u/CryptidHunter48

TLDR: looking to upgrade my 2 color mana base and want to do it efficiently

Obviously the true dual lands are the best lands and fetch lands become critical for deck thinning and mana fixing. I see why the shock lands are so valued because of the competitive formats but should I be working on collecting them after the fetches? With commander being slower would it make more sense to get the surveil lands first? Is there something else I should be grabbing instead of those?

For reference I’m looking to make a B3 two colored deck. I have a couple stock precons and a couple silly decks I put together but I’m ready to invest in the basics and start looking at synergy and efficiency more than themes/stories for my next deck.

Problem: generating mana with nowhere to dump it

Restrictions: must be compatible with Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, and casual EDH.

Commander: [[Dionus, Elvish Archdruid]]

The creatures are almost all elves with a tap ability. Mostly mana abilities since that’s what’s available. My plan is to spend the early game ramping a field of elves and powering them up safely with their tap abilities.

The instants are mostly bites and fogs. Artifacts and enchantments all have card draw attached.

X spells / WINCONS I have identified: [[ivy elemental]] [[naths elite]] [[nyleas forerunner]] [[nyxborn hydra]] [[colossal dreadmaw]] [[untamed might]] [[slime molding]] [[stream of life]] [[thrive]]

Willing to also consider any extra advice anyone has to offer as well!

Question: what is the best I’m going to get a Mossberg 500 action to?

Story:

I’ve got a neglected Mossberg 500 12g 20” with the 7+1 mag tube. Been sitting with the occasional oil for over 15 years. Finally got some slugs and sent 25 down range. Considering the neglect, she treated me quite well!

Now I want to make up for it. I stripped it down and ran some mother’s mag and cotton swabs over anything that showed metal on metal wear. CLP, some oil and back together.

It’ll probably get 200-600 shells through it this summer depending on if I take one or two training courses with it. Is it worth going back over it after that with the steel or brass wool and oil? Will it even matter? It does feel better overall after the quick polish (you can definitely tell how much smoother each part is running your finger over).

It’s unlikely that I’ll run over 2000 shells through just to polish the action naturally since I’ve got another 500 coming for hunting season. The new one is most likely going to get the lions share of work moving forward.