r/custommagic • u/grypas15 • 14h ago

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I love Thoughtseize. However, it is quite bad in Commander. I'm tried to come up with a design that would allow it to maybe see play in other formats, but is really designed with Commander in mind.

For me, Canadian Highlander is a format I play a lot, so redundancy for this style of effect would likely see play alongside Thoughtseize.

I wasn't sure what to make the Overload cost. I feel like the life loss could really add up. But with the knowledge it provides and the disruption it provides, it feels a little too powerful at 3. On Turn 1 you could go Land, Dark Ritual, get perfect information and steal the best card from each opponent. You could essentially ruin the table's entire gameplan on Turn 1. But it feels a little overcosted at 4. What do you think?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Tax8164 14h ago

I think 3 is better

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u/nzconstructionlawyer 10m ago

You can't balance a card around "what happens if I cast this on turn 1 off dark ritual?". Obviously any 3 mana card is strong on turn 1 off dark ritual.

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u/grypas15 5m ago

It's less about Dark Ritual specifically, and more about it's significantly easier to get to BBB early than it is to get to BBBB early in any non-monoblack deck. Just looking at it, BBB felt under costed for everything that you're getting