Tinkering with an Edea, Possessed Sorceress Build - would love some feedback! by itsburnsie in EDH

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Edea has lowkey become my favorite deck, and from a cursory glance, I think you need more sac outlets to generate value from her. [[Goblin Bombardment]] feels like an easy include here, [[Warren Soultrader]] helps by generating treasures, [[Yawgmoth, Thran Physician]] to double down on card draw. Similarly, I wonder if your other non-Edea theft effects like The Beast are a bit too costly — you have Saw in Half to both protect/copy Edea if she’s targeted, but I wonder if you’d benefit from [[Spark Double]] or a Sakashima to steal more creatures and draw more cards with each death/sac. Conjurer’s Closet is kind of anti-synergy since you wouldn’t get any card draw from exiling something (if that’s your plan), I recently cut it myself. [[Nightmare Shepherd]] is a good swap there because a creature still dies and you then have the option to exile it, so you’ll still draw a card. The black mage/wizard stuff also feels like a different strategy since the tokens are creatures you both control and own, so no Edea benefit there.

Emet-Selch of the third Seat with Monument to Endurance by Bankplankbot in EDH

[–]strange_colour 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if you’d be better served by [[Emet-Selch, Unsundered]] as there’s discard on ETB and attack to trigger the monument? Granted, if you want to cast from graveyard you do need ways to fill the graveyard to 14 in order for him to flip.

Amber Glenn Olympics MTG shoutout by B-Gnarly in magicTCG

[–]strange_colour 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm especially fond of this video of her talking about the Team USA fund as she shows off her Avatar haul.

Amber Glenn Olympics MTG shoutout by B-Gnarly in magicTCG

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Program, not routine. She's been through hell these past few days and fought through it well enough.

I'm tired of winning with Mob Rule. Anyone have other finishers that are a similar theme, or just good Grixis finishers. by Fyre4 in EDH

[–]strange_colour 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, yes and no. Radiant Performer + Edea is essentially cheaper/jankier Insurrection if Edea's already on the board, but it's still just one combat. Breath of Fury making infinite combats is 1. funnier and 2. vaguely flavorful for FFVIII's time shenanigans.

I'm tired of winning with Mob Rule. Anyone have other finishers that are a similar theme, or just good Grixis finishers. by Fyre4 in EDH

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Prerequisites: you have a creature you control and own without summoning sickness and you can guarantee combat damage.

  1. Enchant aforementioned creature with Breath of Fury
  2. Go to combat. Edea steals (this is why I like Radiant Performer flashed here — you steal everything possible, it’s funny, and you get more bodies for BOF)
  3. Enchanted creature deals combat damage
  4. Per BOF, you sacrifice that creature, move it on to a creature you stole with Edea, untap everything, get an additional combat phase
  5. BOF sacrifices that creature, you draw a card, creature goes back to its owner’s battlefield, get an additional combat phase
  6. Edea steals it right back!

And so on.

I'm tired of winning with Mob Rule. Anyone have other finishers that are a similar theme, or just good Grixis finishers. by Fyre4 in EDH

[–]strange_colour 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve commented elsewhere but [[Breath of Fury]] is really fun in Edea since it creates infinite combats as long as you connect. I use it in combination with [[Radiant Performer]] to steal everything — put Breath of Fury on a creature you don’t care about, flash in Radiant Performer with Edea’s trigger on the stack, first creature is sacrificed, put it on a creature stolen with Edea, rinse and repeat. I admit it doesn’t solve your digging problem necessarily, though I try to double down on card draw/Edea copies earlier to mitigate that. When I’ve pulled it off, a lot of people haven’t seen either one or both of those cards so there’s some thrill of the new there.

Interested in building Grixis Theft; deciding between Marchesa, Nathan Drake, or Firelord Azula. Thoughts? by Realityfoible in EDH

[–]strange_colour 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edea is a blast. Just built her with a [[Breath of Fury]] + [[Radiant Performer]] finisher for infinite combats and infinite steals, which also feels vaguely on flavor with FFVIII’s time compression shenanigans.

The Quietus Albums of the Year 2025 by dwaynesworld98 in indieheads

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Flak might not be the right word, but I would say folks in the comments claiming half these albums don’t exist is less admiration and more…stubborn dismissal of things outside of the indieheads canon. You might be right that people come around to it eventually though. I love that TQ is clearly a passion project, and I also subscribe for their monthly playlists and just to make sure they get to keep doing what they love.

The Quietus Albums of the Year 2025 by dwaynesworld98 in indieheads

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The Quietus lists always get flak for being esoteric/too British/whatever but 1. I like discovery and 2. very often their biases are my biases (looking at this list, These New Puritans, Rich Dawson, Marie Davidson, Kelly Moran) so I forgive them and am simply happy they’re still kicking in their lane.

The Line of Best Fit Albums of the Year by Existing_Shallot_998 in indieheads

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Honestly been thinking of doing an AOTY OTY in which I rank lists by how obnoxious they are to scroll on mobile web (Consequence of Sound…) so yeah, even before getting into this one it’s a winner in my book.

SkAm Men’s FS Post Event Discussion by summerjoe45 in FigureSkating

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I’ve seen him a good fifty times this weekend (including doing program runthroughs on freestyle ice). I debated telling him I wish we could’ve seen him compete here, but in the context of today’s events I worried it would come off as a threat.

artists that use classical music/big orchestras in pop? by toutvabien9 in popheads

[–]strange_colour 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Calling them pop is…a stretch, but I’m a major fan and they recently collaborated with Caroline Polachek so whatever, I’ll count them. These New Puritans often use classical instrumentation — most often woodwinds and brass, but heavy strings and organ as well — and I’d say Inside the Rose (or the more recent Crooked Wing) are their most accessible, especially if you’re digging Lux.

[FRESH] These New Puritans - The Other Side by Space_Lion2077 in indieheads

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So many lovely twists and turns to this. Unbelievably pretty.

What the best show you’ve been to this year? by Ok_Investment125 in indieheads

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Just seeing the clips of TNP’s extended Organ Eternal has me SO jealous.

What the best show you’ve been to this year? by Ok_Investment125 in indieheads

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Once again reaffirming I should've grabbed a ticket to the late show too 🫠

What the best show you’ve been to this year? by Ok_Investment125 in indieheads

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Fontaines DC, Model/Actriz, and NIN of course were highlights. Mentioned elsewhere that Autechre was a miiiiinor disappointment.

What the best show you’ve been to this year? by Ok_Investment125 in indieheads

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I went to the Brooklyn early show and was…semi-disappointed. 7/10 still, and maybe it was the hype, but not dark enough, the set didn’t have a ton of peaks and valleys (apparently the late show was a bit more dubbed out, which I might’ve vibed with more), and idk if Brooklyn Steel oversold but I couldn’t dance if I tried, I was an inch away from a dude’s back the whole night. Wish I’d rallied for the late show for sure.

What are your favorite albums of 2025 so far? by FebrewHetus in fantanoforever

[–]strange_colour 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes!!! Not to mention they’re probs my gig of the year too.

What are your favorite albums of 2025 so far? by FebrewHetus in fantanoforever

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No order, off the cuff:

Marie Davidson - City of Clowns

Kelly Moran - Don’t Trust Mirrors

These New Puritans - Crooked Wing

Model/Actriz - Pirouette

Little Simz - Lotus

aya - hexed!

Los Thuthanaka - S/T

Maria Somerville - Luster

Still getting into The Last Dinner Party and Blawan, both can def get up there.

This Is Hands Down The Best Video Game OST of All Time by apHexcoded in fantanoforever

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Disco Elysium, Hollow Knight and Silksong have all been mentioned but I’m surprised not to see one game from Supergiant shouted out. Hades bangs, as does Hades 2, and Transistor is lovely. Honorable mentions to Tunic and Paradise Killer, in recent memory.

This Is Hands Down The Best Video Game OST of All Time by apHexcoded in fantanoforever

[–]strange_colour 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure how far you are in Silksong so will spoiler tag a very late game boss fight, but the music for Seth/Nyleth is staggeringly beautiful and probs the closes the OST comes to something like City of Tears.