CLG Klavier Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 So, if you're even remotely interested in MTG, you PROBABLY heard about this new craze called Tiny Leaders. What is it? Basically it's an EDH variant, and a pretty interesting one to boot. Seeing as some people on YCM started posting their decks for it AND I know who people who are interested, I figured making a collective topic would be useful. What is Tiny Leaders? As I said, it's an EDH variant. Lots of the rules stay - color identity, commander, commander damage, commander tax. However, some rules are changed: Deck size: 100 => 50 Starting life total: 40 => 25 Maximum CMC allowed for a card is 3. Any cards that cost 4 or more are not allowed. You mulligan as you would in a normal MTG game. (No partial mulligans.) So as you can see, tiny indeed. Smaller decks, smaller cards. You're also allowed to have a 10 card sideboard you can use in-between games, but you're not allowed to change your commander. Banlist? Yes, there is one. For now it seems to be mostly Legacy banlist + a few format-specific choices [spoiler=The list] Ancestral Recall Balance Black Lotus Black Vise Channel Chaos Orb Contract From Below Counterbalance Darkpact Demonic Attorney Demonic Tutor Earthcraft Edric, Spymaster of Trest Falling Star Fastbond Flash Goblin Recruiter Hermit Druid Imperial Seal Jeweled Bird Karakas Library of Alexandria Mana Crypt Mana Drain Mana Vault Metalworker Mind Twist Mishra's Workshop Mox Emerald, Jet, Pearl, Ruby, and Sapphire Necropotence Painter's Servant Shahrazad Skullclamp Sol Ring Strip Mine Survival of the Fittest Sword of Body and Mind Time Vault Time Walk Timetwister Timmerian Fiends Tolarian Academy Umezawa's Jitte Vampiric Tutor Wheel of Fortune Yawgmoth's Will [/spoiler] Also, following 3 creatures are not allowed to be your starting commanders: Derevi, Empyrial Tactician Erayo, Soratami Ascendant Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary People! It would be pretty nice if we assembled a small community to play the format on Cockatrice. If you're up, let me know and I'll add you to the list~ And of course, feel free to discuss the format, ideas, and other related stuff here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(GigaDrillBreaker) Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I have been playing Tiny Leaders since it first started up last year, so count me in. My current deck is Anax and Cymede. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'll definitely try this format, it sounds hella fun. It'll be difficult to fit only 50 cards in a deck though. 100 is already little enough, geez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Animar Storm. Done. Bye people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Animar Storm. Done. Bye people. Ha, enjoy playing Animar without Solemn Simulacrum and Eldrazis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderVolt Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Volt wants in on this too. ;w; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Ha, enjoy playing Animar without Solemn Simulacrum and Eldrazis You make me cry. Tears of happiness because i don't even care about playing them in Modern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 You make me cry. Tears of happiness because i don't even care about playing them in Modern. Ulamog is pro sidedecking tho :c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Ulamog is pro sidedecking tho :c you're right :c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bury the year Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'd pass on this format. From what it sounds like, it just seems to be Legacy 2.0. The 1v1 format and reduced size seems to bring out the Spikes in people, and I like the more interactive multiplayer aspect of EDH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLG Klavier Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'd pass on this format. From what it sounds like, it just seems to be Legacy 2.0. The 1v1 format and reduced size seems to bring out the Spikes in people, and I like the more interactive multiplayer aspect of EDH. It's really not. You still build around your commander, you need to run singletons, and lots of power cards like JtMS, Force of Will etc. don't simply make the cut by rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bury the year Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 It's really not. You still build around your commander, you need to run singletons, and lots of power cards like JtMS, Force of Will etc. don't simply make the cut by rules.My playgroup's proving my original thesis. xDEDIT: Also, the OP's wrong on one count. Commander damage doesn't exist in Tiny Leaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 That is why Geist of Saint Traft is an established Tiny Leader at my lgs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirrus Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 IMO this format is more similar to the French list but on crack. I love to play it because it's super fast, not because of the interactivity; everything is mini-ized and deckbuilding is a fresh experience from regular EDH (which is not particularly challenging to break in half ... but much more challenging to build a deck that's fun for everyone). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(GigaDrillBreaker) Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'd pass on this format. From what it sounds like, it just seems to be Legacy 2.0. The 1v1 format and reduced size seems to bring out the Spikes in people, and I like the more interactive multiplayer aspect of EDH. Don't get me wrong, I love battlecruiser magic just as much as the next guy, but Tiny Leaders is still a blast. Yes, it is very spikey, but that does not take away from its fun. You are right about the legacy remark. It plays very similarly to the format. Thing is, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bury the year Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Don't get me wrong, I love battlecruiser magic just as much as the next guy, but Tiny Leaders is still a blast. Yes, it is very spikey, but that does not take away from its fun. You are right about the legacy remark. It plays very similarly to the format. Thing is, that isn't necessarily a bad thing.Mmm, I guess. I could just be prejudiced. I do have a Shu Yun build I've been itching to build in normal EDH, so I may try converting it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 After looking over the possible choices, the ones I'm most interested in building around are Athreos, Doran, Pharika, and Varolz.As you can tell by the color of the creatures, I like GWB. Doran seems really interesting since I imagine you have a lot more high toughness creatures at lower CMCs than high power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poc Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Doran stronk. Any junk tempo deck does really well in this format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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