heard a guy say "you have to access it through the portal" and i was momentarily struck by how sad it is that what he said is so boring :( "accessing it via the portal" should be wonderful. we deserve that at least. it should be cool to access it via the portal and instead it sucks shit

Sidenote on behalf of @scryfall.com: There will be a visual indicator and a footnote added about Banned as Commander. It will likely be "LEGAL*". It's not there, yet. It will be added. You do not have to submit a ticket about it. Your preferred deck builders will handle banning it as a companion.

I cannot believe how credulously - and prolifically - this stupid TPUSA halftime show has been covered. Every media member should work in pro wrestling for two years

I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them

@janeplaysmagic.bsky.social YOUR HUBBY, GRISELBRAND, ALMOST GOT UNBANNED

I don’t have many thoughts on commander anymore, but “ban Thassa’s Oracle” has always felt like foolish cause that would improve the experience of nobody at any bracket level. Love seeing “case closed” on this one. Nice work, panel. 👍🏻

Wait that was actually so tame. I love that they gave us Lutri back and didn't touch Thoracle or hybrid mana holy shit great job. 🥹

I never noticed this either.

Previously

This... could have serious repercussions for the cEDH community.

FREE GRISELBRAND!!!!

Welcome back, Kamahl #mtg #magicthegathering #biorhythm

🧵We are currently at the lowest levels of approval and sentiment since I started asking my "brief, three-question survey" on Twitter in January 2024. I have consistently asked three questions, each of which attempt to gauge the feelings of Magic fans about the state of the game, and... 👇

Well, there goes my week.

She is. She just is.

a dude at my local ren faire absolutely crushed with this prodigal sorcerer cosplay. guy looks like he could really ping the shit out of you. 🪄

Commander deck build restriction idea: Every card's oracle text is 30 words or less.

Let's build a Commander deck around Spider-Man, Brooklyn Visionary, using some of the best green cards that bounce stuff. By @dougynerd.bsky.social #EDH #Commander #MTGxSpiderMan #MTGSPM

Ok who made a Cloud equipment deck on @moxfield.com and named it “Cloud Storage”? Come on someone had to right? Lol.

To infinity and possibly beyond is where I took Kilo, Apogee Mind from the upcoming Edge of Eternities set. Take a look at the deck I brewed up and the insanely long list of combos available to Kilo players. edhrec.com/articles/kil...

I wrote a short story for @magic.wizards.com and it's out today! It follows a young Eumidian deserter who uncovers a strange alien pod. At best, it'll save him from having to "donate" his biomatter. At worst, it's dinner. tinyurl.com/kadrik

I went insane and painted 4 environments for tonight's #StudyBuddies stream 🤘 30 mins each.

Magic is doing a collab with the god tier radio station KEXP and i swear, if the set doesn't come with a soothing radio announcer telling you that coming up is a Swamp, and then fuckin' Khraungbin playing when you make your land drop, they whiffed the assignment

On the cEDH front, I continue to mess around with Gale/Scion Reanimator, even though I'm convinced it's terrible against the current Rhystic Meta. archidekt.com/decks/620218...

Despite not having played anything but cEDH in over a month, I took a break and made a fun little bop of a Cloud equipment *TOKENS* brew for next week's article. This thing's a blast, can't wait to take it for a spin! archidekt.com/decks/126372...

Now through 3/23, we're hosting the Commander Bracket Combo Vote! With this project, we're aiming to unofficially identify where the community believes each two-card combo belongs in the Commander Bracket system. This data will be used to improve our bracket estimation tools. edhrec.com/combo-vote

In keeping with a trend, Zell’s flavor text references another iconic line from the original game! In the scene, Zell and other party members are in prison for assassination and have their weapons confiscated. They fake an illness to lure in their guard, as Zell remembers he doesn’t use weapons.

So, hypothetically speaking, what do you think the best existing cEDH decks would be if you made them obey the letter of the law only of the Upgraded (3) bracket? That's right, this week I tackled c3dh with a little top ten Game Changers action, featuring four of the top cEDH decks!

🚨🚨MAGICCON: LAS VEGAS CREATOR APPLICATIONS ARE LIVE!🚨🚨 If you can read a calendar, you know that you DO NOT want to miss #MCVegas. JOIN US AS A CREATOR AND LET'S MAKE IT THE BEST SHOW YET! mtg.social/MCLVCreatorApp

In this week's edition of The Monolith on @edhrec.com, my series in which I convince you to build more mono coloured decks, I'm talking one of my favourite rules variants for commander: Star! It's a perfect way to get a game going when you're stuck with a 5 player pod edhrec.com/articles/hav...

We had huge news a couple weeks back with the @magic.wizards.com #EDH bracket system. What are the best parts of the bracket system? Where could improvements be made? What has your experience been? Where are your decks ranked? Join Mike and Alex as we discuss!

I ran through all the racing puns I could think of when I wrote the Magic: The Glossary edition for Aetherdrift, so just go read it. Obey all traffic laws while doing so. commandersherald.com/magic-the-gl... #magicthegathering #mtg #aetherdrift

Revenue for #MagicTheGathering was lower in Q4 2024 than Q4 2023, which affected #WizardsOfTheCoast 2024 revenue and #Hasbro 2024 revenue. #Magic #MTG #MTGFinance #UniversesBeyond #FinalFantasy #Spider-Man #ATLA #Avatar #TheLastAirbender #LOTR commandersherald.com/wizards-of-t...

Who says you can't hug in black? Gonti certainly doesn't! edhrec.com/articles/top...

Ever wonder what compels a person to "damage" their cards with a signature? As #MagicConChicago kicks off, find out why there are so many people waiting in artist lines with the first in an article miniseries all about the hobby of signed-card collecting. commandersherald.com/sign-in-bloo...

WeeklyMTG gave us our first (well, *second*, counting yesterday) look at Universes Beyond: Final Fantasy! #MagicTheGathering #Magic #MTG #UniversesBeyond #FinalFantasy #YoshitakaAmano #TetsuyaNomura #news #announcement #WeeklyMTG commandersherald.com/universes-be...

Roll up, roll up! I'm here hawking my mono deck goods to help you build better decks with just one colour, no matter what colour it is. Here's 7 great cards for mono decks on @edhrec.com edhrec.com/articles/the...

Today we are joined by @gavinverhey.bsky.social to break down the new Commander Brackets, Game Changers, and what this all means for the format moving forward. It was an incredibly enlightening conversation and glimpse into their process so make sure to check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDDh...

Just swallowed half a gulp of two-day old milk on accident. ...here's hoping that's not a thing here in a couple hours.

I can't be the only one that sees randoms in the wild and think "That's some good character design."

👑 <--- You dropped this, King. By all means, all ye who are mad that we care about our fellow human beings, please send our like-minded sponsors angry emails. We're happy to respond with kindness.

I've never done anything for Valentine's Day with @goberthicks.bsky.social because since we've known each other she's always spent this week in Portland working with @tolariancommunitycollege.com on the Trans Lifeline fundraiser and she's an absolute badass and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Deepdove on an #FF post, just trying to count up how many mainline FF characters you would have if you wanted to have an #MTG card for each. The answer? Between *81 and 245*, depending on if you count optional/guest/repeat characters, and whether you think Tactics is a mainline game. Insane. Hype.

90 minutes until the #p4a officially begins. We've already raised over $560,000. Can we get to $600k before we actually start?!?! p.s. Now is a great time to visit projectforawesome.com and vote for the charities you want us to support. Half the money raised will go to charities chosen by YOU.

Updating my Gisa list and replacing some of the cruder proxies, but I think I have to keep this one.

You can do it. I’m staring at you supportively because I believe in you

Dockside should never be unbanned or people might think death threats works

We all played run away from the police till you got arrested or died, and totally forgot there was a whole game with a story to play!

Because I'm mad/appreciative that Paige got there first, a quick run-down of the minor #FinalFantasy characters I'm hoping to see in the #MTG crossover 🧵 FF I: Tiamat, for the memes. (For those that don't know, there's already a Tiamat in MTG from the D&D crossover)