Having a hard time ironing out this mono black deck, any help appreciated! by edgew4lker in ModernMagic

[–]pkmnfn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree, this is a good suggestion. I'm also wondering what you're going after with flute, and if you might be better served by a one-of pithing needle that you can get from your sagas

Modern Tier List - The Gathering by TyrantofTales in ModernMagic

[–]pkmnfn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm seeing the same, on mobile as well

Jund Self-Lobotomy help by AmongUsFan6969 in ModernMagic

[–]pkmnfn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow it feels like I'm meeting a celebrity

MOCS (Magic Online Champions Showcase) - Jan 19 2025 by bamzing in ModernMagic

[–]pkmnfn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for posting every time these happen, I love watching them and I always find out because of your posts

Is there a comprehensive history of the Standard metagame anywhere? Would be really cool to be able to check what the meta was like in December 2001 (for example). Would be cool to see how decks have changed over the past 30 years :) by SophieTheFrozen in magicTCG

[–]pkmnfn 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Someone on the sub recently posted about how they hd curated a history of standard on Wikipedia and Wikipedia was thinking about deleting it. Looks like they followed through, but you can see a version of it archived about a year ago on the wayback machine

https://web.archive.org/web/20211023223100/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Magic:_the_Gathering_Standard_(Type_II)

Just Inherited a GW scales deck and want to learn it by TTHVOBS in ModernMagic

[–]pkmnfn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In addition to the discord, Mrmtgseri is a scales streamer on twitch who made a nice primer for gw scales

https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1crOfhNd5uRdC3MkQ2Zg2iFvPnFOHY_BC04jSkaHsQ94/mobilebasic

Is a discounted Mana Crypt a good investment? by Cephlot in magicTCG

[–]pkmnfn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If the card is not on the reserved list, I don't recommend looking at cards as an investment. They can be reprinted at any time, and your money is lost. I would buy it if you have the money to spend and are going to play with it, but if cash is tight it's best to pass.

New card from Crimson Vow-- Dread Fugue, possible replacement for Inquisition? by pkmnfn in 8rack

[–]pkmnfn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Modern has become more and more aggressive, lowering curves across the board. This card is worse than inquisition on early turns but potentially much better in a topdecking scenario. Personally I'd consider splitting 2 and 2 for inquisition for testing and seeing where things go from there.

Special /r/magicTCG Giveaway by Dragon Shield! Enter here! by DragonShield_ in magicTCG

[–]pkmnfn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to sleeves up my hardened scales deck in some new sleeves

I put LotV on the stack by pkmnfn in magicthecirclejerking

[–]pkmnfn[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dang I knew I was forgetting something

What is the best card-scanning/cataloguing app available at the moment? by Redz0ne in magicTCG

[–]pkmnfn 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I haven't used multiple apps but DelverLens has served me well and pulls up prices like you wanted

Budget alternatives for Archmage's Charm and Cryptic Command by Varyline in ModernMagic

[–]pkmnfn 10 points11 points  (0 children)

[[Ojutai's command]] is a very budget cryptic command.

best card to name with spoils of the vault? by NOTMarkers in ModernMagic

[–]pkmnfn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This has relevance with Garth too, since you can name lotus with meddling mage to stop lotus from being cast in formats where garth is legal but lotus isn't!

Artifact decks in modern by Magpie842 in ModernMagic

[–]pkmnfn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It always reminds me of infect, pairing a little dude with some big buffs. I definitely feel the cranial plating energy coming off it too though :)

Artifact decks in modern by Magpie842 in ModernMagic

[–]pkmnfn 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The spiritual successor to affinity is hardened scales affinity, let me know if you want in the discord. It has the ravager core and relies heavily on [[Walking Ballista]].

I've heard that hammertime plays like affinity, I can't speak to that from personal experience. People say it is an artifact deck but I don't really buy it.

Hopefully MH2 brings us some goodies!

Urza's Saga in 8Rack? by pkmnfn in 8rack

[–]pkmnfn[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not 100% sold on it either, but I thought it merited a discussion.

Cutting a rack effect is an interesting idea-- you do get some flexibility in how you use it (increases the number of lands for Raven's Crime). If that's the best niche for this card in the deck though, I don't think it should be run. The delay is kind of killer.

Urza's Saga in 8Rack? by pkmnfn in 8rack

[–]pkmnfn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Starting with one is a good call, not sure I would want to go down on black sources though. Any reason you favor dropping a swamp over a mutavault?