Entry 4: New Arrivals ~ Every choice alters the path of fate ~ Normally commander players groan at the thought of having to make cuts, but not me, and especially not with this project. I’ve been looking forward to these initial changes since I put together the preliminary list. Every decision I made when building this deck was made with the knowledge nothing was permanent. While I was pleasantly surprised by the performance of the list, the deck still had plenty of issues and there are still dozens of cards from 2020 I’m hoping to try. These initial changes are a reflection of both the initial deficiencies of the deck and serve to satiate my own curiosities. THE CUTS Every action has an equal but opposite reaction. If I'm adding cards, something has to be taken away. Cutting cards can be excruciating, but the utilitarian nature of this list meant there were plenty of cards on the chopping block. It wasn’t hard to find a number of cards to cut, but to further restrict myself I limited my cuts to cards I was actually able to play. The challenge of this deck was to play cards I hadn’t gotten a chance to try yet. The least I can do is actually play a card one time before cutting it. With that in mind, here are the cards that have been cut from my 2021 Deck Diary.
Basic Plains One of the cards that I’ll be adding to this list is a land. As such, it made sense to swap a land card for a land card. The deck has plenty of basics so I expect another non-basic to feel somewhat negligible at this early stage. THE ADDITIONS Choosing what cards to add ended up being more difficult than choosing which to cut. In the end, I prioritized cards that I was excited to try. The primary goal of this project was to play more new printings and so I picked a couple new cards that had intrigued me since their release. At this early stage, I’m less concerned with how those cards compliment the deck's primary strategy and more concerned with how the cards play in a game. I'm trying my. best not to plan ahead, and instead, try and remain blind to how the choices I make now may impact the future of this deck.
WRAPPING UP The best part of this editing process is that I started with three cards that had run their course and now I’m adding three cards I can’t wait to play. Especially early in this project, my focus is centered on individual cards rather than the deck as a whole. As the deck is, I’m happy with its functionality and now it’s about letting the deck evolve as I get a chance to play with more exciting cards from 2020 and beyond. As both cuts and additions change the landscape of the deck, I'll have to tackle new and unexpected challenges, but I look forward to finding unique solutions as the year continues.
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June 2021
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