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Ben Brode
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Chief Development Officer and Co-Founder @ Second Dinner
Marvel SNAP | Hearthstone | Commander-At-Home guest | Rapper
this card seems to imply a source for destruction, strangely.
December 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Why? Murder and Bolt both don’t work against protection.
December 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Some spells already specify when they aren’t the source. Whether that’s damage or otherwise. It’s easy to specify an exception.
December 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Yes - from playgroup.gg
December 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It’s ok there was a bright spot - slightly above average win rate 😅
December 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
whew got it
November 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
dammit i moved my meetings around for the email time now I'll be in a meeting at 9AM 😭
November 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
somehow it got worse
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
That’s why we start games with “hey we play with no sol rings. If you draw it, just remove it and draw again. Cool?”

That way when you play with folks who ain’t cool you can still have it
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
People forget, or want to keep it for when they play against heathens.
October 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
no, you're right. It's why i've taken out most board wipes and put in more win conditions. But most decks aren't winning with Commander damage even after 2 hours anyway. :-/
October 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
autospotters are game changers
October 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
But difference for difference sake doesn't feel quite right to me. I think each difference bears some cognitive load and we should analyze each one to decide if it's worth its cost. Hybrid Mana doesn't cross that line for me personally, regardless of where the right place on the spectrum is.
October 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
And to date, as it has removed rules to make it more similar to the rest of Magic, it has grown in popularity. Remember when you couldn't generate mana outside your color identity?

We could continue to differentiate it - I have long been a proponent of a Life Cap, for instance.
October 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
i often like to think about these things as a gradient. Is Commander better if it is less unique and different? Should it be more unique and different? What are the chances that it is exactly at the perfect point on that spectrum right now?
October 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM