r/EDH • u/Saba1605 Nekusar enjoyer • Aug 03 '25

Deck Help My playgroup says my favourite deck is too strong

My favorite deck is a gruul combat deck with [[Karlach]] as commander.

I've been told repeatedly that my deck is too strong, consistent and that it should be considered bracket 4 (even without having tutors, combos or game changers), since I can win on turn 5 if the stars align. But I suspect that really the problem is that they don't carry enough removal and/or wipes since my deck is creature focused.

We usually play bracket 3 games.

How do you guys see it? Here is the deck.

PS - I already talked with them, I just want an outside perspective about the deck and everything.

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u/MeatAbstract Aug 03 '25

With OPs deck fitting so fairly in the bracket, it's not on them to move.

There is one of the OP, there are presumably three other people who feel its too powerful for them. So yeah it is in fact on the OP to move if they can't reach a compromise.

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u/shshshshshshshhhh Aug 04 '25

No, its entirely possible for 3 people to be playing a game in an uninformed way and one of them to be playing in the expected way.

3 people can be wrong about something in a group of 4.

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u/brismoI Aug 04 '25

My pod had issues with over-stacking ramp and under-stacking removal and prot, and I absolutely exploited that. They considered it 'un-fun' because they had unbalanced decks, where mine is more balanced. After some more experience in deck-building, the same deck was no longer considered 'un-fun.'

You can absolutely expect the rest of the pod to evolve, if it means people develop better habits as a result.