u/RowbowCop138

My buddy is new to magic and is willing to trade me the tattoo I was going to pay for for a yuriko deck. It's gotta be around 150. If not I can pay the difference.

More importantly I wanna build him a good and fun deck. Honestly I don't mind giving him a $70 deck and paying the rest for the tattoo but I want it to be a good deck.

There's what I have so far on the deck list.

It's ready to play but I don't think it's very good. I have very little experience with the ninjitsu mechanic and all I know is I hate playing against this commander.

What can I add to make it a better and meaner deck.

I plan on getting more dual lands for it.

Is there an infinite that goes good with this?

Anything I should add or remove?

I'm seriously stuck here.

I have a [[feather the Redeemed]] deck. It's the first ever deck I built when I got into magic. I haven't upgraded or changed anything in it for a while because I've been building other decks. Today I decided to work on it.

I am taking out [[bloodfire expert]] because it doesn't really benefit too much other than its prowess ability.

Normally I win games with just feather on the battle field so I don't feel like this works. I honestly don't think I've ever actually had the cars played either haha.

Anyways it's down to [[vibranium energy dagger]] for the buff and the fact it's an indestructible artifact

[[Mithril coat]] because it's indestructible and it would give feather indestructible (I'm really leaning towards this)

[[Mockingbird, ace agent]] because I play a lot of spells that target my creatures so she would get big fast. Downside is I try to keep most my spells mana cost under 3 and she is 4

[[Whirling strike]] because it's a cheap buff spell that also gives trample and first strike

[[Lightning strike]] because 1 more removal spell wont hurt.

Mithril coat and mockingbird I think are my 2 best cards to go with.

I had some help from a buddy who plays CEDH storm and this is 100% from my bulk

But do you guys have any recommendations on what I should change. I feel like I need more burn spells and a few less draw.

Thanks in advance

I have never been this low.

In 2017 I left a good over the road trucking job because I got into a serious relationship and wanted to be home more. The company I went to my cousin and someone I went to high school with both worked there. They sold me on it. They said weekly home time more money.

So I left.

They never had me piss test so I was out of work for 2 weeks. This was March.

Come July the owner of the company ripped into me because I requested an extra day off at home. Told me to pick driving with him or a personal life. This was a Friday night.

Saturday and Sunday I filled out application after application.

Monday morning my phone blew up and I had numerous interviews. one for that day. I got the job. Local. Home every night.

I quit. Owner threatened me with violence and many other things.

Things were good until winter. I was working for a concrete company and went from 65 hours a week to 12.

Got a new job.

Went 2 weeks with out a paycheck.

Was barely making it by.

Covid hit. Still worked but lost hours. Developed bad social anxiety.

Had a car die.

Drove a piece of shit.

Wife got a 5k inheritance check from her parents for Christmas.

We got a used car.

Come the end of April that cars engine died.

Got another car.

Got farther behind.

My best friend and ride or die dog who was with me at my lowest points in life got really sick and I had to make the choice to put her down.

Broke my ankle in 3 places slipping on ice and was out of work for 3 months. I got temporary disability from work that paid 80% of my wages but that wasn't enough to fully get by

2 years ago my job was getting rid of a Duramax work truck for 1k. So I bought it. Got a small loan because it was too good of a deal. I can sell it right now as is for a few grand but I need a vehicle.

Last November the company I was at for 8 years fired me for bullshit reasons. They said I was "in collusion with the loader to get paid extra by loading myself". I worked in construction supply and for the last 4 years was usually loading myself and they paid me extra for doing it because I was on load pay and not hourly.

Imagine my audacity to want to be paid for work I've done.

Everyone I've talked to and told what happened says that is bullshit and that the higher ups were fucking morons. Even my old boss who still works there for a different department.

The funny thing is they can't keep up with the work after they lost me because of how much I actually did. I still talk to a few people there and they said me getting fired fucked them as a site.

Even my new boss called them morons.

Unemployment took a few weeks to even call me and never called me back with a decision so there goes that money.

Like 2 weeks later one of my 2 rescue dogs had a horrible seizure and we had to take him to the late night er.

Then the next day we took him to our vet fully expecting him to have to be put down.

He is doing better but has to have brain juice every 8 hours for his seizures

Went about 5 weeks before I started a new job. I had help from family and friends that I have been trying to pay back but in-between all this I have had to get payday loans to pay bills. My power bill was so far behind between all of this that it was up to 8k that I owed. I am happy to say that's caught up and now it's monthly bill that I owe.

December my wifes car started breaking down.

My trucks registration was due. It won't pass.

May wife's car registration due. Won't pass.

My rent was due yesterday.

I am still like 400 short.... Again.

My wife can't Uber or door dash because her cars ac stopped working And it's 105 today and runs like shit.

She lost her job last year and hasn't been able to find a new one yet.

My parents are retired and living on a tight budget and can't help anymore.

Her parents are retired and on a tight budget. Can't help anymore.

I can't remember what it's like to not be having an anxiety attack. I don't remember what it's like to actually be happy and not be in a constant state of stress.

in March a really really good friend ended his life. It really fucked me up because Ive lost a few really close friends to suicide.

The shitty thing is is that I understand. I know what they did it because I have these thoughts way too often.

My new job is great and I'm making more money in 1 week now than I did in 2 weeks at the last job.

My problem is I'm ALWAYS negative in my checking because of the loans and auto draft shit that has to be paid and trying to get caught up and still needing to buy food.

I'm working 65 hours a week and 6 days a week and I am mentally emotionally and physically exhausted.

I can't do this anymore.

At work today while I was driving from location to location I did it in silence. Thinking of the best and fastest way to end everything.

The only thing keeping me from ending it all is knowing how sad my dogs will be and my wife. When my other dog had to be put down our Yorkie literally cried and howled for hours and hours because she wasn't here. I don't wanna put him thro that ever again.

The only things that ease my mind is d&d and magic the gathering. I was running a game up until I lost my job. I've done world building sometimes and it helps. I play mtg maybe once a week for a few hours and spend a lot of time building decks because it helps me but other than that I have no escape.

I have severe unmedicated ADHD which doesnt help at all. I was on medication a few years ago but then that shortage happened and I couldn't find it. I got put on a nonstim med that made me feel weird and intensified my moods a lot. Things that never bothered me pissed me off and things that pissed me off enraged me so I quit.

I don't know what the fuck to do. I can't afford to take off work to go see a Dr and I can't afford to go see one on my 1 day a week off.

I don't have PTO until December. I don't know if I can last that long.

Sorry for the long rant I just needed to vent and reach out to someone.

I just want to live a normal life again. I just want something to fucking go right.

We don't go anywhere or do anything because we are trying to save money. We eat out maybe once a week and it's usually just subway.

I'm tired of faking being happy. I'm tired of not being able to sleep.

So I got [[namor the sub-mariner]] yesterday.

I've been wanting a merfolk deck and mono blue is the only mono color I don't have yet so I decided to build it.

As I was going through my bulk I realized I have like 22 different counterspells not being used. I keep debating on putting every single one of them in the deck. I know it's not smart to have that many because you're just gunna keep drawing them.

Has anyone here built a deck with a ton of nope spells? How did it work? How pissed was the pod you were playing in?

My LGS just got his shipment today. I got off early and went in to pick up the fantastic 4 deck. My buddy showed up to get his wakanda and avengers decks.

We wanted to play them so the store owner and his wife busted open a doom deck and we all 4 played.

The game kept bouncing back and fourth with who was the threat and who was needing to be dealt with.

It game down to basically each of us taking someone else out on our turns. In the end it was my F4 vs Avengers. I had galactus out and I played (I can't remember the name now because it's been a long day) the card that untaps a creature I control and then there's a second combat and main phase.

I got my buddy down to one life.

I had galactus tapped and 4 council of reeds out but he swung lethal at me with flyers.

These decks are really fun and as a huge marvel fan looking at all the small details that do fan service is great.

Over the next month I'm gunna be spending a lot of money on singles and stuff mainly for collecting.

Anyways just thought I share my excitement.

Today at the LGS I bought the full art [[Hawkeye, master marksman]] because Hawkeye is my favorite comic book character and it's the art from my favorite Hawkeye run.

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I'm just curious if anyone has started to or has built him yet.

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If so can I see your deck list for inspiration?

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I got the card mostly to have it with the rest of my Hawkeye stuff but I think he would actually be a fun commander.