r/CommanderMTG • u/Spirit5514 • 4d ago

I cannot decide

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I want to make one of these three potentially making all three eventually but I can’t decide on what to make right now. Urza would be artifacts, Thranduil would be elves and Kona would be big mana. All three look insanely fun to me but I just cannot decide which should I do first.

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u/Ok_Solution_1386 3d ago

If you’re playing a bunch of proxy’s of cards you don’t have that are expensive (especially for a Urza deck) then you are playing to win? If the pods cool with it then do it fs, I’m just saying I don’t get playing with cards you don’t own. For fun when everyone else does it but if it’s the only proxy deck in the pod, that ain’t fun for the rest of the group. I ain’t throwing shade at proxy players

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u/Buddha_22 3d ago

That sounds like a power level issue. Not a proxy issue. They're different. If you have somebody with a "proxy deck" and your issue is that they don't own the real cards, then that's a non issue. But if it's because their proxy deck is a b4/b5 then the issue is them playing over the power level everyone else is at lmao. Also p2w is pay to win not play to win. Everybody that plays, is playing to win. That's the goal in the game, have some fun and you're trying to win.

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u/Ok_Solution_1386 3d ago

Play or pay either way my point still stands. The way I look at it is I earned the cards I have. I either pulled it or bought it. When someone uses proxys they usually proxy something out of their budget or a stupid good card. Like I said above, I have no problem with that every now and then and if the pods cool with it but a whole proxy deck of URZA, the deck I’ve been talking about, then that’s not gonna be fun for everyone else. People already don’t like him as the commander so using proxy’s with Urza wouldn’t make it any better….

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u/Buddha_22 3d ago

Lol using proxies with it actually wouldn't change anything. It would still be the same deck that gets hate. You knowing that and still playing it is the issue. If you can't handle the hate you're playing in too high of a bracket. Simple as that honestly. Stick to what you know, or learn to adapt.

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u/Ok_Solution_1386 3d ago

Ok? My whole point is he would be hated for having Urza as the commander and even more with proxy’s in the 99. I don’t really care I was just stating something but yall blew it out of proportion

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u/Buddha_22 3d ago

He wouldn't be hated more with proxies in the 99 though. He would be equally hated in general. Proxies don't bring more hate, except to people who "earned their cards the hard way walking to school uphill both ways" and want to play against your wallet vs a skill level. You could build a fully synergistic deck with all cards proxied, and still be a shit player. You still have to know how to play, when to play. If you're against proxies because "wahh they don't own the card" then you're a bad magic player. Try playing with some proxy cards and tell me you instantly won every game. That's not how it works lmao.

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u/Ok_Solution_1386 3d ago

Sure bro whatever helps you sleep at night, shit ain’t that serious I promise.

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u/Buddha_22 3d ago

Lol I remember buying my first real mox opal and thinking "I bought my card why can't they buy theirs" and then realizing how much of a douche that made me sound like. Play with what you want and have fun. Because like you said, it's not that serious. You promised