Zac Orangio

Weird EDH decks, rules-lite TTRPGs, and disc golf.

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

@golgariguy I wish they only caused one player to sacrifice. (Please do not print a version that only makes one player sacrifice, then people will just run all of them)

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

@mtg_ds @edhrec @archidekt Thinking about how much manabases for multicolor deck should be punished in something like this...

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

@mtg_ds @edhrec @archidekt @edhrec get to it!

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

Content Creators imply the existence of Content Destroyers

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

I just got the biggest regular sleeve I've ever seen in the mail. Perfect fit and penny sleeve above it for reference.

[Magic Data Science @mtg_ds]

If you've been following The Discourse around EDH, you'll have seen some concerns raised about cards that are so generically good that they're auto-includes.

In my latest article at @edhrec I propose a solution: 𝗛𝗶𝗽𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 👇

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

God, the back side even gives the creature trample... This is exactly what the Double Strike Pile turns into...

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

Bolster seems to work pretty well with lil double strikers, doesn't it... Especially if I bolster on each player's end step? Blue also gives Coastal Piracy and the like...

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

I keep adding to The Cheap Double Strikers pile and I have no idea what it's going to turn into. Amber + Noble for pump and card draw? Stax? I wish Queen Kayla could get back things that weren't "discarded this way."

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

This is a Paradox Zone appreciation tweet.

Compared to Assemble the Legion (which is also sweet), Zone goes in more decks (single color), makes the the token at your end step, and just SINGS with Proliferate.

2/2, 4/4, 8/8 (16 power)
vs
1 1/1, 2 1/1's, 3 1/1's (6 power)

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

Ariana could push a _lot_ of damage... But what would the rest of the deck be? Is there a theme that pairs well with double strike? Combat damage triggers like Mask of Memory are just begging to get blocked. Swords of X and Y are so generic :(

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

I keep adding to The Cheap Double Strikers pile and I have no idea what it's going to turn into. Amber + Noble for pump and card draw? Stax? I wish Queen Kayla could get back things that weren't "discarded this way."

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

Tried RG Elementals, UG Elves, W Angels, and BR Dragons this week. RG Omnath and UG Ezuri are insane, but not in a way that's very fun to me. BR Dragons is definitely the front runner. Rivaz got removed turn 3 and I was still a big contender.

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

Next local league is $60 budget tribal decks (30 creatures of that type or cards that directly reference the type) with no card over $5.

I never really build tribal decks, so this is new territory for me.

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

@derekdearreader Fascinating. My first local PDH league was mostly combo and super grindy value decks, but not much aggro or aristocrats. What does this pair well with for y'all?

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

Some of my favorite cards from 2021.

If your deck is mostly permanents, don't overlook In Search of Greatness.

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

For how much I love this card, I can't recall using the artifact ability as removal. I've padded my tapped artifact count in Alibou, but never used it in response to a Vandalblast. Gotta fix that.

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

@derekdearreader One of the biggest losses of making my You Did This To Yourself list non-green was Storm Seeker. The biggest gain? Forced Fruition.

https://t.co/73scWbQx24

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

@derekdearreader Sudden Impact is a criminally underprinted effect

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

Some of my favorite cards from 2022

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

If building a budget deck with blue without Trophy Mage, Loxodon Warhammer, and Crystal Shard is wrong, I don't want to be right.

[Zac Orangio @theDeck]

@derekdearreader Beers are self mill irl