PSA: Two card combos are a natural thing in this game and it's what Wizards wants

Everyone knows [[Thassa's Oracle]] and [[Demonic Consultation]].

But there's also stuff like [[Sanguine Bond]] and [[Exquisite Blood]] or their creature version with [[Enduring Tenacity]] / [[Marauding Blight-Priest]] and [[Bloodthirsty Conqueror]] - in standard nonetheless.

Last night after I won a game with my new [[Aphelia]] deck by using her ability after I dropped a [[Bloodletter of Aclazotz]] I was accused of an "unfair two card combo" which sparked a discussion about combos in general.

I'm in the camp tjat combos are good, combos are needed and it's better to have a game ending combos than to drag out a game - after a pregame discussion of the power level of course.

I just feel a lot of people seem to fond it fair if you win via combat damage. Even if a [[Finale of Devastation]] tutored a [[Craterhoof]] which is arguably a two card Combo.

What do you guys think?

Clearly wotc is printing ever stronger cards and we will only see an increase in combo possibilities

/u/Head-Ambition-5060 this has to be one of the dumbest comparisons I have ever seen. Thassa's Oracle is an unhealthy outlier in terms of two card combos. These other combos mentioned cost ridiculous amounts of mana and need significantly more setup. Sanguine Bond/Exquisite Blood is 10 total mana, Enduring/Conquerer is 9 mana, and Finale + Craterhoof would cost 10 mana IF AND ONLY IF you don't need the extra combat buff from X on Finale being over 10 (in which case, you would need 12 mana). This is on top of the fact that the first two require an additional life gain/loss trigger to start and Craterhoof win requires having enough creatures as well as a combat step that you can swing out with.

I don't care what Wizard wants. They printed $1000 proxy packs, Fortnite Secret Lair, SL Ultimate Edition, Dockside extortionist, homoerotic bearscape, companions, etc etc etc. They send pinkertons to intimidate their own clients when WotC itself screws up an order. They hire contractors like SweetBaby Inc to threaten and harass community organizers like the commander RC to scare them into yielding their organic, grassroots authority to Wizards. Then they scold the community - their customers - like a disappointed parent reprimanding a rambunctious toddler, to cover their own butt.

Sweetbaby Inc. mentioned

Homoerotic Bearscape, for those who may have missed it:

comment section here is very weird lmao. my take on it is simple, tho. combos are fun. if people are upset about it, then they probably want a diff experience at the table. i guess the rule 0 talk happens, but eh. you play to win.

Some people are just of the opinion that edh is the ine gane where ypu don't try to win

-19 and counting,

Unfortunately not finding much else. Will keep looking though, but the post was so r-slurred I thought I would find some gold in the comments.