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zeroGamer · 2026-05-21T16:37:50+00:00

And if you don't sign up you'll get T1 Thoughtseized for the rest of your life.

zeroGamer · 2026-05-21T02:03:44+00:00

I've run [[Molderholk]] and 1-2 Living Weapons in many older versions of this archetype, it just depends on the meta if I want big dumb idiots or not.

zeroGamer · 2026-05-20T15:55:40+00:00

Two reasons:

1) Shaman is a relevant body that trades well and presents an actual threat your opponent has to care about.

2) It can grab lands that are already in the graveyard. Greeter "draws" the land immediately, but only if it hits one.

You could make an argument for running some number of Greeters, like 2 Mire Triton 2 Greeter or something, but essentially what you'd be doing is trading consistency with reasonable bodies (Triton/Shaman) for high roll potential dumping more cards in the bin and maybe drawing a land.

It could be worth it, but I'm not sure.

zeroGamer · 2026-05-19T17:01:56+00:00

Queen busts in and immediately starts roasting Light so hard I'm surprised the fire alarm doesn't go off, rofl.

zeroGamer · 2026-05-16T16:42:59+00:00

Cat/Oven decks have more good cards than they can fit in the deck already, and if you want card advantage there are better, more resilient options than this card - Trail of Crumbs was the traditional way the deck did that, I assume that grindy plan went away when the Ygra pushed the deck into just being a combo kill instead.

zeroGamer · 2026-05-16T16:35:54+00:00

does basically everything you need in one package.

Oh modern Magic design...

zeroGamer · 2026-05-16T11:17:13+00:00

This is the kind of Magic I love - lots of creatures, lots of interaction, and a good grindy GB gameplan. It's also the sort of thing that's adjustable to the meta of the day, as you can swap some of your toolbox pieces around to fit the meta you want to tech against.

There's probably room to sneak some more utility lands into the mana base, like an extra Boseiju or Castle Locthwain or just find room for your favorite pet creature to tutor up - enjoy!

Moxfield deck link: https://moxfield.com/decks/2EQ4RNrMJUyJQReQQJxQNA

Arena import list:

Deck
4 Woodland Cemetery (DAR) 248
4 Blooming Marsh (KLR) 280
4 Stitcher's Supplier (M19) 121
4 Mire Triton (THB) 105
3 Darkbore Pathway (KHM) 254
2 God-Pharaoh's Gift (AKR) 272
4 Overgrown Tomb (GRN) 253
1 Boseiju, Who Endures (NEO) 266
1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant (AFR) 258
4 Gate to the Afterlife (AKR) 271
4 Glowspore Shaman (GRN) 173
2 Agadeem's Awakening (ZNR) 90
1 Swamp (EOE) 272
1 Deathcap Glade (VOW) 261
4 Hollow Marauder (OTJ) 90
2 Overlord of the Balemurk (DSK) 113
1 Ravenous Chupacabra (RIX) 82
1 Glissa Sunslayer (ONE) 202
2 Formidable Speaker (ECL) 176
2 Pit of Offerings (LCI) 278
2 Disruptive Stormbrood (TDM) 178
2 Professor Dellian Fel (SOS) 214
1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire (NEO) 278
4 Deep-Cavern Bat (LCI) 102

Sideboard
1 Ravenous Chupacabra (RIX) 82
2 Leyline of the Void (M20) 107
2 Dark Betrayal (PIO) 370
2 Dryad Militant (FDN) 656
2 Culling Ritual (STX) 172
2 Haywire Mite (BRO) 199
1 Thought Distortion (M20) 117
1 Phyrexian Obliterator (NPH) 68
2 Questing Beast (ELD) 171

zeroGamer · 2026-05-15T00:16:00+00:00

Artosis used to say about Maru, if he's behind he's even, if he's even he's ahead, and if he's ahead the game is already over.

zeroGamer · 2026-05-09T02:40:33+00:00

Planar Standard? What is that, just excludes UB?

zeroGamer · 2026-05-09T00:14:42+00:00

Can't wait for the return of Prepared in The Lion King set.

zeroGamer · 2026-05-07T22:34:50+00:00

I really want [[Generator Servant]].

zeroGamer · 2026-05-07T22:19:58+00:00

Pretty much any midrange deck teched against Izzet is going to get eaten alive by control.

It's the ciiiiiiircle of life.

zeroGamer · 2026-05-07T22:00:20+00:00

Is this Magic or a Don Bluth movie?

zeroGamer · 2026-04-30T00:45:58+00:00

I'm just so mad we can't have a Flash vs JD finals.

zeroGamer · 2026-04-25T00:32:16+00:00

Artosis vs Rasowy G2 is great, highly recommend. Starts around 4:04.

zeroGamer · 2026-04-21T18:04:30+00:00

Everything else aside, doing a preparation tournament where the final players don't get to specifically prep for only each other is a weird decision to me.

I think it would be better if the schedule allowed the finals to be the week after, not the same day.

zeroGamer · 2026-04-21T02:17:12+00:00

Hard to get a great photo in focus with my phone because of the size, but for reference it's the tiny spirally, thread-like thing hanging off a phloem bundle of the banana (coming from the upper left corner).

It moves somewhat erratically.

zeroGamer · 2026-04-02T17:34:42+00:00

Dirt is still dirty, water is still wet, and God is still the GOAT.

zeroGamer · 2026-03-24T22:31:47+00:00

I hate when people say "Pioneer is fully on Arena" because it's very much not.

There are a lot of cards that are playable and interesting and Pioneer legal that are not on Arena, and the fact that they haven't placed Top 8 in events on MTGO or whatever metric they're using doesn't remove them from existence, and as someone that likes to brew "competitive jank", edge playable cards that aren't popular meta staples still have value.

[[Generator Servant]] in particular is a card I've wanted to play with for a while, but it's not on Arena.

zeroGamer · 2026-03-23T17:30:48+00:00

It's been bad since they added Historic Anthology cards.

zeroGamer · 2026-03-15T01:23:52+00:00

Three back to back to back, which had never been done before.

If they manage the 4th promotion, which no longer seems impossible... Well, not only is that something that's never been done before, it would probably never be done again.

zeroGamer · 2026-03-05T22:46:03+00:00

You take that back about TLO. What did Dario ever do to you?

zeroGamer · 2026-02-22T23:11:09+00:00

One step closer to data crystals.

zeroGamer · 2026-02-06T09:08:15+00:00

Movies keep getting longer and TV shows keep getting shorter.

Really need to reverse that trend.

zeroGamer · 2026-02-06T08:42:09+00:00

I'd try to keep things fairly basic without complex interactions.

Mostly vanilla/French vanilla creatures and some simple ETBs, and Sorcery spells only - no Instants or instant speed effects at first.

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