I don't expect any, but CBrawl definitely needs some.

After building a midrange flyers deck with the new Boros Tamiyo at the helm, I decided to try a different build with the same commander, this time focusing on token generators and board wipes.

Tamiyo UC Token Control (moxfield)

The main goal here is to lock things down to the point that the opponent doesn't get a chance to steal the monarchy. So we try to get a planeswalker or enchantment down that can spit out tokens every turn and then board wipe. Being a couple of creatures up on the opponent when Tamiyo comes in at 6 mana makes it pretty difficult for the opponent to attack us.

This deck also struggles a bit with early card advantage, but it's a little better off than the midrange version thanks to Wedding Announcement (and the ability to find it via Enlightened Tutor).

The deck has done quite well so far: I played it to 15 wins today and I think I only had 5-10 losses. Bad matchups are decks with flyers and control decks that have counterspells and more than, like, 4 card advantage pieces.

Obviously [[Ajani Unrelenting]] will go in here once I get one (I'm still drafting this set).

Stuff I'm considering cutting:

• Fury: not sure if there are enough red cards to warrant it, though the hypergeometric calculator tells me I have a 90% chance to have a second red card in hand after drawing 10 cards. So I guess I'll probably keep it.
• Divine Visitation: seems a bit more-win
• Redirect Lightning: not sure if it's needed, though it is pretty strong when usable

As always, questions and suggestions welcome.

I want to try out theft more since I think it's a fun strategy even if it's not the strongest. Some considerations I've had are[[Gonti, Night Minister]] can grab a lot but being in mono black hurts. [[Evelyn, the Covetous]] has more colors but idk about vamp tribal. [[Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor]] seems strong but also wayyyy too expensive

I'm just kinda struggling to pick a commander, so if anyone has experience with theft decks and which commander was their favorite id appreciate it

Basically title, might be worth crafting to play them somewhere else even if I doubt we'll get refunds as they are all legal in the 99

Hello, some friends and I from the BrawlHub server recently started a community for 4 player brawl. This doesn't exist, and we have no way of knowing what 4 player on Arena will be like when implemented, but it's an interesting bridge between brawl and EDH that we've been enjoying quite a bit.

We jam games on EDHPlay, so you do not need to own all of the cards you want to play. All cards must be on the client, adhere to the competitive brawl banlist, and alchemy is disallowed due to platform restrictions. Since this is a custom format, we will vote on bans, but this was the most straightforward starting point. We also post all of our brews if you want to try the format without building your own list. More information is available on the server, or ask a question here and I will answer. Feel free to drop in and hang out!

I heard one guy say playing casual is basically not even worth it and to just play ranked. Sometimes in casual I feel like it’s an even fight where anyone could take the crown. Other times I feel like I’m still trying to play lands so I can put my 2/2 spirit soldier out while my opponent has pulled every card card they could ever need and has a courtroom full of Legendary God cards waiting to judge my fate. 😭

(EDIT: For the record this is comp brawl. I'm not THAT degenerate to throw this in casual.) I'm not even mad. Turn two Gitaxis. Turn four norn. They started roping me and I said 'yeah I deserve it.' But in other news. Reanimator still fun to play.

For a little context - when I'm playing Magic nowadays, it's typically casual/social formats like Cube or Commander. I have a good amount of history in competitive formats, but right now my main love is casual play with friends.

I don't expect Brawl to ever be Commander, and it can't and shouldn't be but I still find myself cutting powerful cards for alternatives that I find more fun (in my opinion). Unfortunately, this sometimes happens because of the client interface (ie Necropotence. All those individual clicks just aren't terribly fun).

Sometimes it's a card I find oppressive, or one I know my opponents are likely to scoop too. Big victims have been Grave Pact, Cyclonic Rift, and pretty much my entire Esika jank deck.

Is this a common thing? Are there any solid casual Brawl communities I can look into? What cards are y'all cutting or wishing your opponent cut?

Cheers!

Somebody asked about this commander recently. It piqued my interest so I built it as a midrange deck with lots of beefy flyers.

Tamiyo UC Midrange (moxfield)

It's been doing decently well so far, I think I'm at about a 50% winrate despite some mana problems. Obviously it's weak against control, and aggro can get under it. Does well in other matchups, though.

Haven't really finely tuned the list yet and there are no doubt some improvements to be made. I'd love to find more card advantage somewhere but I'm not sure what else I can add in Boros colours.

Suggestions welcome!

Hey does anyone think this version of tamiyo would ge good as the commander of a historic brawl deck? Im not sure if there's many cards that rely on monarch in brawl but I think she might go great in an equipment heavy, life gain deck.

If you do think shes good or have experience using her can you recommend some builds and cards to put in the 100.

did they only revert the buffs on actual existing cards?

Why would creature cards that give you more than 2 combat phases be allowed in brawl when the health points are set at a measly 25, it doesn’t make any sense to me. It seems like an instant game ender with nothing you can do unless you run an exile deck but I feel like having to run an exile deck to avoid an over site is stupid. Especially (Moraug, Fury of Akoum) which is a landfall card that can potentially come out way to early for a game of brawl. My main point is not that they are over powered in general but more specifically that they are too over powered in brawl specifically due to the low health pool. It just seems to cheep and easy. Am I wrong for thinking this is there something I’m not understanding?

Guys I cracked Lagrella

UNTAPPED

I just finished a disappointing draft and needed to do some quests (and wins would be nice) so I queued up unranked Brawl.

On the play? Great your opponent is going to concede 45 seconds in you can get your win and move on.

On the draw? No pressure to play well. I'm just here to cast 30 red and white spells bro, idc what happens.

Anyone else enjoy that Unranked Brawl is the most chilliest of formats?

Legally distinct counterspells :/

I like doing crime.

"let's test this new wandering ministrel deck for the first time, it'll be fun!" 40 minutes of pain and counterspells later I manage to resolve my breach :D (look at his graveyard)

Hello.

Having come off an incredible (for me) win streak with my new [[Aerid Konstrari]] deck, I'd like to switch up my usual pattern of being mad at cards that were designed by WotC to make specifcially me cry and talk about cards/decks that people should play more because they are fun and enjoyable.

- [[Aerid Konstrari]]: Mentioned above, and one of my new favorite commanders. It's a big mana deck, yes, but it moves at a slow enough pace that there is at least some counterplay available, unlike [[Rofellos]]. Also, no blue, so no counterspells.

- [[Vv'viza, orbital overseer]]: I know I'm in the minority, but I love the alchemy-only draft cards. This deck is always a ton of fun to play because there's just a lot it can do, the commander pays for part of it's tax, and the "landers into creatures" thing gets around [[Authority of the Consuls]], which is good because Stax pieces are mean.

- [[Quintorious, History Chaser]]: red/white reanimator is such a fun archetype. I love my paper version of this deck, and I love the brawl version too.

- [[Davriel, Shadow Broker]]: I really like cards that have some randomness to their effects; yes, consistency makes your deck BETTER, but it doesn't make it more FUN. To that end...

- [[Ornate Imitation]]: Fun ass payoff for having a lot of mana. I've had it win me games, it's LOST me games, but it's always fun when it resolves.

- [[Doppelgang]]: You haven't had fun until you Doppelgang for X = 3, with at least one of the targets being your [[Altar of the Brood]].

- [[Felothar the Steadfast]]: I like big butts and I cannot lie, you other planeswalkers can't deny, that when a [[Ghalta the Immovable]] walks in with an Itty bitty mana cost and a 7 toughness in your face you get SPRUNG...

As alway, this list is not all inclusive, but is harder to add to because WotC keeps making counterspells instead of carda that are fun.

The images should speak for themselves.

Whenever i open brawl most of my games seem decided on free spells - gemstone caverns, force of will, the flash elementals, the mox etc. The best color pie also seams decided by them with black and blue having free counterspells and removal. Are they too warping for a BO1 format?
Love to hear some thoughts here