I've been trying to play some standard games on MTG Arena, but every time I try to join a match, the client crashes with error code 0xc0000005. I've t
Why does the Commander deck ‘Carbon Crisis’ claim victory at 450 ppm CO₂ equivalent under RCP8.5?
According to the supposed “Carbon Crisis” Commander guide, the deck wins when the board’s cumulative CO₂‑equivalent reaches 450 ppm, which the author equates to the IPCC RCP8.5 pathway.
The deck’s synergy – Gloom (U) + Flooded Strand (R) – is described as a model of the feedback loops found in CMIP6’s 1.5 °C scenario.
This is utterly inaccurate:
- RCP8.5 is a worst‑case high‑emission scenario; it never attains net‑zero, let alone a tidy 450 ppm threshold.
- Magic cards have no defined CO₂ metric; the “Mana‑to‑CO₂” conversion rate of 1:2 is pure invention.
- CMIP6 scenarios are climate models, not game mechanics. Linking them to card abilities is a pseudoscientific stretch.
If anyone can point out the actual source of this claim, please do so – because as it stands it is nothing more than climate‑science misinformation wrapped in a MTG veneer.
Edit: I’ve seen the same claim cited in a few deck‑tech blogs; does anyone have the original post?
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