balancing tings might be in the tier 0 category for deck names

whywhywhy are we now blaming content creators on a poor tmnt prerelease turnout? i thought that was wotcs job? not everyone is a millennial who is hyped about this set with, lets face it, a lot of very uninspired designs. let them make a bad bet without making all these sour ass sanctimonious posts

we can't be precious about magic's future when every single decision nowadays is rooted in the collective past of an aging demographic

its funny about that excruciator match bc in game 2 after a mull to six and having been hit with a deceit on turn 2 i was left with a stock up, fabled passage and two lands in hand with a lantern in play (cont.)

4-1 today in a relatively small store champs. after swiss we ended up splitting 4 ways. id like to thank whoever at @sanctumofall.bsky.social built this harmonizer deck. games were sick. didnt dropped a game after losing round 1. i turn 4d ppl 3 times in 5 rounds. vibes were good, deck was busted 😂

so funny how the promos Wizards choose for RCs and RCQs are relevant specially a year prior to their release, and are usually banned into oblivion before falling into the hands of the players that win them

im not ready for the type of person i will become when this set hits shelves. i dont think anybody is

harbouring violent thoughts about a certain badgermole cub

you can tell how much i love magic by how much i hate it

hasbro continues to partner with companies and franchises whose futures are brimming with light

ran the new Alien RPG scenario rapture protocol last night. but despite being very out of sorts since new years and it being my first time actually running the game it was a super smooth and engaging experience. the quality of the handouts and stress mechanics were the biggest highlights for sure 🔥🚀

GRIS #art

oh neat looks like I can share this back cover art now for the Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos book for Magic The Gathering

back from my much deserved break from standard to say that anyone running more than one copy of this card in their simic jackal deck have no clue what they're doing

this birthing ritual deck is hot garbage tbh played out of my mind in antwerp after teching for prowess and ended up still only getting 2-3 in the main event with a 0-2 start. lost to prowess in 5th round bc even after endurancing him 3 times he still had the nut draw of double cutter for lethal 😂

cooking some insane shit for the RC next week. praying it works out 🙏🙏🙏

post-ban discourse will never get old

Mono-red aggro has remained tier 0 or 1 through metas where it had 3 drops like rampaging ferocidon, goblin chainwhirler, squee dubious monarch, goddric and now screaming nemesis. The deck is always the most broken thing in standard and just eats bans by being the most accessible archetype.

can't complain with the bans here in standard. nemesis is a "fair" card that is a part of standards problem with threats running away with the game and not being easy to answer, especially for newer players, which i think is their main target audience with the format right now

SILKSONG SPOILERS #SilksongSpoilers #Silksong Spoilers!!! Look away!!! unless... Life in Pharloom: scenes from after the end.

Magic: The Gathering shares similarities with Weiß Schwarz than it does with Fortnite when it comes to reusing assets from IPs as game pieces (not to mention the strict licensing agreements that come with it).

best decision of my life holy shit

the attitude of players to the standard format in anticipation of a vivi ban and the aftermath of it really just shines a light on how awful those bans in june were

Here are 4 standard-legal cards I think are neat and make me happy when I get to play with and against them in non-rotating formats. "Designing for Eternal" is broke. Let the cool Magic cards trickle down to their forever homes.

A little MTG timeline. May 2024: Extremely happy with standard, can't get enough of the format. January 2025: Hesitant about Standard and attending the first Spotlight Series. October 2025: I don't think I'll ever buy into Standard again.

Magic situation is getting so intense that even Hearthstone streamers are commenting on it.

holy yap

In retrospect I think there should also be an understanding that this was the only outcome for magic. “slop” is a term that can be applied to the majority of mainstream entertainment right now. When there's a significant amount of money to be earned from EDH & UB, why would magic be any different?

If i were to make a hierarchy of Magic players I respect the most/think are most crucial to the game at the very top would be people who go to FNM every week but have never touched a meta deck in their entire life.

As someone who used to play commander regularly it's crazy to me hearing commander players talking about the game like they are actively engaging in it in a way that isn't almost exclusively just handing over their wallet to wizards & co (🧵)

really wish i had time to go stream the #PTEOE stream live bc between the super fun and deep formats (limited AND constructed both being great), awesome coverage and everything in between, from what i did get the chance to see it seemed like a phenomenal thing to watch live. magic at its best!

Nah man a big part of why the UB stuff makes me sad is cause I know it's extremely popular so they're going to keep doing it despite it making the parts of the game I deeply care about worse. Like I know a bunch of people are going to buy the 6th marvel set but that doesn't make my FNM fire.

was hyped to try out the new flex slot update only to find out that the deck editor is still riddled with issues 🚬

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MtG: Yera and Oski, Weaver and Guide Through the Omenpaths AD: Sam Padilla (c) Wizards of the Coast 2025 maybe one of my favourite card illustrations so far of mine. (Now, if only we could have a print version 😅) #art #juliametzgerart

Mothwing Shroud MTG: Through the Omenpaths AD: Emily Mazza

Really happy this card dropped today. I got to play around in Bloomburrow again 😊 Treat Trolley for Through the Omenpaths Many thanks to AD: Emily Mazza for this super fun piece.

Sinister Hideout AD: Emily Mazza ©2025 Wizards of the Coast Oil on Linen on hardboard Artwork for Universe Within MTG: Through the Omenpath

Reprieve 💫 for MtG: Through the Omenpaths watercolor on cotton board

Romantic Rendezvous 🌹 for Mtg: Through the Omenpaths

i was skeptical at first but as a fan of spiderman these are way better than the originals. what the fuck is going on 😂

The Catholic Church seeing the google trends for "rosary beads" today

fucked up being one of the only ppl to get silksong before the Nintendo eShop crashed but will be stuck in work for another 2+ hours before i can even think about playing it 😭

Silksong Tomorrow!!!

Standard Challenge Top 8 decklists for Monday, Sept 2 (38 players) #mtg #mtgStandard Mono-Red takes the top 3 spots! Finals split 🪡🪡🪡🏆🔥👟 Izzet Cauldron finished 4th and 5th 🍲🍲