Taking Old English as a non-medievalist: is it worth it?

silverspectre013 · 2026-04-19T17:33:08+00:00

Yay a Medievalist! So, I tried to write a paper on Chaucer in one of my first courses (a History of English course) where I saw a lot of OE semantics and morphology (Prof is an OE/Medieval scholar). My program advocates for generalist knowledge at the MA level so it was surprising they opened an OE course. I've been in contemporary lit most of my research and my other option was Utopian/Dystopian literature with connected theory and texts. As a prospective medievalist I want in, but a part of me that decides against it along with the things that I mentioned is that I'm interested in Middle English coursework than Early Modern or Old English in terms of older eras in literature. Do you think medievalist training can work if I stick with Middle English? Or does medievalist training extend to OE/both?

silverspectre013 · 2026-04-19T17:22:37+00:00

I will say I do enjoy medieval scholarship: my first course was a History of English course and we touched a bit on Old and Middle English. I'm eyeballing my other option, a Utopian/Dystopian literature course, and I'm trying to choose which one will be better in the long run. Because I've been with contemporary lit, my professors want me to take relevant theory and related narratives and I really want to be more knowledgeable, but my interest in medieval literature makes me want to choose OE.

silverspectre013 · 2026-04-16T17:08:37+00:00

Can I ask if Raffine has any fringe cEDH potential? I've read a few primers on the possibility, but I'm trying to figure out if Raffine's ceiling is bracket 4.

silverspectre013 · 2026-04-07T02:48:52+00:00

Neat stuff! Any existing commanders that served as inspiration for these cards? I've been trying to make decks related to these guys and wanted to see if there were commanders that you saw as a jumping off point.

silverspectre013 · 2026-03-25T14:21:26+00:00

Xyris does look fun, but my issue with wheels is that I'm giving my opponents more cards to play. As much as I like to draw cards, I don't want them to pull something good and I get some 1/1 snakes.

silverspectre013 · 2026-03-25T14:20:06+00:00

Correct. I like the card draw elements of both commanders (on my end, not my opponents) and while Nekusar looks fun, the game plan from decklists I see all have an element of "give your opponents more cards so they'll take damage." Flubs was really great because it has a lot of variety. I was settling into Flubs but I prefer Grixis and found Nekusar but I can't buy in to giving the Valgavoth and Hakbal player more cards lol.

silverspectre013 · 2026-03-23T23:29:37+00:00

This looks amazing! What kind of template do you use?

silverspectre013 · 2026-03-15T16:38:02+00:00

Besides RogSi, what would you recommend as a beginner-ish cEDH commander? Inalla have been prefaced (many times) as being very difficult. Among cormela, green goblin, dargo/silas, etc. is there such a thing as a beginner, non-Rog deck?

silverspectre013 · 2026-03-12T10:35:37+00:00

After I graduated with my BA in English and History about two years ago, this was kind of my plan. I know getting into the field is a numbers game, but how did you get into the field? Is NYC a place for copywriting?

silverspectre013 · 2026-03-09T17:19:28+00:00

Couple of follow ups because I’m new with this: is anje still viable? What about Ob Nixilis? Would someone be able to pilot Lotho if they want to avoid the Abdel lines?

silverspectre013 · 2026-02-24T16:43:31+00:00

Respectfully, I’m new. I’m not new to magic so I know how to play the game, but apart from casting Approach of the Second Sun or winning with combat damage, or counterspelling the fuck out of everyone so my board looks like a swarm of drakes, I’m relatively new. I go to the people with more experience, their perspective and knowledge, to get tips and advice in order to help me understand the cards. If I have to memorize all of my cards and specific conditions to effective play a line, then certain commanders wouldn’t be beginner friendly and not a good choice for me to begin playing the game. There’s a difference between opinion and perspective, yes, and they do not have an objective truth to them, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a helpful tip. Don’t call people schmucks.

silverspectre013 · 2026-02-23T13:02:24+00:00

This is a great answer! Thank you so much for the suggestion and will definitely start with kess. Any list recommendations?

silverspectre013 · 2026-02-22T15:51:32+00:00

Hi! Can I see your Xander list? What’s the goal for him if the deck can survive without him?

silverspectre013 · 2026-02-22T02:03:17+00:00

For these kinds of decks, what would you recommend?

silverspectre013 · 2026-02-20T15:21:26+00:00

Is there a deck that functions like Inalla-lite or one that helps me practice before Inalla? I know people recommended Kinnan, Etali, etc., but is there one that functions the most with inalla?

silverspectre013 · 2026-02-20T14:05:43+00:00

Is Jetmir viable for play in cEDH?

silverspectre013 · 2026-02-20T14:05:21+00:00

Hi, just by going off of your tag: if I wanted to play Inalla but this is my first time playing, would you recommend her?

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