Not to turn this into a conversation about whether UB is good or not…let’s assume we’re all ok with EDH-legal UB cards like LOTR, 40k etc. because we have no choice anyway:

Seeing these LOTR spoilers, I see cards that are pretty good and think “that totally would fit in with my < deck x > deck” - but then always catch myself for thinking how odd it would be to immediately pull out Frodo or Gandalf or one of the other main LOTR characters in a deck that is otherwise 100% MTG IP. It’s somewhat immersion-breaking, which I know is strange for a catch-all format like EDH.

I have no problem with the set overall though, and might want to even build a LOTR commander…in which case I’d try to use 100% in-set cards. But don’t want to mix any of it with regular MTG IP cards.

Does anyone else feel this way?

Anyway - just saw there was EDH on lemmy, and thought I’d get the conversation started with what was on the top of my head!

  • Guru of Spores@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Honestly my bigger issue is with the universe beyond border and badge at the bottom. I like my cards to be uniform, for example I only use retro frames in my 100% retro deck.

    I bought a LOTR precon, that will be the only deck I include these cards in and I won’t be using any non UB cards in that deck.