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My trend of lousy games over the past few weeks continues. First attempt for this deck I got manascrewed and fell way behind. Eventually I managed to get Gauntlet of Might out, so I could actually try to do stuff. Everyone else at the table was playing red decks too, so that got me killed in...

This deck continues to be hot garbage. I don't know what I did wrong. It should work. It just plain doesn't. The reason for the deck failing isn't consistent from game to game. But at some point I'll have to count this as a failed experiment.

Well, at least the Quintorius deck finally caught a break. This one still hasn't. :( Not sure how much longer I can keep this deck around, but things are not looking great for it. Much of the problem is that I'm simply getting manascrewed too much, which is a bit weird since this deck has 36...

Did you think a Tribal Update Report was never going to happen for this set? You were not quite right, in that case. I guess? Yeah, I fell way behind. But the next set isn’t out yet, so I figure this still counts. Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty takes us back to a plane we left 17 years ago. Feel old...

Quintorius finally won a game! My only win last night, but hey, it was good. I accidentally assembled a four-card combo with Quintorius + Solemn Simulacrum + Enduring Renewal + Ashnod's Altar. Turns out that lets me draw through my deck. Didn't even plan for that scenario.

No, I didn't run out of ideas. This is something I've been wanting to do for a while. Pashalik Mons is a really cool commander that gets overshadowed by other options for Goblin Tribal. On EDHrec, the top commanders for this tribal theme are... Krenko, Mob Boss: 5,262 decks Wort, Boggart...

I am bringing this deck back! But now it's better... Commander: 1 Pashalik Mons 1 Abrade 1 Aether Vial 1 Arid Mesa 1 Ashnod's Altar 1 Basilisk Collar 1 Bloodstained Mire 1 Braid of Fire 1 Cavern of Souls 1 Chain Lightning 1 Chaos Warp 1 Conspicuous Snoop 1 Dark-Dweller Oracle 1 Den of the...

Tried this one a few times and it failed miserably every time. :(

This deck is starting to just make me sad. I think I'm on five games with it, and none of them were good at all. I might as well be playing some gimmicky art theme deck. I finally got to use Quintorius to make some spirits in one of those games, but I was utterly overpowered anyway. I really...

I probably could have done a better job with this one, but I like it. I'm still zero for two on games won, but the second outing with this deck showed its potential. I essentially killed the most dangerous player two turns in a row, each time giving the remaining players more time. My final...

I'm just now taking this deck apart. It has been one of my most successful decks of the year for sure. Defensive capabilities early on are minimal, so the deck is vulnerable in games where opponents start immediately attacking me. But the deck is flexible and has come back from really bleak...

Interesting. I noticed it when I was going through the full set of Visions for setting up my collection binders, but I haven't ever played Miraculous Recovery and honestly can't recall seeing someone else use it against me. As Magic cards go, it's decent. It was reprinted in Ultimate Masters, so...

Perhaps you're thinking of Miraculous Recovery?

Tawnos seems really good. I am surprised that this commander isn't more popular. Mostly built this one with Sands of Time in mind, but it's experimental. Commander: 1 Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice 1 Academy Ruins 1 Arcane Denial 1 Arcane Signet 1 Arcbound Ravager 1 Basalt Monolith 1 Brainstorm 1...

I talked about this in the Tolarian Academy thread, but Karmic Guide was an unfortunate casualty of a reaction to the "Combo Winter" of 1998 and 1999. In the case of Karmic Guide, this happened in a roundabout way, so I should explain.... Karmic Guide came out in Urza's Legacy, which was...

There's that too! I was going to bring that up at some point. It's worth mentioning. The use of the "Echo" mechanic on this card has its pros and cons, but having to pay for the creature twice gets mitigated because you get the value of two creatures: the one you brought back from your graveyard...

So this deck and the Haunt of Hightower deck were both new decks I brought to EDH night at the LGS on Wednesday. It was a frustrating experience and I'm back to considering stepping the power level up with these decks. I still have misgivings. Seems like every once in a while I get too many...

Only played this one once so far, and it went poorly. I had bad topdecks and one opponent had poor threat assessment, leading to my stuff getting targeted when there was a much bigger threat to deal with. I have further thoughts on that day as a whole, but this deck only got one game itself, and...

So I took this deck apart. My overall analysis is that it was OK and that I could certainly return to the concept again. I don't know whether I'll revisit any of my 2022 decks later this year, or just keep trying to churn out new decks instead. If I were to revisit them, this deck would be high...

Twenty years ago, I took apart my casual U/B Discard deck and replaced it with a mono-black Discard deck. I guess I've just repeated this feat. Now discard your hands. Commander 1 The Haunt of Hightower 1 Animate Dead 1 Anvil of Bogardan 1 Archfiend of Ifnir 1 Archon of Cruelty 1...