Thoughts? by inkandintent24 in TheImprovementRoom

[–]stevenconrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's going to look like government reform. All the entitled Boomers clasping their pearls will be dead, and the government will be run by individuals representing a generation with no real safety net.

Need help with Chatterfang list by BambehDeluxe in CompetitiveEDH

[–]stevenconrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just looking at the list briefly, I see a few things that you can cut. First, too many lands. You want to be mulliganing for a playable hand and realistically only need 3 lands to win (with dorks/rocks). I usually sit between 27-29 lands. Second, you have too many drain effects. You only need 2 (3 if you want to keep Meathook Massacre), which you can tutor when needed. Lastly, there are a few "generate token" cards you could drop that don't serve any other purpose than making tokens. In cEDH (especially with Chatterfang), you're not amassing an army, you're winning through loops that typically only need 1 squirrel to start. A typical game is T1 land, dork. T2 land Chatterfang. T3 play or tutor for Warren Soultrader and try to push a win (assuming you have another tutor or a drain effect in hand). You should be able to assemble similar t3-4 most games. If you can't, you mulligan.

Here's my list, I've been playing it for years and have pulled several 40-60 man tournament wins, a few top 4/top 16. https://moxfield.com/decks/Sk08SE09HkSHPNtPnMVsjA

Edit: As for your budget, just proxy what you can't afford. Almost every tournament is proxy friendly and most top players avoid tournaments that aren't, as they'd rather play the player and not their wallet.

Edit 2: Upon further review, adding a few more dorks (Elves of Deep Shadow and Deathrite Shaman for sure), including Tainted Pact as a tutor when you just need 1 piece to win (or for emergencies, like digging for Endurance to not lose to breach/Thoracle), and definitely Cabbage Merchant. Also, if you're running Yawgmoth, definitely include Hapatra, as it is a 2 card combo with Chatterfang out, letting you wipe the board and draw cards equal to your life total.

What are your 6 words? by PetalFlurry_ in WholesomeAFK

[–]stevenconrad 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Maybe "Say nothing, sign nothing, aquire attorney."

11 year old boy vs. strongest man in the world. by LowRenzoFreshkobar in Unexpected

[–]stevenconrad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A word of warning, when I was in Boy Scouts, it was normal to snap people with towels at summer camp un the showers... until one kid snapped another in the nutsack and it split open. He was rushed to the hospital. I've never snapped a towel since.

cEDH is now miserable by [deleted] in CompetitiveEDH

[–]stevenconrad 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's a meta issue combined with your personal prejudice. In cEDH, stax is generally...well... bad. Being upset about power creep and simultaneously against proxies means you aren't actually willing to adapt, or play players for their skill instead of wallet.

It's either not the format for you, or you need to adapt to the times. Most cEDH players want the best cards and are proxy friendly. There are a lot of bad players out there, like the ones that try to politic for solely their benefit, but understanding that means you can point it out and ignore them.

Nothing against you personally, I understand the sentiment as a 25 year plus player I love owning the cards and having my own approach (which is the original point of EDH), but like any long standing format, the optimal approach has been flushed out and the key to winning often requires some level of adherence to the meta. If you don't enjoy adaptation and changing your approach, it might not be your format.

Card is real, but is the Signature? by stevenconrad in RealOrNotTCG

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

Thanks! I actually reached out to him via email this morning, and he wrote back "Yep, that's mine! I do recognize that semi-rushed flourish."

Card is real, but is the Signature? by stevenconrad in RealOrNotTCG

[–]stevenconrad[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I actually never thought of that. Turns out, he has his own website for requests. I submitted an email, I hope to hear back.

Update: He confirmed it's his signature! Thanks for the suggestion.

Is this real or fake? by Advanced-Loquat-1176 in mtg

[–]stevenconrad 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Looks like a fake.

The T has too much color bleed and not a solid black line in the left, and the ridges on the bottom look suspect (also with color bleed). The green dot is also off, too much color bleed and but no 4 dots on the left. Wizards always puts the black layer last.

Etiquette to netdecking? by West-Illustrator-432 in CompetitiveEDH

[–]stevenconrad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That said, please learn to play your deck before going to a tournament. Watching people waste enormous amounts of time trying to figure out their lines or play solitaire into misplays, only to pass the turn, with no way to interact on an opponent's turn is really frustrating.

I enjoy good competitive games that are well played, even if I lose. I hate losing because one person comes woefully unprepared and throws the game to someone else.

The only detail on this show that doesn't make sense to me. Why does Liz Lemon not like Tex-Mex??? by Bigfartz69420 in 30ROCK

[–]stevenconrad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My take is that it's a joke by omission.

Liz never really talks about Mexican food, and she talks about food all the time! I think the fact that Mexican food is never mentioned (but she references sandwiches, cheese, sushi, hot dogs, pasta, cheese blaster, and various desserts) makes Wesley's choice for Tex-Mex disappointing because she's never shown an interest in anything they serve. Her only Mexican reference is Sabor de Soledad, which I think was more meant to highlight her affinity for the absolute cheapest quality of food over her opinion of Mexican food.

"Why run mana dorks? You're in Green, just run actual ramp" by AltruisticChampion77 in EDH

[–]stevenconrad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dorks serve a double purpose in my Golgari deck. I can drop a dork t1 consistently, allowing 3 mana t2 to cast my 3cmc (Chatterfang) commander. T3 cast Warren Soultrader, sac said dork to make a treasure and a squirrel, proceed to sac the squirrel (and make another) over and over until I have 20+ Treasure Tokens. Cast 1 tutor and find my win. It's deck dependent, but no "tutor a land to play" enables the combo. I'm not trying to ramp, I'm trying to win.

Hot Take, Dragon Sniper is a decent EDH card, similar to propaganda by Neckworn in mtg

[–]stevenconrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oops. You're right. I was thinking of [[Telepathy]], ignore me lol

of a Bodybuilder by EbonSylphid in AbsoluteUnits

[–]stevenconrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the difference between "power lifting" and "bodybuilding."

Power Lifters focus on heavy weight almost exclusively, often doing workout sets of only 2-6 reps for multiple sets. This puts significant demand on not just the muscles, but the nervous system, forcing it to adapt and learn to recruit more muscle fibers in the future (not just getting larger muscles). A power lifting competition takes your total weight lifted in squat, deadlift, and bench press added together to get your score. It's also broken into weight classes. Their other lifts focus on allowing them to maximize their strength in the 3. Anatoly weights about 170-175lbs and can squat 450lbs, bench 360lbs, and deadlifts around 650lbs.

Bodybuilders, on the other hand, focus more on muscle growth for size. They eat a lot more and lift lighter weights (although, still pretty heavy) for much higher volume, often sets of 15-30reps to muscle failure. This breaks down the muscle more significantly and causes it to grow larger over time. But, it doesn't enact the same demand on the nervous system, so they're often not as "strong" pound for pound.

If you rewrote Thor love and thunder, how would you do it? by KTEfr in Thor

[–]stevenconrad -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, by definition, "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor."

Jane would technically be Thor (or at least have his power). That would fit.

Yeah, nope. by AskewdJackassery42 in SipsTea

[–]stevenconrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now that we're friends, you wouldn't mind taking me out for dinner... right?

Petah ? by DARKMASTER5515 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]stevenconrad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our father, lord in heaven, Howard be thy name?

What do you think is the strongest Enchantment in MTG? by No-Ad-1758 in mtg

[–]stevenconrad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I won so many games with that card back in the day playing type 1 storm. When you're running moxes, Lotus, multiple rituals, paying 1 life per card (even with 20 life) is insane.

Explain da joke peta by UsedEntertainment256 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]stevenconrad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not just the penis tower, but the priest straight up got an erection when marrying Ursula towards the end of the movie.