“I’ll Pyroblast that Mistmeadow Witch from your mono white deck” Feels weird. @bmkibler.bsky.social points out this nonsense, among other things, in his well reasoned video, linked below ⬇️

Obviously answer

No major changes to the Brackets this time, but we've been working on clarifying some of the ~*vibes~* around each Bracket, including adding "safe turns" and delineating expectations for decks, win conditions, and gameplay. We've also removed tutor restriction from 1 & 2.

Speaking of Eternal Magic… Hand painted Black Lotus pre-alpha playtest.

🔜 eternal weekend Pittsburgh

Snapped this pic the last time I played Eternal Weekend (12-3 on Hogaak in Legacy, if I remember correctly...?) Coming back to my hometown this year for the festivities. If you're in town, give a holler!

Happy modern pro tour! Posting this one for REASONS

Happy fall 🍂

Any Angel fans out there? 🕊️ 🕊️ 🕊️ Urza's Saga was my first box, and all 3 sets from the block call up childhood glee--cracking packs on the floor of the bedroom, immersed in the world building (and broken cards). This full-art Radiant has cameos by Urza block white cards, and a 24k gold leaf frame.

Process video 🔄

New Orb just dropped... after turning over completely at least once, of course ! (Obligatory @rhysticstudies.bsky.social tag)

Bracket 1 nonsense—so fun! (Ignore the Mox… this was from a casual no-ban-list stream lol)

Early days alter experiment. Still play as many Sun Titan's as I can:

Karela, achar, mirch, raita. 😍

It’s just a little 🥚, don’t worry about it—

Cruel Intentions American Psycho Akira Ghost in the Shell Princess Mononoke Utena Dune LoTR Clueless Repo Man Escape from New York Satyricon Wall Street (OG) The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 version)

Portrait pieces block in quickly, but getting from the broad strokes to tiny adjustments in the home stretch is a slow process 🖌️

"Something of a scientist myself" process video--

Folks I had the pleasure of losing to as a stream guest, in the best ways! @thrabenu.bsky.social @kurohitsuki.bsky.social @davyfjones.bsky.social

“Harry tells me you’re quite the science wiz…” All hand painted, including the flavor text. This is my first attempt at an alter auction, starting at $1, no reserve. ⬇️ RTs for visibility to other Magic folks would be appreciated! 🙏🏼 www.ebay.com/itm/20567335...

Tomorrow I’ll be launching my first ever alter auction. Here’s a sneak peek 👀 Can you guess the card ⬇️

Legends spoiler season continues @danaroach.bsky.social

Great pics—can’t wait to try these @wachelreeks.com

A perfect excuse to post this old favorite, w/ process video:

All cards I’ve played, with gusto! (These days Ad Naus is mostly on the shelf)

Hey everyone, we had to take this down and re-upload due to an error. Everything is fixed, but deleting and re-uploading is always going to HURT and BAD. If you can watch...please do. If you can share with a friend...please, please do. We really love this new series.

The highest MV—but often cheapest to play—Eldrazi in the deck, with arguably the strongest EDH-legal cast trigger: Emrakul, the Promised End (of Evangelion)

Perfect flavor ⚡️⚡️⚡️

Great work from a fellow alterist! Re-sharing auction posts helps artists 🎨🖌️🖼️

In great company here! I always listen to TFC while painting my alters—Alec consistently brings so much enthusiasm and curiosity as a host, and finds guests with wonderfully creative deck building ❤️‍🔥

Thank you Alec for having me--such a blast to talk Adun, cast triggers, and terrible pet cards with great art!

I’m so happy the MTG community is growing here on Bluesky, but moving platforms is hard. These lists are amazing—thank you Ryan for putting these together!

civilization vi leader two turns before you destroy his lone attacking trebuchet unit with a missile cruiser

Do I actually believe “greed is good”? Hell no. But do I love seeing Michael Douglas say it in comically dandy style… yes!

Looking back at some hand painted Winota alters… Left: After Raphael's 1518 "St. Michael Vanquishing Satan." Right: After Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's 1868 woodblock "Wukong and Princess Iron Fan," w/ 24K gold leaf border. What do you prefer?

New spoilers got me looking back at this alter from a few years back! ✨

My longest standing regularly played deck — bracket 2 big swings!

A well-loved Fastbond, restored and altered with M.C. Escher’s tessellation Watercolor No. 106. Any Canadian Highlander fans out there... my understanding this broken enchantment is ban free there, not even warranting a point!

Elvish language Sol Ring (“Vilya, Ring of Blue”), hand painted acrylic. A language swap was something I had dreamed of doing before UB existed. When LOTR came out, with the super-rare Elvish language Sol Rings, I appreciated the idea, but still felt I had my own take.

Alpha Grizzly Bears, altered with hand painted pre-Alpha playtest. Grizzly Bears went through changes in it's casting cost between the Gamma and the Beta playtest versions... ironic, since any vanilla 2/2 for 2 is now referred to as a "Bear" because of this creature.

Full-art old border basics are how I got started altering. Basics have some of the best art in the game! Rob Alexander’s Urza’s Saga plains (which form a panorama!) are absolutely iconic

Artist's Talent, after Gustav Courbet's 1843-1845 self portrait. The moody painting plays with the trope of artist-as-madman, a solid fit for the flavor of discarding to draw.

(Legendary) Vehicles can now be your Commander—thoughts? Smuggler’s Copter not actually a legend, but couldn’t resist the chance to share these old favorites

Painting something a bit bigger—

Alter on a famous misprint: in the German version of Fourth Edition, the rules text for Drudge Skeletons was printed onto the art for a basic swamp.

Just to give an idea of how much the Trump administration wants to "help" the citizens of Los Angeles by sending in the military

Cooked with my brother in-law for the fam… dry aged steak, mujadara, bindi, chard