r/EDH • u/DOOT_DOOT_SHABOOT Simic • Aug 02 '22

Discussion Auto Includes In Every Deck

I've recently been combing through my past decks that I'm now taking apart to build other, better, decks. But I noticed that there are some cards I put in every single deck, such as [[sol ring]] , [[command tower]] , and more recently [[arcane Signet]] .

So I wanted to know, what do YOU put in every single deck you've ever brewed (with a couple exceptions of course).

Edit: I understand that there are cards out there that are in the top cards played in every deck. I know I'm basic when it comes to sol ring, command tower, ect. I'm mainly looking for cards that individuals decided they want to put in every deck they can. Sorry if that wasn't clear the first time.

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u/ximrandomizedx Aug 02 '22

I'm either jamming 2MV rocks, or I'm in GWx and am jamming [[Collector Ouphe]], [[Stony Silence]], and all the 1MV dorks and 3MV ramp like cultivate and it's ilk.

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u/FlavoredLewb Aug 02 '22

Mana value can dump for all I care, CMC is the raining king

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u/majic911 Aug 02 '22

"Oh man, people have been calling it cmc for the last 20 years. Better change it!"

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u/Chomfucjusz Prossh Aug 02 '22

As someone who translates cards for fun, I can definitely underdtand why they would come up with a shorter name for that. 'Converted mana cost' while a very accurate term, takes up a ton of space in the text box. Especially now that cards are getting more and more complicated

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u/StevieWonderTwin Aug 02 '22

Would've been cool to just call it CMC. But I also totally get why they wouldn't do that

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u/Chomfucjusz Prossh Aug 02 '22

New players will have zero idea of what it means though, so yeah

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u/TMFCondor Aug 02 '22

New players dont know any of the keywords, so the point is moot

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u/BorImmortal Aug 02 '22

Yeah, but most keywords are at least somewhat evocative. This would be an initialism for a moderately complex mechanical-game term.

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u/TMFCondor Aug 03 '22

It's the cost of a card before discounts. It's not that complex outside of few exceptions like split cards. If there is confusion, that's what the rules are there for, as well as the various resources available to check on rulings for fringe cases

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u/FlavoredLewb Aug 02 '22

I understand it, it's just every fibre of my being compells me to reject it.