You probably know that Tolkien himself was a pretty capable illustrator, but have you seen this rendition of Smaug? Looks a lot like the 🐉👇

Alright, give me all of your #calledshots 1. Subtype order will be Mutant Ninja Turtle, even though I think the standard order would be Turtle Mutant Ninja 2. Leonardo (leads): white 3. Michaelangelo (does machines): blue, maybe also green. Equipment or vehicle synergy ...👇

As a follow-up to @andy.luckypaper.co's fun game from yesterday: Which specific mechanic (not necessarily just keywords) is the "green-est"? And the same for white, blue, black, and red? Doesn't have to be a primarily creature-based mechanic, but mine are. I'll put my thoughts 👇

Proposal: The GU SETMECHANICUBE! 🧊 A 180 card, two-color cube centered on all of the extremely narrow GU #2CUDS we've seen over the years. The challenge is to find ~some~ synergy across all of these little niches, and... honestly, I think it can be done!

As a follow-up to @andy.luckypaper.co's fun game from yesterday: Which specific mechanic (not necessarily just keywords) is the "green-est"? And the same for white, blue, black, and red? Doesn't have to be a primarily creature-based mechanic, but mine are. I'll put my thoughts 👇

Mostly baseless speculation: I'm guessing this is more of a collation innovation than a printing innovation. But 🤷‍♂️

This is the best kind of use of "social media" -- thought exercises! I came up with a bunch of ideas; what are yours?

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐔.𝐒 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 🗺 We've seen enough UB sets (and promo Lands), that a decent proportion of the "real life" earth is represented in Magic illustrations. This map highlights every U.S. state that I could find.

Finally, only 19.1% of respondents who registered an opinion thought it was a "good time to buy Magic cards", marking the lowest level of consumer sentiment that I have observed.

I've got high hopes for the upcoming return to Lorwyn, and a very specific wish, motivated by the needs of my Cube and the themes.of Lorwyn: a 10-card cycle of hybrid Changelings at common, all with staple effects for their color pair. Like, a Doomed Traveler-type for {W/B}, ...

It's worth noting that this says nothing about any change in revenue from the kinds of players who answered the surveys. And it really says nothing at all about the vast silent majority of players who don't follow me, or specifically bought in because of a UB IP. Lots we don't know, which...

🧵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... 👇

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐔.𝐒 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 🗺 We've seen enough UB sets (and promo Lands), that a decent proportion of the "real life" earth is represented in Magic illustrations. This map highlights every U.S. state that I could find.

Wait -- apparently there are two different illustrations for Supportive Parents in OM1? I think one for MTGO and one for Arena?

There’s a setting to fix that

Wait -- apparently there are two different illustrations for Supportive Parents in OM1? I think one for MTGO and one for Arena?

City Pigeon is a good (and flavorful) candidate on its own, but in combination with Spider-Man, Web Slinger, it really leaves you with something to chew on.

One thing that can be said with confidence about the Spiderman set is that it is full of 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒇𝒂𝒙 candidates. Here is a thread with some of my nominees, but please reply here with your own suggestions, or weigh in on one I've listed as your favorite.

Trying out the new @cubecobra.com P1P1 voting functionality! What's your P1P1 from this pack, in my House of Commons* Cube? If you follow this link, you can make a pick, and all the picks will be aggregated, which is fun! 👉 cubecobra.com/cube/p1p1/a8...

Is there a card like this? I couldn't find one... 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 {cost} Creature -- Human Warrior When ~ enters, you may exile a card from your hand. If you do, ~ gets +X/+X, where X is the MV of the card exiled this way. 1/1 If not, what should it cost?

Pretty sick Elmer

Magic in 2025: From the ridiculous to the sublime to the ridiculous; fast enough to give you whiplash.

Commons by color in OM1, ranked by GIHWR ⚪⚪⚫🔵🟡⚪🟢🟡⚫⚪ 10 🟢🟡🔵🟢🔵🟢🟤🔵🔵🟡 20 ⚫🟢⚫⚪🟤⚫⚪🟢🔘🟤 30 ⚫🔵⚪⚫🔵🔵🟢🔘🔘🟤 40 🟡🔘🔘🔘⚪🟢🔴🔴⚫🔴 50 🟢🟤🟤⚫⚪🔴🔘🔴🔴🔴 60 🔘🔵🔴🔴🔴🔘 What stands out to you?

What am I missing here?

Some wisdom of the crowds, as OM1 starts up on Arena. These are the most-picked cards by #P0P1 participants, a list that often correlates quite well with GIHWR. For what it's worth, this set had the fewest participants of any premier set P0P1, by a huge margin 🫠 😬

About 3 hours until "pencils down" for this contest -- but the form only takes a minute to fill in.

This is a test: LONDON. Michaelmas Term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln’s Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a

What do you have as the canonical #2CUDS in each color pair? Here's my first draft. Blink, loot/reanimate, sacrifice, get stuff on-board... (I am least satisfied with the UB offering here; am I missing something obvious and better?)

This illustration, apparently by Tolkien himself, matches the runes in the video. "Burglar wants a good job, plenty of Excitement and reasonable Reward, that's how it is usually read." -- The Hobbit, Chapter I: An Unexpected Party.

Presenting... the new face of Universes Within

I noted this answer as well, but my interest is more in improving the hybrid options in my Pauper Cube. Some color pairs are spoiled for choice; others sorely lacking.

#mtg have entered as always

A list 🧵, with a 📊! Top 🔟 two-letter initial combinations in Magic card names! ⚡ If you look at the initials* of each cardname, and tally the distribution of first and second initials, you can make a neat little heatmap, like this:

Guy in the background is deciding whether to keep or mull

A list 🧵, with a 📊! Top 🔟 two-letter initial combinations in Magic card names! ⚡ If you look at the initials* of each cardname, and tally the distribution of first and second initials, you can make a neat little heatmap, like this:

Which Magic card illustration gives off *the most* "pondering my orb" vibes?

For Edge of Eternities, I'm giving the nod to Vote Out. The "tap creatures to reflect indictment" concept has been used before, but I find it very compelling, and the not-so-subtle reference to Among Us was surely the talk of every enfranchised player at the prerelease.

Pop Quiz Hot Shot 🎯 There are 3 cards in all of Magic with cardnames that can be abbreviated as "MTG" -- that is, there are three words in the card name, which begin with "m", "t", and "g". How many of them can you name?

These HOT TAKES are always a good read, but the GIFs in this edition are on-point!

Pop Quiz Hot Shot 🎯 You know how there are lots of cards with names that are a single word? Of those cards, 12 start with the letter "Q", 7 start with "Z", 5 start with "X", and 1 starts with "Y". Can you name one each of the Qs, Zs, Xs, and the Y?

Pop Quiz Hot Shot 🎯 You know how there are lots of cards with names that are a single word? Of those cards, 12 start with the letter "Q", 7 start with "Z", 5 start with "X", and 1 starts with "Y". Can you name one each of the Qs, Zs, Xs, and the Y?

What do the illustrations.of these four cards have in common?

Pop Quiz Hot Shot 🎯 Which premier set featured the largest proportion of creatures that either have the Flying keyword or can gain Flying through their own ability? Which set has the second-highest proportion? Third?

Please consider doing this 👇 Scryfall one of the load-bearing columns for the whole Magic Content Ecosystem™️, and if you donate, you can contribute to the Tagger project!

Is City Pigeon + the 3mv Enwebber this set's Drowsy T/Pridemalkin?

What do the illustrations.of these four cards have in common?