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Cake day: June 18th, 2025

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  • Yes, it is absolutely valid that you decided to commercialise your project and keeping parts or all of the code closed. As I work in the public sector and we are encouraged to use open source and write open source software, my knowledge regarding closed software solutions is thin. Is there a “standard way” how closed software is able to guarantee private key safety? I could imagine solutions where there is a separate handler that is open source so that one can verify that only specific information is passed into the closed software area, but this doesn’t sound feasible when talking about full terminal support within the closed software.

    Again, there is nothing wrong with going commercial! I am sure I will release closed software (side projects), too, at some point.


  • Good points!

    • Tsabo was added when the deck was much more focused on lands and it doesn’t really fit anymore.
    • Bola’s Citadel is a bad excuse for being able to play the top card (aka draw replacement). I will replace it. I am always quite low with my landbase, but no reason to keep that bad habit up
    • Keen Duelist looks like such a fun card. I am not sure about the higher cmc draw cards you suggested, but the lower ones
    • I feel like the Necromancer’s are awesome because they do not cost that much and my commander allows me to recast them. Getting any creature temporary for 3 or permanent for 4 is just insane. Invader Parasite is the one card that is a bit more aggressive on land destruction as it hits general lands. I kinda still want to include it, because nuking a forest really makes recovering with land ramp very difficult - I know it is a bit off theme. Instead of removing dread return, I removed beacon of unrest. I feel like the 1 mana less really can be beneficial and casting form the graveyard for sac 3 while costly is sometimes playable - especially when sacrificing copies that only last till end of turn.
    • I always feel like Final Parting is a bit slow, but at the same time: yea the value is insane. Coiling Rebirth could replace dread return… alright let’s try that.
    • I also added buried alive for goblin ruinblaster, but I don’t feel very good about that one given that this thins my nonbasic hate - however, it also enables getting the good haters out



  • Good point. That player plays like 80% nonbasic. Others play less. The deck I linked above has some nonbasic land destruction but it’s not the sole focus and it has plenty of other cards to assist with winning. I feel like in a game against a 3-5 colored commander, this deck might shoot one of the lands you need to get him out. Against others it might just slow your ramp.

    I have ultimately decided against green to stay within two colors - even though it was the card I initially thought of when thinking about this deck.

    So to answer the question: that nonbasic land destruction cards can be used in a deck in such a way that you don’t think “that card kinda sucks… I should remove it”






  • Fellow German here. Since October 2023 the information regarding Israel x Gaza has been wonky. Before that in history class (~10 years ago) the conflict has been viewed as “They are both responsible for the current state, peace talks never worked, sometimes there was hope but both did bad things”. The focus was in general more on israel as a state and gaza as the less defined part that suffers. Personally, I was never happy with a country that defines itself by their religion. I also felt like taking Israel back after such a long time and driving out the inhabitants is difficult to defend.

    October 2023: The government immediately stood behind Israel and it took a long time until Israel’s behaviour was really questioned by journalists/media. Politicians still hold back. Many Germans, me included, thought something along the lines of “it is a very complex situation that goes back years. It was never resolved and it is understandable to some degree that Israel never wants to be terrorised like this again.” - a bit like America’s actions after 9/11.

    For me the greatest shift came with the killed aid workers and finally with Amnesty International’s recognition of a genocide. I didn’t entirely trust any (whether pro or con) media footage before that due to claims from both sides that the other side is faking them.

    Before the election I asked the parties what their plans are regarding Israel and Gaza. None answered. A while ago I have asked the new government what their plans are and linked the Amnesty International genocide pdf. I got an answer but just a forwarding to another agency which I haven’t heard back from yet.

    I still think the conflict is rather complex, but Israel is currently largely at fault. I have no idea how the situation can ever be solved as I don’t see a power great and willing enough to enforce any peaceful contract between the parties. While I think it was unjust to recreate Israel the way it was recreated, I don’t think it’s feasible to undo a state. The ideal solution would be to unify both countries under a good constitution that gives everyone equal rights, review the stealing of land to find compromises and forget everything so that the coming generations are unable to not see that we are all equal but this will never happen.