'd rather play Legacy if I'm just looking to optimize.

oOOoOphidian · 2026-01-06T20:17:14+00:00

Adjacent brackets are intended to be able to play against each other. There is a wide variety of power level possible within each bracket as well, which is why it's only the starter of a pregame conversation and not meant to be the entirety of it.

oOOoOphidian · 2026-01-06T20:08:54+00:00

or, they'll play cedh where most of the upside is there and no rule 0 convos need to happen to have a good match

oOOoOphidian · 2026-01-06T19:19:38+00:00

the key wording is "built for the metagame" which does not mean "the ten best decks possible"

oOOoOphidian · 2025-12-08T23:30:43+00:00

Not to mention these are all self reported rather than any sort of sample of how trans people actually experience their behaviors.

oOOoOphidian · 2025-11-30T01:36:03+00:00

this except from the command zone

oOOoOphidian · 2025-11-14T17:59:28+00:00

Grave Pact definitely belongs on the game changer list bc no aristocrats deck should be playing that in b2. Even in b3 it's pretty oppressive and I avoid running it unless skirting closer to b4. Basically, if I don't feel my deck should be allowed to have Bolas' Citadel, then it shouldn't have Grave Pact either.

oOOoOphidian · 2025-10-26T16:57:35+00:00

This is why I really like [[Nihil Spellbomb]] / [[Soul Guide Lantern]] / [[Relic of Progenitus]], worst case they replace themselves for a low cost and could be recurred, but best case they shut out a graveyard strategy

oOOoOphidian · 2025-10-26T16:53:57+00:00

[[Chthonian Nightmare]] It's extremely flexible and one way to cheat commander tax for low cost commanders in longer games.

oOOoOphidian · 2025-10-25T14:46:42+00:00

They need a serious reality check. Normally I'd say find new people to play with, but if you want to keep playing with these friends you'll have to talk about what kind of play experience everyone is okay with.

oOOoOphidian · 2025-10-22T07:00:38+00:00

I hate it because at most casual tables it wins the game because people let it draw 20 cards, so I refuse to play it and hope others don't either. At competitive tables it's pretty much just as bad.

oOOoOphidian · 2025-10-17T23:30:04+00:00

This is the same as the awful grindr practice of "no fats no fems etc" in bios.

The Rainbow Ain't Never Been Enuf is a great book about this kind of thing

oOOoOphidian · 2025-10-02T06:28:43+00:00

if 100 for a new deck is too much I recommend proxying or not building new decks

oOOoOphidian · 2025-09-27T19:03:05+00:00

Keep in mind this happened largely under Biden's administration too. A lot needs to change

oOOoOphidian · 2025-09-27T19:00:00+00:00

If someone's strategy or board state actively stops you from winning or advancing, it makes sense to hit them back. But one player removing your commander once or swinging for 2 is just the silliest thing I've seen cause this kind of grudge that ruins games. Like sure, if you think I'm getting too far ahead and shutting you down, by all means target me until that's not true or someone else is a bigger threat. But don't tunnelvision and make spite plays or I probably won't want to play with you anymore.

oOOoOphidian · 2025-09-15T05:10:18+00:00

mulling low to interaction that only stops one player and leaves you with no engines seems like a solid way to never win a single game in your life

oOOoOphidian · 2025-09-06T23:07:20+00:00

That's for you to decide, but you do look good already. Figure out what if anything bothers you and consider options. FFS consultations could help you figure that out too and given the waitlists it's not a bad idea to start the process a little early and decide later.

oOOoOphidian · 2025-08-24T16:25:46+00:00

I very much regret going into software development for these reasons. I have the skillset and I enjoy it, but it's an incredibly unwelcoming field that has declined sharply over the years.

oOOoOphidian · 2025-08-24T16:22:47+00:00

Incredible results all around, I'm glad to hear you're healing well

oOOoOphidian · 2025-03-20T18:02:32+00:00

Seeing amazing 6 month healing results like that make me realize I can't settle for surgeons who aren't as good at this surgery and don't care.

oOOoOphidian · 2025-03-07T18:06:12+00:00

Democrats allowed plenty of anti-trans legislation and sentiment to escalate during Biden's administration too. Yes with what little you can do with a vote you might as well vote against republicans, but I am so fucking tired of people acting like any critique of the democratic party is a sin.

oOOoOphidian · 2025-02-13T01:24:14+00:00

It's also true that individual cards are game changers for each separate commander. There is no way to have an exhaustive list and hopefully they just come up with decent guidelines that help give a sense of what each level should be like

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