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#1
Commander / Re: New bannings
September 24, 2012, 10:31:03 PM
Not gonna lie, Titan into {Gaea's Cradle} or {Cabal Coffers}/{Lake of the Dead}/{Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth} was pretty brutal. {Maze of Ith} and {Stip Mine} variants were pretty abusive too. Still, plenty of decks played him fairly fair and he was still the #1 tutor target when you cast {Tooth and Nail} or {Green Sun's Zenyith}....I think that was probably the most offensive part of {Primeval Titan} - he was in a color with a ton of ways to put him directly into play.

....I am sure {Avenger of Zendikar} is happy that people will be searching their libraries for him again....
#2
Commander / Re: New bannings
September 22, 2012, 10:55:59 PM
well, on a 4-player table...it draws 6 cards per turn. That is a lot...?
#3
Commander / Re: New bannings
September 22, 2012, 08:49:38 PM
Quote from: Darius on September 22, 2012, 07:32:23 PM
Don't get me wrong, I love {serra ascendent} (it's great in my gisela deck), but how in the world was that not considered for banning?
At the end of the day, {Serra Ascendant} is just a creature and can be killed with a million different means. A 6/6 isn't even that huge in this environment.

I am sad to see the Titan go...I felt that he was a "big, splashy effect" which is kind of the hallmark of the format. At the same time, I can totally see the counter-argument. I am surprised they didn't ban {Consecrated Sphinx}...he kinda rides the line between "big-and-splashy" the same way thenTitan did.

I am glad I get to play with my Kokushos again. Outside of a casual {Dragonstorm} deck, they really had no home.
#4
Commander / Re: The Mimoeplasam
September 18, 2012, 08:54:29 AM
What is the {Amulet of Vigor} doing for your deck?
#5
Commander / Re: Mooooooooreeeeee Manaaaaass
September 16, 2012, 10:44:44 PM
Quote from: Sucralose on September 16, 2012, 10:41:15 PM
Ps : Rofello is banned in commender so i cant play it i wish i could
As far as I know, Rofellos is only banned for use as a Commander. I am pretty sure he can be in your other 99...
#6
Commander / Re: JARAD, PAR-TAY!!!
September 16, 2012, 10:51:15 AM
I saw a Jarad on MTGO last night who managed to get Jarad in play with {Gleancrawler}...that was quite the beating with cards he could sacrifice like {Eternal Witness} and {Wood Elves}. {Massacre Wurm} is probably really hot here too. I am sure there are a bunch of other interactions that could be found there.


{Kokusho, the Evening Star} is on the banned list. Maybe your play group allows him...?

#7
Commander / Re: Goblin Deck
September 13, 2012, 04:57:37 PM
....seems like Haste is really important. Maybe add {Anger} and {In the Web of War}?
#8
Commander / Re: The Firemind
September 09, 2012, 09:43:32 PM
Sorry. Didn't see the Maniac in there. Combo with { Leveler} is cute too.

Teferi is worth every penny for a combo deck. Of course, if you end up acquiring one, you should go ahead the rest of the way and get a {Knowledge Pool}. Nothing says "a-hole" quite like Teferi + Pool.
#9
Commander / Re: The Firemind
September 09, 2012, 08:25:33 PM
You could always run {Labroatory Maniac} to deal with those people that play a million life-gain effects -- just draw you deck and win. {Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir} helps protect your combos....
#10
Commander / Re: Karador Dredge Chieftain
September 07, 2012, 03:57:13 PM
I think that most countries have a law on the books that states "you must play the maximum number of on-color cycling cards in every deck that runs {Life from the Loam}". LftL becomes a serious engine when you can recur 2-3 cycling lands.

Other than that, the deck looks really good. The creature count feels a little light. I might try to find some creature-based replacements for a couple of your non-creature spells.
#11
Commander / Re: Help.
September 06, 2012, 09:15:57 AM
You have so many good mana fixers these days, I don't know why you would play that. I remember trying to play those lands way back when Homelands was in the mix of "Type II"(Standard). The mana-fixing back then was terrible and those lands were unplayable then. Whenever I am building a new Commander deck, I see those lands when flipping through my mana options and think "no, just no".
#12
Commander / Re: Geist of Saint Traft WU
September 04, 2012, 11:06:16 PM
{Whispersilk Cloak}? {Tricks of the Trade} maybe? It seems like Giest is kind of a "Volton" kind of Commander: enchant/equip the crap out of him and hope he gets through.
#13
Commander / Re: How come?
September 01, 2012, 03:45:38 PM
At face value, {Gifts Ungiven} is essentially 2x {Demonic Turor}. In reality, the graveyard is so accessible in this format so it is more like 4xTutor for 3U.

{Kira, Great Glass Spinner} is a great creature but there are a LOT if board-sweepers out there....
#14
Commander / Re: Commander Community Deck
September 01, 2012, 02:51:03 PM
Quote from: Juggalonoke on September 01, 2012, 01:10:28 PM
{Sword of the meek}, {thopter foundry}, {time sevie} GAME! No one gets another turn....
Why {Sen Triplets} in that scenario? Why not {Sharuum the Hegemon}?
#15
Commander / Re: Commander Community Deck
August 31, 2012, 06:42:08 PM
I entirely forgot about {Mycosynth Lattice}.

I am pretty sure that cards like {Exotic Orchard}, {Rainbow Vale}, and {Felwar Stone} do not work. From mtgcommander.net:

"A deck may not generate mana outside its colours. If an effect would generate mana of an illegal colour, it generates colourless mana instead."