Brian Kowal
@bkowal23.bsky.social
Owner of Misty Mountain Games. CubeCon org, MTG deck building boomer. Lover of Board Games, RPGs, Comics, Cooking, Food, Bernese Mountain Dogs. he/him
Magical Athlete has one of the simplest sets of rules. Draft racers. They each have some special, mostly involuntary triggered power. You roll a 6 sided die and move your character. 1/2
February 15, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Magical Athlete has one of the simplest sets of rules. Draft racers. They each have some special, mostly involuntary triggered power. You roll a 6 sided die and move your character. 1/2
As a store owner I honestly don’t understand why more people don’t play Jumpstart. It is such a fun way to play some fresh, no stress Magic games. There are tons of great rare hits.
i don't know who needs to know this but Avatar Jumpstart is exceedingly fun to play.
February 14, 2026 at 6:07 AM
As a store owner I honestly don’t understand why more people don’t play Jumpstart. It is such a fun way to play some fresh, no stress Magic games. There are tons of great rare hits.
Isabella Mazzanti just crushed it on their first three Magic cards
February 7, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Isabella Mazzanti just crushed it on their first three Magic cards
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MAGIC THE GATHERING CUBE PLAYERS!
We have officially reached our most sold tickets yet!! We have less than 19 tickets available for Cube For A Cause!!!! #c4ac this 2/21 & 2/22
Tickets are here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
What’re you most hyped to draft?!
We have officially reached our most sold tickets yet!! We have less than 19 tickets available for Cube For A Cause!!!! #c4ac this 2/21 & 2/22
Tickets are here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
What’re you most hyped to draft?!
C4AC AW26 — upkeep new york
CUBE FOR A CAUSE IS A TWICE A YEAR, UP TO 128 PLAYER FOR CHARITY EVENT HOSTED IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK.
FOR FOR AW26, ALL PROFITS WILL BE DONATED TO A CHARITY TBD.
www.upkeepnewyork.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
MAGIC THE GATHERING CUBE PLAYERS!
We have officially reached our most sold tickets yet!! We have less than 19 tickets available for Cube For A Cause!!!! #c4ac this 2/21 & 2/22
Tickets are here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
What’re you most hyped to draft?!
We have officially reached our most sold tickets yet!! We have less than 19 tickets available for Cube For A Cause!!!! #c4ac this 2/21 & 2/22
Tickets are here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
What’re you most hyped to draft?!
Reposted by Brian Kowal
128 players folks, 19 tickets left. We’re so close to selling out, raising so much money and having the best weekend.
Join us if you can!!!
Join us if you can!!!
MAGIC THE GATHERING CUBE PLAYERS!
We have officially reached our most sold tickets yet!! We have less than 19 tickets available for Cube For A Cause!!!! #c4ac this 2/21 & 2/22
Tickets are here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
What’re you most hyped to draft?!
We have officially reached our most sold tickets yet!! We have less than 19 tickets available for Cube For A Cause!!!! #c4ac this 2/21 & 2/22
Tickets are here: www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac-aw26-ti...
What’re you most hyped to draft?!
C4AC AW26 — upkeep new york
CUBE FOR A CAUSE IS A TWICE A YEAR, UP TO 128 PLAYER FOR CHARITY EVENT HOSTED IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK.
FOR FOR AW26, ALL PROFITS WILL BE DONATED TO A CHARITY TBD.
www.upkeepnewyork.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:37 PM
128 players folks, 19 tickets left. We’re so close to selling out, raising so much money and having the best weekend.
Join us if you can!!!
Join us if you can!!!
My holy trinity of comics series
Nexus
Stray Bullets
Grendel
Nexus
Stray Bullets
Grendel
January 26, 2026 at 3:47 AM
My holy trinity of comics series
Nexus
Stray Bullets
Grendel
Nexus
Stray Bullets
Grendel
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We will be closed tomorrow, Friday January 23rd. Everybody stay safe and warm!
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 PM
We will be closed tomorrow, Friday January 23rd. Everybody stay safe and warm!
Reposted by Brian Kowal
We at MMG are excited to announce ANOTHER Riftbound case tournament! There will be a cut to top 8 to determine who walks away with 1/2 case for 1st!
40 ppl-Prizing paid to top 16
60 ppl-Add half a case to prizing
80 ppl (soft cap)-Add half of a 2nd case to prizing
Decklists REQUIRED
40 ppl-Prizing paid to top 16
60 ppl-Add half a case to prizing
80 ppl (soft cap)-Add half of a 2nd case to prizing
Decklists REQUIRED
January 22, 2026 at 5:25 PM
We at MMG are excited to announce ANOTHER Riftbound case tournament! There will be a cut to top 8 to determine who walks away with 1/2 case for 1st!
40 ppl-Prizing paid to top 16
60 ppl-Add half a case to prizing
80 ppl (soft cap)-Add half of a 2nd case to prizing
Decklists REQUIRED
40 ppl-Prizing paid to top 16
60 ppl-Add half a case to prizing
80 ppl (soft cap)-Add half of a 2nd case to prizing
Decklists REQUIRED
Reposted by Brian Kowal
I asked the menswear guy what the ideal outfit for a magic tournament was. time for us all to step up our game
January 1, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I asked the menswear guy what the ideal outfit for a magic tournament was. time for us all to step up our game
#cube4charity is this weekend! I think this is year 7? Created by @teamjbro.bsky.social and @jimdavismtg.bsky.social. This is the greatest MTGO trophy race of the year! Help this crew raise some money for two great causes and watch some awesome Cube!
🎁 It's almost #Cube4Charity time 🏆 48 hours of Vintage Cube madness!
📺 Live on Twitch Dec 27–28!
❤️ Team Trevor Project
🫶 Team AFSP
Full lineups below 👇
📺 Live on Twitch Dec 27–28!
❤️ Team Trevor Project
🫶 Team AFSP
Full lineups below 👇
December 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
#cube4charity is this weekend! I think this is year 7? Created by @teamjbro.bsky.social and @jimdavismtg.bsky.social. This is the greatest MTGO trophy race of the year! Help this crew raise some money for two great causes and watch some awesome Cube!
Reposted by Brian Kowal
Jim davis Gabriel Nassif
d00mwake 🆚️ Mythicmeebo
Hogpog_98 yungdingo
Misplacedginger Aspiringspike
Dec 27th- Dec28
48 hours of cube trophy race battle to raise money for the trever project and the APSF!! All on twitch
d00mwake 🆚️ Mythicmeebo
Hogpog_98 yungdingo
Misplacedginger Aspiringspike
Dec 27th- Dec28
48 hours of cube trophy race battle to raise money for the trever project and the APSF!! All on twitch
December 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Jim davis Gabriel Nassif
d00mwake 🆚️ Mythicmeebo
Hogpog_98 yungdingo
Misplacedginger Aspiringspike
Dec 27th- Dec28
48 hours of cube trophy race battle to raise money for the trever project and the APSF!! All on twitch
d00mwake 🆚️ Mythicmeebo
Hogpog_98 yungdingo
Misplacedginger Aspiringspike
Dec 27th- Dec28
48 hours of cube trophy race battle to raise money for the trever project and the APSF!! All on twitch
Reposted by Brian Kowal
The best event and tradition of the year is back!
🎁 It's almost #Cube4Charity time 🏆 48 hours of Vintage Cube madness!
📺 Live on Twitch Dec 27–28!
❤️ Team Trevor Project
🫶 Team AFSP
Full lineups below 👇
📺 Live on Twitch Dec 27–28!
❤️ Team Trevor Project
🫶 Team AFSP
Full lineups below 👇
December 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The best event and tradition of the year is back!
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So excited to be back in the c4c streets! I'll likely stream a little practice this evening, our team is going to keep our streak going and crush it for sure 😤
🎁 It's almost #Cube4Charity time 🏆 48 hours of Vintage Cube madness!
📺 Live on Twitch Dec 27–28!
❤️ Team Trevor Project
🫶 Team AFSP
Full lineups below 👇
📺 Live on Twitch Dec 27–28!
❤️ Team Trevor Project
🫶 Team AFSP
Full lineups below 👇
December 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
So excited to be back in the c4c streets! I'll likely stream a little practice this evening, our team is going to keep our streak going and crush it for sure 😤
Reposted by Brian Kowal
🎁 It's almost #Cube4Charity time 🏆 48 hours of Vintage Cube madness!
📺 Live on Twitch Dec 27–28!
❤️ Team Trevor Project
🫶 Team AFSP
Full lineups below 👇
📺 Live on Twitch Dec 27–28!
❤️ Team Trevor Project
🫶 Team AFSP
Full lineups below 👇
December 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
🎁 It's almost #Cube4Charity time 🏆 48 hours of Vintage Cube madness!
📺 Live on Twitch Dec 27–28!
❤️ Team Trevor Project
🫶 Team AFSP
Full lineups below 👇
📺 Live on Twitch Dec 27–28!
❤️ Team Trevor Project
🫶 Team AFSP
Full lineups below 👇
Join Tim for a great cause to honor a great man
Magic friends! I'll be streaming Vintage Cube for 12 hours on Christmas Day at twitch.tv/theauratog to raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in honor of Jonathan Brostoff. The big prize this year is a box of Avatar Collector Boosters to one lucky donor! Join me at 8am CST!
December 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Join Tim for a great cause to honor a great man
We celebrated Magic Christmas tonight. My wife Kristin and out host Ryan made this awesome token.
December 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We celebrated Magic Christmas tonight. My wife Kristin and out host Ryan made this awesome token.
Tom was one of the great early Cube pioneers before going to WOTC. I love that he already has a Riftbound Cube. Also this pod is fire
One of the coolest experiences I had at @riftbound.riotgames.com #RQHouston was participating in what was likely one of the first-ever #Riftbound cube drafts! Tom LaPille created the cube & I drafted w/ @davetron.bsky.social @jimdavismtg.bsky.social & others and was able to build a deck w/ Annie!
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Tom was one of the great early Cube pioneers before going to WOTC. I love that he already has a Riftbound Cube. Also this pod is fire
Why is there a busted self-bounce card every three sets? And how did they ok 2 mv Ancestral Recall?
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Why is there a busted self-bounce card every three sets? And how did they ok 2 mv Ancestral Recall?
Hopper’s happiest day of the year. The first big snow.
November 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Hopper’s happiest day of the year. The first big snow.
More importantly date<now works so you don’t have to look at a bunch of cards that aren’t even legal yet.
You now have the option to search by date:now (or date:today). Searches are cached, so this won't be an exact-this-second thing, but it'll be true to within the last few hours.
Here's a search for cards that have a release date sometime today or in the future:
scryfall.com/search?q=dat...
Here's a search for cards that have a release date sometime today or in the future:
scryfall.com/search?q=dat...
date>=now
138 Magic cards found where the date is greater than or equal to now
scryfall.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:25 AM
More importantly date<now works so you don’t have to look at a bunch of cards that aren’t even legal yet.
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Holy cow is this thing on? Been absolutely SLAMMED lately but a bunch(9!) of us went up to @cubecon.org last month, and we managed to wrangle a few of us to sit down and chat a bit about our experiences! (Spoilers: Everyone thinks you, yes YOU, should go to CubeCon) youtu.be/9X2mVl4kKl8 #MTTGCube
CubeCon 2025 Recap
YouTube video by Louisville Cube League
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Holy cow is this thing on? Been absolutely SLAMMED lately but a bunch(9!) of us went up to @cubecon.org last month, and we managed to wrangle a few of us to sit down and chat a bit about our experiences! (Spoilers: Everyone thinks you, yes YOU, should go to CubeCon) youtu.be/9X2mVl4kKl8 #MTTGCube
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The winner for best game packaging has to go to @cataclysmarcade.bsky.social & @bdm.bsky.social for using cassette tapes as booster packs.
Genius!!
Genius!!
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The winner for best game packaging has to go to @cataclysmarcade.bsky.social & @bdm.bsky.social for using cassette tapes as booster packs.
Genius!!
Genius!!
Wish I was at PAX for this game. Do yourself a favor if you are there and go try it out.
Official card art reveal! Art from “Give The Signal” by Andre Garcia!
#cataclysmarcade #mtg #tradingcards
#cataclysmarcade #mtg #tradingcards
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Wish I was at PAX for this game. Do yourself a favor if you are there and go try it out.
Is there an umbrella term (like borderless) for special foil treatments? Can we as a society please create one? I want a one word prefix on foil that means Step-and-Compleat, Surge, Mana, Etched, Galaxy, or Rainbow.
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Is there an umbrella term (like borderless) for special foil treatments? Can we as a society please create one? I want a one word prefix on foil that means Step-and-Compleat, Surge, Mana, Etched, Galaxy, or Rainbow.