Magic the Gathering Thread XXIV: *Slaps Roof* This Thread Can Hold So Many Chandras!

[JNAProductions]

Made a couple edits.

Thank you for the advice and knowledge!

[tgva8889]

No problem! I'm a fan of Commander so I'm always down to give some general advice. Hope you have a good time playing!

[Ninjaman]

I'd definitely try to find room for a genesis wave in that list.

Concordant crossroads is not a cheap card, at about 20$, but can be really good in this kind of deck.

[enderlord99]

My opponent had a glowing kitty-cat.

It hissed at me when I clicked on it.

[Tvtyrant]

My opponent had a glowing kitty-cat.

It hissed at me when I clicked on it.

You can get banned for clicking the cat. Don't do it!

[enderlord99]

You can get banned for clicking the cat. Don't do it!

Why would they ban you for clicking an interactive cosmetic element they added?

[Tvtyrant]

Why would they ban you for clicking an interactive cosmetic element they added?

It is broken. You can freeze or crash the game if you multi-click it.

[Douglas]

They only banned around 50 people, and it was only for 5 days, and those people were clicking the cat 150+ times per minute through pretty much entire matches, for thousands of clicks per match.

Clicking the cat once, or even several times, just plays a flashy animation and changes its color. It's only a problem if you spam-click it like crazy.

Oh, and that's for when it's your own cat. Clicking the opponent's cat isn't an issue at all, I think.

[enderlord99]

They only banned around 50 people, and it was only for 5 days, and those people were clicking the cat 150+ times per minute through pretty much entire matches, for thousands of clicks per match.

Clicking the cat once, or even several times, just plays a flashy animation and changes its color. It's only a problem if you spam-click it like crazy.

Oh, and that's for when it's your own cat. Clicking the opponent's cat isn't an issue at all, I think.

...

Oh.

Okay, that's a relief.

[Douglas]

In case you're curious, the problem is the flashy animation I mentioned. The opponent sees it too, and playing that animation so ridiculously many times can overstress Arena's ability to render it. Click it rapidly enough and continuously enough, and the opponent's client becomes unable to process attempts to play cards. That's the real reason for the bans, because doing this can force the opponent to run out the timer on their entire turn without doing anything, giving you an unfair advantage.

[enderlord99]

I recently noticed that a large portion of my wins, ignoring those where I don't know why my opponent conceded, seem to involve using their stuff against them... even though my deck didn't actually have Mass Manipulation.

It has it now, though!

[ImperiousLeader]

So, the new set is Throne of Eldraine and it's going to be Camelot meets Grimm Fairy Tales. The art is breathtaking.

Also, Commander 2019 spoilers start the beginning of August.

[enderlord99]

I just realized/discovered that Thief of Sanity makes for a really good solution to the God Eternals' shared ability.

[LaZodiac]

So, the new set is Throne of Eldraine and it's going to be Camelot meets Grimm Fairy Tales. The art is breathtaking.

Also, Commander 2019 spoilers start the beginning of August.

Extremely excited for this. You can't even imagine.

[Ninjaman]

Extremely excited for this. You can't even imagine.

Picture of me trying to imagine

[Emmerlaus]

So, the new set is Throne of Eldraine and it's going to be Camelot meets Grimm Fairy Tales. The art is breathtaking.

Also, Commander 2019 spoilers start the beginning of August.

Wait what?

[LaZodiac]

Wait what?

The new set information got released over SDCC. It's called "Throne of Eldraine" and takes place on the plane of Eldraine. Other than it being a top down setting, where the set is designed to evoke "Grimm's Fairy Tales in Camelot" we don't know much about it.

[ImperiousLeader]

The new set information got released over SDCC. It's called "Throne of Eldraine" and takes place on the plane of Eldraine. Other than it being a top down setting, where the set is designed to evoke "Grimm's Fairy Tales in Camelot" we don't know much about it.

We also learned that Eldraine is the home plane of the Kenriths, Rowan and Will will both have Planeswalker cards in the set.

And, well, there's art like this:

[Emmerlaus]

I did a web research and WOW! the art look awesome! It looks very promising!

Spoilers start in August? Cant wait!

[enderlord99]

Spoiler: Lightly-justified salt

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Please, Mr Counterspells. May I have a nonland permanent?

[LaZodiac]

Please, Mr Counterspells. May I have a nonland permanent?

No (but the o is the blue mana symbol)

[enderlord99]

I kind of wish Arena had Maze's End, since it's pretty much the only card ever printed that lets you win without successfully casting anything.

[Mystic Muse]

I kind of wish Arena had Maze's End, since it's pretty much the only card ever printed that lets you win without successfully casting anything.

Let me tell you the good word of our lord and savior dredge...

((Which I think we can safely say will NEVER make it to Arena...))

[enderlord99]

Let me tell you the good word of our lord and savior dredge...

((Which I think we can safely say will NEVER make it to Arena...))

If your opponent is countering every spell you cast and somehow still has resources left over, I don't think a 3/3 without haste every turn (Ichorid, which I presume is your implied wincon) will matter.

I could certainly be wrong, though.

[Fable Wright]

If your opponent is countering every spell you cast and somehow still has resources left over, I don't think a 3/3 without haste every turn (Ichorid, which I presume is your implied wincon) will matter.

I could certainly be wrong, though.

My record is around 20 zombies from Bridge From Below on turn 2.

In a deck with 2 lands.

[enderlord99]

My record is around 20 zombies from Bridge From Below on turn 2.

In a deck with 2 lands.

Oh. Well, that works.

[LansXero]

Resources shmsources, Gristleshoal will kill you when your board state is 1 island. Thats the awesome thing about magic, every 'broken' part of it has an equally broken counter.

[Techwarrior]

The best part of playing grishoalbrand is making people counterspell all of your Arcane spells, because Splice tribal is silly.

[Emmerlaus]

Spoiler: First official spoiler of the new incoming set:

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It look promising! I like the card a lot! Wish I was rich to make another deck with a Commander from this set

[Ninjaman]

My record is around 20 zombies from Bridge From Below on turn 2.

In a deck with 2 lands.

Didn't you cast spells for that though?