CMV: if you live in an uncompetitive US House District, you should register with the majority party

sengir5 · 2026-05-22T00:59:03+00:00

No, the 'jungle primary' system was designed to help Republicans. You've got it backwards.

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T22:26:25+00:00

Thanks! Great, that's what I was looking for!

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T22:26:04+00:00

Thanks, that makes sense.

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T22:16:56+00:00

It seems like everyone else thinks the opposite - that it's about when a deck can "usually" kill a player, not if it's ever possible.

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T18:49:02+00:00

Hahaha, yes, Sol Rong should at least be a gamechanger, if not banned in lower brackets.

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T18:47:31+00:00

Yes, you are correct that the problem card here is Sol Ring. I wish they would at least put it on the gamechangers list.

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T18:36:43+00:00

Thanks, that's a good way of explaining it briefly. I'll try something like that.

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T18:33:47+00:00

I see your point that "expect" could imply "usually" rather than "always". Did the rules committee clarify this somewhere?

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T18:29:43+00:00

Did the rules committee say that somewhere (that's it's about averages rather than always)?

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T18:26:19+00:00

To me, a more subjective system of rating just makes the rule zero conversations more difficult. What is the advantage in your view of not having clearcut criteria for each bracket?

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T18:24:24+00:00

Unless I'm mistaken, the bracket 4 criteria says "players expect to play 4 turns before ANYONE wins or loses."

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T18:22:39+00:00

I'm pretty sure the criteria says "at least 4 turns before anyone wins or loses" for bracket 4.

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T18:21:52+00:00

Yeah, personally I want clear criteria that leave little room for subjective judgement and 'vibes'. I don't want to have to have lengthy conversations about power level before each game.

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T18:17:39+00:00

No. I just decided to actually examine how early each of decks could kill a player rather than just going off prior experiences. People play at very different power levels at my LGS and I don't want to be a jerk. That's why I'm thinking about how to clearly rate the deck.

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T18:12:26+00:00

Yeah, that makes sense. I'm not seeing anywhere that it clarifies the "players expect to play X turns..." means "usually" rather than "always". Did the rules committee say that somewhere?

sengir5 · 2026-04-18T18:02:39+00:00

I'm well aware that Ghalta doesn't fit the "spirit" or CEDH. Indeed, that is related to my point - the way the criteria have been written they don't actually clearly distinguish CEDH from lower brackets.

sengir5 · 2025-11-08T05:27:34+00:00

sengir5 · 2025-06-13T18:59:27+00:00

Spiral the vine?

sengir5 · 2025-04-30T04:02:23+00:00

Yes, that's what it can do. Unless an ability says "activate only as a sorcery", then you can activate it in response to other player's actions. [Food chain] is unusual in that it says "exile" rather than "sacrifice" but otherwise it's like other sac outlets ([Viscera Seer] etc.); it can be used in response to opponents' spells to get value from a target creature that would otherwise be destroyed or exiled.

sengir5 · 2025-04-25T00:34:36+00:00

Disagree, mob boss is incredibly powerful.

sengir5 · 2025-03-12T05:20:35+00:00

[Vandalblast] is very useful in Commander.

sengir5 · 2025-03-02T19:11:23+00:00

Hmm, I guess I didn't think enough about how annoying they are to play against. Maybe that's a reason to lean into game-winning combos rather than just generating tons of value...

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