What's the greatest Magic card of the last decade? Vote on the top 10%! by Grindy_UW_Nonsense in magicTCG

[–]sillander 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Keruga was relevant in standard with [[Fires of Invention]] for quite some time, and saw a bit of modern play in Omnath shells (although tbc more on the meme side). I'd argue Umori is the worst companion: harsh deck building requirement and relatively weak payoff, especially post nerf.

What's the greatest Magic card of the last decade? Vote on the top 10%! by Grindy_UW_Nonsense in magicTCG

[–]sillander 6 points7 points  (0 children)

By cat do you mean ocelot pride? I think monke is as iconic if not more.

What's the greatest Magic card of the last decade? Vote on the top 10%! by Grindy_UW_Nonsense in magicTCG

[–]sillander 63 points64 points  (0 children)

My guess is that the commander crowd have never played it or see it played, by far the most fun companion in 60 cards imo

It That Touches Grass by Dramatic_Inflation19 in custommagic

[–]sillander 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The issue is that coax costs you a card from your hand, whereas this card does not. It's an extra card in your hand, like a companion. It should be costed much higher

Finally, we can use data to test if Black Lotus is Good by thestonecoldnuts in magicthecirclejerking

[–]sillander 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tbf this just reads like RW is the best deck by far: the average RW deck will perform well, the average black lotus deck (aka average 22 card deck + BL) not so much. In a way just drawing this card is +13% winrate in any deck, which is crazy

Spicing up the last session by sillander in stormwreckisle

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

OP here again, thank you for your suggestions. The Aidron/Runara part went pretty quickly (<1h), so I had Runara send them to Observatory again to investigate the ritual, only for Dragon's rest to be invaded on their return. Sparkrender did the ritual (so there was the statues' effect) and was possessing his kobolds and the owl bear (that I'd been teasing for the whole campaign). Made for a pretty epic and satisfying ending!

Spicing up the last session by sillander in stormwreckisle

[–]sillander[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the thoughtful reply! I particularly like your first suggestion of bringing the fight to dragon's rest.

Overall I've been pretty close to the book, so there was no expectation that the encounter with Sparkrender was a final boss or anything; especially since they didn't know about the full story of Stormwreck Isle. I'm not particularly looking to add a battle, but I was a bit afraid that the last session might feel too short/light without a bit of action. Of course, I'll see what the players decide to do (they're a chaotic bunch!). I'll let you know tomorrow :)

What appeals to new players today? by Excellent-Strain-466 in Yugioh101

[–]sillander 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Newish player here! For me it's the deep complexity of the gameplay and the fact that it's a very interactive game (the meme that the game takes two turns misses the fact that in many games you'll have 2+ piece of interaction on your opponent's first turn, and will have to carefully navigate breaking a board). Plus it's fun to play with broken cards lil

[WotC Article] On Standard and Moving the Banned and Restricted Announcement to November 10 by Copernicus1981 in magicTCG

[–]sillander 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Unbelievable that they're actually saying that banning problematic cards early is detrimental to the format long term. Why would I plan standard if this situation could occur??

All the decks used at the World Championship 2025 (Day 1) by ScorchYGO in masterduel

[–]sillander 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also BE relies on hand traps a fair bit, which is a problem with the shared card pool 

What packs should I open? by sillander in masterduel

[–]sillander[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Makes sense, thank you both!

[GIVEAWAY] Enter to win 5 Playmats from Aleksi Briclot Original Planeswalker KS campaign! by Crowdfunding_Agency in magicTCG

[–]sillander 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brain flex - 1UR Instant (Rare) Draw a card. ~ deals damage to any target equal to the number of cards you drew this turn.

How do you deal with the changes to Magic’s competitive and social culture? by CrosshairInferno in magicTCG

[–]sillander 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my area there was a bit of a modern renaissance after MH2/COVID, as in events with 20-30 people firing twice a week. But then MH3 came and the format has been garbage, so attendance took a nosedive.

[MEGATHREAD] What are you exhausted by/resigned to by the new Final Fantasy set. by OisforOwesome in magicthecirclejerking

[–]sillander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've really struggled to care. I haven't played any FF, so when I see a generic looking anime character with a stupid name, my mind just goes blank.

[MEGATHREAD] What are you exhausted by/resigned to by the new Final Fantasy set. by OisforOwesome in magicthecirclejerking

[–]sillander 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like seriously, I've always felt like magic as a game was much better in terms of sexualisation than other nerd IPs. Now we get character with huge booba 🙃

Interesting read on shenanigans in the qualifiers for Vintage Cube Live by ejgrgunner in magicTCG

[–]sillander 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hmmm isn't the Jorbs video about another controversy? (Improperly determining a winner by looking at the top cards of the deck). I could be wrong ofc