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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master

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Teacher, tutor, professor, writer for Commander's Herald! linktr.ee/UnsummonedSkull https://sites.google.com/view/redeyedeckguide/home?authuser=0 [email protected] Skull Symbol: https://discord.gg/9WPXwZ2X

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · Sep 5

Late-night thought 🧵:

Going to do a bit of a #betterdaysmtg exercise, and reflect on how I've grown as a content creator over the last 5 years:

-I went from no social media following to having thousands of followers across different social media

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 52m

Happy birthday!

Hope it's a great one!

Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 57m

Ordinary People.

My parents similarly have a clear favorite and are cold to me.

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 2h

Commander has to also meet the requirement.

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 4h

Hey #edh:

What's a weird deck you've thought about making, but haven't pulled the trigger on?

One of the ones I've theory-crafted but haven't built is a Kestrel Bird deck that uses only birds that look like regular birds (no Aven). I've also thought about building a silly "Gift a Fish" deck.

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 4h

Is it a green apple, to match the suit?

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 4h

a man and a woman are sitting at a table with the words " giving back to the community "

ALT: a man and a woman are sitting at a table with the words " giving back to the community "

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 12h

Ah, I see we have the same nightly routine 🥲

Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 14h

Mari: "I'd hit that...and that...who hasn't hit that? Still..."

Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 18h

*Creature has an ETB and is in Blue*

IsItBoUnCeSpElLs?!?!?

Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 19h

Love seeing a couple of bouncing commanders!

Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 19h

People balked at it when I originally pitched it because they felt there were only a few playable commanders, but there are a lot of options, and you can play it at different power levels, including just using whatever legends you have in a binder!

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 19h

MinEDH is a lot like teaching Mates in chess, if you've ever done that. When training to be a good chess player, you'll learn endgames by trying to form checkmates using fewer and fewer pieces.

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 19h

a couple of monkeys are sitting on a pile of dirt

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 19h

May I suggest @jjmickeymedia.bsky.social?

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 21h

Love medabots!

Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 21h

I've also been theory crafting a format I call "MinEDH", with a commander and 20 basics. It's a bit like EDH combined with 3-card Monte

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 22h

I'd love to try Cube, and have built a couple, but it's hard enough for me to find a pod of 4 for commander, let alone 8 to draft and play multiple rounds.

Tiny Leaders is another one that seems like it could be cool to revisit, but has so much baggage on it.

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 23h

I play PDH, Arsenal, Horde, and Pendragon.

I created Arsenal and made my own Hordes with some special rules.

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 23h

Happy birthday!

Hope it's a great one!

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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 23h

Might be the hardest I've laughed at a 1-off line

Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry for your loss. May his memory be for a blessing.

Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday!

Hope it's a great one!

Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 1d

@nerdgeargaming.bsky.social:
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@jankmats.bsky.social:
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@pinfinity.bsky.social:
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Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 1d

To me, if I'm teaching someone Magic in general (and not just commander as a format), the commander should be the card that is the most complex and has the most play. The 99 should have functional reprints or similar effects and the mana should be simple, 1-2 colors with mostly basics.

Unsummoned Skull, the #Pokedeck Master @unsummonedskull.bsky.social · 1d

These are my beginner decks:

Ovika Big Mana
Ezuri Elfball
Ishkanah Spiders
Sygg Tempo
Xantcha Politics
Siona Auras

Most of the cards are either French Vanilla creatures or cards with 1-2 lines of text, so they are easy to play but hard to master.