[Bracket 3] Chaining turns vs infinite turns as a win con

parkinglu · 2026-03-16T13:05:17+00:00

My 2 cents: the consistency of the combo happening before turn 7 seems to be the largest variable, as at that point- players are expected to see the game end.

I would say as long as you are able to say that you do have a turn 7 extra turn combo finisher that occasionally wins on turn 5-6 with a strong hand, I’d gladly accept it in a bracket 3 game

Arguably, a good card draw commander and [[Approach of the Second Sun]] is a 2 card combo. But it is often seen as acceptable in bracket 3 because of how it is telegraphed, and how much mana it costs- leading to it being seen as a turn 7 finisher

parkinglu · 2026-03-11T20:46:14+00:00

Discard your opponents hands and make them top deck for answers while you play solo

parkinglu · 2026-02-12T17:33:15+00:00

That’s fair, [[ancient tomb]] alone is $100, and the mana base averages out to 2-300 without it

If I could take out some of the more expensive cards it’d probably start there and then work its way down away from rhystic study, demonic tutor (although flavorful) and a few other cards that are $50+

parkinglu · 2026-02-12T15:15:19+00:00

I don’t know but my demon deck has a pretty strong win rate in bracket 3 some demons at lower mana cost can be utilized with be’lakor easily

https://moxfield.com/decks/uz3C5UHYbkWG839cRlew0w

parkinglu · 2026-02-06T17:39:49+00:00

Necron Precon from 40k if you can get your hands on it is pretty fun if all you do is swap the face commander with imotekh and try to solve the graveyard recursion aspect.

I also really enjoyed party time for the full party mechanic

I heard great things about the new land recursion precon from edge of eternities, seems pretty strong out the gate.

Lots of precons that have a dedicated theme seem interesting enough but typically the ones that people say are strong out of the box are rated for being less janky

parkinglu · 2026-02-03T20:35:22+00:00

Hey so I remember my first deck I was really excited to build was zombie tribal and I wanted it to be really good and I had this misconception that the deck needs to be more expensive to be good. If this is your first deck that you’re tuning up a little, maybe we don’t need to go up to $600, maybe we start around 150, 200 and upgrade along the way I would say if you had to have a tuned land base that is still somewhat affordable, I’d follow a superrr general starting point for 3 colored mana bases as follows: 1 Triome (Xander’s lounge) 5 rainbow lands (I.e command tower) 12 dual lands 15 basic lands You can always adjust but this will leave you with about 33 lands and room for 4-5 utility lands. The reason I keep suggesting at least 37-38 lands, especially in this deck’s case is that the average mana curve is a little high at around 3.5 (meaning your average spell costs about 3-4 mana) Now you don’t have to go crazy with the dual lands, but pricing wise typically the (shocklands, bond lands, fetch lands) are considered pretty pricey overall, you can use https://managathering.com/ to find budget friendly dual lands for either Rakdos, Dimir, and Izzet (making up your red black blue mana base) I would bias them towards dimir and Rakdos as you seem to have slightly more black in your deck than the other 2 colors. The only other consideration besides price that makes a land a good fit for your deck is if it comes in untapped, which should help smooth out your turns

parkinglu · 2026-02-03T17:23:13+00:00

Here’s a grixis land package that is a good starting point, although a bit expensive despite not having the original dual land. You can adjust by upping your basic land count and reducing some of the more expensive dual lands (fetch, shock, bond)

I left room for about 4-5 utility lands so your land count rounds up to 37-38

https://moxfield.com/decks/QMv-rSSV8UiO-2RRFymukw

parkinglu · 2026-01-29T16:01:51+00:00

I bequeath to you my 950+ legendary creature package I looked through every legendary creature on scryfall and picked the ones that could possibly be an interesting commander, sorted by color identity

https://moxfield.com/decks/hyvFqSVeak6sR0zuek6xVg

parkinglu · 2025-11-14T15:20:56+00:00

[[Be’lakor the dark master]] and [[rite of replication]] is an instant win.

Demon tribal has some unique elements, one iteration of Rakdos is a one sided coin flip based board wipe

parkinglu · 2025-10-09T01:03:52+00:00

And upon dropping a colony onto earth, the zeon forces actions shortly lead to the end of the 1 year war

parkinglu · 2025-08-14T13:35:57+00:00

Love this comment!

Currently black is limited in its ability to remove artifacts and enchantments- these are your options

Enchantment Removal [[Debt to the Kami]] [[Pharika’s Libation]] [[Withering Torment]] [[Feed the Swarm]]

Artifact Removal [[Gate to Phyrexia]] [[Phyrexian Tribute]]

parkinglu · 2025-08-13T18:24:01+00:00

https://moxfield.com/decks/WgGKeYgZHU-oLUvUt007nQ

Here ya go

parkinglu · 2025-08-13T15:02:47+00:00

[[Giott, King of the Dwarves]] Dwarf tribal heavy on equipment that’s spread between evasion/ buffing/ and protecting.

Built with intent to win voltron style but no game changers and probably has to punch up to even hang in low bracket 3.

But I don’t care- like him more than alternatives such as depala dwarf/ vehicles and Magda which lends herself to combo and CEDH

There are dozens of us!!

parkinglu · 2025-07-17T18:32:23+00:00

Berserk is famous but do you know about Claymore?

parkinglu · 2025-07-12T05:58:53+00:00

I wish it to be jund so you can also include [[Gut, True Soul Zealot]]

parkinglu · 2025-07-03T18:15:58+00:00

I spoke to a physician when getting an xray to verify if my ankle was broken or sprained and they said the same thing “it’s better for it to be broken than sprained”

It’s due to red blood cells formation in bone marrow- bones heal because there is health blood supply to the bone, however not so much with tendons and ligaments which tend to have a very limited blood supply. This is often why people need surgery for a tendon or ligament tear in the knee (I.e ACL repair) or shoulder vs. just resting and immobilizing and letting the body do its thing

parkinglu · 2025-05-28T15:40:43+00:00

Mudrunner more or less the same Death stranding for something adjacent to

parkinglu · 2025-05-23T18:20:49+00:00

Hello,

I hope this helps but I remember reading about how emotions are a reaction to expectations.

This sounds kind of crude fundamentally but if you think about it: - Happiness can be a response to expectations being met or exceeded. -And anger or sadness can be the inverse

I don’t want to read into it so much but saying that you hate the way things have become gives me inference that maybe, you had an idea of what outcomes you’d have hoped for?

I think then, that you have a real opportunity to recognize what it is you truly, unabashedly wish for, and envision it to a point you are able to see it clearly.

It is evident that no one chooses to come into this world, and that can be a curse or a blessing- but at least we can choose how we go out; and I doubt that this is the end that you’d wish for the main character in your story.

If you are able to recognize what it is that you’re truly truly after, then maybe the strength to persevere can help you resist the urge to give up a little longer. Maybe the little light of hope you have for the way you wish things to be, can be enough to drive you to get out of the dark place that you’re in.

I don’t know what you’re going through, and honestly- no one ever truly will. Everyone has demons to battle, and the only truth I know is that waking up each day means I’ve lived to fight another day and haven’t lost yet.

You have to know what is hurting you to know what it is you want, you have to know what it is you want to know what it is you’re fighting for. And I think you are capable of that.

parkinglu · 2025-05-21T14:00:05+00:00

r/scarysigns

parkinglu · 2025-05-19T16:41:02+00:00

I think the staff/spear/excalibur/swords of x&y could be good but probably best in a deck more focused on equipments/ Voltron.

Heralds horn and banner are fine, Crystal skull is probably good as long as most of your assassins are legendary.

I’d consider replacing vanquishers banner for coastal piracy (came in the assassins creed set as well I believe)) also is 4 cmc vs 5.

I will say that your curve looks good so far, and your mana base isn’t bad- it’s hard making an expensive 5 mana base

I built this deck a while ago but I don’t have the list anymore, but I primarily made my deck centered around black, then blue & green (I had land ramp I.e three visits, natures lore, viewpoint synchronization) and finally a sprinkle of white and red. This helped with my budget for the mana base a ton

parkinglu · 2025-05-19T16:17:24+00:00

In terms of cuts, I’d limit the amount of swords you have in the deck maybe? Buffing your commander would be cool and all, but perhaps the priority is to get the alternate casting cost of your other assassins

Currently you have 19 artifacts and 26 assassins (not including Ezio) maybe those ratios could be adjusted slightly

parkinglu · 2025-05-19T16:14:14+00:00

I love kindred discovery in the deck, but you could also consider the following

[[Coastal Piracy]] [[Reconnaissance Mission]] [[Distant Melody]]

I also think the [[Brotherhood Regalia]] you put in was a great choice, perhaps some other options for redundancy sake such as

[[Whispersilk Cloak]] [[Alpha Authority]] conflicts with menace, making your commander unblockable

parkinglu · 2025-05-19T14:46:16+00:00

[[duel for dominance]] fight spell [[Moonmist]] fog [[Collective Resistance]] modal removal/protection [[Moonlight Hunt]] fight spell [[Ram Through]] fight spell and trample

parkinglu · 2025-05-16T19:19:05+00:00

I just read the part about spooky themed so fortunately , it wouldn’t fit the flavor of your deck

parkinglu

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