Dana Roach
@danaroach
He/him | EDHRECast and CMDR Central | Writer @ and | Black/trans lives matter | His mom says he’s handsome.
One thing WotC EDH design has done well is understanding "slots". You can print a card like Erode because StP and Path already exist in those slots, and it's not an auto-include as a result. Almost every set gets a bomb 8-9 drop artifact creature, but they're all fighting each other for a slot.
Last night with a Leyline of Anticipation and Storm of Saruman in play I had to flash in a Curiosity, then a Vanishing which was copied by Storm, drop them onto two attackers swinging for lethal, and phase them out to survive. Not exactly optimal removal, but any port in a storm.
I commented for years on podcasts about how cards like Deadbridge Chant would be so much better if you didn't have to wait a turn for the trigger. How wrong I was. The current design template where you should get everything and get it immediately with zero risk or downside is terrible. Mea culpa.
No person will every build an interesting Molecule Man deck. Yes, I mean you. No, it's not.
What kind of monster is running auras in an equipment deck or equipment in an aura deck? And why is Homelander flexing shirtless for Albert Einstein?
I'll see y'all at #MCAtlanta this fall! Tickets are on sale so pick yours up before they're gone. Let's turn some cardboard rectangles sideways. mtg.social/MCATLCC
Given how many of these decks are already on EDHREC I think WotC has finally killed off my oldest deck 😢
RIP my beautiful Pioneer SA-510. 45 years on this earth is a hell of a run. I’m going to see if I can find some tech forums that might have some tips on figuring out the problem but the old girl might be done for.
#SecretsofStrixhaven singles already showing up through @cardsphere.com sent by @magicuntapped.com