Because of the pandemic, we play once (rarely twice) a week via webcam. The real kicker is this though: My opponents are friends in a regular playgroup. Playing a fun Adun deck, one that you tweaked to make somewhat competitive, just getting blown out with Zaxara isn't very fun. Though, the problem, as you stated, is more about what *other* people do. They are just far too narrow to be a lot of use anymore. But, practically speaking, I have moved on from Adun, Xira Arien, Gwendlyn Di Corci, and the older cards. I guess I do more of what you have done: if I really want that general, I make the rest of the deck better.
We can't expect others to limit their options based on our notions of fun and nostalgia which just leads to what you mentioned where a general may be more of a figurehead than anything else. I am not really sure what the answer is to that. I had a game yesterday against it and I was facing down two 12/12 tokens pretty early thanks to the enormous value it provides. Too many things are the "best" things to be doing in certain colors nowadays so we just need to do the things that make things fun for us. I think we, as players, just need to be more cognizant of these effects and not succumb to just playing with power. He is so far eclipsed by pretty much everything in those colors as to have become mostly irrelevant. There is no longer this idea of taking a general like Adun and making him work.
I think a small amount of power creep is inevitable and most of these are fun cards because they have to go in your deck.īut Legends, the cards we have access to at all times, becoming more and more pushed starts to take a lot of the fun out of things. I enjoy getting things like Rambunctious Mutt (overcosted but finally the effect I want), Luminous Broodmoth, Elder Gargaroth, etc. Choosing a commander solely based on power level is bound to leave a lot of older cards in the dust (especially if Wizards continues pushing things as hard as they have).Īll in all, I like a lot of things WotC has done for card design and development *if I ignore the legendary creatures*. I mean, I have seen people play the old Vanilla Legends so there is still a place for nostalgia or niche decks.
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